Dec. 23 Mid Week Update

ST. MARGARET’S EPISCOPAL CHURCHA CENTER OF GRACE

News Headlines Christmas Eve Children’s Pageant Information

Angel Food Ministry Begins February 2010 Blessing of Pledges

Check out our “renewed” web site

CHRISTMAS EVE AT ST. MARGARET’S

Come celebrate the joy of Christ’s birth at St. Margaret’s Church

this Christmas!We are especially excited to share our 8:00 PM liturgy

with the troops in Afghanistan with a live feed via the internet.

Christmas Eve, Thursday, December 243:30 PM Children’s Pageant and Eucharist

5:30 PM Family Eucharist8:00 PM Eucharist with Choir

And special Christmas Choral Prelude prior to the start of the service

Childcare will be available for all three services.

Christmas Day, Friday, December 25

10:00 AM Eucharist with Carols

CHRISTMAS GOODIES FOR THE CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICES: If you have some extra Christmas cookies or treats that you’d like to get out of the house,

we would be glad to have you add them to the “Goodie table” on Christmas Eve for the Christmas Eve services.

Any and all goodies will be gladly enjoyed!

BLESSINGS BY THE BOX—PROJECT ANGEL FOOD BEGINS AT ST. MARGARET’S IN FEBRUARY 2010:

Project Angel Food is a nationwide, non-profit food relief program that provides quality foods on a monthly basis to families, individuals and seniors in need. We are moving forward quickly and will begin accepting orders in January, with the first distribution in February. We will have numerous ongoing volunteer opportunities, especially for the Saturday distribution days (which are generally the 4th Saturday of each month). Keep Angel Food in mind, and we will have more information as we approach our February distribution. For more information, please contact Program Coordinator, John Heppert: 582-0583 or [email protected] and be sure to keep watch for more details. Let’s get out and provide monthly blessings by the box!

BLESSING OF PLEDGESWe appreciate your response to our 2010 stewardship drive.

This Sunday morning (December 27) during services we will bless the pledges we have received for 2010.

Pledge responses can continue to be submitted as you are ready to do so.

And we ask your assistance to help save the church almost $2.00 postage fees: Plan to pick up your pledge envelope box on December 27 or January 3

or even during the week from the church office.Thank you!

FR. DORAN’S WEDNESDAY MORNING BIBLE CLASS: Fr. Doran’s Bible Study will resume meeting on Wednesday, January 6,

and they will begin a study of the Gospel of Mark—who was known as the “newspaper reporter” Gospel writer, and whose gospel writing is considered

“dismal theology.” Even so, Fr. Doran welcomes you! The class meets Wednesday mornings from 10:45 AM-Noon.

THANKS TO PARISHIONER ANGELO ISMIRNIOGLOU, WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL “NEW” WEB SITE: WWW.STMARG.ORG

BE SURE TO CHECK IT OUT!

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.

He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exists,

and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy.

editorial in the New York Sun, 1897, responding to a letter from 8-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon

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