CHRISTMAS EVE BULLETIN COVER is a group creation by our Sunday School artists. Big thanks to everyone who shared their creations and shout out to Uziel, our parish admin, who put it all together into a beautiful collage!
NO FORMATION THIS SUNDAY 12/25 or 1/1/2023. Blessings of Christmas to all.
NEW YEAR, NEW YOUTH GROUP! Join us January 1, 2023 at 4 p.m. for fellowship, food and games. All middle and high schoolers welcome and are encouraged to bring a friend. Parent volunteers needed to help with food. All youth encouraged to link here and sign up, whether you can come or not. We are excited to welcome a new person to this ministry, Chloe White.
EPIPHANY PAGEANT PRACTICE AND PIZZA PARTY Friday, January 6th (Epiphany!!) at 4 p.m. This will be an intergenerational gathering for our intergenerational pageant. Nobody is too tall to wear a sheep hat!
EPIPHANY PAGEANT January 8, 2023. Folks of all ages invited to join as we return to an INDOOR pageant for the first time in 3 years. Please consider bringing something to share for coffee hour that day. Anyone remember who got the Baby in the Epiphany cupcake last year?? Your turn to make the cake!
FELLOWSHIP AT FRIENDLY TAP Friday January 13, 6-7:30 . We’ll provide pizza, you should bring snacks to share. Musicians welcome too - kids and adults welcome to share their gifts on the small stage. All ages are welcome! The Friendly Tap is located at 6731 Roosevelt Road in Berwyn.
MOVIE NIGHT January 27 (time TBD) featuring the first Harry Potter movie.
HARRY POTTER RETREAT returns Feb. 18-20, 2023, at Stronghold Castle in Oregon, Illinois. (Yes it’s a REAL castle!) All are welcome to come explore how stories like Harry Potter can help us explore our faith. There is ample space for families, adults, and youth will be in The Tower. This is one example of how funds we raised in the Chili Cookoff are used.
CONFIRMATION CLASS FOR SEEKERS is in the works. Young people and adults are welcome to explore their faith and the teachings of the “Episcopal branch of the Jesus movement” - Presiding Bishop Curry
WINTER CLOTHING DRIVE: Look for the blue bin in parish hall to drop gently used jackets, sweaters, gloves, and other winter gear. New items welcome as well!
NEW FAMILY BIBLES for “Year A” are available to take home. If you would like to return a Family Bible from a previous year, a gathering basket will be available in the back of the church. Everyone is welcome to keep the Bibles but we’re also happy to have them back at church.
LINK HERE to register your kids for Sunday school. Same info we’ve asked for in the past, fewer trees killed!
SIGN UP HERE to help out with formation and service projects. We need folks to help out so that we can keep our kids safe and lay a foundation for families to grow in faith, together and at church. We are all ministers! What might your role be? Youth who wish to help out with formation should also sign up! Contact Jen with questions.
