HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE TODAY AT HEAVENLY TREASURES! Are you ready for the best shopping experience you'll have this holiday season? Come over to Heavenly Treasures today after services. You'll find the perfect sparkly outfit for that holiday party, lots of Christmas decorations, holiday wrap and cards. You'll also find brand new gifts like high-quality French soaps, jewelry, and warm, gorgeous shawls. Take advantage of bargain basement prices, and know that your purchase does real good--90% of our profits are donated to social service and justice causes. We'll be open until 1:00, so stroll over and let us help you with your holiday shopping. Note: We were unable to have our Open House last week due to technical difficulties, but now we are cheerfully back in business and are ready for you to come shop!
Kid's Christmas Shop TODAY after 9:15 service! Kids can experience the joy of choosing their own special, inexpensive gifts for family and friends today. They shop in secret so everything is a SURPRISE! Members of the Youth Group will help kids make their selections and wrap their gifts. The Gift Shop is open after the 9:15 service and is for kids of all ages. There's a great variety of new gifts in different price ranges for kids to choose from. The prices are very affordable and well below retail, with most in the $1-3 range. All proceeds will go to support the Children & Youth Programs here at Incarnation.
Because of when Christmas falls in the week, the Evening Women's Group will meet on December 14 at 6:30 pm. We will be having our annual dine out night. This year we will be dining at the Brasserie in the Hyatt Hotel. 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.
The December group meeting for Prayer of the Heart is Thursday, December 16, in the Library, from 7 - 8:30 pm. All are welcome who wish to practice Prayer of the Heart in a group setting.
Please note that the Church Office will be open only from 9 am to noon this coming Thursday, December 16.
It's Pageant time again! Do you have any Sheep, Angels, Wise Men or Inn-Keepers in your family? Please sign up and be part of this year's Nativity Pageant - the more the merrier! The pageant will be at the 4pm Christmas Eve service. Pageant rehearsal will be THIS Saturday, December 18 from 11am-1pm with a pizza lunch. If you would like to be in the pageant contact Daphne at youthmin@incarnation-sr.org and sign up for a part.
Christmas stockings for St. Andrew's - We are doing stockings for St. Andrew's again this year. Please bring a stocking-size gift for all ages to church next Sunday, December 19. Gifts can be left in the donation basket by the tree in Farlander Hall. Thank you so much for your support. For more information contact Daphne at youthmin@incarnation-sr.org.
Via Media Sign-up! The Via Media sessions will be starting January 9 (Sunday 11:15am-1:15pm in Room 3) and going for seven consecutive weeks. Via Media is a series of classes that explore our faith from a unique Episcopalian point of view. Topics such as the Holy Spirit, The Bible, and Jesus Christ are talked about and you are encouraged to ask your questions and explore with others through conversation, friendship, worship and radical hospitality! Each class starts off with a delicious meal, a time of fellowship and getting to know one another. 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" or "received" at Incarnation, visit our website at www.incarnation-sr.org and go to Christian Ed-Adult Education or contact Mitch Garcia at 707-703-4162 or email smallgroups@incarnation-sr.org.
Calling All Ministry Leaders! Our website is filled with information about our church and about the many ministries here at Incarnation. Some of that information may be outdated or possibly just plain wrong. I need your help and ask that you go to our website and locate the ministry you are involved with as a leader and please check to see if the information is correct. If your ministry is not on our website, then I need to know as soon as possible so I can add that information to our site. I thank you all in advance for your help and you can contact me at smallgroups@incarnation-sr.org to send along any changes or updates.
