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Month 
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Day November – December 2016
“We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.” – Winston Churchill
Dear Church Family:
On November 29th , non-profits, churches, individuals, families and business will focus on giving and celebrating community generosity by participating in the global day of giving known as “Giving Tuesday.” Giving Tuesday was started in 2012 and is observed on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving. Giving Tuesday is a global movement that celebrates giving and philanthropy.
You can be a part of this global movement by making a donation on Giving Tuesday to St. Philip Neri Church to help fund and preserve our many ministries. If you would like your donation to go a particular ministry, please note the particular ministry on your donation (shopping cart, healing prayer, helping hands, feeding hands, or the animal ministry). Your donation can also be shared among the ministries within the church; if you’d prefer that just make a donation and write “Giving Tuesday” on the donation.
Want to do more than give money? Here are few simple things you can do on November 29th:
- Buy coffee or other small item for the person behind you in line at the drive-through;
- Pay for someone’s groceries at the check-out counter;
- Send an encouraging note or a note of gratitude;
- Cook double for dinner and share a meal with your neighbor or someone in need;
- Carry quarters and top off expiring parking meters;
Want more ideas? I’ve attached a list of 30 more random acts of kindness for you to ponder from Focus on Family.
Thanksgiving is just around the corner and there are many things that we, as a church family, can be thankful and grateful for. We each have gifts that we can share with our brothers and sisters. Every good in this world starts with just one simple act of kindness. As Mother Teresa said “If you can’t feed a hundred people, then just feed one.”
St. Philip Neri weekly Bible Study Group named ‘The Pilot Light Scripture Study and Prayer Group’ because we will focus on prayer and community building, as well as Scripture. The meetings will reflect our Liturgy in that after reading and sharing in God’s Word, we will pray together as a community for individuals and the world, as well as share in Communion.
The week can be long from Sunday to Sunday; let’s keep our Pilot Light of Love burning for Christ all week long! The Pilot Light group will meet on Wednesdays, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. All are welcome! Invite your friends!
We gather every Sunday Liturgy. The word liturgy means “work, or work of the people,” and it is work of the people, not for the people (which is the distinction between liturgy and magic, since magic is directed for some outcome for people). Liturgy is different than a service which often is entertainment at its worst, or passively watching and listening to what is going on at church. Liturgy, rather, is something we do together.
HOUR OF HEALING PRAYER
The Healing Prayer Ministry of St. Philip Neri Ecumenical Church is offering an Hour of Healing Prayer on the FIRST Sunday of every month, immediately following the Liturgy. The Hour Of Healing Prayer will begin at approximately 12:00 pm. Anyone who wishes to receive prayer is welcome to come.
There will be a scripture selected and read at the beginning of the hour followed by a period of about 20 minutes per session of healing prayer. There will always be two prayer ministers present to pray with each person.
If you have a need for Healing Prayer for yourself or someone else and you are not able to come for prayer, please Email Marge Townsend at squattie@bellsouth.net or Margaret Santapola at 2twinb@bellsouth.net and we will place the name on our Prayer List.
“This is the sign of the believers, they lay hands on the sick and they recover.” Mark 16:18
St. Philip Neri weekly Bible Study Group named ‘The Pilot Light Scripture Study and Prayer Group’ because we will focus on prayer and community building, as well as Scripture. The meetings will reflect our Liturgy in that after reading and sharing in God’s Word, we will pray together as a community for individuals and the world, as well as share in Communion.
The week can be long from Sunday to Sunday; let’s keep our Pilot Light of Love burning for Christ all week long! The Pilot Light group will meet on Wednesdays, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. All are welcome! Invite your friends!
We gather every Sunday Liturgy. The word liturgy means “work, or work of the people,” and it is work of the people, not for the people (which is the distinction between liturgy and magic, since magic is directed for some outcome for people). Liturgy is different than a service which often is entertainment at its worst, or passively watching and listening to what is going on at church. Liturgy, rather, is something we do together.
Please mark your calendars for Sunday, December 11th. ReThreaded will be joining us after the liturgy to talk about their mission and set up a “pop up” shop in our Gathering Room. You’ll be able to purchase hand-made items and help ReThreaded further their mission. Here’s a link to their website where you can learn more about this social entrepreneurship and how your purchase helps individuals in need: www.rethreaded.com. They also sell and carry items from Sari Bari, a similar organization in India where the founder of ReThreaded got her start (www.saribari.com). You can look at both websites and if you see something you would like them to have at the pop up shop, please email me with that information. For instance, several people have asked that they bring some of the Sari Bari throws, which they sell in the ReThreaded store, but not on the ReThreaded Website.
St. Philip Neri weekly Bible Study Group named ‘The Pilot Light Scripture Study and Prayer Group’ because we will focus on prayer and community building, as well as Scripture. The meetings will reflect our Liturgy in that after reading and sharing in God’s Word, we will pray together as a community for individuals and the world, as well as share in Communion.
The week can be long from Sunday to Sunday; let’s keep our Pilot Light of Love burning for Christ all week long! The Pilot Light group will meet on Wednesdays, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. All are welcome! Invite your friends!
We gather every Sunday Liturgy. The word liturgy means “work, or work of the people,” and it is work of the people, not for the people (which is the distinction between liturgy and magic, since magic is directed for some outcome for people). Liturgy is different than a service which often is entertainment at its worst, or passively watching and listening to what is going on at church. Liturgy, rather, is something we do together.
Please join Carrie and Marcia every third Sunday of the month from 1PM to 2PM for a visit to Elmcroft of Timberline Parc Assisted Living Center Assisted Living Center to sing along and visit with the residents.
They welcome the company and are joyful as we sing along to old favorites.