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We celebrate the Eucharist at 4:15 on Saturday afternoon with our student visitors. After the service, we'll be seated in the worship space and continue our time together. It will be a kind of question-and-answer period; they may ask us about our liturgy, our building, our music, our seating arrangement, our common life, our mission, and other things. We have the chance to say in our own words, and with a diversity of voices, how we experience our life with God here and how Grace came to be the way it is. 

After the conversation, we'll move to the gathering space for a festive reception. 

We are nearing the end of the current liturgical year and moving toward a new one; the scriptures highlight stories and themes related to judgment and the end of time. For example, this Sunday we hear from the apostle Paul: "The day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.  . . . But you, beloved, are not in darkness, for that day to surprise you like a thief, for you are all children of light." Such images lead us naturally into early Advent. For the full readings, click on "Sunday Scripture texts" (above left).

There will also be a Eucharist on Sunday at the usual time, 10:00.

 

Extra copies of the brochure and related documents are on the windowsill at the back of the church. 

Bring the completed brochure to church on Sunday, November 20, and put it in the offering plate when it comes to you. We'll celebrate a successful campaign after church that day with a luncheon. 

Advent begins November 27. At the planning meeting last Sunday, participants made choices about music and texts, and we previewed the schedule for Christmas preparations. The Greening (decorating the worship space for Christmas) will take place after the Eucharist on Sunday, December 18. Everybody is welcome, as this process takes many hands, and there are tasks for children and adults. On Saturday morning, December 17, volunteers are needed to prepare greens and other items. Stay tuned for more information.

Our next get-together will be on Sunday evening, January 15, at the Reeds' house. Our format is for the host to provide drinks, and everyone else to bring snacks. Please contact Mary Louise Bross if you would like to participate (to ensure there are enough copies of the play available). 

Last Saturday, children and families at our school celebrated their variety of ethnic backgrounds, with foods, displays, and crafts. A highlight of this annual celebration is a "fashion show," in which parents and teachers and children model the clothes of their heritage. This year was no exception!