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
Advent Event:
Following the 10:15 Liturgy on Sunday November 20
The First Sunday of Advent is November 27. To help us prepare for Advent we will have the Advent Event on the Sunday of Christ the King, November 20.
Advent Potluck,
Year by year as we do this, we see parishioners spend a lot of time talking together both during and after the meal. People linger for a long while. It’s as though the Advent Event gives us an oasis of calm before everything gets crazy with the “Christmas Season” gets underway on Black Friday. So, please come and enjoy each other’s company.
Advent Wreath Making
For those who don't know or who have never made or had one, The Advent Wreath is of German origin. It contains four candles, three are purple (The color of preparing, as we say to the children in the atrium) and one pink or rose. Each candle stands for one of the four weeks of the Season of Advent that precede Christmas. We have a large Advent Wreath in the Church, and there is a small one of the Prayer Table in all three Atriums.
Making your Advent Wreath is a fun activity and a way of bringing Church into the Home. You can place it on your dining room table and light the candles when you have dinner.
Why three purple and one pink you ask? That's because on the Third Sunday of Advent, the Traditional Old Testament Reading was from the prophet Isaiah where he says that "The desert shall rejoice and blossom. Like the Rose it shall blossom abundantly." That of course leads us into the Christmas Hymn "Lo How a Rose er'e Blooming." So it all goes together.
We will have wire frames that have four holders for candles and we'll have a variety of greens that you can weave into them and make something unique and personal. We'll have the candles for you as well.
We ask $10.00 for materials.
Craft Sale for Suubi School
At the Advent Event the Outreach Committee and the “Level 4” students will offer “crafts” for sale to benefit the Suubi School in Uganda.
The Suubi women crafts group was established in 2012 with 20 women some of whom have HIV/AIDS, are single mothers and grandmothers and their first crafts that included animal mobiles, coasters, book marks and head bands were sold through Come Together Trading Company in Texas. This encouraged the women to make more crafts which were of a better quality. One of the significant features is that 100% of the profit goes back to the group of HIV/AIDS women that Global Hands of Hope supports. The income from the crafts helps the women to support their families and children attain education.
The group now has 30 members of which 5 are men.
Thanksgiving 2016
Liturgy for Thanksgiving: Wednesday, November 23, 7:00 p.m.
We will celebrate Thanksgiving on the evening before, Wednesday, November 23 7:00 p.m. with the Holy Eucharist. This liturgy is wonderful as we hear Scripture that touches very deeply our American consciousness, along with hymns that recall us to our heritage as well.
This seems to be a particularly important time to intentionally gather and intentionally give thanks for all the blessings we receive because we live in this country. A glaring omission in the recent election campaign from both candidates were speeches that ended in “God bless America.”
While that phrase can be cynically dismissed, something that politicians are expected to say, still it is a reminder, to paraphrase the Prayer for our Country in The Book of Common Prayer, that the one “Who gave this good land for our heritage, is God.” And because of this, as the prayer continues, “We pray that we may always prove ourselves a people mindful of your favor and glad to do your will.”
Our country is worth our taking time to make an intentional act to express gratitude.
Doing the Eucharist on the Eve of Thanksgiving gives us the opportunity to do this, to express gratitude, for benefit of our deep Christian and American roots. It leaves Thanksgiving Day itself free for celebrating with family and friends.
So plan to attend the Liturgy on the Eve of Thanksgiving. It will make your Thanksgiving Day celebration all the more meaningful.
Annual Giving for 2017 is underway
Church of the Angels Annual Giving for 2017
Last Sunday after the 10:15 Liturgy, one of our new parishioners commented that our Annual Giving Drive was “very gentle.” This person has wide experience in the Episcopal Church and said that what we do stands in sharp contrast to other parishes he knows. “There was Bills talk,” he said, “And that was about it.”
He’s right, we do the Annual Giving Drive in a very low-key way and through the years, parishioners have generously supported the parish with their tithes and offerings. Year by year when Bill talks to us, he simply states the facts, and invites all to join in and take part.
This year we have added something to make the process of Pledging even more gentle. In addition to our regular mailing with a pledge card and return envelope, we have made it possible to submit your pledge on line. We have a link to our website which you can go to, fill out, and submit your pledge.
To access on line pledging go to : : http://www.coa-pasadena.org/pledge
When you press the “Submit” button your pledge card will automatically go to an email address specifically for the Parish Treasurer.
If you have already submitted your Annual Giving Pledge for 2017, we thank you. If you haven’t yet, please make use of the on line pledge link. The mail in cards are fine too. If you’ve never make an Annual Giving Pledge before, we urge you to consider doing so. In a parish our size, everyone’s contribution is vital.
Year of Grace Calendars.
The Year of Grace Calendars for the Christian Year which begins on the First Sunday of Advent, November 27, will be available for purchase on Sunday. They come in three sizes: Laminated Poster, which is great for hanging on your refrigerator door, Laminated Notebook size which is 11 x 17, and Paper Notebook size. An envelope will be available for checks and cash.
Altar Flowers for 2017
This Sunday we’ll begin taking sign ups for Altar Flowers for 2017. See the Sign Up Sheet on the table outside Church on Sunday.
Food For Thought
On the Food For Thought Table this Sunday, an article from the most recent issue of The New Yorker, “Knock on Wood: The 500th Anniversary of Luther’s 95 Theses.” This is a review of several art exhibitions commemorating the beginning of the Reformation along with some of the history surrounding Martin Luther and what came of it all.
Emmaus Road: Monday November 21, 7:00 p.m.
The Great Courses: Reading Biblical Literature from Genesis to Revelation
Emmaus Road begins a program looking at portions of a new class from The Teaching Company’s Great Courses. Reading Biblical Literature From Genesis to Revelation. The Great Courses are lectures on a wide range of subjects given by outstanding, award winning college professors. The lectures are a half hour in length. We will jump around the course on the Bible and viewing specific topics in order of interest rather than chronology. The lectures for Monday will be: Revelation’s Vision of a New Creation. No reading is involved, Everyone is welcome to participate and you can come to any or all.