Christmas-1 (Yr C) Dec 26, 2021

Festival of Christmas Lessons and Carols

First Sunday of Christmas

St. Mark’s Episcopal Church

Dayton, Ohio, December 26, 2021, 10:30 AM

Note: the service is being livestreamed and recorded and will be available on our Facebook page.

If you’re new to St. Mark’s please see an usher for a welcome packet so we might acknowledge your visit and include you on our email list for weekly updates and information regarding St. Mark’s and the Diocese of Southern Ohio. The RESTROOM is located to the right as you enter the building.

Throughout the service the people’s responses are in italics; directions are in bold italics.

NOTE: During this service the congregation may sit during the musical meditations.

PRELUDE:

“Prelude on ‘Greensleeves’” Richard Purvis

WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS: (Warden)

Please stand for the ringing of the bell and processional.

PROCESSIONAL:

“Good Christian friends, rejoice” The Hymnal 1982, #107

1. Good Christian friends, rejoice,
With heart and soul and voice;
Give ye heed to what we say:
Jesus Christ is born today;
Ox and ass before Him bow;
And He is in the manger now.
Christ is born today!
Christ is born today!

2. Good Christian friends, rejoice,
With heart and soul and voice;
Now ye hear of endless bliss:
Jesus Christ was born for this!
He has opened heaven’s door,
And we are blest forevermore.
Christ was born for this!
Christ was born for this!

3. Good Christian friends, rejoice,
With heart and soul and voice;
Now ye need not fear the grave:
Jesus Christ was born to save!
Calls you one and calls you all,
To gain His everlasting hall.
Christ was born to save!
Christ was born to save!

Please be seated and remain seated until the recessional hymn

BIDDING PRAYER:

Officiant: Dear People of God: In this Christmas Season, let it be our duty and delight to hear once more the message of the Angels, to go to Bethlehem and see the Son of God lying in a manger. Let us hear and heed in Holy Scripture the story of God’s loving purpose from the time of our rebellion against God until the glorious redemption brought to us by the holy Child Jesus, and let us make this place glad with our carols of praise. But first, let us pray for the needs of his whole world, for peace and justice on earth, for the unity and mission of the Church for which Christ died, and especially for God’s Church in our country and in this town. And because God particularly loves them, let us remember the poor and helpless, the cold, the hungry and the oppressed, the sick and those who mourn, the lonely and unloved, the aged and little children, as well as all those who do not know and love the Lord Jesus Christ. Finally, let us remember before God the pure and lowly Mother of Jesus, and that whole multitude which no one can number, whose hope was in the Word made flesh, and with whom, in Jesus, we are one for evermore. And now, to sum up all these petitions, let us pray in the words which Christ himself has taught us, saying:

THE LORD’S PRAYER: (Contemporary Version)

All: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your Name,
your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven.

Give us today our daily bread.

Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us.

Save us from the time of trial, and deliver us from evil.

For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and forever. Amen.

Officiant: The Almighty God bless us with grace; Christ give us the joys of everlasting life; and to the fellowship of the citizens above, may the Ruler of Angels bring us all. Amen.

FIRST LESSON: Reader: Tony Rubino

Reader: A reading from the prophet Isaiah: The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad, the desert shall rejoice and blossom; like the crocus it shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, the majesty of Carmel and Sharon. They shall see the glory of the Lord, the majesty of our God. Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the feeble knees. Say to those who are of a fearful heart, ‘Be strong, do not fear! Here is your God. He will come with vengeance, with terrible recompense. He will come and save you.’ Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped; then the lame shall leap like a deer, and the tongue of the speechless sing for joy. For waters shall break forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert; the burning sand shall become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water; the haunt of jackals shall become a swamp, the grass shall become reeds and rushes. A highway shall be there, and it shall be called the Holy Way; the unclean shall not travel on it, but it shall be for God’s people; no traveller, not even fools, shall go astray. No lion shall be there, nor shall any ravenous beast come up on it; they shall not be found there, but the redeemed shall walk there. And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with singing; everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away. (35:1-10)

Reader: The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

MUSICAL MEDITATION: Congregational choice of Christmas hymns #77 – #115

SECOND LESSON: Reader: Jackie Hoskinson

Reader: A reading from the prophet Isaiah: Comfort, O comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that she has served her term, that her penalty is paid, that she has received from the Lord’s hand double for all her sins. A voice cries out: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; the uneven ground shall become level, and the rough places a plain. Then the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all people shall see it together, for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.” A voice says, “Cry out!” And I said, “What shall I cry?” All people are grass, their constancy is like the flower of the field. The grass withers, the flower fades, when the breath of the Lord blows upon it; surely the people are grass. The grass withers, the flower fades; but the word of our God will stand forever. Get you up to a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good tidings; lift up your voice with strength, O Jerusalem, herald of good tidings, lift it up, do not fear; say to the cities of Judah, “Here is your God!” See, the Lord God comes with might, and his arm rules for him; his reward is with him, and his recompense before him. He will feed his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs in his arms, and carry them in his bosom, and gently lead the mother sheep. (40-1-11)

Reader: The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

MUSICAL MEDITATION: Congregational choice of Christmas hymns #77 – #115

THIRD LESSON: Reader: Fred Berta

Reader: A reading from the prophet Isaiah: Again the Lord spoke to Ahaz, saying, Ask a sign of the Lord your God; let it be deep as Sheol or high as heaven. But Ahaz said, I will not ask, and I will not put the Lord to the test. Then Isaiah said: “Hear then, O house of David! Is it too little for you to weary mortals, that you weary my God also? Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Look, the young woman is with child and shall bear a son, and shall name him Immanuel. He shall eat curds and honey by the time he knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good. (7:10-15)

Reader: The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

MUSICAL MEDITATION: Congregational choice of Christmas hymns #77 – #115

FOURTH LESSON: Reader: Elizabeth Wagner Reader: A reading from the Gospel of Luke: In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. And he came to her and said, ‘Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.’ But she was much perplexed by his words and pondered what sort of greeting this might be. The angel said to her, ‘Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And now, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his ancestor David. He will reign over the house of Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.’ Mary said to the angel, ‘How can this be, since I am a virgin?’ The angel said to her, ‘The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will be called Son of God. And now, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son; and this is the sixth month for her who was said to be barren. For nothing will be impossible with God.’ Then Mary said, ‘Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word.’ Then the angel departed from her. In those days Mary set out and went with haste to a Judean town in the hill country, where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the child leapt in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and exclaimed with a loud cry, ‘Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. And why has this happened to me, that the mother of my Lord comes to me? For as soon as I heard the sound of your greeting, the child in my womb leapt for joy. And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfilment of what was spoken to her by the Lord.’ (1:26-45)

Reader: The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

MUSICAL MEDITATION: Congregational choice of Christmas hymns #77 – #115

FIFTH LESSON: Reader: Judy Rudd

Reader: A reading from the letter to the Hebrews: Long ago God spoke to our ancestors in many and various ways by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom he also created the worlds. He is the reflection of God’s glory and the exact imprint of God’s very being, and he sustains all things by his powerful word. When he had made purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs. For to which of the angels did God ever say, ‘You are my Son; today I have begotten you’? Or again, ‘I will be his Father, and he will be my Son’? And again, when he brings the firstborn into the world, he says, ‘Let all God’s angels worship him.’ Of the angels he says, ‘He makes his angels winds, and his servants flames of fire.’ But of the Son he says, ‘Your throne, O God, is for ever and ever, and the righteous sceptre is the sceptre of your kingdom. You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness beyond your companions.’ And, ‘In the beginning, Lord, you founded the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands; they will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like clothing; like a cloak you will roll them up, and like clothing they will be changed. But you are the same, and your years will never end. (1:1-12)

Reader: The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

MUSICAL MEDITATION: Congregational choice of Christmas hymns #77 – #115

SIXTH LESSON: Reader: Kendall Rubino

Reader: A reading from the Gospel of Luke: In those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration and was taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. All went to their own towns to be registered. Joseph also went from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, because he was descended from the house and family of David. He went to be registered with Mary, to whom he was engaged and who was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for her to deliver her child. And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in bands of cloth, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn. In that region there were shepherds living in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. Then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid; for see—I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people: to you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign for you: you will find a child wrapped in bands of cloth and lying in a manger.’ And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying, ‘Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace among those whom he favors!’ When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, ‘Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us.’ So they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the child lying in the manger. When they saw this, they made known what had been told them about this child; and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds told them. But Mary treasured all these words and pondered them in her heart. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them. (2:21-36)

MUSICAL MEDITATION: Congregational choice of Christmas hymns #77 – #115

SEVENTH LESSON: Reader: Jim Rudd

Reader: A reading from the Gospel of John: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being in him was life, and the life was the light of all people. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it. There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him. He himself was not the light, but he came to testify to the light. The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world came into being through him; yet the world did not know him. He came to what was his own, and his own people did not accept him. But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God, who were born, not of blood or of the will of the flesh or of the will of man, but of God. And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son, full of grace and truth. (John testified to him and cried out, ‘This was he of whom I said, “He who comes after me ranks ahead of me because he was before me.”’) From his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. The law indeed was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. No one has ever seen God. It is God the only Son, who is close to the Father’s heart, who has made him known. (1:1-18)

Reader: The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

MUSICAL MEDITATION: Congregational choice of Christmas hymns #77 – #115

COLLECT OF THE DAY:

Officiant: The Lord be with us. And also with you. Let us pray. Almighty God, you have poured upon us the new light of your incarnate Word: Grant that this light, enkindled in our hearts, may shine forth in our lives; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

THE BLESSING:

Officiant: May the blessing of God Almighty, Creator, Redeemer and Sustainer, bless and keep us all our days. Amen.

Please stand

RECESSIONAL HYMN:

“Love came down at Christmas” The Hymnal 1982, #84

DISMISSAL:

Officiant: Alleluia! Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. Thanks be to God. Alleluia!

POSTLUDE:

“Bourrée” Alex Rowley

NOTE: There is no formal offering collection at this service. Gifts may be placed in the offering plate at the back of the sanctuary. Thank you for your generous gift for the mission and ministry of St. Mark’s.

THE CANDLE IN THE SANCTUARY LAMP remains lighted throughout the week to

indicate and honor the eternal presence of Christ. It is given this week by the Wagner Family in celebration of the birth of Jameson Henry Wagner.

Christmas Flowers

Fred & Phyllis Berta In Thanksgiving for their family

Larry & Joy Brown In Thanksgiving for their many blessings

Jim & Jackie Hoskinson In Memory of Steven Hoskinson

Jack & Nanci Koepke In Memory of John F. Koepke, Jr and Catherine Koepke

Rowena MacGregor: In Thanksgiving for my children, Zoe & Ian Gibbons

Libby Nicholson In Memory of John & Ann Cobb

And in Thanksgiving for Annie and Ben

Norma Peachey In Memory of Mark C. and Mark S. Peachey,

Matt & Jennie Partezana

Dave & Janet Reuter In Thanksgiving for our many blessings

Tony & Kendall Rubino In Thanksgiving for all the blessings of this life

Jim & Judy Rudd In Thanksgiving for Kinsley Rose Apple

Paul & Carol Sharp In Thanksgiving for our family and health

Linda Stagles In Memory of my parents, Dale and Patricia Weaver

Jim & Pat Tallman In Thanksgiving for our family

Mike & Katherine Wagner In Memory of Bill, Bettie, Jim, & Ed Veazey; Bob & Betty Wagner

And in Thanksgiving for Michael , Colleen, & Jamie; Elizabeth & Sean

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GROUNDED IN COMMUNITY

THIS SUNDAY– CHRISTMAS 1 – FESTIVAL OF LESSONS & CAROLS – DEC. 26:

Officiant: Don Nancarrow

Music Director/Organist: Donna Larsen

Ushers: Ginny Tuxhorn, Jim Rudd

Tech: TJ Walch, Katherine Wagner

Acolyte: Jackie Hoskinson

Counters: Carol Nancarrow, Gary Welch

Altar Guild: Mary-Anna Welch, Stephanie Welch, Janet Reuter

Sanctuary Lamp: OPEN

NEXT SUNDAY– CHRISTMAS 2- HOLY EUCHARIST – JAN. 2:

Celebrant: The Rev. Rowena Mae MacGregor

Music Director/Organist: Donna Larsen

Ushers: Dave Reuter, Wayne Harper

Tech: Gary Welch, Mary-Anna Welch

Acolyte: Elizabeth Wagner

Lay Eucharist Ministers: Readers: OT/PS: Don Nancarrow EP/POP: TJ Walch

Counters: TBD

Altar Guild: Carol Nancarrow, Kendall Rubino

Sanctuary Lamp: OPEN

Events at St. Mark’s this Week

The office will be closed Dec 27–Dec 31

THIS SUNDAY (Christmas 1, Dec. 26): FESTIVAL OF LESSONS AND CAROLS, 10:30am, in person and on Facebook Live.

MONDAY: SAA MEETING, 6:30am, Lounge; AA MEETING, 7:30pm, Parish Hall

TUESDAY: NA MEETING, 7:30pm, Parish Hall

WEDNESDAY: There are no events this day.

THURSDAY: SAA MEETING, 7:30pm, Lounge

FRIDAY: There are no events this day.

SATURDAY: AA MEETING, 7:30pm, Parish Hall

NEXT SUNDAY (Christmas 2, Jan. 2): HOLY EUCHARIST, 10:30am, in person

and on Facebook Live; EDUCATION FOR MINISTRY, 1:30pm, Fellowship Room; CARE HOUSE SUNDAY

Places to be, things to do

CARE HOUSE SUNDAY is Sunday, Jan. 2. Donations of small water bottles, healthy snacks, and gift cards (gas, Kroger, Wal-Mart) are welcome. Monetary donations will be noted on your contribution sheet. NOTE: Please check the expiration dates of all food products, as CARE House cannot distribute anything that has expired.

THE CHURCH CRACKED OPEN BOOK GROUP will meet again at 7pm on Wednesday, Jan. 5 via Zoom. St. Margaret’s is participating with St Mark’s in this important work.

COMPLINE will be said via Zoom at 7pm on Wednesday Jan. 12, by the Rev. Rowena MacGregor.

ANNUAL PARISH MEETING is scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 30. Mark your calendars; more details coming! (See insert for the slate of nominees.)

The Community of St. Mark’s Classifieds

THE REV. ROWENA MACGREGOR will be out of town from December 25 through New Year’s Day. St. Mark’s office will also be closed during this week. If you have a pastoral emergency, such as a hospitalization or to report a death, please contact The Revs. Margaret and Greg Sammons, who are providing pastoral crisis care, at 419-350-9517.

THE CHRISTMAS PROJECT was a huge success! Many thanks to everyone who shopped for gifts; supplied wrapping paper, ribbon, and tape; and shopped, sorted, and delivered everything to the Job Center. We helped 37 children in 18 families.

PLEDGE ENVELOPES: If you didn’t order any and would like to have them, please contact the office– we’ve got a few extra boxes!

2021 CONTRIBUTIONS: In order to claim a charitable contribution deduction for 2021, contributions must be received in the church office no later than NOON Tuesday, Dec. 28.

2022 SIGN-UP SHEETS for candles and flowers are in the Narthex. Candles are $5 per week and flowers are $30 (and you get to keep them!) We’ll do our best to accommodate all requests, but signups are first come, first served.

Lesser Feasts and Fasts

RECOMMENDED FEAST DAY TO OBSERVE: Sunday, Dec. 26 is the Feast of Saint Stephen, Deacon and Martyr. Very probably a Hellenistic Jew, Stephen was one of the seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom (Acts 6:3), who were chosen by the apostles to relieve them of the administrative burden of serving tables and caring for the widows. By this appointment to assist the apostles, Stephen, the first named of those the New Testament calls The Seven, became the first to do what the Church traditionally considers to be the work and ministry of a deacon. It is apparent that Stephen’s activities involved more than simply serving tables, for the Acts of the Apostles speaks of his preaching and performing many miracles. These activities led him into conflict with some of the Jews, and brought him before the Sanhedrin. His powerful sermon before the Council is recorded in the seventh chapter of Acts. His denunciations of the Sanhedrin so enraged its members that, without a trial, they dragged him out of the city and stoned him to death. Saul, later called Paul, stood by, consenting to Stephen’s death, but Stephen’s example of steadfast faith in Jesus, and of intercession for his persecutors, was to find fruit in the mission and witness of Paul after his conversion. The Christian community in Jerusalem, taking fright at the hostility of the Judean authorities, was scattered; so that for the first time the Gospel of Christ began to spread beyond Jerusalem.

We give you thanks, O Lord of glory, for the example of the first martyr Stephen, who looked up to heaven and prayed for his persecutors to your Son Jesus Christ, who stands at your right hand; where he lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, in glory everlasting Amen. (Holy Women, Holy Men)

Prayers for the Week of Dec. 26

FOR PEACE. For those who have died: the victims of violence and natural disasters this year; For medical professionals, and all those who are suffering from exhaustion and burnout in the midst of the pandemic; For the homeless; For all those addicted to heroin, remembering especially those who died this week from overdose; For all those who have committed suicide: remembering especially teens and young adults who took their own lives this week; For all our brothers and sisters who have died by violence around the world, remembering especially the recent acts of violence across the nation; For our enemies; For the safety of all American military and civilian personnel where ever they serve, remembering especially all those serving at Wright-Patterson AFB; For those who struggle with the basic necessities of life after natural catastrophic events, especially those misplaced by earthquakes, hurricanes, flooding, drought, fire, mudslides, and tornadoes; For the millions of refugees worldwide who wander the lands of the earth and whose suffering is greater than we can ever know.

For those in our prayer cycles: in the Anglican cycle of prayer, we pray for the Anglican Church of Canada; in the Diocesan cycle of prayer, we pray for Trinity in Bellaire, St. Luke in Cincinnati, and Grace Church in Pomeroy; in our Parish cycle of prayer, we pray for Sharron Lewis-Watts, Juanita Limes, and Don and Carol Nancarrow; For those celebrating upcoming birthdays: Hayward Jones (12/3), Vern Hogden (12/10), Janet Reuter (12/15), Carol Sharp (12/15), Elizabeth Wagner (12/21), Jim Hoskinson (12/26), Sean Weber (12/26), Jackie Hoskinson (12/27); For those celebrating wedding anniversaries: Bridgette & Jen Bonifas (12/20); For those on our parish prayer list: Howard, Ruby, George, the Darnell Family, Judy, Juanita, Rob, Carmen, Mary, Vern; For those who suffer from illness, grief, or any other adversity: Ann – Carol Nancarrow’s mother; Ann – friend of the Bertas; Caiti – friend of Ann Phillips; Carl – friend of the Welches; Carol – friend of the Rubinos; Carrie – Susan Kendall’s daughter; Cassie and Jane – friends of the Tallmans; Chip – Jim Rudd’s step-mother; Chris & family – friends of the Reuters; Cindy & Marvin – friends of Elizabeth Wagner; Clara – Pat Tallman’s cousin; Danielle – Jenna Walch’s sister; David – Vern Hogden’s son; Emily – Ann Phillips’ niece; Emma, Lowell, & the Burton Family – friends of Juanita Limes and the Darnells; Helen – Wayne Harper’s mother-in-law; James – Linda Stagles’ brother; Joni & Leslie – family of softball team member; Jose & Elena – friends of the Welches; Kathy & Gloria – friends of Katherine Wagner; Katie – friend of the Reuters; Keith & Jeff – friends of Jim Larsen; Ken – the Berta’s son; Leslie – friend of Juanita Limes; Leslie – friend of the Welches; Lynne – friend of the parish; Margaret – Rowena MacGregor’s mother; Mary – friend of the Wagners; Maya, Liz, and Peter – Rowena MacGregor’s family; Meghan – friend of Elizabeth Wagner; Miriam – friend of the Wagners; Nanci – friend of the Larsens; the Pitcher Family – friends of Katherine Wagner; Rachel – Norma Peachey’s daughter; Renea – friend of Juanita and Lisa; Roberta – Tracey Swartz’ mother; Ron – friend of Ruby Webster; Sarah – friend of the Wagners; Steve & Debi – friends of Linda Stagles; Steve & Elinor – friends of the Bertas; Sue & Tom – friends of the Phillips’; Susan – friend of the Nancarrows; Tonia – Juanita Limes’ daughter-in-law; Tony – Judy Rudd’s brother; Tracy – friend of the parish

For faithful animal companions: Hallie, longtime canine companion to Dave & Janet Reuter; Max, longtime canine companion to the Tallman family, and Coco, canine companion to Norma Peachey, and those who care for all animals; For the mission work of this congregation: CARE House, Canterbury Court, St. Paul’s UMC Food Pantry, Becoming Beloved Community Initiative, and for the non-profit groups who use our Community Building; For our Diocesan Bishops: for our Provisional Bishop, the Rt. Rev. Wayne Smith; The Rt. Rev. Kenneth Price, the Rt. Rev. Nedi Rivera, and the Rt. Rev. Wendell Gibbs; For our Presiding Bishop, The Most Rev. Michael Curry; For all postulants and candidates for holy orders in this Diocese: Patricia Rose, Jacob Cunliffe, Dan Carlson, Amy Cochran, Phoebe Myhrum, Brice Patterson, Martha Camele, Maggie Gough, Brad Gough, Catherine Duffy, Alane Osborne, Libbie Crawford, Gayland Trim.

For all faith communities as we navigate the way forward in a world being transformed by a number of crises – that we remain faithful in our devotion to God and open to constant change and ongoing self-evaluation.

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ADULT EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES

The Rev. Rowena MacGregor facilitates various adult educational/spiritual development offerings (Zoom). Be sure to check the Sunday bulletin for times and dates of her most recent programs.

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For more announcements, click HERE.

To read a copy of the December 16 21, 2021 Vestry Minutes, click HERE.

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