Siena Sage
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A publication to promote our mission: "In community, love God, love others, serve both."
Physical address: 10435 Double R Blvd. • Reno, NV 89521
Mailing address: P.O. Box 17831 • Reno, NV 89511-1033
January 2022
PRAYER LIST
Carol D., Carol L., LaJuana, Alison, Peggy, Lynda, Jay, Johnnie, Gail, Hazel, Marlene and the Sam family, Sharyl, Sue and Victoria
SUNDAY SERVICES
10 a.m. Sundays
~ and ~
8:30 a.m. on the
1st & 3rd Sundays
CHRISTMASTIDE RECITAL JAN. 4
Enjoy a Christmastide Organ Recital, featuring Howard Bennett (the donor of our reed organ) on Tuesday, Jan. 4 at 5 p.m.
MLK MEMORIAL SERVICE JAN. 16
The Nevada Interfaith Association's annual MLK Memorial Service will be Sunday, Jan. 16 at 5 p.m. at the McKinley Arts & Culture Centre, located at 925 Riverside Drive in Reno. Masks will be required.
VESTRY & OFFICERS

The Rev'd Thomas Blake
Priest-in-Charge

The Rev'd Marla Assan
Priest Adjunct
________

Kevin Goss,
Senior Warden
Charlie Dickinson,
Junior Warden
Richard Curtis 
Todd Kodet
Carol Lacy
Kris McCain
Georgia Tachoires,
Clerk
Sally Dickinson, 
Treasurer
______

CONTACTS

Stewardship Chair
Lajuana Bryan
462-1700

JumpStart Kitchen
Kris McCain

Prayer & Recovery Ministries
Joann McKeeman
815-4637

Lectors & EM's 
Anne Towner 
827-3784 
  
Altar Guild  
Linda Stetzell 
826-8585 

Lap Quilts for Seniors
Amy Heintz
851-1026 

Senior Bundles
Linda Kodet linda@spacekodet.com

Children's Blankets
Carol Dyer
702-496-8595

Hosts, Greeters
& Oblationers
Sally Dickinson
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IMPORTANT LINKS




Plastic & PayPal available
If you'd like to use a credit or debit card to donate to St. Catherine's, or PayPal, please go to our website and click on the Donate button, or use this link: 
HELP UPGRADE OUR TECH 

Donations are welcome for Phase Two of this fundraiser.

Phase Two:
• TV#1
• TV#2
• FM Transmitter
Total: $890

Phase One, COMPLETE:
• Camcorder
• HDMI Switch with USB
• HDMI to ethernet
• Tripod
• Camera Wall Mount
• Computers
Subtotal: $3385
Thank you to all who made Phase One happen!
TREASURER'S FINANCIAL UPDATE
CHOIR RECORDING SESSION
SING WITH THE CHOIR
New voices are always welcome—please join us!
Friday, Jan. 7 at 5 p.m., in person at the church.
WE WELCOME YOUR FEEDBACK

St Catherine’s kindly requests your participation in a survey! Please click on link below:
Get together at church for Chair Yoga on Mondays and Fridays at 10 a.m. All levels welcome! The cost is $5. If you'd like more info, email Lajuana: lajuanabryan@gmail.com.
CAMP GALILEE'S 2022 SEASON

The Camp Galilee schedule for Summer 2022 is posted and online registration is open. Use this link to take a look and schedule your summer. Please call 775-749-5546 if you have any questions. We look forward to seeing you up at our lakeside retreat center in 2022!
Father Tom's New Year Message
The Epiphany of Our Lord Jesus Christ is on 6 January 2022. Epiphany is one of the seven Principal Feasts, along with Christmas Day, Easter Day, Ascension Day, the Day of Pentecost, Trinity Sunday, and All Saints’ Day. 

We will observe the Feast of Epiphany on 6 January as part of our weekly Thursday morning Eucharist which begins at 10:00.

Epiphany is the “manifestation” of our Lord to the world. Traditional Epiphany themes (recalled during the Feast Day itself and in the season that follows) include the visitation of the Magi, the Baptism of our Lord, Jesus’ first miracle at a wedding in Cana of Galilee, the Presentation of our Lord in the Temple, and the Transfiguration of our Lord.

Epiphany is also the start of the indulgent cultural pre-Lenten celebrations known as “Carnival” which culminate on Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday, aka, Shrove Tuesday). The “King” imagery (in reference to the Magi) continues throughout the season (see “King Cake,” below).

Ways to observe the Epiphany at home include:

A)  Move the Magi to the Nativity Scene
Between Christmas Day and Epiphany, gradually move the Magi through your home toward the Nativity Scene. Have them arrive on the Twelfth Night or Eve of the Epiphany (5 January). For many (myself included), it is customary to display the Nativity Scene until Candlemas (2 February).

B)  Chalk your front door
On the Twelfth Night (5 January), chalk your front door with the traditional inscription: “20 + C + M + B + 22.” The crosses stand for Christ, the numbers at the beginning and end signify the current new year, and C, M, B are the traditional initials of the Magi (Caspar, Melchior and Balthazar) as well as the abbreviation for the Latin blessing, “Christus mansionem benedicat” (May Christ bless this house). Chalk that has been blessed will be available on Sunday morning, 2 January.

C)  Hold a Twelfth-Night Celebration with one or more of the following:
  • Sing Christmas carols.

  • (Maybe) Take down Christmas decorations. The twelve-day Christmas season ends at Epiphany, but the forty-day Christmas cycle continues until Candlemas on 2 February. Leaving up Christmas decorations until 2 February was customary until the Victorian era.

  • Wassail. The word, derived from Old English, means “be in good health” and refers to a hot mulled punch. You can find recipes online.

  • Meal: Consider a Southern American specialty such as gumbo in honour of Mardi Gras season.

  • King Cake: Follow the Twelfth Night and Mardi Gras traditions of serving King Cake (recipes also online, or pre-order from a bakery), with a bean or plastic baby baked inside and frosted with purple, green and gold icing.

  • Give gifts: In honour of the Magi bringing gifts, this traditionally was the time gifts were exchanged. If, post-Christmas, you do not want to give serious gifts, consider small gifts such as gold-foil medallions, beaded necklaces, and homemade decorations or toys.

  • Literary events and games: In honour of traditional Twelfth Night "mumming," a kind of pantomime play based on the story of St George and a dragon, read the story aloud or create a Twelfth Night table centrepiece based on the festive hats worn by the play's characters. As an alternative literary activity, read from William Shakespeare's play "Twelfth Night," or play charades, acting out Shakespearean play titles.

So, “Laissez les bons moments rouler”!

Fr Tom +
ANNUAL PARISH MEETING
Sunday, Jan. 23
following the 10 a.m. service

Interested in serving on Vestry? For nomination questionnaire, click: https://conta.cc/3FDMSJp.

Send completed questionnaires to thomas@stcatherinesreno.org by Sunday, Jan. 2.

Ministry Coordinators: Please send Annual Report write-ups to thomas@stcatherinesreno.org by Sunday, Jan. 9.
Thursday Eucharist and Rite of Anointing: Thursdays at 10 a.m.

A Eucharist service with the Sacramental Rite of Anointing (healing) will be held at 10 a.m. on four Thursdays this month.

6 Jan: Epiphany of Our Lord Jesus Christ

13 Jan: Hilary, Bishop of Poitiers, 367

20 Jan: The Confession of St Peter the Apostle

27 Jan: The Conversion of St Paul the Apostle
Baptismal Feast Days upcoming

Sunday, Jan. 9: The Baptism of Our Lord Jesus Christ

Saturday, April 16: The Great Vigil of Easter

Would you, or someone you know, like to be baptized? Contact Fr Tom at thomas@stcatherinesreno.org
St. Catherine’s Lap Quilts meeting

By Amy Heintz
 
Happy New Year to all!!
 
Weather permitting, there will be a meeting of the Lap Top sewing group on Wednesday, Jan. 19 from 10 a.m. until noon at the church. Please bring any projects you are working on, as well as your sewing machines and other supplies. If you need batting for the quilts please let me know. There will be an iron and ironing board available. There will also be quilting magazines available and some patterns for your review.
 
I look forward to seeing you.
Join Fr Tom for coffee & conversation

Drop by the Starbucks coffee shop on South Meadows Parkway for a chat or conversation with Fr Tom during the following times:

Saturday, 8 Jan: 10 a.m. - noon
Saturday, 15 Jan: 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Saturday, 22 Jan: 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
St Nick
Thank you to all of this year's St Nick's Helpers

By Sally Dickinson

Thank you to all who participated in our St Nick's Ministry to the Double Diamond Elementary School (DDES). We had 41 gifts given to four families who needed some help with Christmas presents and food this year. These gifts were delivered to DDES on the 13th of December. 

The counselor at DDES, Heather Powers, sent a wonderful thank you letter to me letting us know that your generosity and thoughtfulness had a large positive impact for these families. Thank you again for making this year's St Nick's Ministry a huge success.
Virtual Drop-In Chats with Fr Tom [and others] available Saturdays in January

Log into Zoom on any Saturday this month (January 8, 15, 22, and 29), from 12:30 to 1:30, to have a virtual drop-in chat with our priest and fellow parishioners.

Here's the link to the meet-ups: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81457115637
Tele: 669-900-6833; Meeting ID: 814 5711 5637
HEALING TOUCH HANDS
Energy Medicine Therapy by appointment

"Healing Touch" is an evidenced-based, nationally-accredited Energy Medicine Therapy. Practitioners apply light or off-body touch.

"Healing Touch" reduces pain, increases mental clarity, relieves stress, accelerates healing, and supports a sense of well-being. 

Vickie Wright, RN, will provide "Healing Touch" at St Catherine’s every other Wednesday, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., by appointment and for a donation.

Contact Vickie Wright at 775-560-9997 or vickiewright@sbcglobal.net.
Baby Bundles collection begins tomorrow

By Linda Stetzell

Due to COVID issues, we were asked by Renown and St Mary’s to suspend this ministry for all of 2021 and a good part of 2020. We now can resume gathering items on the first Sunday of each month. These items are delivered to Trinity Episcopal Cathedral where a group of volunteers meets each month to prepare newborn gift bags. These gift bags are then delivered to the Post Partum units at both Renown and St Mary’s to be distributed by staff to families who don’t always have what they need for their newborn baby when they are discharged from the hospital.

The items gifted by our membership will be collected starting at tomorrow's service on Sunday, January 2.

Items requested are as follows:
  • Newborn diapers
  • Wipes
  • Receiving blankets
  • Bibs
  • Onesies
  • Caps
  • Socks
  • Cute outfits
  • Crocheted/knitted blankets

If shopping is not convenient for you, we will gladly accept checks made out to St Catherine’s with a notation on the memo line of your check: “Baby Bundles.” If you have any questions, please feel free to call or text me at 775-843-8587.
Able to donate a flower bouquet for our Altar?

You can dedicate an altar flower arrangement in thanksgiving for someone, or in honour or memory of someone, and they will be mentioned in our Sunday service booklet. To sign up, select a date, or request more information, please click this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/5SVMHR8
Bible study: the Book of Leviticus

Join St Catherine's Bible Study group at 10:45 a.m. Thursdays, in person at the church. The group is currently studying Leviticus. Contact Fr Tom for more information at thomas@stcatherinesreno.org.
Tuesday Evening Book Group resumes Jan. 11

All are welcome to log into Zoom for a book group meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11. The current selection is "Father Tim's Church Survival Guide" by Episcopal priest Tim Schenck. Here's your link to the online meeting:
Tele: 669-900-6833; Meeting ID: 848 9641 6369
Catherine's Corner: 'Christian Identity in a Multi Faith World'

By LaJuana Bryan

Catherine's Corner Book Club meets twice this month, reading our new book, ”Why Did Jesus, Moses, the Buddha, and Mohammed Cross the Road?" by Brian D. McLaren. We’ll meet the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays, Jan. 11 and Jan. 25 at 1:30 p.m. at St Catherines. Please join us for fun and fellowship!  

For more information contact LaJuana at 775-262-1700 or lajuanabryan@gmail.com.
Community Organizing meeting
You are invited! St Catherine's will be hosting the Northern Nevada Regional Organizing Group (NNROG). This group, along with anyone new who might be interested in learning more, is meeting at the church at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 6.
Contact Us

Please feel free to call St. Catherine's at (775) 851-4168 to let us know how we might respond to your needs. If you leave a message, your call will be returned promptly.

St. Catherine of Siena Episcopal Church

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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