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DO NOT MISS THIS!
Miss what?
An Advent/Christmas Cantata with guest narrators from India and Kenya and our own St. Michael and All Angels Choir supplemented by 8 singers from Decatur Presbyterian Church. The script is an original one written by our choir director/organist Barry Davies, and it tells the story from the interesting and unusual point of view of the disadvantaged at the time of the birth of Jesus. You will love the choice of music that goes with it, and you will sing along, of course, with the hymns.
Where and when is all this?
At our church, of course - in the Sanctuary of St. Michael and all Angels on Saturday, December 10 from 5 p.m.to 6 p.m. You will be home in time for supper!
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Worship Services
Sundays
8:00 am Rite I English
10:30 am Rite II
English
3:30 pm Liturgy of the Word
Dinka
Wednesdays
5:30 pm Healing Service & Holy Eucharist
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Shopping list for Emmaus House Christmas
Infants: Blankets, sleepers, diapers, wipes, baby lotion, powder, shampoo, drinking cups, educational toys and books. Clothing for 8 months and older and items that are easily washed.
Toddlers, 1 - 2 years:
Girls: culturally sensitive dolls, tea sets, hair ribbons, and purses. Boys , age-appropriate cars and trucks, soft footballs, and action figures.
Boys or Girls: musical & educational toys, stuffed animals, puzzles, games, back packs, art sets, building blocks, balls, crayons and coloring books, videos, and books.
Children, 3 - 5 years:
Girls: culturally sensitive dolls, jewelry, purses, barrettes & hair accessories, dish/tea sets, jump ropes. Boys, Tonka trucks, car collections, and action figures.
Boys or Girl: sports equipment, backpacks, sleeping bags, stuffed animals, art & craft and magic sets, chalk, books, educational toys.
Children, 6 - 8 years:
Girls: culturally sensitive dolls, jewelry, purses, hair accessories, dish/tea sets, jump rope. Boys , trucks, car collections, and action figures.
Boys or Girls: Sports equipment, backpacks, duffel bags, sleeping bags, stuffed animals, art & craft and magic sets, chalk, science books, educational toys and games, videos.
9 years - 12 years:
Girls: inexpensive MP3 players, head sets and speakers with batteries, science sets, jewelry, art& crafts supplies, slippers, sports equipment, stuffed animals, backpacks, board games, educational items, CDs, sleeping bags, books
and videos
Boys: MP3 players with headsets and speakers, sports equipment, science sets, watches, arts & crafts supplies, CDs, back packs, board games, educational items, books and videos.
13 years - 16 years
Girls: MP3 players, headsets and speakers with batteries, watches, jewelry,
makeup kits, hair brush and comb sets, slippers, pajamas, perfume, purses, sports equipment, backpacks, books and videos
Boy: MP3 players, headsets and speakers with batteries, sporting equipment, backpacks, board games, playing cards, cologne, shaving items, nail clippers, sunglasses
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The Twenty-Second Sunday After Pentecost
Zephania 1;7, 12-18
Psalm 90:1-12
1 Thessalonians 5;1-11
Matthew 25:14-30 |
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Clergy & Staff
Rector
Fr. Paul A. Elliott, Th.D.
rector@stmichael.cc
Parish Administrator
Lisa King
admin@stmichael.cc
Music Director
Barry Davies
laobarry@bellsouth.net
Sound Ministry
John Harrill
jharril1@bellsouth.net
Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Coordinator
Victoria Schwartz
victoriaschwartz@juno.com
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Senior Ministry
Program & Luncheon
November Seniors Ministry program and function.
November 16
Hensler Hall
11:30A.M.
$6.00 for luncheon
The program will feature husband and wife singers, Tom and Harriett Jeneff. Please call or e-mail Charles or Faye Gardner by Monday evening, November 14, at 770-491-0413 or e-mail to make a reservation.
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Adult Life Classes
Community Bible Study 9:15 am Sundays
Titus House
Women's Bible Study
10:30 am Wednesdays
Titus House
Choir Practice
7:00 pm Wednesdays
Choir Room
Tai Chi
6:45 pm Wednesdays
Hensler Hall
Tai Chi
9:30 am Fridays
Titus House
Men of Michael
8:30 am
1st & 3rd Saturdays
Titus House
Children & Youth
Catechesis of the Good Shepherd
9:00 am Sundays
Cub & Boy Scouts
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Cookbook Sales Begin! To Reserve your St. Michael & All Angel Cookbook contact Kathy Moyer at 770-298-0146 or
fannonk@yahoo.com.
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Please pray for Faustina Osborne as she participates in the Preparatory Class of The Daughters of the King and the instructors Mary Speights and Lisa King. DOK is an order for women and girls who commit to a life of prayer, service and evangelism.
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November 13, 2011
12:00
Hensler Hall
Light Lunch Provided
Program: We will assemble baskets for men and women that frequent Emmaus House. The event we will be providing the gifts for is called "Grandparents' Party. After a wonderful meal and entertainment, each of the 70 grandparents attending receive a gift card.
List of items you can donate for this project
Men: Cologne, Shaving Cream, After Shave, manicure set, socks, boxers, shampoo, watch, wallet, medicine case, hat, gloves, scarf, gift cards
Women:: purse, soap, perfume, scented lotion, shampoo, earrings, wash cloths, napkins, towels, panty hose, glasses case, wallet, medicine case, laundry detergent, powder, hat, gloves, scarf, phone case, gift cards
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The Outreach Committee and the ECW
is asking your support for Emmaus House
There are three specific Christmas programs we will be helping with. The first is the Grandparents' Party, which's on December 13. Please donate $10 gift cards from Publix, Kroger's, Target or Wal-Mart and small raffle items to include towels, dishes, small appliances, gloves, XXL jackets etc. Please place these items in the Parlor by Sunday, December 11. We will deliver them to Emmaus House after the 12:30 service.
The next event is the Secret Santa Shop where the children can shop for small items for their parents and grandparents.
Please donate scarves, slippers socks, soap, shampoo, cologne, shaving cream, razors, gloves, wallets, decorative items, or costume jewelry to support this event. (Durable items may be gently used.)
Lastly, as we have done in previous years, we are also asking for items for the Children's Christmas Party. See the gift suggestions in the box to the left. Please place items for the children's Christmas Party in the Parlor.
Do not wrap any of the presents.
We will be wrapping them between services on Sunday December 4, 11 and 18. All are welcome to help wrap. We have plenty of wrapping paper from last year, but could use all sizes of gift bags. If you re-use gift bags and have a few to spare please leave them in the parlor. Our Youth will be delivering the children's Christmas party gifts to Emmaus House on Sunday December 18 after the 12:30 service with a stop over at the Varsity on our way home. As always, thank you for your generous support for those in our community who need our help. If you have any questions, please contact Marty Frame at 770-270-1027.
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Its that time of year again
DATE: FRIDAY DECEMBER 2ND AT 8 PM
LOCATION: ATLANTA SYMPHONY HALL
PRICE: $25.00 PER TICKET
Appropriate for children. If you are writing a check, please make it payable to the ASO. THESE ARE TICKETS I HAVE RESERVED AND NOT YET PURCHASED. THEY ARE ON HOLD, SO PAYMENT IS DUE TO ME BY NOVEMBER 7TH. Payment is due to them 3 weeks before show time or they release the tickets.
I will then take them to the group sales office at one time and then I will be given the tickets. Once I receive the tickets, you can pick them up from me or they can be mailed to you if you like.
I have 21 tickets committed to date. Please let me know if you are interested, and how many tickets you would like. thanks, hope you all can make it. Vibeke Booterbaugh
vibeke.b@att.net
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United Thank Offering
November 13, 2011
United Thank Offering (UTO) is a ministry of the Episcopal Church for the mission of the whole church. Through United Thank Offering, men, women and children nurture the habit of giving daily thanks to God. These prayers of thanksgiving start when we recognize and name our many daily blessings. Those who participate in UTO discover that thankfulness leads to generosity. United Thank Offering is entrusted to promote thank offerings, to receive the offerings, and to distribute the UTO monies to support mission and ministry throughout the Episcopal Church and in invited Provinces of the Anglican Communion in the developing world.
United Thank Offering Prayer
Gracious God, source of all creation, all love, all true joy; accept, we pray, these outward signs of our profound and continuing thankfulness for all of life. Keep each of us ever thankful for all the blessings of joy and challenge that come our way. Bless those who will benefit from these gifts through the outreach of the United Thank Offering. This we ask through Him who is the greatest gift and blessing of all, Jesus Christ. Amen.+
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Annual Advent Wreath Greening
On Sunday, November 20th, the Daughters of the King will provide supplies for greening your 2011 Advent Wreath. This intergenerational event is a tradition in our parish. Please bring your frame if you have one from last year.
If you would like to purchase one for $9.00 and candles are $8.00. Please call the church office if you would like to participate in this event or purchase the supplies. (770-469-8551) We will gather in Hensler Hall at 9:15 am to work as we fellowship. Light snacks will be served.
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A Prayer for the Diocese of Atlanta
O God, you lead your Church into all truth: Give the guiding presence of your Holy Spirit to those who have dedicated themselves to your service in our search for the 10th Bishop of the Diocese of Atlanta.
May our prayers and discernment be in accord with the mission you have given us to restore all people to unity with God and each other in Christ.
May our next bishop be a person of prayer who is present to us as pastor and teacher while prophetically calling us to the ministry of justice, peace, and love; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Contact Information
The Rev. Dr. Paul A. Elliott, Th.D., Rector,
St. Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church
6740 James B. Rivers Dr. Stone Mountain, GA 30083
770-469-8551 fax 770-413-7022
Office hours: Mon. - Friday 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
rector@stmichael.cc
http://www.stmichael.cc/
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