Incarnation Sunday Announcements 10.16.11

Raffle Tickets! The Guild of the Incarnation is now in the latter stages of planning and preparing for our annual Holiday Bazaar for Nov. 19th and 20th -- We are now selling RAFFLE TICKETS at each coffee hour. This year our prizes are a hand-made Tree Skirt and Stocking or a week stay at the Olympic Village at Tahoe. Tickets are available from Guild member for $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00 after Sunday services.

The Evening Women's Gathering will meet on Tuesday, October 18 at 7:15 pm at the home of Martie Adams. 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.

Cantiamo Fall Concert next Sunday! If you love choral music this one's for you ... the 17-member choral ensemble, Cantiamo, directed by Carol Menke, will present an a cappella concert next Sunday at 4:00 p.m. right here at the Church of the Incarnation. Singing works spanning from the Renaissance to the present day including William Byrd, John Rutter, Edward Elgar, Eric Whitacre, and more! You'll hear folk songs, madrigals, sacred motets, spirituals, and even some jazz! A reception will be held after the concert. Tickets can be purchased today or next Sunday at the coffee hours from Carol Menke, or at the door. $15 General, $10 Student/Senior. Come join us for a beautiful evening of song!

Incarnation's NBSC leadership team invites all Incarnation members to join us for this important event. We will be forming a car pool to attend - please email Carla Baldassari if you'd like to join us: cbaldassari@sbcglobal.net.

Community Economic Conference

"Reclaiming Our Citizenship:

Taking Responsibility for the Common Good"

Sunday, October 23, 2011 - 1:30pm to 6:00pm

The Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption

1111 Gough St., San Francisco, CA 94109

Come hear what local communities and congregations are doing across the Bay Area and Northern California, and engage with others to build the capacity to act locally and regionally for long-term sustainable action in the public square.

Special guests include Steve Levy with the Center for the Continued Study of the California Economy; Dr. Dowell Myers, author of Immigrants and Boomers from the Univ. of Southern California; Joe Mathews, co-author of California Crack-Up: How Reform Broke the Golden State and How We Can Fix It; Ernesto Cortes, Jr., national co-director of the Industrial Areas Foundation.

The Incarnation NBSC Leadership Team is having a second round of Incarnation Conversations beginning on Sunday, October 30th after each of the services. We will meet in small groups in Farlander Hall. There will be sign ups at a table located just outside the bookstore beginning on Sunday, October 2nd. You can sign up for the Farlander conversations or to attend one at someone's home after the 30th. We look forward to another round of conversations where we can deepen our relationships and meet new friends.

Halloween is creepin' up on us! Get ready for the All Parish party:Friday, October 28th from 4:30-7:00 pm.Bring a pumpkin to carve.Fun and food provided. Bring all your friends!

Fall United Thank Offering: On Sunday October 30th, we will be collecting a UTO offering at all services. We gathered over $500 at the Spring ingathering, and we would like to do even better this time. The money goes to many worthy projects all over the world as well as in our own Diocese. Please think of all your blessings and be generous! For information, call Barbara Avery 707-577-8718.

Anyone interested in learning what our NBSC research team has been learning about the state of public schools in Sonoma County is invited to attend the next meeting of the team:

Sonoma County Conversation on Education

Thursday, November 3rd at 7:00pm

Congregation Beth Ami in Santa Rosa.

Come to the Cabaret! The St. Cecilia Choir is preparing for the annual Cabaret fundraiser that helps to defray the cost of the Good Friday orchestra. Join us on Sunday evening, November 13th. The choir will prepare savories and sweets, and wine and other beverages will be served, while you sit back and enjoy the show. There will be music from theater, jazz, and a few special guests! It promises to be a wonderful night .... tickets will be available soon from Carol Menke or Barbara Avery.

Office Volunteers Needed! We are coming up on one of the busiest times of the year, and need some extra help in the office. We're open 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Monday through Thursday, and 9:00 am to noon on Friday. Shifts are from 9 to 12:30, and 12:30 to 4. We will especially be needing some help on Thursday mornings. We need some other friendly folks to step in! If you're interested, please contact Claire in the Church Office (707-579-2604 ext. 104).

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 a 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.

Join the Animal Ministry team of Incarnation and animal lovers from around the Bay Area for the first Animal Ministry Forum, Sunday November 20th at Incarnation! Featured speakers include Rev. Leslie Hackathorn, Animal Minister at Center for Spiritual Living in Santa Rosa, and all the way from Texas -- Dr. Laura Hobgood-Oster, church historian and ecological and animal theologian, author of "The Friends We Keep: Unleashing Christianity's Compassion for Animals" and all the way from Maryland, Christine Gutleben, Director of Faith Outreach of the Humane Society of the United States, creator of St. Francis Day packets for churches and outreach to all the faith leaders in the United States for animal protection, as well as the producer of the film "Eating Mercifully."

Topics will include the various ministries within animal ministry including grief work, memorials, pastoral, blessing liturgies, animal advocacy, increasing conscious eating. Reception in Farlander Hall at 5:30 p.m. Reception speakers begin at 6:15 p.m. Keynote speakers in the Sanctuary at 7:15 p.m. Reception and event is FREE and donations are accepted. For further information, contact Lauren Read, your vestry leader, or Eileen Harrington at animalm@incarnation-sr.org . You can pick up a flyer on the Small Group table in Farlander.

Case of the Missing Kitchen Towels... Sounds like a Nancy Drew mystery! There are several kitchen angels that take them home each week, wash them and bring them back. However, we are running low. If you are a treasured kitchen angel, it's helpful to bring them back as soon as possible. Drying the dishes, pots and pans with paper towels is difficult and expensive. If you have any dish towels you can spare, please leave them by the kitchen phone. Not to mind a friendly stain or two.