Continuing to Count Blessings
Last Sunday, we had forty people in church, including a little clutch of Sunday school children gathering to make Advent Table wreaths, as well as viewers tuning in from home. We also had a warm church to worship in with filtered air. All in all, it felt like a solid move forward as we step into Advent and the holiday season. This Saturday, we are hosting a Quiet Day which will be led by a “rockstar” spiritual director and writer of the Episcopal Church, Barbara Crafton. Next Sunday, December 12th, we will receive Bp. Mary Glasspool for a Visitation and Confirmation Service. Please keep the following Confirmands in your prayers this week:
Kenna Bradley, Addie Dring, Julianne Korb, Drew Krzemienski, Wilson Lark, Emmaline LeBuhn, Julia Smith-Marrone, Caitlin Thomas, Scarlett Zumbro and Alex Williams.
Other notable signs of God’s blessing: The Advent Angel Tree Refugee fundraiser, launched at IPC and St. B’s last Sunday, yielded $3500 towards the cost of household items for the Refugee Family we will be hosting. Also the Rivertowns for Refugees fundraiser at South Presbyterian Church (a separate organization to our own IPC/St.B’s for Refugees) raised $26,125 for the broader resettlement effort. For more insight into how God’s Spirit is moving in our community, read on!
In the Spirit of expectation and hope,
Gareth
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THIS SUNDAY
8:00AM Worship
in the main sanctuary
10:00AM Worship
in church & online
followed by coffee hour
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Advent Quiet Day
Tomorrow, December 4
9:00AM-3:00PM
Join us in person at the church
The rector and Sue Robinson are delighted to welcome Barbara Cawthorne Crafton--an Episcopal priest, spiritual director, retreat leader, and author of many books--to lead this time for spiritual renewal and reflection. Barbara will lead this quiet day remotely, allowing for members to gather at church or to join from home.
Whether you can attend for a short time, need to run an errand or two and then come back, or intend to immerse yourself in the whole retreat experience, please know that you are welcome. We would appreciate your RSVP through the link above so that we plan accordingly.
Light refreshments and individual boxed lunches will be available for those who attend in person. This retreat allows for plenty of breaks in between the readings and reflections that Barbara has prepared for us. You may view the schedule of the day below.
Schedule for the Day
8:30am - Gathering time for those attending in person
9:00am - First address/discussion: Now in the time of this mortal life
10:00am - Quiet reflection time
10:30am - Second address/discussion: Give us grace to heed their warnings
11:30am - Quiet reflection time
12:00pm - Noonday Worship
12:15pm - Lunch: During which time Barbara will read from one of her books
12:45pm - Third address/ discussion: Stir up your power
1:45pm - Quiet reflection time
2:15pm - Fourth address/discussion: Purify our conscience
2:45pm - Closing prayer
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Sunday School
Children will meet in the parish hall during 10:00AM worship and then join the service after their lesson. Please wear masks.
10:00AM in Colwell Hall
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Confirmation class event
with APC
A Joint St.B’s/IPC “Christmas Make n’Bake” Outreach project, will meet at St. B’s at 11:40AM proceeding to APC kitchen to start at 11:45AM
Confirmation Class
This Sunday
December 5th at 3:00PM
Contact Gareth with any questions.
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Connected Parenting
Parents of children of all ages are invited to the rectory porch for conversation and reflection, as well as supper.
This Sunday, December 5
5:00PM to 6:30PM
Childcare provided.
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Memorial Christmas Flowers
If you would like to honor your loved ones with flowers at Christmas, please send their names and a check made out to the Altar Guild to St. Barnabas by December 19th.
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Refugees Committee
Advent Candle: Faith/Love
Very soon, a family from Afghanistan will be resettling into our community following their journey to an unfamiliar country with unfamiliar customs and traditions. Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem also involved trials and tribulations as they became refugees estranged from their homeland. As IPC/St. B’s 4 Refugees Committee prepares for the arrival of the family we will take care of, the generosity of our two church communities is quite striking and heart-warming. As the committee continues to organize, we continue to need your support in the following key ways:
Advent Angel Tree. There are paper angel ornaments left on our tree waiting to be claimed by givers, which can be retrieved following Sunday worship. Donations on your angel tree pledge can be made HERE and these monies will provide direct assistance to the family through payment of a deposit, rent, transit pass, food, and other needed items as they settle.
Amazon Welcome Home Wishlist. Give a tangible gift by purchasing new houseware items and goods by visiting our up-to-date wishlist of items. If you happen to have any of these items used and in good condition at home, please contact Marge Hone using the information below.
Sweat Equity. We have received an outpouring of gently used furniture to help furnish the family’s new apartment, and need your assistance in connecting with individuals or companies who have large vehicles for picking up donated items and transporting them to our storage location, and eventually on to the apartment. We are also looking for individuals willing to volunteer their time to help move furniture once we secure an apartment. Please contact Marge Hone or 914-591-6851 if you have a large vehicle and/or time to lend.
In a spirit of faithfulness,
Brittnee Crawford
Fundraising Lead
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Matilda Opens Tonight
Come see our own Josie Dring starring as Miss Honey in this production by the Broadway Training Center.
Tonight and Tomorrow at 7PM
This Sunday at 3PM
Hasting High School Theatre
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Holiday Readings
Parishioner Frank Connelly will be reading at the Larchmont Library via Zoom. Please join him for these classic holiday tales.
Washington Irving's "Old Christmas"
December 13 and 14 at 7:00PM
“A Christmas Carol"
December 16 at 7:00PM
For wassail and smoking bishop recipes
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Women’s Group
Fran Bean leads this group on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month. All welcome! Contact Fran with questions.
Next Wednesday
December 8
10:45AM - 12:00PM
This is a hybrid event. The meeting will take place on the rectory front porch and also at this Zoom Link.
Meeting ID: 336 690 2686
Passcode: 10533
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Adult Formation
Reading the New Testament
Tuesdays, Wednesday, Thursdays
9:30AM - 10:30AM
Online Class -
Meeting ID: 336 690 2686
Passcode: 10533
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Book Group
The St. Barnabas Book Group will meet by Zoom at 7:30 on January 4 to discuss "Ransom," by David Malouf, a retelling of a part of the Iliad.
Everyone is welcome! If you have any questions, would like to be added to the Book Group email list, or would like the Zoom link for this meeting, contact Lea Carmichael Richardson
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Giving
Please continue to make your pledges or contributions. Online payments may be made HERE, or on our website under the "Give" section, or by mail.
If you would like to contribute stock or wire funds, contact Cynthia Ferguson at 914-922-192
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Connect
To schedule a meeting with the rector, call the Parish Office at (914) 591-8194 or email Sue Stanley. The rector's Sabbath (day off) is Monday.
For pastoral emergencies, call the Rev. Gareth Evans at (617) 930-3728.
If you have announcements for the weekly eNews, email Hope Durot by Tuesday. |
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