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Rayne Weekly News
November 15, 2022
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We Welcome All!
We warmly welcome all to worship on Sundays at 8:45a & 11a (online & on-site) and to participate freely in the life of this community of faith and love, and to become a member of this congregation. Rayne welcomes and embraces all people regardless of race, class, gender, or sexual orientation with open hearts, open minds, and open doors!
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Services are at 8:45a and 11a in Rayne's Historic Sanctuary and on Facebook Live.
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Annual Uptown Interfaith Service | |
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Mark Your Calendar!
Tuesday, Nov. 22, 6pm
Touro Synagogue
In a world filled with division and rancor, here is a sacred moment with our neighbors of diverse faiths. Together with our neighbors, we will join in praying, singing and sharing our gratitude. We welcome you, as we welcome one another.
For more information: Jay
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Mission Market: Coming Soon! | |
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Come one, come all!
For more information and to volunteer, please contact Rosemary Pic
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Advent & Christmas Activities | |
Advent: Wed Evening Study | |
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The Complexity of Hope: Wednesdays, 6pm
Join us as we prepare for The First Advent in Palestine. The season of Advent comes from the Latin word "adventus," which means "coming." Together we will prepare for Christ's return to earth in the coming weeks:
Wed, Nov 30, 5:30p, "Deck the Halls" (decorating Rayne's sanctuary, pizza beforehand)
Weds, 6-7p, at the parsonage
Nov. 30, Dec. 7, 14, & 21
Childcare available upon request
RSVP: Jay
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Angel Tree: UM Children's Foster Care | |
Angel Tree
The Louisiana United Methodist Children and Family Services invites our help! Pick an ornament from the tree and return your gift by Nov 27 (1st Sun in Advent). We have 60 gift tags for the children and 20 tags for Walmart Gift Cards ($50) for the Foster Parents.
Contact Nancy
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Pledges Continue!
What a great start: almost 80 pledges for prayers, presence, gifts, service and witness! And $450,000 pledged so far!
Consider sharing your pledge here:
stewardship commitment
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Wilderness Class: New Topics | | |
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ADVENT STUDIES
Nov. 27 - Dec. 18
Sundays, 10a
Epiphany House, Sun Room
Join us for a deep dive to learn the meanings and symbols of the full Season of Advent. Lively interactive discussions. All are welcome!
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The School for Contemplative Living | |
For more information or to register for any of the classes, email SCL.
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Register Today!
We invite your presence, as we are present to peace and compassion.
All are welcome. Please join us: RSVP
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The Rayne Train
Each Wed, St. Charles entrance
@ 6:17a
Walkers and joggers: join a group from our church as we make tracks around Audubon Park! We will find just the right pace.
For more information: Jay
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Rayne's Church Council
These past couple years have felt like unparalleled times of challenge. From pandemic through hurricane Ida, our church's leaders have held us in their care and loving guidance.
We pray the season ahead offers our congregation an opportunity to keep on growing and shining the light of God's grace and love.
For a list of our 2023 church leadership, please see this information.
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Bishop Dee Williamston Assigned to Louisiana Annual Conference
(Nov. 3, 2022, from the Annual Conference Office) – Bishop Delores “Dee” Williamston, a Kansas Army National Guard veteran and Methodist church administrator, will be assigned to the Louisiana Annual Conference. She will be the first African-American bishop of the Louisiana Conference.
Williamston, who serves as director of clergy excellence and assistant to the bishop in the Great Plains Conference of the UMC, and also pastored four churches since 2002, will officially become the Louisiana Conference bishop on Jan. 1, 2023. Bishop Cynthia Fierro Harvey, who has been serving the Louisiana Conference since 2012, has been assigned to the Texas Conference.
“I’m so looking forward to Louisiana and getting to know more about the culture, people, food, and of course, church and community,” Williamston said.
For more information, please read here...
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Confirmation: Save the Dates | |
Youth Confirmation: Mar 5 - Apr 23, 2023
Save the dates! More details to come. For more information: Contact Elizabeth
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We pray for healing for —
John DeCell, Jeff & Barbara Duke, Banks Duke (Jeff & Barbara's grandchild), Dione May (Niece of Mabel Thomas), Jim Jeter, Ray Cook, Martha Gatlin, Betty Gerstner, Richard Moore, Kevin Horne, Diane Peck, Judy Mastainich, Stephanie Stennett, Sandy Reed (Sister of Brenda Frey), Andrew McLetchie, Skylar Boyle (Grandson of Cheryl and Jay Livingston), Carolyn Delle (Friend of Deborah Fagan), and Sulochana Mandhare (Mother of Usha Mandhare).
We pray for comfort for —
The family of Ann Meese as they grieve her death, as well the grief in our congregation and the Rayne Early Childhood Program.
If you would like to share prayer requests, email them to Nancy Hopkins. Or mail a note to the church addressed with "Attention: Prayer Team." Please indicate if the request is public (shared in the newsletter) or private (supplied to the Intercessory Prayer Group).
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