In Memoriam

Please pray for the repose of the soul of Winnifred Caldwell who passed away at the age of 95 on December 13, 2011 at her home in Kingston.

Plans for a memorial service will be finalized soon and will be posted here.

Hospitality Committee

 

 

Senior Lunch January 19^th.

Sunday, January 22, Parish Annual Meeting with one service at 9 a.m. Please bring finger food.  Volunteers are needed for clean up.  Please call Deb at 401-378-8927

The Hospitality Committee will be heading to Welcome House and the W.A.R.M. Shelter on Sunday, February 12^th with a homemade Valentine’s Day treat.  Will you help us by bringing in some home-baked cookies (no nuts please) on that Sunday? 

Choose a Sunday to celebrate an important occasion (anniversary, birthday, etc.) and be a greeter or bring up the bread and wine on that day.  Sign up sheet is in the lobby.

January at St. A.’s

TONIGHT (Jan 10)  Finance Committee at 6:30 p.m.

January 11th at 6:30 (Wed.) Hospitality Committee Meeting and brainstorming for Spring Events session.

January 15th, ALL ministry reports for 2011 due in the office or emailed to Revdma@aol.com

* New Book Group! * starts Tues, Jan 24 at 7:00 at St. Peter’s in Narragansett.  Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas by Elaine Pagels.  In this book, Ms. Pagels, Professor of Religious Studies at Princeton University, explores the most well-known of the Gnostic gospels.  The text of the gospel, discovered in 1945 in Egypt, paints a different vision of Jesus than do the Gospels that made it into the official biblical canon.  Join us for a spirited discussion on this controversial subject!  The group runs for 6 weeks.  Books will be available by Jan 8 for $10.40.  Contact Donna Mattson, 295-8467, donnalee333@yahoo.com

January 22nd, Annual Meeting.  One service at 9 a.m.

Sad news

The Rev. John Crocker, Jr. passed away on December 30, 2011 in Cambridge, MA. Fr. Crocker was the Episcopal Chaplain at Brown from 1958 to 1969, was a founding member of the Episcopal Society for Ministry in Higher Education (ESMHE), and later, he chaired the Board of the Association for Religion and Intellectual Life (ARIL), now known as Cross Currents and based in New York.  He was rector of Trinity Church, Princeton, NJ before retiring to South County. A memorial service will be held on Monday, January 9, 2012 at 2:00pm at Christ Church Cambridge, Zero Garden St., Cambridge, MA.

 

Christmas Fashion Sunday

 

Fashionistas have declared Christmas sweaters “tacky”  and “old ladyish.”  In honor of the Humor and Joy of Christmas, Nancy Beeley and I are proposing that the Sunday before Christmas (December 18^th) be declared  “Tacky Christmas Sweater Day”  and we all dress in glory for the 8 and 10 o’clock services.  In the St. A’s spirit of inclusiveness, men are also invited to wear their shirts, ties, socks, etc . Everyone is welcome to wear their tacky or beautiful Christmas attire, but we must pay for the privilege.   Please throw an extra $1 (or more) cash in the collection plate and bring at least one canned good that Sunday.  Could someone announce this at the 8 AM service

Celebration of Events in the Life of Jesus

Mark your calendars for these important dates and feasts for 2011-12

which are transferred to Thursdays

Sept 29  St. Michael & All Angels

Nov 3     All Saints Day

Jan 5      Epiphany

Mar 22  Annunciation

May 17  Ascension

Aug 9    Transfiguration

All celebrations will begin at 6:00 p.m. with a Potluck Supper

6:45  Clear up and preparation

7:00  Antiphonal Eucharist at the tables

7:30   General Discussion

8:00   Adjourn

 

Church Bell is Re-hung

The bell from the U.S.S. Cone was returned to the rebuilt roof bell tower on August 17th.