A walking cane was found in the Kitchen on Monday, December 20. It is blue with flowers on it. If you have lost a cane and think this might belong to you, please call the Church Office at 707-579-2604.
Please note: The Church Office will be closed on December 27 & January 3.
New Year's Day is not only a good time to reflect on your life and make new resolutions; it's also a feast day for us - The Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus. Join us here at 10:00 a.m. January first to dedicate the year to God, and reflect on how Jesus might help you through it!
Christmas Cards for Crafts: Please bring your 'used' Christmas cards to Farlander Hall. Next November, they will be distributed to The Living Room, a nursing facility, a preschool and the YWCA's A Special Place, a preschool for at risk children. It is amazing what they can do with them. These groups give us all a hearty thanks every year. There will be a container in Farlander Hall through January. Jelly glasses: There will be another round-up next fall for them. Jellies and jams are big sellers at the Holiday Bazaar each year. Please save them. Many thanks.
Looking for a way to volunteer in your own home? The Kitchen goes through a lot of towels each week - we need an additional person to take them home and wash them on the same day of the week every week, then bring them back within two days. If this job is for you, contact Marjorie Whistler (707-542-5813) or the church office (707-579-2604). Thank you!
The Flower Chart for the year 2011 is now on the South wall near the back of the Church. You will find spaces after each Sunday date for each Month of 2011. You can sign up for one or more dates. Someone from the office will call you to learn how you want your flowers noted in the bulletin. The flower offerings can be given in memory of someone, in Thanksgiving or in Celebration of some event, etc. The members of the Altar Guild will buy the flowers to arrange and place on the Reredos for the proper Sunday you have chosen. More than one family may sign up for any given Sunday. The cost for each Sunday is $50. Just put your check in the offering plate, marked "altar flowers," or mail it to the Church Office.
Please note: Claire will be out of the office from Tuesday, January 4 through Monday, January 10. During that time, please call the Church Office (707-579-2604) if you need assistance. For pastoral emergencies on off-hours please call the Priest-On-Call (707-478-6659).
Epiphany Service and Supper! Sign up for the all-parish dinner occurring on January 6 celebrating Epiphany. There will be a worship service beginning at 6 pm which will include the Alleluia Choir and a retelling of the story of the Magi! This is followed by dinner in Farlander Hall at 7 pm. We'll be serving a traditional beef stew. Put your name on the sign-up sheet in Farlander Hall and plan to bring something to contribute if you like.Come andjoin us for an evening of worship, music, fellowship, hospitality and community.
Please donate to the "Winter Coat and All Things Warm" Drive for St. Andrew's Food Program. Now is the time to clean out your closets for gently used winter coats, hats, gloves, rain gear, and scarves. Winter clothing items can be placed in the designated box in Farlander Hall. A warm coat or rain jacket is very much appreciated by the guests of the St. Andrew's Feeding Program, who often are homeless or live in unheated housing. Thank you very much. Incarnation has been very generous in contributing to this program in the past few years.
A big 'Thanks!' and a 'Can you help, too?' Needy families with kids who are students at our 'adopted' Burbank Elementary School have been excited to get bags filled with nutritious food from the food bank. As part of a special grant - 'Farm to Family' - we've had Incarnation volunteers at Burbank School on Thursday afternoons, helping distribute fresh produce, baked items, and some packaged foods. A big Thank You! goes to volunteers Lauren Cole, Patty and Mike Hickey, Alice Macondray, and Catherine Thomson. Can you help, too? Only one and a half hours on a Thursday afternoon at our school. You don't need to commit for every Thursday .. how about only one Thursday a month? No heavy lifting required. You only need to bring a friendly smile. Talk to one of the folks who have already participated, then call Mike Hickey, 568-6856, to see how easy it is for you to help these needy families.
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.
USA Disaster Preparedness Volunteer Form. As part of the USA Disaster Preparedness Initiative, Episcopal Relief & Development is building a database of volunteers who are ready and willing to respond in the event of a disaster. If you are interested in being contacted about volunteer opportunities or disaster response trainings, please fill out the form at http://www.er-d.org/VolunteerForm/. You may be contacted about opportunities both in your community and around the country.
Fantastic Music, Organ-Style! The 6:00 pm, Friday, January 14, "Twilight" Pipe Organ Mini Recital will feature Harold Julander, organist of Church of the Incarnation. The program will include works by Bach, Sweelinck, and Vierne. Also included will be a premier work based on the hymntune, "L'Ping," a work featured at the Washington, D.C., American Guild of Organists convention this past summer. The program, lasting about one half hour, will highlight the versatility of the Casavant organ at the Church of the Incarnation, located at 550 Mendocino Avenue. As with all the mini recitals, those wishing to are invited to attend a no host dinner afterwards in a local Santa Rosa restaurant. A free will offering is asked to help with costs.
Come and share in the Mystery of Centering Prayer: The source of Centering Prayer, as in all methods leading to Contemplation, is the indwelling Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The focus of Centering Prayer is the deepening of our relationship with the living Christ, and discerning our call to action. With discipline this practice leads to building communities of faith and bonds people together in mutual friendship and love. Truly learning how to love our neighbors as ourselves. As the new year approaches, please consider trying something that will make an impact on you and the community in which you live. We meet on Monday nights between 5 pm and 6 pm. All are welcome. On our website there is short video introduction by. Fr. Thomas Keating explaining this contemplative practice. Go to the Small Group webpage and then click on Prayer + Contemplative.
A Weekend with Rev. Cynthia Bourgeault -- Love, Contemplative Style: Centering Prayer and Awakening the Heart. When: Friday, Feb 11 & Saturday Feb 12. Where: Grace Episcopal Church (1314 Spring Street, St. Helena, CA 94574). Cost: $75 per person for both days, $25 for Friday only, $50 for Saturday only (includes lunch). Note: Purchase both days before December 10, 2010 and receive a free copy of "The Wisdom Way of Knowing." Grace Episcopal Church in St. Helena welcomes contemporary mystic, Cynthia Bourgeault, writer and internationally known Retreat Leader. Reservations are necessary. Call Grace Church at (707) 963-4157 or email invite@grace-episcopal.org.
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