ADVENT EVENT FOR ALL AGES - FIRST SUNDAY IN ADVENT November 30, 9:30 a.m. Parish Hall and Meeting Room The season of Advent is a time for waiting and preparation to come close to mystery of the Incarnation of our Lord, Christmas! Please join in to mark this season as its’ own, and be nurtured in the season. Some of the things you can do: • Make an ADVENT WREATH for your home—bring greens and cutters. Kits available for $10, sets of candles for $5. Pins are provided. If you have your wreath form from last year, please recycle it and bring it with you! • YOUR GIFTS FOR TOCO HILL COMMUNITY ALLIANCE will be wrapped. ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S HOLIDAY ARTISTS' MARKET: CALLING ALL ARTISTS AND SHOPPERS! St. Bart's Holiday Artists' Market, Parish Hall Sunday, December 7, 12:00—4:00 p.m. The Guild of Ten Talents is recruiting makers of all manner of creative work: painting, sculpture, ceramics, photography, jewelry, knitting, crochet, quilting, wood turning, gourmet foods and crafts of all types. Registration is now open to all artists within the parish and those outside the parish. All artists will be responsible for the pricing and sale of their work and are asked to return 20% of total sales (less a $25 nonrefundable deposit at registration) to support the arts at St. Bart's via the Guild of Ten Talents. To register, contact Michelle Hiskey GREAT ‘0’ ANTIPHONS On Sunday, December 7 at 6:00 p.m., the Evensong Choir of St. Bartholomew’s will present our annual service of Advent Lessons and Carols using the Great ‘O’ Antiphons. Through Scripture, prayer, and music, we prepare ourselves for the coming of the Christ Child – this service is not the event itself (that unfortunate tendency so common in today’s culture to prematurely celebrate the Nativity of Our Lord!), but serves as a metaphorical gasp of watchful expectation, as we teach ourselves to “cast aside the works of darkness”. Advent is when, as a community, we experience the world awaiting the savior. Using the ancient and storied ‘O’ Antiphons (which each begin with the exclamation ‘O’) as a framework for scripture, prayer and music, this service is a journey through a darkened, winter world, with different visions of the Messiah: as ‘Wisdom’ (Sapientia), ‘Radix Jesse’ (Root of Jesse), ‘Clavis David’ (Key of David), and so on. CALENDARS FOR VETERANS Calendars flooding your mailbox? Saints Elizabeth-Anne Chapter is once again collecting them for our Veterans. Please deposit any extra calendars you may have in our basket located in the Parish Hall and marked "For our 3-MINUTE CHAT Would you like to strengthen the community of faith at St. Bartholomew’s? Introduce yourself to someone you haven’t talked to before. Extend an invitation to go to breakfast or to coffee hour with you after service. This is a great way to build new relationships and make worshipers feel especially valued. SERVANTS OF THE DAY—SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2014 Celebrant 8:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 6:00 p.m. Preacher Deacon Assisting Clergy Acolytes 8:00 10:30 8:00 10:30 8:00 10:30 a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. Altar Guild Choir Flower Guild Flower Delivery Eucharistic Visitors Linen Guild Lay Readers 8:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Shepherd’s Staff Greeters Ushers Vergers Breakfast Teller Green Guild Coffee Hour 6:00 10:30 8:00 10:30 8:00 10:30 p.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. 6:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. Breakfast Coffee 10:30 a.m. Children’s Chapel Nursery VPOD PRAYER LIST Mac Thigpen Sharon Hiers Beverley Elliott Kendall Kalantzis Daniel Shoemake Daniel Shoemake Sharon Hiers Mac Thigpen Brent Wykle Edie Brush, Jon Robert Erskine, Robert Persons, Sophie Persons, Eli Brush, Khari Payne Nancy Fajman; Dan Treadaway, Meredith Anderson, Anne Greene, Eric Still, Jane Terry Evensong Choir Mary Kimberly Sara Irwin Jane Moser, Kaaren Nowicki Fran Linz Clayton Powell, Marian Gordin, Ann Johnston Lisa Persons, Alta Eblin, Taylor Lewis, Evan Lee Paul Courtright, Joan Payton Al Schram Linda Dacey-Caban Ken & Sally Herrmann Bob Caban, Linda Dacey-Caban Mark Daddona, Dan Niccum, Matt Unwin, Ken Duke Dan Treadaway Chip Dukes Virginia Murray Alice Davidson Linda & Bob Caban Stephanie Gould The Vestry Kathy Kaporec Margaret Jones Juliana Lancaster, Katherine Mitchell Please take this sheet home and during the week, pray for those listed. Call the church office to add or remove someone from the list. We keep prayer requests Jessie Anderson Jailek Rainwalker Taylor Lewis Jordan Longhran Rosemary deCatanzaro Debbie Shepard Danny Schieman Bill Aughtry Bob Bennett Marcella Mote Katherine Roberts India Hopper Myrtice Whigham Maureen O’Rourke Jon-Michael & Christina Schieman Rachel Northrop Marilyn Downs Evelyn Casey Guy Seymour Duncan Curl John Powell Fred Agel Pebbles King Luke Jim Curtis Rob and Kimberly Wayne & Sue Jill Ridley Annie Loring Ed Hague Judy Barban George Sparrow Vann Angel Dagny Olivares Claire Jeanette Fox Page Ware Devon Carlson, RIP Tracey Jones, RIP Steward Pineda Jane Pannill Robbie Day Demeter Graves, RIP Kristi Graves Margaret Dodd Jonathan Courtright 2015 PLEDGE CAMPAIGN Is fully underway, and many of you have already submitted your pledge on-line or by mail. Thank You. You can pledge on-line at https://stbarts.episcopalatlanta.org/Content/Fall_Campaign.asp S T. BARTHOLOMEW’ S E PISCOPAL C HURCH T WENTY-SECOND SUNDAY AFTER P ENTECOST NOVEMBER 9, 2014 TAKE HOME INFORMATION ANNOUNCEMENTS Sunday, November 9 8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Nave 9:00 a.m. Breakfast, Parish Hall 9:20 a.m. Youth & Children’s Formation, Wardens’ Hall 9:30 a.m. “What makes Luke, Luke?”, Meeting Room 9:30 a.m. The Hidden Language of God, Amerson House 10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Nave 12:15 p.m. Dedication of Meeting Room, Meeting Room 12:15 p.m. Adult Formation Committee, Taylor Room 12:15 p.m. Young Adults, Mellow Mushroom 1:30 p.m. Dream Group, Amerson House 4:00 p.m. AA/Frankly Open, Wardens’ Hall 4:00 p.m. Debtors’ Anonymous, Taylor Room 6:00 p.m. Holy Eucharist, Chapel 8:00 p.m. Compline, Nave Monday, November 10 8:30 a.m. Morning Prayer, Chapel 12:00 p.m. T’ai Chi for Beginners, Amerson House 1:15 p.m. T’ai Chi Chih, Amerson House 6:00 p.m. Lauda Dress Rehearsal, Nave 6:00 p.m. Pastoral Care Committee, Taylor Room 6:45 p.m. Debtors’ Anonymous, Library 7:00 p.m. Delivered from Captivity, Amerson House 7:30 p.m. Word in Words Book Group, Brooks Room 8:00 p.m. Taize Service, Meeting Room 8:00 p.m. AA/Frankly Open, Wardens’ Hall Tuesday, November 11 8:30 a.m. Morning Prayer, Chapel 10:00 a.m. ECW Meeting & Annual Luncheon, Rector’s Home 6:00 p.m. Schola Cantorum Rehearsal, Nave 6:15 p.m. Centering Prayer, Amerson House 6:30 p.m. Education for Ministry (EfM), Brooks Room 8:00 p.m. AA/Frankly Open, Wardens’ Hall Wednesday, November 12 7:00 a.m. Executive Meeting, Rector’s Office 8:30 a.m. Morning Prayer, Chapel 12:10 p.m. Healing & Holy Eucharist, Chapel 5:30 p.m. Parish Dinner-Ham & Potatoes, Parish Hall 6:00 p.m. RSCM Ribbon Class, Choir Room 6:00 p.m. Yoga, Amerson House 6:30 p.m. Treble Choir, Choir Room 6:30 p.m. Financial Peace Class, Meeting Room 6:30 p.m. Saving Jesus Redux, Wardens’ Hall 6:30 p.m. Writers’ Guild, Library 7:30 p.m. Evensong Choir Rehearsal, Choir Room Thursday, November 13 8:30 a.m. Morning Prayer in Spanish, Chapel 7:30 p.m. Parish Choir Rehearsal, Choir Room Friday, November 14 8:30 a.m. Morning Prayer, Chapel 5:30 p.m. Family Fun Night, Fellini’s Pizza SCHEDULED EVENTS DEDICATION OF THE MEETING ROOM Today, November 9, 12:15 p.m., Meeting Room and Parish Hall Join us as we dedicate our revamped Meeting Room and celebrate the work that has been done to improve it, including soundproofing of the room, privacy film on the windows, a new storage closet and the latest multi-media equipment. The Vestry will host Coffee Hour in the Meeting HELP FORMER PRISONERS GET A CHANCE AT EMPLOYMENT! Today, November 9, simply come to the Parish Hall and sign a card to Governor Deal asking him to sign the executive order "Banning the Box", a box on most employment applications. He promised this a number of months ago. As Christians, the removal of the box that asks people of their criminal histories first up, is an important step in forgiveness and helps build new lives, and reduce recidivism. Twelve states and 60 municipalities have already "Banned the Box". Help Georgia be the next. See Beverley Elliott for more information and details regarding how you can become active in changing other injustices in our community. Bev“WHAT MAKES LUKE, LUKE?" Today, November 9, 16, 23, 9:30 a.m. Presenter: John Roberts. The Meeting Room While we have a natural tendency to meld the four canonical gospels into a single story about Jesus, the risk is that the rich uniqueness of each gospel will be lost. So what makes LUKE unique? Over five Sundays, John Roberts will facilitate mini-lectures and group discussions exploring some of Luke's defining characteristics, such as his emphasis on women or his urban rather than rustic focus. Central will be Luke's theology, from Christology (who exactly was Jesus?) to soteriology (just how does Jesus save?). John Roberts, Ph.D is a member of St. Bartholomew's. He THE HIDDEN LANGUAGE OF GOD – AN INTRODUCTION TO DREAM WORK Today, November 9, 9:30 a.m. Presenter: Howison Hollenberg. Amerson House Center of Spirituality The Jewish and Christian traditions value dreams as a way God has revealed Godself to God’s people, and can be found in scripture. The two sessions will give a beginning (or refresher) on how the hidden meaning of dreams can be explored in our time as a way God leads us to wholeness. Dream work can be a powerful spiritual practice and discipline? FAMILY FUN NIGHT Who: Families with children seven years of age and younger When: This Friday, November 14, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Where: Fellini's Pizza, 2820 LaVista Road, NE (East of Clairmont Rd., near Oak Grove Rd.) Families with children are invited to gather in community to share a meal, share stories, play and connect while the children do the same thing. Bring table top activities for your kids to share with their friends. Ms. Christen will also have some tricks up her sleeves as well. Please Visit us at www.stbartsatlanta.org or call (404)634-3336 PARISH CYCLE OF PRAYER November 9—November 15 is offered as a way to pray for one another in a deliberate way throughout the year. Names of members are divided by the weeks of the Church Year. The Cycle of Names for the Season of Pentecost is available as a take-home brochure in areas around the church, or on the Web site at: Jason Westrich & Lisa Dondero, Clara, Isabella, and Amatus Jim Whiddon & John Seymour Carl Whigham Paul & Betty Whitaker Mary White & Meg Cook, Katie John & April Whitt Same Wilkinson DEDICATIONS THE ALTAR FLOWERS ARE GIVEN TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN THANKSGIVING FOR THE LIFE OF HER HUSBAND JOEL ON THE OCCASION OF THEIR 8TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY BY GRACE BARR THE AUMBRY CANDLE IS GIVEN TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN THANKSGIVING FOR HER FAMILY THE SPLENDOR OF THE CATHEDRAL: ITALIAN RENAISSANCE MUSIC FROM FLORENCE Friday, November 14, 8:00 p.m., St. Bartholomew’s Nave Italian sculptor Luca della Robbia produced a set of marble panels for the Florence Cathedral’s cantoria in the 1430s. Lauda Musicam of Atlanta will perform Italian music that could have been heard in the cathedral for the two centuries following the installation of these panels. Recorders, viols, sackbuts, cornettos, flutes, shawms, and voices would have undoubtedly been used in these performances. Along with Uncommon Practice, an a cappella vocal ensemble, Lauda Musicam will recreate a musical performance to RITE-13 CELEBRATION OF ADULTHOOD HONORING AUDREY PARTINGTON, COLIN HINZE, AND ROBERT PERSONS DINNER and CELEBRATION: This Friday, November 14, 6:30 p.m., Meeting Room LITURGY: Sunday, Nov. 16, 10:30 a.m., Nave All members of our Parish Family are invited and encouraged to attend. YOUTH CASSEROLE SALE - NOVEMBER 16 The St. Bartholomew’s Youth are hosting a casserole sale on Sunday, November 16, after both services to support next summer’s youth pilgrimage to Belize. Currently, we are seeking volunteers who would like to contribute a frozen casserole (or two or three) to the event. To help us standardize things a bit, this year we will provide empty casserole pans. The pans will be available for pickup at the church on Sunday, Nov. 2 and Sunday, Nov. 9. If you are interested in contributing, please contact Adam Brush, ruddy- SCHEDULED EVENTS CONVERSATION FOR SUPPORTERS OF YOUNG WORSHIPPERS, Sunday, Nov. 16, 9:30 a.m., Wardens’ Hall Room 7 (Christen’s office) If you have young children or work with Children’s Chapel, you are invited to a conversation about Young Worshippers (those under the age of 7) on Sunday, Nov. 16 at 9:30 a.m. We will discuss worship in Children’s Chapel and what to do on Sundays when we all worship together. Bring HUMANITARIAN CONCERT FOR AHLI HOSPITAL IN GAZA Monday, November 17, 7:00 p.m. St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church Nave Enjoy an evening of music with violinist Michael Dabroski performing Bach and an original suite for Gaza. Ahli Hospital is a haven of peace in one of the world’s most troubled places, serving all in need regardless of race, faith or social status. All contributions go to benefit Ahli Hospital in Gaza and are tax deductible. Suggested donation: $20 / Students: $10. Make your checks to “AFEDJ” (The American Friends of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem) and put in the memo line “Ahli Hospital-Gaza”. If you are unable to attend, your donations are still welcomed! You can donate online at www.Afedj.org. This event is sponsored by Joining Hands for Justice in Israel/Palestine, a partnership of the Presbytery of Greater Atlanta and the Peacemaking Partnership of the Presbytery of Greater AtGRIEVING DURING THE HOLIDAYS: A WORKSHOP Saturday, November 22, 10:00 a.m.—3:00 p.m. The Julian of Norwich Center, St. Bede’s Episcopal Church Join us for this workshop which will include Time for Reflection and Prayer, Eucharist with Candle Lighting and the Naming of our Loss, guided by pastoral counselor Doyle R. Hamilton, III, and Rev. Lynnsay A. Buehler. Cost is $40, with lunch provided. Please call (770) 938-9797 ext. 27 to INGATHERING SUNDAY & ANNUAL MEETING & LUNCHEON We will gather together on Sunday, November 23 to offer our pledges at the altar during the 8:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m., and 6:00 p.m. services; and for our Annual Parish Meeting and election of our new Vestry members after the 10:30 a.m. service. There will be a luncheon with the Annual meeting, as well as breakfast after the 8:00 a.m. service and a reception following the 6:00 p.m. service, to provide opportunities for fellowship and celebration of our communal life. We look forward to a great gathering and are excited about what 2015 will bring. Please spread the word so no one misses this time together. Please be THANKSGIVING DAY SERVICE & FEAST AT ST. BARTHOLOMEW’S Join us for this year’s wonderful Thanksgiving Day Feast, Noon, Thursday, November 27, in the Meeting Room. The lunch follows the 10:30 a.m. Thanksgiving Eucharist. Please signup in the parish hall. Parishioners are invited to bring a favorite holiday dish or drink. The turkeys will be provided. Feel free to bring someone you know who is without family or friends for this holiday. Thanksgiving lunch at St. Bartholomew’s has become a cherished and enjoyed tradition for many – make it part of your tradition! Sponsored by the Pastoral Care Committee and Beverley Elliott, (404)
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