Mass celebrated Sunday at 12:30 pm.

No 5:00 pm services. See Upcoming Mass schedule at end of this bulletin.

'Reflections from our Co-Pastors' is paused for Advent.

Weekend Bulletin will continue with periodic midweek updates and reminders.

Annual Time and Talent Initiative

To date we have only 25 members and friends responding! Can you help to support

our vision and mission?

We need you! Please complete individually and return as soon as you are able. No gift of Time and Talent is too small. We appreciate each and every one of you. You can complete online via this Zoom link or return a printed version to our clergy.

Soup Supper and Song - Hosted by Mary of Magdala this Thursday - December 8

Mary of Magdala will be hosting the December 8 simple dinner of soup and bread before the Evening Song. We still could use a few more people to help with clean-up. If you can help, please email me (Joan) at jcs1320@gmail.com

And a thank you to - Shelley Gibson, Lynne Barnes, Carol Parsons, Mother Rosean, and Joan Chapman-Smith who have volunteered to make soup and help with set-up and clean-up.

Thursdays during Advent - December 8, 15, 22

                 Soup suppers                       5:45 pm

                 Holden Evening Song        6:30 pm

Live and via this Zoom link - (20 minute song and prayer)

Image by VinaConstanze from Pixabay

Holy Synod 2022 – Church In Action

Interested in reading session summaries and viewing recorded sessions from the recent ECC Synod?

You can access the summary document here and can choose a video that may interest you. Each workshop/general session has a separate link to the video recording.

Deep gratitude extended to Tom Moos and David Cloyd for writing and compiling these summaries of the general sessions and recording workshops from the 2022 National Holy Synod.

Useful Links and information for the Upcoming Week - (Here is the calendar for Advent and Christmas Printed calendars available at Mass)

• Advent Reflections - Reflection hosted for the advent booklet. Meets via this link on Zoom on Thursdays at 10:00 am and at 7:30 pm
• Shared Prayer for Peace - Monday, 9:00 am via this Zoom link - whether two or 20 join in.
• Alternative Giving - Consider an Advent donation to suggested charities. Click here for the link.
• Reverse Advent Calendar - Stock the Little Pantry throughout Advent. Suggested items here
• Soup Supper and Prayer - Hosted by Mary of Magdala. Thursday night, Soup Supper at 5:45 in the Fellowship Hall, and Holden Prayer at 6:30 in the Sanctuary. A 20 minute session of song and prayer, live and on this Zoom link

Blue Christmas Worship Service

A Blue Christmas service is an offering for people who are not merry during this time of year, who feel estranged and lonely, or who are burdened by the anguish of the world.

We will offer a hybrid worship service to support and comfort the heart broken places within ourselves and others: a short prayer service with music — moving from lament to the comforting acknowledgement of God’s presence with us.

Come as you are. Invite a friend.

• Tuesday, December 13, at 7:00 pm
• In person or via this Zoom link

First Fellowship Meeting of the Men’s 301 Faith Partnership

This men's social group will be held on:

• December 8 at 3:30pm
• At OTTO PINT family restaurant at the corner of Oakridge and South Lemay (map). 

Besides celebrating our partnership, we will discuss meeting times that might be flexible and best meet different schedules. 

See you there!

Questions? Email Len here

Free Children's Books

Trinity’s Children’s Library is reorganizing and purging. There are books of many different genres for children of all ages. Located on a table in the Fellowship Hall.

Please help yourselves, now through Dec 11

Photo by Omar Flores on Unsplash

Additional Irish Elementary Volunteers Needed

301 Faith Partners are volunteering weekly again at Irish elementary students. 

We read with one or two students at a time in English and encourage them as they make progress. Currently we need additional volunteers for Tuesday mornings from 9:30 to 10:40 or Wednesday afternoons from 12:40 to 1:40. New volunteers need to go through the background process that can be completed on the PSD website. Volunteers are needed for the last few weeks of this semester and throughout the spring semester at these times. 

Contact Linn Zink, lczink@gmail.com or Weltha McGraw, weltha@hotmail.com for more information or to sign up for this very meaningful, enjoyable, volunteer commitment.

Please send prayer requests to marymagdalafc@gmail.com. Prayers will be listed for one month unless requested for longer. Prayers for the repose of souls will be listed for six months unless requested for a longer time.

Sunday November 27, 2022 - First Sunday in Advent

A video recording of the readings and the homily given by Mother Rosean Amaral is available here.

Wednesday December 7 - 11:00 am

• In the Fireside Room
• No Zoom available

Sunday December 11 12:30 pm

• Mass at 12:30 pm (no 5pm Mass)
• Third Sunday of Advent

Wednesday December 14 - 11:00 am

• In the Fireside Room
• No Zoom available

 Sunday December 18 12:30 pm

• Mass at 12:30 pm (no 5pm Mass)
• Fourth Sunday of Advent

Wednesday December 21 - 11:00 am

• In the Fireside Room
• No Zoom available

 Christmas Day December 25 10:30 am

• Morning Mass at 10:30 am
• No afternoon or evening Mass

Wednesday December 28 - 11:00 am

• Canceled
• Have a wonderful Christmas week

Newsletters of Trinity Lutheran Church and the St. Paul's Episcopal  

What are our partners in ministry up to? Click here for the Trinity Lutheran Church monthly newsletter, "Tidings". And here is St Paul's weekly bulletin.