Dear Fellow Parishioners, This Third Sunday of Advent we light the candle of Joy, and many have expressed the joy they receive participating in the Reverse Advent Calendar. “It’s such fun grocery shopping and picking up the items listed on the calendar, knowing that it will help those in need!” As people were placing their bags at the entrances of the church many were commenting on how much food was brought in by others. Another commented, “It is so good to shop for people who are in need instead of buying things for people who have more that the need!” If you haven’t begun participating, it’s not too late to jump in.
Dear Fellow Parishioners, As we begin a new Liturgical Year with the season of Advent, be reminded that our Church is a sanctuary from the stress of all the bombardment of capitalism that takes away from the powerful experience that these four weeks can have towards our inner spiritual journey. Please take the time to make that inner journey, by focusing on each of the Advent Candles. Focus on the times you have received hope through those who have helped you; and open your hearts to bring hope to the people around you who need your help. Live in the present moment!
Dear Fellow Parishioners, Our Pastoral Planning Team (PPT) and Buildings and grounds team are hard at work on many items for our parish. I want to bring two major projects to your attention. They are a works in process: Solar Panels and updating and moving the transformer that is located outside the glass entryway to the hall and church.
Happy Feast Day! It is the Feast of Christ the King; a fitting ending to the liturgical calendar and a fitting beginning to our Thanksgiving celebration for all we are grateful. As we give thanks, we prepare to begin a new liturgical year as we enter the Season of Advent. A word on each would be appropriate so we don’t miss the presence of God’s hand in each of these events
Dear Fellow Parishioners, We are a very generous community when it comes to assisting those in need through donations to our Thrift Shop, the Mustard Seed Meals, St. Gerard’s in Haiti, Veterans, our annual Mission Speaker each summer, serving meals at Trinity Episcopal and more. The response of those interested in providing emergency shelter for the homeless (47 parishioners) has been tremendous. We as a community have a desire to live the Gospel.