All-Parish Advent Party! Light your inner candle: come join us this evening from 5-7 pm. We'll share the light of hope and renewal together, amidst fun and fellowship. Make an Advent wreath (roll your own beeswax candles!), make Christingles, and enjoy yummy goodies. Fun for all ages - come see for yourself!

From the Women's Guild: Thank You! To all the great women (and men, and there were one or two) who baked the treats, cookies, pies, etc. and those who made our Holiday gifts and donated things for us to sell at our Annual Holiday Bazaar last Sunday. Thank you to Muriel Morrow and Bonnie Boucher for the raffle items, they were a big hit. We had a very successful and fun day for everyone. A big THANK YOU TO ERIC for all his help setting up and taking down all we needed to use. All this made a wonderful Bazaar. The "left-over" items are on sale this morning during the coffee hours. The winners of the drawings were Sharon Cronan, who won the trip to Pacific Palisades and Jeanette Landin who won the Christmas tree skirt & stocking! Thanks to all for buying tickets.

The October Financial Report is posted in living color on the bulletin board in Farlander Hall. Take a look and see how we're doing.

The December Guild Meeting will be this Tuesday, December 1st, starting at 10:30 am in the Church with Corporate Communion. Our business meeting will be followed by a catered luncheon at noon and then a program of Christmas music, presented by Melissa Craig-Morse.

The Prayer of the Heart Group December meeting is Tuesday, December 1st, 7:30 - 9pm, in the church. All are welcome who want to practice the Prayer of the Heart (the Jesus Prayer) in a group. If any questions or for more information, please contact Lisa Jang, (707-527-9549).

The Newsletter Deadline is this coming Friday, December 4th, for the February/March/April Newsletter. Please email your items to Cindy May at news@incarnation-sr.org.

Find out who St. Nicholas really was, during this special service! Join us for a pancake breakfast afterwards. Bring a stocking stuffer for donation to kids at St. Andrew's (see description below).

Every year our youth group puts together stockings for kids out at St. Andrews Episcopal Mission in Monte Rio. Please help us by bringing a small stocking stuffer for all ages, boy or girl. Our youth will be so grateful for your help in their outreach efforts. Bring your stocking stuffers to the December 6th Discovery Sunday service. There will be a  collection during the service for your unwrapped donation. Thank you!  -Episcopal Youth Fellowship

Come to "An Afternoon of Carols, Noels, and Variations." Performed by Sonoma County Organists, the Recorder Quartet, and the choirs of Faith Lutheran, St. Philip & St. Teresa Catholic Churches, and The Episcopal Church of the Incarnation. Sunday, December 6th, 3 pm. Faith Lutheran Church, 4930 Newanga Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA. Janis Dunson Wilson, Janice, Hall, and Melissa Craig Morse, Choral Directors. Sponsored by the Redwood Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. Free-will offering benefiting "The Living Room."


The St. Cecilia Choir presents A Christmas Gala ~ An evening of song, enticing refreshments (savory and sweet!), wine, wassail, and lots of fun! (Of course, non-alcoholic beverages will be served as well). Sunday, December 13th at 7 pm, in Farlander Hall. The musical selections will be both sacred and secular, with jazzy duets, trios, etc., followed by a Christmas Carol sing-along to top off the evening! This lovely annual event is a fundraiser for the production of our annual Good Friday Concert. Get your tickets now! See Carol Menke, Barbara Avery, or any St. Cecilia choir member for tickets and info.

New Small Group: Centering Prayer! We now offer a Centering Prayer Gathering that meets every Monday from 5:15-6:15 pm in the Clergy Conference Room. Centering Prayer is a technique of silent prayer that prepares us to receive the gift of contemplative prayer, prayer in which we experience God's presence within us. This practice of prayer is both a relationship with God and a discipline to foster that relationship. All are welcome!

Adult Spiritual Formation presents Via Media: It's that time! The Via Media sessions will be starting January 5th (Tuesday at 6:30 pm) and going for seven consecutive sessions. Fr. Matt along with John Cramer will be leading these classes. If you are considering adult baptism or being Confirmed, Via Media is a required course of classes. There is a sign-up sheet on the Small Groups table in Farlander Hall. If you want to learn more about Via Media or about being confirmed at Incarnation, visit our website at www.incarnation-sr.org and go to Christian Ed - Adult Education or contact Mitch Garcia at smallgroups@incarnation-sr.org or call 707-703-4162.

A reminder that if you have any questions about Small Groups or would like to offer a suggestion for a new Small Group, please call Mitch Garcia at 707-703-4162 or email him at smallgroups@incarnation-sr.org.

From the Pastoral Care Ministry: Do you know a shut-in or of someone who may be recovering from an illness or surgery and would be cheered by a note or a card from Incarnation? Please call Diane Bruce at 707-838-8676 and she will send a card. 

Church Website: Want information about upcoming events at church? Want to learn more about a particular ministry at Incarnation? Did you miss a sermon and wish you could listen to it? Then go to our church website! Each week more things are being added to the site to better inform you and keep you to up to date about all the exciting things going on at Incarnation. In the upcoming weeks there will be information on the Outreach ministry, Pastoral Care, The Altar Guild, and a new section on Small Groups. Take a few minutes and visit www.incarnation-sr.org. If you would like to make a suggestion or a comment, please email Mitch Garcia at smallgroups@incarnation-sr.org.

Earn money for Incarnation while surfing the Web! No, this isn't a joke--you really can earn money for Incarnation when you're online. It's easy and painless. Go to www.goodsearch.com, select Incarnation as your charity, and download a Goodsearch search box to your toolbar. Then, simply use Goodsearch.com every time you search the internet. It's powered by Yahoo and will give you great results--and it pays Incarnation a penny for each search. Online shoppers can click through to Goodshop.com, where you can shop at over 1,000 online stores like Amazon, eBay, Drugstore.com and Office Depot. Up to 30% of your purchase will go to Incarnation! Please use Goodsearch.com on both your home and office computers, and watch the donations add up!

 
Breaking News: The Church recently received a check from GoodSearch.com for $125! Those are the pennies adding up - thanks to all of you who have used GoodSearch so far. Try it out - it's easy and free!