good news from st. nicholas episcopal church · and victor for setting up the tree, advent wreathe...
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Thank you to Dylan, Linn,
Gary, Debby, Cora, Ben
and Victor for setting up
the tree, Advent wreathe
and seasonal purple ban-
ners in the church!
Sunday, December 3, marks Advent One in our calendar year. Advent is a Latin word for “coming” or “visit”. We use the color purple in the church because purple is the
color for royalty. Advent themes are joyful waiting and expectation. The PURPLE of Advent reminds us that the baby born in the manger was a king. December 10 - Advent TWO La Posada—Mexican Christmas Celebration
December 17 - Advent THREE Christmas Caroling to Atria and Pineview
December 24 - Advent FOUR 8 and 10 a.m. Worship 5:00 Christmas Eve
Green Bag Day is next
Saturday,
December 9, 2017.
Come and join in the fun
from 9:30 to noon!
Good News from St. Nicholas
Episcopal Church December 3, 2017
Advent Season is With Us!
Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let
your heart take courage; wait for the
Lord. Psalm 27:13
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A successful 52nd Annual Holiday Faire for 2017:
Weekdays before
the faire are time
for set up, great
fellowship and
lunch together!
Our treasurer reports a profit of $2,858.22 for this years faire!
Thank you
grandma
for the treats!
Holiday wreathes were a
popular item!
“If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall my servant be.”
John 12:26
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A Successful Stewardship Campaign for 2018!
Thank you Elvia and Vickie and Blanche
and Patty for setting up Celebration
Sunday! Thank you Lorraine and Jan for a
wonderful meal!
“Lord as your faith servant, I pray that I will live a life that is dedicated to you.
I long to hear you speak these words at the end of my days: “Well done, good
and faithful servant!” Matt. 25: 23
A word from the treasurer:
“We have a very good response to our
campaign for 2018 so far. We have a list of
40 parishioners who have pledged.
An additional 14 parishioners will continue
donating at their present rate (Givers of
Record).
A conservative estimate of our 2018 pledge
budget is $97,000.
This budget is about $4000 greater than our
present pledge income projected through
December 31, 2017.
For our 2018 budget, we will most likely
need an additional $18,000 from our sav-
ings to balance the budget.
Thank you Father Harold Clinehens for
your joining us on the Stewardship journey
of Gratitude!
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YOUTH MINISTRY
What Must I Lose?
We admire and raise to hero status those who give up everything for the kingdom. In
the movie “Amazing Grace” we see the sacrifices William Wilberforce (1759-1833)
made to end the Slave Trade in Britain. He was ready to sacrifice his position, career,
health and friendships to fight the status quo that made many rich and prosperous while
others had unspeakable suffering. He persevered through discouragement and saw it to
the end because of his devotion to Christ.
“God each day help me to ponder and
examine, to count the cost and count
again. Everyday I want to “lose”
everything for you! Help me to
understand what this means.” Amen.
Discipleship and Stewardship in God’s
kingdom requires loving others with
our whole heart, soul, mind and
strength! “Jesus how do you call this
Advent”?
Youth give up their time on a Sun-
day to make pies to bless eight
households in our church.
Thank you Diana and Linn for your
leadership.
The pies are getting better and better
each year!
2018 Calendar
January 14 Movie and pizza or Outing January 21 Serve our parishioners
February 10—Serve and help with Crab Feed Feb. 11 Movie or Outing
February 17—Serve our parishioners
March 11—Movie or Outing March 25—Serve our parishioners
Youth in God’s Kingdom having fun!
Serve our parishioners: Our Youth will be looking to help our church family once a month in 2018. Do you have a need?
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Have you noticed the inside of
our church is in need of paint?
The last time it was done was
in 2000.
Currently we have $6000 in
our building fund.
The cost of painting the church
inside would be $15,000.
Dottie Erhardt made this
wonderful poster—
thermometer to help us see our
progress!
We hope to use $3000 from
Pastor Ann’s Lenten fundraiser
in 2018.
If we could match this $3000
with $3000 or more from our
own members, we could paint
our church in 2018!
Paint the inside of our
Church in 2018 Fund-Raising
Campaign
Thank you Dottie for your wonderful
gift of ART to create this colorful
poster to help us be good stewards of
our church!
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Meet St. Nicholas’ New Piano Player
“I have loved the Lord since I
was a young girl. I play piano
by ear and am slowly learning
to read music. The songs I
write draw from my life
experiences and how God is a
constant theme throughout
every situation.
I have played in many secular
bands but my greatest love is
praise and worship! The Bible
is full of singing and music
references and I know our
Lord is a music lover too!
Whether it be hymns, gospel,
international or contemporary
style isn't important to me.
What is important is putting
my heart and focus on Him.”
Stephanie Pipkin
Welcome Stephanie to St. Nicholas Church!
“Praise the Lord. Praise God in his mighty
heavens. Praise him for his acts of power. . .
Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.”
Psalm 150: 1 & 6
2018 Calendar January 7—“Baptism of Jesus” Sunday
January 14—Youth Event—Movie, Pizza or Outing
January 21—Youth Service Event—Help a parishioner with Yard Work
January 28—Annual Meeting Sunday
February 4—Super Bowl Sunday Coffee Hour (Linn, Greg, John, Bob, Steve)
February 10—Saturday Night Crab Feed 5:00 to 7:15
February 11—Green Bag Collection Day
February 14– Ash Wednesday Services at Noon and 7 pm
March: Vestry Retreat on a Saturday TBD
March 11—Chili Lunch Cook Off
April 1—Easter Sunday