October 23rd 23rd Sunday after Pentecost
Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at 11:32AM Daily Scripture Readings; bookofcommonprayer.net/daily_office.php
See the different options. There is full morning and evening prayer. There is also the option of the readings only. There is also an app for receiving the daily readings by email, or on a mobile device
Sunday Scripture Readings: bookofcommonprayer.net/lectionary.php
Set it for 1979 Contemporary, and the Bible version used in Church is Revised Standard Version
Coffee Hour: November and December Sign Up Sheet
The new sign up sheet for Coffee Hour for November and December will be out on the table this next Sunday.
For the Rest of October
Volunteers Needed: Sunday October 23 7:45 & 10:15 Liturgies
Sunday October 30, 10:15 Liturgy
Annual Parish Retreat: We Had A Great Time!
Some 20 Adults and 12 Children attended the Annual Parish Retreat last weekend at Camp Thousand Pines in Crestline. Parishioner Kelly Brandt will gave a wonderful presentation Saturday morning on the reality and experience of loss in the many dimensions of our lives. She spoke movingly of her own experiences, and gave the words for what most of us have felt at various times. The losses she spoke of were not limited to just the death of a loved one, but also the other things that happen in the course of a human life, disappointments in things that turned out other than we had wanted. A good discussion followed her presentation.
The rest of the time was spent deepening fellowship among everyone with fun activities. The camp had a variety of things for adults and children to do including a climbing wall and zip line, a tree house, and archery and BB guns. In the late afternoon and evening people played board games and did art work. A Monopoly game began with Victoria Wilson and her children Harry and Charlotte, and Fr. Bob. Throughout the time, children rotated out and adults and other children jumped in. People also watched the Cubs and Dodgers play on their computers.
Sunday morning we all shared Eucharist and then broke camp to come home. As always it was really fun.
Next Year’s Retreat: Friday October 13- Sunday October 15. Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel. Put it in your phones now with an app that will give you a shocking jolt of electricity if you even THINK of scheduling something else! See you then!
Annual Giving Begins
Church of the Angels Annual Giving for 2017
Annual Giving for 2017 is about to begin. We ask everyone to make a pledge of financial support for our parish life for the year to come. Annual Giving is one of the Four Fields of Christian Giving, the four different ways Christian people support the life and ministry of the Body of Christ, of which every baptized person is a vital and irreplaceable part.
Annual Giving: A commitment of regular financial support that sustains the parish year by year.
Mission Giving: Making financial gifts beyond the parish for building the Kingdom of God through works of mercy and assistance to those in need through Episcopal Relief and Development, the Salvation Army, Hillsides Home, or other Church or secular organizations.
Capital Giving:
Legacy Giving: Making a provision for the Church in one’s estate planning so that one’s giving extends beyond their life time. This is so those who come after us may have resources to continue the Church’s life and work, just as we have had resources from legacy gifts of those who came before us. (Church of the Angels is itself a Legacy Gift)
Parishioner and Finance Committee member, Bill Woods will speak to us on Sunday, and the Annual Giving Pledge Letter will go out early next week.
All Saints Day Remembrance
On Sunday we will have out the sign up sheets for people to write the names of loved ones they would like to have remembered in the Eucharistic Prayer on the Sunday of All Saints. The Sunday of All Saints will be November 6. Feel free to put names on the sheets. There is one for each of our Sunday liturgies.
Das Boot: Adventures In Preparing for Winter
Some of you may remember The Great Windstorm of some years back. Pasadena was hit by hurricane force winds in a 100 year event and lots of trees fell down all over the city. But, kind of like Passover, Church of the Angels was spared the devastation.
You see, a few weeks before the storm I glanced up at the trees and thought, “they are getting pretty thick and heavy. So I called our Tree Person, Don Maxwell, who came trimmed all the trees two weeks before the storm.
Well, last week as I reported, I looked at conditions for winter preparations, checked the sump pumps, gutters and drains, and made sure everything was clear. That was last Thursday, and lo and behold it rained on Monday!
As it says in the Good Book The oracle of the may whose eye is opened, the oracle of him who hears the words of God, and sees the vision of the Almighty. Numbers 24: 3a-4.
Just don’t ask me to be a stock piker!. See some pictures below including one of the pipe repair under the Parish Hall.
Food For Thought
On the Food For Thought Table this Sunday, an article from the newest issue of The Christian Century., “U.S. Religion Worth 1.2 Trillion.” A recent study has shown that religion in the United States is contributing 1.2 trillion dollars annually to the U.S. Economy. This is everything from 344,000 congregations of all types from programs they run—schools, soup kitchens, and addiction recovery efforts—and their impact on local economies in terms of employment and goods and services purchased. “In perspective, this would make U.S. religion the 15th largest national economy ahead of a 180 other countries in terms of value.” William A. Galston, a Brooking Institute scholar called 1.2 trillion a sensible number. Brian Grim, the study’s author puts it: “Without the charitable work of religiously motivated people, I don’t think we would see all the good of society disappear, but I think it would be significantly less.” We knew that as people of faith we make a positive contribution to our society, but who knew it was this much. Each of us is a force multiplier of astounding proportions.
Emmaus Road: Monday October 24, 7:00 p.m.
We continue reading Fr. James Martin’s book Between Heaven and Mirth. Fr. Martin has been a favorite author for the Emmaus Road Group. We’ve read his books, The Jesuit Guide to Everything, Jesus, and My Life with the Saints. The book is available from Amazon. We will read the Introduction and Chapter 4 & 5. The discussion is wide ranging and not just about the book. Please join in, you might like it.