Formation
Evening Prayer and Thanksgiving & Prayer Requests
The vestry met in the church at 7:00 PM for Evening Prayer and then reconvened in the undercroft meeting room where everyone offered prayers of intercession and thanksgiving.
Attendance
Present were the rector Kristin Orr; the senior warden Anne Edwards; the junior warden Steve Hofer; vestry members Bob Burgwald, Rob Carrier, Alice Creason, Nichole Dailor, Randy Oyster, Ted Stone; the treasurer Debbi Huggett; and the clerk Susan Marquis.
Absent were vestry members Zoltan Sziky, Cynthia Turnquest, and Hans Zigmund.
Parish Stewardship
Minutes
Nichole Dailor moved to accept the minutes from the August vestry meeting, and Rob Carrier seconded. Following a vote, the motion was approved.
Treasurer’s Report
Debbi Huggett reported that we still are running behind on revenue, but she checked past treasurer’s reports and found that we were at about the same revenue level during the last four Septembers. The expenses show a slight favorability due to the office manager vacancy for six weeks, invoices that are not yet in, and somewhat lower gas costs. Bob Burgwald moved to accept the September treasurer’s report, and Nichole Dailor seconded. The motion was approved.
Rector’s Discretionary Account
Copies of the rector’s discretionary account report for the third quarter of 2016 were distributed to the vestry prior to the meeting. Steve Hofer made a motion recognizing that the vestry received this report. Anne Edwards seconded, and the motion passed.
Information
Rector’s Report
—Pastor Orr reported that she recently attended a diocesan clergy conference.
—The rector still has one week of vacation left for this year, which she would like to take but has no firm plans yet about when that might happen.
—As the convener of the local ministerial association, Pastor Orr is in charge of arranging the annual community Thanksgiving service, which typically draws 500-600 people on the evening before Thanksgiving. This year it will take place at St. Joseph’s in Homewood starting at 7:30 PM. Rabbi Carmit Harari will preach.
—Sunday School classes are underway. Roughly once per month there will be an intergenerational class that will present tools for home worship practices.
—The neighbors to the east of the rectory are replacing their garage, and it will open into the alley rather than the driveway on Park Drive. This may result in pressure on the village to snow plow the alley.
Reports from Wardens and Other Parish Organizations
There were no reports.
Upcoming Events
November 2nd at 7:00 PM - All Souls’ Day service
November 6th from 4:00 to 6:00 PM - rectory open house
November 13th at coffee hour - Loaves and Fishes (pot luck)
November 18th and 19th - diocesan convention
November 20th after the 10:00 AM service - Blue Jeans Sunday (fall garden work on parish grounds)
Discussion and Decisions
Columbarium Project
Pastor Orr has been having trouble finding a stone mason. It is unlikely that we can finish this project until next spring.
Stewardship
—The vestry established a stewardship speaking schedule for the announcement section of Sunday services. On October 23rd, Rob Carrier will speak at 8:00 and one of the Turnquests at 10:00. On October 30th, Steve Hofer and Bob Burgwald are scheduled for 8:00, and Hans Zigmund will be asked to do 10:00. Alice Creason volunteered to speak at both services on November 6th.
—Pledge Sunday is November 13th. The rector and senior warden will prepare a letter and other information to be mailed to parishioners very soon.
—The vestry discussed the following ideas concerning the purpose of the stewardship speaking opportunities: The parish is a place to put energy, thought, and prayer into positive things. The church is one of the few remaining face-to-face communities. The church is not the only way to connect to God, but it is the best way. The parish provides a sense of family where, in times of need, people show up to help. The parish changes lives and reshapes thinking.
Building and Grounds
—A tree branch has been scraping the rectory roof. Randy Oyster volunteered to look at it to see if he can remove it. If it proves too dangerous for him to remove, Pastor Orr will arrange for a landscaping company to do the work.
—Pastor Orr asked the sexton to examine the condition of the kneelers in the church. He reported that six of them need to be re-upholstered and two more are about to split. Bill and Iris Bestow looked into the job and were quoted a charge of $110. per kneeler. Anne Edwards moved to authorize the rector to arrange for repair and re-upholstering of up to ten kneelers to be paid through the building maintenance fund. After a second by Rob Carrier, the vestry voted to approve the motion.
The Feast
—Last month the vestry discussed concerns about holding the Feast of St. John the Evangelist dinner so early in the month. The vestry returned to that issue, deciding that moving The Feast from January 7th to January 14th would interfere less with school vacation times. The vestry agreed to change the date to January 14th.
—Pastor Orr asked for four volunteers to serve on a planning committee for the event. Anne Edwards and Nichole Dailor volunteered with Hans Zigmund and Zoltan Sziky nominated to serve. Rob Carrier volunteered to be an alternate.
Closing
Following prayer, the meeting ended at 8:35 PM. The next vestry meeting is scheduled for November 21st.
Respectfully submitted,
Susan Marquis, Clerk of the Vestry
Approved: November 21, 2016
Friday, November 25, 2016
Announcements for November 27
Make Advent Wreaths This Sunday
It is a rich experience to keep the Advent season at home. We will have materials to make Advent wreaths and suggestions for other Advent activities in the undercroft this Sunday at 9:00 AM.
Holiday Cookie Walk – Next Saturday, December 3
Please bring your baked goods to the church any time Friday, December 2. Volunteers are always needed Friday and Saturday. Contact Alison Deniston if you can help, even just for an hour or two.
From the Vestry: Pledge Update
On behalf of the Vestry, I would like to thank everyone who has pledged their time and talent to St. John's for 2017. So far, you have pledged $154,368 towards costs of running our parish, paying our talented clergy and staff, continuing the programs that enrich our lives, and fulfilling our commitment to the Diocese of Chicago. Our estimated budget for 2017 is $230,000, to keep everything going in the way it has been. The Vestry will vote on your 2017 budget in early January, and the budget will be determined by the pledges received before the end of this year. Again, thank you for your pledge, and if you are still prayerfully considering a pledge to St. John's please turn in a pledge card or contact the parish office by phone or email. –Anne Edwards, Senior Warden
ReVive (Cathedral Shelter) Christmas Baskets: Due Wednesday, November 30
God bless everyone who has adopted families and individuals or is participating in any way! Wrapped and boxed gifts are due in the parish office by November 30 at 1:00 PM.
Best Buddies Pet Pantry Seeks Toys
The Bloom Township food pantry holds a Christmas party for their clients each year. Dale from Best Buddies Pet Pantry attends with dog and cat toys and invites the kids to choose a toy to give their pets for Christmas. If you can donate a new toy, please drop it off in the Best Buddies collection box by the staircases. Of course pet food donations are always welcome as well. Our next re-packaging work day at St. John's is on December 10th at 10 AM, so that's when the toys and food will be picked up. Thanks for your support!
St. John's Annual Caroling for Canned Goods & Best Cocoa Ever: December 11, 4:00 pm.
Everyone's invited...bring your friends of all ages! Join church youth in collecting canned goods for Rich Township Food Pantry with our church neighborhood caroling party! Meet in St. J's undercroft at 4pm on December 11th for homemade cocoa (the real McCoy). Bring canned goods to contribute and a wagon, if you have one. Please join us--it's a fun activity and really brings on the Christmas Spirit in a remarkably short time--little more than an hour. Perfect for those who need service hours! Questions or suggestions: Contact Dee McManamy or Margi Strombeck.
Grande Prairie Singers Holiday Concert
Sunday, Dec. 11, at 4 pm at St. Lawrence O'Toole Church in Matteson. Selections include “A Boy Was Born” by Benjamin Britten and John Rutter songs such as “Candlelight Carol” and “Shepherd's Pipe Carol.” Tickets are $10 for students and $15 for adults ($20 at the door), available from Bob Burgwald or Betsy Elliot.
It is a rich experience to keep the Advent season at home. We will have materials to make Advent wreaths and suggestions for other Advent activities in the undercroft this Sunday at 9:00 AM.
Holiday Cookie Walk – Next Saturday, December 3
Please bring your baked goods to the church any time Friday, December 2. Volunteers are always needed Friday and Saturday. Contact Alison Deniston if you can help, even just for an hour or two.
From the Vestry: Pledge Update
On behalf of the Vestry, I would like to thank everyone who has pledged their time and talent to St. John's for 2017. So far, you have pledged $154,368 towards costs of running our parish, paying our talented clergy and staff, continuing the programs that enrich our lives, and fulfilling our commitment to the Diocese of Chicago. Our estimated budget for 2017 is $230,000, to keep everything going in the way it has been. The Vestry will vote on your 2017 budget in early January, and the budget will be determined by the pledges received before the end of this year. Again, thank you for your pledge, and if you are still prayerfully considering a pledge to St. John's please turn in a pledge card or contact the parish office by phone or email. –Anne Edwards, Senior Warden
ReVive (Cathedral Shelter) Christmas Baskets: Due Wednesday, November 30
God bless everyone who has adopted families and individuals or is participating in any way! Wrapped and boxed gifts are due in the parish office by November 30 at 1:00 PM.
Best Buddies Pet Pantry Seeks Toys
The Bloom Township food pantry holds a Christmas party for their clients each year. Dale from Best Buddies Pet Pantry attends with dog and cat toys and invites the kids to choose a toy to give their pets for Christmas. If you can donate a new toy, please drop it off in the Best Buddies collection box by the staircases. Of course pet food donations are always welcome as well. Our next re-packaging work day at St. John's is on December 10th at 10 AM, so that's when the toys and food will be picked up. Thanks for your support!
St. John's Annual Caroling for Canned Goods & Best Cocoa Ever: December 11, 4:00 pm.
Everyone's invited...bring your friends of all ages! Join church youth in collecting canned goods for Rich Township Food Pantry with our church neighborhood caroling party! Meet in St. J's undercroft at 4pm on December 11th for homemade cocoa (the real McCoy). Bring canned goods to contribute and a wagon, if you have one. Please join us--it's a fun activity and really brings on the Christmas Spirit in a remarkably short time--little more than an hour. Perfect for those who need service hours! Questions or suggestions: Contact Dee McManamy or Margi Strombeck.
Grande Prairie Singers Holiday Concert
Sunday, Dec. 11, at 4 pm at St. Lawrence O'Toole Church in Matteson. Selections include “A Boy Was Born” by Benjamin Britten and John Rutter songs such as “Candlelight Carol” and “Shepherd's Pipe Carol.” Tickets are $10 for students and $15 for adults ($20 at the door), available from Bob Burgwald or Betsy Elliot.
Reflection for November 27
The Advent Collect
Almighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light, now in the time of this mortal life in which your Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility; that in the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty to judge both the living and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal; through him who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen (Book of Common Prayer, p. 211).
Almighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light, now in the time of this mortal life in which your Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility; that in the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty to judge both the living and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal; through him who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen (Book of Common Prayer, p. 211).
Friday, November 18, 2016
Announcements for November 20
Vestry Meeting
The vestry meets Monday, November 21, beginning at 7:00 PM in the church.
Thanksgiving Worship Services
The Holy Eucharist will be celebrated at St. John’s on Thanksgiving Day, November 24, beginning at 10:00 AM. The community interfaith Thanksgiving service is Wednesday, November 23, beginning at 7:30 PM at the Parish of St. Joseph, 17951 Dixie Highway in Homewood.
Annual Pledge Campaign
If you have not yet turned in your pledge card please return it to the parish office as soon as possible.
Holiday Cookie Walk – December 3
St. John’s annual cookie walk is a local community tradition and an important fundraiser both for outreach and the parish. To succeed, everyone needs to bake! Volunteers are also needed. Call the parish office or contact Alison Deniston for more information.
ReVive (Cathedral Shelter) Christmas Baskets: Several Families Still Need Adoption!
Provide gifts this Christmas for a senior or family with limited financial means. Information is available in the undercroft. Wrapped and boxed gifts are due in the parish office by November 30.
Best Buddies Pet Pantry Seeks Toys
The Bloom Township food pantry holds a Christmas party for their clients each year. Dale from Best Buddies Pet Pantry attends with dog and cat toys and invites the kids to choose a toy to give their pets for Christmas. If you can donate a new toy, please drop it off in the Best Buddies collection box by the staircases. There's no such thing as collecting too many toys, because Dale also plays Santa at various rescue shelters in the area. Of course pet food donations are always welcome as well. Our next re-packaging work day at St. John's is on December 10th at 10 AM, so that's when the toys and food will be picked up. Thanks for your support!
Make Advent Wreaths Next Sunday
Regular Sunday School classes will not meet next Sunday, November 27. Everyone is invited to the undercroft during the 9:00 AM hour to make Advent wreaths for use at home.
Practicing Our Faith Book Club
For December the Practicing Our Faith Book Club is reading The Name of God is Mercy by Pope Francis. Read the book, and then join us on Thursday, Dec. 15 at 7pm in the Guild Room for the discussion. New members are always welcome.
St. John's Annual Caroling for Canned Goods & Best Cocoa Ever: December 11, 4:00 pm.
Everyone's invited...bring your friends of all ages! Join church youth in collecting canned goods for Rich Township Food Pantry with our church neighborhood caroling party! Meet in St. J's undercroft at 4pm on December 11th for homemade cocoa (the real McCoy). We'll then set out to spread Christmas cheer among our neighbors, in exchange for canned goods for the hungry. Feel free to bring items to add to the haul. And if you have a wagon we can use for the effort, bring it along. Please join us--it's a fun activity and really brings on the Christmas Spirit in a remarkably short time--little more than an hour. Perfect for those who need service hours! Questions or suggestions: Contact Dee McManamy or Margi Strombeck.
Grande Prairie Singers Holiday Concert
Sunday, Dec. 11, at 4 pm at St. Lawrence O'Toole Church in Matteson. Selections include “A Boy Was Born” by Benjamin Britten and John Rutter songs such as “Candlelight Carol” and “Shepherd's Pipe Carol.” Tickets are $10 for students and $15 for adults ($20 at the door), available from Bob Burgwald or Betsy Elliot.
The vestry meets Monday, November 21, beginning at 7:00 PM in the church.
Thanksgiving Worship Services
The Holy Eucharist will be celebrated at St. John’s on Thanksgiving Day, November 24, beginning at 10:00 AM. The community interfaith Thanksgiving service is Wednesday, November 23, beginning at 7:30 PM at the Parish of St. Joseph, 17951 Dixie Highway in Homewood.
Annual Pledge Campaign
If you have not yet turned in your pledge card please return it to the parish office as soon as possible.
Holiday Cookie Walk – December 3
St. John’s annual cookie walk is a local community tradition and an important fundraiser both for outreach and the parish. To succeed, everyone needs to bake! Volunteers are also needed. Call the parish office or contact Alison Deniston for more information.
ReVive (Cathedral Shelter) Christmas Baskets: Several Families Still Need Adoption!
Provide gifts this Christmas for a senior or family with limited financial means. Information is available in the undercroft. Wrapped and boxed gifts are due in the parish office by November 30.
Best Buddies Pet Pantry Seeks Toys
The Bloom Township food pantry holds a Christmas party for their clients each year. Dale from Best Buddies Pet Pantry attends with dog and cat toys and invites the kids to choose a toy to give their pets for Christmas. If you can donate a new toy, please drop it off in the Best Buddies collection box by the staircases. There's no such thing as collecting too many toys, because Dale also plays Santa at various rescue shelters in the area. Of course pet food donations are always welcome as well. Our next re-packaging work day at St. John's is on December 10th at 10 AM, so that's when the toys and food will be picked up. Thanks for your support!
Make Advent Wreaths Next Sunday
Regular Sunday School classes will not meet next Sunday, November 27. Everyone is invited to the undercroft during the 9:00 AM hour to make Advent wreaths for use at home.
Practicing Our Faith Book Club
For December the Practicing Our Faith Book Club is reading The Name of God is Mercy by Pope Francis. Read the book, and then join us on Thursday, Dec. 15 at 7pm in the Guild Room for the discussion. New members are always welcome.
St. John's Annual Caroling for Canned Goods & Best Cocoa Ever: December 11, 4:00 pm.
Everyone's invited...bring your friends of all ages! Join church youth in collecting canned goods for Rich Township Food Pantry with our church neighborhood caroling party! Meet in St. J's undercroft at 4pm on December 11th for homemade cocoa (the real McCoy). We'll then set out to spread Christmas cheer among our neighbors, in exchange for canned goods for the hungry. Feel free to bring items to add to the haul. And if you have a wagon we can use for the effort, bring it along. Please join us--it's a fun activity and really brings on the Christmas Spirit in a remarkably short time--little more than an hour. Perfect for those who need service hours! Questions or suggestions: Contact Dee McManamy or Margi Strombeck.
Grande Prairie Singers Holiday Concert
Sunday, Dec. 11, at 4 pm at St. Lawrence O'Toole Church in Matteson. Selections include “A Boy Was Born” by Benjamin Britten and John Rutter songs such as “Candlelight Carol” and “Shepherd's Pipe Carol.” Tickets are $10 for students and $15 for adults ($20 at the door), available from Bob Burgwald or Betsy Elliot.
Reflection for November 20
We therefore assert and we believe that "the Episcopal Church welcomes you" – all of you, not as merely a church slogan, but as a reflection of what we believe Jesus teaches us and at the core of the movement he began in the first century. The Episcopal Church welcomes all. All of us!
(Presiding Bishop Michael Curry; the full statement is HERE.)
Friday, November 11, 2016
Announcements for November 11
Annual Pledge Campaign – Pledge Sunday is This Sunday
You may offer your annual pledge cards this Sunday, November 13, during worship. IF you are unable to do so, please return them to the parish office as soon as possible.
United Thank Offering Ingathering This Sunday
If you have been participating in the United Thank Offering, please bring your offering this Sunday, November 13. You may turn in your filled blue boxes, or if you prefer to write a check, please make it out to St. John the Evangelist and note UTO in the memo line.
ReVive (Cathedral Shelter) Christmas Baskets: Several Families Still Need Adoption!
Provide gifts this Christmas for a senior or family with limited financial means. Information is available in the undercroft. Wrapped and boxed gifts are due in the parish office by November 30.
Parish Kids Shopping Trip for Christmas Baskets
Children and young people of all ages are invited to participate in a shopping trip for a family in the Christmas Basket program. Meet at St. John’s next Sunday, November 20, at 3:00 PM. After shopping we’ll return to the church to wrap the gifts. Please let Pastor Orr know if you can come.
Loaves & Fishes This Sunday
The annual Thanksgiving-themed Loaves and Fishes will follow the 10:00 AM service this Sunday, November 13. Turkey, dressing and mashed potatoes will be served. Bring a side or dessert if you wish. All are welcome!
Parish Dinner Groups
November 13 is the last day to sign up for Parish Dinner Groups. Information and forms for signing up will be found on a table in the undercroft. If you have any questions regarding this unique opportunity to get to know your fellow parishioners a little bit better, please talk to Gale Michael or Pastor Off. Please turn in your forms to Gale, Pastor Orr or the Parish Office.
Blue Jeans Sunday: Next Sunday, November 20
Plan to help out with the fall landscape clean up day. Wear blue jeans and stay a little while after church to help clean up the church grounds for the winter.
Diocesan Convention Meets November 18 - 19
The 179th annual convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago meets next week. Thank you to those who have offered themselves as delegates and alternates representing St. John’s: Sue O’Brien, Shirley Reilly, Steve Hofer, Gale Michael, Doris Sheffer and Don Rubins.
Bishop Lee’s Statement Following the Election
Many Bishops and church leaders have offered responses to the recent national election. You may read Bishop Lee’s HERE.
You may offer your annual pledge cards this Sunday, November 13, during worship. IF you are unable to do so, please return them to the parish office as soon as possible.
United Thank Offering Ingathering This Sunday
If you have been participating in the United Thank Offering, please bring your offering this Sunday, November 13. You may turn in your filled blue boxes, or if you prefer to write a check, please make it out to St. John the Evangelist and note UTO in the memo line.
ReVive (Cathedral Shelter) Christmas Baskets: Several Families Still Need Adoption!
Provide gifts this Christmas for a senior or family with limited financial means. Information is available in the undercroft. Wrapped and boxed gifts are due in the parish office by November 30.
Parish Kids Shopping Trip for Christmas Baskets
Children and young people of all ages are invited to participate in a shopping trip for a family in the Christmas Basket program. Meet at St. John’s next Sunday, November 20, at 3:00 PM. After shopping we’ll return to the church to wrap the gifts. Please let Pastor Orr know if you can come.
Loaves & Fishes This Sunday
The annual Thanksgiving-themed Loaves and Fishes will follow the 10:00 AM service this Sunday, November 13. Turkey, dressing and mashed potatoes will be served. Bring a side or dessert if you wish. All are welcome!
Parish Dinner Groups
November 13 is the last day to sign up for Parish Dinner Groups. Information and forms for signing up will be found on a table in the undercroft. If you have any questions regarding this unique opportunity to get to know your fellow parishioners a little bit better, please talk to Gale Michael or Pastor Off. Please turn in your forms to Gale, Pastor Orr or the Parish Office.
Blue Jeans Sunday: Next Sunday, November 20
Plan to help out with the fall landscape clean up day. Wear blue jeans and stay a little while after church to help clean up the church grounds for the winter.
Diocesan Convention Meets November 18 - 19
The 179th annual convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago meets next week. Thank you to those who have offered themselves as delegates and alternates representing St. John’s: Sue O’Brien, Shirley Reilly, Steve Hofer, Gale Michael, Doris Sheffer and Don Rubins.
Bishop Lee’s Statement Following the Election
Many Bishops and church leaders have offered responses to the recent national election. You may read Bishop Lee’s HERE.
Reflection for November 11
Almighty God, by whose grace thy people gain courage through looking unto the heroes of faith; We lift our hearts in gratitude to thee for all who have lived valiantly and died bravely that there might be truth, liberty, and righteousness in our land. Help us to prize highly, and to guard carefully, the gifts which their loyalty and devotion have bestowed upon us. Grant us the joy of a living and vigorous faith, that we may be true as they were true, loyal as they were loyal, and serve thee and our country selflessly all the days of our life, and at last receive the victor’s crown; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen (Prayers for the Burial of the Dead; For those in the armed forces).
Friday, November 4, 2016
Announcements for November 6
Annual Pledge Campaign
Please seriously and prayerfully consider your annual pledge of time, talent and treasure. You may return your pledge card to the parish office, place it in the offering plate on Sunday, or place it on the altar on pledge Sunday, November 13.
Set Your Clocks Back
Daylight Saving Time ends this weekend. Remember to set your clocks back one hour Saturday night.
All Saints Open House
Pastor Orr will host her annual All Saints Open House at the Rectory this Sunday, November 6, from 4:00 – 6:00 PM. Parishioners, guests and friends of all ages are welcome.
ReVive (Cathedral Shelter) Christmas Baskets
Information is available in the undercroft on adopting a senior or family for Christmas through the ReVive Christmas Basket program. If you prefer, you may also make a cash contribution and children of the parish will shop and wrap presents for a family. Wrapped and packaged gifts need to be dropped at the parish office by November 30.
Parish Dinner Groups
Sign up for the 2017 Parish Dinner Groups continues through Sunday, November 13. Information and forms for signing up will be found on a table in the undercroft. Please join us even if you are not a “couple” or you can’t host a dinner in your home. If you have any questions regarding this unique opportunity to get to know your fellow parishioners a little bit better, please talk to Gale Michael or Pastor Orr.
Yarn Ministry
The knitting and crocheting group will meet Monday, November 7, beginning at 7:00 PM in the Guild Room.
Daughters of the King
Daughters of the King will meet this Saturday, November 5th, from 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM. All women of the parish are welcome to join us in prayer and meditation. We will be practicing Centering Prayer this week.
Blue Jeans Sunday: November 20
Mark your calendars for the fall landscape clean up day. Wear blue jeans and stay a little while after church to help clean up the church grounds for the winter.
Looking Ahead to the Cookie Walk
This year’s cookie walk will be December 3. Parishioners will be contacted soon with a request to bake. Please say “Yes.” It takes everyone’s participation to make this event a success. Contact Alison Deniston for more information.
Please seriously and prayerfully consider your annual pledge of time, talent and treasure. You may return your pledge card to the parish office, place it in the offering plate on Sunday, or place it on the altar on pledge Sunday, November 13.
Set Your Clocks Back
Daylight Saving Time ends this weekend. Remember to set your clocks back one hour Saturday night.
All Saints Open House
Pastor Orr will host her annual All Saints Open House at the Rectory this Sunday, November 6, from 4:00 – 6:00 PM. Parishioners, guests and friends of all ages are welcome.
ReVive (Cathedral Shelter) Christmas Baskets
Information is available in the undercroft on adopting a senior or family for Christmas through the ReVive Christmas Basket program. If you prefer, you may also make a cash contribution and children of the parish will shop and wrap presents for a family. Wrapped and packaged gifts need to be dropped at the parish office by November 30.
Parish Dinner Groups
Sign up for the 2017 Parish Dinner Groups continues through Sunday, November 13. Information and forms for signing up will be found on a table in the undercroft. Please join us even if you are not a “couple” or you can’t host a dinner in your home. If you have any questions regarding this unique opportunity to get to know your fellow parishioners a little bit better, please talk to Gale Michael or Pastor Orr.
Yarn Ministry
The knitting and crocheting group will meet Monday, November 7, beginning at 7:00 PM in the Guild Room.
Daughters of the King
Daughters of the King will meet this Saturday, November 5th, from 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM. All women of the parish are welcome to join us in prayer and meditation. We will be practicing Centering Prayer this week.
Blue Jeans Sunday: November 20
Mark your calendars for the fall landscape clean up day. Wear blue jeans and stay a little while after church to help clean up the church grounds for the winter.
Looking Ahead to the Cookie Walk
This year’s cookie walk will be December 3. Parishioners will be contacted soon with a request to bake. Please say “Yes.” It takes everyone’s participation to make this event a success. Contact Alison Deniston for more information.
Reflection for November 6
The Church is “the communion of Saints,” that is, a people made holy through their mutual participation in the mystery of Christ. This communion exists through history, continues in the present, and endures beyond the grave and gate of death into heaven, for God is not a God of the dead but of the living, and those still on their earthly pilgrimage continue to have fellowship with those whose work is done. The pilgrim Church and the Church at rest join in watching and praying for that great day when Christ shall come again to change and make perfect our common humanity in the image of Christ’s risen glory (Holy Women, Holy Men).
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