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of faith in Guilford and Madison are being invited to provide music from their respective traditions. An offering for the Guilford and Madison food banks will be received Then on Thanksgiving Day itself, therell be an excuse to take a break from meal preparations: At 10a.m. those of us in town may gather to sing the great hymns of Thanksgiving and to offer the Great Thanksgiving of the Holy Eucharist. After the service, I will host an open house in the Rectory with a bit of beverage and finger food appropriate to the day. I look forward to giving thanks with you this November for all Gods mercies and blessings. Blessings, Harrison+
We may be Closing the Campaign, but Our Doors are Always Open! Everyone is invited. Please Come. We will have babysitting and pizza for the kids
Campaign Gift Commitment Cards are available in the back of the church and in the parish office. Mail them in or place them in our campaign gift box located in the back of the church.
Blessing of the Animals An Interfaith Celebration on the Green in honor of St. Francis.
Harrison, Pastor Norris from First Congregational and Fr. Shanley and Fr. Smith from St. Georges shared the Blessing on the Green with their parishioners, friends, dogs, goat and cats.left: Blessing Bob Donahues dog. right: Boone, Harrisons dog and boone companion, receives a blessing. Sheward gives a helping hand. 3
Wreaths
The junior high class will once again decorate and sell Christmas wreaths for Guilfords annual Christmas tree lighting on the Green on Friday, November 30, starting at 4 p.m. Jen McShane launched this very popular fund-raiser about 4 years ago. The youngsters will meet in the rectory on Thursday, November 29, to work on decorating about 25 wreaths. All kinds of decorations will be used - from Mother Natures pine cones, to all kinds of man-made items, or, if you like, just a beautiful bow. Diane Link will lend her wonderful bow-making talent -- couple that with the imagination of Page Pelphreys class and you will find it tough to choose which one you will take home to adorn your home for the holidays. Get there early; they go fast! All funds go to support the youth group's programs. Patti Slavtcheff and a group of volunteers will sell hot chocolate at the wreath stands. Please stop by. Buy a wreath and then buy a hot chocolate to keep you warm during the tree lighting. The youth of Christ Episcopal Church thank you for your continued support of their inreach/outreach programs. --Sue Shackford
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Rehearsal
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Victory Celebration
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Workshop
GLAD TIDINGS
November, 2012
Glad Tidings
The Rev. Harrison West Rector harrisoncec@snet.net 203-453-2279 Carol Iovanna Senior Warden cgrant05@snet.net 203-453-2009 Pat Wakefield Parish Administrator cecsec@snet.net 203-453-2279 Diane Barker Managing Editor RunSlo@aol.com 203-457-9484 Pat Daunic Graphic Design
SERVICE AT 10:00 A.M. OPEN HOUSE AFTER SERVICE 9 a.m. Rectory Forum 9:30 a.m. Childrens Chapel followed by Sunday School
Saturdays agenda also included consideration of the remaining resolutions: 3. Episcopate proposing a diocese-wide study on models of leadership needed for the Diocese of Connecticut, adopted as amended. 4. Endowment Accountability after much discussion and several proposed amendments, the resolution was sent to committee for study to be reported to the next convention. 5. Program of Action for the Social Justice and Advocacy Committee adopted with a request for a contact person in every parish. (Who might that be at Christ Church?)
6. A Circle of Protection Called for a circle of protection around programs which aid the poor and vulnerable, adopted with a recommendation that convention members, and parish members in general, write to elected officials about their concern. Convention closed with singing, moving intercessory prayers, blessing and Sending one another in the power of the Spirit. It was an exhausting but interesting convention. Delegate Rhoda Whitman was unable to attend, and I served as her elected alternate.