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"A holy place where love is found, all are named, and hearts are freed to change the world."
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The Last Week after Pentecost
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Thanksgiving Day @ St. Columba's
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Thursday, November 24
Mass - 11:00 am
Dinner - 12:30 - 3:00 pm
Join us for Thanksgiving Day at St. Columba's. Whether you're in town alone this Thankgiving or would simply like to join in a larger table for the holiday, think of spending Thanksgiving at St. Columba's.
Mass that morning is at 11:00 am. We gather later that day for a community Thanksgiving Day celebration. Bill & Kristi Parkinson provide the turkeys and everyone is asked to sign up to bring a salad, vegetable, or dessert to share. We start appetizers at 12:30 pm and sit down for dinner about 1:00 pm. All are welcome - bring neighbors or friends too!
More details and a sign up is available online (click here) or you can sign up at the Welcome Table on Sundays, if you prefer.
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"It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Advent"
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 Advent: A Season of Longing & Expectation
Advent's four-week season begins this Sunday, November 27. Advent is a time were we prepare to celebrate the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem two thousand years ago as well as look for his coming again among us. It is a season filled with wonderful traditions, special hymns, and excitement. The advent wreath itself marks time, one candle lighted each Sunday to focus our eyes towards Christmas. We read the prologue of St. John's Gospel (St. John 1: 1-14) at the end of each Mass to highlight the mystery born in Jesus, of God's coming among us in love. We hear the story of St. John the Baptist on the second and third Sundays, and then we turn our eyes to St Mary on the fourth Sunday and see how she in humility and grace bears God to all the world.
These are exciting Sundays to be in church; so I hope you'll make every effort to be a part of this season of preparation and joy as we discover anew the love of God born in that Bethlehem stable so long ago.
Advent Wreath Kits are available at church
$20 per kit and includes a wreath form,
candles, and an Advent devotion booklet.
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Newcomer Reception
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Sunday, December 4 | 12:30 pm
Our next reception for those new to the parish or for those who have been around for a bit and would like to find out more about the ministries and mission of St. Columba's will be after the 11:15 Mass on Sunday, December 4 in the Narthex. A light lunch is served, and those interested can sign up at the Welcome Table, contact Laura Murphy (404-368-2762 or via email), or call the parish office (770-888-4464).
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Parents' Night Out
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Friday, December 9 | 6:30-9:30 pm
 Our next Parent's Night Out will be Friday, December 9.
Our Youth Group hosts Parents' Night Out on the 2nd Friday of the month for children ages 1 through 11. Our Middle and High School EYC provide all the activities for the evening. There will be games, popcorn and snacks, crafts, and the movie. Adult chaperones are on hand to assist the Youth Group with supervision and setting up activities.
The cost is $25 for the first child and $10 each for additional children and covers the three hour program, and all proceeds go towards the Youth Mission Trip next summer.
Adults interested in helping as chaperones should contact Nathan Martin (click here). A sign up sheet is at the Welcome Table, or you can call the parish office to register. You can come at the last minute without registering, however pre-registration helps us prepare food and supplies for the correct number of children.
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| Donation of Poinsettias |
 Deadline: December 15
If you would like to donate poinsettias in thanksgiving or in memory of a loved one for Christmas, you can complete the form in the bulletin on Sunday mornings, or you can email Daniel directly (click here). The donation is $15 for each poinsettia. All donations received by December 15 will be included in the Christmas Mass bulletin.
GREENING OF THE CHURCH
All are invited to the Greening of the Church for Christmas. We'll begin Sunday, December 18 at 12:30. We especially need volunteers to climb the ladder to hang the large wreaths and the garland around the Altar archway.
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St. Columba's
Episcopal Church
939 James Burgess Road
Suwanee, Georgia 30024
770-888-4464
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Setting Our Hearts on Mission
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Sunday, November 20 was our Ingathering Sunday Celebration for our stewardship campaign for 2017. Many thanks to everyone who returned their pledge cards last week. We will post a campaign update early next week.
If you haven't yet returned your pledge for 2017, you can do so securely online (
click here) or by mailing in the pledge card you should have received earlier in at the beginning of November. Extra pledge cards are at the Welcome Table and in the front lobby. For details on the goals for 2017 and campaign emphasis,
click here.
Thank you for your continued prayers and support, as we join together in setting our hearts on mission!
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Stewardship 2017
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