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A publication to promote our mission:
"In community, love God, love others, serve both."
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PRAYER LIST
Those on our prayer list include: Eric, Victoria, Ed, Nonette, Jay, and Joan
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SUNDAY SERVICES
Family Gather Service: 9 a.m.
Godly Play for kids ages 5-16
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10 a.m. on the 1st Sunday of the month. Art, music and stories for kids of all ages.
Traditional Service
: 11 a.m.
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Sunday, Nov. 3, All Saint's Day and Baby Bundles ingathering
Sunday, Nov. 3, 10:00 am Godly Play Story and Art Project (ages 4 and up)
Wednesday, Nov. 13, St. Catherine's Vestry meeting 5:15 pm; all are welcome to attend
Thursday, Nov. 14, Noon, Catherine's Corner Book Club
Sunday, Nov. 17, Blood Drive at St. Catherine's 9:30-1:00
Thursday, Nov. 21, 10:00-12:00 St. Catherine's Quilting Group meets at church
Sunday, Nov. 24, Stewardship Ingathering and Pot Luck Celebration Brunch (between services)
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SUN., NOV 17: Blood Drive
SUN., NOV. 24: Stewardship Ingathering and Celebratory Brunch
**November is UTO Month**
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AA Men's Group: Meets at St. Catherine's on Wednesday evenings at
7 p.m.
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ST. CATHERINE'S VESTRY
Charlie Dickinson
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Sr. Warden
Liz Skogerson, Jr. Warden
Kevin Goss
Gretchen Korver
Carol Lacy
Mike Nusbaum
Donna Sanders, Clerk
Sally Dickinson, Treasurer
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GET INVOLVED
Contact Joann McKeeman:
815-4637
Coffee Hour Hosts,
Greeters
& Ushers
Contact Sharyl Milegich:
853-5016 or smilegich@aol.com
Lay Readers
& Eucharistic Ministers
Contact Anne Towner:
827-3784 or annetowner@att.net
Contact Linda Stetzell:
826-8585 or stetzreno@att.net
Contact Amy Heintz:
851-1026 or heintzad@gmail.com
Children's Flannel Blankets
Contact Carol Dyer:
702-496-8595
Episcopal Recovery Ministry
Contact Joann McKeeman:
815-4637
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- Name tags encourage conversation;
- Name tags promote an outward focus;
- Name tags make guests feel more comfortable; &
- Some folks aren't great at remembering names!
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You can provide flowers for one of our
Sunday
services
in the name of someone, such as to mark a birthday or anniversary, in memory of someone who's passed on, or to the
Glory to God. Look for the Flowers
sign-up sheet in the lobby of the church. Choose an open date, and put a
check for $45 into the collection plate any Sunday with "Flowers" in the memo line.
Thank you!
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Our phone number, P.O. box
St. Catherine's updated its phone number this year; the last four digits stayed the same but the first three numbers changed to 851.
The new number is: (775) 851-4168. We also moved our mailing address to the McCabe USPS branch:
P.O. Box 17831, Reno, NV 89511.
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Pledges can be set up with a bank's automatic bill pay
Some St. Catherine's members have found it very convenient to use their bank's "bill pay" service to handle their pledge to the church. You can instruct your bank to have a check of a certain amount generated on a certain date, which will then show up automatically each month at the church's P.O. box. If you're interested in setting this up to save yourself the step of writing checks for your pledge, please talk to your bank or financial institution to find out the details.
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Vestry Corner
By Charlie Dickinson, Senior Warden
As we head into the end of the church year, we have much to be excited about at St. Catherine's.
We look forward to the Rev. Thomas William Blake (Father Tom+) joining us as our new full-time priest on the first Sunday of Advent, Dec. 1. Until then we will have Father Mike+ and Father Bob+ serve us as our celebrants.
The Vestry officially called Father Tom+ with a unanimous vote at our Oct. 9 Vestry meeting. We have since met with Father Tom+ to sign the Letter of Agreement and to start on paperwork and planning for his joining our parish.
Father Tom+ comes to us after serving for the last 2 years as Program Manager for The Capital City C.I.R.C.L.E.S. Initiative in Carson City. Prior to that time, Father Tom+ was Rector of Grace Episcopal Church in Muncie, Indiana for more than 13 years.
Along with having our own worship and meeting space, moving to a full-time Priest will allow us to better serve the members of the parish and explore new opportunities to serve the community of South Reno. This is a big financial commitment for the parish, but we have faith that we will meet the challenges as we move forward as a Parish to continue in Christ's mission to serve others.
"In community, Love God, Love others, serve both" has been our mission statement since the beginning. We will continue to "Shine the Light" and move forward in the coming months.
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Stewardship: 'You are the Light of the World'
By Heather Nusbaum
This year's stewardship theme, "Shining Our Light," opens up so many possibilities for prayer, thought, discussion and positive outcomes. The "Hopes and Visions" cards included in your pledge envelope will be used to help us reach consensus on a long-term vision for St. Catherine's, and to define our mission priorities for 2020 and beyond.
This year's Stewardship campaign is in full swing with parishioners speaking at both services through November 17. The pledge cards will be arriving the week of November 10.
Our celebration and consecration of our gifts to the ministry of St. Catherine's will be on Sunday, November 24. The Ingathering Brunch will be between services, and all are asked to bring a dish to pass.
We are grateful for your continuing financial support of St. Catherine's. Your giving last year made a difference in the lives of many, both here at St. Catherine's and in the community.
Please pray about your giving for 2020 and reflect upon what offering you would make to God through your pledge. This is an important decision and one that we make as an expression of our faith and our commitment to God.
Thank you for all that you do to make possible St. Catherine's ministry. You make a difference!
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Give from your heart: Nov. 17
"Give from your Heart" and help a neighbor, friend, or stranger in our community who benefits from your serving in this way. There is an additional need for this lifesaving gift
during the holiday season.
The Bloodmobile will be parked at the church on
Sunday, November 17 from 9:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. To make your life-saving appointment, go to:
If you have questions about the process of giving blood, you can find information on the website
or you can contact Charlie Dickinson,
who has been a long-time blood donor (775-329-6451, or e-mail Charlie at OFFICE@STCATHERINESRENO.ORG).
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By Georgia Tachoires
It's time for St. Catherine's Fall Ingathering for the
United Thank Offering (UTO). The little blue boxes will be available from Sunday, Nov. 3 until final collection on Dec. 1.
I hope you all will take one or more boxes home and place them in a visible spot to remember to put in your loose change daily!
If you prefer to donate by check, please place the check made payable to "UTO" and place in an envelope designated to UTO. Envelopes will be available on the information counter in our entryway at church.
All funds must be ready for submission to the National Office by no later than Dec. 15. Thank you for your support!
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Club's next book will be
Sanctuary
By Lajuana Bryan
Look for Catherine's Corner library to come in the community area! We will finish our current book selection on Nov. 14 at 12 noon. There will not be a meeting Nov. 28 as this is Thanksgiving.
Sanctuary: Creating a Space for Grace in Your Life, by Terry Hershey, will be our next selection. The first meeting for that discussion will be Dec. 12 at 12 noon. I will order 6 books. If you have not pre-ordered one from me,
you can get a copy from Amazon. Click here:
https://www.amazon.com/Sanctuary
Please join us for inspiration and fellowship.
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Donate books to 'Spread the Word'
Spread the Word Nevada is a childhood literacy program that hosts story times for local children and their families, and offers free books to kids at more than 60 at-risk elementary schools in the state. Can you donate some chidlren's books to help them in their mission?
Our own Georgia Tachoires is collecting books to donate to this group. She said the program has requested new or gently-used children's books with general, non-religious themes. Georgia will have a donation box at church throughout November, and plans to deliver all the books early in December.
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Quilters to meet at 10 a.m. on Nov. 21
The next meeting of the quilters' group will be on Thursday, November 21 from 10:00 a.m. to noon at the church. All are welcome to attend and find out more about this group, and the things they do to postively impact our commpunity.
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By Ann Crase
"Baby Bundles" is composed of and supported by members of St. Catherine's and Trinity Episcopal Churches.
With items donated by both congregations, volunteers assemble "Bundles" of layette items for St. Mary's and Renown hospitals. They are then distributed by hospital staff to disadvantaged new parents who have little or nothing for their newborn.
Any help with the following items would be greatly appreciated:
CURRENT NEEDS
- Wipes (urgent need!)
- Unisex outfits
- Boys' seepers
Clothing should be sized between 0 and 3 months.
Monetary donations are always welco
me, too, if you'd like us to shop for you.
God Bless!
Questions? Contact Susan Lombardi at 329-2044 or Ann Crase at 356-1155.
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E-mail: office@stcatherinesreno.org
| Phone: 775-851-4168
Physical address: 10435 Double R Blvd. Reno, NV 89521
Mailing address:
PO Box 17831 Reno, NV 89511-1033
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