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TheCanticle December2010

THECANTICLE

DECEM

BER

2010

“Youarewelcomeatmyhouse.” Judges19:20

MERRYCHRISTMAS!

OneAwesomeChristmasConcert‐‐thisSunday!

St.AugustineofCanterburyEpiscopalChurch

14700N.MayAve.OklahomaCity,OK73134

(405)751‐7874http://staugustine.episcopaloklahoma.org/

“OneAwesomeChristmasConcert”featurestraditionaland

contemporaryChristmasmusicpresentedbythevoicestudentsofMardiRay.Thefreeconcertwillbeheld7p.m.Sundayat

St.AugustineofCanterburyEpiscopalChurch,14700N.MayAve.inOklahomaCity.Refreshmentswillbeprovidedaftertheconcert.Inviteyour

friends!

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ChristmasAltarflowers

AsignupposterisintheCommonsAreaforthose

wishingtomakeadonationtowardsSt.AugustineofCanterbury’sChristmas

flowers.Tomakeadonationnoteyournameanddedicationonthesign‐upposter,make

yourcheckoutto“St.AugustineEpiscopalChurch,”andwrite“AltarGuild–flowers”toensurethatthefundswillbedirectedtotheappropriate

account.Thankyou.

Birthdays

12/3BryanTison,12/6BrookeHolleman,12/9KyleTison,12/10ParkerInselman,12/11SandraCollins,12/14BriaunnaGonzales,

AltarGuildannualfundraiser

Thisyear’sornamentsarebeautifulglasscrossesmadebyClarenDenning.Thecrossesmakegreat

Christmaspresents!Fundsfromthesalepayforlinens,flowers,andthemanyotherneedsrequiredforservices

atSt.Augustine.ThecrossesarehangingontheSt.AugustineofCanterburyAdvent/ChristmasTreelocatedintheCommons

Areaofthechurch.Additionally,thereareafewremainingcrossesfrompreviousyearsfor

sale.

ANNUALECWCOOKIEEXCHANGE–Saturday,December18,at1p.m.,atthehomeofDianaLauffer.Markyourcalendarnowandbepreparedtobring4dozenofyourfavoritecookiesfortheexchangeandcomejoininthefunandfellowship.RSVPto(405)302‐0370nolaterthanDecember15.

InotherECWnews:ThereisnoJanuarymeeting.NextmeetingisFeb.19.ECWincludesallwomenofthechurch.

AnnualECWcookieexchange!

12/15JoanStrassner,12/16SarahMarch,12/17ScottBennett,12/20MichelleHasenfratz,12/20SavillaHudson,12/20ArtRousseau,12/22ClarenDenning,12/24AlanHaynes,12/26KarenHall

Anniversaries

12/18BarbaraandRickInselman,12/31HeatherandJ.R.GonzalesIfyourbirthdayoranniversaryisnotlistedhere,pleaseletYvetteWalkerknow.

GuildofSt.George

Dec:SouporRamenNoodles

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ChristmasChurchServicesChristmasEve5:30p.m.

RiteIIChristmasPageantforChildren

ChristmasEve10:30

RiteITraditionalservicewithincense

NoservicesonChristmasDay

Regular8:30and10:30a.m.servicesonSunday,Dec.26

THANKYOU,THANKYOU,THANKYOU

ThankyouforyoursupportoftheECWCraftandBakeSale.TheSalewasahugesuccess,andECWhasdonated$750towardthenewnurseryandtoddlerroomsatSt.Augustine.

ANOTEFROMTHETREASURERAstheyearisdrawingtoanendpleasereviewyourpledgestanding.Thecurrentpledgesareslightlybelowwhatwasanticipatedatthistime;however,thebillsarenotlower.Pleasegivewhatyoucantosupportourimportantministries.

Andtherewereshepherdslivingoutinthefieldsnearby,keepingwatchovertheirflocksatnight.AnangeloftheLordappearedtothem,andthegloryoftheLordshonearoundthem,andtheywereterrified.Buttheangelsaidtothem,“Donotbeafraid.Ibringyougoodnewsthatwillcausegreatjoyforallthepeople.TodayinthetownofDavidaSaviorhasbeenborntoyou;heistheMessiah,theLord.12Thiswillbeasigntoyou:Youwillfindababywrappedinclothsandlyinginamanger.”Suddenlyagreatcompanyoftheheavenlyhostappearedwiththeangel,praisingGodandsaying,“GlorytoGodinthehighestheaven,andonearthpeacetothoseonwhomhisfavorrests.”…SotheyhurriedoffandfoundMaryandJoseph,andthebaby,whowaslyinginthemanger.

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Advent2010

PhotosbyPamNevilleandJudyMoon

FromtheChildren’sMoment,toornament‐making,totheWarmandFuzzyTree.Placenew

scarves,caps,andglovesforpeopleinneedundertheWarmandFuzzytreeintheCommonsArea.

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