College Heights news for Dec 6, 2019
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• This Sun, Dec 8: Hope, hymn sing, and party
• Memorial for Scott McMahon Saturday
• Yoga and sound healing event Saturday
• Join us Wed, Dec 18 for caroling
• Volunteer on Dec 16 or 21 for Home & Hope
• Save the dates
• Quote of the week
• Events this week
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This Sunday: Hope, hymn sing, and party
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At this Sunday's service, Rev. Polly will celebrate Hope Sunday by continuing our "Angels Among Us" series. She'll preach about the angel Gabriel's visit to Mary (Luke 1: 26–38). We'll sing Marty Haugen's Magnificat from the Holden Evening Prayer.
Other activities this Sunday
• Choir rehearsal (9 am)
• Meeting to approve church budget (11 am)
• Hymn Sing with Many Journeys MCC (11:15 am)
• Christmas Smorgy / holiday party (6 pm)
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Memorial for Scott McMahon Saturday
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Scotty Kirk’s partner Scott McMahon passed away peacefully at home on Nov 24. After a diagnosis last year of malignant melanoma, he pursued extensive medical interventions. When his disease showed widespread progression, he made the courageous decision to spend his remaining months in hospice care.
Read his obituary.
Family and friends are invited to a memorial gathering on Sat, Dec 7 at St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church (1501 S. El Camino Real, San Mateo, CA). Scotty will receive friends in the sanctuary starting at 1 pm, with a memorial service at 2 pm.
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Join us for Christmas caroling on Wed, Dec 18
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Join us on Wed, Dec 18 for Christmas caroling in our neighborhood. We'll meet at 7 pm at the church, then go sing carols for our neighbors (perhaps including the shopping center)! Then we'll come back to the church for cookies and cider. All are welcome. Feel free to invite friends or neighbors.
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Saturday yoga and sound healing event
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This Saturday from 4–6 pm in our sanctuary, join restorative yoga teacher Ranya Anabtawi for a sound healing journey with Forrest Newmann. Ranya writes: “Restorative yoga is physically relaxing and emotionally healing. Your heart rate drops, your busy mind frees itself from the workplace grind, your body releases tension, and creativity expresses itself more fluently. There is no stretching, athleticism, sweating, or difficulty in restorative yoga.”
More info.
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Volunteer for Home & Hope’s gift wrapping fundraiser
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Join members of Many Journeys and College Heights as we wrap gifts at the Stanford Shopping Center. This is the largest fundraiser of the year for Home & Hope, which provides emergency housing for homeless families. We'll wrap gifts that shoppers have purchased, and in return they'll make a donation to Home & Hope. It's a fun and festive way to raise money for a great nonprofit.
We still need volunteers for Dec 16, and 21. Sign up for a volunteer shift
here.
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Wed, Dec 18: Christmas caroling in our neighborhood (7 pm)
Tue, Dec 24: Christmas Eve service with Many Journeys MCC (8 pm)
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"I've had a lot of worries in my life, most of which never happened."
—Mark Twain
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Events in the coming week
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Sun, Dec 8
• Choir rehearsal (9 am)
• Worship service (Polly Moore preaches, 10 am)
• Meeting to approve church budget (11 am)
• Hymn Sing with Many Journeys (11:15 am)
• Christmas Smorgy / holiday party (6 pm)
Mon, Dec 9
• Women's fellowship (Fiero Caffe, 1 pm)
Wed, Dec 11
• Meditation (Sanctuary, 7 am)
• Yoga (Sanctuary, 9:15 am)
Fri, Dec 13
• Taizé with oboist Elizabeth Henderson (7:30 pm)
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