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December 11, 2011

Parish News

Readings: Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11, Psalm 126, John 1:6-8, 19-28

Birthdays: Chelsea Jones, Karol Kavanagh Bibbs, and Stanley Brown

Memorials: The flowers on the altar are given in memory of Ann Romeyn MacMillan Wacker

Prayer List: Prayer List: Wendy Brown-Smith, Eldoris Eselby, Jennifer Lewis, Ryan Farrell, Albert Leigh, John Smargiassi, Doreen Sugermeyer, Warren Wacker, Barbara Estes, Charles Oldfield, Robin, Olga, Richard and Bathsheba Amarnick, Gerry and Charles Ognibene, John Munzer, Leslie Cheverie, Margaret Wilkerson, Paul P, Sheila, Trudy, Linda, Nan and Will Clarkson and those serving in the military: Casey Carpenter, Kristen Melfi, Lucas Santerre, and Nick Dyer.

This Week At St. Paul’s   December 11 – Advent III

Sun, Dec 11     8: 00am                       Holy Eucharist, Chapel

9: 00am                       Church School and Adult Education

10: 00am         Holy Eucharist

11:30am          Honduras Meeting

Tues, Dec 13   7:30pm                        Scripture Group

                        7:30pm                        Vestry

Sat., Dec 17     10:00am          Greening of the Church & Pageant Rehearsal

Next Week At St. Paul’s   December 18 – Advent IV

Sun, Dec 18     8: 00am                       Holy Eucharist, Chapel

9: 00am                       Church School and Adult Education

10: 00am         Holy Eucharist-Pageant

5:00 pm           Candle Light Carols

7:30 pm           Compline

Wed, Dec 21    7:00pm                        Blue Christmas Service

Honduras Mission Meeting, Dec 11, After church.

St. Paul’s has participated in Mission trips to Honduras for many years.  Planning for a summer 2012 Honduras Mission needs to begin soon and there are a number of questions to be answered by the parish about our participation.  We welcome anyone who has an interest in St. Paul’s Honduras Mission, whether you are considering being part of the travel team, the support team, or an interested parishioner, to come and help mold the Honduras Mission to be one that is truly St. Paul’s.

Poinsettias!-Order Now

Each Christmas the church is decorated with Poinsettias given in memory or in honor of someone. If you would like to contribute to these memorials, please complete the form in this bulletin or contact Lucy (office@

stpaulsbrookline.org or 617-566-4953). The deadline is December 19.

Greening of the Church, December 17

Come help decorate the church for Christmas.  We’ll be making the huge wreath for the sanctuary, wreaths for all the doors, and candle holders for the windows.  Meet at the Great Hall from 10:30 am to 1 pm on Saturday December 17^th.  Contact Steve Estes-Smargiassi (617-522-0752) or Betsy Munzer  (617 277 5880)for more information.

Candle light Carols Service

Sunday, December 18 at 5:00 PM. Preludes will begin at 4:40 PM.

This service, based on the Lessons and Carols tradition, is a special moment in our church year, when we come once again to the threshold of the Christmas promise. Candlelight Carols is in many ways just what it says it is: there are many candles and many carols, as well as a fullness of hope and

wonder. Please make this service a part of your December tradition, too!

”Blue Christmas” Service on The Longest Night

Join us on the longest night of the year, December 21, at 7:00 p.m. in the chapel for a meditative service. ‘Blue Christmas’ allows us to find a calm and quiet place to contemplate our lives and families, the year just past, the one to come, and is for anyone for whom Christmas isn’t all “Merry.”

Note: St. Paul’s office will be closed from Dec 22 to Dec 29.

Do you have experience in Human Resources? We need you!

We are looking to put together a Personnel Committee to help the Vestry in matters of personnel policy and procedures. If you are interested, or know of someone who might be, please contact Georgia Smith, Senior Warden, at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it "> This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

 

Serving Us Today

Celebrants                                                                      The Congregation

Presider and Preacher                                     The Rev. Jeffrey W. Mello

Director of Music and Organist                                      Andrew Clarkson

Crucifer                                                                                    Julia Boral

Torchbearers             Ardani Mello-Daigneault and Cole Flewelling-Allen

Server                                                                                      Sophia Vos

Lector                                                                                    Keri O’Brien

Prayers of the People                                                          Jeannie Baca

Healing                                                       Betsy Munzer and Jean Moses

Chalice                                           Maryann Kurkjian and Sharlene Wing

Ushers                                Steve Morrissey and Georgia and Chris Smith

Coffee Hour                                         Hannah Hughes and Andrea Brue