As of today, September 11, we've returned to our three service schedule, with services at 8:00 am, 9:15 am, and 11:15 am. This will continue until early Summer next year, with the exception of certain special occasions.
The church school year begins today at the 9:15 service! Godly Play teachers will bring your children into church after class. Youth are to go to the following classrooms:
K-3rd grade in Room 3
4th-7th grade in Room 1
8th -12th grade in Youth Room
Any questions please contact Daphne (707-579-2604 ext. 106 or youthmin@incarnation-sr.org)
Planning for the Animal Ministry Adoption Fair and Animal Ministry Forum will be at 2 p.m. TODAY in the library. All are welcome! If you want to help out and cannot make the meeting, contact Eileen at eileenmharrington@hotmail.com.
Tuesday Morning Book Group will resume on September 13 at 9:30 am in the Library. We will continue reading and discussing Faith Stories edited by C. Michael Curtis.
The Men's Group will meet this Wednesday, Sept. 14, at 7:00 pm in the church. Our group explores the challenges men face in living their lives of faith in a safe, intimate environment. All Men are welcome and we hope to see you there. If you have any questions you can email mensgroup@incarnation-sr.org or call 703-4162.
Drink wine for a good cause! The Living Room cordially invites you to our 2nd Annual Wine Tasting Event next Sunday, September 18 from 1:00-4:00pm at Field Stone Winery (10075 Hwy 128, Healdsburg, CA). Enjoy tasting Field Stone wines paired with light food. Music by guitarist Alec Fuhrman. Mystery Raffle and Silent Auction. All proceeds benefit The Living Room: Day Services for Women and Children Who Are Homeless. www.thelivingroomsc.org. $35 per person. TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE INCARNATION BOOKSTORE! If mailing, please make checks payable to "The Living Room" and mail to: Sylvia Strong, 2447 San Pedro Drive, Santa Rosa, CA 95401 (707-578-7400).
The Evening Women's Group will meet on Tuesday, September 20 at 7 pm at the home of Marti Kennedy. 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 837-8768.
For those of you who attended "Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years" (or anyone else), the paperback edition of the book is now in our bookstore. It is an excellent read, so check it out!
Animal Ministry Event! Come meet adorable dogs and cats of the Sonoma Humane Society at Incarnation's Animal Ministry Adoption Fair! Sunday, September 25, 9:30 am - 1:30 pm in the Courtyard. If you have been thinking it's time to add a furry family member, or you just want to see and pet cute kittens, cats and dogs, join us! Recently sponsored small and slow older dogs, Ginger (10) and Sassy (11) will be there too! Check out Ginger and Sassy and all adorable animals at www.sonomahumane.org. Adoption counselors will be on site to answer your questions. Animal Ministry and Compassionate Living Outreach will provide free snacks and goodies to munch on. This is our pre-St. Francis Day event to help us get started on appreciating the furry (and finned, scaled, etc.) loves in our lives and in the world. Local churches are also invited, so please feel free to invite friends, family members or co-workers you think might need. For more information contact Lauren or Eileen at animalm@incarnation-sr.org .
Bits & Pieces - Thanks so much to all of you who have donated such great Bits & Pieces. I really appreciate it. A special thanks to a gentleman who gave me his mother's & grandmother's tin with buttons, some are 100 or more years old. There's still time to clean out your cupboards! We need Analog watches (the wind up kind), keys, sewing notions, wood pieces not smaller than 4" x 4" and not larger than 12" x 12" at least 1/2" thick, and as always - jewelry. Be sure to mark your calendars for Nov. 19th (Guild Bazaar) to see what we have done with all the Bits & Pieces.
Help is needed on the fourth Sunday of every month - we need someone to make and pour coffee after the 9:15 service. Please contact Diane Bruce, 707-838-8676, if you're interested.
New to Incarnation or have been thinking about joining a small group?Are you looking for a way to connect with others?Then check out our small groups. Small Groups span a wide area of interest. We offer Care + Support groups, Study + Reflection groups, Topics + Interest groups, and Prayer + Contemplative groups. To learn more about each one go to our website and explore the possibilities! If you have an desire to form a small group, I would love to hear from you. You can call me (Mitch Garcia) at 707-703-4162 or email me at smallgroups@incarnation-sr.org.
From the 2011 Sonoma County Homeless Count:
Sonoma County had a 40% rise in homeless persons in the two years since the 2009 count - one of the steepest increases in the state.
The greatest increase by county region was found in central Santa Rosa and Rohnert Park.
Incarnation's Open Table breakfast feeds over 100 homeless people every Sunday. Now through October your contribution to the Open Table ministry will be matched dollar for dollar thanks to a donation of up to $5,000 in matching funds.
To donate: Make checks payable to "Church of the Incarnation" with "Open Table" in the memo line. Or put cash donations in our red donation box in Farlander Hall.
