A lot to do this week,. I can't wait for Christmas to come!
Worship
We're working on Christmas service sheets. We're very excited about the emphasis on children and youth for the early Christmas Eve service. While both services are open to all generations we hope that parents will feel that the early service will be engaging for the younger children. The Island carols are lively and fun to sing. And of course we'll include our traditional carols as well.
Also relating to worship, I've been asking around about ways to make our worship better. Trying to balance musical and liturgical tastes within the structure of Anglican worship is a daunting task. But there is flexibility within the structure. We are looking to find the balance of these things that makes our worship so beautiful. I'm always open to your feedback, so send me an email with your thoughts or grab me for a conversation.
Love
Get on board with us!! After months of faithful prayer, planning, and preparation Kari Richardson has joined our staff to help us with our Family Ministry. We have mapped out a plan for Christian formation for children, youth, and adults. Family ministry is a multi-generational faith formation that will enrich the lives of our children and parish family!
Kari has prepared a written protocol for our nursery. This is help that ministry continue to be a safe and enriching environment for our youngest disciples. For our families with older children and youth, we'll spend January orienting everyone on how this new ministry will unfold. Family Formation will take place on first, second, and third Sundays. Fourth Sundays are our service day at Emily's Pantry. It's a great time to be at All Saints!
Service
Last week Sarah, Miguel, and I drove over to Dulles Middle School to pick up a first attempt at the school's food drive. The offering from the middle school was well received. I've written thank you notes to the departments in appreciation from the church.
Also, Tracey Spiller and I visited the Houston Food Bank for an orientation. We'll have to go back in January to complete our paperwork. By teaming with the Food Bank we're going to be able to stock Emily's Pantry for drastically reduced prices on food. We're still needing more volunteers. We encourage everyone to invite a friend to help stock or distribute food.
Thank you for the continued support. Blessings, Fr. Stephen+
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