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Parish Hall, 8-9 p.m. Tyler Chapel, 9 a.m. (no service on Thurs 12/2, 12/23, or 12/30). As has been our custom the past few years, we will be collecting gifts for the clients at the Anderson Center for Autism in Staatsburg. The school has provided us with a “wish list” in the form of individual paper ornaments. We ask that you take one (or more if you’d like) ornament and [...] On Sun., Dec. 12, please bring Christmas cookies to the coffee hour after the 10:00 service. We are hoping for enough cookies to not only feed everyone at the coffee hour, but also exchange our favorite cookies with one another. If you have any questions, please contact Kris Perry at 876-7795 or kcperry@aol.com. Happy [...] Next Sat., Dec. 4th at 11:00 AM at Messiah, The Rt. Rev. Mark Sisk will install The Rev. Richard McKeon as Rector of the Church of the Messiah. The installation will be followed by a reception in the Parish Hall. All are welcome to a potluck reception. Please bring a covered dish to share. [...] Parish Hall 5:30-8:00 pm Tyler Chapel, 9 a.m. Messiah Matters has been mailed. If you did not receive a copy, please call Su (876-3533) or send her an email (Rhinebeck.Episcopal@gmail.com) so she can be sure we have your current address. While we have been doing some recycling in the past, we are now set up to do full recycling. An official blue recycling container is available in the narthex, so if you choose not to take your bulletin and/or announcements page home, please place it/them on the table where they will be collected and [...] The Rhinebeck Area Chamber of Commerce will be having a food drive at the Village Tree Lighting event today from 3:00-6:00 p.m. in the Rhinebeck Savings Bank parking lot. Williams Lumber is donating a pickup and driver so that we can “fill up the truck” to benefit the Jayne Brooks Food Pantry at Messiah. [...] The directories have finally arrived and can be picked up at coffee hour after the 8:00 and 10:00 service. Please download a pdf of the October 2010 Church of the Messiah Vestry Minutes here. The Collect Almighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light, now in the time of this mortal life in which your Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility; that in the last day, when he shall come again in his [...] While we have been doing some recycling in the past, we are now set up to do full recycling. An official blue recycling container is available in the narthex, so if you choose not to take your bulletin and/or announcements page home, please place it/them on the table where they will be collected and [...] Dear People of The Church of the Messiah, What a joy to find the FALL 2010 issue of “Messiah Matters” in our mail yesterday. It made us feel a part of what is going on with the MANY activities at Messiah. It certainly shortens the miles between Florida and Rhinebeck for us. We [...] When you are shopping this week, please keep our food pantry in mind. At this time we are desperately in need of cereal, all kinds of beans, and mac & cheese. The holidays are coming up, so any “holiday” food items are welcome. When you are shopping and you take advantage of a buy [...] Messiah Matters has been mailed. If you did not receive a copy, please call Su (876-3533) or send her an email (Rhinebeck.Episcopal@gmail.com) so she can be sure we have your current address. We have requested that all acolytes vest for Fr. Richard’s installation on Dec. 4th. We do not have enough robes so we need to borrow some from other churches. Please come to the sacristy this Sunday and figure out what size robe you wear. Give that size to Chele so that she can try [...] On Sun., Dec. 12, please plan on bringing Christmas cookies to the coffee hour after the 10:00 service. We are hoping for enough cookies to not only feed everyone at the coffee hour, but also exchange our favorite cookies with one another. If you have any questions, please contact Kris Perry at 876-7795 or [...] Thank you to everyone who attended, helped before, during, or after, or who supported the Third Thursday Luncheon this past week. On Saturday, Dec. 4th at 11:00 AM at Messiah, The Rt. Reverend Mark Sisk will install The Reverend Richard McKeon as Rector of the Church of the Messiah. The installation will be followed by a reception in the Parish Hall. All are welcome to both the service and the reception. Invitations have been mailed. [...] We welcome The Rt. Rev. Bishop Sisk to Messiah. During coffee hour after the 10:00 am service, Bishop Sisk will hold a question-and-answer forum. All parishioners are encouraged to come and meet the Bishop. There are envelopes inserted into your bulletin if you would like to make a contribution to the Bishop’s Discretionary fund. [...] The Third Thursday Lunch is on this Thursday, November 18th. Proceeds from this month’s luncheon will benefit the Abilities First Day Habilitation program for special needs adults. Please come and enjoy Minestrone or Winter Squash Soup, and a choice of BBQ pork, tuna salad, or egg salad sandwiches. Delicious home baked desserts will finish [...] Christ the King Proper 29 Year C RCL THE COLLECT Almighty and everlasting God, whose will it is to restore all things in your well-beloved Son, the King of kings and Lord of lords: Mercifully grant that the peoples of the earth, divided and enslaved by sin, may be freed and brought [...] On Sunday, November 21st, in recognition of Chele Fox’s ministry with the acolytes of the Church of the Messiah, Chele will be honored with the title of verger of the parish. This title is from the English tradition of the Anglican Church and is used to designate the person who oversees the procession and [...] Thank you to everyone who attended, helped before, during, or after, or who supported our fundraising dinner to benefit HELO. We raised $2189.00 The Community Coalition for Rhinebeck Youth is hosting a forum with a panel of experts including specialists in the fields of medicine, psychiatry, prevention, rehabilitation, and law enforcement, concerning drug use and alcohol abuse by our teens. Rhinebeck High School Auditorium, Thurs., Nov. 18th, 6:30-8:00 pm. You may download a pdf of these readings to print, here. ___ THE COLLECT Blessed Lord, who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning: Grant us so to hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, [...] One of our ESL students will be donating a kidney to her husband at Weill Cornell Medical College/NY Presbyterian Hospital located at 68th St. and York Ave. near the FDR Drive in NYC on Nov. 4th. Beginning in mid-November through December, they will need to travel back to the city twice a week and [...] |
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