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Worship Times
Sundays, 8 & 10 am
Nursery available at 9:45
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Coffee Hour fellowship follows both services;
join us for treats, and conversation
 Children's Worship, for ages 3 through 2nd grade, meets in the Education Wing every Sunday at 10:00 am
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Clergy & Staff
Amy Noe, Parish Administrator
Sandra Molyneux, Organist and Choir Director
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Parish Vestry
(term expires)
Marge Smith, Warden
(1/19)
Tracy Higgins, Warden
(1/20)
Peter Becker, Treasurer
Judy Tracy, Clerk of the Vestry
Members:
(1/19)
John Amrein, Peter Carroll, Jerry Kolarczyk
(1/20) Amy Koegel, Judy Thornton, Sally Van Vranken
(1/21)
Steve Brooks, Stacy Cook, Jane Helmboldt
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Monthly Events
The next CRYSTAL LAKE FOOD PANTRY volunteer opportunity is Friday, November 9. Contact Aimee Day if you can help. Shift times are 8:30-11:30 am, and 11:30 am - 2:30 pm.
CENTERING PRAYER
meets the first and third Tuesday of every month, at 7:30 p.m. in the Great Hall.
Contact
Rev. Fran
with any questions, or for more information.
TAIZE is an ecumenical, meditative common prayer, incorporating song, chant, scripture readings, and silence. People of ALL faith traditions are welcome this monthly candlelight service. The services are held on the 4th Tuesday of the month at the First Congregational Church of Crystal Lake, 461 Pierson St. The next Taize service will be held on Tuesday, November 27, at 7:00 p.m.
A FREE COMMUNITY MEAL
is offered at St. Mary's on the third Saturday of every month. The meal is served from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., and ALL are welcome. There is no RSVP required. Free will donations will be accepted. Please watch the newsletter and website for the menu, which will be published a week or two before the event. The next Community Meal is Saturday, November 17.
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We Pray For
Parishioners
: Cameron & Linda, Kristi, Jerry, Karen, Jack, Miles, Matthew, Rick, Bob, Carol, John, Matthew, and Elizabeth, Mary, Gladys, Susan, Galen & Betsy, Harry & Marion, and all those seeking employment
Family/Friends:
Joanne,
Lynn, Brian, Rachel, Maria,
Kay, Virginia, Hunter, James, Cora,
Saul, Naomi, Aimee, Susan, Brian, Mark,
Neil, Desmond, Will, Tom, Tom, Tim,
Pat, Billy, Kay, Gary, Kevin,
Kelly, David, Susie, Carole, Diana, Kelly Marie, Lori, Kurt, Gail, Regina, Darcy, Julie, Betty, Sue, Nancy, Maggie, Nicci,
Sarah
Those Who Have Died
Former Parishioners,
Paul Lorenzo,
Eileen Greenwald; Pat
, friend of Sandy Plate;
Johnny
, brother of Suzanne Anderson
Those Serving in the
Armed Forces
Michael, Jeremy, Terry,
Dan
Birthdays October 25-31
10.27 Matthew Bryant
Jean Huismann
10.28 Judy Tracy
Anniversaries Oct. 25-31
10.29 Scott & Stacy Cook
If you would like your name added to the birthday / anniversary list, please contact Amy in the
Parish Office.
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From the Rector
Dear Friends and Parishioners of St. Mary's,
This Sunday
we are kicking off our 2018-2019
Stewardship Campaign
. You are invited to join me in making a pledge to St. Mary's. I am tithing to St. Mary's as I do each year, giving back 10% of my salary to the church, because I believe that St. Mary's is making a difference in people's lives. We have a number of new people who have joined our community of faith and they are making vital connections with others and deepening their faith through worship, outreach, bible study, adult education, pastoral care and other activities.
As the rector, I am privileged to hear from people both in the parish and from the wider community about the important role this parish serves in their day to day lives. This is a parish that is engaging people well beyond our doors through AA meetings, the food pantry, our Free Community Meal Program, CROP WALK and other activities throughout the year.
I invited you to give generously. Every pledge matters; we are seeking 100% participation. Our pledges make up the main source of income, which funds our ministries and covers our expenses. Your pledge is needed today. You may pick up your pledge card this Sunday. We are asking that pledge cards be turned in by Sunday November 18, when we gather for our annual thanksgiving celebration at one 9:00 a.m. service followed by a potluck brunch. Thank you for your generosity.
How crazy are you? Come and find out as we discuss Michael Curry's book,
Crazy Christians, A Call to Follow Jesus.
Grab some coffee and coffee hour snacks and head to the church school wing at 11:15 a.m. for our
book discussion this Sunday
. Please join us!
Sunday November 4
we will be celebrating
All Saints' Day
and remembering all those who we love who are no longer with us. You are invited to make prayer flags for friends, family co-workers and neighbors. These flags will hang in the church throughout the month of November. You may also give us pictures to hang in the church. You can send these electronically or Amy can scan them for you in the office.
See you Sunday,
Fran +
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Congratulations Andrea Wight On Your Retirement!
Andrea Wight, the former Curate of St. Mary's (2003-2005), has retired and she was able to be with us last Sunday. Rev. Fran and Andrea were both curates in the Diocese of Chicago and were part of a "Lilly Funded Curacy and Leadership Program" back in the day. It is hard to believe 15 years have passed since they met and traveled the country attending leadership conferences! Andrea has served the last 13 years as the Rector of St. Anskar in Rockford IL. Congratulations Andrea!
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Letter From Parishioner, Mike Choquette,
Postulant for the Diaconate
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,
It is with mixed emotions that I share the news of my diaconal formation placement. Postulancy is a time of public discernment and learning. It is the expectation that as a postulant moves closer to candidacy that they spend time away from their home parish, sharing their gifts and learning with the larger Church. I am happy to share with you that I have been placed at St. Lawrence Episcopal Church in Libertyville where I will continue my discernment under the guidance of Reverend Patricia Snickenberger and Deacon Hal Toberman. I have a meeting in early November with Rev. Patricia and Deacon Hal to finalize things but as of today all indications are I will start at St. Lawrence sometime around the Epiphany. My diaconal formation placement will be for one year during which time Terry and I will be attending services at St. Lawrence. After my placement, I will return home to St. Mary's to complete my diaconal formation.
As you can imagine I am very excited and to be honest a bit anxious to start this next part of my journey. But I fear that I will miss you all terribly. St. Mary's is my home parish and will always be the parish that has and continues to lift me up. Please keep me in your prayers and know that you are all in mine.
Terry and I will be at coffee hour most Sundays until the start of the new year. I look forward to catching up with you.
God's Peace,
Mike
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All Saints' Sunday - November 4
This year in preparation for our
All Saints' Sunday Celebration on Nov. 4
th
, we are once again inviting people to make
prayer flags
for those who have died
.
Colored paper prayer flags and markers are available at the back of the church.
Please make a flag for anyone and everyone whom you would like us to remember this All Saints' Sunday. You may make as many flags as you wish. The flags will be hanging in the church throughout the month of November. You may write the person's name, dates, and/or a note about them.
In addition to the prayer flags, you are also invited to bring in or email
photos
of those family members and friends to be remembered, as they will be displayed in the church, along with the flags. Be sure to put your name on the photo so it can be returned to you.
Please submit all flags and photos by next Wednesday, October 31.
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Want to find out more about the Episcopal Church
and
How it Runs?
Join us for a Coffee Hour Conversation:
Sunday, November 11 after the 10:00 a.m. Service
What is General Convention and why do we have it? Rev. Fran will be providing us with an overview of the General Convention, which was held this past summer in Austin TX. Fran served as a deputy to convention along with three other clergy and four lay persons from the Diocese of Chicago. Come and hear more about General Convention as Fran shares with us some of the important highlights of the convention and some other interesting facts about the Episcopal Church.
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ReVive Center for Housing and Healing
Christmas Basket Program
St. Mary's is once again participating in the ReVive Center's Christmas Basket Program. This is a wonderful opportunity for members of our Parish to purchase Jewel gift cards or shop for individual Christmas gifts for some of the most impoverished families and seniors of our metropolitan area. This year we have been asked to sponsor 14 seniors and 7 small families.
Sign up in the Great Hall. See the display for more detailed information.
Please wrap and label gifts (new) and put them in a cardboard box for transport to the ReVive Center. Label the box with the family code number.
Please leave the box unsealed, so that we may add gift cards to it.
Please
bring gift cards to the office
and
gift items to the Nursery
by
11:00 a.m. Sunday, December 2.
Thank you to everyone for continuing to make this special outreach ministry so meaningful and successful!
Christmas Basket Ministry Coordinator 2018
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Historic Organ Concert Sunday
November 4 at 6:00 p.m.
 In case you missed the concerts in August and September, here is another opportunity!! The Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion in Lake Geneva, will be holding a concert to benefit their historic 1883 Pipe Organ - Opus 1144. The concert will be performed by Greg Zelek, Principal Organist and Curator from the Madison Symphony Orchestra, and will include works by Vierne, Bach, Elgar, Guilmant, and many others.
Advance Tickets OR Free Will Offering Options:
Advanced tickets may be reserved by phone, or send a self-addressed stamped envelope to the church. $25 advanced tickets
include
a dinner voucher for the same day to Tuscan Tavern and Grill.
You may also attend without the advanced ticket dinner option; a free will offering will be taken the night of the concert.
The Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion
320 Broad St; Lake Geneva WI 53147
262-248-3522
For more information, please pick up a flyer from the table in the church Narthex.
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October 20
Community Meal:
Our Volunteers
in Action!
Thanks to ALL our volunteers and local businesses who make this program a success. On October 20 we served 71 meals, and had a total of 30 volunteers!
We saw many new faces (volunteers
and
diners), and welcomed back our many "regulars". Be sure to stop in November 17 for our next Community Meal!!
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