Dear parishioners & friends of St. Edward’s,
We offer, this evening, a Collect For Peace, in this Second Week of Advent:
Almighty God, kindle, we pray, in every heart the true love of peace, and guide with your wisdom those who take counsel for the nations of the earth, that in tranquillity your dominion may increase until the earth is filled with the knowledge of your love; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Be well. Stay safe. Keep the faith.
Michelle
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Looking for a way to brighten someone’s day during the holidays? We can all participate in our own personal “social outreach.” Click on the link below to find a list of Retirement Homes in our area that are accepting cards for their residents. What a nice way for us to reach out to the wider community to let them know that we care!
Retirement Home List for Christmas Cards
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Let’s bless our church family with some Holiday cheer!
Since we can’t wish each other a Merry Christmas in person this year, we are asking you to send a digital photo of you/your family holding a large piece of paper or sign displaying some sort of Christmas message. (Santa hats and reindeer antlers are optional). We’ll put them all together to create a virtual Christmas card.
Text your photo and names of those in the photo to Christina McLaughlin at 717-415-7043 or email them to [email protected] no later than Sunday December 13th.
– Christina McLaughlin and Ellen Milligan
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Be a part of a St. Edward’s tradition by contributing to our Christmas Altar Flowers. We will continue with our tradition of offering people the opportunity to donate to our Christmas Flowers for our Christmas Eve service, live streamed at 8:00 PM, with the names of your loved ones remembered in the service bulletin. Flower entries are at a suggested donation of $20. Please email the parish office by December 20th with your names and amount donated. When sending in your check, please make it payable to St. Edward’s and mark in the memo line “Christmas Flowers.” Click here for more information.
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Many of you have expressed an interest in receiving a 2021 Episcopal Church calendar. We have ordered 25 and they have arrived! Please let the office know if you would like to have us put aside one for you! We are accepting donations for the calendars, with a suggested amount of $3-$5, to offset the cost of production. Thank you.
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Click here for service times and offerings during the seasons of Advent and Christmas, at St. Edward’s, as well as diocesan offerings (including the information for our Sunday Virtual Coffee Hour at 11 AM!)
We are so fortunate to have an invitation to a wonderful spiritual offering by The Community of Francis and Clare, and Br. David Rutledge, for Christmas Eve morning. If you were able to join us for the Thanksgiving Morning Prayer, you know how meditative and special these offerings are and we encourage you to join us!
Christmas Eve Morning Prayer @ 9:00 am ET
Time: Dec 24, 2020 09:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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MINISTRY, WORSHIP & FELLOWSHIP CALENDAR FOR THIS WEEK VIA ZOOM
Friday, December 11th, Lunch & Learn Adult Spiritual Formation – 12 Noon – 1 PM
Join us for this series led by Father Rick, Bob Mosebach, and Wanda Stoltzfus. Scroll down to note the Zoom meeting join information.
Friday Evening Prayer – December 11th
We invite you to Evening Prayer this Friday evening at 7:00 PM. This is a wonderful way to peacefully end our week and is led by Patrick Ishler.
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Friday Lunch & Learn: December 11th 12 Noon – 1 PM via Zoom
Our conversation continues, this week, with Chapter Six, in our text. We have had engaging and enlivening discussions each week! Perhaps you would feel comfortable in delivering the closing prayer, this week? There are many wonderful Prayers and Collects in our BCP! We would welcome your participation. Attendance at every session is not required.
Chapter Six Handout, click here to download.
We encourage you to have your Book of Common Prayer for each session and the text, Walk In Love is optional, but can be ordered at forwardmovement.org or by contacting the parish office (we have copies on hand). If you do not have a copy of the BCP on hand, this link will give you the downloadable pdf.
With Peace,
Father Rick, Bob Mosebach, and Wanda Stoltzfus
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