Happy Thanksgiving!  I hope that today will be a blessing to you, and that you will take a moment this Thanksgiving Day to remember the good things that are a part of your life, and to be grateful.  And let us also remember those for whom gratitude is hard this year, and who experience life heavily this holiday.

This Sunday is the First Sunday of Advent, the beginning of a new church year and of our approach to Christmas.  Our services will all begin with the lighting of the Advent Wreath, and our liturgies -- particularly at 10:00 am and 5:05 pm -- will be changed to reflect the Advent season.  As we enter upon this time of preparation, I hope you will be able to step back from the anxious rush that the weeks before Christmas can become and find a place of peace and calm.  We will try to make church that place for you every week.

The beginning of Advent also means the appearance of the creche at the back of the church.  We will enjoy watching how it changes between now and Christmas.  And our thanks to the Altar Guild and their helpers for setting it up for us.

We are in the midst of our 2015 Stewardship Campaign, "To Love and Serve with Gladness and Singleness of Heart".  We have received about 90 pledges so far, which means we have about 100 more to go!  If you have pledged for 2016, thank you!  If you haven't, please do so as soon as possible.  You may use the paper pledge card you received (more are available in the back of the church if you need one), but you may also make your pledge securely online by clicking HERE. 

And as we are rapidly moving toward the end of 2015, please remember to complete your 2015 pledge by December 31.  The Treasurer also reminds you that if you plan to make a stock gift in 2015, please (1) try to do that by December 15 and (2) please notify the Treasurer of your gift of stock.  Thank you!!

Thank you for your support of Trinity, and for being a part of this community.