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Dear People of Saint John’s,
First, a word from Thompson Howell:
Have you ever thought about possibly joining the Choir of St. John’s? Are you curious about being part of a church choir and leading the congregation musically each week? Join the Choir and me at our 10pm service on Christmas Eve to get a taste of the experience!
We’ll all meet for a rehearsal at 8:30pm that evening to go over hymns, service music, and a simple, upbeat, joyful anthem we’ll be singing for the Offertory: #92, On this day.
Please contact Organist & Director of Music Thompson Howell at thowell@stjohnstroy.org if you’re ready to lend your voice to a festive Christmas Eve celebration.
This evening, from 4 to 5 pm, we will have our third Advent Candlelight Meditation, and Ben Halpin, who plays the flute, will be our musician. Come bask in the candlelight and ponder the mystery of the season.
This Sunday we will be celebrating an Advent Nine Lessons and Carols service at 10 a.m. This festive liturgy will feature the children and special music, and as it does not include a sermon or the Eucharist, it is especially accessible to friends, neighbors, and family who may not usually attend church. Please invite your peeps, and come!
Invite them also to our Christmas Eve services. We will have two:
December 24: 4 pm family service
9:30 pm chime concert
10 pm Eucharist
The Thrift Shop has been working hard with Rev. Henry Frueh, our Spiritual Director in Residence, on a project to benefit refugees who are, in cooperation with the State Department, arriving in our area. You and they have been very generous: Dozens of bags of winter clothing have been donated. And this project will continue in the weeks ahead, so if you are still going through your things after Christmas, this opportunity is still available. The Thrift Store will still be open this Saturday, the 21st, from 9 until noon, and will reopen on Saturday, January 4th. Or you can leave your donations in the Narthex.
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