Join us online Sundays at 10:30 am for Holy Eucharist and Wednesdays at 6 pm for Evening Prayer. Each service will be streamed or uploaded to our YouTube page. A link to the Sunday morning service will also be posted to our Facebook page and website each week before the service begins.

Join us for Advent Soup Suppers the first three Wednesdays of Advent (December 1 st , 8 th , and 15 th ) at 5:15 pm. Sign-up to provide soup will be on the bulletin board in Shoemaker Hall, as well as for set up and clean up.

Due to differing health situations among us, there will be a

variety of ways to participate. We will meet in Sutherland Hall so that round tables will have adequate distance between them. In case some people feel more comfortable not eating or sitting at tables with those who

will not eat supper, a few tables will be designated as non-eating and non-drinking tables. Masks will be worn at all times at tables designated this way.

Our theme for Advent Suppers this year will be “Theological Reflection on Work, Rest, and Play.” The format will be interactive. We will use microphones and table discussions so that hearing will be less difficult. An

option for Zoom attendance will also be offered. Hope to have you with us!

There is still time to turn in your stewardship pledge cards for the 2022 year. Please place them in the collection plate on Sunday, drop them off in the office to Sherrie Cotton, or mail them to our church at 501 S Phoenix Ave, Russellville, AR 72801.

Thank you to everyone who has turned in their pledge cards so far. If you have any questions about Stewardship please contact the office at 479-968-3622.

A beautiful 31" x 38" handstiched Christmas scene, created by Candy Welcher in 2021 and carefully stretched and framed by Suzanne Alford. Candy stated "this is what I'd like my home to look like for Christmas!" They are hoping that this will find a loving home, and at the same time raise needed funds for our Neighbors Table outreach ministry.

Raffle Tickets are $5 for 1, or $10 for 3, available from the NT volunteers or office staff. Last day to purchase tickets is November 27. Drawing will be held at the end of the 10:30 service on November 28. You do not have to be present to win.

Mark your calendars for Thursday December 9 at 6pm as our annual Poetry slam returns to cover the season of Advent. Join us as you can share poetry, music, or art with the theme of Hope, Peace, Love, and Joy. We will gather in Sutherland Hall. All Ages welcome with parental guidance.

You're welcome to share poetry or music made by others too.

Mask are required at this time, but we will have light snacks. There will be tables set up and chairs.

We will also serve our Retro Roasts blend of coffee made for our @TheTable group.

RESCHEDULED:

The second half of our discussion on mental illness and the Church has been rescheduled. (I am in North Carolina with family.) A Theology of Mental Illness and Inclusion in the Church will now take place during Rector's Forum on December 6th at 9 am. The Zoom link for this conversation will be sent out closer to that time. Thanks for your understanding.

Rev. Teri Daily

[all levels welcomed]

This is a free class offered by Cynthia Reynolds

Tuesdays, 5:30-6:30 pm

Sutherland Hall

Bring a mat and a friend!

Vaccination cards will be checked at the door and masks are mandatory.

Chair Stretch class is Wednesday at 10am in Sutherland Hall.

We are excited to announce that Kid's Chapel will return starting November 28 at the 10:30 am service! Everyone will enter the sanctuary together and then after the collect of the day we will dismiss youth ages 5-12 to go with a youth leader to the Children's classroom and discuss the Gospel of the day, sing a song, and do either a game or craft. Then they will return to the sanctuary at the Peace to rejoin their families.

Join us as we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ this Advent season with a baby registry to help us stock our nursery and childcare room. We are getting excited as we are starting to get back to in person gatherings with our youth post Covid-19 Pandemic.

All gifts will be collected and placed on the altar for Epiphany. You can find our registry on Amazon but please feel free to look local too.

If you use Amazon Smiles and select All Saints' Episcopal Church, we will also receive a donation based on purchases.

Registry can be found at https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2CIU6AXE2QIB9?ref_=wl_share

We will also be collecting diapers for Epiphany for a local non-profit in Johnson County, to be named later.

Our Episcopal Youth Community will gather again in person on December 1 at 6pm. We will work on our Christmas pageant which will be December 19 at 10:30. Dinner will be chicken nuggets.

December 15 will be our last EYC gathering before Christmas break. We will have a Christmas party. If anyone is interested in cooking or supplying food for our youth, please let Melissa know.

Melissa Simpson

479-280-9551

mleasimpson@gmail.com

We are finally restarting Bible Study! Bible Study is at 1:00 pm (the new time for Bible Study going forward). We will be using Brian McLaren's book We Make the Road by Walking.

We will meet in-person in Shoemaker Hall, and we can also provide a Zoom option for those who would find that preferable.

Please join us Monday November 29 at 6pm for our young adult gathering. Young adult is 18 to 35, but no one will be turned away.

Our discussion will center around the section of Marriage in Rachel Held Evans "Searching for Sunday" book.

Then we will talk about Advent Hymns for this season of Advent. Join us in singing and learning about these Hymns.

No Faith & Reason class for November 28 (Sunday after Thanksgiving); Rector's Forum (or other substitute) for December 5; next F&R class will be December 12.

Faith and Scripture returns this Sunday at 9am in our classroom marked 7 and 8, with Dr. Stan Lambardo.

Last week we prepared 170 meals. We served about 115 meals to our drive through guests and the rest by pick up and delivery. This week our menu is Hearty Vegetable Soup with salad, crackers, fresh fruit and assorted desserts.

Now that we have successfully passed our state inspection and our kitchen is officially certified we are eligible to access the Food Bank, an important source of fresh food for Neighbors Table. Several people have volunteered to take the training about how to order from the Food Bank. We also are reactivating our kitchen committee to assist everyone who uses the kitchen in how to use the new equipment.

Please keep Neighbors Table in your prayers. We greatly appreciate the many helpers who pray for us and contribute their time, talent, and treasure! Thank you!

Loaves and Fishes, a part of the Neighbors Table ministry, needs to restock its cupboard.

Donations of bath soap and cereal and shelf stable milk are needed. With cold weather

beginning, warm socks for children and adults are appreciated.

Here are other items needed now:

Please place your gifts in the Loaves and Fishes Wagon at the door outside Sutherland Hall. As a

reminder, you can support Neighbors Table with a donation to Food Ministries in the Giving tab

at the All Saints’ webpage.

December 2, book is At the Edge of the Haight by Katherine Seligman.

The meeting will open at 11:30 for visiting, and discussion will be from 12-1. For more information, please contact Elizabeth Franks at 479-264-0336. Some previous book readings are in our history hallway library and available for free for people to read afterward. Just look for the sticker!

Zoom Meeting ID: 868 5101 0812

Passcode: books

Our Enneagram book study will be on hiatus thru the holidays. Stay tuned for an announcement of the next book.

Also in January we will have a Enneagram basics seminar.

Practicing Prayer will not meet on November 28.

The three following Advent Sundays, we’ll begin with 20 minutes of silent prayer, and then study poems from Thomas Keating’s book, The Secret Embrace, with Lectio Divina. The introduction to this book describes these poems as emerging “from the core

of Father Thomas’s thinking as an alternate way of articulating high spiritual concepts.”

All are welcome! To receive copies of these poems, or to receive a Zoom invitation, please email Catherine Crews, catherine.crews@icloud.com, with your contact information.

O God, our times are in your hand: Look with favor, we pray, on

For those celebrating an anniversary this week: Pat & Mike Roys.

Weekly Prayers:

We pray especially for Miguel, Charlie & Sue, Jarrod, Joseph, Rodolpho, Bernice, and Rudy Jr., for those with Covid-19, and those who have lost loved ones in the pandemic.

Long Term Prayers:

Inette, Barbara Johnson, Tony Lee, Pearl, Cynthia, Sandy Vestal, Susan Price, Barbara Stoltz, William Gillum, the Busch Family, Susan Durham Shelton, Arcelia, Carina, Tom Munson, Arthur Hastings, Isaac, Sarah Lee, the Kellner Family, Israel Delabra, Wyatt Sherman, Jeffrey & Jennifer Whitehead, Jordan Hein & family, Ellis, John & Gerda, Yvonne, Kenny McCutcheon, Sue Brain, Antony, Eduardo Ezquerro, and the People of Afghanistan.

To request changes or updates to our weekly or long term prayer list, please contact our office at allsaints@allsaintsrussellville.net.

Please click on the orange scripture to link to the readings

During this time of social distancing and staying home, it is important that we are still able to support our parish and our community through our financial gifts. Contributions may be mailed to the church office or to give online, go to allsaintsrussellville.org and click on GIVE located on the bottom of the web page. You can designate your donation toward a specific ministry or our general fund.

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