Incarnation Sunday Announcements 9.12.10

As of today, we have returned to our three service schedule. Services on Sundays will now be at 8 am, 9:15 am, and 11:15 am from now until the weekend after Memorial Day, 2011 (except for holidays and special occasions).

Please note: The Wednesday Afternoon Art Program/Incarnation Children's Choir/Alleluia Choir schedule has changed. Please note the new times:
Art/Homework Program: 3-5 pm
Incarnation Children's Choir: 3:45 - 4:45
Alleluia Choir: 6:30 pm

A message from the Pastoral Care Committee: Every so often, members of the pastoral care committee conduct an All-Parish Check-in. We try to connect with every member of the parish to check-in, update our information, and ask if there's anything you'd like us to know about or pray for. You can expect a call sometime in the month of September - we're looking forward to connecting with you!

Tuesday Morning Book Group resumes Tuesday, September 14 with Listening for God, Volume 2, edited by Paula J. Carlson and Peter S. Hawkins. The book includes short stories by John Updike, Anne Tyler, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Tobias Wolff, Carol Bly, Gail Godwin, Kathleen Norris and Andre Dubus. We meet at 9:30 am in the Library.

Join us for Open House (our first class) at Community of Hope, Thursday, September 16, 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Would you like to learn how to listen better? Do you have an itch to go back to school? Are you a caring person looking for a new ministry? The Community of Hope (COH) class begins with a soup supper Thursday September 16 (6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.) and runs 14 weeks. Openings are still available in this course that's ideal for people who feel called to participate in a ministry of presence and compassionate listening. Do you remember shopping for classes to take in school? Come September 16 and see what it's all about! Please RSVP if you're coming to "check it out"-we want to have enough food for supper! For an application or further information please contact Pastor Gail at pastorgail@incarnation-sr.orgor 579-2604 x103.

The Evening Women's Group will meet on Tuesday, September 21 at 7 pm at the home of Donna Wiuff. All women are welcome to join us. We are a supportive group providing a place to share our lives and our spiritual journeys with each other, building friendships as we go. If you have any questions, please contact Donna Wiuff at (707) 837-8768.

Let your wishes be known... Do you have an Advance Health Care Directive? Come to a FREE Kaiser workshop which is open to everyone - you do not have to be a Kaiser member to attend. The workshop is taught by an attorney and a medical doctor and they will help you: learn what you need to know about advance care planning, choose an agent to represent you, and put your wishes in writing using the Advance Health Care Directive form. You may attend on Sept 21 from 3-5 PM or Nov 2 from 10AM to 12 noon. Please, call 393-4167 or 566-5277 to register and get directions.

Refuges of Art: Andy Goldsworthy, celebrated sculptor and land artist, and subject of the renowned documentary film "Rivers and Tides" is in the midst of a decades-long project of renovating ancient pilgrim trails in France. Join Kayleen Asbo for a fascinating journey of these moving works of art, followed by a candlelit Taize service cantored by Claire Frydenlund. Friday, September 24 at 7:30 pm. $10 Suggested donation.

For those on the path to Confirmation - On September 25 (9-4 pm) Fr. Matt will be leading the Confirmation Retreat which is a requirement (along with completing the Via Media classes and the Inquirers and Seekers sessions) for confirmation or being received into the Episcopal Church. Some of you have already signed-up for this this Confirmation Retreat-Day. If you desire to be confirmed or received and have completed the Via Media and Inquiries and Seeker classes, please contact Mitch Garcia (smallgroups@incarnation-sr.orgor 707-703-4162).

Numina brings a second Taize. Where....? in Sebastopol at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, on the second Friday of each month at 7 pm. Join us for this contemplative chanting service.

A plea for wayward jelly glasses: Do you have any that you could recycle to the busy jelly makers for the Christmas Bazaar? Don't worry if they are topless. That can be remedied. We have a wonderful offer of special Spanish grapes from a parishioner. We also have bountiful local fruits that would make lovely jams and jellies as well. There will be a container by the Bulletin Board near the Outreach section. Thank you!

We are all invited to two important conversations with other people of faith in Santa Rosa. These conversations will give us a chance to get to know one another and make connections around issues that are important to us. These conversations are part of the North Bay Sponsoring Committee's work to help congregations connect with each other. All are invited!

"The Personal Impacts of the Economic Crisis,"
Monday, September 27, 7 pm
Resurrection Parish, 303 Stony Point Road, Santa Rosa

"Wanting the Best for our Children in Sonoma County,"
Monday, October 4, 7 pm
Shomrei Torah, 2600 Bennett Valley Road, Santa Rosa

Volunteers needed to help stock the Giving Freezer! We will be cooking up some care and comfort in the church kitchen from 1 to 3 pm on Sunday, September 26, 2010. Please join us in reviving this important component of pastoral care. If we all pitch in, we can help cover the cost for food and supplies. Please, if you are able to contribute talent, time, or treasure, contact the new Giving Freezer Coordinator, Susan Pearson at (707) 494-5049, or sign up to join us on the clipboard in Farlander Hall. You could be the world's best chef, or a champion dishwasher - it doesn't matter, just come on down!

SAVE THE DATE! Sunday, October 24 following the 11:15 a.m. service the Sonoma Council on Aging will come to Incarnation for a presentation on housing options for seniors in Sonoma County. Lunch will be served. More to come! For further information contact pastorgail@incarnation-sr.org (or call 707-579-2604 ext. 103).