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Notices for the Weeks of December 20 to January 3

Monday Dec 21 – 10am
Decorating the church for Christmas. If you would like to come along and help you would be most welcome.  

Wednesday Dec 23 
  10am – Holy Eucharist
  A quiet, meditative service in mid-week to encourage and strengthen
  (Please note there will not be a service on December 30th)  

Christmas Celebrations & the Sundays Following

Christmas Eve - Thursday, December 24th  
  7:00 pm - Family Eucharist for Christmas      
  11:00pm – Candlelight Eucharist - Midnight Mass

Christmas Day - Friday, December 25th   
  10:00 am – Holy Eucharist  

Sunday, December 27th-1st Sunday of Christmas
  10:00am – Family Service with the Holy Eucharist  

New Year's Eve  - Thursday, December 31st 
  6pm Holy Eucharist for The Holy Name of Jesus 
         followed by Pot Luck and Fellowship in the parish hall.  

Sunday, January 3rd – 2nd Sunday of Christmas
  10:00 am – Holy Eucharist  

PWRDF  - Our Advent conspiracy!  Please see the information in the church and earlier news on our website regarding our support of Clean Water in Kenya and Food Security in Cuba.  

Christmas Bazaar Debriefing meeting an opportunity to review our major event, share our notes, and consider changes or improvements.  Make your notes now so you don't forget and bring them to the meeting after the service on Sunday, January 10, 2016.  

Scents in Church – Over the autumn our rector Steve was approached several times by members of the congregation who have a difficult time breathing because of scents, colognes, and perfumes people wear to church.  In the past this has not been a problem but we are aware that in the present times people have become much more sensitive and have reactions regarding their breathing in particular.  The church council discussed this at its last meeting and the result was that for the time being we would share this in the notice sheet to raise awareness and ask to people to consider whether they really need to wear scents and perfumes to church and church events.  We hope everyone will be understanding of this.  

Advent Waiting – for our Lord and Esther – As we await the return of the Lord and as we prepare to welcome His birth we are still waiting for Esther to come to us from Burma.  We have heard this week the Esther has remarried and is expecting a second child.  We are unsure how this impacts her refugee application.  If you remember the application had to be renewed at this time last year because she now had a child and we were asked whether we would be willing to include her child.  There will likely be considerations and paperwork regarding whether her husband is eligible to come.  We hope to be able to give a further update very soon.  

Monthly Bottle Drive - Please remember our bottle drive this Christmas.  You can bring your "return for deposit" bottles and cans to church on Sundays, Dec 27 and Jan 3.  Kelly Foulds returns these on our behalf.  So far this year we have made around $600!  Thank you all for your support.  

Readings for Sunday, December 27th
1 Samuel 2:18-20, 26
Psalm 148,
Colossians 3:12-17, Luke 2:41-52  

Readings for Sunday, January 3rd
Jeremiah 31:7-14
Psalm 147:12-20,
Ephesians 1:3-14,
John 1:10-18  

Sunday Flowers through the year – If you would like to sponsor the altar flowers on a Sunday during the church year as a memorial or as a thanksgiving, we are currently setting up the rota for the year.  Please speak with Muriel Shearer who has the slips to be filled in.  

Poinsettias for Christmas Donations should be made by today, December 20th. The Altar Guild will be decorating the Church for Christmas Monday, Dec 21 with poinsettias.  Donations toward the cost of the poinsettias would be most welcome.