December 16, 2020 Ladue Chapel Presbyterian Church - St. Louis, Missouri |
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A Christmas Concert for Ladue Chapel – Sunday, December 20 at 3:00 p.m.
We did it! In spite of social distancing, singing and playing through masks, restricted rehearsal time, limited technical equipment and reduced office staff, your dedicated Chamber Choir has recorded a beautiful Christmas concert! This concert will be premiered on Facebook Live and on YouTube this Sunday, December 20 at 3:00 p.m. and will be available to view any time through January 19.
This concert will feature old and new music for Christmas; some of the titles include the German chorale “All My Heart this Night Rejoices,” “Ding dong! Merrily on High,” “Il Est Né,” “The Holly and the Ivy,” “O Come, all ye Faithful,” and “Away in a manger.” About half of the pieces will be sung a cappella, with the others accompanied by flute, oboe, cello, harp, and piano.
The highlight of the concert will our first virtual choir recording! All members of our Chancel Choir were invited to submit recordings of themselves singing “Silent Night,” which have been put together in an incredible montage. One of our choir traditions is to invite family members and former singers to join us to sing on Christmas Eve. We have continued that tradition by inviting former singers to participate in our virtual choir recording, and singers from Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Indiana, Ohio, Virginia, New York, and even London have joined us for this project. You will enjoy seeing many familiar faces!
I would like to express my appreciation to our Chamber Choir members who have provided such beautiful music for our worship services since September. They are: Maggie Kerr, Karen Kanakis, Amira Fuller, Rachael Wilkinson, Nikki Weiss, Eric Hiby, Ryan Keller, Dan Mayo and Adam Stefo.
For those of you who are on Facebook, I encourage you to like and to share the post about this concert so that more people will know about it.
All of us in the music department send you our warmest Christmas greetings and our prayer that the new year will be one optimism, health and Emmanuel -- God with Us.
--David Erwin
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Cares, Concerns and Celebrations
Recently hospitalized or recovering at home
Justin Williamson, Bob Lucy
We offer our Christian love and sympathy to the Boehm family on the death of Janet Helene Boehm, who died and entered the Church Triumphant on December 9, 2020.
We offer our Christian love and sympathy to the family and friends of Jan Nelson, who died and entered the Church triumphant on December 13, 2020.
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Did you donate?
We have received a wonderful donation of CBSAX. Please let us know who you are so we may properly thank you. Call or email Jane Geer. Jgeer@laduechapel.org
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Thank you, Ladue Chapel! The response from our congregation to the Christmas campaign to benefit Uni-Pres Kindercottage was fantastic; the generosity literally overflowed the tables in the gathering space.
As we unloaded the stacks of donations on Friday morning, Brenda Crisp, Executive Director, thanked us with tears in her eyes. Her work is always difficult and has been made more so this year by COVID. It was humbling to so generously help our neighbor. Ladue Chapel made a difference.
We collected thousands of childcare necessities including diapers (>1300) and wipes (>2000). And we excelled in donating items unique to the COVID reality of 2020: 1000 pairs of gloves, 500 masks, gallons of cleaning supplies, 164 rolls of TP and more; all of these items are expensive and hard to come by in our COVID world. The donations included dozens plus of toys, puzzles, arts & craft supplies, and food, socks, and T- shirts, undies and baby seats for the kiddos. And checks and supermarket gift cards were gifted, which together totaled over $1200.
All will make it a better Christmas for Uni-Pres and for their families. Thank you! Bless you!
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Since 1983 Ladue Chapel members have donated frozen turkeys and hams. But this year, COVID interfered so we collected cash instead.
You can still help through December 31 by donating cash to the Ladue Chapel Turkey & Ham drive in lieu of an actual turkey, either online, or by check to the office with a memo line of “Turkey & Ham Drive” Please call Jill Brown or Shari Klein, Mission Committee, with any questions.
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If you or someone you know is not receiving the Chapel Bell or other emails from the church, please let us know! Also, be sure to follow our Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube to stay connected.
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ON CHRISTMAS NIGHT: ORGAN MUSIC FROM LADUE CHAPEL
David Erwin, Organist
Recorded in 2019 on our world-class Schoenstein organ, this CD will be a special addition to your music library and a valued gift to friends and family.
To order, please contact Liz Higginbotham at 314-280-1374 or lizh@hbistl.com
Cost is $20 per CD, and checks may be mailed to Ladue Chapel, 9450 Clayton Road, St. Louis, 63124
Music from this CD was featured on the national and international broadcast of the American Public Media program Pipedreams on November 23. You can access it by going to www.pipedreams.org Look for program #2047, “In Advent Expectation”
All proceeds from the sale of this CD go to support Ladue Chapel’s music fund.
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ST. PATRICK CASSEROLES
Hunger doesn’t stop! In this busy time, please remember December casseroles are due before Christmas.
St Patrick Center uses them to feed the homeless and near homeless while they receive training and assessment. Ladue Chapel members have contributed these casseroles on a monthly basis for 32 years!
We thank you casserole makers for your continued generosity of feeding those in need. 39 casseroles were donated in November. If you would like to participate or have a question, please contact Lucie Staack or Jill Brown.
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2020 CONTRIBUTION
& STOCK GIFT DEADLINE
According to IRS guidelines, all donations must have a transaction date on or before 12/31/2020 in order to be eligible for a tax deduction. If the donation is by check, the check must be dated on or before 12/31/2020. If mailed, the envelope must be postmarked on or before 12/31/2020. If dropped off at the office, it must be in the possession of the Business Office on or before Wednesday, 12/23/2020 in order to ensure the deposit is completed by 12/31/2020. If you make a donation online through the website or by sending an ACH transfer through your bank, the funds must be in the Ladue Chapel bank account on or before 12/23/2020. If you complete your donation through a stock transfer, the stock must be received and made available for sale by the Ladue Chapel Ameritrade account on or before Wednesday, 12/23/2020. Please make sure to notify the business office (Jane Geer at 314-993-4771) of any pending stock transactions, so we can verify it and send you a confirmation letter for your taxes.
Since the holidays are such a busy time, and particularly since many businesses are closed or on reduced schedules during the holidays, it is highly recommended to complete all transactions prior to Christmas.
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MUSIC MINISTRY
Music for Sunday, December 20
Chapel Ringers will play “Angels, We Have Heard on High.”
For the pageant, the Crabtree family will sing “The First Nowell,” the Lock family will sing “Away in a Manger,” and the Meyer family will sing “Silent Night.”
Chamber Choir will sing “A Maiden Most Gentle.”
Music for Christmas Eve, 4:30
Music by the Crabtree, Lock and Meyer families.
Music for Christmas Eve, 7:00 and 10:00 p.m.
Prelude music by the string quartet
Chamber Choir will sing “Nativity Carol”
Karen Kanakis will sing “O Holy Night”
Chancel Choir will sing “Silent Night” (virtual choir recording)
Music for Sunday, December 27
Gretchen Ross and David Erwin will play the duet “Go Tell It on the Mountain Medley”
Chapel Ringers will play “Sing We Now of Christmas”
Chamber Choir will sing “Where Shepherds Lately Knelt”
Music for Sunday, January 3
Chapel Ringers will play “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day”
Johanna Nordhorn and Dan Mayo will sing “Gesù Bambino”
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LET'S STAY CONNECTED!
Email Schedule: Below is a schedule of when you can expect to hear from us throughout the week. There may be additional emails if need be. We hope this is an easy way to stay connected.
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Monday: Advent Devotional
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Tuesday: Midday Prayer Reminder
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Wednesday: Chapel Bell
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Thursday: Special Emails
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Friday: Worship Reminder
Sunday Morning Worship - 10:30 a.m., on Facebook (no need to have a Facebook account - just go to www.laduechapel.org, click on Worship on the top and then find the link). Worship will also be available on our YouTube channel. Share our services with your friends on social media! We love meeting new people and growing our online community.
Sunday Morning Zoom Coffee Half Hour - Join us after worship, at 11:30 a.m., for a Zoom Coffee Half Hour. Click here to join the Zoom Coffee hour (the link to join will also be provided in the Facebook worship post and the worship information email on Friday.)
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LADUE CHAPEL OFFICE HOURS
FOR CHRISTMAS WEEK THROUGH NEW YEARS
December 21-23
9am-2pm
December 24
9am-12pm
(O Come, All Ye Faithful Drive-Through event will happen outside 1-2:30pm)
December 25
CLOSED
December 28
CLOSED
December 29-30
9am-2pm
December 31
9am-12pm
January 1
CLOSED
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