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Welcome Rev. Jill Honodel+
Rev. Jill+ will serve as the long-term supply priest for St. George's and St. Alban's, coordinating with St. Michael's and St. John's in the Holy Spirit Church. Rev. Jill+ graduated with an M.A.T. from Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena and an M.Div from C.D.S.P. (G.T.U) and was ordained in the Diocese of Northern California in 1998. She currently serves the Diocese as the Chair of the Committee on Governance and as a member of the Resolutions Committee.
Prior to coming to the Diocese of California, Rev. Jill+ started what is now a mission church in Rio Vista called St. Brigid's, was a member for many years of the Department of Congregational Development and served for several years as Assistant to the Rector at St. Paul's in Benicia. Rev. Jill's was most recently Rector of Grace Church, Martinez.
She is very much looking forward to getting to know each and every member of St. George's and St. Alban's, as well as continuing to get to know those she has already met at St. Michael's and St. John's.
We look forward to Rev. Jill's story of her pilgrimage to the South of France at Celtic Nights (
6 pm
at St. John's) this Sunday.
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Happening This Week
Thursday 7/21
6pm @ St Michaels -
Celtic Evening Prayer followed by dinner and Centerpoint
7 pm @ St Alban's and St George's - Centering Prayer in the Meditation Room (Kitty Hayes)
Sunday 7/24
6 pm Celtic Nights @ St John's
Monday 7/25
7 pm @St. Alban's Bishop's Committee meeting
Tuesday 7/26
10 AM @ St John's
Eucharist and Adult Education
Tuesday 7/26
7 pm @St John's Bishop's Committee meeting
Wednesday 7/27
10 AM @ St Michael's Morning Prayer
11:30 am @ St George's and St Alban's - Service and Bible Study
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Clergy This Week
St. Alban's
The Rev. Jill Honodel
The Rev. Jill Honodel
The Rev. Amanda May
The Rev. Amanda May
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Readings for
July 24, 2016
To read online click
here.
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Update on Canon Stefani
Schatz
Click
here to sign in to Caring Bridge to view regular updates.
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News from Executive Council
The nominating committee needs nominations for Standing Committee, Executive Council and delegates to the next convention contact
Rev. Jane Stratford
if you are interested in representing the Contra Costa Deanery
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Towels, Socks and Sheets Needed for Anka and Don Brown Shelter
The Anka Service Center in Concord is a day center where anyone can go and take a shower and get a hot meal at lunch (made at the Don Brown Center in Antioch and driven over, 5 days a week).
Donations Needed:
* Gently used or new towels
* Twin size bed sheets
* Men's Socks
Please bring your donations to your church - and they will be delivered.
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Pokemon Go @ St Michaels
It seems that Pokemon Go, a cell-phone "virtual" game that has taken the country by storm, has touched our little church and we have achieved something of an "in" status with the gaming crowd. St. Michael's is a designated "gym," and teens and beyond have been shyly biking, skating and walking over to our church to "defend" it on their cell phones from any cyber mischief and no, I don't have any idea how any of this works but everyone under the age of 20 can probably give you an idea and our Grant Street Players one and all are experts in this. Check in with the teens in your life and see if your churches are part of the game!
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July 23rd - Flock Praise Band Concert
Coming to St. Michael's for what can only be described as something of a rock concert, the Flock isn't a group of kids--but rather a seasoned group of dads and friends making music to celebrate Christ, with some amazing sounds sure to thunder ol' St. Mike's to its foundation!
Concert time is 7:00 on Saturday, July 23. Tickets ($10 adults, $5 students) are on sale
here:
This show is a benefit for PRAISE IN THE PARK, an August event in Concord featuring a boatload of Christian music from all genres with a wide variety of local groups and well-known Christian/gospel performers happening in August, so your ticket purchase gets you a fun evening and supports a great local church cause.
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Celtic Nights July 24th
6 pm Celtic Evening Prayer
6:30 pm Dinner followed by
by a presentation by Rev. Jill Honodel on her pilgrimage to the Mary Magdalene sites in Southern France. A very Celtic topic.....getting in your coracle :-), landing on a foreign shore, and evangelizing or in Jill's case telling the story on her return! Please plan to join us for this wonderful evening!
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St John's Relay For Life Fundraiser
Thursday, July 28, 2016:
Annual Tahoe Joe's dinner fundraiser.
Tickets are still just $22.00 for a full meal at Tahoe Joe's and $10 of that ticket goes to our Relay For Life efforts.
See the
Evons, Jordans or Touheys for tickets.
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Pentecost Junction is returning after many years to St. Michael's on
Friday, July 29
, and
Saturday July 30
at St. John's, The Grant Street Players are presenting a varied lineup of inspirational songs focusing on Faith, Family and Fun, looking at personal choices and commitments and looking at issues in our world--and some surprising old favorites as well.
Saturday
night's performance benefits St. John's Relay for Life team!
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 Save the Date: September 10 - Faith & Family Day at the Oakland A's - Reserve your tickets before the end of July
The Oakland A's Faith and Family Day baseball game is Saturday September 10th, with a game time of 1:05.
You can sign up for tickets from early May to the end of July. Once again Matt Gotch from St. George's is organizing our trip. He will need to commit to the total number of tickets and collect all the money by August 5th. He has already reserved 60 tickets for Holy Spirit Church!
We are still confirming ticket prices, but we expect them to be approximately $21. There is a sign up in the St. Alban's and St. George's parish hall. Folks from St. Michael's or St. John's who'd like to go can email
Matt
to be added to the ticket list.
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Submissions for this Newsletter?
Please send any submissions for the Holy Spirit E-News to
Diane by Tuesday evening of the week you wish it to appear.
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Contacts
Email
The Rev. Jill Honodel
Email
The Rev. Amanda May
Church Websites
Click an underlined word to either send an email or to open a web page.
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