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The Collect for the 13th Sunday after Pentecost / Proper 15
Almighty God, you have given your only Son to be for us a sacrifice for sin, and also an example of godly life: Give us grace to receive thankfully the fruits of his redeeming work, and to follow daily in the blessed steps of his most holy life; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
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Summer Sundays -
Holy Eucharist Rite II
10am in the
St. Augustine Chapel
at Canterbury
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Young Adult Group Monday evenings / 7:30pm
in the main building at Canterbury
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Home Group Gatherings various times and locations contact Pastor Robin for more info.
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Commissions
Consider serving on one of the new church commissions. Commissions are being formed to help us extend our ministry efforts. You can read more about commissions in a draft document CLICK HERE
Church Business Commission deals with administration, budgeting and finances, buildings and grounds. Contact Tommy Haygood for more details and to volunteer.
Church Life Commission deals with areas of hospitality, outreach, special events, marketing, evangelism. Contact Lydia Pierce for more details and to volunteer
Christian Formation covers areas regarding training & equipping: Catechesis of the Good Shepherd; Classes; Youth; Home Groups; Discipleship; Financial Peace University & more. Contact Sharon Mafarachisi for more details and to volunteer.
Worship Commission oversees the comprehensive elements of our worship: Music; Flower Guild; Altar Guild; Lay Eucharistic Ministers & Visitors; Acolytes; Readers. (not only for Sundays but special services - Holy Week / Prayer & Praises / St. Francis Day / Thanksgiving & more) Contact Ron Hines for more information or to volunteer
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Dear Friends,
(There is a lot in this update, please scroll around to see it all)
I have been on a trip to Atlanta where I officiated at the
wedding of my nephew Easton and his bride Kimberli. It was a joyous time as we gathered and laughed, told family stories, shared in some family traditions, tears of joy and a wonderful wedding where Christ was lifted up and this young couple were joined together in the bonds of Holy Matrimony.
In thinking about "family" I can't help but think about Incarnation and how we are connected by "blood". We are grafted into Christ and are members of one another - reconciled to Almighty God and one another because of the blood of Christ. It makes me think of the hymn There power, power, wonder working power, in the blood of the Lamb. What holds us together is Jesus, by His love expressed in our shared mission of: loving God; Father, Son and Holy Spirit; loving each other; inviting the world to know this love.
In the weeks ahead we will launch our fall programming. There will be some additions and changes. After much discussion with the worship commission, the vestry and other ministry leaders we will be changing our Sunday morning schedule. Beginning September 9th we will return to two services...
8am - Holy Communion Rite II
9am - Christian Formation Classes /
Adult and Youth
Catechesis of the Good Shepherd
Levels 1-3
10:15am - Holy Communion Rite II
The early service will be trimmed a bit to finish by 8:45am. The classes for adults and youth will end at 10am giving us about 15 minutes to transition to the St. Augustine Chapel. The Catechesis will join the congregation in worship. around 10:45 or 11. It similar to what we have been doing but "tightens" the morning up in I think a very family friendly way.
Next Sunday we will have a fellowship lunch following the 10am service (See below) and we will share about the variety of ministries and programs we will be launching. Youth Group, Discipleship, Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University, Home Groups, Children's Choir and much more along with special events; Choral Evensong and St. Francis Day Blessing of the Animals to name two are on the fall calendar. Various commissions will take charge of these events and gatherings and there is still time to plug in and be a part.
(See the left column for commission information)
Back to family... There are many things holding families together; history, relationships, purpose, activity, traditions, rituals, the list could go on. The underlying necessity, ingredient in all these things is love. As we grow in the love of Christ, share in the Kingdom life, we prosper on every level; spiritually, physically, emotionally, financially, relationally, in mission and vocation. That is our calling and joy...
in the mission,
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Fellowship Lunch Sunday,
August 26 Following the 10am Service
Please join us as we talk about the many opportunities to serve and pug-in at Incarnation. If your last name begins with...
A-J - Please bring a veggie or salad or other side dish
K-S - Please bring a main entree dish
T-Z - Please bring a dessert
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FOOD SUNDAY... Sunday August 26 - Please bring non-perishable Food Items for the Oviedo Food Bank (the shelves are pretty bare right now)
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Cruising for Kaitlyn
Come Walk with Us
Saturday, October 13th - 9am at Lake Eola
Hi Incarnation Family,
The Step Up for Down Syndrome Walk is just around the corner. We hope you can join us again and support "Cruising For Kaitlyn" and the Down Syndrome association of Central Florida. Come check out our site to see what she's doing now!!
God Bless,
The Hagood Family
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