Funeral for Tanya Matsuda Saturday; Christmas Eve Service at 530pm; Christmas Tide

Greetings!

On Christmas Eve at St. Augustine's Anglican, poinsettias will grace the chapel, along with candles at the stained-glass windows. The traditional music of Christ's birth will resound through this 100-year-old chapel at Central College. The priests will bless the creche, the manger where Jesus was born. We will hear the Good News in scripture and from the sermon. The incense will purify and sanctify us - , and we will come forward for the Lord's body and blood at the Eucharist. The service will close in twilight as we sing Silent Night holding candles.

The service is at 530pm. Invite friends and family, and Come, Let Us Adore Him!

If you didn't mail your invitation cards, do it by Friday. Be sure to sign your name so your friends know who invited them!

Want to know a bit more about the incense burning? Click here to read the history and symbolism of this practice in our church on high holy days.

Funeral for Tanya Matsuda

I can confirm the information about Tanya's funeral that I sent out earlier this week. It will not be held at CCPC because the chapel is too small for the anticipated turnout and the sanctuary is not available during the time the family wants to have the funeral. So it will be held at Karl Road Baptist Church this Saturday, December 22, 2018. Here is the schedule:

Visitation is at the church from 10am-1130am.
Funeral with eucharist at 1130am.
A meal and reception will follow the funeral from approximately 1pm-230pm
Funeral procession leaves the church for Blendon cemetery, Westerville, at 230. Interment liturgy will last approximately 10 minutes.

One of the most tangible and important ways you can love and support Ken and his family is to show up for the funeral . It’s not what you say. It’s about being there for them. I know this is a busy time of the year but I hope you will plan on attending the funeral this Saturday if at all possible. Let us show the Matsudas and the world what God’s love through his people at St. Augustine's looks like . Thanks and God bless.

JKM+

Advent/Christmas Schedule

The four Sundays of Advent and their preaching themes are as follows:

1st Sunday - December 2nd - Death

2nd Sunday - December 9th - Judgment

3rd Sunday - December 16th - Heaven

4th Sunday - December 23rd - Hell

Our Christmas service will be on Monday, December 24th, at 5:30 at Ellsworth Chapel, Central College.

The service of Lessons and Carols will be on Sunday, December 30th, at 10am. Plan to join us to sing the songs of the season and to hear the story of Christ's birth through scripture.

Do you want to know more about Advent? Click here for a brief summary in layman's terms.

The 12 Days of Christmas Starts Christmas Eve

St. Thomas Anglican Church in Athens, GA has provided a website for the Christmas season - the 12 Days of Christmas. St. Augustine's will share ideas for you and your family to draw you closer to Jesus.

Below is the overview and ideas for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day:

We want to inspire people to celebrate the traditional "twelve days" of Christmas by spreading gifts, family time, or reflection across a dozen days, beginning on December 25 and ending at Epiphany (January 6).

We've included gift ideas, reflections, carols, scriptures, prayers, excerpts from literature, etc., on this site to give you some ideas of what this might look like.

You may want to fast something (Christmas music, sweets, meat, social media) during Advent so that you are not sick of Christmas before you even begin. Do what you can to delay Yuletide gratification.

This is a tradition that has worked for us. If you like the idea, take what you think works for you, or just be inspired by the idea of enjoying an entire Christmas season.

Click here for ideas for Christmas Eve.

Click here for ideas for Christmas Day.

CLICK HERE to read/listen to Sunday's sermon.

Christmas Eve Service on December 24, 2018 5:30 pm
Service of Lessons and Carols on December 30, 2018 10:00 am
Advent Mite Boxes Due on December 30, 2018 10:00 am

DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS

Dec. 2

Alice R.

Dec. 4

Josiah S.

Dec. 5

Wendy W.

Dec. 7

Rachel K.

Dec. 11

Gideon S.

Dec. 19

Val B.

Dec. 20

Jay S.

Dec. 21

Jean F.

Dec. 25

Emmanuel S.

Dec. 26

Karen K.

Dec. 28

Ken C.

DECEMBER ANNIVERSARIES

Dec. 27

Timon and Juliter C.

Dec. 28

Julius and Truphosa S.

If we do not have your birthday/anniversary listed, please let Kathy Darling or Fr. Kevin know!

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