For this I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth.
(John 18:37)
"Rooted and Grounded in Love "
~ Ephesians 3:17
St. Dunstan's, Shoreline
Growing in Christ for 60 Years
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St. Dunstan's Weekly Message |
| Our Youth Are Doing God's Work |
| On Saturday, November 14th, a dozen members of St. Dunstan's Church drove to a site in Auburn to fill sandbags for people who's homes are threatened by possible flooding on the Green River. We turned this pile of sand... |
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| Send in Your Pledge |
| Last Sunday was our ingathering where we brought our 2010 pledge cards to the altar. It was a beautiful service, with the center aisle filled by people coming forward with their pledge offerings. If you missed this service, please send your pledge card in to the office or bring it to the service this Sunday and place it in the offering plate. We are well on our way to gathering the pledges to plan our 2010 budget. |
| Bring a Generous Food Offerings this Sunday |
| This last week I helped Al Bahlkow take the food items from the donation box to the Greenwood Food Bank. The Food Bank was very thankful to receive the items and also was appreciative for the thoughtfulness of the parish members of St. Dustan's Church.
Usually we take the food items to the Bank when we fill the box, which averages about once a month. Thanksgiving is less than two weeks away. We would like to take additional food items to the food bank on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. This delivery will help the Bank distribute food to families within the Community in time for Thanksgiving. We are asking our parishioners if they would consider bringing an extra food item to Church by next Sunday and place it in the food collection box. We will take the donated items to the Food Bank. This extra donation could make a difference for a family to enjoy Thanksgiving, where otherwise, they may not have much of a Thanksgiving meal.
Thank You for your support. |
| Help us Close the Gap |
The Finance Committee has been advised of an estimated 2009 Budget deficit. After estimating November/December income and expenses, the deficit amounts to $44,500 for 2009. What can you do to help?
We are grateful for your support and ask for your prayers. We will overcome this challenge Diana |
| Enriching Our Worship |
| For the past couple of months we have been rotating through all the Eucharistic prayers available for Episcopal worship. In addition to the four prayers in our Prayer Book, we have experienced the three prayers in the supplemental worship resource, "Enriching Our Worship." These prayers use beautiful language that poetically conveys what God has done for us in salvation history, from creation to the exodus to Jesus.
This rotation was intended to give introduce the full experience of Episcopal worship resources. I have heard from some that they love the newer prayers. Others have expressed a definite preference for the more familiar prayers. Some have expressed concern with the changing of prayers from one Sunday to the next. You may rest assured that we're done with the rotation. The final prayer in the rotation is the old, familiar, Prayer A and we will be using Eucharistic Prayer B throughout Advent. I love planning worship, leading worship, talking about worship and teaching about worship. I would love to hear your feelings and thoughts on the different Eucharistic prayers and our worship in general. Do you have a favorite Eucharistic prayer? What do you like about that prayer? What is the most important part of the service for you?
Yours in Christ, |
| Hear the Christ Story in Lessons and Carols |
| On Sunday, December 13th, at 3:00 pm we will hold a service of Lessons and Carols at St. Dunstan's Church. This fun, family friendly event will include the readings of lessons and singing of some of your favorite holiday carols. After the service, the Lessons and Carols Wassail Reception and Christmas Carols will be presented by the ladies of the Saint Agnes Guild. The ladies of the Guild are testing Wassail recipes now! |
| Listen to This Sunday's Sermon: Rooted and Grounded in Love |
| Our stewardship campaign was based on Ephesians 3:17, "Rooted and Grounded in Love." This quote captures who we are and what we are about at St. Dunstan's Church. |
| Read Next Sunday's Lessons |
| With Jesus' birth, the Kingdom of God began to break into the world. The fulfillment of God's plan for creation is that heaven and earth are one, with Jesus as the anointed King. |
| Parish Events and Announcements |
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Sunday: Holy Eucharist, 8:00 AM, Henry Chapel & 9:30 AM, St. Dunstan's Church Wednesday: Holy Eucharist, 10:00 AM, St. Dunstan's. Families With Children – At the 9:30 service we offer Sunday School for kindergarten through middle school children. We also offer nursery care for babies and toddlers not yet ready for Sunday School. Our teachers are dedicated to the safety and Christian education of your children using a lectionary based curriculum called Seasons of the Spirit. Children come back to the service for communion. Children are always welcome in the service. Give thanks to God on Thanksgiving Day! As friends and families gather all over this country to give thanks to God, please join the St. Dunstan’s friends and family at a thanksgiving service of Holy Eucharist at 10:00 Thanksgiving morning. God IS in Real Life, but not in a class next Wednesday. Due to the Thanksgiving holiday next Thursday, the “God in Real Life” adult education discussion group will not meet next Wednesday. Join us a week from Wednesday on December 2nd to discuss what it means to have a relationship with God. mmm Our sexton Dick has announced his intention to retire as of November 30th, to allow him to care for his wife Ellen. Dick has been a beloved and devoted employee of St. Dunstan's Church for over 20 years. We will honor and thank Dick with a financial gift on his retirement. If you would like to contribute to this purse, please send a check to the office indicating that it is for the Germain Purse. We are also considering ways to celebrate Dick's service more publicly. Stay tuned for further announcements. Save the dates! Advent Taize Services will be held on Wednesday evening starting on December 2nd at 7:00 PM. Please join us as we gather in worship while awaiting the coming of the Christ child. Make a joyful noise unto the Lord! The St. Dunstan’s choir leads the congregation each week in musical praise and prayer to the Lord. As always, the choir welcomes new members who wish to participate in this ministry of music. It is not necessary to be a member of St. Dunstan’s. Please speak with Marion at coffee hour or call (206-449-5537) about the choir’s exciting plans for the year. Please send announcements to office@sdchp.org or call the office by Tuesday evening to have them included in the Weekly Message and the Sunday Bulletin. If you would like to make an announcement during the service, please let Father David know prior to the start of the service. |
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