The Rector's Desk
Our Second Annual International Thanksgiving Day will be on Sunday, November 20, 2011. There will only be one service, at 9:30 a.m. Please see Marva Brito for more information. November 27, 2011 is the First Sunday of Advent. Please remember that there are no flowers on the alter or celebrating weddings during advent.
This year Christmas Day and New Year's Day will be on Sunday. We will have our usual Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve Services at 11 p.m. On Christmas and New Yea's Day we will have one service 9:30 a.m. Holy Innocents Day is Wednesday, December 28, 2011; we will have a service for children and youth at 6:30 p.m.
A Note of Thanks From Marion Hanson
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, thank you for your kind expressions of concern for me during my recent illness from major knee surgery. Your cards, calls, visits are much appreciated. Thank you for being a community of faith that sustained me in which you reached out in love and your prayers for my healing and strength. I have a ways to go, progress is slow. Again my thanks. Hope to be with you all again soon when the knee can tolerate driving. God's blessings to all.
Food Pantry
We always need non-perishable food to provide healthy meals for the families who come to our food Pantry. Please bring food or money to the altar every Sunday for the pantry.
Weekly suggestions: Sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, canned green vegetables, evaporated milk, instant mashed potatoes, boxed dressing, canned and/or packaged gravies.
Turkey Distribution
On Monday, November 21, 2011, turkeys will be distributed at Saint Monica's Church at 6:30 p.m. If you know of any families who may need a turkey for Thanksgiving, please contact the Church Office so that we can determine the number of turkeys needed. We thank the Caribbean Trade Association for sponsoring this project. Saint Martin's Episcopal Mission-Outreach and Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church have been invited to participate.
Veterans Day
Saint Monica's Episcopal Church extends its appreciation for the sacrifice of all veterans and those currently serving in the military.
Vestry Projector
The vestry now has its own projector. We will continue to use our PowerPoint presentation. It is obvious that we need others to be trained and be willing to help Bates Lyons who so far has done a marvelous job. The PowerPoint presentation saves us from having to print the service and the lessons. We hope you appreciate the effort being made by the vestry as we seek to use wisely the finances you give on a weekly basis for the operation of our parish.
Rescheduling Meetings
Fr. Davidson needs our cooperation if we wish to reschedule a meeting on Monday or Wednesday between 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. Fr. Davidson schedules interviews and pastoral counseling either before or after Prayer Meetings on Monday. He may also schedule interviews and pastoral counseling on Wednesday. He schedules events when there is no Bible Study. As a courtesy, please call Fr. Davidson to verify if he has anything scheduled.
Activity Calendar
Weekly: 1) Mondays-Prayer meeting at 6:30 p.m.; 2) Wednesdays-Bible Study at 6:30 p.m.
Special Days (Weekly): 1) Wednesdays and Fridays-Food Pantry opens 10:00 a.m. to noon.
2) Every other Thursday-Pro's and Con's Task Force at 6:30 p.m.
Special Days (Monthly): 1) First Thursday-Stewardship Committee at 6:30 p.m.; 2) Second Thursday-Vestry Meeting 6:30 p.m.; 3) Third Tuesday-Women of Valier; 4) Third and fourth Saturday opens at 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m.; 5) First Saturday-Episcopal Church Women (ECW) at 12:00 noon
PowerPoint Ministry
Birthdays and Anniversaries in November
We are currently looking for persons interested in the ministry of presenting PowerPoint during the service (8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.). Requirements:
1. Must have a laptop computer.
2. Must have a working knowledge of PowerPoint.
3. Must have access to the internet.
4. Must be reliable.
If you are interested give you name, email address and/or phone number to the Office. A. Bates Lyons will contact you to participate in a training session.
Calendars
Once again we are selling 2012 religious calendars for $10.00 each. Please consider buying these as gifts for you family and friends. See Euna Farrell or Arlette Hurdle to purchase calendars. Your support is greatly appreciated.
Happy Birthday to: Darryl Burke 1st; Cyril Burke and Patricia Nelson 3rd; Evelyn Green 4th; Carmen Brown 5th; Scott Thorton 9th; Marcus Clark 11th; Rory Elliot and Lucy Fuentes 13th; Denzil Samuda 14th; Hylton Cooke 15th; George Jordan 19th; Bates Lyons 20th; Carol Anderson 24th; Blondell Thornton 25th; Andrea Branch 26th; Austin Tagbo 27th; Verona Francis and Kenneth Lambert 29th.
Happy Anniversary to: Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Davis 1st.
Carlton Airey, Gwendolyn Elison and Mary Jackson 1st; Michael Mitchell, Jr. and GErtrude Smith 6th; Milicent Benjamin and Fitz T. Hickmon 7th; Macheek Jennings 8th; Milton Rice 9th; Dorothy Wiggins 11th; Frank Davis and Solon Taylor 12th; Rosalee Bracey, and Adolphus Giffin 15th; Dorothy Cunningham 17th; Edith Duval 19th; Mitchell Walter 21st; Zulietta Burke, Elizabeth Davis, Sydney Lopez, and Elizabeth Taylor 22nd; Robert Camby 24th; London Duval and Mary Winfield 25th; Pedro Hester 26th; Louis Camby 27th; Gladys Brown and John West 29th.
Condolences
We record the death of Mildred Hunter. We extend our sincere Christian sympathy to her family and friends. May she rest in peace.
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