February 19, The 7th Sunday after Epiphany
Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at 9:41AM Coffee Hour Sign Up March & April 2017
The Sign Up Sheet for Coffee Hour for the next two months will be by the urns of the Coffee Table outside Church on Sunday.
Coffee hour is an important aspect of our parish life. It’s been called “The Eighth Sacrament of the Episcopal Church.” At coffee hour we have the chance to see and talk with our fellow parishioners and welcome new people to our parish.
Doing Coffee Hour is quite simple. All that one needs to do is bring some snacks for people to share. The Coffee is already made in the Church basement. Supplies such as cream, sweetner, stirrers, napkins, and plates are already provided.
For 7:45 a.m. You simply bring a snack of some kind. The congregation is small doesn’t need help in serving. There is also no clean up because the set up will remain for the 10:15 service,
For 10:15 a.m. Again the coffee is already made and the set up is already in place. All that is needed is for the coffee hour host to set up their snack and help people, particularly the children get their’s, ( and leave some for everyone else!) The coffee hour host does help with the clean up which is taking the coffee pots and supplies down to the basement, rising them out and letting them dry. Fr. Bob and other parishioners are there to help take down and store the tables.
Like any organization, the same people tend to volunteer for the same task many times. We’d like more people to help as well. We have a sign up sheet outside that covers a period of two months. Those who’ve signed up are listed in the Church calendar so they can remember their date.
As with everything at Church of the Angels, we try to make volunteer tasks easy and accessible to all. If you’ve not thought of signing up for Coffee hour before, please consider doing so. It adds a lot to our parish life.
You can sign up by Emailing into the Parish Office: coa@lafn.org
Opportunity for Altar Flowers
Sunday February 19, is open for anyone who might wish to give Altar Flowers if you’d like give flowers on any of those days, email the Parish Office
Secret Handshake Class Saturday, February 18 10:00 a.m. Parish Hall Living Room
This Saturday we will explore The Book of Common Prayer. We’ll look at the overall Christian sense of time both cosmically, historically, and as it is lived out in the unfolding of the Church Year. We’ll look at contents of The Book of Common Prayer, and learn how to use it as resource and support for one’s Christian life.
Emmaus Road Monday, February 20, 7:00 p.m.
Emmaus Road concluded its discussion of Shusako Endo’s novel, Silence, as well as the Martin Scorsese film of the story. Everyone agreed that this book and film evoked some of the best discussions we’ve ever had.
We now move on to something new. We will begin reading Teilhard de Chardin and the Mystery of Christ. This is a book that explores the thought, theology, and spirituality of Fr. Teilhard de Chardin, a Jesuit priest of the 20th Century who was also a paleontologist who made major discoveries of early humans. Fr. Teilhard sought to integrate the discoveries of science with the deepest things of the Christian faith. While forbidden to publish while he was alive, after his death, his books were published and found a wide audience. Some have said that his spirit hovered over the renewal of the Second Vatican Council. The book is available on Amazon, but it’s out of print and so while used copies are available, they take a while to get here.
So while waiting for the books, on Monday, February 20, following on a suggestion during our discussion of Silence, we will view the film The Children of Men. This is a story set in the future when all women on earth can no longer get pregnant. 20 years into this situation a woman gives birth. The movie takes us into the implications of such situation for humanity as whole, and has a lot of “Christmas” elements as part of it.
Church of the Angels Outreach Caring Ministries
The Outreach Committee is soliciting information from the parish about what kind of outreach activities people are already involved in and/or would like to see the parish work with. A survey form was made and put out at the Annual Meeting and several people responded.
We want to give everyone a chance to give their input. From this the Outreach Committee will begin to develop a Vision and Mission statement along with plans as to how to proceed.
The Outreach survey is attached to By Way of Reminder so you can fill it out and email it in. It will also be outside Church on Sunday
Outreach Caring Ministries: Dinner at the Rectory: Saturday February 25, 5:00 p.m.
Fr. Bob will host a dinner at the Rectory for the Outreach Committee as part of the ongoing process of developing a vision for Outreach activities. We will review the surveys that have been returned, reflect on current activities, and consider what we might do in the future. Anyone who is interested is welcome to attend.
Outreach Caring Ministries: Book of the Month for Uganda
The Outreach Committee is pleased to announce a Book of the Month Club to benefit the Suubi Children’s Center in Uganda. Anyone can join the club! All you have to do is buy one hardcover book each month (new or gently used). Bring the book to church and we will donate it to the library at the Suubi Children’s Center.
There will be a theme for the book club each month, and this month (February) we are focusing on biographies. We have created a wish list on Amazon.com. You can see this wish list here:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/ref=cm_reg_rd-upd?ie=UTF8&id=C4KG1SD4S6MB&type=wishlist
You can buy directly from Amazon (new or gently used--and we love library binding), or use the Amazon wish list and buy from your favorite local bookstore. In some cases, a book may be available only in paperback, so that is what we would send.
If you have questions, contact Kelly Russell at kellylcr@gmail.com. Thanks for your generosity!
Altar Guild Meeting: Saturday February 25 9:00 a.m. Parish Hall
We will have a meeting of the Altar Guild on Saturday February 25 to begin to make plans for Holy Week and Easter, but more importantly to welcome some new people who will be joining. It's a great group who do the set up for Sunday morning. The whole thing is designed for busy people so there is no fuss or anything. Usually people are on teams and serve for a month at a time. It usually means twice per year. The time is up them as to when they want to set up. What is really good about it, and they will confirm this, is that you get to be in a beautiful, quiet, contemplative space and that the handling and care of things of the altar is spiritually fulfilling in a wonderful way.
Fr. Bob has reached out to people who he thought might be interested in joining. If you are interested, please join in. Please let Fr. Bob know and come to the meeting on February 25.
Episcopal Visitation: Sunday March 5
We are privileged to have Bishop Diane Bruce with us on Sunday March 5. Bishop Diane is the Bishop Suffragan (Assisting bishop to our Diocesan Bishop Jon Bruno) Bishop Diane will be here for both the 7:45 and 10:15 Liturgy.
Episcopal Visitation: Parish Potluck and Reception for Bishop Diane Sunday March 5
Following the 10:15 Liturgy we will have a Parish Potluck and Reception for Bishop Diane. We had great fun at the Annual Meeting. Here’ s another chance to show off our parish’s amazing culinary skills. The Sign Up sheet will be outside Church on Sunday. You can also email in what you’d like to bring.
Shrove Tuesday, . February 28,
Once again we will have our Shrove Tuesday Dinner and we hope everyone will participate.
All Catholic and some Protestant countries traditionally call the day before Ash Wednesday Fat Tuesday. The name predated the Reformation and referred to the common Christian tradition of eating special rich foods before the fasting season of Lent.
Most Christian countries observing Shrove Tuesday or Fat Tuesday celebrated with some form of local pancake or flatbread, made from the remaining lard, oil, butter, eggs, flour, corn meal, oats and sugar.
Shrove Tuesday at Church of the Angels is a fun, fellowship filled event before we start the Lenten Season. This year Chris Askew heads up the making of pancakes, bacon and sausage. He’s looking for some help from people who would be willing to make them ahead of time. You can talk to him on Sunday at Church.
. The Sign Up Sheet will be out on Sunday, but you can also email the office. Please let us know.