Dear parishioners & friends of St. Edward’s,
As we journey within our first week of Advent, with hope in our hearts, we offer this prayer from page 827 in The Book of Common Prayer:
For Knowledge of God’s Creation
Almighty and everlasting God, you made the universe with all its marvelous order, its atoms, worlds, and galaxies, and the infinite complexity of living creatures: Grant that, as we probe the mysteries of your creation, we may come to know you more truly, and more surely fulfill our role in your eternal purpose; in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Please mark your calendar for Saturday, December 5th at 3:00 PM as we celebrate the life of our beloved parishioner, Rose Dixon. While the in-person service is for immediate family only, we will be livestreaming our service, via our YouTube Channel.
Please tune in here for the Saturday service at 3 PM.
Click here to download our service bulletin.
Be well. Stay safe. Keep the faith.
Michelle
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The December Scepter will be online this weekend. We will print color copies and leave in the table in the front entry, if you would like to stop by during the week, from 11 AM – 3 PM, to pick up a copy.
Grocery cards will be available by Monday, December 7th. If you would like yours mailed, please contact the parish office.
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Advent Intergenerational Lesson
Since the season of Advent has arrived and continues for the next four weeks, the Christian education lesson for this week is intergenerational. You are invited to listen to the recorded introduction, read through the lesson, and then complete one or both of the suggested activities as we are invited to enter the “waiting period” for the return of Jesus. Though this lesson comes to you late in the day, the season of advent has arrived and continues for the next four weeks when we are invited to enter the “waiting period” for the return of Jesus. During each day, both youth and adults are encouraged to spend time listening and in prayer.
Leslie, Director of Christian Education
Click here to listen to the Advent introduction and download the Advent Wreath Instructions
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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. 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!)
MINISTRY, WORSHIP & FELLOWSHIP CALENDAR FOR THIS WEEK VIA ZOOM
Friday, December 4th, 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 4th
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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Saturday Taize Service – December 5th 5:00 PM – Members of St. Edwards are cordially invited to join St. Luke’s for our Zoom Taize service. A service of deep prayer and worship, sacred darkness, and the singing of chants in candlelight. We cannot meet in person at present, so the services will be held on Zoom, to create a greater sense of community. Prepare by lighting some candles. Connect to the service https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84847298680. Please contact St. Luke’s to let us know you will attend – at [email protected] Secure services – waiting room enabled.
December 13th at 3:00 PM: Mark your calendars for a St. Edward’s Virtual Cultural Event, LIVE, on our YouTube Channel.
The St. Edward’s Cultural Events Ministry invites you to a very special virtual event of music and dance!
Fire in the Glen has been performing in south-central Pennsylvania since 1999, and they’ve been sharing A Celtic Christmas over the holidays for the last decade. The holiday-themed show blends traditional Scottish and Irish music with familiar Christmas melodies and some more obscure holiday tunes from England and Ireland. The band features Tom Knapp on fiddle and bodhran (the traditional Irish drum), Megan Mullen on vocals and keyboard, and Mick Mullen on vocals and guitar. A varied set list includes: What Child is This, The Devonshire Carol, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Christmas in Killarney, The Snowflake Jig, Angels We Have Heard on High, Away in a Manger, Deck the Halls, Miss Fogarty’s Christmas Cake, Lo How a Rose E’er Blooming, We Wish You a Merry Christmas, The Golden Carol of the Wisemen, It Came Upon a Midnight Clear, Joy to the World, Silent Night, O Holy Night and an assortment of traditional Celtic songs and tunes!
Along with Fire in the Glen, we will have a special performance of Irish dance by Faith Carter Ishler! A lifelong dancer, Faith has travelled the globe and has earned awards in many prestigious competitions. A 2020 graduate of Lebanon Valley College with a degree in journalism/social media, Faith trains at the Hooley School of Irish Dance.
Join us on Sunday, December 13th at 3:00 PM by tuning into the St. Edward’s Episcopal Church, Lancaster, PA YouTube Channel and enjoy a wonderful afternoon of music & dance! We welcome donations to our cultural events series, via Paypal, (our link is on the St. Edward’s YouTube home page) or by sending a check to St. Edward’s Episcopal Church. Your support allows us to continue our ministry of bringing cultural events to our wider community.
Friday Lunch & Learn: December 4th 12 Noon – 1 PM via Zoom
Our conversation continues, this week, with Chapter Five, in our text. We have had engaging and enlivening discussions each week! Perhaps you would feel comfortable in delivering the closing prayer, this week? We would welcome your participation. Attendance at every session is not required.
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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