Dear Friends:
This Sunday, December 4, The Second Sunday of Advent, All Saints will worship at 8:30 and 10:30a.m.
Caroline Westin-Garcia will teach Church School in the rector’s office and Cherry Bijan will offer Child Care in the Pre-K room.
Elena Syrett will be the coffee hour host.
The Open House at the rectory is this Friday, December 2, from 6:30 – 9:00p.m. Please see the separate email concerning this event.
The Vestry will meet on Wednesday, December 7, from 6:30-9:00p.m. in the Guild Room.
You may order a Christmas Poinsettia to help decorate the church for $25.00 by completing the form in the bulletin this Sunday or by contacting Andrea Pieper in the Church Office.
The Annual Scholastic Book Fair will be in the Guild Room next week, December 5-9. This year an “Online Book Fair” is available if you can’t make it to All Saints. The link is scholastic.com/schoolbookfairs and is available December 4 – 10. All Saints Child Care Center receives a book of equal value for each book purchased – so this fair helps to stock our school library. Please support it.
Please support All Saints by bringing in or mailing your pledge card. To date, All Saints has received 19 pledges in the amount of $30,816. Last year, altogether, All Saints received 35 pledges in the amount of $55,130. Of the 19 pledges received, eleven are increased pledges, six were the same as 2011 and two pledges are new. The goal for this pledge campaign is 40 pledges and $62,700.
Contemplative Prayer will be offered Saturday at 9:00a.m. On Saturday, December 10, Lynne and I will offer an Advent Quiet Day at The Church of the Atonement from 9:30 – 1:00p.m., including a festive luncheon. Please sign up at All Saints or by contacting Andrea Pieper.
On Sunday, December 11, Saint Nicholas will make his annual visit to All Saints during the 10:30a.m. service.
At a recent Parish Life meeting, it was decided to see what All Saints could do to help needy Leonia families this Christmas.
The Health & Family Services coordinator has requested twelve gift cards ($25 each, if possible) from stores such as Wal-Mart and Target. These cards will be delivered to these families so that their anonymity will be protected and the can choose which present(s) they’d like.
So, there will be twelve tags on a Christmas tree in the Church this Sunday. Please select one (or two) and return the tag and gift card to the Church office no later than Friday, December 16 for distribution. If you have any questions, please contact Andrea Pieper in the Church Office.
The Friends of The New Milford Public Library will be holding a Holiday Shopping Boutique. on Saturday, December 17, from 1-5p.m. Vendors will include handcrafted jewelry; homemade chocolates; Origami; Arbonne; Partylite; Avon and more. The Friends Holiday Basket Raffle will also be held at 4pm and this year will included selected items donated by the Vendors.
May God bless you and all whom you love.
Dean
Wednesday, December 7
6:30p.m. – 9:00p.m.
Vestry Meeting
Saturday, December 10
9:30a.m.—1:00p.m.
Mini-Retreat Day at
The Church of the Atonement.
Sunday, December 11
8:30a.m. & 10:30a.m.
Holy Eucharist;
Third Sunday of Advent,
St. Nicholas will make his annual visit at the end of the 10:30a.m.
service.
Sunday, December 18
8:30a.m. & 10:30a.m.
3:00p.m.
Holy Eucharist;
Fourth Sunday of Advent
Service of Lessons & Carols
Christmas caroling for shut-ins and at Brightside Manor.
Friday, December 23
12Noon Pot Luck
Child Care Center Holiday Party
Saturday, December 24
3:00p.m. & 10:00p.m.
Festive Eucharist with carols
Sunday, December 25
10:30a.m.
Christmas Day Eucharist
with carols
Sunday, January 1, 2012
12Noon.
Holy Eucharist
Sunday, January 8, 2012
8:30a.m. & 10:30a.m.
Holy Eucharist with carols,
Epiphany Sunday,
“Family Sunday”
