Blessed Lord, who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning: Grant us so to hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, which you have given us in our Savior Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Serving on Sunday (Nov 15th):
* Greeters: Davis * Host: Wood * Readers: Doug J, Elizabeth H
* Psalm & Prayers: Andrew P * Chalice: Leslie B, Pam H
* Announcements: Jon C * Counters: Carl H, Jill F
Sunday's readings: 1 Samuel 1:4-20 Hebrews 10:11-14(15-18),19-25
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 15, 2015
Holiday Bazaar – Saturday is the Holiday Bazaar! Setup activities continue this week including kitchen help Friday afternoon. Come early Saturday to help, shopping from 9-3, and stay a bit to help clean up. For information, contact Jill Devins (802-291-6832 or jdevinsvt@ gmail.com)
2015 Advent Retreat – What are You Waiting For? December 4 and 5 at Rock Point. The Retreat Leader is Ann Cooper from St. Stephen’s Middlebury and the Retreat Chaplain is Scott B. Neal from St. Paul’s. Join us for a quiet time away from the busyness of the season. Register at mhechmer@me.com
Annual Meeting Reports due December 13 – Believe it or not Annual Meeting is just around the corner. Please submit your report in electronic form to Paula Stevens by December 13. Thank you, Scott and the Vestry
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).
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.
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
Before the new year, Holly will receive six dates to serve meals at Listen Center in 2016. St. Paul's has one cook team and we are looking for a second cook team for 2016. If you are interested in organizing three meals in 2016, please contact Holly.
Fundraiser Help for Boy Scout Troop – Jonathan's Boy Scout Troop is collecting unwanted vases as a fund raiser. We will take anything that will hold a flower. There is a box under the coat rack in the parish hall. Thanks, John Brennan
After School Volunteers needed – Stuart Johnson is seeking people interested in volunteering after school for as little as 1 hour a week. If interested, please give Stuart your contact information.
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
Men, children, and women are welcome. Come rest as you finish a project or learn a new craft. Come for few hours or for the whole day. All hand worker is welcome. A table will be set up for quilters. Please bring snacks to share. Soups and stews will be served for lunch and for an early dinner. If you have questions, contact Holly Hall or Susan Pillsbury
Ongoing Reminders:
Haven Wish List – Top 5 food shelf needs: tuna, pasta, pasta sauce, beans, brown riceSpecial Thanksgiving collection: stuffing, gravy mix, pie crust mix, pie filling, cranberry sauce. As well as: 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. Scott has another commitment that day so we would appreciate someone to fill in for him and give Eucharist. If you can help at Brookside Service on 12/13, please contact Scott or Holly. Thank you.
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
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
Wednesday, November 18 – Worship Committee Meeting
Sunday, November 29 – First Sunday of Advent
Wednesday, December 2 – 6:30 PM Advent Formation
Saturday, December 5 – Safe Church Training
Saturday, December 12 – Advent Taize Worship
Sunday, December 13 – Christmas Caroling
Saturday, December 19 – Solstice Knit and Purl Retreat
December 24, 5:30 PM – Holy Communion with Christmas pageant
December 24 – 9:00 PM - Festive Holy Communion with Carols
December 25 – 10:00 AM - Christmas day Holy Communion with Carols