Christmas
Flowers and the Altar Guild: Anyone
wishing to donate towards Christmas flowers may do so until Tuesday,
December 20th. Please use the white envelopes found in the
Narthex. Fill in the information and return to the office. You can also put
your envelope on the collection plate or give it directly to Arlene. Thank
you!
Advent in
Narnia: Beginning Monday
November 28th, from 1:30 pm until 3:00 pm. We expect the
books shortly. Please email: edsalgadd@gmail.com or
call Sally at 613-898-5650 with any questions regarding the study.
Prayer and
a Pint Dinner Meeting: Calling
all men; please
join us for dinner at
the Amberwood Golf Course's ALE
restaurant on Thursday
1st December at 7pm. Kindly
RSVP to let William
Passmore know if you intend to attend at 613-836-2876 or cpassmore@sympatico.ca.
West
Ottawa Ladies Chorus: Please
join their Christmas concert in-person Friday, December 2nd,
2022 at 7 pm or on Saturday, December 3rd, 2022 at 3 pm. The
venue is St. Paul's Anglican Church in Kanata. For tickets ($15 each),
please see Barbara Bottriell, Linda Noble or Maxine Mercer.
Santa
Claus Parade: Have
you signed up to help us with our float in the Santa Clause Parade? We NEED
decorators to help decorate the float on Friday December 2nd,
2022, starting @ 10am. There are still places for individuals to ride on
the float in the parade on Saturday December 3rd, 2022. If
you would like one of these roles, please sign-up at the back or speak to
Sheri Lambert after the service.
Together
at Christmas: The
Golbourne Male Chorus will be hosting their Christmas concert on Saturday
December 3rd at 3:00 pm, with guest soloist Skye MacDiarmid.
The event will be held at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 1817 Richardson Side
Rd., Kanata. Tickets: $20; $15 for students; free for 10 & under. Tickets
are available from Rory MacDiarmid, at the door, or online at goulbournmalechorus.com.
ACW
Christmas Luncheon: The
ACW Ladies will be meeting at The Glen in Stittsville on December 5th at
12:00 pm, for a social event. All ladies from St. Thomas Stittsville
Parish are welcome to attend. A lunch special will be provided, and each
person will order off the menu and pay their own bill. If you can attend,
please RSVP by emailing Diane Clement, ACW President bill.di@sympatico.ca or
by calling her at 613-825-6223 by Nov. 30th.
The
Angel Tree:Calling
all Angels to support
with gift card giving for the Stittsville Food Bank.
The Tree will be up in church on Sunday November 27th, December 4th & 11th. You
are invited to take an angel and
asked to return it and
the cards to the containers provided by Sunday December 11th so
we can get them to the food Bank for delivery with their Christmas Food
Packages. Suggestions
of cards to
purchase can be found on
the backs of the Angels. These
cards are given to
families with children from infants to teens. Thank you for your caring
support of this ministry.
Comfort
Bags: Once
again this season we are supporting the 'Comfort Bags' initiative for people
living on the streets downtown. The bags will be given out at the 'St Luke's
Table' and 'The Well' Christmas dinners. We are collecting donations of
men's and ladies' underwear (size large or extra-large) and shampoo or
conditioner. (More info in the People's Pulpit) There is a designated basket
at the entrance to the church.
Medium
Sized Piano for Sale: Comes
with Piano Bench, foot pedals and cover for keys. The dimensions of piano
are: 2 feet out from wall, 4 feet across, and 3 feet high. Please call Sally
Levett if interested at 613-890-3899.
Name
Tag Board:
Have you ever wondered who your neighbour was sitting next to you in the
pew? We have brought back our name tag board and will be updating the tags
over the next few weeks. Please take a moment to look for your name. If you
do not see one with your name on it, please send a quick email with the
correct spelling of your name to stthomasstittsville@gmail.com and
let Carolyn know. Feel free to leave it on the board for next week.
Prayers
of the People
12
Advent
(In joyful expectation let us pray to our Saviour and Redeemer,
saying, 'Lord Jesus, come soon!')
O Wisdom, from the mouth of the Most High, you reign over all things to the
ends of the earth: come and teach us how to live.
Lord Jesus, come soon!
O
Lord, and head of the house of Israel, you appeared to
Moses in the fire of the burning bush and you gave the law on Sinai: come
with outstretched arm and ransom us.
Lord Jesus, come soon!
O
Branch of Jesse, standing as a sign among the nations,
all kings will keep silence before you and all peoples will
summon you to their aid: come, set us free and delay no more.
Lord Jesus, come soon!
O
Key of David and sceptre of the house of Israel, you open
and none can shut; you shut and none can open: come and free the captives
from prison.
Lord Jesus, come soon!
O
Morning Star, splendour of the light eternal and bright Sun of
righteousness: come and enlighten all who dwell in darkness and in the
shadow of death.
Lord Jesus, come soon!
O
King of the nations, you alone can fulfil their desires:
Cornerstone, you make opposing nations one: come and save the creature you
fashioned from clay.
Lord Jesus, come soon!
O
Emmanuel, hope of the nations and their Saviour: come and save us, Lord our
God.
Lord Jesus, come soon!
For our Bishop, The Rt. Rev. Shane Parker; for our Pastor, Rev. Lee and for
all those who serve in the church to share God's love. Teach us your ways,
Lord our God.
Lord Jesus, come soon!
For members of our Parish Family, this week we pray for: Carl & Barbara
Hennigar: Monica Herr; Joyce Hobbs; Richard & Katie Hobbs; Travis & Nicola
Jarvis.
For those who are sick and in need of healing, we pray for: Reta, Diana,
Judy, Doreen, Gloria, Sarah, Lorna, Bill.