NEWS AND EVENTS     








 From the Desk Of The Rector   
In Holy Baptism God adopts us as His children and makes us members of Christbody, the Church, and inheritors of the Kingdom of God; we read this in our Catechism. What an awesome privilege and indeed responsibility it is for all of us who are baptized to represent and re-present god to each other and to our society. To do the same we must begin with ourselves and our relationship with God; we must not only love God but love ourselves and love others the way we love ourselves.  

The challenges of our Church and of our community are many and enormous. We are called by God, equipped by God through the outpouring of His Holy Spirit and empowered by Him to fight against, "sin, the world and the devil"; we are soldiers of Christ. Remember the five questions we are asked at Baptism: 1) Will you continue in the Apostles teaching and fellowship? 2) Will you persevere in resisting evil? 3) Will you proclaim by word and example the Good News of God in Christ? 4) Will you seek and serve christ in all persons?  5) Will you strive for justice and peace among all persons? These questions are on pages 304-305 in the Book Of Common Prayer. 

May Almighty God continue to be with us in the power of the Holy Spirit and may we invite Him into our hearts so the change this is necessary will allow us to share that change with others and our society. We are blessed; let us bless someone or some situation.                                                                                                                                                              

Directions To St. Monica's

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Upcoming Events  

Baptism of Our Lord: Sunday, January 13th.

Confession of Peter:Friday, January 18th.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Observance: Sunday, January 20th

Conversion of Saint Paul: Friday, January 25th

Food Pantry

Please continue to donate to the Ruth Small Food Pantry. Suggested items are canned or instant potatoes, canned meats (tuna, salmon, chicken(, canned sweet potatoes, soup, peanut butter,jelly and individual fruit cups. Thank you for your continued support.

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 schedule.

Committee Reports

Committee reports for 2012 are due by Tuesday, January 15, 2013. Please see Marie Brown-Harvey if you have questions. 

Activity Calendar

Weekly: 1) Mondays-Prayer meeting at 6:30 p.m. 2)Wednesday-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 Says (Monthly): 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.

Birthday And Anniversary in January

Happy Birthday to: Cynthia Timoll 7th; Doreen Radway 9th; Jennie Dixon, Tyreik Nobel and Hubbard Warren 12th; Winston Anderson, Elroy Toppin and Allan James 20th; Nellie Jordan and Joanne Silva 22nd; Lorraine Gomes 24th; Floyd Wyche 28th; Mary Pinnock and Lauren Toppin 30th; Barbara Neals 31st.

Happy Anniversary to:Lewis and Cynthia Timoll; Verna Ferguson and her dear husband 16th; Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Wyche 30th.

In Memory for January

In Memory of: William Powell 6th; Elise Coley and Basil Wollaston 8th; Carlton Hickson 9th; Gladys thompson 10th; James King and Ruth Colvin 11th; Benjamin Banks 13th; Ivan Brown 14th; Glendon Elliot and Emmett Greener 15th; Christians Rose 17th; Donald Philips and Leon Russell 18th; Solon Taylor 19th; Silas Hill 20th;  Norman Leyhon 21st; Joseph Pannell 23rd; Lillian Brewster and William Seymour 24th; Richard Bailey 25th; Raymond Countryman 26th; Harold Taylor, Bessie Johnson and Florence McWillie 27th; William Smith 30th; Frank Davis, Jr. 31st.

Winston Linton
We extend our sympathy to all members who are mourning the death of family and friends. We record the death of Winston Linton who died recently. May he rest in peace.