Subscribe Past Issues Transl Thursday Evening News, November 1, 2018 View this email in your browser In this week's "TEN" This week in the liturgical year Server Schedule Prayers & Praises Birthdays & Anniversaries Announcements UPCOMING EVENTS (All events in the Ministry Center unless otherwise noted) Daylight Savings --- Fall BACK One Hour This Saturday night and enjoy an extra hour of sleep! Sunday Service & Potluck, 10 a.m., Nov. 4 (Potluck to follow service) Enneagram Course (Week 2 of 5), 10 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 10 New Tuesday Women's Group, 6:30-8 p.m., Nov. 13, 27 A few words from Fr. Chris Nov. 1 is All Saints Day. Though it falls on a Thursday this year, we will be celebrating All Saints this Sunday. This is a day when we consider the hope of the promise of redemption --- to become as God is. This is what the lives of the saints witness to: the embodiment of 'likeness to God,' and the anticipation of the Day of Redemption that is yet to come. We live by its light. We will become 'like him' when we 'see him as he is' (1 John 3:2). But since we now 'see through a glass darkly' (1 Co. 13:12), and not yet 'face to face', we still await the day when we will 'awake with God's likeness' (Psalm 17:15). Abiding in this anticipation and hope lies at the heart of what it means to live as a saint in this life, and I can think of few who better fit that
description than our friend Job. This Sunday we will be considering the final chapter from his strange but glorious book. I look forward to seeing each of you! Peace. This Week in the Liturgical Year (Year A, Revised Common Lectionary, All Saints' Day --- Celebrated) Job 42:1-6, 10-17 (this passage from Job is a substitute for the scheduled lectionary reading) Psalm 24 Revelation 21:1-6a John 11:32-44 Collect of the Week Almighty God, you have knit together your elect in one communion and fellowship in the mystical body of your Son Christ our Lord: Give us grace so to follow your blessed saints in all virtuous and godly living, that we may come to those ineffable joys that you have prepared for those who truly love you; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen. Children's Church Passage of the Week "The Story of Abraham," Genesis 12:24-25:11 This Week's Server Schedule Altar Guild: Bonita German Acolyte*/Chalice Ministers: Jack German*, Eric Swanson, Judy Martin Lector (OT/Psalm): Sam Dominguez
Lector (NT): Debbie Swanson Children's Church (Nursery/Big Kids): Melissa Balcerak, Jen Nackerud Music: Brian Gates & the HTAC Worship Team Prayer Ministers: Judi Southwell & Carolyn Harris, Christine Drews & Jane Beatty Ushers: Mike Batey, Dick Williamson Verger/Recorder: Nathan Hamilton Prayers & Praises New & Updated Requests: Please pray for safety in travel for Wendy and Ted Thomas. A full list of ongoing or updated prayer requests for HTAC, the cycle of prayer from the Society of Mission and Apostolic Works are posted on a private, password-protected page on our website. Please visit that page to keep up-to-date with those requests. The password is: "ourfather"...if you have a problem with the preceding link, try clearing your Internet browser's cache, refresh the link, and enter the password again. Also, continue to email Judi Southwell by Wednesday evening to get a request into the prayer list, and please send her a follow-up/update to Judi, when and if possible. Birthdays Hua Chen, Nov. 1 Simon Drews, Mark Parker, Rick Stewart, Nov. 5 Arikka Jitendranath, Nov. 8 Mike Batey, Nov. 18 Nwanna Udokwu, Nov. 20 Anniversaries Rick & Vikki Stewart, Nov. 6 Jeff & Cathy Laird, Nov. 18 Lee & Judy Martin, Nov. 23
Jennifer Nackerud, Nov. 30 SONG OF THE MONTH "Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence" From Fr. Chris: "I LOVE debates! I mean good debates; the ones with rules and respect for one another and the topic under consideration. Alternatively, I HATE arguments! Primarily because no one ever gets heard. In an argument we tend to talk over the top of one another, grabbing onto one word or phrase that 'triggered' us and then off we go! The song we have chosen as our 'song of the month' reminds us that talking over one another is not any more helpful in one's relationship to God than it is with one another. God has spoken --- therefore, "Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silent"! We are approaching the season of Advent in which we remember and anticipate the Word of God coming to Earth. I pray that as we sing this song throughout the month of November, we are reminded that a Word has been spoken that invites our silence --- not more words! Let us bravely enter that silence and allow full space for the Word to speak to us. Amen." Announcements Fall Back --- Daylight Savings This Saturday --- Remember to set your clocks BACK one hour on Saturday night before you go to bed and enjoy one extra hour of sleep! Potluck This Sunday, Nov. 4 --- Don't forget to bring yourself and a dish to share during our monthly potluck after our 10 a.m. service next week. Last Week of Spiritual Journey Book Studies --- This week marks our last discussing David Benner's Spiritual Journey trilogy. Five-Week Enneagram Class Continues NOT THIS SATURDAY But Next Saturday, Nov. 10 --- Don't miss our professionally facilitated Enneagram personality and character-type class from 10-11:30 a.m. on select Saturdays (Nov. 10, Nov. 17, Dec. 1 and Dec. 8). Because this process can be so useful to each of us in learning to better understand ourselves and fellow members of our community, HTAC will be paying
the full cost of this course for all participants! (Donations will be accepted to help defray our costs.) Operation Christmas Child --- HTAC's collection dates for Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes will be Sunday, Nov. 11, and Sunday, Nov. 18. Information on how to pack a shoebox can be found HERE. There will be boxes at church to pick up and fill starting on Oct 28, but we can also fill regular shoeboxes as well. Tuesday Night Women's Group --- We're planning to start up a new women's group on Tuesday nights at the ministry center. The first meeting will be from 6:30-8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 13, they'll skip a week for Thanksgiving and then meet again at the same time on Nov. 27. Car Needed to Keep Job --- A friend of HTAC who is currently without transportation has a huge need for a functioning car to get to work. If you have an extra car they can borrow, a car to donate or know someone who could donate a car, please let Fr. Chris know. Book Recommendation --- Assistant Professor of the History of Christianity in North America at Duke Divinity School, Kate Bowler, has written a book on suffering that I wanted to recommend to each of you given my recent sermon series in Job. Bowler has written an informed, sensitive, hard-hitting, yet funny book about her own cancer diagnosis and called it Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I Have Loved. If this is a topic that you would like to consider further, this is a great book! Use Amazon Smile to Benefit HTAC --- Don't forget to use the HTAC Amazon Smile site if you're planning to make purchases on Amazon. Money is accruing so make sure to bookmark our link! Visit our Holy Trinity website! Copyright 2018 Holy Trinity Anglican Church, All rights reserved. unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences