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Christmas/Epiphany Worship Services
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 &
10:30a.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 Cheesecake & Sparkling Cider Reception and
a "Cleaning of the Greening."
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Dear friend,
I'd have to say that Christmas is my favorite time of the
year. I'm sure I've written something to that effect
before. But it's true, I love the season. Perhaps I have
a bit of naivete, but there is to me a sense of good will,
peace, and mystery in the air. Sure there's the
insanity, but even that can be fun if it's moderated. But
now the big day is almost here and soon will pass,
and most will go on about
the week as though everything is over. But I'm grateful
that there are 12 days of rejoicing in the outlandish
claim of Christmas: That in some way, in Jesus, God
has come to dwell, and nothing is the same. Nothing
will ever be the same.
I have no idea what God will be up to in the New Year,
for Epiphany, for you, but I do know, as the evangelist
has written, that "what has come into being in him
was life, and the life was the light of all people."
Nothing will ever be the same. What a blessing it has
been for me to be continually surprised by the
tremendous life present in the Epiphany Community,
continually transformed and made new by the light of
Christ.
So rejoice! Nothing will ever be the same.
I hope to see you Sunday, to bid you farewell in
person. If not, as Shakespeare said much better than
I, "Health, Peace and sweet content be yours." It has
been a pleasure.
Tim
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| This Sunday |
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First Sunday of Christmas
December 27, 2009
Holy Eucharist, 8 & 10:30 a.m.
Sermon: The Reverend Timothy Burger
No Christian Education
classes
Classes will resume January 10,
2010
Pageant Rehearsal, 11:30 a.m.
Scripture readings:
Isaiah 61:10-62:3
Galatians 3:23-25;4:4-7
John 1:1-18
Psalm 147:13-21
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lessons
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You are cordially invited to a
Farewell
*Luncheon
honoring the Rev'd Tim Burger
Sunday, December 27,
2009
Noon ~ Parish Hall
*Donations towards a gift may be mailed to the church
office or placed in the collection plate. Checks should
be made out to Church of the Epiphany, with "Tim's
gift" on the memo line. Signup sheets for the potluck
reception are on the table in the entrance of the church.
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| Outreach Opportunities |
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- 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:
- Hats and Mittens Tree - We are collecting
hats, mittens, and undergarments to share with our
neighbors. Please feel free to bring these items in
and hang them on our tree in the Parish Hall. 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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| Epiphany Pageant Dress Rehearsal |
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Dress rehearsal for the Epiphany Pageant will be held
on Wednesday, December 30 at 5:30p.m.- pizza will
be included. All participants should arrive at the
church at 9:45 a.m. on Sunday, January 3, to dress in
their costumes and prepare for the service.
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| Next Sunday |
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Second Sunday of Christmas
January 3, 2010
Holy Eucharist, 8 a.m.
Holy Eucharist &
Pageant,
10:30 a.m.
Sermon: The Reverend Jennifer Pedrick
No Christian Education
classes
Classes will resume January 10,
2010
Epiphany Extravaganza
reception
following the
10:30 a.m. service
Scripture readings:
Jeremiah 31:7-14
Psalm 84:1-8
Ephesians 1:3-6,15-19a
Matthew 2:13-15,19-23
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lessons
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