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December 4, 2022
Advent V
Clavis David Sunday
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Gracious God, your Son Jesus Christ opened wide gate of heaven, making plain the way that leads to eternal joy: Grant that we who have been buried with Christ in baptism and raised to new life may strive courageously for the freedom and peace of the world; through the same your Son, Jesus Christ, to whom with you and the Holy Spirit be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen | | |
Breakfast with Santa this Sunday!
Marge Keller is hosting and Santa will be there, along with Dave Dabour for pictures with Santa. Y'll come!
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The Giving Branch
As last year, in lieu of wrapped gifts, $25 gift cards will be provided for our friends. In order to provide these gift cards, we are asking for monetary donations only.
More information is on our website >
Please submit all contributions by Sunday, December 11th. If you have any questions, please contact Deanne Altom at 908-534-3425 (deanne.altom@gmail.com) or Michelle Marlow at 908-884-6932 (michellekmarlow@gmail.com).
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How to get to Bethlehem Town!
We will see different characters than are usually found on “The Street,” but we plan to have just as much fun! Join in person or from home for this special 4 PM Children's Christmas Eve Service where we will follow the Christmas story as we move around the sanctuary to get to the stable. More information >
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Annual Meeting & Vestry Elections
Mark your calendar for Sunday, January 22, for the Annual Meeting. In addition to reports by the various committees and missions, we will be electing new members to the Vestry. Find out more >
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Advent-Epiphany Book Study on Zoom
All are welcome to join Fr. Philip on Tuesday evenings at 7 pm during Advent and Epiphany for a 9 week book study. This season, we will be reading The Road of Life, Reflections on Searching and Longing by David Adam. The book is available both in paperback and as an ebook and can be purchased through the links below. The study begins on Tuesday, December 6th and runs through February 7th. There is no meeting on December 27th. Please read the Introduction and Chapter 1 for the first meeting. More information and the registration link are on our website >
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December 11 Book Group
The CHS Book Group is meeting next Sunday, December 11, after the 10 am mass to discuss The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society by Annie Barrows and Mary Ann Shaffer. Of course, there will be cookies! Choir members, stop by the St. Martin room after rehearsal. The discussion, and the cookies, should last until 1:15 pm or so.
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Christmas Flowers & Greens Donations
Would you like to contribute to the beautification of the sanctuary for the Christmas season? Donations for the “greening” of the church can be made up until December 15, to ensure the names of the people for whom the donation is being made are included in the Christmas bulletin. Donations can be made on the church website or by dropping an envelope in the lock-box outside the church office. Please mark that the donation is for Christmas Flowers. In your finest chirography, write the name(s) for whom the donation is being made and whether it is a memorial or in thanksgiving.
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December 18 - Greening of the Sanctuary
The Greening of the Sanctuary will happen Sunday, December 18, after the 10 am service. Many hands make light work. There are tasks to fit anyone’s skill and fitness level, from the burly body builder to the delicate decorating diva. No registration needed! Have some coffee and some conversation, then make your way back into the sanctuary to help set up the greens (and reds and whites and……)
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Christmas services will be offered:
- December 24 at 4 pm How to Get to Bethlehem Town (Hybrid)
- December 24 at 7 pm (Hybrid) - The 7 pm service will begin with a carol sing at 6:30 pm
- December 25 at 10 am (Live and Low-tech Zoom) - Wearing PJs to mass is strongly encouraged!
The Zoom links for these services will be posted on the CHS Website.
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Auction Item Events – Tickets Available
If you missed the auction, but would like to attend
- Evening at Pops by Alexei on February 11
- Low Country Boil by Chef Phillipe on May 20
We still have a few seats available. Interested? Contact Marge Keller at 908-391-5078 (Marge.keller@comcast.net)
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SPAC Shoe Drive update
On behalf of everyone from SPAC (Stewartsville Performing Arts Club), thank you for helping
us to raise money for new sound and lighting equipment for our stage at SMS by making our first ever shoe drive so successful! We've worked so hard engaging our local community, asking for gently worn, used and new shoes. Thanks to your generosity, we have filled 103 Bag of shoes to date! We are now striving for the next level which will bring us even more funding for our school! We are 400 pairs of shoes away from our new goal! Find out more > Shoes can be dropped off in the grey bin in the CHS Narthex!
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Note: These requests go to the CHS Prayer Chain. Requests sent to the church office do not.
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Preparing for Sunday
(Lectors & Intercessor and others serving)
Find the lessons appointed for Sunday here >
In anticipation of the coming of God’s anointed, Sunday’s readings issue the call to repentance, to turn from sin and faithfully follow God. Isaiah tell us that a Branch of Jesse, anointed with God’s Spirit, will bear the fruit of justice, peace and fellowship with God. Paul describes for us the repentant life, lived in love for God and one another. In today’s gospel, John the Baptist prepares the way for Jesus by calling God’s people to repentance.
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