The Prefect s Post. All Saints Day Service

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1 The Prefect s Post All Saints Day Service S t. G r e g o r y s E p i s c o p a l C h u r c h November 2018 Thursday, November 1st is All Saints Day. During the Eucharist that day, names of loved ones who are no longer with us will be read. The names were submitted by parishioners and those present will light candles as the names are read Pledge Time is Here! The pledge letter & card packet for 2019 will be ready for pick upon Sunday, November 4th or mailed soon thereafter. Prayerfully consider your Time, Talent and Treasures as you make your pledge to continue the work of St. Gregory s during the coming year. Pledge cards can be turned in at any service or mailed to or dropped off at the church office. The official ingathering will be Sunday, November 11. Please turn the cards in by the end of November if you will not be in church on the 11th. Contact David Wells Stewardship chair, for questions. EDWM Convention Meets in Lansing The 144rd Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Michigan will hold their annual convention at the Lansing Radisson Hotel, Friday and Saturday, November 2nd & 3rd. The Rt. Rev. Robert C. Wright, the 10th Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta, will be our keynote speaker for the 144th Diocesan Convention. During the business sessions, a number of resolutions and the 2019 Diocesan budget will be presented. Mother Lily, Jocelyn Shaw & Linda Scheerer will be attending as delegates from St. Gregory s. Mission & Outreach Updates Mother Lily s Message Birthdays & Anniversaries Server Schedule Calendar 5 Back Page: Steak/ Salmon Dinner Pictures 6

2 Page 2 The Prefect s Post November 2018 Mission and Outreach Committee Updates Outreach is partnering with the Salvation Army to fill the shelves at their Thanksgiving Pantry. The project will gather non-perishable foods for needy families. (See the list of items below.) Many families are given turkeys for the holidays, but don't have a source for all the fixings that make a proper Thanksgiving dinner. That's where we come in. Your donations of Thanksgiving extras to The Salvation Army Food Pantry will make the holiday a happy family time for all. Look for the Collection Bin in the narthex. You can leave items there November 4, 11 and 18. THANKSGIVING PANTRY ITEMS Canned vegetables Cranberry sauce Pie filling Muffin mixes Croutons Stuffing Salad dressing Gravy Canned fried onions Nuts in the shell Instant mashed potatoes Instant sweet potatoes Canned nuts Mints Graham cracker crusts Cake mixes Boxed Desserts Jello Disposable Turkey Roasting Pans Coffee Talk in December! Charlotte Johnson from the the Youth Empowerment Project at Community Encompass will be the special guest at the Coffee Talk, December 2. After the service stop by for coffee hour treats and learn about this valuable program for Muskegon area teens. YEP helps teens step towards adulthood with job and college entry guidance, summer work experience, teen tutoring, nutrition and cooking classes and much more.

3 The Prefect s Post November 2018 Page 3 Mother Lily s Message Dear Friends, As we enter this highly contentious time of the mid-term elections, it is more important than ever to discern the wisdom of the Gospels; the wisdom of Jesus Christ. As the rhetoric begins to pull us apart, let the Gospel draw us back together; help us to find our commonalities; help us to discern what is really important in this world, at this time. I plan to study the candidates and the proposals long and hard before going to the polls. I plan to hold what I read up against the Gospel, before I vote. My source of information will come for the League of Women Voters, which seems about as impartial a source as I can find. Although I understand there is probably no source impartial enough, you all get to decide how, and if, you are going to engage in some process of your own. My hope for God s creation is that the discernment process for this election will find itself rich in Gospel understanding. How else are we to bring about the Kingdom of God? How else are we to participate with God in this mission? The church is the body of believers. The body of believers is sent out to make God s mission a reality. Are we doing our part? Are we proclaiming Jesus Christ? Are we living into the Gospel? There is no better time than now, to ask these difficult questions of ourselves, and then search for the answers that move us in that direction. Blessings to you, and to your family, Mother Lily+ about Advent and Christmas services will be in the December Newsletter. November Birthdays & Anniversaries Birthdays 3 Marge Collinge 4 Grey Jackson 9 Rebekah Johnson 9- Mary Closz 12 Joshua O Brien Closz 16 Marilyn Rector 18 Vaughn Lakatos 19- Dave Closz 20 Coy Lakatos Anniversaries Advent Begins December 2nd More information 5 Dave & Sue Bialik 7 David & Nancy Wells

4 Page 6 The Prefect s Post November 2018 November Servers Nov. 4 November 11 November 18 November 25 Eucharist Eucharist Guitar Eucharist Eucharist LEM LEM LEM LEM David WElls Lynne Gill Lou Manak Linda Scheerer Reader Reader Reader Reader Barb Huff Jocelyn Shaw Alister Jackson Jim Horan Altar Guild Altar Guild Altar Guild Altar Guild Marti Johnson Marge Collinge & Jeff Closz Jocelyn Shaw Tracy Damm Fellowship Fellowship Fellowship Fellowship Michelle Bourdon The McCleary s Linda Scheerer VOLUNTEERS Eucharistic Eucharistic Eucharistic NEEDED Eucharistic Linda Scheerer Linda Scheerer Linda Scheerer Linda Scheerer Shelby Schweri & Robin Bazzett TBA No class -- children will participate in the service TBA

5 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY October 28 October 29 October 30 October 31 Nov Pipers 6pm Mthr. Lily s Office Hours 9am 1pm No Mid-Week Eucharist No Choir ALL SAINTS DAY Eucharist EDWM Convention, Lansing Eucharist Nursery Care & Church Office Open Monday & Wednesday, 9am-noon Mthr Lily s Office Hours Monday & Tuesday 9am-noon 7pm - Boy Scouts Pipers 6pm Mthr. Lily s Office Hours, Noon 7pm :45pm Eucharist 7pm Choir Eucharist Nursery Care & Sunday School 7pm - Boy Scouts Pipers 6pm 5:45pm Eucharist No Choir Guitar Eucharist Nursery Care Vestry Meeting 11:30am 7pm - Boy Scouts Pipers 6pm THANKSGIVING EVE NO 5:45pm Eucharist NO Choir Dec.1 Eucharist Nursery Care & Ballard Music Mash 1-4pm 7pm - Boy Scouts Pipers 6pm November :45pm Eucharist 7pm Choir EDWM Convention, Lansing November 2018 The Prefect s Post Page 5

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