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4th Sunday of Advent
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Next Sunday's Lections
Christmas
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Isaiah 9:2-7
Titus 2:11-14
Luke 2:1-14(15-20)
Psalm 96
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Upcoming Events
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Tabitha's Treasures
Prayer shawl ministry will not be meeting for the next two weeks. We will meet next on
Wednesday, January 4
Taize Candlelit Prayer Services
Wednesday, December 21 in Advent
6:30 pm in the Chapel
(see article to right)
Pageant Dress Rehearsal Friday, December 23 at
10:00 am
Christmas Services Christmas Eve Family Service with Pageant
December 24, 5:00 pm
Midnight Mass with incense
December 24, 10:30 pm
Christmas Day
December 25, 9:30 am
in the Chapel
Fish Fry Food Bank Fundraiser
Friday, January 13
Annual Parish Meeting Sunday, January 22 in the Parish Hall after the 10:30 am service.
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Regularly Scheduled
Worship Services
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Weekdays
Monday thru Friday
Food Bank
open
10:00 am - noon
Wednesdays
Tabitha's Treasures
10:00 am
in Roberta's Hall
Prayer Shawl Ministry
Morning Prayer
2nd and 4th Wednesdays
in Roberta's Hall
at 12:00 noon
Holy Eucharist
1st, 3rd, and 5th Wednesdays
in Roberta's Hall
at 12:00 noon
Thursdays
Men's Bible Study
7:30 am in the Library
Choir Practice
7:00 pm in the Choir Room
(once per month during the Summer)
Weekends
Saturdays
Holy Eucharist
5:00 p.m.
(Chapel)
Sundays
Holy Eucharist
8:00 a.m.
(Chapel)
Breakfast
9:00 a.m.
(Parish Hall)
Christian Formation
9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Adult program
in Roberta's Hall
Holy Eucharist
10:30 a.m.
(Church)
Sunday School
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
K thru 4th grade -
Alleluia Chapel Program
in the Children's Chapel
Combined Prayer Ministries
Meeting for Study and Prayer in the Library
The first and third Sunday of each month after the
10:30 service.
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 Church of the Good ShepherdRevealing Christ's Love Caring for the sheep. Searching for the lost.331 Lake Avenue, Maitland, Florida, 32751407-644-5350 www.goodshepherdmaitland.com
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 "Are you the one to build me a house to live in?" 2 Samuel 7:1-11 |
Dearly Beloved in Christ,
After many years of battles King David knew peace, and was settled in Jerusalem in a beautiful house of cedar, and decided that he should build a house for God. On the face of it a seemingly noble project.
But God, through the prophet Nathan, reminds David of a few facts about the human/divine relationship. First of all any endeavor on behalf of God must be first prompted by God, not merely human devising. Secondly, God had never been absent from David's life: in the sheepfolds, in his life on the run from Saul, in all his battles. God had never needed a house built by human hands to be with him.
In fact, God says, it is not David who will build God a house, but God who will build David a house - a house that will last forever. It is also the house in which God will dwell. For the "house" and the "throne" of which he speaks is a human/divine baby of the line of David. A promise fulfilled a millenium later when an Angel announces to Mary: "you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus. He will be great, and he will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his ancestor David."
He is born to us and for us - Emmanuel - God with us.
Join us as we celebrate the fulfillment of the promise on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
In the Peace, Grace, and Love of our Lord, Rev'd Sarah+ |
CHRISTMAS SCHEDULE
Feast of the Nativity with Children's Pageant and
Candlelight Eucharist
5:00 pm Christmas Eve, December 24
Feast of the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ
10:30 pm - 11:00 pm Choral Program
11:00 pm Candlelight Midnight Mass with hypo-allergenic incense Christmas Eve, December 24
Christmas Eve Services are held in the Church
Christmas Day, December 25 9:30 am Holy Eucharist, Rite I in the Chapel
The Church Office will be closed on December 26 |
Advent Taize Candlelit Prayer Services
Last service this Wednesday, December 21 at 6:30 pm
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From the Parish Administrator
Reminder: Per IRS rules all contributions that will appear on your 2011 charitable contributions statement must be turned into the church office no later than 12/31/11 or postmarked no later than 12/31/11.
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Vestry Nominations
At the Annual Parish Meeting on Sunday, January 22nd, after the 10:30 am service, we will elect 5 members to the vestry (3 to a 3-yr term and 2 to a 2-yr term). The Rector and Treasurer are currently compiling a list of eligible people according to the parish by-laws (article V, Section 3): "The Rector and Treasurer shall establish a list of possible candidates who are eligible in accordance with Canon XVII, Sections 2 and 3 of Canons of the Diocese of Central Florida, as amended Jan. 20, 2000." For more information on National and Diocesan Canons on Vestries, and information on vestry responsibilities taken from publications sponsored by The Episcopal Church click here. Annual Parish Meeting Report
We are beginning to work on the Annual Parish Report and need reports from the parish leadership, ministries, committees, and commissions. Please get your reports in to the Parish Secretary (click here for her email) by the end of the year so that we can edit and print the report in time for the Annual Parish Meeting. Thanks for your cooperation!
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 Magnify the Living Lord - Volume II
Joy Sutton is starting to collect personal accounts for the second volume of Magnify the Living Lord. If you have any personal stories for us to consider for inclusion please email Joy here |
PARISHIONER PRAYER NEEDS
Allison, Marcia, Pat, Mary, Brenda, George, John, Heather, Bob, Karen, Terri, Jack, Cindy, Donna, Abbei, Elizabeth, John, Sallie, Tim, Jim, and Roy
LONG TERM PARISHIONER PRAYER NEEDS
Grover, Ival, Marion, Chet, Stan, Jack, Mike, Suzee, Lillian, Keisha, Jamie, and Jeanie
LONG TERM FRIENDS AND FAMILY PRAYER NEEDS
Fr Dick Grant, Lew, Kailee, Paul, Duncan, Alan
NON-PARISHIONER FRIENDS AND FAMILY PRAYER NEEDS
Elizabeth, Doris, Anna, Louise, Karl, Marilyn, Kathy and David, Fred, Keith, Jeff, Kelly, Andrew, Thu, Herb, Kim, Kristina, Christi, Eric, Ruth, Doris, Bob, Paula, Keith, Brent, Debra, Virginia, Robert, Frank, Debbie, Paul, Andy, Pat, Tony, Tom, Don, Megan
MILITARY PERSONNEL AND THEIR FAMILIES
Zachary Adam Copes, Isaac John Copes, Christopher and Brigitt Kincaid, Justin Moye, Danny Graham, Hugh Darville, Chuck Gitschlag, Rory Patrick Coleman, Dennis Glasgow, Duncan Hanton, William Underhill, Taylor Lee OUR COLLEGE STUDENTS AND SEMINARIAN
Michael and Ryan Guerdan, Lindsey Nicolle, Allen Booker, Robert Borr, Matthew and Sarah Pierce, Robin Campbell, and David Bumsted.
THOSE CELEBRATING THEIR BIRTHDAYS
Meg Folsom, Brym Anderson, Brittany Goff, and Bruce Wohl
THOSE CELEBRATING THEIR ANNIVERSARIES
THOSE WHO ARE TRAVELING
PRAYER REQUEST LINK: click here for link
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