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
December 2022
PRAYER LIST

Susan, Marlene, Faron, Shin, Mark, Maggie, Jay, Johnnie, Gail, Victoria, Gary, Dalton, and Fr. Rick
SERVICES
10 a.m. Sundays

10:30 a.m. Thursdays
(Eucharist & Healing service, followed by a Bible Study)
IF EACH HAND LIFTS A LITTLE ...

... no hand has to lift a lot! Would you like to learn more about being a Greeter, Technical Assistant, or Coffee Hour Host? Contact Sally Dickinson at 775-853-7850. Thank you!
VESTRY & OFFICERS

LaJuana Bryan
Senior Warden
Charlie Dickinson
Junior Warden
Richard Curtis
Alison Gordon
Cojean Herrin 
Todd Kodet
Anne Towner
Georgia Tachoires
Clerk
Sally Dickinson, 
Treasurer
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CONTACTS

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

Coffee Hour Hosts, Greeters
& Oblationers
Sally Dickinson
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LINKS
Get together at church for yoga on Mondays and Fridays at 10 a.m. The cost is $6. Please join us and invite your friends. Like more information? Email LaJuana Bryan: lajuanabryan@gmail.com
ALTAR FLOWERS
Dedicate altar flowers in thanksgiving, honor or memory of someone. To sign up & select a date, please see the flower sign-up sheet at church, which is on the wall opposite the name tags in the foyer.
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For those of you who want to shop online with Amazon, remember to go to: smile.amazon.com (note the dots between "smile" and "amazon").
   
Once there you can designate St. Catherine of Siena Episcopal Church, Reno as your charity. When Amazon asks for the name of the charity, type in the full name as shown. It will save time looking through all the other St. Catherine's they have.  

We have gotten our first quarterly donation from Amazon, due to folks already using smile.amazon.com

Amazon will look and act the same except for right under the big white search box, you will see the words ”Supporting St. Catherines.”

Thank you for your support.
A message from Rev. Eric Heidecker
It’s always a delight to be among a new group of folks and begin to hear their stories. The varied experiences that are shared are such a rich source of learning! 

But as a church community, there’s an additional level of meaning to learn from -- the stories of your common life as you have struggled to live out those Baptismal vows that mark us as a Christian community. That includes promises like: Will you proclaim by word and example the Good News of God in Christ? and Will you seek and serve Christ in all persons, loving your neighbor as yourself? 

I have been so encouraged as I start to hear how you have tackled those tasks, as individuals and together as a church family. Hopefully those promises will continue to be at our center as we sojourn on together. 

Blessings on the journey!

Eric +
CHRISTMAS EVE
Our Christmas Eve service is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. on Dec. 24. Since it gets dark early, please consider giving or accepting a ride to and from this evening service. We have a sign-up sheet at church where you can request a ride, or offer to provide a ride to someone else.
Pledges for 2023

We are getting ready to plan for next year, so if you haven't yet made a pledge to help support St. Catherine's in 2023, please consider doing so. Large or small, every amount makes a difference.

Pledge cards are available on the counter in the entryway at church, and can be returned in the collection basket during Sunday services or mailed to the church (PO Box 17831, Reno, NV 89511). Thank you!
Order Christmas poinsettias by Dec. 11

Poinsettia plants are $12 each, and your donation contributes to the decoration of our sanctuary at Christmas.

Order forms are available in the church entryway, and on them you can designate your poinsettia(s) in Memory of, or in Honor of, someone special.

Make checks payable to St. Catherine of Siena Episcopal Church and add “poinsettia” in the memo line. Checks and order forms can go into the offering plate or be mailed to PO Box 17831, Reno, NV 89511.

Anyone who purchases poinsettias can take them home beginning Sunday, Jan 1.
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'Christmas Cookie Caper' is December 4

By LaJuana Bryan

Please share a little sunshine with those who need it this year by bringing 2 to 3 dozen cookies in zip lock bags of 6 cookies each to church on Dec. 4. If you have extra Christmas cards, bring those as well. 

We will have cookies for coffee hour and will bring what is left over with a card to members, or others, who need a little cheer. (We hope we have leftovers to take to the nursing home as well.) 

Please bring a name for nominations to receive cookies and cards, with their phone number and address. (Or take a pack of cookies and a card with you to deliver yourself.) There will be a list at church so you can add your nominee's name.
How to donate to St. Catherine’s from your IRA’s Required Minimum Distribution (RMD)
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By Sally Dickinson

For those who must take a distribution from their IRA every year, a Required Minimum Distribution (RMD), there is a way to donate some of that taxable money to St. Catherine’s, which will also reduce the taxable income you would normally have to put on your tax return. 
 
St. Catherine’s is a non-profit, 501(c)3 church recognized by the IRS.  One can donate from an RMD up to $100,000 to a non-profit, tax-free, if you have the IRA custodian make out the check to the non-profit organization. The amount of a donation to a non-profit from an RMD can be subtracted from the total amount of the RMD to equal your new taxable income.  

One needs to contact the custodian that holds your IRA with your request, usually at least a month ahead of the RMD deadline. In the letter to your custodian, cite your account number, the amount of the RMD you wish the custodian to direct to St. Catherine’s, along with our name and contact information plus our federal tax number (see below).  To make this work, you must have the IRA custodian make out the check to the non-profit.  If you take out the money and donate it yourself, you will not get the taxable income benefit.

Here is our contact info:
St. Catherine of Siena Episcopal Church
PO Box 17831
Reno, NV 89511
Federal Tax ID number: 20-8580100
 
If you have more questions, please contact me, Sally Dickinson, at (775) 853-7850.  We also have a sample letter to the IRA custodian if you would like a copy.
St. Nick's Helpers: Please grab a gift tag

We are again doing our best to help brighten this Christmas for some local families in need.

In the church entryway you'll see a bulletin board with gift tags describing what items are needed; please grab a tag and sign the list so we know who's responsible for that gift.

Then, bring the gift (wrapped, please!) back to church by December 11.

If you aren't much for shopping, we also need monetary donations so we can purchase grocery store gift cards for the families to use for food. Thank you!
Book Club meets December 13

Catherine's Corner Book Club will meet December 13 at 11 a.m. to finish up "The Road Back to You" and choose a new book for January.
Galilee hosts Christmas dinner Dec. 17
Camp Galilee
Galilee Staff would love to host you for a Christmas Dinner! They will be offering a delicious Christmas dinner at 5 p.m. on December 17. The cost is $30 for adults and $15 for youth under 13.

The Galilee store will be open at 3 p.m. that day, selling swag, coffee, granola, and fresh bread.

You can even join us overnight and be here for the Lesson and Carols service at St. John's on Sunday morning.

RSVP by emailing stuart@galileetahoe.org. There is a limit of 50 for the dinner, so sign up early!
Contact Us

For Pastoral needs please call the Church phone, 775-851-4168, or Sr. Warden LaJuana Bryan at 775-462-1700. We can supply home Eucharist visits, sunshine visits, or help meet other needs.

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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