St. John's Anglican
Church
Parish of Horton,Wolfville, Nova
Scotia
8:00 am
Holy Communion, BCP
Collect: Blessed
Lord, who hast caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our
learning: Grant that we may in such wise hear them, read, mark, learn,
and inwardly digest them, that by patience and comfort of thy holy Word,
we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life,
which thou hast given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.
Reader: Margaret Coghill
Eucharistic Assistant: Rev’d Canon Cal
McMillan
SERVICES FOR DECEMBER 11TH - 3RD SUNDAY OF ADVENT
8:00 am Holy Communion (BCP) 10:00 am Holy
Eucharist (BAS)
A huge thank you to everyone who helped to make our 2011
Coffee party a success. A special thank you to Vicki Harris who guided
us through pudding preparations and making. Many hands made light work .
We could not have done this without the support of our
congregation.
10:00 am Holy
Communion in The Book of
Services, BCP
This morning we welcome Emma Balodis as our organ
scholar.
The Gathering of the Community
Processional Hymn
# 599 Awake! Awake! Fling Off the Night
Advent candle-lighting, concluding with hymn #107
Prepare the way of the Lord, prepare the way of the Lord:
and
all people shall see the salvation of our God.
The service continues on page
36
Collect: Almighty
God, who sent your servant John the Baptist to
prepare
your people to welcome the Messiah; inspire us, the ministers and stewards of your truth, to
turn our disobedient
hearts to you, that when the Christ shall come again to be our
judge, we may stand with
confidence before his
glory; who is alive and
reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for
ever.
The Proclamation of the Word
First Reading: Isaiah 40:1-11, Dale
Hennigar
Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13
Second Reading: 2
Peter 3:8-15a, Kathy Phillips
Gradual Hymn:
#102 Prepare the Way, O
Zion
The Holy Gospel:
Mark
1:1-8
The service continues with the Nicene Creed on page
38
Sermon
The Celebration of Holy
Communion
Offertory Hymn
#103 On Jordan’s Bank
The service continues with the thanksgiving over the offering
on page 39
Communion hymns:
#53 Now the Silence;
#465 Here in This Place New Light is
Streaming
For health reasons, please do not dip the communion bread
into the wine.
The service continues with
The Lord’s Prayer on page 48
The Dismissal
Announcements
Diana Patterson
Closing
Hymn
#88 Come, Thou
Long-Expected Jesus
The
Dismissal
Postlude
Prayers of the People: Paul Hobson
Eucharistic Assistant: James Nelson
Greeters: Jim & Judy Amos Counters: Jim & Louise
Copeland
You
have been gracious to your land, O Lord, you have restored the good
fortune of Jacob.
You
have forgiven the iniquity of your people and blotted out all their
sins.
I
will listen to what the Lord God is saying, for he is speaking peace to
his faithful people and to those who turn their hearts to
him.
Truly,
his salvation is very near to those who fear him, that his glory may
dwell in our land.
Mercy
and truth have met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each
other.
Truth
shall spring up from the earth, and righteousness shall look down from
heaven.
The
Lord will indeed grant prosperity, and our land will yield its
increase.
Righteousness
shall go before him, and peace shall be a pathway for his
feet.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy
Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world
without end. Amen.
Cycle of Prayer
Please remember in your prayers…
·
Western
Kansas - (Province VII, USA) Vacant
- Diocese
of Eastern NFLD and Labrador, Bishop
Cyrus Pitman
- Our
sister parish of St. George in Ste. Anne-de-Bellevue
- The parishes of Springhill with Joggins, and Lantz
- The ministry of the Wolfville Area Food Bank: may we respond in generosity and love
to those who are hungry and in need in our community
- Those preparing for ordination: the Rev’d Mel Malton, the
Rev’d David Chapman, the Rev’d Roslyn MacLeod, the Rev’d Debbie
Strickland, the Rev’d Faye Wheatley and Gordon Relf
- Those in our parish family and beyond who are in any need
or distress: for the sick, the lonely, the grieving and all who are
undergoing medical treatments or recovering from accidents or surgery,
remembering especially Alice Pitblado and the Rev’d Matthew
Sponagle
Mark these dates on your calendar
Today, Sun., Dec. 4th, 4pm, Holy Trinity Anglican
Church, Digby:
The ordination to the priesthood of the Rev'd
Mel Malton. Sign up
if you need a drive or can take passengers.
Weds., Dec. 7th, 10:15am and 11am:
Outreach services at the Elms and
Wolfville Nursing Home. All welcome.
Weds., Dec. 7th, 9:30am, rectory:
Little Pieces of Light. Join us for
Morning Prayer, followed by coffee, tea and
conversation.
Sat., Dec. 10th, 10am - 12noon: Valley
Regional Council, Holy Trinity Church,
Middleton. Members should come
prepared to elect
co-chairs (i.e. either to be willing to serve or to have asked permission from another member to
let him or her be elected).
Sat.,
Dec. 10th, 3pm, Middleton Baptist Church: Follow That Star!
Annapolis Valley Honour Choir. Tickets $10 (under 10 -
free).
Mon., Dec. 12th: The A.C.W. will
be having a Christmas Tea at Wickwire Assisted Living at 3pm. All
ladies of the church are welcome to attend.
Food Bank Christmas Hampers This year St.
John’s has been asked to provide
400 pounds of carrots for the 150 Christmas
Hampers that
will be distributed via the Wolfville and area food bank. We have
arranged to get these
directly from a wholesaler who has very
generously offered to cover most of the cost. Donations towards
St. John’s contribution to the Christmas hampers beyond what is
needed for the carrots will go towards the cost of the turkeys
(about $25 each). The Gravy Boat is anchored at the
back of the
church ready to be loaded up with your loonies, toonies &
fivers.
* If you wish to make a larger gift (over $10) towards the cost
of
the turkeys and get a tax receipt, put your gift in an envelope
marked Christmas Hampers – Turkeys
and make the cheque
payable to the Wolfville
Area Interchurch Council. We will forward these cheques
to WAICC who will issue tax receipts.
Carolling at Tideways: We've been invited to sing
Christmas carols at
Tideways on Sat., Dec. 17th, from 10am (until about 11am),
during their Christmas coffee party. There's a sign-up sheet at
the back
of the church - please join us!
Christmas Gifts for Shut-ins: The
tradition continues! Elizabeth Biggs has created lovely
hand-made cross bookmarks that we will be
giving to people who are shut in - people who are or have been
connected with the parish or other Anglicans living in the area
or
in care facilities. If you know of someone who should be included
on our gift list, please let
Sandra know. And a very special thanks to Elizabeth on
behalf of us all!
Anglican Church Women Annual Project 2011/2012: Girl
Power
Wolf Spirit. This is a program for youth, ages 8-15, to develop leadership and
community organizational skills, promote
empowerment and enhanced self-esteem, and encourage lasting healthy practices, physically and
psychologically. GPWS will be
delivered to 10 communities that represent 40 First Nations communities in a geographic area
that encompasses a number of Anglican Dioceses in central Canada. If
you wish to support this
very worthwhile project please enclose your cheque in an envelope marked St. John’s
Anglican Church Women, NS Board,
for Project 2011/2012.
Wanted: old-worn, clean flannel sheets - I cut
them up and use instead of
batting for charity quilts. See Elizabeth Biggs.
The ACW will again try to fill Christmas Shoe Box
Gifts for
Seafarers. Nearly 2000 seafarers visit the Mission to
Seafarers
at
the Port of Halifax over the year and these gifts are much appreciated. Gifts include
gloves/mitts, scarf, socks, men's
personal care items, soap, deodorant, shampoo, shaving cream,
toothbrush and toothpaste, hard candy and small mementos
such as key rings, mugs, playing cards, pens &
stationary. A
Christmas card with personal/parish greetings can be
enclosed.
Daily Planners: we have daily planners left for
sale at $17 each. They are at
the back of the church.
FOR SALE: Hasty notes with a picture of the
church on the front
cover (pkg. of 4 - $5) can be found at the back of the
church.
Food Bank Request: Many of us have gifts tucked away in drawers
and cupboards which we will never use but don't have the heart
to throw away. Gifts for men or women, adults or children would
be
appreciated but we would like only new or unopened items.
We would also welcome any previously used gift bags that you
might be able to spare. If possible, we would like to receive the
items before Dec. 10th.
Rector’s schedule: Sandra will be at TAN coffee
for office hours on
Weds., 2:30-5pm and on Thurs., 9-11am. She will be leading a
pre-
ordination quiet day on Tuesday and will be off on
Friday.
"The Wolfville
Nursing Homes Ltd, Residents, Staff and
Management wish you all a peace filled and joyous
Christmas Season. Thank you for your support in the
community care of those who reside both at the nursing home and the
Elms."
Parish Council Highlights –November 20,
2011
·
A Congregational Meeting was held November 6th
after the 10:00 a.m. service.
34 people were present.
The members voted 31:1 in favour of authorizing the Parish
Council to negotiate the sale of the Parish Hall subject to final
congregational approval. Note: The two people who did not vote were the Rector and the
Rev’d Matthew Sponagle.
·
A letter was faxed Nov. 15 to Bishop Sue with regards to the
proposed sale of the Parish Hall. It was written by the Wardens and
included the reasons for our request and the method of communication
with parishioners and Parish Council throughout the process. The Bishop
needs to be aware of our intent should we make a formal request to her
to proceed with a sale of the hall.
·
In his Treasurer’s Report, Bob Wrye noted our projected year
end could be approx. $ –20,000.
·
In addition to the Rector’s Highlights Sandra mentioned
several events in the past month that involved many church members
participating in various activities – namely: Plum Pudding making, the
Men’s Turkey Supper, and an activity for the children and youth at The
Clayground. It was
encouraging to see so many happily engaged in fellowship and good
work.
·
The upcoming Parish Visioning will be an opportunity for the
congregation to come together and get to know one another from 8:00
& 10:00 services. It will be for the morning of Nov.
27th.
·
Mould issues in the church and Parish Hall - Grant Peart
presented the report from Maritime Testing. The inspection was done in the
dark with flashlights. Mr. Kim Strong made several
recommendations:
§ More fans need to be installed in the church
§ Fans should be kept on all the days of the
year
§ Dehumidifiers are needed
§ Keep the heat up
§ Leave the Kneelers up
·
A Motion was made that the Property Committee determine a
solution to the mould problem in the church and bring back the findings
to the December meeting.
·
A sign-up list will be posted for those wishing to volunteer
as sidespeople and helpers for the Christmas
services.
·
Outreach: The Pastoral Care Committee would like to review the needs of the community and decide
what outreach projects to support rather than do things because we
always have done them past
(i.e. this year we are not contributing to the stockings for
Waterville youth because it was determined that there are enough items
already being collected).
