Community updates (11/30/22)
Thursday Morning Bible Study Zoom Meeting – 10-11:30am every Thursday. Open to all, meets each Thursday.
The last Bible Study will be on Thursday, Dec 15th. The recurring link is located in the Wednesday message.
If anyone is interested in becoming (or continuing to be) a Lay Eucharistic Visitor, please contact Shelley. These are trained folks who take communion to the sick and home-bound. We will have a Zoom meeting in December for training.
For a quick, fun, daily Advent activity, visit Wandering Wisemen on Facebook. Each day, the figures of the three magi and their faithful camel move along with an inspiring snippet of their story. https://www.facebook.com/thewanderingwisemen
PLEASE MARK SUNDAY, DEC 4TH ON YOUR CALENDARS FOR ECA’S ANNUAL MEETING #1. As we did last year, we are splitting the 2023 Annual Meeting into two parts.
Part 1 will be after church on Sun, Dec 4th.
Part 2 will be after church on Sun, Feb 5 (Neither the play-offs nor the Super Bowl).
The Dec. meeting will focus on 2023 budget and elections for Vestry Members and Convention Delegates/Alternate. Part 2 will focus on where ECA is and the year ahead.
Diocese of El Camino Real Advent Retreat – You are invited to a diocese-wide Advent Retreat on Saturday, December 3rd, at St. Francis Episcopal Church (1205 Pine Ave., San Jose), and we hope that you will join us! We will gather at 9:30am for worship, Bible study, and reflection. You are encouraged to wear comfortable clothing and bring a journal or computer, if you are someone who enjoys writing while reflecting.
Lunch will be provided, and there is a $10 suggested donation to help with the cost of lunch, but this is not a required contribution.
The retreat will end by 3pm. The theme of the day is “Courage in the Wilderness” and it will be hosted by Canon Martha Korienek, our Canon to the Ordinary. Questions?
Please email Canon Martha at canonmartha@realepiscopal.org. To register, please CLICK HERE.
Here is a direct link to our weekly “An Episcopal Sermon” podcast.
Each weekly podcast episode is a live recording of the Gospel reading followed by the sermon based on that reading from our Sunday services. A new episode is posted on our website every Monday. This podcast provides thought provoking messages that can be listened to anywhere at anytime.
Enjoy!
Link for this week:
https://www.churchinalmaden.org/news/nov27-2022-an-episcopal-sermon
Susie’s Book Nook!
If you happen to know of anyone looking for a some good books to introduce to their children and/or teens around the subjects of Creation Care and Social Justice, please send them this link and let them know about Susie’s Book Nook on our YouTube channel. She provides many great book recommendations! Click on the link below to have a look and share it with your friends and family.
Link to Susie’s Book Nook: