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Angelus Vol. 52 No. 04, November 29, 2017

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DECEMBER 2017 ISSUE

Page Interim Rector’s Ramblings 1

Advent/Christmas Services 2

Food Center News 3

Christmas Offering info 3

Stewardship 3

December Ingathering 4

Advent Play 4

Festival Flower & Music 4

Young at Heart 5

Holy Rollers 5

Adult Forums 5

Chili & Caroling 6

ECM Gift Wrapping 6

Hanging of the Greens 6

Mardi Gras! 6

Global Motherhood Speaker 7

Miss Carol’s Brunch 7

Acolyte schedule 8

Birthdays/Anniversaries 9

Deadlines 9

Prayers of the Parish 10

Jr. High Jam Sales 11

About the Parish Family 11

Clergy & Staff listing 8

Vol. 52, No 04

November 29, 2017 Angelus 314-961-2393

www.emmanuelepiscopal.org

The Interim Rector’s Ramblings

Dear Friends:

This edition of the Angelus is filled with information on the very busy

month of December. There is the Belles of Christmas on the 2nd, the

Advent Soup Supper on the 3rd, Chili and Caroling on the 8th, and a very

special offering by Jane Drichta of the Global Motherhood Initiative, on

Saturday, December 16 at 1:00. Jane will be speaking about her work

among the Yazidi women who are giving birth under the most dire of

circumstances and trauma. This is crucial work. This is holy work. This

is very much Christmas work.

We have romanticized and domesticated Jesus’ birth, but if we read the

Christmas story we will see that it was hard and uncertain and scary.

Mary, being heavily pregnant, having to travel to a distant town, giving

birth in a stable, fleeing from Herod’s wrath to another country-this is

anything but romantic and domestic. I ask that you come to hear Jane

and her stories of hardship and hope. I ask that you share in an afternoon

of reality for women in another place that need your support and prayers.

It may well be the most moving and important thing you do this Advent

and Christmas. It may also make real to you, in a way that you have

never experienced before, the story of the birth of our Lord.

This Advent I hope you will also make time for yourself to sit and wait.

Give yourself permission to slow down and talk with God. Wait with

Mary as she travels to Bethlehem and gives birth to God in the world.

And listen. Listen to the stories of new beginnings born out of difficulty.

Listen for the stories of God entering the world again and again and

again. And then rejoice! Rejoice in a God that loves us so much that

God is named Emmanuel-God with us!

May your Advent waiting give birth to Christmas

rejoicing for God’s amazing gift in Jesus.

Angelus Vol. 52, No. 04– November 29, 2017


Christmas Offering 2017

Each year the Missions committee of Emmanuel designates a charity

or outreach program to receive the offerings from the Christmas Eve

and Christmas Day services. This year, all proceeds will benefit Harris

House.

For over 50 years, Harris House has helped people recover their lives from drug and alcohol addiction and

become healthy and productive individuals. The facility advocates Recovery with Responsibility; its pro-

grams empower clients to take control of their treatment and recovery. Certified counselors guide clients

in creating individual recovery plans to treat the whole person – body, mind, and spirit. Clients also

receive training in employment skills, anger and stress management, and coping with depression and

anxiety.

Harris House’s continuum of care includes outpatient, inpatient, partial hospitalization, as well as transi-

tional housing programs for clients who desire continuing support following treatment. All transitional

housing clients are required to have a job and pay weekly subsidized rent and board. Transitional housing

is available for up to 2 years and provides the structure and support helpful in maintaining long-term

sobriety.

The need for quality substance use disorder treatment continues to grow due to the opioid epidemic. Please

consider supporting this worthy cause. Learn more at: www.harrishousestl.org

Food Center Report For the month of December the Food Center is asking for contributions of Spaghetti sauce to maintain

our shelf stock. Please consider making a donation to assist those of our community in need.

Just drop them in the food basket as you enter the front doors in the narthex on Sunday morning, or

place them in the food basket outside the Food Center on the pew under the parish bulletin board.

Many thanks to the following individuals for their generous gifts to the Food Center in November.

Dorothea Bean Mark & Kiki Jordan

Luray Benson John & Charlotte Martin

CBC High School Debbie Martin

Peg Cooper Laura McCord

Mary DeBenedetti Robert & Judith Weng

Emmanuel Pre-School The College School

Jim & Mary Ann Groetsch

Thanks also to the many anonymous donors!

*A huge thank you to all parishioners and friends who graciously sorted, inspected, and packaged

6,835 food items Friday, November 17 donated by the annual College School Ingathering. Who would

have guessed such a formative, educational, and yet heart-felt event would be so much fun. Mark your

calendars for the Friday before Thanksgiving 2018 if you would like to help and enjoy the students’

bucket brigade, sing-alongs, silly hats, and endless energy.


DECEMBER In-Gathering

In the month of December we collect gifts that will be distributed

to

Episcopal City Mission

Nurses for Newborns

Webster-Rock Hill Ministries

You will have to venture into the dining room to pick up an ornament from the Giving Tree.

On the back of each ornament is a suggested gift. Please deliver the unwrapped gift, with the or-

nament tag attached, and place under the tree. Gift cards are to be deposited into the mail box that

is also under the tree! Please return all gifts by Tuesday, December 12. The agencies need time

Advent Play Announcement For Parents and Children ages 4-12

This year’s Advent Play will be a musical tableaux inspired by the

children’s book Refuge by Anne Booth and Sam Usher.

Rehearsals for the Advent Play will take place on:

Wednesday, November 29 from 6-7 p.m.

Wednesday, December 6 from 6-7 p.m.

Wednesday, December 13 from 6-7p.m.

Dress Rehearsal is:

Saturday, December 16 from 9-11 a.m.

The Advent Play is:

Sunday, December 17 during the 10 a.m. worship service

*Attendance at all rehearsals (Wednesdays and Saturday) is expected of all participants, including

Cherub and Jr. Choir members who are scheduled to sing during the play.

Festival Flower and Music Offering

A letter with an offering envelope should arrive at your home this week

explaining Festival Flower & Music Offering. At Christmas, a special

opportunity is made available for us at Emmanuel to offer memorial gifts and

gifts of thanksgiving. These gifts enable the Altar Guild to adorn the church

with lilies for the Easter services, poinsettias for the Christmas services, and

are also used to underwrite the cost of the special music. Festival Flower &

Music Offering envelopes are in the pews. If you wish to donate in thanksgiving for or in memory of,

please note on the envelope. All names are due into the office by Monday, December 18.


Adult Forums in December …We close this semester with two great groups!

Sunday, December 3 Dr. Trent Patterson, Director of Choral Studies at Webster University, and

Emmanuel Music Director will introduce the four Webster Scholar Singers

and they will provide a bit of Advent music!

Sunday, December 10 Jen Owens, Executive Director of Friends of Refugees and Immigrants

(FORAI) will speak to us about their organization and will have for sale

items that the new to St. Louis immigrants make and sell through FORAI.

This is a great opportunity to holiday shop and learn about the struggles and

how easy or hard it is to assimilate into our region.

There will be no Adult Forum or Christian Education

Sunday, December 17 through Sunday, December 31.

We will resume on January 7, 2018

Young at Heart is for anyone 60 or older. In December the programs will be:

Tuesday, December 5—Special presentation by parishioner, Sue Smith,

on religious icons. Sue is a painter and has done research and painted many

religious icons. Come learn about them!

Tuesday, December 19—Christmas cookies and Christmas movie! Come

enjoy a holiday treat with friends.

All meetings at 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

The Holy Rollers have a new winter schedule! From December-March we will meet on the Second Saturdays of each month at Rise Coffee on

Manchester from 9-10 a.m. to enjoy some caffeinated fellowship while the littles play together

(Dec. 9, Jan. 13, Feb. 10, & Mar. 10).

Then on January 18 and February 20 at 7:30 p.m. the parents will leave the kids behind to prepare

meals together at Time For Dinner.

Please mark your calendars and invite friends with young children to attend.

Don’t forget to get your Holiday Jams & Marmalades from Junior High youth…..December 3 & 10….in the dining room!


Advent Chili Supper and Caroling

Mark your calendars for Friday, December 8. We

will have a chili (cook-off!) supper starting at 5:30

p.m. and then go to var ious places to sing

Christmas carols to homebound folks. We’ll

return to Emmanuel for hot chocolate, mulled

wine, and dessert.

This is a great evening for all ages, and all singing ability!

Emmanuel will host Episcopal City Mission

to WRAP PRESENTS donated for the ECM Christmas Party for children in

detention. Each year Emmanuel is host to volunteers from ECM and other churches in

the diocese who gift wrap the donations made by several parishes to Episcopal City

Mission for the Christmas Party. Be here Monday, December 18 between 11:00 a.m.

and 1:30 p.m. we’ll wrap and tag and eat a tasty lunch! Many hands makes this

go fast. Bring scissors and tape if you can.

HANGING OF THE GREENS

BEFORE you eat at Miss Carol’s Brunch Sunday, December 17 please

help Altar Guild adorn the church with wreaths and bows.

Many hands make it so much easier! And we need a few ladder-able

folks for the really high wreaths!

Mark your calendars for

Saturday, February 10 for MARDI GRAS 2018

Beth and David Knapp are chairing this extravaganza of skits, singing, videos

and fun! The writers and jokesters are meeting on Wednesday nights

November 28, December 6 & December 13 at 6:00 p.m. to create the show! If

you like to write, if you have ideas for skits, or if you just want to know more

about this Emmanuel tradition, come on in! They meet on the second floor in the Tree House room.

AND if you can’t make the meetings but you love home-grown entertainment, and would like to be in an

act, let us know! Contact Beth Knapp at 314-961-1558 or email her at


TWO SPECIAL ADVENT OPPORTUNITIES—December 16-17

GLOBAL MOTHERHOOD INITIATVE SPEAKER Saturday, December 16 1:00-3:00 p.m.

One in every five women among the refugee and internally displaced persons population experiences sexual/reproductive violence. Among many communities, such as the Yazidi in northern Iraq, this number is thought to be much higher. The Global Motherhood Initiative (GMI) is a not-for-profit organization that integrates midwifery and mental health care for mothers and children in the Yazidi community and beyond. Find out how you can support the health and healing of these women and their children by joining us in a public discussion

with one of the founders of this amazing organization.

Jane Drichta, co-founder of GMI, will speak about the organization and their work among the Yazidi

women of Northern Iraq. This event is free and open to the public. Jane is the daughter of parishioner,

Audrey Claxton. Jane will also provide the homily on Sunday, December 17 at the 10:00 a.m. service.

Please RSVP to the Saturday event by calling or emailing the office or by visiting our website and

clicking on the event. emmanuelepiscopal.org/event/global-motherhood-initiative/

8th ANNUAL MISS CAROL’S BRUNCH FOR THE HOMELESS

Following the 10:00 a.m. service Sunday, December 17

Carol Bledsoe was one of a kind. She was the friendly face at church on Sunday that

always made you feel welcome. She believed the best in people, and this was evident in

her work. Carol was a parish administrator at Christ Church Cathedral in downtown St.

Louis. Through her work, Carol constantly saw the many needs of the homeless that

sought shelter and help at the Cathedral. Whether it was buying gloves, finding a

resource, or just listening to their stories, she would do her best to meet their needs.

Eventually, Carol convinced a local doughnut shop to donate their day old product, and

a daily breakfast club for the homeless was created. It was called “Club Cathedral.” She

soon became known as “Miss Carol,” a trusted friend of the homeless.

On December 19, 2002, Carol was tragically killed outside of her office by a homeless man she had once

helped. The next year, “Ms. Carol’s Christmas Brunch for the Homeless” was created. Originally, this

brunch was served at the Cathedral for the homeless that Carol cared so deeply for. It was a way to

remember Carol and continue her important mission. For 6 years, the Emmanuel youth group and

members of Christ Church helped at the brunch for the homeless in honor of Carol. We continue that

tradition to honor Carol with our own brunch to raise money for the Miss Carol homeless breakfast

program at the Cathedral that is held every Saturday of the year.

For more information or to volunteer to help, contact Mart Mitchell at

[email protected] or 314-807-9844 or

Mary Jane Kuhn @ 314-808-3423 or [email protected]

STEWARDSHIP 2017-2018

If you haven’t done so yet, this is a great week to turn in your pledge card! Through giving you help fund

the church’s day-to-day needs. A strong financial base helps Emmanuel go forth so we can glorify God in

community with one another and the world outside our walls. We hope to have all pledge cards in by

mid-December. Thank you!


December 3, First Sunday of Advent

Team Captain: Addi Fitzgibbon

1st Crucifer: Alison Dunn

3rd Crucifer: Lauren MacBryde

Acolytes: Kate MacBryde, Nicholas Williams

December 10, Second Sunday of Advent

Team Captain: Taylor Knapp

1st Crucifer: Alison Dunn

3rd Crucifer: Clio Langdon

Acolytes: Lydia Sabath, Kipp Vitsky

Schedule for December 17 through December 31 will be done separately. Regular scheduling will cover January 7 through March 25.

Please look ahead at calendars for dates you might be

unavailable such as like President’s Day or Spring Break.

The request for scheduling input will be sent the week

of December 18-22.

If ANY liturgical participants need assistance with

Ministry Scheduler Pro (MSP), please contact

Mimi in the office at 314-961-2393

UPCOMING BAPTISMAL DATES

Below are the scheduled dates for Baptism. If you are a new parent or new to Emmanuel and wish to have your child baptized, at least one parent must attend a preparation session with clergy before a child may be baptized at Emmanuel. Please call the church office at 314-961-2393 to schedule a meeting with one of the clergy.

If you are pregnant or still deciding about baptizing your child here, please come. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn more about baptism. Baptism Dates December 10, 2017 at 9:00 a.m.

CLERGY & STAFF

Doris Westfall, Interim Rector (ext 212) Melanie Slane, Assistant Priest (ext. 211)

Chris Slane, Assistant Priest (ext. 218) Warren E. Crews, Priest Associate Paul A. Metzler, Priest Associate Trent Patterson, Choir Director

Chuck Peery, Organist Lauren Honz, Children’s Choir Director

Kevin Williams, Christian Youth Formation (ext 213) Susan Moenkhaus, Parish Assistant for Finance and

Administration (ext 249 or 210) Mimi Shipp, Parish Assistant for Ministry Support (ext 209)

Phillip Poke, Weekday Sexton Oliver Bates, Sunday Sexton

Rachael Ludwig Preschool Director (ext 123)

MINISTRY CHAIRS:

Ida Early, Senior Warden Donna Erickson, Junior Warden

Diana Knapp, Treasurer Brian Stephenson, Secretary

Mark Jordan, Finance Committee Jeannie Keyes & JoAnne Warren,

Altar Guild Jane Emerson & Mimi Shipp, Archivists

Peg Cooper, Caring Ministries Megan Wren & Martha LaFata,

Environmental Stewardship David Pluhar & Paul LaFata, Facilities Management

Melanie Slane, FaithQuest Scot Copeland, Matt Schunke

Men of Emmanuel Kristyn Brennan, Laurie Parker, Women of Emmanuel

Donna Erickson, Missions Barb Buck & Hilary Perkins, Parish Family Life

Jerry Cooper, Worship

Staff Email Addresses

[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

[email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

[email protected] [email protected]

Church number is 314-961-2393 In the case of a pastoral emergency after office

hours, please call 314-961-2393 x218

If no answer, leave a message, include date and

time. A member of the clergy will return your call

ASAP!

ACOLYTE SCHEDULE


December 1

Alex Floresca

December 2

Maggie Rieber

December 3

Tanya Duggan

December 4

Matthew Crews

Roger Grow

Angela Royer

Mike Walsh

JoAnne Warren

December 5

Ashley Gray

Cate Ludwig

Jennie Werremeyer

December 6

Abbey Kovac

December 7

Rogene Nelsen

December 8

Adelaide Temple

December 9

Thomas Hotaling

December 10

Caroline McCarthy

Rick Mitchell

Bill Wright

December 11

Althea Kortenhof

Rick Kuhn

Arlo Slane

December 13

Lisa Liss

Karl Reif

December 14

Judy Collier

Trey Vasbinder

Willa Vasbinder

December15

Melissa Patt

December 16

Dylan Smerek

December 17

Wylie Crews

Thomas Crown

Jack Love

Sharon McDonald

December 19

Tyler Peck

Rudy Walz

December 20

Nico Floresca

Paul Reuter

December 21

Christine Remming

Amy Specht

December 22

Matt Csolak

Jeff Remming

December 23

Luray Benson

Alex Cahill

Jameson Howard

David McCarthy

Ed Moredock

December 24 Grace Lee

December 25

Heidi Hastings

Erin Mulchek

Gabriel Sanchez

December 26

Lorraine Gerhard

Rachael Ludwig

Joan McGivney

Mitchell Wiggins

December 27

John Austin

Kristyn Brennan

December 28

Margaret DeYoung

Kathy Tate

Elliott Wade

December 29 Sara Vitsky

BIRTHDAYS

December 1

Mary and Ken Killion

December 14

Greta and Tim Pitcher

December 16

Pam and Dale Penrose

December 24

Lisa and Andy Rikand

December 27

Anne and Duane

Benson

December 28

Rene and Jim Howard

Delena and Ed

Moredock

Bunny and Karl Reif

December 29

Betsy and Ed Lindner

December 31

Skip and Renee Martin

Dion and Melanie

Miranda

January 1

Chris and Dick Clark

Joan and Jim

McGivney

ANNIVERSARIES

UPDATES, DEADLINES and NEWS

you can USE:

Deadline for submitting names to the office for

inclusion in the Festival Flowers and Music

listing for Christmas services is Monday,

December 18

Crucial Conversations Book group will meet

Wednesday, December 6 & 13.

Mardi Gras writers and anyone who wishes to

know more meet Wednesdays, December 6 &

13 at 6:00 p.m. in Tree House.

Global Motherhood Initiative speaker

Saturday, December 16 1:00-3:00 p.m. Please

RSVP online or call the office.

Advent Play during 10:00 a.m. service Sunday,

December 17

Hanging of the Greens immediately after the

10:00 a.m. service December 17. All hands on

deck!

Miss Carol’s Brunch following the 10 a.m.

service Sunday, December 17 Donations for

brunch go to Christ Church Cathedral

Don’t forget to buy your Christmas Jams

& Marmalades from Jr. High Youth.

Sundays, December 3 & 10


THE PRAYERS OF THE PARISH ARE REQUESTED FOR:

PLEASE keep the office updated on the progress of those you have placed on this list so our list remains timely.

ARMED FORCES Parishioners: Aaron Faust, Adam Erickson Christopher Westfall, son of Doris and David Westfall

Brian Maginn, Christi & Denny Maginn's son Stephen Carson, Nan Rimbach's nephew Ron Asher, Sara Loyet's nephew

IN HOSPITAL/MED TESTS REHAB/PROCEDURES Parishioners: Carl Deutsch

Madelyn Shipp, Mimi & David Shipp’s granddaughter Sadie Rajewski, Martha & Paul LaFata’s granddaughter Joey Huber, Margaret & George Blistain’s grandson Brielle Clark, Tricia Copeland’s niece Julie Gallagher, Bob & Mary Jane Schnitker’s daughter Al Westfall, David Westfall’s father David Cannon, Debbie Mason’s nephew Nicolle Germano, friend of Sara Loyet Susan Blystone, Hilary Perkins’ friend Alvin Stouffe, Bill Florent’s brother-in-law John Thomson, friend of Kuhn’s Lynn Milander, Rene Howard’s mother Alice, friend of Betsy Mackey Ed Porter, Lissa Johnson’s uncle Don Weiland, BrianWeiland’s father Wayne Wagnon, Bill Wagnon’s father Patty Tiernan, friend of Audrey Claxton Joy Ferguson, Doris Ferguson’s daughter-in-law Aaron Crowell, friend of Angie MacBryde Sue Snyder, Nancy McClary’s friend Charlie Schaefer, Tom’s father

LONG TERM MEDICAL NEEDS Parishioners: Maggie Rieber, John Meyer

Justin, Friend of Betsy Lindner Ben Schneider, MacBryde's grandson Annie Mae Fielder, Roberta's mother Tom & Carolyn Yager, Jim & Mary Ann Groetsch’s friends

RECUPERATING Parishioners: Bill Wright. Ken Killion, Katherine Ziegler

SERIOUS ILLNESS Parishioners:

Robert Hallahan, Kerry Thacker’s father Kim Bush, friend of Jim & Mary Ann Groetsch Pat Sabath, Mike Sabath’s mother Jim Roberts, Maggie Rieber’s father Jennifer, friend of Mary Ann Lemonds Renae Baker, Phil & Sandy’s daughter-in-law Mark Korn, Barb Buck’s cousin Steve McReynolds, cousin Ann McReynolds, Jane Emerson & Mark McReynolds Joe and Gail Gibson, Shari Kelts’ sister & brother-in-law

SERIOUS ILLNESS continued

Alan Kelts, Shari Kelts’ brother Jim Price, friend of Lissa Johnson Billie McReynolds, cousin of Ann McReynolds, Jane Emerson & Mark McReynolds Mike, friend of Jane Emerson Don Kleman, friend of Doris Westfall Dick Moxley, MJ Kuhn’s cousin Richard Schuckenbrock, Dexter Schraer’s cousin Cole Hancock, infant son of Melanie Slane’s friend David Ripes, friend of Pam Belloli Eleanore Orman, friend of Shari Kelts’ Val Lewis, friend of Tricia Copeland Tina Smith Reckamp, friend of Tricia Copeland Cathy Ammons, Allison Williams' friend Dickie Priest, Betsy Mackey's friend Carole Smith, friend of Nancy McClary Heather McFadden, Margaret DeYoung's friend Marty Schmitt, Margaret DeYoung's friend Jim Spangler, John Mitchell's brother-in-law Patricia McGregor, Stella Spalt’s cousin Sue Fritchley, Tom & Sandi Fischer’s friend Kate Bell, Nancy McClary’s friend Keira Stout, child of Grace Clark’s co-worker Glenda Morris, mom of Charlie Walch’s employee

SPECIAL NEEDS Parishioners: Katie McGuigan, Betty Walker Ed & Delena Moredock, Caroline Birdsall, Rosemary Vorih, Nan Rimbach, and Bob Long

Amy Soll, Shari Kelts’ daughter Charlotte Roberts, Tina Kennedy’s mother The Ricker Family, friends of Lyn Anthoney Emelie & Trenton Moredock, Ed & Delena’s grandbabies Melanie Moredock, Ed & Delena’s daughter-in-law Bob & Pat Klein, friends of Jim & Mary Ann Goretsch Sarah Miller, Maryjane Hotaling’s mother Sherry Castellano, Friend of Linda James Kim White, friend of Ann McReynolds Dorothy Koeff, Lisanne Schraer’s mother Jeanne Jake and Angela, friends of Shari Kelts Liza Henderson, Barbara Ballard’s daughter Katherine Haertter, friend of Barbara Ballard Caroline Upthegrove, friend of Barbara Ballard Joseph Mon Monier IV, friend of Barbara Ballard Amy Tyler, friend of Shari Kelts Becky Miller, Mary Jane Kuhn’s Goddaughter Marguerite Arreano, Michael Martines’ aunt Parker Jane Allen, Mary Jane & Rick Kuhn’s granddaughter Keith Stumpf, JoAnne Warren’s friend Julie Drefke, Friend of Diana Knapp Ieshia Charging Hawk, friend of adult mission trip group Sue Kohler, Sue & Lou Clauss' friend Maggie & Jemma Moccasin, friends of Adult Mission Trip Greg Goodman, Barb Russell’s friend Murphy Family, friends of Kuhns


CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS IS NOW FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE!

For a complete listing of events, please consult our online calendar at www.emmanuelepiscopal.org

Since going to a monthly newsletter we discovered the best way to keep current is by reading the Sunday

Announcement insert or by visiting our website or by reading the weekly email.

You may subscribe to the weekly email by visiting our homepage at www.emmanuelepiscopal.org

Thank you to Nancy Moore and Sue Hooker who are retiring as chairs of the Funeral Reception committee January 1. Nancy and Sue have provided the gift of hospitality and warmth to many families during grief and transition. Your leadership will be missed, but we know you will still be involved as you are able!

Welcome to Carol Hohenberger. Carol’s church has closed and she is looking for a new church home. Please welcome Carol if you meet her to speak to her at any of the morning services!

Welcome to Jeff Morrison. Jeff is a returning member who has been attending the 8:00 a.m. service. Please welcome Jeff if you happen to meet him!

Congratulations to Martha and Paul LaFata on the November 11 birth of granddaughter, Sadie Jane Rajewski Sadie is the daughter of Mollie Edgar and Steven Rajewski of Chicago.

Our sympathies to Chris Clark on the death of her aunt, Ada Bernard.

Jennie Werremeyer is recovering from a broken pelvis. She’s doing great!

Our sympathies to the family of Sally Davidson. Sally died November 10 and her Burial Service was Friday, November 24. Sally was the driving force behind Emmanuel’s Memorial Garden that was installed in October 1983. Sally was also the first female Senior Warden at Emmanuel. She left us all a rich legacy of giving and love. May she rest in peace.

Our sympathies to Kay Faddis on the November 17 death of her father, Lee E. Nelson of Emporia, Kansas.

Audrey Claxton is home recovering from hip replacement surgery. If you’d like to make a meal for Audrey, please contact Shari Kelts at 314-602-1638.

Our sympathies to Sandy and Phil Baker, and their family on the November 20 death of Phil and Sandy’s daughter-in-law, Renae Baker.

Congratulations to Mimi and David Shipp on the November 24 birth of granddaughter, Madelyn Grace Shipp. Maddy is the daughter of Jenny and Andrew Shipp.

Welcome to Isaac Patterson and Oscar Peet who will be baptized December 10 at 9:00 a.m. Congrats to both families: Trent, Heather & Benjamin Patterson and Meghan, Ben & Oliver Peet.

ABOUT THE PARISH FAMILY

Come into the dining room Sunday, December 3 & 10 to purchase homemade

jars of jams and marmalades. Proceeds benefit Jr. High Mission Trip. These

“little bits of happiness” make great teacher gifts, stocking stuffers, or

neighbor gifts! Hurry, they run out fast!!

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Sunday Worship Schedule and Propers

The next newsletter deadline is December 15, 2017, for the issue to be published on January 3, 2018. All articles and

information should be submitted to the Parish Office ([email protected] or [email protected]) by

email, if possible. Thank You.

Fourth Sunday of Advent-December 24 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16

Psalm 89:1-4, 19-26

Romans 16:25-27

Luke: 1:16-38

First Sunday of Advent December 3 Isaiah 64:1-9 Psalm 80:1-7, 16-18 I Corinthians 1:3-9 Mark 13:24-37

Second Sunday of Advent-December 10 Isaiah 40:1-11 Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13 2 Peter 3:8-15a Mark 1:1-8

Third Sunday of Advent—December 17

Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11

Psalm 126 or Canticle 15

I Thessalonians 5:16-24

John 1:6-8, 19-28

Christmas Eve – December 24 Isaiah 9:2-7 Psalm 96 Titus 2:11-14 Luke 2:1-14(15-20)

Christmas Day – December 25 Isaiah 52: 7-10 Psalm 98 Hebrews 1:1-4, (5-12) John 1:1-14

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