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Sunday, November 16
8:00a Holy Communion
9:00a Adult Bible Study
9:00a Adult Choir Rehearsal
9:30a Nursery Care
10:00a Holy Communion
10:00a Children's Special Activities
11:15a Coffee Hour
11:30a Junior Choir Rehearsal
5:30p WWIAG Program at St. Julia
Monday, November 17
6:30p Finance Committee Meeting
8:00p AA
Tuesday, November 18
11:00a Staff Meeting
6:00p Stewardship Phon-a-Thon
Wednesday, November 19
6:30p Women's Potluck Supper
Thursday, November 20
6:00p OxFam Supper and Thanksgiving Basket Making
7:30p Adult Choir Rehearsal
7:30p Nominating Committee
Sunday, November 23
8:00a Holy Communion
9:00a Adult Bible Study
9:00a Adult Choir Rehearsal
9:30-11:30 Nursery Care
10:00a Baptism/Holy Communion
10:45a Church School
11:15a Coffee Hour
11:30a Junior Choir Rehearsal
5:00p parish-Wide Church Supper
6:00p Confirmation Class
6:00p St. Peter's Rocks Meeting |
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Nominations:
In keeping with the theme of the upcoming week, it is almost "election" time at St. Peter's. While we do not elect our parish leadership like this week's event, the parish does vote for a single slate of leadership to begin after our Annual Meeting in late January. The Nominating Committee will soon begin considering future leadership. Years ago, I was asked to volunteer for a minor task for St. Peter's. Over extended and too busy was my response. The leader that called thanked me graciously and empathized with being overextended, and then asked, and I quote," but it's time for you to step up to the plate for the parish." Is it time for you to step up to the "St. Peter's plate"? Can you offer your time to serve on the vestry or become a committee co- chair?
Speaking for myself, I have received far more than I have given to our parish over the years. I hope everyone will prayerfully consider this possibility, and then contact your wardens or any member of the Nominations Committee with the good news of your contribution to the future of St. Peter's.
Janice Corley and Marshall Bartlett- Wardens for St. Peter's
Nominations Committee:
Ned Rossiter
Marion Packs
Marshall Bartlett
Janice Corley
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From the Rector's Desk
GIVING THANKS
Our Sunday morning worship
is a time for giving thanks. The ancient Greek word translates
to "Eucharist," literally, "to give thanks." Gratitude
to God for all we are and all we have is the foundation upon which all
our petitions are based. In our country, the fourth Thursday
of November is set aside as "the" Thanksgiving Day, and is generally
observed by consuming a large meal and (at the risk of being too gender-specific)
watching lots of football games on TV.
We have three opportunities
to approach a day of thanksgiving differently.
This Sunday, November 16th,
our Church School young people will be baking bread to be included in
Thanksgiving baskets to be distributed later in the week. Church
School young people should go directly to the parish hall
at 10:00 AM. The Rev. Hall Kirkham will lead a youth communion
service while others are worshipping in the church.
On Thursday, November 20th,
all are invited to observe a fast during the day and then donate what
would have been spent on food to Oxfam world relief as a sort of "alternative"
Thanksgiving observance. The day concludes with a simple meal
at 6:00 PM in the parish followed by packing the Thanksgiving baskets.
Finally, on Monday, November
24th, all are welcome to take part in the Weston interfaith
Thanksgiving service at 7:00 PM at First Parish. The theme this
year is the environment, and we will be ringing St. Peter's bell 350
times at the conclusion of the service - because 350 parts per million
is the sustainable level of carbon dioxide for our atmosphere.
This is part of a world-wide observance summarized on the website 350.org.
I hope you will want to take
part in these opportunities of engaging in thanksgiving for others,
and then enjoy a wonderful family holiday on November 27th.
Stephen
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Stewardship Update
Phon-a-thon:
Answer the call...This Tuesday night at our 3rd Annual
Stewardship Phon-a-thon we will be calling to thank you for your pledge or as a
reminder that its that time again. If you would like to join us at the
Regis College phone bank from 6:30 - 8:30, please contact the Stewardship
committee at marty-rodgers@comcast.net.
Thank you,
Marty Rodgers
Stewardship Chair
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Announcements
Parish Wide Church Supper, Sunday, November 23, 5:00 - 7:00. From the laptop to the counter top to the alter
rail...how might we find a path to God
in our daily stride.
Gather with friends old and new for dinner and an evening
program with facilitators from the Bethany House of Prayer in
Arlington.
Adult dinner in the Parish Hall with separate activities
for infants through teens throughout the church.
Adult Bible Study meets each Sunday at 9:00 a.m. in the Bidwell Room. On November 23, the Rector will lead a conversation on Mark 13:24-37.
The Vestry meets this Tuesday at 7:30 in the Bidwell Room. Meetings are open to all members of St. Peter's Church.
Coffee Hour - are you able to help? We need folks who will bring goodies, or set up at 9:30 Sunday morning, or help with the clean up! There are sign-up sheets in the Parish Hall right next to the coffee! Please speak with Lynn Maruskin if you can help in any way. Thank you!
Weston Wayland Interfaith Action Group
- a 20th Anniversary Celebration: this evening 5:30-8:30, St Julia's
Church, Weston. Keynote speaker: Dr. Diana Eck, discussing The Local and the Global: Interfaith Movements and the Future of Pluralism.
The Finance Committee meets on Monday at 6:30 p.m. The meeting is open to all members of St. Peter's.
Women's Potluck: This Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. at the Rectory. Bring a salad, casserole or dessert and join in lively conversation and great food!
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FLOWER GUILD
 Important dates: November 30 -- Advent begins.
December 5 (Friday), 9:00-11:00 AM -- we'll make wreaths for church. Make one for church (we have frames, greens and wire) and one for your home (bring your own frame). If you have favorite clippers, bring those, too.
December 24 (Wed.), 9-11 AM -- we gather to decorate the church for Christmas Eve.
Please let me know if you would like to join us.
Carolyn Ellis
cellis@stpetersweston.org
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INTERFAITH THANKSGIVING /
BELL RINGERS AND ZINGERS!
 This is a reminder to come and ring the bell 350 times on November 24
at 7:45pm, just as the interfaith Thanksgiving Service at First Church
is ending. Come to the service if you're able, which starts
at 7pm. Our theme for the service is the GOODNESS OF CREATION,
and the Reverend Dr. Jim Antal will deliver the sermon. All sturdy
folks welcome, and let me know if you're planning on being there!
Hall ( hkirkham@stpetersweston.org)
ST PETERS ROCKS! WESTON
will meet at around 6PM (not 7!) on November 23rd
to meet and speak with Kathy McAdams from Ecclesia Ministries about
Homelessness. Come and see, and bring questions about CityReach
in January! WE MEET THEN AGAIN
in the Parish Hallat 5:30pm on December 7th, when
Nancy DiGiovanni returns for a second session on privilege and our own
formation towards service. Mark your books!! Hall ( hkirkham@stpetersweston.org)
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Middle Schoolers
of St Peters Church!!
Black
Nativity, 3:30pm Sunday,
December 14th,
showing of the holiday musical by Langston
Hughes...
Presented by the National Center of Afro-American Artists
 Based on the Gospel
of St. Luke, combined with the poetry of Harlem Renaissance poet Langston
Hughes, Black Nativity is a celebration that tells the original story
of the Nativity in scripture, verse, music and dance.
A joyous company of
160 singers, actors, dancers and musicians delivers its powerful message
of joy, hope, victory and liberation.
Boston's production is the longest running performance of this song-play
in the world. The December 1st opening marks its 39th consecutive season
of 12 exhilarating performances.
This season's performances are dedicated to the memory of John Andrew
Ross (1940-2006) for his 36 years of service as Musical Director of
Black Nativity.
"If you've
never seen the gospel-infused 'Black Nativity,' clear your calendar
for a performance...The chorus has children as young as five performing
alongside parents and grandparents, and many of the singers debuted
in the production decades earlier as infants in the role of baby Jesus."
Copyright 2007 Globe Newspaper Company
We will
gather at St Peter's at 2:00pm, drive downtown to catch the 3:30pm
show, and then have time for discussion and dinner.
Our hope
is to have folks ready for pick-up at the Parish Hall by 8:00pm afterwards.
Questions?
Contact
The Reverend
Hall Kirkham (hkirkham@stpetersweston.org)
Beth Graham,
Church School Director (elizabethlgraham@gmail.com)
Margaret Randle
(bestillmlr@comcast.net)
Peggy Batchelder
(rdbatchelder@comcast.net)
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Outreach
Thanksgiving Baskets and OxFam Fast and fundraiser Thursday, November 20: This year we will again be preparing Thanksgiving Baskets for needy families in Waltham, working with members of Christ Church, Waltham, in this traditional outreach project. A number of you have already indicated interest in participating, and we invite more of you to participate. Please let us know if you are interested, and/or if you or a group of you would like to prepare breads, pies, etc. to go into the baskets. Please contact Judy Campos or any other member of your Outreach committee for more information. And, thanks to those who have already volunteered to participate!
Please also join us in celebrating a fast in support of OxFam (www.oxfamamerica.org). As we enter the Thanksgiving season, it is important that we remember those less fortunate. The task is simple: skip a meal or two (or a favorite part of a meal) to remember the more than 850 million people who are hungry. Then come to St. Peter's for a simple meal to break the fast, and contribute the money you saved to OxFam. After the meal we will prepare the baskets.
Volunteers needed for tutoring. St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in the Boston South End runs a highly successful after school program for inner city children of all ages. One of the programs, called Academic Nights, helps tutor teens in various subjects (biology, math, pre-calculus, Spanish, English, history, physics, statistics) and needs additional tutors. Academic nights meets Wednesdays, 6:00 - 7:30 PM. If you would like to help, or want more information, contact Ron Corley (rbcorley@...). You will enjoy doing this!
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Music This Week
On November 16th,
"St. Anne," the tune name for "O God, our help in ages past,"
will be sung both as a congregational hymn and as part of Ralph Vaughan
Williams' familiar anthem, "O how amiable are thy dwellings."
One of his hymns which has become a staple of the repertory is "Come
down, O Love divine," named "Down Ampney" in honor of his birthplace
in Gloucestershire. The section leaders will perform Gabriel Fauré's
lovely "Cantique de Jean Racine," whose text by the French playwright
Jean Racine (1639-99) is translated as follows:
O Redeemer divine, our
sole hope of salvation, Eternal Light of the earth and the sky, we kneel
in adoration. O Savior, turn on us Thy loving eye!
Send down on us the fire
of Thy grace all-consuming, whose wondrous might dispersed the powers
of hell; and rouse our slumbering souls with Thy radiance, that they
may waken Thy mercy to tell!
O Christ bestow Thy blessing
on us, we implore Thee, who here are gathered on penitent knee.
Accept the hymns we chant to Thine eternal glory and these Thy gifts
we return unto Thee!
The organ music will comprise
the Andante from Concerto I, Op. 4 by George Frideric Handel and a "Festal
Flourish" by the twentieth-century British composer Gordon Jacob.
Beverly Scheibert
Interim Music Director
bscheibert@stpetersweston.org
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Advent Quiet Day
'Only
God can say what this new spirit gradually forming within you will be.'
-
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
How, in this all too frantic
season, can we learn to still the mind and quiet the body as we journey
toward the Incarnation?
Join us for a morning of quiet
and prayerful reflection as we explore together ways in which we can
open more deeply to the presence of Christ who holds and grounds us
in the 'already/not yet' Kingdom of God.
We hope you will contact one
of us if you are interested in joining our group of up to twelve.
Date: Saturday, December 13
Time: 9-12
Place: Bidwell Room
Co-facilitators: The Reverend
Hall Kirkham, associate rector at St. Peter's Church (hkirkham@stpetersweston.org),
and Sarah Rossiter, lay spiritual director, and retreat leader (sarahrossiter42@yahoo.com).
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