The Carillon CHRISTMAS SERVICES

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1 The Carillon Volume December, articles to: My Dear Friends in Christ, A true story is told about a church where a very wealthy man rose to tell the rest of those present about his Christian Faith. I m a millionaire. He said, and I attribute my wealth to the blessings of God in my life. I have worked all my life and now God has blessed me. He has given me this gift and I return it as I ought. He went on to recall the turning point of his faith. As a young man he had just earned his first dollar, and he went to a church. At that meeting was an Episcopal monk who discussed his work. At the time of the offering to go to the work of this missionary, the wealthy man knew that he would either have to give a tithe to God or nothing at all. How did he know it? He knew it as being right in his heart of hearts. So at that moment he decided to give a portion of himself he had to God. Looking back he knew that God had blessed that decision and had made him wealthy. When he had finished his story in the church, there was an awed silence. As he moved to his seat and sat down, a little old lady leaned over to him and said: I dare you to do it again. When we start out it is easy to remember that the gifts and opportunities we are given are from God. But something happens along the way. We forget who the owner is. We come to think of the vineyard of our life as something we own, rather than stewards over. I think each of us needs to take the the dare to do it again in our financial stewardship response for the mission and ministry of Caroline Church for I have asked the vestry to commit themselves and to lead our parish into giving back to God what is God s. As Rector, Wardens and Vestry we acknowledge that God is the owner of his vineyard here in Setauket. I continue to give the biblical and Episcopal Church standard of a tithe, giving back 10% for our ministry here at Caroline, the vestry has committed to give back a proportional tithe to the Lord, and I encourage each of you to do the same. We thank God for blessing us, our families, this great parish and all the sacrificial gifts we have given throughout the year to Caroline and to other charitable organizations. God has richly blessed us and we say thank you in our stewardship of time, talent, and money of this great vineyard Our Lord has placed us in. Striving to reflect the generosity of our Savior, Cn. Richard+ CHRISTMAS SERVICES Christmas Eve Saturday, December 24th 5:00 p.m. Children s Service, Youth & Teen Choirs Festal Holy Eucharist Rite II 8:00 p.m. Festal Holy Eucharist Rite II, Adult Choir 10:00 p.m. Festal Holy Eucharist Rite II, Adult Choir Christmas Day Sunday, December 25th 10:00 a. m. Holy Eucharist Rite II with Christmas Hymns New Years Day Sunday, January 1st, :00 a. m. & 10:00 a.m. With Hymns Our Caroline Church Vision Statement: To help people encounter the living God together and live transformed lives for Christ. Our Mission Statement * We, the parishioners of Caroline Church of Brookhaven, are committed to Jesus Christ, to His teaching, His life, death and resurrection, in our call to serve and worship Him, in the tradition of the Anglican Communion. * We strive to share our faith and blessings for the furtherance of His kingdom in an environment of love, understanding, and support, through prayer, worship, Christian education, and fellowship. 1

2 Our Anglican Heritage Thomas Becket Thomas Becket was born in around 1120, the son of a prosperous London merchant. He was well educated and quickly became an agent to Theobald, Archbishop of Canterbury, who sent him on several missions to Rome. In Medieval England the Church was all powerful. The fear of going to Hell was very real and people were told that only the Catholic Church could save your soul so that you could go to Heaven. The head of the Catholic Church was the pope based in Rome. The most important position in the church in Medieval England was the Archbishop of Canterbury and both he and the king usually worked together. A king of England could not remove a pope from his position but popes claimed that they could remove a king by excommunicating him this meant that the king s soul was condemned to Hell and people then had the right to disobey the king. For people in England, there was always the real problem do you obey the king or the pope? In fact, this was rarely a problem as both kings and popes tended to act together as both wanted to remain powerful. On two occasions they fell out one involved the Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Becket, and the other Henry VIII. In 1162, Henry II, king of England, appointed Thomas Becket, as Archbishop of Canterbury. This was the most important religious position in England. No-one was surprised by Henry s choice as both he and Thomas were very good friends. They enjoyed hunting, playing jokes and socializing together. Becket was known to be a lover of wine and a good horse rider. Henry II loved to ride as well but his personality was troubled by his fearsome temper. He tried to keep his temper under control by working very hard as it distracted him from things that might sparked off his temper. Henry II also controlled a lot of France at this time. William the Conqueror had been his great-grandfather and he had inherited his French territories as a result of this. When Henry was in France sorting out problems there, he left Becket in charge of England such was his trust in him. Becket became Henry s chancellor the most important position in England after the king. When the Archbishop of Canterbury died in 1162, Henry saw the chance to give his close friend even more power by appointing him Archbishop of Canterbury the most important church position in England. Why would Henry do this? In Henry s reign, the Church had its own courts and any member of the Church could decide to be tried in a Church court rather than a royal court. Church courts usually gave out easier punishments to churchmen who had done wrong. Henry believed that this undermined his authority. As king, he was concerned that England was becoming too lawless there was too much crime. He believed that Church courts did not set a good example as they were too soft on offenders. For example, a royal court would blind or cut off the hand of a thief; a Church court might send a thief on a pilgrimage. Henry hoped that by appointing his good friend Becket, he might have more of a say in how the Church punished offenders. He hoped that Becket would do as he wished and toughen up the sentences passed out by Church courts. Becket did not want the job. As chancellor, he was as powerful as he wished to be. He also had an excellent relationship with Henry, and he did not want to spoil this. In fact, on being offered the post, Becket wrote to Henry that our friendship will turn to hate. However, Henry persuaded Becket and he agreed in 1162 to the appointment. His letter was indeed to become prophetic. The post of Archbishop changed Becket. He dropped his luxurious lifestyle; he ate bread and drank water, he had a luxury bed but preferred to sleep on the floor; he wore the rich clothes of an archbishop, but underneath the fine tunics he wore a horse hair shirt very itchy and unpleasant to wear. He gave his expensive food to the poor. In 1164, the first sign of a split between Henry and Thomas occurred. Henry passed a law which stated that any person found guilty in a Church court would be punished by a royal court. Becket refused to agree to this, and knowing of Henry s temper, he fled abroad to France for his own safety. It took six years before Becket felt safe enough to return to England. However, they quickly fell out again when Becket asked the pope to excommunicate the Archbishop of York who had taken sides with the king. This was a very serious request and a very serious punishment for someone who could claim that he was only being loyal to the king. Henry was furious when he found out what Becket had done. He is said to have shouted out will no-one rid me of this troublesome priest? Four knights heard what Henry had shouted and took it to mean that the king wanted Becket dead. They rode to Canterbury to carry out the deed. The knights were Reginald FitzUrse, William de Tracey, Hugh de Morville and Richard le Breton. On December 29th 1170 they killed Becket in Canterbury Cathedral. After killing him, one of the knights said Let us away. He will rise no more. Becket was made a saint in 1173 and his shrine in Canterbury Cathedral became an important focus for pilgrimage. The Anglican Church remembers him and his ministry every December 29. 2

3 Advent Adult Education: Discerning Your Spiritual Gifts Understanding Who God Made You to Be Every person has spiritual gifts for the building of the kingdom of heaven. We all have a purpose ways in which the Holy Spirit works through us and empowers us to match our passions with the world s needs yet most are unaware of what their gifts are and how they might live out their purpose. Join us to assess your spiritual gifts, to find out who God made you to be, and to discuss how you can actualize those gifts on December 7th at 7:00pm in upper room of the Parish House. Whatever gift each of you may have received, use it in service to one another 1 Peter 4:10 Parish Ministry Opportunities Eucharistic Ministers We could welcome a few more Eucharistic Ministers to our dedicated group of adults who administer the Chalice of consecrated wine on Sunday mornings. With several Eucharistic Ministers moving out of the area, we have a need to expand our numbers. I would like to invite all Caroline parishioners to consider assisting at the altar in this important and holy ministry. We have a fine core of Eucharistic Ministers who have embraced their calling by Our Lord and have been gifted with the tools to participate in our worship services through this particular altar ministry. Do consider joining this group of dedicated ministers. Please speak with Cn. Richard or call the parish office. Acolytes Adopt A Family / Diocesan Toy Drive All gifts for the 2016 Adopt A Family and the Diocesan Toy Drive must be in the church office no later than Wednesday December 7, Thank you for your generosity. All those in the 6 Grade or above, we invite you to serve on the Altar at Caroline Church. This is a great opportunity to serve your parish community by helping the priest and the people worship Our Lord on Sunday mornings. Also our Acolyte Corp have a fun time together with BBQ s, game days, and a Paint Ball outing planned. There will be a training session for new acolytes soon. Call the parish office and let Cn. Richard know you would like to be trained as a new acolyte. Fall 2016 College Care Package Program - Hearing back from the kids: We thought you would like to hear and see how happy the College Care Package Program made our college students. Again, thank you for all of your help with contributions to and mailing of these college care packages. We couldn't do it without everyone's support and we greatly appreciate it. Jordynn Aiello, Freshman at Cortland, said: I just wanted to thank you and Caroline church for the care package I received this afternoon. I was not expecting anything so getting all of those goodies made my day. And please thank the 3rd and 4th grade class for their advice that was the cutest thing ever! Hope everything is well back home! Annual Parish Meeting Our Annual Parish Meting will be held on Wednesday evening, January 25, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. in the Marco Smith Building. Please plan to attend this very important event in the life of our church. If you are responsible for writing a year-end report for an area of ministry you have been involved in over 2016, please complete it and electronically it to the parish office at office@carolinechurch.net by January 9th Supervised childcare and rides to the annual parish meeting will be available, please call the parish office several days in advance of the meeting if you need these services. All parishioners are encouraged to attend this gathering of our parish family. 3

4 Annual Caroline Church Christmas Fair!! Our traditional Christmas Fair will be held on Saturday, December 3rd from 9:30am to 3:00pm. WE NEED YOUR HELP (big or small) In order to make it a success and to raise funds to help those in need during hard times. Possible ways to help: Set up/decorate tables On Friday, December 2nd from 9:30am to completion in the Marco C. Smith Building. Donate items for: Bake and Food table Used Christmas decorations New Gift Table Jewelry Table Crafts & Hand Knit tables Whatever you can do to contribute, we will appreciate very much. Please bring your items upstairs to the machine room, as the building is used throughout the week for other groups. Thank you. Cookie Walk All parishioners are invited to participate in the Christmas Fair Cookie Walk on Saturday, December 3rd! There can't be a cookie walk without lots and lots of cookies of all varieties. What is your favorite(s)? Cookies (homemade only please,) can be dropped off in the Marco Smith Building and should be clearly labeled for the Cookie Walk. Blessings and thank you in advance for the giving of your time and talent. Contact Virginia or Lainey Cash with any questions at Christmas Fair Boutique! We all have something we never use, never liked, or never cared for. It s tucked away, so dig down deep and donate it. Suggestions are jewelry (bracelets, earrings, necklaces, pins), cuff links, tie clasps (Yes, the young men are wearing them!!), evening purses, money clips, scarves, hair clips, belts, ties, shawls. We all have something, so bring them to the church office, or leave them in the Vestibule, clearly labelled for the Boutique. P.S. We could also use your empty jewelry boxes still in good shape. Barbara Russell Barbara Jones, President Members of the ECW (MB) Grief Support Group We will be having a Dinner/Meeting on December 8th at the Stony Brook Yacht Club beginning at 6:30pm. Reservations are required. To make your reservation, please contact Don Muffly at Merry Christmas Calendars Are you a family that receives free 2017 calendars and have too many and don t know what to do with them? There will be a basket out each week upstairs in the parish house to collect those you don t want. Once collected, they will be donated to a local nursing home. Patients normally do not have calendars in their rooms and this would be helpful to them. Contact Virginia Cash with any questions. Thank you. Youth Group Corner There will be no CYC meeting on December 25th or January1st. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Youth helpers are needed on December 18th for Cookies and Cocoa with Santa from 6:00pm to 8:00pm in the Marco Smith building. There will be five stations and youth are needed to help with letter writing, storytelling, craft making and much more! You won t want to miss this festive and jolly special community event! Throughout the month of November, the youth have been making crafts to sell at our Christmas Fair and they even made 152 dog biscuits to sell at the Fair as well. Every Sunday meeting is filled with laughter, friendship and fun. Lainey Cash 4

5 Church School News Last month we decorated and made lovely family advent wreaths that the children took home to mark this special time of preparation for the birth of Our Lord. Thank you to the office, altar guild and Church School teacher Cheryl Aversano for seeing that all was ready for this yearly event. Cindy Schleider is the Christmas Pageant coordinator this year. Our pageant is scheduled for Sunday, December 18th during the 9:30am Service. ALL children in the pageant must meet in the upper Parish House room no later than 9:00am for costumes and last minute directions on that day. Cindy is coordinating parts with the Church School Teachers. Pageant scripts have been handed out to the teachers as they look for volunteers for parts. Dress Rehearsal is still to be determined, so contact your teacher or Cindy at for more information. There will be no Church School on December 25th or January 1st. Have a blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year! Classes will resume January 8th. Confirmation Class of 2017 The 2017 Youth Confirmation Exploration class has begun. Youth not considering confirmation, but interested in learning more about Christianity are also welcome. The classes will be held twice a month, alternating on a Friday and Sunday evenings. All interested tenth-graders are invited to be a part of this class. If you have not already registered for this class, call Cn. Richard in the office as soon as possible. H A P P Y B I R T H D A Y D E C E M B E R B I R T H D A Y S 12/01 Diane Amato Lorilei Whitsit 12/02 Tony Knapp 12/04 Catherine Gristock 12/05 Erin Frank 12/06 Paula Engle Maggie Shimaitis 12/08 Robin Thomas 12/09 Charles Neuls, Jr. Otto Schleider 12/10 Carol Fortner 12/14 John Cierski Bobby Aiello Tyler Yarema 12/15 Gene Free Margaret Gilmore Taylor Schwab 12/17 Jan Visconti Oliver Rhame 12/19 Judith Wieland Christine Lopez Aaron Woreth Olivia Schmitt Charlette Freeman 12/20 Bill Hall 12/21 Cecile Pfingston 12/22 Edward Vitale Karel Orlowski Ryan Worrell 12/23 John Mastauskas Charlene Seymour Cathleen Esernio Jessica Gonzalez 12/24 Craig Massie 12/25 Tyler LaSorsa Francis Buchet 12/26 Patricia Calone Annette Pollert 12/27 Susan Rydzeski Salvatore Semler 12/28 Nick Amato Garren Engel-DiBartolo 12/29 Irene Ruddock 12/30 Helene Bredes Mark Lukianchuk Daniel Klinzing Robert McCarroll 12/31 Holly Griesel Laura Hengerle Adrian Gilmore 5

6 2017 Offering Envelopes Your new offering envelope box is in the upper room of the Parish House in alphabetical order. Please walk over there after Sunday Services and pick yours up, this will save us the postage of mailing it to you. If you cannot find one with your name on it, and would like one, please call the parish office and we will get one for you. Thank you. Stewardship 2017 We are blessed as members of Caroline Church. This stewardship season saw an outpouring of faith and people helping "Fill our sails with wind." I want to thank Bruce Cash, Barbara Delfyett and John Leibold for helping with the spaghetti dinner. Barbara, Bruce, Eileen Davenport and Mark Lasorsa gave inspiring testimonials about what Caroline means in their lives through times both good and difficult. We enjoyed a lovely brunch on November 20th with Barbara Delfyett again helping, Maureen Reyes and Hiroe Buchet, and everyone else who helped out. Thank you all so much. Theophilus Healing Mission A Chapter of The Order of St. Luke the Physician The next Healing Service is Friday, December 2nd at Caroline Church, at 7:30pm. We have been a chapter at Caroline Church for 21 years. The Order of St. Luke the Physician (OSL) has been around since the early 1950 s and it s members, clergy, laity, medical profession laity are dedicated to praying for those who are ill in body, mind or spirit. We are also charged with bringing Jesus healing ministry back to churches. We also have prayer teams available after the 9:30am Sunday Services in the church. All are welcome. Ginny Apmann, Ann Lallos As of this writing we have received $153, in Estimate of Giving cards which are from 84 members. If you have not turned in your card yet, please do so as soon as you can. We are working on next year s budget and estimating the income is helpful. Messiah Sing-Along Staller Center Recital Hall Sunday, December 4th at 3:00pm Free Admission Yours In Christ, Jean Sobalvarro Bring your own score, or purchase one at the door! Featuring members of the University Orchestra with guest conductors, vocal soloists and the audience as chorus! For more info: We would like to remember in prayer, those who are serving in the Armed Forces. Michael Cardamone, Melanie Gonzalez, Don Gonzalez, Jessica Gonzalez, Andrew Gaebelein, Avel Ray Escamilla May God protect them, bless them, and bring them home soon. Caring for the Caregiver Support Group Caring for the Caregiver Support Group meets every second and fourth Saturday of the month from 9:30 11:00 AM in the Parish House. There is no cost for participating and the group being non-sectarian, nondenominational and not disease specific is open to all caregivers in our community. Our next meetings will be December 10th & 24th. 6

7 My Offering for Christmas Memorial Flowers In memory of As a Thank Offering for Name: Envelope No. Amount: $ Christmas Decorations Christmas is coming up very quickly and as we begin to think about Christmas presents, let us not forget about adorning our church with the beauty of Christmas flowers. If you would like to make a gift of flowers for the altar on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, please fill out the above form and return it to the Parish Office, One Dyke Road, Setauket, NY 11733, no later than December 4th, Please make checks payable to CAROLINE CHURCH, with Christmas Flowers noted in the memo portion of the check. Let us not only remember our loved ones who have gone before us, but let us be thankful for the loved ones in our midst now, and for the joy of family and friends around us. All Souls Episcopal Church Annual Youth Christmas Concert Saturday, December 3rd 6:00pm-7:30pm All Souls Episcopal Church 61 Main Street Stony Brook 7

8 Cookies & Cocoa with Santa Community Event Bring your friends and family to enjoy an evening of holiday fun! Holiday Themed Crafts and Games Story Time Photos with Santa and Mrs. Clause Letter Writing to Santa Cookies and Cocoa When: Sunday, December 18 th from 6 to 8pm Where: Caroline Church Who: Sponsored by the Caroline Church Youth Group. For further information contact Elaine Cash, Youth Group Leader, at (631) Cursillo conference lights up lay people with the spirit Presiding Bishop says ministry is a gift to the Church October 27, 2016 [Cursillo press release] Episcopal Cursillo Ministry (ECM) held its annual conference Oct , hosted by the Diocese of Long Island and welcoming more than 130 representatives from dioceses throughout the U.S. plus Barbados and the Bahamas. Cursillo helps develop lay leaders for the church by rejuvenating their zeal and driving them to greater Christian community involvement, senior Episcopal leaders said, according to a Cursillo press release. When I look to see where the spirit is moving and Episcopalians are lit up with the love of Christ and each other, I know to look to Cursillo, said Presiding Bishop Michael Curry in a written statement. This ministry is such a gift to the Episcopal Church, and never more than in this moment as we seek to follow our Lord s call into the Jesus Movement. Cursillo, a short course in Christian living, refers to a threeday weekend event led by lay people. Comprising 15 talks and five meditations on topics such as piety, study and Christian community action, Cursillo renews participants enthusiasm for their faith and helps develop them as leaders in their home churches, the release said. Cursillo started in the Roman Catholic Church in Mallorca, Spain, in the 1940s, and has been a ministry of the Episcopal Church for 50 years. Clergy serve as spiritual directors on Cursillo weekends, but lay people lead most of the talks and other activities. The talks focus on the fourth day in other words, how participants will put their faith into action for the rest of their lives, after the threeday weekend. The Rev. Winnie Varghese, a nationally renowned writer and activist who leads social justice ministries at Trinity Church Wall Street, New York City, emphasized the role of the laity in her keynote address to the conference. In the end, the church is the lay people, and God comes to the church through lay people, not through institutions, Varghese said. Lay people way outnumber the clergy. If we are dragging you into institutions that you don t like, then we are failing. Long Island Bishop Lawrence Provenzano also stressed the importance of the laity. The unconditional love of Jesus is the basis for everything you do in Cursillo, Provenzano told the crowd. I depend on Cursillo to infect our parishes with the Spirit so that we can all be a stronger witness to Christ s love. Bishop Martin Field of the Diocese of West Missouri, recently appointed the ECM liaison to the House of Bishops, added that Cursillo helps parishioners turn their attention to the needs of people outside the church, rather than focusing inward. It doesn t do much good to go to a doctor s office and watch him take his own temperature. We tend to do too much of that in the church, he said. ECM has active chapters in all nine provinces of the church. Since its inception Cursillo has become an important ministry on every continent. You are here because something has transformed your life, Varghese said at the conference. The gospel tells us that you are called to go share that good news. Focus on the message, not the institution, she said. What you all do is about the Spirit, right? she asked. You have that gift among you. I hope it drives you out in the world not to sign up more people for Cursillo but to bring Christ s love to the world. Parish Family News Parishioner News Events: Please send items of interest (weddings, accomplishments etc.) to Maritza Groth at mlgroth@aol.com or Irene Ruddock at peace2429@optonline.net Vestry Highlights November Nominating Committee moving forward Planning for Anniversary celebration continuing Advent Adult Education Mary Wueste Substitute Clerk of the Vestry 8

9 2016 HUMAN RIGHTS DAY LABOR -FAITH PRAYER BRUNCH Each year in December, Long Island Jobs with Justice commemorates the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by honoring a champion of human rights right here on Long Island. This year, our event theme will focus on standing in solidarity with refugees. This year's honorees are: Rural & Migrant Ministry (RMM) and Boris & Uriel Martinez (members of RMM) In the Spring of 2016, Rural & Migrant Ministry requested the support of Long Island Jobs with Justice, along with many other Long Island organizations and individuals, in an effort to call for the release of Uriel Martinez, a 19-year-old brother of a Long Island farmworker leader, Boris Martinez, and a refugee from El Salvador, who was being held at the infamous Stewart Detention Center in Georgia for attempting to flee violence in El Salvador. Uriel faced threats in El Salvador to join a gang. Other members of his family who refused to join gangs were murdered. The gangs were especially interested in Uriel because he is very good in karate. He has won various international competitions including, the Caribbean and Central American games. While in detention, Uriel become ill and was not provided proper medical attention. Uriel's brother, Boris, sought legal counsel and community support in his fight to get his brother released and gain custody of him. Rural & Migrant Ministry was there with him every step of the way. Long Island Jobs with Justice supported by accompanying Boris to family court hearings and sat as Witnesses to his and Uriel's case. After multiple court hearings justice was served and Uriel was released and reunited with Boris! Please join us on Friday, December 9th, from 10am- 12pm, as we celebrate and honor the work of RMM and the triumphs of Boris and Uriel. The event will be held at the First Baptist Church in Riverhead (1018 Northville Turnpike, Riverhead) Individual Tickets: $25 Note: online ticket purchase includes a $1.50 processing fee **Please make checks out to "Long Island Jobs with Justice" and mail to 390 Rabro Drive, Hauppauge NY, The Stony Brook Chorale will be performing Leonard Bernstein's Chichester Psalms on Wednesday, December 7th at 8:00p.m. at the Staller Center. Other choral music will be performed by the Stony Brook Camarata Singers. Coffee & Fellowship Hour Host/Hostess Sign up for 2017 Please feel free to sign up for this wonderful time of sharing. Open to families, organizations or individuals who would like to share their hostess gifts. The sign up list is on the clip board in the MCS building. You may either just sign up on the list, call the parish office at or contact Len Calone at Supermarket Gift Cards: Purchase your Stop n Shop or King Kullen gift cards through the church. You pay face value, and Caroline Church gets a percentage. And King Kullen cards can be used at Wild By Nature. Right now, the cards can be purchased in the church office and during Coffee Hour on the 3rd, 4th and 5th Sundays. However, we would like to make them easier to purchase by having the first Sunday of the month be Supermarket Sunday. Mark your calendar for Sunday, December 4th bring cash or a check and plan to purchase cards. We will be selling them outside the Church at all Services, (weather permitting) as well as during Coffee Hour, for your convenience. You have to shop anyway, may as well make your money work for you and for Caroline Church. P.S. Gift cards also make great gifts. Easy. Sonshine Ministries The Sonshine Ministry is here for YOU! Let us make your life easier as you or a loved one recuperates. Many fellow parishioners are on hand to bring a hot meal to your home. All that s required is to ASK! If you, or someone you know is in need of this ministry, please contact Dianne Johnson, ; Claire Mis or cmis@hotmail.com; or Barbara Delfyett at Liturgical Calendar November Baptism: Carl Mason Johnson Burials: Frank D Addario, Agnes Haran, Susanne Saunders 9

10 NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR THE 2017 VESTRY AND CONVENTION DELEGATES The Vestry Nominating Committee is seeking nominations for the Vestry and for Delegates to Diocesan Convention. According to our church's bylaws, this year there will be three (3) three-year Vestry positions to be filled and one (1) two year warden position to be elected at the Annual Parish meeting held on January 25, The Vestry is the legal board of directors for The Caroline Church of Brookhaven exercising corporate and budgetary authority. The Vestry of Caroline Church is comprised of twelve (12) members. Lay members of the Vestry are elected for a three-year term. Wardens are elected for a two-year term. The Vestry will elect Three (3) At-Large Delegates to the Diocesan Convention and their alternates for one year. Two youth may also attend from each parish with voice but no vote. These delegates along with the clergy represent our parish at the annual convention that is scheduled for Friday and Saturday on November 10 and 11, If you would like to recommend yourself or someone you know to the Vestry Nominating Committee, please complete the following Nomination Form. Completed forms should be in the Church office by December 1. If you are interested in serving but are unsure if you meet the qualifications listed below, or have any questions regarding the election process, please speak with Cn. Visconti. Thank you, Mark LaSorsa, Chair NOMINATION FORM I nominate to serve God as A Member of Caroline Church s Vestry An At-Large Delegate to Diocesan Convention I certify that I am a communicant of the Church, eighteen years of age or older, who has been enrolled in the Parish Register for the past twelve months and have communicated in the parish in the year preceding, and that I am and have been a stated contributor in my own name to the support of the parish for the past twelve months. Signature of Nominator I accept nomination to serve God in the ministry indicated and I pledge that: I have a strong personal commitment to Jesus Christ, and to carrying out His ministry in our community. I am a confirmed or received communicant of the Episcopal Church in good standing, regular in prayer and worship. I will attend Vestry meetings at 7:00 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month. I will attend the Vestry retreat on February 4, I will be active in the life of the parish, willing to assume leadership and other positions. I am a stated contributor of record who is working toward a tithe as minimum goal of Christian giving of time, talent and treasure. I agree with and am willing to sign the Vestry Covenant. I will be open to the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Signature of Nominee 10

11 DECEMBER 2016 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 4 8:00am, 9:30am, 11:15am Services ADVENT 2 'SUPERMARKET SUN- DAY' 11:00 AM Joyful Noise Choir rehearsal 4:00 PM CYC meets in the 'Cave' 11 8:00am, 9:30am, 11:15am Services ADVENT 3 9:30 AM Joyful Noise Choir 11:00 AM Joyful Noise Choir rehearsal 11:15 AM Baptism 4:00 PM CYC meets in the 'Cave' 18 8:00am, 9:30am, 11:15am Services ADVENT 4 9:30 AM CHRISTMAS PAGEANT 9:30 AM Joyful Noise Choir 11:00 AM Joyful Noise Choir rehearsal 6:00 PM CYC/ COOKIES WITH SAN- TA 25 CHRISTMAS DAY 10:00 AM Holy Eucharist w/hymns 5 10:30 AM Staff Meeting 7:30 PM Upper Room Bible Study in PH 12 10:30 AM Staff Meeting 6:00 PM Upper Room Pot Luck Xmas Dinner at W. Johnson's home 19 10:30 AM Staff Meeting 26 MS closed OFFICE CLOSED CHRISTMAS HOLI- DAY 6 9:00 AM -12:00pm Montessori School 10:30 AM ECW Morning Branch meets in PH 3:30 PM Soup Kitchen at CCUM 7:00 PM NSCC rehearse in upper PH 13 9:00 AM -12:00pm Montessori School 3:30 PM Soup Kitchen at CCUM 20 9:00 AM -12:00pm Montessori School 10:30 AM ECW Morning Branch meets in PH 27 MS closed OFFICE CLOSED CHRISTMAS HOLI- DAY 7 9:00 AM -12:00pm Montessori School 9:30 AM DoK meeting/study in PH 7:00 PM Advent Adult Ed Program "Discerning your Spirital Gifts" 14 9:00 AM -12:00pm Montessori School 3:00 PM Staff Luncheon at Pita House 7:00 PM 'Explore the Word' Bible Study 21 9:00 AM -12:00pm Montessori School 7:00 PM Vestry Meeting 28 Janet on vacation MS closed 7:00 PM 'Explore the Word' Bible Study 1 9:00 AM -12:00pm Montessori School 10:00 AM 3 Village Homemakers meet in Parish House 10:30 AM Pastoral Team to Sunrise Asst. 12:00 PM H.E & Healing Service 7:00 PM Senior Choir rehearsal 8 9:00 AM -12:00pm Montessori School 10:00 AM 3 Village Homemakers meet in Parish House 10:30 AM Pastoral Team to Woodhaven 12:00 PM H.E & Healing Service 6:30 PM Grief Support Group Dinner/Meeting 7:00 PM Senior Choir rehearsal 15 9:00 AM -12:00pm Montessori School 10:00 AM 3 Village Homemakers meet in Parish House 10:30 AM Pastoral Team to PJ Health (J) 12:00 PM H.E & Healing Service 7:00 PM Senior Choir rehearsal 22 9:00 AM -12:00pm Montessori School 10:30 AM Pastoral Team to Jefferson Ferry 12:00 PM H.E & Healing Service 7:00 PM Senior Choir rehearsal 29 Janet on vacation MS closed 12:00 PM H.E & Healing Service 2 SET U FOR CHRISTMAS FAIR 3 9:30 AM CHRISTMAS FAIR 7:30 PM OSL Healing Service at Caroline Church :00 AM Brother hood of St. Andrew meets MS closed OFFICE CLOSED CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY 9:30 AM Altar Guild to decorate Church 30 DEADLINE FOR THE CARILLON Janet on vacation MS closed 9:30 AM Caregivers Support Group meet in PH 24 CHRISTMAS EVE 9:30 AM Caregiv ers Support Group meet in PH 5:00 PM H.E. Childrens Service 8:00 PM H.E. w/ Adult Choir 10:00 PM H.E. w/ Adult Choir 31 11

12 T C Caroline Church of Brookhaven The Rev. Cn. Richard D. Visconti, Rector One Dyke Road Setauket, NY Non-Profit Organization U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT #53 East Setauket New York RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED Christmas Eve 5:00 p.m. Children s Service Festal Holy Eucharist Rite II Youth & Teen Choirs Saturday, December 24th 8:00 p.m. Festal Holy Eucharist Rite II Adult Choir 10:00 p.m. Festal Holy Eucharist Rite II Adult Choir Christmas Day Sunday, December 25th 10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite II, with Hymns New Years Day Sunday, January 1st, :00 a.m., 10:00 a.m. Services (Hymns at 10:00am) No Church School Caroline Church of Brookhaven Sunday Services: 8:00 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:15 a.m. Tel. (631) Fax (631) Parish Office office@carolinechurch.net Web site: 12