Resurrection Newsletter, Dec 28

[Lyn Briggs]

December 28, 2012

Congregation's choice Did we not sing your favorite Christmas hymn at our Christmas Eve service or on Christmas Day? Do you want to sing your favorite one more time? You have a chance to make it happen this Sunday, the last Sunday in Christmastide. Come prepared to look through a hymnal and pick out a hymn from  # 77 - 115. at the beginning of the Eucharist, we will hand over five selections to Scott, our organist who will fit them into the service. This is your last chance until December 2013! What do YOU want to sing this Sunday?

Faith Matters  Join us at 8:45 am on Sunday morning as we have conversations around the topics below: We meet in the study room in the church office.  Make sure to bring your questions with you!

 

Jan 6 – Holy Baptism

Jan 13 – Holy Eucharist

Jan 20 The Bible and Christian Discipleship

 

Wednesday Eucharist at 12 noon – Each Wednesday we gather for Eucharist in the small chapel. You are welcome to stay for our study afterwards. Beginning in January until Ash Wednesday (Feb 13) we’ll be studying scripture lessons assigned to the following Sunday.

 

2012 Donations    If you want your donations posted to your account in the year 2012, you must have the money or checks to the Treasurer by Dec 31 or postmarked by Dec 31, 2012. Please make this easy for everyone and get those 2012 charitable contributions in!

 

 Welcome Sandy Hook Students to a Winter Wonderland

When school resumes for Sandy Hook, it will be in a new building. Parent-volunteers of the PTA are working to ensure that the students are welcomed back by a winter wonderland with the entire school decorated with as many unique snowflakes as possible.  Today a snowflake making table is set up in the parish hall. Anyone -- child or adult --- is invited to make some snowflakes to send.....they'll be off to Newtown by Jan 13.

                  

 January Sledding Party   Everyone is invited to a winter party at the Ober/Dennis cabin, the weekend of Jan 19-20. You may come up for the day, or sign up to stay overnight Friday or Saturday. They have five double beds or air mattresses, 2 bunk beds, and a cot for sleeping people.  You will need to bring sleeping bags if you want to stay.

Directions to the cabin up the Weber Canyon road east of Oakley: Go East on I-80 past Park City to the Hwy 40 turnoff & head south towards Heber. Take Kamas turnoff in about 3 or 4 miles & take a left heading towards Kamas. In a few miles take Brown's canyon/Peoa turnoff to the left & follow that road for about 5 miles until it T's. Hang a right towards Peoa (watch for cops, 35 MPH) heading towards Oakley. At Oakley, take the Weber Canyon Road east (at the diner) and call us on your cell phone. Cabin #435-783-7791. Kathy's cell occasionally works 801-721-6115. Go about 10 miles east past the first Pine Mountain development sign to the second one about 1mile further. We will meet you at the parking lot gate & let you into the parking lot. Please let us know approximately when you might be coming up, so we can be sure to be around a working phone #.

 

 

 

The Community Matters! Forum regarding Mental Illness and the Community which had been scheduled for January 9 has been postponed. Watch for a newly scheduled date on this very important topic.

 

Our Community Matters! Forum on Wednesday, Feb 6 will feature Family Promise, the network of churches which temporarily house families in need of permanent housing.  Tony Milner, the director of Family Promise, and members of All Saints Church which is a Family Promise host will be with us that evening, anxious to share their experiences.

 

The Feast of the Epiphany, January 6 --- Bell Choir  at Resurrection  Next Sunday, come 30 minutes early to church to hear the bell choir which will be set up in the parish hall. Lorna Koci, the director of the Bountiful Food Pantry, is also the director of this bell choir and she has graciously offered to come play for us. They were busy during Christmas season, so they’ve been invited to usher us into Epiphany instead. This will be a wonderful musical offering.

 Worship Ministers for Sunday, December 30

 

Altar Guild                               Jeani Allison, Sharon Jones

Greeter/Visitor                         Neil Jones

Usher                                       Jerry Thompson

Lay Assistant                            Chuck Allison

Acolyte                                    Steve Ober, Kathy Dennis

First Lesson                              Greg Putz  ( Isaiah 61: 10 - 62: 3)

Second Lesson                         Wim Ray (Galatians 3: 23-25: 4: 4-7)

Prayers                                     Sandy Perkin

Vestry                                       Richard Chesarek

Coffee Hour                             Jensen/Gustai, the Howards

Counters                                 Hall Blankenship, Joyce Mitchell

+  THANK YOU  +

 

Thanks to everyone who made the Christmas services so lovely: the choir, the Altar Guild, all who contributed to the decorations, those who decorated the church, the worship ministers of the services, those who cleared the snow from our walks and especially our wonderful Music Director, Scott Rowley.

--
Lyn Zill Briggs (The Rev.)
Episcopal Church of the Resurrection
1131 S. Main St.
Centerville UT  84014
office: 801-295-1360
cell: 801-808-4142