O God, whose blessed Son came into the world that he might destroy the works of the devil and make us children of God and heirs of eternal life: Grant that, having this hope, we may purify ourselves as he is pure; that, when he comes again with power and great glory, we may be made like him in his eternal and glorious kingdom; where he lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Serving on Sunday (Nov 8st):
* Greeters: Holly H * Host: Davis * Readers: Barb L, Bev B
* Psalm & Prayers: Elizabeth H * Chalice: Judy S, Kate C
* Announcements: Pete L * Counters: Karen S, Kate C
Sunday's readings: Ruth 3:1-5; 4:13-17 Hebrews 9:24-28
Scott’s Schedule:
Monday, November 9 : Office Hours 9-12
Tuesday, November 10 : Office Hours 9-12
Friday, November 13: Sabbath Day
Saturday, November 14: Sabbath Day
Announcements – November 8, 2015
Holiday Bazaar – Starting this Sunday St. Paul’s becomes ‘Christmas for a Week.’ Immediately following church we will begin setting up and organizing the parish hall, hallway and narthex for Saturday, November 14th’s Holiday Bazaar. There is much to do and we can make light work of it if we have many hands helping out. We need your help. Thank you, Jill Devins (802-291-6832 or jdevinsvt@ gmail.com)
Brookside Nursing Home Church Services – Please join us Sunday at 2pm, we will go to Brookside Nursing Home from 2-2:30 PM to lead a worship service of music, scripture and Holy Communion. If you would like to join Scott, Cindy and Holly for this important ministry or if you have questions about this service, please contact Holly.
Scott will not be available for Brookside services in December and we are asking for someone to take his place. If you are able to help us with service on Dec 13th, please let Scott or Holly know. Thank you.
Advent Evening Prayer – We are planning to do evening prayer Monday through Friday during Advent at 5:30 pm and are looking for people who would like to lead the service. If you have never led worship before, this would be a great place to start. We will do a tutorial ahead of time and there will be a cheat sheet available. It would be great to get at least 5 plus people that would cover every day plus some fill-ins. If you don’t want to commit to every week, we could just schedule a comfortable number of times. If you are interested, contact Scott (sprector@ gmail.com) or Leslie (lblack117@ comcast.net).
Listen Community Dinner – November 16th the Barwood family will be providing the. A sign-up sheet will be on the bulletin board for those who wish to help or you may contact Becky at Rbarwood3@ gmail.com
Caring Ministry Meeting - Our next meeting will be Nov. 15th 11:45 in the church chapel. We welcome anyone interested in joining this outreach ministry. If current members are not able to attend, please let Scott or Holly know. Thank you.
Safe Church Training – December 5 in Springfield.
Register for Safe Church Training Certification, Saturday, December 5, 9 am to 3 pm, at St. Mark's, Springfield. Contact Canon Lynn Bates for information about available online re-certification training.
Solstice Knit and Purl Retreat – Saturday Dec 19th, 10am to 7pm at Parish House
Take a breath to enjoy a day of fellowship before Christmas as we gather to work. Bring a friend; stay for an hour, half day, or the whole retreat. All hand work is welcome, men, women and children. We will have a stew or soup for lunch and for dinner. Please bring pot luck snacks to share. Bring any project you want to finish or a new project you want to start. If you have questions, contact Susan Pillsbury or Holly Hall
Ongoing Reminders:
Haven Wish List – Baby food, Cereal, Milk, Yogurt, Butter, Manual can openers, Crock pots, Electric frying pans
Leadership Team Meeting – Every Wednesday 9:30am – 11:30am
Worship Team Meeting – Second Tuesday of the month in the Church Library at 4pm. All are welcome to attend.
Vestry Meeting – Third Wednesday of the month in the Parish House at 6:30pm. All are welcome to attend.
Discretionary Fund Reminder – First Sunday of every month. Be as generous as possible.
Laying on of Hands – First Sunday of every month. Please gather at the Baptismal Font immediately after you have received communion.
Brookside Nursing Home Church Services – Please join us! - Second Sunday of each month (September through June) 2-2:30pm. If you would like more information about this service, please contact Holly
Knit and Purl Fellowship - First and third Monday of the month at the Parish House, 6:30pm. Contact Holly for more info.
St. Paul's Fun Google Group – Join our google group to learn about fun activities. If there's a movie you are planning to see, a hike you'd like to go on, or other fun events for people to join together, this is the place to put out the word. Build our connection with one another and strengthen our community! Email Jill Fischer at jill@ positivecouples.com to be added to this list.
Upcoming Events
Please send event and prayer updates to announcements.spc@gmail.com
Sunday, November 8 – Brookside Nursing Home Service
Saturday, November 14 – Holiday Bazaar
Sunday, November 15 – Caring Ministry Meeting
Monday, November 16 – Listen Community Dinner
Monday, November 16 – Knit and Purl Fellowship
Tuesday, November 17 – Vestry Meeting
Saturday, December 5 – Safe Church Training
Saturday, December 19 – Solstice Knit and Purl Retreat