The Prefect s Post Two All Saints Day Celebrations Scheduled 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 2017 Mission & Outreach Updates 2 November 1st is All Saints Day. During the that day, names of loved ones who are no longer with us will be read. The names were submitted by parishioners over the last two weeks in October. On Sunday, November 5, designated as All Saints Sunday, a list of all the submitted names will be included with the bulletins at both services, and a special candle will be lit honoring all of the family and friends who have been named. Mother Lily s Message Birthdays & Anniversaries Nursery & Sunday School 3 Server Schedule 4 Calendar 5 Back Page 6 2018 Pledge Time is Here! The pledge letter & card packet for 2018 will be ready for pick upon Sunday, November 5th 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. EDWM Convention Meets in Kalamazoo The 143rd Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Michigan will hold their annual convention at the Kalamazoo Radisson Hotel, Friday and Saturday, November 3rd & 4th. The Rt. Rev. Jeffery Lee of the Diocese of Chicago will be the keynote speaker. Resolution items include our Diocese restructuring, anti-racism training and Canon corrections. Mother Lily, Marti Johnson and Linda Scheerer will be attending as delegates from St. Gregory s. 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 19. Please turn the cards in by the end of November if you will not be in church on the 19th. Contact David Wells Stewardship chair, for questions. Sunday, Nov. 5
Page 2 The Prefect s Post November 2017 Mission and Outreach Committee Updates This November we will collect Thanksgiving Dinner Fixin's for the Salvation Army Food Pantry. Look for the Collection Bin in the narthex hallway. We will be collecting items beginning October 29, through November 19. Look for the list and the food tub in the long hallway. The Salvation Army will distribute the dinner items to needy families vetted by them. See the Wish List. On Sunday, November 5, we will enjoy an allparish, Kidsfoodbasket Lunch Bag Decoration during coffee hour after 10 am service. Bags and markers will be provided to encourage your creative art skills for this worthy program. The next Mission/Outreach meeting will be Sunday, November 12th after the 10 o clock service. More information about Advent and Christmas services will be in the December Newsletter. - Jim Horan Advent Begins December 3rd THANKSGIVING PANTRY Donate non-perishable items to go with a Thanksgiving Meal Your gifts go to the Salvation Army Food Pantry Canned vegetables Cranberry sauce Pie filling Muffin mixes Croutons Stuffing Salad dressing Gravy Canned fried onions Nuts in the shell Instant mashed potatoes Sweet potatoes Canned nuts Mints Graham cracker crusts Cake mixes / Boxed Desserts Jello Disposable Turkey Roasting Pans
November 2017 The Prefect s Post Page 3 Mother Lily s Message Dear Friends, I have had many discussions about God this week. One would expect this when one is a Priest, right? This week seemed particularly filled with good questions; yet, hard to answer questions. I think that the parables of our Gospel lessons have electrified some of our brain cells into action. One of these discussions was with my granddaughter, who was full of questions, because she listens and tries to make sense out of what she hears. Pretty cool, hey? I thank God for these discussions because without them I would assume that we are either taking what we hear on face value-not recommended, or we are not paying close attention to what might be helping us grow and form as children of God-also not recommended. The difficultly with these discussions is that, although, we may be able to get a clearer understanding of who God is and how God works in all our lives, they do not adequately clear up the mysteries of which there seem to be no answers, or the contradictions we are prone to hear when we read and hear the word one dimensionally. The opposite of one dimensional understanding of scripture is the irresponsible interpretation of what we hear. If we hear the word in such a way, as to justify our thinking and/ or behavior, we are going about our formation in a very dangerous way. If we let the word open us up and form us, we have access to an even clearer understanding of God and how God works. We can enter the word at a place; deeper and more honest. These first months preaching every Sunday have been challenging. Scripture can easily be saying something, not nearly clear as a bell, as one would want. And, the face value interpretation can sometimes seem so off the mark, especially when violent imagery is used. Taking the time to delve into the word has been challenging, and at the same time, enriching. Discussions with you have been challenging, and at the same time, enriching. Our formation together and apart continues. I thank God for you all, every day. Blessings, Mother Lily+ Nursery Care is now available every Sunday at the 10am service. Infants, toddlers and children up to age will be cared for during part or all of the service. Parents can bring in youngsters in for a Blessing or Communion. - classes meet during the first part of the 10am service on regular service Sundays. On the 3rd and 5th Sundays when there is Guitar Mass, children will participate in various roles throughout the service. Happy, Happy!! 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 5 Dave & Sue Bialik 7 David & Nancy Wells 24 Chuck & Judy Dobberstein
Page 6 The Prefect s Post November 2017 November Servers Nov. 5 November 12 November 19 November 26 8 & 10am Eucharist 8 & 10am Eucharist 8 am Eucharist & 10am Guitar Eucharist 8 & 10am Eucharist LEM LEM LEM LEM Linda Scheerer 8am - Linda Scheerer 10am - Lou Manak Linda Scheerer Linda Scheerer Reader Reader Reader Reader Jim Horan Dean Huff Barb Huff or Youth Jim Horan Altar Guild Altar Guild Altar Guild Altar Guild Marti Johnson Marge Collinge & Tracy Damm Jeff Closz Jocelyn Shaw Fellowship Fellowship Fellowship Fellowship Linda Scheerer Stu Smith Linda Scheerer Stu Smith Heidi Jackson Shelby Schweri No class -- children will participate in the 10am service Shelby Schweri
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY October 29 October 30 October 31 8 am Eucharist 10am Guitar Eucharist Nursery Care Nov. 1 2 3 4 ALL SAINTS DAY Choir EDWM Convention, Kalamazoo 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 8 & 10am Eucharist Nursery Care & Sunday School at 10 Worship Committee Meeting 11:30a Choir 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 8 & 10am Eucharist Nursery Care & Sunday School at 10 Mission/Outreach meeting after the late service No Choir 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 8am Eucharist 10am Guitar Eucharist Nursery Care Vestry Meeting 11:30am THANKSGIVING EVE Choir 26 27 28 29 30 Dec. 1 2 8 & 10am Eucharist Nursery Care & Sunday School at 10 November 2017 Choir EDWM Convention, Kalamazoo November 2017 The Prefect s Post Page 5
1200 Seminole Rd. Norton Shores, MI 49441 231-780-2955 Address label Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter: (StGregsMuskegon) Connect with us on our website: www.stgregorysmuskegon.org Email: stgregsoffice@gmail.com The Episcopal Church Welcomes You! They only spoke rarely about their early lives and they never felt totally safe. They knew how fast a country could change. Nick Baumann s Grandparents, Max Horst Segall and Frieda Esther Lopatka Segall. November 9, 2017 Refugees, Displaced Persons: World War Two and Beyond Muskegon Community College Downtown Center, 388 W. Clay in Muskegon. The event is free and open to the public. Nick Baumannn has written about his Jewish grandparents who survived WWII in Germany and sought refugee status after the was in the U.S. Baumann will be interviewed by George Maniates, History Instructor at Muskegon Community College and Board Member for the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies-Muskegon. The evening promises to help the community understand the experiences of refugees while at the same time, grappling with the tough issues of immigration and border security policy using other historical experiences as a lens for viewing current issues. The event is sponsored by the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies Muskegon, whose mission is to cultivate the values which diffuse hate and encourage diversity.