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Church of the Advent

Episcopal

Al Chesson, senior warden

Doug Chesson, junior warden

124 West Church Street

P. O. Box 463

Williamston, NC 27892

Telephone 252.792.2244

Fax 252.792.2244

E-mail coa@coastalnet.com

www.williamstonepiscopalchurch.com

Diocese of East Carolina

The Right Reverend Clifton Daniel, 3rd

Bishop

Diocesan House

705 Doctors Drive

P. O. Box 1336

Kinston, NC 28503

Telephone 888.622.4778

Fax 252.523.5272

www.diocese-eastcarolina.org

Trinity Center

P. O. Drawer 380

Salter Path, NC 28575

Telephone 888.874.6287

Fax 252.247.3290

E-mail trinity@mail.clis.com

www.trinityctr.com

The Prayer List is found on a notebook

marked “Prayer Lists” found on the table in the

vestibule of the church. Names may be added at

any time by writing them in the notebook or

calling the church office. The Prayer List is

read weekly at Sunday services. Periodically,

names are removed from the list. Contact the

church office if you wish to have a name added,

re-listed, or taken off the list.

Prayer List

Jackie Boykin

Muriel French

Milton James

Keathley Malone

Joyce Ward

Robert Weston

Bobby Sparks

Jennifer Harris

Margaret Downing

Anne Charles

John Allen

Bill Atkins

Birthdays in December

6, Sue Westervelt

9, Jim Allen, Kit Reddick

10, Lucia Peel

12, Jackie Boykin, Jeanie Sessoms,

Robert Bonner

17, Anna Chesson

29 Chelsea Biondi

30, Ann Raiford

Volume 40, Issue 6

Kit Reddick, editor

792.1158

CHURCH OF THE ADVENT

Advent Advisor

December 2012

This newsletter is printed on 35% recycled paper.

Church Year begins with season of Advent

The center white candle is the Christ

candle.

Purple will also be seen in the church

hangings.

Purple is the color of royalty, in

recognition of Christ the King In ancient times,

purple dye was expensive and used mainly by

kings and royalty and wealthy people.

Purple is also the color of penitence as

Advent is a penitential season. Penitential

means turning to God in sorrow after doing

something wrong.

Advent is also a season of preparation,

preparing for the coming of Jesus.

As Advent is a penitential season, the

praise hymn “Gloria” will not be sung during

the Eucharist. Instead, the “Kyrie eleison” or

“Lord, have mercy” will be used. Alleluias will

be omitted as well.

December 2 is

the first Sunday in

Advent — the first day of

the liturgical Church

Year.

The Church

Year is divided into

seasons and days.

Lectionary C

will be used during the

year for the readings

that provide an

opportunity to relive the events of the life of

Jesus and to examine the beliefs of our faith.

The word Advent means “coming” and

the Advent season covers the four Sundays com-

ing before Christmas.

The season is symbolized by the Advent

wreath with its three purple and one rose

candles, one for each Sunday in Advent.

The rose candle is lit on the third Sun-

day in Advent. Advent is now half over.

Ministration to the Sick

Book of Common Prayer In the Morning

This is another day, O Lord. I know not what it will bring forth, but make me ready, Lord,

for whatever it may be. If I am to stand up, help me to stand bravely. If I am to sit still, help me to

sit quietly. If I am to lie low, help me to do it patiently. And if I am to do nothing, let me do it gal-

lantly. Make these words more than words, and give me the Spirit of Jesus. Amen.

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Parish convenes for an-

nual meeting

The annual parish meeting convenes in

the Parish House after an covered dish lunch-

eon on Sunday, December 9.

The Sunday morning service will be a

shortened Holy Eucharist celebrated by George

Feldman.

Canon, or church law, states that once a

year — as soon as possible after the first

Sunday in Advent — the parish conducts a

parish-wide meeting.

The 2013 budget, along with a report

on Stewardship Sunday, will be presented.

Elections will be

held for four vestry

members for three year

terms.

Candidates for the

vestry must not be less

than 16 years old, be a

communicant, and be a

regular participant in the worship of the church.

Candidates should be contacted ahead

of time to ensure their intent and commitment.

The vestry meets monthly as well as for

called meetings.

The following are retiring from the ves-

try this year.

Al Chesson

Eric French

Sue House

Bill Webb

Elections will also be held for delegates

to the 130th Annual Convention of the Episco-

pal Diocese of East Carolina at New Bern Con-

vention Center in New Bern, NC on February

7-9, 2013.

The Outreach Ministry is asking the

parish to help provide Christmas gifts for a lo-

cal family.

The family consists of a mother and a

father and five children — ages 3 to 13. Both

parents just recently found work.

The children like to read and the eldest

has asked for books for Christmas. The chil-

dren have been recognized as being well-

mannered.

Requests for gifts are now posted in the

church narthex.

Please wrap or bag your gift and tape

your request to the gift.

Offerings need to be left in the church

narthex on Sundays.

They also may be dropped off at the

home of Mary Charles Coppage.

Deadline is Tuesday, December 18.

Ideas for Your Christmas Gift List

Cookbook

Former parishioner Katy Whitley has published a new book.

It is different from her previous five books. Instead of focusing on bibli-

cal stories, she focuses on Greek food.

Around a Greek Table explores the intricacies of Greek cooking and

makes these once mysterious recipes both understandable and possible

The cookbook organizes 100 unique recipes around the Eastern Church's

yearly seasons.

The book also delves deep into tales of Greek life with intimate and historical essays explor-

ing the ancient stories that are told around Greek tables in the honored tradition of combining myths

with food.

See Mary Anne Crowe, who has autographed copies available for $20.00.

Ornaments

Friends of the Old Martin County Courthouse are selling brass

ornaments depicting St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Hamilton.

The cost is $20.00.

See Mary Charles Coppage to purchase an ornament.

Notecards

Notecards picturing the Church of the Advent are now

available for $10.00 for a pack of ten.

The front is a copy of the print done by Bailey Phelps

and given to Reverend Jim Horton at his retirement luncheon

at the church.

On the back is a short summary of Jim's service to the

parish and noting that the notecards were requisitioned in his

honor.

See Lucia Peel to place your order.

Checks should be made payable to ECW/Church of

the Advent. Monies raised will be used to underwrite the work of the Episcopal Church Women.

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Poinsettias for Altar

Anyone wishing

to offer poinsettias as

honorariums or as

memorials to decorate

the church for

Christmas Eve should

contact Beverly Mills or

Sue Westervelt on the

December Altar Guild.

Only one date

is set for delivery.

Poinsettias are

to be tagged with

donors’ names and at the Parish House on Sun-

day, December 23.

Names of those being honored or

remembered are to given to Beverly for inclu-

sion in the Christmas Eve bulletin.

Deadline for names is Sunday, Decem-

ber 16 because bulletin deadline is Thursday,

December 20.

For assistance, call Beverly Mills at

217-9023 or 792-2038.

Donors need to pick up poinsettias after

the service.

Christmas

Eve worship begins

at 11:00 p. m.

The cele-

brant for the Festi-

val Eucharist is the

Reverend Canon

Matthew Stockard.

Reverend

Stockard has designed a service that will in-

clude the singing of many familiar Christmas

carols as service music.

Other special music from musicians

and choir will be heard before and during the

service.

Women gather for

Christmas fellowship

At 6:30 p. m. on

Sunday, December 16,

women and their guests

can enjoy an evening of

fun, food, and fellowship

at the home of Sue

Westervelt at 401 East

Liberty Street.

Everyone is asked to bring either a bot-

Daily devotional book

available

The quarterly daily

meditation booklet Forward

Day by Day is now available

for November, December,

and January.

Copies are in the

church narthex.

Forward Movement,

a ministry of the Episcopal Church, grew out of

the determination of the General Convention in

1934 to counter a period of anxiety, distrust,

and decline in the Episcopal Church with a

"forward movement" charged to "reinvigorate

the life of the church and to rehabilitate its gen-

eral, diocesan, and parochial work."

The ministry is best known for the

popular daily devotional Forward Day by Day,

which provides daily meditations based on

scripture readings appointed by the lectionary

and Daily Office.

Forward Day by Day is published in

English, Spanish, large print, audio cassette, and

Braille editions, and the daily meditation is

available online.

Since 1935, the ministry has produced

pamphlets, booklets, and books on such topics

as prayer, liturgy, pastoral concerns, evangel-

ism, stewardship, church history, and introduc-

tions to Anglicanism and the Episcopal Church.

For this new age, the ministry is offer-

ing ebooks, other digital resources, and smart-

phone apps. Just as pamphlets were cutting-

edge in 1934, they are always changing to meet

the needs of the day.

Eight full-time and several part-time

staff in Forward Movement's offices in down-

town Cincinnati edit and design the publica-

tions, market them, fill orders, and respond to

the diverse concerns of those who call and write

with comments and questions.

Forward Movement receives no sub-

sidy from the Episcopal Church and operates

with a balanced budget.

Note: You can go to the website

www.forwardmovement.org to obtain an app

for Forward Day by Day or you can go to

your app store and search for Day by Day.

Around the Church

Please remember to leave parking

spaces in front of the church available for those

with handicap parking permits.

The Episcopal Church Women has

given $300.00 to the vestry to underwrite the

print of the church given to the Reverend Jim

Horton for his retirement. The group also un-

derwrites two Lifeline units for the local Coun-

cil on Aging.

The church has received the program

booklet for the Episcopal Kanuga Conference

Center located near Hendresonville, NC on

Lake Kanuga. Kanuga offers conferences,

guest periods, retreats, camps, and outdoor edu-

cations. The booklet covers January to June and

is posted on the Parish House bulletin board.

Congratulations to Bill Webb on his

retirement from the State Employees Credit

Union after over 30 years of service.

Congratulations to Valerie Myers

Cooke and Bill Webb for their comedic per-

formances in the winter stage production of the

Martin Community Players.

Thank

you to Sue

House, who

volunteered to

shop for a

needy local

family for

Thanksgiving

using $50.00

from the out-

reach fund.

Thank you to Kit Reddick, who volun-

teered to deliver the canned meats to the Coun-

cil on Aging. She also used $100.00 from the

outreach fund to supplement the collection.

Thank you to Doug Chesson, who is

spearheading efforts to revitalize the rector’s

office with new paint and new flooring and

some new furnishings.

tle of wine or a salad or a dessert. Tea will be

provided.

Also bring a wrapped, gift — no more

than $10 — to trade around in a Gift Swap.

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Horton officiates at

St. Martin’s

The Reverend Jim

Horton will celebrate at a

special Christmas service of

Evening Prayer at St. Martin’s

in Hamilton on Friday,

December 14 beginning at 7:00

p. m.

A reception follows

the service at the home of

Nancy and Tom Winslow at

5853 NC 903, Oak City.

St. Martin’s Episcopal Church was

established as a missionary church in Hamilton

in 1868.

The first minister, the Reverend

Thomas B. Haughton, served not only the

Church of the Advent in Williamston but also

St. Luke’s Church in Roper and Grace Church

in Plymouth. Haughton Street in Williamston is

named for him.

Actual construction of the church

building began in 1880 with the church being

consecrated in 1882.

The building is said to be a principal

example of Gothic-Victorian architecture in

North Carolina.

St. Martin’s is now an inactive church

although its building remains consecrated as an

Episcopal Church.

It is maintained by the Hamilton

Historical Commission, which commissioned

two frescoes for the church.

The parish register of St. Martin’s is

now a part of the archives of the Church of the

Advent.

Spaces are available on the Flower

Chart for the altar for Sundays.

See Lori Taylor to post your requests.

Flowers may be given as memorials or

as honorariums.

With the coming of a new church year,

comes some new hymns.

During Advent, Choirmaster Grant Mi-

chel plans to introduce the congregation to two

new hymns.

On the first Sunday in Advent, the choir

will sing hymn 601 “O Day of God” as an an-

them. On the following Sunday, the hymn will

then be used as the sequence hymn.

On the second Sunday in Advent, the

choir will sing hymn 73”The King Will Come

When the Morning Dawns” as an anthem and

the congregation will sing it the following Sun-

day as the sequence hymn.

The church kitchen is badly in need of

kitchen towels and wash clothes.

Donations may be left in the kitchen.

For every $1,000.00 sold, the Church

Women garnered $45.00.

The Church Women sold $16,000.00

worth of cards to raise $720.00 for the project.

Advent gives generously

to Nets for Life

Almost a year ago at the Diocesan Con-

vention held in New Bern in February, parishes

were given a check for $100.00 to be used as

seed money to grow the money for Nets for

Life, a program of Episcopal Relief and Devel-

opment to bring medicated mosquito nets to

communities to help fight malaria.

The challenge came from the Diocese

of East Caro-

lina Millen-

nium Devel-

opment Goals

Committee.

In Oc-

tober, the

Church of the Advent submitted a check for $1,

232.00.

The $100.00 was used to encourage

parishioners to give during Lent to the project,

using the $12.00 per net cost as a guideline.

The total Lenten and Easter offering

was $512.00.

The Episcopal Church Women, led by

Mary Charles Coppage, sold Food Lion gift

cards.

Recycle Christmas

lights

Drop

off your holi-

day lights that

no longer

work at your local Roses Store, Wal-Mart ,

Martin Community College, The Telecenter, of

Martin Enterprises.

The lights can be recycled.

By doing so, you will keep these items

out of the land field plus you will help support

the programs that Martin enterprises provides

for people with disabilities.