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Advent Lessons & Carols
Join us this Sunday evening, December 13 at 7 p.m.
for Advent
Lessons & Carols. On this evening, people will come
together to hear the story, in scripture and in song,
leading up to the birth of Christ. There will be readers
from various groups in the Church, the choir will sing
several anthems and the congregation will sing
hymns of the Advent season. Truly, this is one event
you will not want to miss.
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Dear Friend,
This Sunday, our church will be tinted with a shade of
rose, and mark the
Third Sunday in Advent for rejoicing. A special day
really for exuberant praise. But the gospel reading
hardly points to this, what with being called "broods of
vipers etc.," by John. Well, maybe there's hope for us?
There is a phrase that has stuck with me through the
week. "Bear fruit worthy of repentance." Think about
it: This season we've been asked to think about, pray
about, examine the ways in which we are preparing
our hearts, our lives really, for the reign of God. We've
been asked to think about the entirety of our lives in
relationship to God and one another. It's one thing to
acknowledge that we need to do things differently,
perhaps change in order to proceed, but John is
saying that any change in our lives that does not bear
fruit that is worthy, is no real change at all.
There is great rejoicing in this! True repentance, true
change, bears fruit. It is visible, tangible and real. It
shows in the way we live and work in the
world.
So a question to ask might be something like this:
Are you experiencing this deep, transformative change
of which John speaks? Or have you at this point only
acknowledged the need for such a transformation?
Either way, you'll be on the right track, according to
John.
Tim
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| This Sunday |
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Third Sunday of Advent
December 13, 2009
Holy Eucharist, 8 & 10:30 a.m.
Sermon: The Reverend Timothy H. Burger
Christian Education at 9:15 a.m.
Godly Play-PreK-5: Advent 3
Adult Forum- Suffering. Why do bad things
happen to good
people? Why is there evil in the world?
Bible Study- Paul's letter to Titus
Pageant Rehearsal, 11:30 a.m.
Advent Lessons & Carols, 7 p.m.
Scripture readings:
Zephaniah 3:14-20
Canticle 9
Philippians 4:4-7
Luke 3:7-18
Read these
lessons
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| Adult Forum: Hot Topics! |
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Hot Topics: They're back! And they're hotter than ever.
13 (this Sunday)-
Suffering. Why do bad things happen to
good people? Why is there evil in the world?
20- "My
prayer wasn't answered." What is prayer and does it
work?
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| Advent Retreat Day |
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A time of rest, prayer and preparation---
Give yourself the gift of time, in the midst of this busy
season. Join us, tomorrow, Saturday, December 12
as we
prepare spiritually for the coming of Christ.
We will gather at 9 a.m. and be on the
road by 2 p.m. Please bring a bag lunch. Drinks will
be provided. You may also wish to bring a book,
journal, craft-work, or other creative work. Jennifer will
offer several meditations through the day, and
you will have plenty of quiet time for your own prayer
and reflection.
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| Christmas/Epiphany Worship Services |
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- Christmas Eve: 5 & 10 p.m. -Holy
Eucharist w/
Choirs & Music
- Christmas Day: 10 a.m. - Holy Eucharist
w/
Music
- First Sunday of Christmas,12/27:8 & 10:30
a.m.
Holy Eucharist followed by a Farewell Potluck
Reception for The Rev'd Tim Burger at Noon
- Celebration of the Feast of Epiphany,
1/3/10:8 a.m.
Holy Eucharist; 10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist & Pageant
followed by the Epiphany Extravaganza
- Epiphany, 1/6/10: 7 p.m. Holy Eucharist
followed
by a reception in the Parish Hall
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| Be a shining star--- |
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Be a shining star on our Church Family
Christmas Tree. This year we would
like each family in our community to be
represented by a star on our Christmas
tree. On Sundays in December the altar
guild will have silver stars and paint pens available in
the entrance of the church after each service. We
would like each family to write their name and a brief
message or prayer on a star that will be used to
decorate our "Family Tree".
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| Outreach Opportunities |
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- Adopt- A- Family - It's that time of year
again to give
to others. The Christmas Tree,decorated with
ornament gift tags, has been set up in the parish hall.
Pick a tag, purchase that gift,wrap and label it, & place
the gift under the tree by this Sunday, December 13.
These gifts will
then be given to those families in need from our local
community. Please contact Maurice Holmes 401-433-
3192 mholmesjr@aol.com with questions.
- 4th Annual Cookie Swap (Please note date
change)- Tins &
containers are being collected now, & we are asking
for all bakers out there to bring in their goodies on
December 20. We will assemble the cookie
bags
during the Sunday school hour. All ages are welcome
to participate in helping with this fun activity. These
homemade treats are then distributed to the Bread of
Life Food Pantry and are very much appreciated.
Contact Diane Madsen 401-435-4887 or
dmadsen1@verizon.net with any questions.
- Grace Church Meal Site- Our next trip is on
Saturday, December 19. We will meet at church at
2:15 p.m. & drive together into Providence to help out
at this soup kitchen. Signup sheets will be in the
entrance of the church. Please contact Brett
Brumbaugh at bbrumbaugh4@cox.net with any
questions.
- Bread of Life Food Pantry- This ongoing
food collection is very important in assisting our
hungry neighbors. Please continue to bring in your
generous food donations every month to help keep
the pantries full. For the month of December the Bread
of Life Steering Committee is requesting these
specific donations:
- December 13 gravy
- December 20 cold cereal
- December 27 oatmeal
- Hats and Mittens Tree - We will once
again collect hats, mittens, and undergarments to
share with the needy. Please feel free to bring these
items in after December 13 & hang them on our
Christmas tree. These items will be collected until
Epiphany, January 6. Please contact Charlene
Underhill, 401-438-6347 or eric.underhill@gmail.com,
with any questions.
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| Next Sunday |
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Fourth Sunday of Advent
December 20, 2009
Holy Eucharist, 8 & 10:30 a.m.
Sermon: The Reverend Jennifer L. Pedrick
Christian Education at 9:15 a.m.
Godly Play-PreK-5: Advent 4
Adult Forum- "My prayer wasn't answered."
What is prayer
and
does it work?
Bible Study- Paul's letter to Titus
Pageant Rehearsal, 11:30 a.m.
Scripture readings:
Zephaniah 3:14-20
Canticle 9
Philippians 4:4-7
Luke 3:7-18
Read these
lessons
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