Thanksgiving Eve Service, November 21, 2018

Dear Parish Family,

I am very excited to experience Advent and Christmas with you all for the first time as we continue to glorify God, follow Jesus Christ, and serve all people through the power of the Holy Spirit. With a new liturgical year comes a new Gospel. Over the last 10 months, we have been primarily reading from the Gospel of Mark. This year (Year C), we will be reading mostly from the Gospel of Luke, which is the only Gospel that describes angels and all the hosts of heaven appearing to the shepherds in Bethlehem to announce the arrival (adventus) of the Christ child. Ever since angels first came up in a discussion in one of my Discipleship Groups, I have been looking forward to exploring their meaning with you all during this season. I look forward to discovering how our communal reflection on angels will help us uphold our values of worship, discipleship, fellowship, outreach, and hospitality. I have some initial thoughts…

Worship: I believe that angels join us for worship every time we gather. The great English historian Bede (673 – 735) also believed that angels were present during communal prayer services. In fact, Bede apparently said that he never wanted to miss a worship service because he did not want the angels to be left wondering, “Where is Bede? Why has he not gathered to worship and pray with his fellow believers?” Along with our Sunday morning services at 8 and 10:30 AM, we will have many other opportunities to worship and glorify God with the angels this Advent season, including Lessons & Carols, Choral Compline, Ferndale Community Choir concert, Christmas Eve Family service and a Christmas Day service.

Discipleship: On Tuesday nights, we will gather in Lewis Hall for a delicious soup supper and discussion about angels. These discussions will deepen our knowledge of Scripture and the Christian tradition and help us follow Jesus Christ more authentically and faithfully. We will conclude our discussion each night with Compline prayer in the chapel.

Fellowship, Outreach, and Hospitality: The Bible urges, “Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing so some have entertained angels without knowing it” (Hebrews 13:2). By continuing to reach out in love to those in need and warmly welcoming guests, visitors, newcomers, and apparent “strangers” into our church, we may indeed be entertaining angels.

I hope to see you often during this season of Advent and Christmas as we uphold our common core values. And I invite you to consider giving a portion of your time, treasure, and talent to help us fulfill our mission of glorifying God, following Jesus Christ, and serving all people through the power of the Holy Spirit and with the help of God’s mighty angels.

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Advent Silence

The Season of Advent, the first season of the church year, quite fittingly is in the relatively quiet end of autumn and beginning of winter. In our madly energized world, with all our electric lighting of the night, we may hardly notice the change. If we do notice, we certainly give it little heed, because all we have to do is turn on the lights to make the darkness go away. Not so for most of the world; not so for all the world of past times. Cultural Anthropologists speculate that early humans were not sure the light would ever come back as it got darker and darker as the season progressed. Indeed, they speculate, the various mid-winter celebrations were usually celebrations of light, perhaps bidding the gods to bring back the light and the warmth. So it is that the season of Advent touches something quite primal in us, as we await the coming of the Christ, the light of the world, the lamp unto our feet. As the famous Advent hymn says. “O come, thou Dayspring from on high, and cheer us by thy drawing nigh; disperse the gloomy clouds of night, and death’s dark shadow put to flight.” (Hymnal, 56.)

Despite this calling back of the light, we must endure the period of waiting. In this period are often long times of silence. It is appropriate that, in our worship, times of silence are called for. Indeed, the rubric, “Silence may be kept,” appears throughout the prayer book, but it is especially suitable and appropriate that we heed this bidding during Advent. It is even more fitting that we should do this during times of prayer. However, there is an even more important and very human reason for allowing for silence in our worship, and that is that most human hearts have to be quiet for a few moments before they can open sufficiently to hear God’s voice speaking. There is so much cacophony going on in the average human brain and we are so busy trying to attend to so much activity and to quell so many piled up worries that we can’t really worship unless we let at least some of it settle down. God has promised us that he will “remove our hearts of stone and replace them with hearts of flesh.” So this is a time of giving it all up to God, and then of listening for that still small voice, that exquisite sound of divine love that we all really want to hear, to come in and sooth our sin-sick souls. “There IS a balm in Gilead”! It is the voice of God! Don’t you all want to hear it? If you take a deep breath, and then take the time to listen for it, you WILL hear it. Then we can be quiet enough to allow God to “melt the clouds of sin and sadness [and] drive the dark of doubt away.” (Hymnal, 376.)

Turning again to the Hymnal, #66, we will pray,

Come thou long expected Jesus, Born to set thy people free; From our fears and sins release us, Let us find our rest in thee. (Italics mine)

Amen!

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A few months back, I was lucky enough to make my first visit to our beautiful Saints Martha and Mary Parochial Mission in Trinidad. I like to tease Father Daniel that I will be forever scarred by the fact that he didn’t tell me it was a potluck dinner and I showed up empty handed! Once inside, that worry was fleeting and I left with a full stomach and a happy heart.

The reason for our visit was to have some face-to-face time with the small congregation and to strategize about the future of “Sts M&M.” As many of you know, the mission was founded in 2006 by several very dedicated and resourceful couples that worshipped at Christ Church but lived in Trinidad or close by. Through the years they built the congregation and maintained an active schedule of Holy Eucharist and Morning Prayer services. Though still small, they have become a calming and prayerful presence in the community.

In the last twelve years, and most recently, things have changed in the Episcopal Church on the national level and several members of the leadership at Saints Martha and Mary have decided to depart from the mission. This has been a very difficult and emotional experience for the remaining members in Trinidad. So we were there that night to simply talk to them about the direction of the mission.

What I found was a small but mighty group of parishioners with unique stories and histories with a common love for their small congregation and a desire to see it move forward. They have since come together to work on the finances, altar guild duties, housekeeping, record keeping for the and more. To quote the group, “What we may lack in size and number, we make up in our enthusiasm and dedicated participation”. Praise be to God!

We continue to talk about our new mission statement and as a Vestry we are committed to making sure everything we do can be directly linked back to this premise. Saints Martha & Mary Parochial Mission seeks to glorify God, follow Jesus Christ, and serve all people through the power of the Holy Spirit.

So for now, the mission is committed to continuing to be a Christian presence in Trinidad. If you have an opportunity to attend a service in Trinidad, I am certain they would be glad to see you! As advertised on the home page of the Christ Church website, Sts M & M gather for Sunday worship (which alternates between Morning Prayer at Eucharist) at 9 AM at 401 Trinity St. in Trinidad.

July 29, 2018: Fr. Daniel’s visit to Sts. Martha and Mary on the parochial mission’s matronal feast day. 5

Merry Christmas everyone!! Too early? Never.

I want to start this article by extending my get well wishes to our beloved Sexton John Hammond. In November he a had a medical situation that has prevented him from being here at church for a little while. Aside from being a great help to me as Junior Warden, he is also a terrific person. So, I am sending my prayers and best wishes to him for a speedy recovery. And thank you to all of my church friends for stepping up to help me clean and close up the church each night while John is recovering. It is so very much appreciated. I must admit that I was a little stuck on what to write this month. Last year, I shared how much I enjoy the advent season here at Christ Church and that the Christmas eve late service is one of my very favorite services to be a part of. So I couldn't repeat that story. Then it came to me while I was praying during the Tuesday night Compline service. On Thanksgiving evening, I came by the church to make sure that everything was locked up and secure. I noticed that a drain pipe on the Education Building had come off of the building. The next morning I brought my brother by to see if he could fix it. He said that he would when the rain stopped. A couple of days later after the Sunday service, Deacon Pam called to tell me about how our front sign had been vandalized. I was already dealing with a personal issue, so I placed her information "on the pile" with my other issues. God really does work in the most awesome, miraculous ways. Because, on Monday, I received an email from John Patton. He mentioned, among other things, that he had fixed the drain pipe. Wow,I hadn't even mentioned it to him. Thanks John. That still left the sign. What to do? Well, I came to Compline on Tuesday night to pray about it and as I passed the front of the church, I found that someone had started cleaning up and repairing the sign. If you ever doubt that miracles happen, don't. As of this writing, I don't know who is working on the sign, but, I am incredibly thankful. It is such a blessing that our church community can see something that needs to be done and just does it. Whoever is fixing the sign, THANK YOU. As for my personal issue? God is working on it and and all will be well. As I have mentioned before, the season of Advent is my favorite. Decorating and preparing for mankind's most precious gift, the birth of our savior Jesus Christ. It really is a season of hope and joy and miracles.I know that this season can make people sad. Maybe they miss their loved ones or they're going through a tough time. Heck, I admit to missing my grandparents, aunts,uncles, cousins and dear friends that have gone "home" before me. But, I also believe that those of us still here should honor them by celebrating during this season. We are welcoming a newborn baby to the world after all. A new beginning, of sorts, for everyone. I recently read an article that had suggestions for "surviving the holiday". One of the suggestions was to make a dish that your loved one enjoyed and share it with a friend. Another one was to continue a tradition that you shared with your loved one. Each year, my mom and I go to the local craft shows to look around and maybe buy a few ornaments. I can remember my grandmother doing the same thing with my mom ( and sometimes me) when I was little. Now my mom and I go every year and sometimes my daughter will join us. It is little things that really do make the biggest difference. So as I bid adieu for this month, just remember that God is gracious, merciful and he has given us the greatest of gifts, His son. Welcome to the world baby Jesus!! And to all of you, Merry Christmas my friends!! Love and blessings,

Heidi Erickson Jr Warden.

6 Rev. Betsey Monnet, missioner in our diocese for leadership and development, was especially thoughtful during one pre-convention session on November 8. The mother of three boys, she shared a bit about an article she recently read on parenting and happiness. The author of the article, interestingly not a parent, looked at daily adult tasks and asked individuals to note how happy they were doing each particular job. Parents rated how happy they were while doing stuff like cleaning up messes, doing endless laundry, trips to sporting events and music lessons, driving to the ER—things like that. This data was compared with tasks routinely done and rated by adults without children. Looking at the results, the writer speculated those raising children did not seem to be as happy as adults without children. What struck Betsey about this conclusion was how the author had completely missed a much bigger idea. Betsey voiced her opinion that, while many of the individual tasks parents find themselves doing may not be particularly happy ones, behind and beyond all the tasks are the children themselves who provide a source of a deep and great joy. Betsey finished by observing that while happiness is temporary, joy is enduring.

Some of this reminded me of the tasks done on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving where several members of Christ Church served nearly two hundred people. Endless chopping, slicing, dishing up food on plates, cleaning up, and the countless trips back and forth between tables were of themselves not particularly happy tasks and yet they led to joy. To those who served and to those who received the joy of working and being together in community was evident that afternoon.

The large room that day was filled not only with fruits of the earth but also with the fruit of the spirit. Even though life circumstances varied greatly, it was most clear that all in attendance truly experienced deep joy. Many, many thanks go to Lyn, Jim, Francis, Roni, Bev, Beth, Peg, Howard, and Paul for service joyfully given. Please consider joining us next time!

………the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.

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Angels Among Us

I am looking forward to the Tuesday night soup supper course “Taking Angels Seriously” offered by Fr. Daniel during Advent. I have always had an affinity for angels, prompted in part by a dear friend from my days in Minnesota who gave me an angel for Christmas every year. Some of the angels, along with a collection of birds (carved, painted, etc.) remain all year round in our house. A visitor once remarked that I seem to have a ‘thing’ for winged creatures. I do. I believe, as Don Gilmore writes in Angels, Angels Everywhere, that “[a]ngels are forms, images and expressions through which the essences and energy forces of God can be transmitted; and, since there are an infinite number of these forms, the greatest service anyone can pay the angelic host is never consciously to limit the ways angels might appear to us.”

There are those angels who appear at the right moments, to help, to offer support – and there are many among us. I’m especially grateful to those who have helped with the November concerts at Christ Church: Thomas Swanger, Kathy Clague, John Hammond, Elizabeth Harper-Lawson, and Jim and Carrie Hogan, and a few ‘invisible’ angels. Thank you for your commitment to Christ Church’s mission of hospitality!

And now we prepare for the beginning of the season of Advent. I will never forget Beisner’s sermon a year ago on the first Sunday in Advent – when he spoke of the coming of the Messiah and the soon-to-be arrival of Father Daniel – and reminded us that they were not to be confused as one and the same! We laughed, and we were full of anticipation and preparation for both. And now we are about to share the beginning of another new liturgical year with our new and wonderful Rector. On Sunday, December 2, at 3 pm, we will celebrate this beginning of Advent with a Festival of Lessons and Carols.

An Advent Festival of Lessons and Carols

Christ Episcopal Church, Eureka will hold a candle-lit service of Advent Lessons and Carols on the first Sunday of Advent, December 2, at 3:00 o’clock in the afternoon. All are invited and welcome to participate in this service of readings and music for the season of Advent. The history of the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols can be traced to 1880 with a story of the Bishop of Truro Cathedral introducing a service of music and readings to keep his parishioners out of the pubs on Christmas Eve. Following World War I, the service was formally adapted at King’s College, Cambridge by Eric Milner- White, Dean of the College, as he sought to uplift his congregation which was at that time, comprised mainly of families of students who had gone away to war. Since 1918, the service has been aired live by the BBC on Christmas Eve throughout the world. Over time, the service has been modified for the season of Advent, and has become one of the best-known services in the Western world. The service begins in darkness, symbolizing the expectancy of a darkened world awaiting its Savior. As the liturgy unfolds, the words and music tell the story of how God's mighty works bring light into our darkness. We hear of creation, the cries of the prophets, and of God's promise to redeem his people.

8 Christ Church offers this special service of Advent Lessons and Carols for the community. Please join us in hearing the readings, the anthems sung by the choir, and in singing the carols together, as we refocus our hearts and minds to the true meaning of Advent, the anticipation of and preparation for the birth of Christ and his return in glory as the Christ at the Last Day.

An Advent Service of Compline, drawn from the Book of Common Prayer, 1979, will be held on Sunday, December 16 and 23, at 5 pm, in the Nave. The service is short and set to the plainsong change Veni Emmanuel (O Come, O Come, Emmanuel). Father Daniel will officiate, David Powell will serve as Cantor, and the Christ Church choir will offer music. The church will be darkened for this simple service; with candle light provided, to create a sense of stillness, prayerfulness, mystery, and meditativeness.

The Thirty-second Annual Diocesan Choir Festival will be held on Saturday, January 26, 2019 at Trinity Cathedral, Sacramento. The guest conductor will be Dr. David Flood, who has been Organist and Master of the Choristers at Canterbury Cathedral since 1988. The day begins with a rehearsal at 9:30 am and the Festival service of Choral Evensong begins at 4:00 pm. I’ve inquired about the possibility of having the service streamed, so that we might gather here at Christ Church and watch and listen, but they are unable to do so at this time. If you are interested in attending, I have several copies of the brochure and registration form, as well as some information on convenient (and relatively inexpensive) lodging near the Cathedral. The brochure contains information about the music that will be sung and how to order it. Music must be ordered in advance; copies will not be available on the day of the Festival. The cost of registration is $20 “which includes a delicious lunch.” If several are interested, we might be able to organize some ride-shares. ~Merry Phillips

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FOOD FOR PEOPLE

Just a note from Bev and the donations for Food for People. Since I last totaled up the donations given we have over 50 pounds in the month of October and November, so far. We did have a way to go to meet the goal that I have set. But I wish to add that the last bunch of donations contained 5 pounds of flour and sugar that I put in the donation bin. But by the time my shift was over they were out on the shelves and gone before my shift was over. I don't mean to keep asking all the time but what I should be doing is thanking you for the almost 400 pounds donated so far this year.

Thanks again,

Bev

LAY MINISTRIES

Advent, Christmas, and New Years – so much to celebrate and so many very special services. Please consider joining one of these groups to make your celebrations even more exceptional – which one speaks to you?

Lynne Bean Coffee Hour 822-6086 Elizabeth Harper-Lawson Eucharistic Visitors 445-1726 Bob Hines Contribution Counters 445-8974 Vickie Patton Story Corner 443-1825 Anne Pierson Acolytes and Eucharistic Ministers 442-2025 Sanford Pyron Announcers 444-0968 Marty Vega Lectors and Intercessors 443-9782 Susan Whaley Ushers and Greeters 445-2924

Marty

QUILTERS WILL REST UNTIL JANUARY 2

The first Wednesday of the month is usually when Quilters meet, but they will take a break until 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, January 2. Instead, ECW will meet on the first Wednesday of December, the 5th. Enjoy the holidays!

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THANKS FOR SUPPORTING TFI AND LOCAL FOSTER FAMILIES

A huge thank you to the parish for supporting our local foster (resource) families. At the Thanksgiving Eve service, Fr. Daniel blessed eighteen more fleece throws to be donated to the TFI Family Resource Center on H Street. During the past six weeks many of you also enjoyed some Christmas shopping, bringing stocking stuffers for boys and girls from infants through high school. Also a table was overflowing with a plethora of items to be blessed - toys, socks, books, puzzles, and so many other treats. They will all help to brighten the days for the children and to help them to know that we at Christ Church care for them.

LOOKING FOR GIVING ENVELOPES FOR 2019?

Giving Envelopes will be available toward the end of December. Please use them starting in January, because they will be linked to your 'number' in the computerized accounting program. (Most likely, the number will differ from your 2018 number, so be sure to recycle any leftover envelopes from 2018.) Using envelopes is a huge timesaver for the counters and our parish secretary. Also, only one person can be assigned a specific account number, so not using envelopes does not create a saving for the church. Reports for 2018 IRS tax purposes will be available in late January. Please bring any questions to Bob Hines or Peg Gardner.

ECW

ECW will meet early this month on Wednesday, December 5, at 12 noon in Lewis Hall. Following Holy Eucharist, we will gather for a potluck lunch and share some memories of Christmas pasts such as: the best gift you ever received (or the worst), a family tradition, your favorite Christmas carol, favorite holiday dish, or do you remember when you first heard the truth about Santa Claus? Plus!!! Please bring three canned good to share with the Food Bank. See you then!

ST. VINCENT’S FRESH PRODUCE

This picture says it all. Thanks so much to all of you who give and give and give to St. Vinny’s. They are so appreciative! We had so much in November that it took two of us to load the truck!

11 "Stewardship at Christ Church is about taking care of each other in our community, our Church and our families year round.

As you may have noticed at our Sunday services and in our new Christ Church Directory there are some new faces among us, and a lot of familiar faces. I thought it would be nice for everyone to now who we are. The Christ Church Chronicle published monthly can be a way to share who we are and an easy way to break the ice of introducing new faces of someone new or reintroducing us all to someone who is familiar to us but we can't quite remember everything about that person. As our parish grows ad we go through the years with each other our lives can change and this can be a way of sharing who we are now with each other.

Jimmie and Celia Nord. Jimmie has been here a few times in the past as a young man, going to school and then off to college and he has accompanied his Grandparents Jim and Shirley Davis and other family members at church services. Jimmie is now back here in church on a more regular basis with his lovely wife Celia. Jimmie is a Lecturer of Art at Humboldt State University and sits on the Board of Directors for the Morris Graves Museum. Jimmie won Second Place at the Morris graves Museums' "Humboldt Arts Council Member Exhibition this month for his wood sculpture' UniHouse" that he created in his sculpture studio at home. Jimmies' parents are Jerry and Debbie Nord of Williams Ca. Celia is a Resource teacher for Language Arts at Zane Middle School for 7th and 8th grades. Celia is the daughter of Paul and Ronelle Nicholson of Eureka. Jimmie and Celia have three little wiener dogs who are Cricket, Rosie and Weena. They all enjoy camping and hiking except for (Weena The Wiener Dog) at the local coastal campgrounds and exploring other areas throughout the north coast.

Shirley came to Eureka from Willows in 1983 with her husband Jim who was the Forest Supervisor for the Mendocino National Forest for a new position for Jim to be the Forest Supervisor for the Six Rivers National Forest.

Their two daughters Debbie and Becky and their husbands live in Willows. She has three grandchildren Jay,Jimmie and Paige. Shirley also has two great grandchildren, Lily and Sage. Shirley worked with Muriel Dinsmore when she moved here to start the College of the Redwoods Foundation League. She is in the PEO Chapter here in Eureka, and has worked in the American Cancer Society Store in Henderson Center. Shirley has enjoyed making wreaths for the holidays, playing in bridge leagues with Jim when they were living in Bend, Oregon and Willows. She was involved Garden clubs. She enjoys being with her family and friends , watching her Hallmark movies during the Holiday season and meeting new people.

Now that you know their names and a little more of who they are to us, make sure to say Hi when you see them next."

If you would like to participate in this effort please contact Sanford so that we may have your story for a future Christ Church Chronicle article.

12 THE CYCLES OF PRAYERS FOR OUR DIOCESE AND THE ANGLICAN COMMUNION

Please pray for the diocese’, congregations, and clergy listed below on the Diocesan and Anglican cycles of prayer as well as those prayers requested by our Bishop, Dean and Diocesan Search Committee.

Every Sunday, our Bishop, the Rt. Rev. Barry L. Beisner, requests we pray for: The Diocese of Jerusalem, The Most Rev. Suheil Dawani, and for the Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East, the Diocese of Jerusalem, and for the Christians in the Holy Land.

Every Sunday, the Diocesan Search Committee requests that we pray: Look graciously on your Church, and so guide the minds of those who shall choose a bishop for this Diocese, that we may receive a faithful pastor, who will care for your people and equip us for our ministries.

Every Sunday, The Very Rev. Sara Potter, Dean of our Semper Virens Deanery, has asked us to pray for: The congregations of our Deanery and especially for the people of Christ Church, that they continue their mission to glorify God, follow Jesus Christ, and serve all people through the power of the Holy Spirit.

Specific Sunday Prayers for our diocese and the Anglican Communion:

December 2, Pray for: Diocesan Cycle of Prayer: St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Colusa, The Rev. John Vafis, Priest Associate Anglican Cycle of Prayer: The Rt Revd Carlos Lopez-Lozano, The Reformed Episcopal Church of Spain, Extra-Provincial to the Archbishop of Canterbury

December 9, Pray for: Diocesan Cycle of Prayer: St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Corning, The Rev. Charles Rouse, Priest-in-Charge Anglican Cycle of Prayer: The Rt Rev Timothy Thornton, Falkland Islands, Extra-Provincial to the Archbishop of Canterbury

December 16 , Pray for: Diocesan Cycle of Prayer: St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Crescent City, The Rev. David Shewmaker, Supply Anglican Cycle of Prayer: The Rt Revd Augustin Ahimana, Kivu (Rwanda)

December 23, Pray for: Diocesan Cycle of Prayer: The Episcopal Church of St. Martin, Davis, The Rev. Dr. Pamela Dolan, Rector, The Rev. Ernie Lewis, Associate, The Rev. Connor Lynn, Associate, The Rev. Suzanne Guthrie, Associate, The Rev. Anne Beatty, Associate, The Rev. Dr. Ann Hallisey, Associate, The Rev. Margaret Grayden, Deacon Anglican Cycle of Prayer: The Rt Revd Duke Akamisoko, Kubwa (Abuja, Nigeria)

13 December 30, Pray for: Diocesan Cycle of Prayer: St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Elk Grove, The Rev. Anne Largent Smith, Priest-in-Charge, The Rev. Restituto Coloma, Associate, The Rev. Ronald Zoesch, Associate, The Rev. Raymond Potter, Associate Anglican Cycle of Prayer: The Rt Revd Luke Ken-ichi Muto, Kyushu (Japan)

January 6, Pray for: Diocesan Cycle of Prayer: Christ Episcopal Church, Eureka, The Rev. Dr. Daniel London, Rector, The Rev. David Shewmaker, Associate, The Ven. Pam Gossard, Deacon, The Rev. Anne Pierson, Deacon Anglican Cycle of Prayer: The Most Revd Philip Richardson, Bishop of Taranaki and Primate of New Zealand, The Most Revd - Bishop and Primate of Aotearora, The Most Revd , Bishop and Primate of Polynesia

If you wish to offer prayers daily for the church in the world, our Anglican Cycle of Prayer has a daily list of diocese and clergy who would benefit from your prayer ministry. This list can be obtained via this website: amp…2018…full.pdf. If you do not have a computer, I would be glad to make a copy of the 2018 Anglican Cycle of Prayer for you.

Anne Pierson, Deacon

Dan & Marty Vega December 2 Marita Musante December 5 Richard Streufert December 6 Lesley McCloghrie December 8 Anne Pierson December 13 Ken Musante December 15

Denise Braafladt December 16 Carol Moorehead December 16 Anne Van Zandt December 19 Paul Gossard December 20 Howard & Peg Gardner December 22 Angus & Joan Stewart December 24 Chris Hamer December 25

14 Lessons & Carols & Lessons Christmas 10:30 Carols & Lessons Christmas 8:00 Christmas 1 30 ComplineChoral 5:00 Sunday School 10:40 Holy Eucharist 10:30 Holy Eucharist 8:00 4 Advent 23 ComplineChoral 5:00 Vestry 12:15 Sunday School 10:40 Holy Eucharist 10:30 Holy Eucharist 8:00 Produce Fresh 16 Choir Ferndale 3:00 Sunday School 10:40 Holy Eucharist 10:30 Holy Eucharist 8:00 Advent 2 9 &Carols Advent Lessons 3:00 Sunday School 10:40 Holy Eucharist 10:30 Holy Eucharist 8:00 Advent 1 2

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Holy Eucharist 10:30 closed Office Christmas Day 25 Compline 7:00 Adult Ed. 5:30 18 Compline 7:00 Adult Ed. 5:30 11 Compline 7:00 Adult Ed. 5:30 4

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ChoirPractice 5:30 St. Stephen 26 ChoirPractice 5:30 19 ChoirPractice 5:30 12 ChoirPractice 5:30 ECW Noon 5

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Centering 12:00 St. John 27 Centering 12:00 20 Centering 12:00 13 Centering 12:00 6

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Innocents Holy 28 Thomas St. 21 14 Friday Foster 7

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The Rt. Rev. Barry L. Beisner Bishop, Diocese of Northern California

Staff

The Rev. Dr. Daniel London Rector

The Rev. David Shewmaker Associate Priest

The Venerable Pam Gossard Archdeacon

The Rev. Anne Pierson Deacon

Merry Phillips Organist and Music Director

Dr. Douglas Moorehead, Organist Emeritus

John Hammond, Sexton

Shirley Curtis, Administrative Assistant

Vestry Jackie Moore, Interim Senior Warden Heidi Erickson, Junior Warden Lynne Dougherty Bean, Julie Cairns, Heidi Erickson, Irene Hannaford Royal McCarthy, Jackie Moore, Christina Strevey, Helen Taylor, Gail Freeman Asst. treasurer Bob Hines, Treasurer, Peg Gardner, Clerk

th Church office: 625 15 Street P.O. Box 861 Eureka, California 95502 Phone (707) 442-1797

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