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From the Rector: Baptizing Baby Cecilia
As we prepare for the feast of Thanksgiving tomorrow, I give thanks for one of the great occasions in the life of the church: the chance we have to welcome new members into our midst, recognizing them as part of the Body of Christ we are called to be. We were blessed to do that last Sunday as we welcomed newcomers as members here at St. A's. We will have another special chance to do that again this week.
Baby Cecilia Wolfe was born to parents Jason and Deana, and big sister Josie, and grandparents Doug and Di, a year ago last July. From the day of her birth until the day she came home from Lurie Children's Hospital last December, you all have surrounded Ceci and her family with caring and practical manifestations of your love.
Please see the family's note of thanks for all that you have done and been over these past months. And please join us this Sunday as we gather to baptize Baby Ceci and welcome her into this household of faith.
Blessings on you all,
Kristin+
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Thank You, from the Bottom of our Hearts
We would like to thank our St. A's family for the incredible support you've provided us over this past year and a half. As you may know, our family was faced with some extraordinary challenges beginning in early 2016, including Jason's surgeries, learning that our baby was diagnosed with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia and the subsequent acute care. All the while, our Josie, not quite understanding why she was no longer the center of our world, was growing up right before our distracted eyes. It was so hard. But we were not alone. Reverend Kristin, thank you for being there for us from the start - and at the hospital on the day Ceci was born to pray with us and for us. Julia, thank you for the food train, and thanks to everyone who brought us warm dinners to eat. Doug and Diane, thank you for being the most selfless, loving, helpful in-laws and grandparents. And thank you ALL for your prayers. We could feel them. And they carried us through to where we are now.
Happy, healthy and grateful.
Love,
Deana, Jason, Josie and Ceci Wolfe
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Christmas Baskets Due Today!
Every name posted on our bulletin board has been selected by someone at St. A's for a gift as part of the ReVive Center for Housing and Healing's Christmas basket program. Please drop off your boxes today (in the back hall, please!). Monday, November 27, is a fallback date if you really, really, really can't deliver your gifts by today. But, please, you don't want to miss the truck from ReVive which will arrive first thing Tuesday morning. If you have a few hours to spare around 9am on Tuesday, the 28th, to help load the truck, please
e-mail Hilary Kennedy
or call 847-644-9824.
Your generosity to others reflects the true spirit of Christmas.
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Thanksgiving Day Eucharist
If you are in town, please join us for our annual Thanksgiving Day Eucharist tomorrow at 9:30am. It's a lovely service with hymns, a chance to give thanks to God for the abundant gifts we have been given.
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No Post Thanksgiving Friday Morning Eucharist
As is our custom, we will take a hiatus this week from our 7am Friday morning Eucharist. Please join us again on Friday, December 1, at 7am for Eucharist in the Chapel followed by breakfast at Panera.
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Annual Giving Update
Thanks to so many people who have pledged generously as part of St. A's Annual Giving Campaign for 2018. To date, we have received 88 pledges, for a total amount of $324,306 toward our goal of $400,000. Of the pledges given, 45 have been new or increased gifts and 5 have decreased. Thank you for your support of the mission and ministry of St. Augustine's Church.
To complete an online pledge form, please
click here
. Thank you!
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Church School
There will be no Church School until January 14, as the remaining weeks before the end of the year will be Christmas Pageant rehearsals.
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Christmas Pageant Rehearsals
Again, thanks to everybody, everybody, everybody who has joined our Christmas pageant's cast and crew! Now comes the fun part. Below is the rehearsal schedule. Let Janice know should you have any conflicts and she will work around you. The casting notice will be sent out by November 24. On November 26, we will do a read-through with those who have speaking roles including the narrators. In the meantime, parents, please rehearse the songs with your children so they are familiar with singing along (a list of songs is on the credenza in Puhlman Hall).
Rehearsal schedule, from 10:40 - 11:10:
11/26 Read-through with narrators and those who have speaking parts
12/03 No rehearsal; Advent Wreath Making Party
12/10 Blocking with narrators and those who have speaking parts
All speaking parts must have lines memorized by this date.
12/17 Rehearsal with the entire cast of thousands
Day of Pageant:
12/24 Run-through with everyone in costume
Please be at church by 4:00pm.
As soon as everyone is in costume, we will have a final run-though.
12/24 Christmas Eve Eucharist beginning with the pageant starts at 5:00pm
Questions? Please
email Janice
Hurley or call 847-217-0926. She is looking forward to being your director for the third time!
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Prayer Shawl Guild December 2
Knitters and crocheters and those wanting to learn are all invited to the next gathering of the Prayer Shawl Ministry on Saturday afternoon, December 2, 2:00-4:00pm, at Tina Haight's house: 950 Augusta Way, Apt 301, Highland Park. New participants are always welcome; we will provide you with patterns.
Please call 847-780-4253 or
email Tina
to let her know if you can come.
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Advent Wreath Making December 3
Join us in Puhlman Hall after church on Sunday, December 3, to make Advent Wreaths. We will have everything you need - wreaths and candles and greens - to create your own wreath to count the days between now and Christmas with light and prayer. Please bring your own clippers to cut the greens. Also, a donation of $10 per wreath will offset the cost to St. A's. Thank you! Questions? Please
contact Amy Jacobs.
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Christmas Cookie Exchange December 10
Please join us for a Christmas cookie exchange on December 10 in the Parish Lounge following the 9:30am service. Bring 2 dozen, take home 2 dozen...of other cookies, of course! Enjoy the holiday spirit in a delicious way. Questions? Please email Martha Jacobson or call 847-251-1503 or email Andrew Suitter.
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Equipping the Saints Group December 10
The Equipping the Saints group read
America's Original Sin: Racism, White Privilege, and the Bridge to a new America by Jim Wallis and have extended discussion around this text to the wider community of faith. The group meets once a month through May, after Sunday service in Puhlman Hall South; the next meeting will be December 10. Current members of the group have copies of the book to loan if needed. Please contact
Sam Love or any member of the group for more information.
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St. Nick's Party December 10
Enjoy food, fellowship and holiday fun for all ages at our annual St. Nick's party on Sunday, December 10 from 5-7pm. Before we enjoy a festive dinner together, help us trim the tree in
Puhlman
Hall and decorate wooden ornaments that will be delivered to homebound parishioners. We'll have a cookie decorating area set up again this year, and you can expect a visit from St. Nick himself during the evening!
Lasagne and pizza will be provided. Please let us know if you can bring an additional main dish, appetizer, side dish, dessert or drinks to share. As always, everybody, everybody, everybody is welcome to join! Please feel free to extend an invitation to your family, friends and neighbors who may enjoy joining us for fellowship. Please click here to RSVP
or sign-up on the bulletin board. Questions? E-mail Audrey Shedivy.
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Holiday Babysitting Offered December 17
Our own nursery care worker, Ella Denman, has offered her babysitting services in Pullman Hall on December 17 after church/pageant rehearsal until 3:00pm with all payments/donations benefiting Family Promise. Ella has gotten commitments from other friends and family members who are willing to help, depending on the number of people who sign up, to ensure that all infants and children are well cared for. We welcome parishioner extended families as well. Please e-mail Ella to let her know who's coming.
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Christmas Caroling December 17
Come join us for caroling to our homebound parishioners on Sunday afternoon, December 17. We will meet at church at 3:00pm and drive together to the people we visit, for a special time of singing, sharing fellowship, and distributing cookies. All are welcome. If you would like to have us visit you, please contact
Amy Jacobs. If you are interested in caroling, please let Amy know or sign up on the bulletin board.
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Pre-Christmas Pageant Hospitality December 24
It's tamale time again! The Murphy-Gills will be hosting pre-Christmas pageant hospitality again this year with tamales and hot chocolate. Why tamales?
Click here to learn more about the Texas Christmas Eve tradition Meghan picked up while living in the Lonestar State. This year, we're enlisting the help of 3-5 volunteers who want to learn how to make and share these true bundles of joy. No previous tamale-making experience required.
We'll be making the tamales at St. A's on Christmas Eve starting at 1:00pm. (It's a long process!)
We'll need people to help with tamale-making, set up, and clean up.
Interested?
Click here to sign up
or
email Meghan for more information.
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MOSAIC is a new community podcast aimed at sharing stories of our faith-and you're invited to listen, share and join in on this conversation! Recently, Mary Berg sat down with me for a recorded conversation that was then edited and made into a podcast. I invite you to listen to our podcast at the link above, and consider making a podcast with me, for all of us. For more information about this, please click here...or speak with Andrew+!
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Christian Outreach Commission Needs Volunteer Champions
Would you like to become a volunteer Champion for a community organization that does not have an existing relationship with St. Augustine's? The Christian Outreach Commission seeks parishioners who will serve as volunteer Champions for those organizations that are in need of one. If you would like to learn more about this opportunity, please email Jerry Todd, Chair of the Christian Outreach Commission.
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Announcements, Calendar, Prayer List Updates
If you would like to submit an announcement for our Thursday e-newsletter and Sunday bulletin, add an event to our church calendar, or add/delete a name on our prayer list, please send to Theresa Kimball, our Parish Administrator, at
augustine@staschurch.org
.
Please note: To include your one-paragraph submission in the Thursday Parish Life Connections and Announcements in the Sunday bulletin, it must be received
by 5:00pm the preceding Tuesday. Submissions received after that time will be included the following week. Submissions may be edited for length and content.
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Coming Events at St. Augustine's
9:30am Thanksgiving Day Eucharist
Friday, 11/24
No 7am Eucharist
9:
30am Holy Eucharist
10:30am Christmas Pageant Rehearsal; No Church School
Monday, 11/27
5:00pm Serve at A Just Harvest Soup Kitchen
7:00pm Education for Ministry
Wednesday, 11/29
7:30pm Choir Rehearsal
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Serving this Week:
9:30am Eucharist at the Church
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Celebrant
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The Rev. Kristin Uffelman White
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Preacher
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Frank Senn |
| Deacon |
The Rev. Sue Nebel |
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Eucharistic Minister
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Sam Love |
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Gospel Book Bearer
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Allison Jacobs |
Lectors
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Kathleen Todd, Jerry Todd |
| Leader of the Prayers |
Carrie Bach |
Chalice Bearers
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Terry Haight, Amy Jacobs, Charley Bowe,
Janice Hurley |
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Ushers
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Rick Daspit, Tom Denman, Gill Schumaker,
Martha Jacobson |
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Altar Guild
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Joy Witt, Ann Gannon, Tina Haight |
| Children's Chapel |
Sue Nebel, Gray Curchin |
| Good Samaratin |
November 20-December 3 Tina & Terry Haight
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We pray especially for
Al Ehrbar, Bill Klein, Mark DeAngelis, Betty Jenkins, Elsie Lester, Christine Sammel, Gabe Vigil, Beth Loker, Edward and Mary Ellen Benson, Dorothy White, Mary, Maureen Skinner, Mark, Peter Lawlor, Genie, Allen, The Bartlett Family, Sarah Bryan Miller, Randy Rold, Victoria Binz Whaley, Peter, Bill and Dee Doughty, Anna, David Martin, Mark Towsley, Piper Ann, Tony Finney, Andrew Tallon, Barbara Lore Mayo, Stephanie Kramer, the Collyer Family, Leslie Fogel, Kendall Klingberg, Gail Klingberg, Ellen Browne, Anita Kreps, Joanna Poole, Paddy Hamilton, Jay and Family, René Brandt, Bobby Hammitt, Janice Hurley, Jim Barry, Phil Steptoe, Peter Kramer, Kathy Wollard, Tim and Pam McCollum, Robert Burns, Marna Miller, Rory Rice, Ed Knuth, Ralph Budnick, the Haight family.
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ST. AUGUSTINE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
1140 Wilmette Ave.
| Wilmette, Illinois 60091
847.251.6922 | staschurch.org | augustine@staschurch.org
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