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Saints of the Week, Nov 6 – Nov. 13
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William Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1944 |
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Willibrord, Archbishop of Utrecht, Missionary to Frisia, 739 |
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(alternative date for James Theodore Holly: see March 13) |
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Leo the Great, Bishop of Rome, 461 |
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Martin, Bishop of Tours, 397 |
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Charles Simeon, Priest, 1836 |
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November 6, 2016 (full size gallery)
Sunday, November 6 Description with photos
Nov.9, 10am – Ecumenical Bible Study
Nov.11, 7:30am – ECM at Horne’s
Nov. 13, 10am – Godly Play (preschool through 2nd grade)
Nov. 13, 10am – God’s Kids (3rd grade and up )
Nov. 13, 11am – Holy Eucharist, Rite II
Sunday, Nov. 13 Readings and Servers
More Fall Colors, Nov.4, 2016
We easily get impatient waiting for the best colors since fall seems to unveil its beauty gradually. We never know when the peak of color is. Here are some from Friday, Nov. 4 that show fall is advancing…
"Let Us Beat Swords into Plowshares" "Tragedy of War"-Michael LaPalme
Veterans Day Sunday, Nov. 13
From a Litany for Veterans by Robb McCoy-"God of love, peace and justice, it is your will for the world that we may live together in peace. You have promised through the prophet Isaiah that one day the swords will be beaten into ploughshares. Yet we live in a broken world, and there are times that war seems inevitable. Let us recognize with humility and sadness the tragic loss of life that comes in war. Even so, as we gather here free from persecution, we may give thanks for those that have served with courage and honor. " Here is an English Veterans’ Service.
All gave some, Some gave all.
Season of Giving began October 30 and continues through November
"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give."
The season of giving is almost upon us! Part of holy living is to share our resources with others. The Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons give us the opportunity to do just that. During the next few weeks at St. Peter’s, you can choose one or more of several ways to help people close to home and those around the world by participating in these various opportunities. At a glance:
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Project |
Focus |
Items |
Collection |
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Samaritans Purse |
International. |
Shoe |
Nov. 13, Nov 20 |
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UTO |
National, International |
Funds |
Oct. 30- Nov. 13 |
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ECM |
Local |
Funds |
By Nov 20 (Thanksgiving) Dec. 11 (Christmas) |
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Village Harvest |
Local |
Food stuffs, Funds. For November, we are collecting boxed stuffing, canned corn, green beans or cranberry sauce |
By Nov 13 (for Nov), By Dec. 18 (for Dec.) |
Read more about 2016’s Season of Giving…
Ordinary Time, Nov 13, 2016
I.Theme – Emphasizing the Divine over the Secular
"Pantocrator – Christ" -El Greco, 1600
This portrait is of Christ as the ruler, the resurrected presence, who in God form, speaks to us. The scripture reading for today from Luke is a hard one, in which Jesus warns his disciples of hard tests ahead. This painting provides a vision of a savior who will sustain, and in the end, triumph over suffering and death.
The lectionary readings (Proper 28) are here or individually:
Old Testament – Malachi 4:1-2a
Psalm – Psalm 98 Page 727, 728 BCP
Epistle –2 Thessalonians 3:6-13
Gospel – Luke 21:5-19
This week begins apocalyptic readings that will continue through Advent 1. The faithful are the targets, here. What to do in contemporary crises? Don’t panic, Don’t give up the work you have been doing. Praise God and relish in his power and majesty. The tone of the readings coincide with the increasing darkness and shorter days in this season.
The readings are to counter the problem of the delayed return of Christ. Paul expected the second coming of Jesus very soon, initially certainly in his lifetime. However as the event was delayed, some used Paul’s writing as abandononing his work.
The Old Testament reading of Malachi provides speeches in dialogue style, where the prophet scolds the priests and the congregation about various malpractices and against tired religious scepticism. This passage seems a conclusion of these speeches contrasting the fate of the evil doers with those of the obedient faithful, destruction for the first and healing for the second.
The best is yet to come as shown in Psalm and the Gospel
A second theme is God’s power and magesty which will be the heart of next Sunday. This best seen in the Psalm This psalm is an eschatological hymn, culminating in shouts of praise at the coming of God, the ruler of the world and all creation to judge the world with justice and fairness. Only a new song can begin to describe the wonders of God’s power.
Just as 2 Thessalonians admonishes us not to grow tired in doing good, so Luke reminds us today to look at hardship and persecution as a chance to tell the gospel, the good news. Jesus tells us again: Do not be afraid! Not a single hair of our heads will be lost and standing firm will bring us through the trouble and to life.
The when and how of Christ’s second coming is not our concern. What is our concern is the faithfulness with which we pray, sing, tell and live love until he comes.
Matthew’s Infancy Stories, Nov. 20, 27, Dec. 4, 11
Adoration of the Magi (1481) – Leonardo da Vinci
Last year at Advent we studied Luke’s account of the birth of Christ. This year the lectionary switches to Matthew’s Gospel so we will consider his version.
Matthew’s Christmas story is much shorter than Luke. It is different – no angels, shepherds, instead a star and visitors from the East. Jesus is born in a house, not a stable. Where Mary is the focus in Luke, it is Joseph who dominates Matthew’s account. Luke is more about joy. In particular Matthew brings up the theme of conflict with Herod trying to destroy Jesus and the Holy family’s trek to Egypt and back.
Both stories of Jesus’ birth are about fulfillment and both use light effectively in their works.
We will look at Matthew Chapter 1 and 2 over 4 weeks two weeks for each chapter at 10:0am in the Parish House:
Nov 20, Nov. 27- Matthew, Chapter 1
Dec. 4, Dec. 11 – Matthew, Chapter 2
There are two major purposes:
->What did Matthew’s story mean to1st century Christians? Much of Matthew’s account is a fulfilment of Old Testament scripture. Matthew took liberally from these sources.
->What does it mean to us today? One writer has simply said “the purpose of Advent and Christmas is to bring the past into the present”