On Thanksgiving
On a clear, warm, fall morning, I took a walk. And as sometimes happens when I’m walking,
feelings and thoughts that have been growing within me will come into
awareness. What came to me that day was
a sense of happiness and contentment about my life. Part of that was due to the simple joy that a
beautiful day can bring to any of us, but it was more than that. There was, for me, a sense that despite some
very real sources of stress, my life was full of good things: people who are important to me, the richness
of my work in the parish, the opportunities I have to make music, and, of
course, God.
It was good to notice the goodness in my life,
especially as I am as prone as any of us to be more aware of (and to complain
about!) what feels less good in my life -- being too busy, the stress of having
many commitments and responsibilities, ill health and so forth. Being aware of the many gifts that are part
of my life brought forth a response that is less frequently present in me than
it ought to be -- gratitude. I found
myself simply saying “Thank you” to God as I walked.
I share this moment with you because I believe that
gratitude to God for the many gifts we receive often has a smaller place in our
Christian lives than it should. I’ve
noticed over the years, for instance, that when there are opportunities in
worship for the offering of requests and thanksgivings, that the requests are
many, and the thanksgivings are few. Of
course, I’m not saying we shouldn’t voice our requests to God, nor that we should
refrain from naming what feels broken and needy and not good in our lives. But I am saying that gratitude for what is
rich and good and gifted in our lives needs to be a frequent part of our prayer
-- and not just at Thanksgiving!
Br. Curtis Almquist, SSJE, frequently says what a
difference it makes to receive each day not as a given, but as a gift; that is,
not as a series of task or challenges to get through, but an open and gracious
opportunity in which unexpected blessing can come our way. Curtis' wise words are a way of disposing
ourselves towards an attitude of gratitude each day. I commend them to you so that thanksgiving
can take a greater place in your life.
Faithfully,
Jack+
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Birthdays
& Anniversaries in October
Happy Birthday to:
Nancy Crowther –
11/1
Althea
Heirholzer – 11/1
Dawn DeCandia –
11/2
Richard Burns –
11/2
Debra Jaeger –
11/6
Steve Toke –
11/6
Emma Heiney –
11/8
Marc Manganaro –
11/8
Hubert Cudjoe –
11/11
Melinda Hammond
– 11/11
Benjamin Webb –
11/13
Gregory Scott –
11/13
Ella Connolly –
11/13
Nancy Dunham –
11/14
Nellie Reid – 11/14
Sarah Crowther –
11/16
Jonathan Zamboni
– 11/16
Audrey Johansen
– 11/18
Sheila Connolly
– 11/19
Sarah Schmidt –
11/22
Michael Connolly
– 11/22
James Parmalee –
11/27
Tom Patania –
11/27
Anniversary of Baptism
Barbara Chernichowski – 11/1
Joshua Doesburgh – 11/1
Rillette Hammond – 11/1
Susan Peck – 11/1
Brad York – 11/1
Madison Jarvis – 11/2
Alexander Murray – 11/2
Matthew Murray – 11/2
Amanda Telesco – 11/4
Brianna Jarvis – 11/4
Audrey Johansen – 11/6
Arielle Baker – 11/7
Cecil Baker – 11/7
Thomas D’Alessandro – 11/8
Patricia McElvery – 11/11
Rebecca Ward – 11/13
Kayla DeCandia – 11/20
Anniversary of Confirmation
Patricia
McElvery – 11/1
Liana Boucek –
11/13
Judith
Yannariello – 11/16
Tracie Toke –
11/29
Wedding Anniversary
Marc & Julie Manganaro – 11/1
Brian & Christine Morris – 11/4
Steve & Tracie Toke – 11/5
Doug & Karen Meyer – 11/24
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Nov. 1st – All Saints’ Day 8 AM Lector - Sharon Benjamin Chalice - Paul Sinckler Usher - Ed Myzie10 AM Acolytes - Lectors - Princess Thomas, Pam Maiolo Chalice - Clay Horton, Tiffany O’Sullivan Ushers - Pam Maiolo, Waring Webb Greeter - Leslie Oliver Counters - Mary Pfeiffer, Audrey McConney Altar Guild - Geri Peters, Karen Williams, Barbara Dalto Nov. 8th 8 AM Lector - Carroll Wilson Usher - Carroll Wilson10 AM Acolytes - Chalice - Norma Tucker, Lisa Webb Lectors - Leslie Oliver, Sandy McNelis Ushers - Pam Maiolo, Waring Webb Greeter - Audrey Johansen Counters - Amy Myzie, Tiffany O’Sullivan Altar Guild - Audrey Johansen, Norma O’Sullivan, Sharon Benjamin Nov. 15th 8 AM Lector - Amy Myzie Chalice - Paul Sinckler Usher - Ed Myzie10 AM Acolytes - Chalice - Elaine Patania, Princess Thomas Lectors - Tom Jackson, Lisa Webb Ushers - Norma Tucker, Tom Patania Greeter - Norma Trimmer Counters - Amy Myzie, Mary Pfeiffer Altar Guild - Barbara O’Neill, Norma Tucker, Muriel Wilson Nov. 22nd 8 AM Lector - A/S Benjamin Usher - Carroll Wilson10 AM Acolytes - Chalice - Tom Jackson, Clay Horton Lectors - Nancy Dunham, Elaine Patania Ushers - Karen Williams, Geri Peters Greeter - Audrey Johansen Counters - Waring Webb, Elaine Patania Altar Guild - Pam Maiolo, Leslie Oliver, Cordell Trotman Nov. 29th – Thanksgiving Weekend 8 AM Lector - Carroll Wilson Chalice - Paul Sinckler Usher - Carroll Wilson10 AM Acolytes - Chalice - Tiffany O’Sullivan, Norma Tucker Lectors - Elaine Patania, Norma Tucker Ushers - Waring Webb, Barbara O’Neill Greeter - Clay Horton Counters - Nancy Dunham, Audrey McConney Altar Guild - Pam Maiolo, Leslie Oliver, Cordell Trotman ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************* NELLIE REID Nellie Reid will celebrate her 102nd birthday on Nov. 14. Please send her your cards and well wishes to let her know that we still think of her and wish her well. Her address is Arbor Trail, 611 Turner Camp Rd. Inverness , FL 34453 ====================================================================================================== OUTREACH
FISH - suggested donation for November is canned
vegetables. Looking ahead to December - your choice. Remember no expired
dates, please.
Grace's Kitchen - November 30. We are in need of
volunteers to help prepare & serve meals. Hours are 10am-1pm. Your help
will make an impact on this important community outreach.
Mittens & Scarves - collection will start on the first
Sunday in Advent (Nov. 29) & continue through the Christmas
season. It's predicted to be a cold winter. Mittens, gloves, hats &
scarves will help keep our less fortunate neighbors of all ages warm &
protected from the chill of winter.
Eyeglasses & hearing aids - Deposit your used glasses
(prescription or not, sunglasses, children’s, adults) & hearing
aids in the bucket on the narthex table. These donations are passed
on to the Lions Club.
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Attention Parents!
We
need acolytes! If your son or daughter is
eight years old or more, and would like to become an acolyte for St. Francis’
Church, please see Fr. Zamboni or Tiffany O’Sullivan. Your child would serve approximately twice a
month, and the schedules are made up to take vacations into account. Please consider this worthwhile and
educational ministry in our church.
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Sunday School
We meet in our Sunday School rooms down
stairs (just follow the feet on the wall), at 10 AM on Sunday, and join our
families for the celebration of the Eucharist. Any and all guests are
welcome at any time.
We welcome the return of Mary Pfeiffer to her ministry with our 3 to 5 yr.
olds. We are so grateful to the already busy moms who filled in for her
with story, craft, and play during her absence, and who continue to help out
all through the year.
Our young people are walking with Jesus as they work well together in the
church kitchen, make donations to Operation Gratitude,
providing care packages to those who serve in harm’s way,
and make Christmas cards (Yes, before Halloween!) to be included in gift packages for seamen,
provided by The Seamen's Church Institute.
We continue to follow our curriculum and plan to focus heavily on PEACE as a
theme for the upcoming holiday season.
Information, call Barbara Dalto 732.563.2243.
St. Francis’ Shut-Ins
Most of the parishioners
below are no longer able to attend church regularly. By remembering them in our prayers and
sending them cards, we let them know they remain part of our parish family – a
great blessing to them in the isolation they often experience.
* * * * *
Joe Sogan
c/o
Room 204
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Doris McElvery
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Angela Chernichowski
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Melinda Hammond
Raycroft East 1
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DIOCESE OF NEW
ANTI-RACISM CONFERENCE
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21ST. 2009
The Church's Role in Building a "Post-Racial"
Key note Speaker, Byron Rushing's long service in Congress, as
Representative from
Conference Sponsored by the Anti-Racism Commission, Diocese
of
Registration: 8:30 am
Program: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Registration Fee = $5.00
Lunch provided
Address:
Trinity
Cathedral
609- 392-3805
Deadline to Register: Monday, November
16th
Registration: spaige@newjersey.anglican.org.
fax
registration form to 609-394- 9546
phone
Sarah Paige, 609- 394- 5281, ext. 10.
Questions:
732-747-1039 or 732-778-784
Ms. Ann Notte
Office and Convention Manager
Diocese of
Phone: 609-394-5281 x41
Fax: 609-394-8015
anotte@newjersey.anglican.org
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STEWARDSHIP
Growing Together
We hope you have enjoyed learning about each other and St. Francis as we shared our experiences of being touched by God in our Growing Together Conversations. By using the Mutual Invitation Process, we were invited to share and listen to all those in our group. We told of our experiences, values and what we anticipate. The charts hanging on the church walls show the amount of experiences and blessings we have all received by being members of St. Francis Church.
Our time, talents and resources are given to us by God. Our longing to share compels us to care for our family, have compassion for others, and spread the good news of God’s love. Share generously. When you give of yourself, you touch many lives; most of all your own, for in giving you shall receive.
During the first week in November, Inspiration Sunday, we will receive our intention cards. We will have the opportunity to reflect on our weeks of “conversation” and make a monetary pledge to our Church. Your intentions are a sincere help in planning and your offering can be changed at any time. Together, we keep the blessings flowing.
On November 8th, which is Gratitude Sunday, you will be asked to return your pledge card by placing it in the basket as you enter church. As each parishioner responds with their pledge, a portion of a wall chart, located in the Narthex will be colored in to represent the response and the progress of our goal. We are praying and hoping for 100% participation in answering this call.
On November 15th, Consecration Sunday, the Ushers will bring the basket of completed pledge forms to the altar at the Offertory. They will be blessed:
All things come of thee, O Lord;
and of thine own have we given thee.
On November 22nd, Thanksgiving Sunday, all are invited after Mass to a Pancake Breakfast in thanksgiving of completion of this part of our Stewardship work.
Be joyful always; pray
continually; give thanks in all circumstances. (Thes 5:16-18)
It has been a pleasure working on the Stewardship Committee and “Growing Together”. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact us or Father Zamboni.
Sincerely,
Elaine Patania
Carroll Wilson
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Prayer
Books & Hymnals - Thanks to the following parishioners who
donated prayer books & LEVAS hymnals. The books are already being
used in our worship at St. Francis.
Sharon & Alan Benjamin, Carol Burns, Rillette Hammond, Barbara
Herman, Tom Jackson, Pam & Vin Maiolo, Myzie Family, Heather Nunes, Barbara
O'Neill, Carline & Paul Sinckler, Princess Thomas, Cordell Trotman, Carroll
& Muriel Wilson, & Fr. Jack Zamboni.
There are still a few books available for donation. There is a form in
the Narthex. Cost is $20. Any questions, please see Fr. Jack or Pam
Maiolo.
Book Group
We meet in Milbank Hall (or the kitchen where it's warmest) each Wednesday for
about an hour, beginning at noon with bag lunches.
We are presently discussing "Big Stone Gap" by Adriana Trigiani. On December
9 we will discuss "The Christmas Sweater" by Glenn Beck. The story is based on the childhood
of the author. Perhaps it will give us a clue or two to what makes this
controversial conservative commentator tick.
We are open to all. Sit in and give us a try. Information, call
Barbara Dalto at 732.563.2243.
Craft Group
Our crafters meet in Milbank
Hall at about 1 PM, on Wednesdays, following Book Group.
On Oct. 21 we began crafting dish
towel creations, and on Nov. 11 we switched to making treats using melted
chocolate. Our wares will be offered for sale in the narthex on Dec. 6,
13, and 20, proceeds to benefit the church.
Join us for hand sewing and
then finger licking fun. Bring a favorite CD to share. We
like working to music.
Information, call Barbara Dalto at 732.563.2243.
Music Lessons Given
Dr. Robert Thomas, former
organist & music director at St. Francis’, is taking music students for
instruction in piano, music tech. (notation, sequencing, sampling, etc.),
composition, ear training/sight singing, theory, and history. Information can
be had at http://retmusic.com/lessons.html,
and he can be reached by email at lessons@retmusic.com
or by phone at 732/650-1471.
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ONE WOMAN WHO MAKES MAGIC
Our own Daryl DeRogatis
has been recognized as an outstanding woman in
Let's join Darryl's husband Tony &
children Anthony & Mae as well as Mom Norma Tucker in sending our
congrats!!!!
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Tuesday |
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Friday |
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1 – All Saints’ Day 8 AM – Holy Eucharist 10 AM – |
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Pledge
information to be mailed |
3 |
4 Noon – Book Group 1 PM - Crafters 7:30 PM – A.A. Meeting 7:30 PM – Choir |
5 |
6 7:30 PM – Country Line Dancing |
7 - DINNER WITH AN OUTBACK FLAIR – Doors open at 5:30 PM |
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8 – Gratitude Sunday 8 AM – Holy Eucharist 10 AM – PLEASE RETURN COMPLETED PLEDGES |
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11 Noon – Book Group 1 PM - Crafters 7:30 PM – A.A. Meeting 7:30 PM – Choir |
12 |
13 7:30 PM – Country Line Dancing |
14 |
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15 – Consecration Sunday 8 AM – Holy Eucharist 10 AM – BLESSING OF PLEDGES
RECEIVED |
16 |
17 7 PM – Vestry Meeting |
18 Noon – Book Group 1 PM - Crafters 7:30 PM – A.A. Meeting 7:30 PM – Choir |
19 |
20 7:30 PM – Country Line Dancing |
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22 – Thanks-Giving Sunday 8 AM – Holy Eucharist 10 AM – Pancake Breakfast follows
10 AM service. |
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25 Noon – Book Group 1 PM - Crafters 7:30 PM – A.A. Meeting 7:30 PM – Choir |
26 THANKSGIVING |
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29 8 AM – Holy Eucharist 10 AM – |
30 Grace’s Kitchen |
1 |
2 Noon – Book Group 1 PM - Crafters 7:30 PM – A.A.
Meeting 7:30 PM – Choir |
3 |
4 7:30 PM – Country
Line Dancing |
5 |
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2009/2010
JULY
Peanut Butter/Jelly |
AUGUST
School supplies |
SEPTEMBER
Cereal Cold/Hot |
OCTOBER
Milk powdered or Parmalat box |
NOVEMBER
Canned
Vegetables |
DECEMBER
Your choice |
JANUARY
Pasta/sauce |
FEBRUARY
baby food/supplies |
MARCH
Juice |
APRIL
Paper goods Napkins/paper
towels Toilet paper |
MAY
canned/jarred
fruit |
JUNE
Your choice |
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UPCOMING
DIOCESAN EVENTS AND REMINDERS
Please note: Online registration is
in place for virtually all courses and events!
Now
posted to the website for your viewing:
Equipping the Servants, Day of Workshops
http://www.newjersey.anglican.org/MI/index.html#equip
Nominating Committee
information for the upcoming elections at the 2010 Convention
http://www.newjersey.anglican.org/DiocesanConvention/index.html#nominations
The
College for Congregational Development
http://www.newjersey.anglican.org/Diocese/Committees/CongregDevelopment/index.html
Upcoming
Events:
NOVEMBER 5 (for laity) [New
date, was 29 October]
Reading the Lessons Aloud Effectively
Leader: Melissa Semmes-Thorne, president of Speaking with
Power and Effectiveness for Adults and Kids (SPEAK)
How often have you been called upon to read scripture that was
simply “impossible?” You know, the one with forty-six names from the Old
Testament or one of St. Paul’s interminable run-on sentences! Ms. Semmes-Thorne
will work with you to improve your skills in the oral interpretation of
literature, i.e., reading aloud in church. The object is not to teach you to
read aloud (you already know how to do that), but to help you to learn to read
aloud more effectively for your congregation’s understanding. This workshop
will take place in the sanctuary of the church. You will learn a series of
simple tools to use in preparing a reading and have an opportunity to work with
these concepts in a coaching session involving readings from the lectionary.
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When |
Thursday, October 29
from 6:30pm to 9:30pm |
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Cost |
No fee |
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Where |
Church of St.
Barnabas-by-the-Bay |
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13 West Bates Avenue |
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Villas, New Jersey
08251 |
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609 886-5960 |
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Deadline |
Register by Friday,
October 23 |
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Register |
Online |
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Contact |
Constance White, 215
321-0722 or connielouwhite@msn.com |
Melissa Semmes-Thorne, president of Speaking with Power and Effectiveness
for Adults and Kids (SPEAK), has been helping people to read aloud more
effectively for many years. She has a degree in theatre and the oral
interpretation of literature from Northwestern University. Ms. Semmes-Thorne
has coached lectors at many levels, from beginners to trained readers; from
cathedrals to level-one churches. She has helped to improve the lector skills
of readers at all age levels.
NOVEMBER 7 (for young adults)
Young Adults Retreat
Leaders: The Reverend Gregory Bezilla, Chaplain of the Episcopal Campus
Ministry at Rutgers University, based at Canterbury House, New Brunswick and
the Reverend Dr. Deborah Meister, Rector of Christ Church, New Brunswick
Take some time apart with other young adults, ages 18 through 35,
to reflect together in an atmosphere of prayer and quiet to enjoy God’s love
for us and renew our love for God. Sponsored by the Right Onward Committee.
Traduccion simultanea al Español disponible. Simultaneous Spanish
translation available upon request.
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When |
Saturday, November 7
from 9am to 3pm |
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Cost |
No cost, continental
breakfast and lunch provided |
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Where |
St. Andrew’s Church |
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121 High Street |
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Mt. Holly, New
Jersey 08060 |
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609 267 0225 |
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Deadline |
Register by Friday,
October 23 |
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Register |
Online http://www.abcsignup.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0015-0007-EE02D1DBA11B4FFF9891E6BF53734C98 or email
spaige@newjersey.anglican.org. Or fax registration form to 609 394-9546, mail
form, or phone Sarah Paige, 609 394-5281, ext. 10. |
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Contact |
Annette Buchanan,
732 918-8023 or annbuc2000@cs.com or the Reverend Sheelagh Clarke, 908
317-5424 or sheelaghclarke@hotmail.com |
The Reverend Gregory Bezilla is Chaplain of the Episcopal Campus
Ministry at Rutgers University, based at Canterbury House in New Brunswick, New
Jersey. He has served as a parish priest and a hospital chaplain. He is a
graduate of the Johns Hopkins University, Columbia University, and Emory
University.
The Reverend Dr. Deborah Meister is Rector of Christ Church, New
Brunswick. Raised in a Jewish household, she trained to be an English
professor, earning her doctorate in Renaissance literature, but converted to
Christianity when she was 27 and entered the ordination process. She has served
in parishes in Alabama and New Jersey, and has a passion for multi-cultural
ministry, spiritual formation, small-group ministry, and hands-on work with
those in need. When she is not working, Deborah loves to cook, hike, and read.
She has a passion for classical music and Japanese art.
NOVEMBER 14 (for everyone)
Deepening Spirituality Retreat
Leader: The Reverend Edmund Zelley, Rector of Holy Trinity
Episcopal Church, Wenonah, New Jersey
Explore a wide array of sacred practices in spirituality,
including walking the labyrinth, making and praying with Anglican prayer beads,
imaginative prayer, centering prayer, and praying with scripture. This retreat is
designed to be informing to the widest range of participants who seek to deepen
and widen their meditative life. Sponsored by the Right Onward Committee.
Traduccion simultanea al Español disponible. Simultaneous Spanish
translation available upon request.
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When |
Saturday, November
14 from 9am to 3pm |
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Cost |
No cost, continental
breakfast and lunch provided |
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Where |
Holy Trinity
Episcopal Church |
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11 North Monroe
Avenue |
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Wenonah, New Jersey
08090 |
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856 468-0290 |
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Deadline |
Register by Friday,
October 30 |
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Register |
Online http://www.abcsignup.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0015-0007-DAF46345B3734141A16DE21F3B541ABF or email spaige@newjersey.anglican.org. Or
fax registration form to 609 394-9546, mail form, or phone Sarah Paige, 609
394-5281, ext. 10. |
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Contact |
Annette Buchanan,
732 918-8023 or annbuc2000@cs.com or the Reverend Sheelagh Clarke, 908 317-5424
or sheelaghclarke@hotmail.com |
The Reverend Ed Zelley has been Rector of Holy Trinity Episcopal
Church in Wenonah since 1995. Prior to coming to Wenonah, he was the Curate of
Grace Church, Haddonfield. Father Zelley grew up in St. Luke’s, Metuchen, where
he was sponsored for ordination. His ministry discernment year was at Grace
Church, Plainfield. He has led workshops on using the labyrinth and has led
Advent and Lenten quiet days. He currently serves on the Committee on the
Priesthood. Father Zelley is a graduate of Grinnell College, the Episcopal
Divinity School, and the Clergy Leadership Project.
NOVEMBER 21 (for everyone) Updated: lower registration fee
Anti-Racism Conference: The Church’s Role in Building a “Post-Racial” America
Leaders: Byron Rushing, Massachusetts State Representative,
Boston, Massachusetts
Byron Rushing’s long service in Massachusetts state government, in
the Episcopal Church, as an outspoken advocate for human rights, civil rights,
peace and justice, will inform his address. Mr. Rushing is uniquely qualified
to move comfortably back and forth on the secular-sacred continuum. He will
focus on anti-racism strategies in both church and state, and the conference
may be expected to address some of the more controversial issues around racism
in society such as affirmative action, educational testing, access to
employment in such key public service professions as the police and public
health. Sponsored by the Anti-Racism Commission.
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When |
Saturday, November 21.
Registration at 8:30am, begins at 9am and ends at 3pm |
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Cost |
$5, lunch provided |
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Where |
Trinity Cathedral |
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801 West State
Street |
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Trenton, New Jersey
08618 |
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609 392-3805 |
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Deadline |
Register by Monday,
November 16 |
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Register |
Online http://www.abcsignup.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0015-0007-05267BFD412B4FFF849C36DC0FBCF563 or email
spaige@newjersey.anglican.org. Or fax registration form to 609 394-9546, mail
form, or phone Sarah Paige, 609 394-5281, ext. 10. |
|
Contact |
Kevin Thompson, 732
778-7847 or Kjt1206@aol.com |
Byron Rushing is well known as an anti-racism advocate and activist.
He has been a representative of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
since 1982 and has sponsored many bills whose aim has been the removal of
poverty and injustice and the empowerment of disadvantaged communities. A
devoted Episcopalian, he is an elected member of the General Convention; a
founding member of the Episcopal Urban Caucus; and serves on the boards of the
Episcopal Women's Caucus and the Episcopal Network for Economic Justice.
Sarah Paige
Diocese of New Jersey
808 West State Street
Trenton, NJ 08618
609-394-5281 x10
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FUNDRAISING
AND FELLOWSHIP DATES:
·
November 7th
– annual fall dinner with Outback Steakhouse - Please come!!
·
December 8th
at 6:30 PM - Annual Women's Christmas Party – a voluntary gift of $15 or less
is suggested.
·
December 24th
- Christmas Eve Services - Family Mass at 4:30
PM, Carols at 10:30 PM, and Midnight Mass at 11 PM
Songs & Sweets Report
We are happy to report
that our Songs & Sweets concert was a big financial success, as well as a
wonderful musical treat for all who attended; our final tally came to
$687. Thanks go out to the following
people for their unselfish help in making this event a rousing success:
Elaine Patania, with the help of Judith Yannarello and Coral
Brown, for setting up the Sweets, Pam for taking
tickets, the fantastic vocalists, John-Andrew Fernandez,
Danielle Sinclair, Linda Mindlin, and our very own Father Jack, and to Elma
Adams, who did the most work of all the musicians, to Pam and Vin Maiolo and Norma Tucker who handled most of the clean-up; and
to all who came and pitched in where needed, THANK YOU!
Cash for Gold:
We are in the works of
setting up a date for a Cash for Gold Party. The Cash
for Gold party will be schedule for after a Sunday Mass.
I encourage you to
launch a treasure hunt of your own! Here, size doesn't matter. Little earrings
and charms add up to big bucks. Clasp broken or gemstones missing? No problem.
Bitterly out of style or remarkably ugly? Hey, it's still worth its weight in
gold.
How it Works...
Your gold will be
inspected and checked for its purity and then weighed. Then you
will be paid cash for the value of the gold that you are selling...More
Information to Follow…
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St. Francis’ Episcopal Church
400
New Market Road, Dunellen, NJ 08812
invites
you to
“Dinner with an Outback
Flair”
on
SATURDAY,
NOVEMBER 7, 2009
Enjoy the Food prepared
by
Steakhouse
Entertainment
*** 50/50 *** Door Prizes *** Raffle Baskets
Doors open at 5:30 PM ***** Dinner
served at 6:00 PM
Tickets: Adults: $20 – Children
under 12: $10
(Discounts available for families
with small children)
For Tickets or Information, call 732-968-6781 or
732-752-5608 5