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Good People of St. Peter's:
It's hard to believe that Advent is just around the corner! I love this time of year (despite my whining about the cold!). It is the season of preparation and watchfulness as we wait for the birth of our Lord. One of the ways we mark this season is by inviting members of the parish who have had advents or new beginnings to light the advent wreath. If you have had such an occasion,I hope you'll let me know. While there are only 4 Sundays, we try to work in as many folks as we can so that, collectively, as a parish, we may celebrate the new beginnings of our lives.
But before we get to Advent, many things have to happen! This weekend Allen Heinemann, Ricardo Villota and Carole Trapp, the three St. Peter's delegates elected by you at our annual meeting will join the St. Peter's Clergy (John Dally, Nancy Meyer, Norma Sutton and yours truly) at the annual Diocesan Convention. Convention an event that mixes educational opportunities with church business and legislation, conversation and a bit of dancing thrown in just for good measure. Others from the parish will also be there representing different agencies in the Diocese of Chicago including Joanna Gesicki with the Episcopal Church Women and Catherine Thomson with the Peace & Justice Commission. You can see more about it on the brand new Diocese of Chicago website. Please make sure to ask any of these people about their experience at Convention.
Last but not least, I want to remind you about a service opportunity. On Monday from 1-4 PM, a holiday lunch will be served for guests of North Side Housing and Supportive Services. If you'd like to join me in serving our guests, please let me know.
Peace & all good,
Sarah+ |
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North Side Housing Holiday Lunch
The Guests of the new Pantry, housed at St. Peter's, run by North Side Housing and Supportive Services, are being invited to a holiday lunch on Monday, November 21 from 1-4 PM. The lunch will be held in the Guild Room. North Side Housing will bring all the food, but we have been invited to help serve the meal. If possible, volunteers are asked to wear black pants and white shirts to create a restaurant style atmosphere. If you would like to volunteer, please contact the office at (773) 525-0844.
We are also collecting gently used coats that will be distributed to guests of the Pantry. If you have a coat that you would like to donate, please bring it by the office. Thanks! |
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A Pledge Campaign Update
PLEDGE THANKS: A hearty thank-you to the people who have already made their pledges of wealth, wisdom, and work for 2012. Right now, we're at 57 pledgers and $168,158 pledged. To expand our ministries and fully fund those we have now, our goal is 80 pledgers and $225,000. You can pick up a pledge card at the back of the church or ask one of the ushers for one. And be sure to check out the Sharing Our Story thank-you visual aid in the Guild Room.
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Thanksgiving Day Eucharist and "Brunchy" Coffee Hour
Holy Eucharist will be celebrated at 10:00 AM on Thanksgiving Morning. All are most welcome. A "brunchy" coffee hour will follow. If you would like to help with the coffee hour, please contact one of the three hosts: David Lopez (773) 480-8378; Don Gesicki (773) 763-2027; or Erland Parnell (773) 327-2279.
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World AIDS Day
Aus tiefer Not/From Deepest Night, a new work for World AIDS Day by St. Peter's Artist-in-Residence John Addison Dally, brings together choral music, piano improvisation, speech choir, narration and monologue in a kind of sonic collage. It contrasts the continuing ravages of the bubonic plague in 16th Century Europe with the outbreak of AIDS worldwide in the 1980s and highlights the way art responds to devastating health crises.
Offered by St. Peter's as a benefit for Bonaventure House, a residential treatment facility in the Lakeview neighborhood, the work highlights the particular gifts of each of those communities. Saint Peter's unique blend of excellence in singing and speech arts will provide the context for monologues developed by two residents of Bonaventure House. The whole will be united by the poignant piano improvisations of Br. Nathanael Deward Rahm, BSG, St. Peter's organist and choirmaster. Come and experience this moving reflection on crisis and hope for World AIDS Day 2011. |
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Ministry Opportunity: Be an usher!
Do you have a friendly smile and a willingness to welcome people? Perhaps you'd enjoy being an usher.Duties include greeting and distributing programs, shaking hands during the peace, passing the offering plates and guiding people during communion. If this sounds like a ministry that you'd enjoy, please contact Steve McFadden who would love to tell you more.
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Christmas Wreaths and Greens
Christmas Greens to benefit the Woman's Board Scholarship Fund at Seabury Western Theological Seminary may now be ordered. Full, fragrant, long-lasting balsam wreaths and centerpieces from Maine are available for door-to-door delivery by mid-December, with personalized gift cards included. Please see Betty Hickman (773) 477-2921 for further details.
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Serving this Sunday at 11:00 AM
Acolytes
Readers/Intercessors
Jan Arnett
Graeme Thomson
Allen Heinemann
Ushers
Ruby Woods
David Lopez
Conway & Elinor Dahmer
Subdeacon/Deacon/Presider
Levi Harris
Nancy Meyer
Sarah Fisher |
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Please remember in your prayers
Let us pray for our own needs and those of others, praying especially for Helen, Nancy, Lloyd, Lynn, Lela, David, Steven, Ed, Victory, Don, Nathan, Bruce, Don and Joanna, Joe, Robert, Summer and family, Conway and Elinor, Jennifer, Zina, Carolyn, Beth, Valerie, Terry, Margaret and Rob.
We offer thanksgiving for the baptism of Emily Kate Heydon and for her parents, Simon and Melissa; for Conway, Steve, and others celebrating birthdays; for Tyler and Anthony, nominees for ordination sponsored by this parish.
We pray for Jean, and all the departed.
Rest eternal grant unto them, O Lord, and let light perpetual shine upon them. May their souls, and the souls of all the departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. |
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Stay up to date with the goings on at St. Pete's--we're on Facebook!
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Donate Online
Did you know you can donate or make your pledge payment online, either with a credit card or a check? Simply log onto St. Peter's website and click on the "Donate" section at the top of the page. The page will look like the image below. Thank you for your support of St. Peter's!
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