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Dear Friends in Christ,

God has indeed blessed us with some glorious weather. I hope you are able to get outside and spend some time communing with nature and with God. Enjoying nature, feeling a cool breeze under sunny skies, listening to leaves (and acorns) fall, letting fluffy clouds spark your imagination, are all rejuvenating activities. They can re-create you.  Putting off some tasks that can be saved for later to be present to the beauty of now is well worth it.

Now some things to remember. . .. If you are going to have surgery and wish me to be with you before, or after in the recovery room, please be sure to put my name on your permitted visitors list. They won’t let me in if you don’t!

We are approaching a very busy season. Thanksgiving will be upon us soon, and then the race begins that ends with New Year’s Day. There are two Sunday’s left in the church year. This coming Sunday, the 25th Sunday after Pentecost, and our patronal feast, Christ the King Sunday. Our in gathering, the end of our stewardship campaign, occurs on the feast of Christ the King. We will not have a service on Thanksgiving Day. We will not have class between the services on Sunday until the Second Sunday of Advent. I will be gone the first Sunday of Advent, so we will have a supply priest on that day.

The Wednesday evening Soup Supper and Advent Study will begin December 2. We will use the Book Gospel Voices; Advent with Matthew, Mark, Luke, & John by Tina Francis and others, to guide our discussions. There are some copies available for purchase on the table in the Narthex (12.00), and you can also purchase them through Kindle (10.00). The book has daily readings so go ahead and read those as they come, if you wish. However, please read all the readings under the section on Matthew before we meet on December 2.

Breakfast with Santa is fast approaching. Thank you to all who have signed up to help. There are still opportunities to join the fun for those of you haven’t signed up yet. There is a link on our website to make signing up easy.

You are all invited to join me for an Advent/Christmas/Ordination party at my house from 4:00-7:00 p.m. on December 13th. Save the date!

Thank you for making it to the end of this very long letter. Now go find a place to be with God and enjoy the day.

May you always be blessed,

Mother Catherine+