| Parish Picnic this Sunday - Really! |
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Picnic! Picnic! Picnic!
On Sunday, June 25, we will have a summertime picnic in the Garden following the 9 am and 11:15 am Masses.
The Advent will provide hot dogs with all the trimmings and drinks of various kinds. We ask members of the Parish to bring hors d'oeuvres, salads, desserts, and other dishes. Pray for good weather and feel free to dress appropriately.
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| Eric Fialho, Pastoral Assistant |
Eric Fialho-From Seminarian to Pastoral Assistant
-We are excited to announce that Eric Fialho, who served as our seminarian for the past year before graduating from Episcopal Divinity School, has accepted a call to serve another year in our parish as a Pastoral Assistant beginning in September. Most of Eric's work will be around mission and outreach, so part of the funding for his new position will come from our mission budget-which means we're looking for ways to supplement our remaining budget for mission this year. Can you help? One way is to buy one of the remaining limited edition vintage letterpress prints now on sale in our bookstall to support the Advent in Mission. The beautiful print reads "In Boston as it is in Heaven" (a prayer we pray implicitly every time we say the Our Father), and depicts the skyline as it appears in our city seal. The limited edition prints are $39. Buy one (or three!) as a prayer for our city and to raise more funds for missions at the Advent.
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| Volunteer Opportunity at B-SAFE |
Volunteers needed for Advent service at B-SAFE in Dorchester: Would you like to help provide a safe, fun, and healthy experience for kids in Boston this summer?
Our parish has signed up to provide lunch for the kids and staff at the B-SAFE (Bishops' Summer Academic and Fun Enrichment) Program at the Epiphany School in Dorchester from July 31-August 3. We need some volunteers for 1) food prep, 2) meal service, or 3) reading with kids (ages 7-12). You can help on any single day, or for all 4 days.Food prep will be at the Advent (9-11 am), and the other two activities will be at the Epiphany School (11:30 am-1:30 pm, accessible by Red Line T). I was a Site Director at this program last year, and can attest to how great a service this can be for kids and adults alike! To volunteer to work on this project or help coordinate it, contact Steve Armandt (
[email protected], 617-943-8355).
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| Looking Ahead: Pilgrimage to Greece |
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| Patmos |
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In April 2018: A group from the Advent has been to the Holy Land together. A group has also been to Turkey. We will now round out the New Testament sites by going together next spring to Greece where St Paul preached extensively and where some of the earliest and most influential Christian communities came into being.
The pilgrimage will depart Boston on Monday, April 16, 2018, and return on Saturday, April 29, 2018. Among the places we will visit will be: Thessaloniki, Philippi, Meteora, Delphi, Olympia, Corinth, Mycenae, Naphlion, Athens, Patmos (by overnight ferry), and others. A more detailed brochure prepared by the travel agency, Worldwide Pilgrimage Ministries, will be available next Sunday.
The cost will be $3,129, if we have 20 -24 pilgrims; $2,979, if we have 25 - 29 pilgrims, and, except for a few meals on one's own, is all inclusive. If you are interested, speak to Father Warren.
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Parish Office
Church of the Advent
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| Sunday's Collect |
O Lord, we beseech thee, make us to have a perpetual fear and love of thy holy Name, for thou never failest to help and govern those whom thou hast set upon the sure foundation of thy loving-kindness; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
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