1. religion and spirituality
2. christianity
3. catholicism

S t. M a rg a re t’ s E p is c o p a l C h u rc h
Mark Your Calendars
Parish Office Closed - December 24, 25 & 26
and January 1 & 2
Hilda Barg Meals - January 15, 16 & 17
Stop Hunger Now - January 18
Announcements - December 28, 2014
Stop Hunger Now, All are invited to join this meal
packing event hosted by The Episcopal Church
Women (ECW) as they host a Meal Packaging
Event sponsored by the Stop Hunger Now Organization. The event will take place on Sunday, January 18, following an abbreviated family oriented
worship service everyone will enjoy. Nursery will
be open from 9:45am-12 noon and there will be activities for the younger ones. We hope the elementary kids will all take part in some way.
Annual Meeting - January 25
Weekly Prayers: December 28, 2014
Office Hours
Please note that the diocesan offices will be closed
Wednesday, Dec. 24
through Friday, Dec. 26.
The offices will be manned by a limited number of
staff members Monday, Dec. 29 through 12 p.m. on
Wednesday, Dec. 31, then closed again through
Friday, Jan. 2.
Vestry Nominations Open
What’s the vestry? One
reply to this question is that “the vestry
“shall be agents and legal representatives
of the Parish in all matters concerning its
corporate property and the relations of the
parish to its
clergy” (Canon 14). This means that the
vestry is a group of individuals seeking to discern, with the
rector, what the parish is called to do and to have oversight of
that work. Our vestry has organized this work under four
principle areas: worship,
service, community and children’s faith formation. While a
vestry has legal and fiscal responsibilities that (and must take
them seriously), a vestry is not a board of directors for a business or a not-for-profit. The work of the vestry can be done
only as it is grounded in the Spirit, which means the vestry
needs a variety of gifts for leading this work.
We pray that everyone will be alert to who will make
good vestry leaders. Each person must be grounded in faith,
be regular in worship attendance, and be a person of prayer.
Of course, we are looking for skills and experience that will
be helpful for these roles. We seek those who are respected in
our church community, who are positive and trustworthy,
This year we have four members rotating off the vestry, they are Eleana Boyer and Michael Watts, who’ve both
faithfully served as wardens for two years, Ronda Tyers who
also served as the registrar, and Suzanne Lawton. Our new
members will be elected at the Annual Parish Meeting on January 25th. If you are interested in learning more about serving on the vestry, please speak to any vestry member to hear
more about this important leadership role in our parish.
The intent of pastoral care at St. Margaret's is to celebrate life's joys, while
also sharing one another’s sorrows.
How do we carry that out? The Community of Hope (COH) Lay Pastoral
Caregivers are learning to listen with
"the ear of the heart". Let Rev. Kathy
or Jean Reynolds know if you need
someone to walk with you.
Pray for those who suffer in body, mind, spirit or
situation especially; Mackenzie Lemm; Bill Davis;
Dave Marr; Marylou and Nick Barr; Ranelle Nadeau;
Wally Nadeau; Sharon Manoogian; Jerry Banks; Jacob
Fulton; Kay Valerie Pollard; Ann and Donn Holt; Joan
Smith; Lucy Boyd; Jenny Cauley; Jodi Dalstrom; Brian
Barr; Billie Bilodeau; Merry and Al Brinkley; Chrystal
Holley; Devin Meyers; Lisa Malone; Sammy Peterson;
Sue Butler; Megan and Joe; Kate Millman; Susan
Mathews; Pat; Joan. Lhessa, George and Gabriel; Jim
Lowe; Jo Ann Rudy; Larry; and Janice Donaroma.
Pray for all the men an women of our armed forces
and those working abroad and their families at home,
especially Zach Nadeau, Diana Sims, Bruce Bennard,
and Chad Holloway.
Pray for the peaceful repose of Pedro
Gomez, MaryAnne Goisse, Margaret Taylor and Dianne Strahan, Clinton Hazzard and Rudy Sikora.
Pray that their loved ones be comforted.
Service to
the Lord
Acolyte
Altar Guild
Audio
Coffee Hour
EuMin
Flowers
Prayers of the
People
December 28, 2014
Marissa Malone, Alex Esguerra
Renae Evans, Ronda Tyers
Mike Harlan
Julett Denton, Michael Watts,
Jean Reynolds, Barbara Cotton,
Karla Marroquin
Beth Martin, Philip Lawton
Nancy Hoffman, Jeanette Tucker
Jon Radulovic
Readers
Alton Tucker, Eleana Boyer
Sunday
School
Melissa Morgan, Alicia Strahan,
Heather Frost
Tellers
Brad Martin, Ranelle Nadeau
Ushers
The Malone Family
Vestry
Eleana Boyer
Meetings
Fill a Bag for
Bill
Canned meats