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December 5, 2019

This Week and Beyond

Parish Hall Forum (Dec. 8 & 15) Bookends of Gratitude – The Countdown to Christmas and Chanukah with Rabbi Micah Greenstein: Join Rabbi Micah and our rector for an insightful two-week session. Greenstein upholds, “Chanukah is not the 'Jewish Christmas,' and it didn’t make the final cut of the Old Testament in Protestant and Jewish Scriptures, but Chanukah has timeless and powerful messages. It all comes back to gratitude.”

Download the fall Christian Formation and Worship information handout for details: tinyurl.com/GSL2019FallFormation.

Advent Lessons and Carols & Festive Party (Dec. 8) Advent Lessons and Carols with The Chancel Choir And The Canterbury Choir: The Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols was first celebrated at King’s College, Cambridge on Christmas Eve, 1918. On Dec. 8 at 5:30 in the evening, the Chancel Choir and Canterbury Choristers will present a service of Advent Lessons and Carols, using readings, carols, and hymns for Advent as we await the coming of the Christ Child.

Festive Advent Party with Live Music, Sunday, Dec. 8, 6:30 p.m. In celebration of the Church New Year, all households and guests are invited to gather in Trezevant Hall amid a spread of assorted food and beverages and festive music by pianist Stephen Lee of Memphis Jazz Workshop (memphisjazzworkshop.org/about). Tables for children will be set aside, while childcare for infants and toddlers will be available in the nursery.

Nursery available 5 - 8 p.m..

Advent and Christmas 2019 Collection Download the "GSL Advent and Christmas 2019 Collection - Worship Formation Fellowship Service Offerings" by following this link: tinyurl.com/GSLAdvent-Christmas2019.

Angel Tree (Dec. 8) We are thrilled to be able to offer the children of Kindred Place new, wrapped toys and books from the GSL community. Collection Day is Sunday, Dec. 8! Look for volunteers in the Lounge after the 8 a.m., 10:30 a.m., and 5:30 p.m. services. Can’t make it to church that day? Email Amzie Williams, awilliams@gracestlukes.org. Visit www.gracestlukes.org/events/angels-among-us/ for more information.

Advent and Christmas Midweek Fellowship and Formation for All Ages Wednesday Evenings, 6-7:30 p.m. in Trezevant Hall. For more information, visit www.gracestlukes.org/midweek-evenings

Sign up online at tinyurl.com/GSLAdvent

Dec. 11: Caroling, Cookies, & Cocoa

Dec. 18: Night of Sacred Storytelling

Luna Nova Winter Concert (Dec. 9) The Luna Nova Ensemble will present its 12th Annual Winter Concert at Grace-St. Luke’s on Monday, December 9, at 7:30 p.m. The concert will feature works by J.S. Bach, Guillaume Machaut, Jehan Alain, Johann Mertz, Leo Ornstein, and Grace-St. Luke’s organist Patrick Scott.

Performers will be Barrie Cooper (violin), Kelly Herrmann (flute), Nobuko Igarashi (clarinet), Robert Patterson (horn), Leah Cripps (bassoon), Benjamin Minden-Birkenmaier (guitar), and Patrick Scott (organ).

Admission is free.

A reception will follow in Trezevant Hall.

Take Note

Christmas Altar Flowers If you would like to make a donation in honor of or in memory of a loved one for Christmas flowers, you may send a check to the church office (1720 Peabody Ave., 38104, ATTN: Lucy Owens) listing the names of those you would like remembered. You can also give us your name(s) and donate online at www.gracestlukes.org/onlinegiving. Follow the “make a donation for altar flowers link.” If received by Dec. 15, these names will be listed in the Christmas leaflets. Dec. 15 is also the deadline for any memorials and honorariums that you would like acknowledged before Christmas.

December Messenger

Follow this link to the December 2019 Messenger: www.gracestlukes.org/the-messenger.

If you are NOT getting the paper copy of the Messenger and would like to have it mailed to you, please let Lucy know.

Vestry Minutes The October vestry minutes may be found by following this link.

Episcopal Bookshop Christmas Hours The Episcopal Bookshop is open from 9:30 to 4 on Tuesday through Friday and on Sundays during Advent from 9 to 1. Support the bookstore and find the perfect answers to your Christmas gift list.

Outreach

Calvary’s Room in the Inn Clothes Closet Calvary Episcopal Church hosts Room in the Inn on Sunday nights (Nov.Jan.) and serves over 200 breakfasts to homeless and poor neighbors on Sunday mornings. The community outreach program at Calvary needs donations: men’s jeans, socks (even single socks), underwear, shoes or sneakers (size 9 or larger for men), sweaters, t-shirts, coats, slacks, warm jackets, rain gear, warm hats and gloves, blankets, sleeping bags, and toiletries. A collection box is located at the GSL LeMaster entrance lobby.

For more info, visit www.gracestlukes.org/news/room-in-the-inn.

Christmas Baskets Outreach Events, (Dec. 12 & 14) Grace-St. Luke's Episcopal Church is partnering with Neighborhood Christian Centers, Inc. for a COMPASSIONATE CHRISTMAS. Compassionate Kids Evening of Service offers a unique opportunity for children under the age of 12 and parents to volunteer together. Families will assembleChristmas Food Baskets that will be distributed to Neighbors In Need during the Christmas Season. Each basket will be filled with enough food to feed a family of four for up to four days!

Dec. 12 (5:30-7 p.m.) & Dec. 14 (7-9 a.m. or 9-11 a.m.)

Location: 2934 Fleetbrook Dr. Memphis 38116

Sign up to volunteer at ncclife.org/compassionate-christmas.

Use the Volunteer form to sign up for your chosen event(s). *NCC is a GSL Outreach Grant Recipient/Servant Ministry Partner. For GSL to fund your $25 suggested donation, contact Outreach Team Member, Ruthie Lentz (rlentz at comcast.net).

Download flyer: tinyurl.com/CompassionateChristmasGSL

Children & Youth

Children's Christmas Pageant Rehearsal: Sat., Dec. 21, 9:30-10:30 a.m.

Day of Pageant: Participants arrive to Trezevant Hall at 3:15 p.m.

Pageant: Christmas Eve 4 p.m. service with Holy Eucharist

DETAILS: www.gracestlukes.org/news/childrens-christmas-pageant/

Youth Formation Dec. 8, Rite 13 and J2A, 9:15-10:10 a.m. EYC will attend Lessons and Carols this evening (details above)

High School Prayer Breakfast (9th - 12th Grade), Tuesday, Dec. 10, 7-8 a.m. at Ugly Mug on Poplar.

Biscuits & Bible (6th - 8th Grade), Wednesday, Dec. 11, 6:45-7:45 a.m. in the Red Room.

Visit www.gracestlukes.org/youth-formation/ for more information or contact Director of Youth Formation Amzie Williams at awilliams@gracestlukes.org or 901-252-6326.

Children & Youth Classes Sunday morning classes begin at 9:15 a.m. Your November Messenger has all the details.

See below for the Sunday schedule.

This Sunday at GSL

Join us for worship, formation, and fellowship on Dec. 8 8 a.m. – Holy Eucharist 8:45 a.m. – Delicious home-cooked breakfast.

9:15 a.m. – Adults: Parish Hall Forum (details above) 9:15 a.m. – Christian Formation classes for children Nursery

Infant Room (Newborn–Walking)

Toddler Room (Walking–Potty Training) Little Lambs Room (Potty Training–Atrium Ready) Location: Church Nursery with the Nursery Staff Catechesis of the Good Shepherd: Atrium I 3–6 year olds: Pre–K, JK, SK Location: Atrium I (Green Room) Catechesis of the Good Shepherd: Atrium II 6–9 year olds: 1st, 2nd, 3rd Grade Location: Atrium II (Purple Room) Project Purpose 4th–5th Grade Location: Yellow Room 9:15 a.m. – Christian Formation classes for youth Rite 13 6th–8th Grade Location: Red Room J2A

9th–12th Grade Location: Red Room 10:30 a.m. – Holy Eucharist Following the 10:30 service – Coffee Hour Nursery – The nursery is available from 7:30 a.m. through the end of the 10:30 service 5:30 p.m. – Holy Eucharist Episcopal Youth Community (details above).

More about Christian Formation at GSL

Children: www.gracestlukes.org/sunday-school

Youth: www.gracestlukes.org/youth-formation

Adults: www.gracestlukes.org/sunday-morning/

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