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Monthly Archives: November 2012
Can we help with an urgent need in Hazard?
This is from Bruce Cory. Our newly founded Nursing Club on the Union College campus is doing a collection of supplies for an urgent need at the shelter for homeless adults in Hazard. If you are able to help out with this, please let me know and I will collect the supplies at church this Sunday and bring them to campus for the Nursing Club to take to Hazard. See the message below for the items they are collecting.
Bruce
——– Original Message ——–
| Subject: | FW: Email to Campus |
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| Date: | Thu, 29 Nov 2012 09:47:38 -0500 |
| From: | Doolin, Bobbie <bdoolin@unionky.edu> |
Greetings to All from the newly founded Nursing Club,
We would like to ask for your help in meeting an urgent need for assistance in our area. The shelter for homeless adults in Hazard has a severe shortage of linens (twin size), especially blankets– and the need is growing. The number of persons seeking a warm place to sleep has almost doubled this month (up from 18 to 30 in the last week). Last weekend there were not enough blankets and some guests had to cover themselves with towels.
We are asking that you donate new or gently used blankets, twin-sized sheets, and towels to help meet the needs. New pillows are also needed. Boxes are placed in prominent locations in Miller Hall, Speed, Sharp, and the Student Center. You can leave your donations in the box or bring them directly to the Nursing Department (Miller Hall). Or call Shelia Chapman at 1756 and she will gladly pick them up.
The donations will be delivered on December 5.
Also needed: gently used or new coat/jackets, new toiletries, small backpacks, hand sanitizer, etc.
Thank you in advance for your assistance. Your generosity has already been stretched this year—and we do appreciate your help in meeting this newly identified need. The Homeless Shelter really is making “room in the Inn” for those without shelter this holiday season. We hope to make their version of the manger a little more comfortable during the cold winter evenings.
Sincerely,
The Nursing Club
Rebecca Ryan, President
Faculty Advisor- Shelia Chapman (ext. 1756)
Shelia Chapman, EdD, RN
Associate Professor of Nursing
Union College School of Nursing
202 Miller Hall
From the Diocese of Lexington Transition Committee
November 27, 2012
To our sisters and brothers in the Diocese of Lexington: Grace and peace in Christ Jesus.
As you know, the happy day is drawing near when we will gather to consecrate our new bishop. The Book of Common Prayer tells us that, after Presiding Bishop Katherine leads the church in the prayer of ordination, “The new bishop is now vested according to the order of bishops.” We give to our new bishop the ancient symbols and signs of his new calling as our bishop. We are writing to you to seek your contribution to these symbolic gifts.
A bishop receives a Bible, cope, miter, and stole, a ring, a pectoral cross, and a pastoral staff or crozier. These symbols combine to show that Bishop-elect Doug will be our chief pastor and the living symbol of the unity of Christ’s one, holy, catholic and apostolic church. Because we believe that the worship of the most high God deserves good and beautiful things, we want these gifts to be glorious and yet modest. Because our bishop will represent the unity of all of the faithful of the Diocese, we would like to invite everyone — to ask you — to contribute to the cost of these gifts.
In joyful thanksgiving that we have called their priest, Bishop-elect Doug’s former parish, St Thomas in Columbus GA, will be purchasing the ring. The ECW of the Diocese of Lexington will purchase his rochet and chimere (two vestments that bishops wear). The clergy of the Diocese will be purchasing the pastoral staff. We hope that you will join with them in celebrating this happy day and this new season in the life of our diocese. We hope that you will honor our new bishop and give glory to God and Christ’s church by making a generous offering.
Checks may be made out to “Diocese of Lexington” with “bishop’s gifts” in the memo line. Please send them by December 5th to Diocese of Lexington Attn: Bishop’s Gift, PO Box 610, Lexington, KY 40588-0610.
If you have questions, feel free to contact Chris Arnold at
st.marys.mboro@gmail.com or Jan Cottrell at jmcottrell@insightbb.com.
Yours faithfully,
Mr. Frank Kebbell, Transition Committee Chair
The Rev. Jan Cottrell, Standing Committee President
Weekly Bulletin Announcements – 18 November 2012
Notes and News
Contact Information: Rev. Margaret will be in the office on Wednesday afternoons. If you would like to schedule an appointment or just speak with her, she can be reached at 859-278-0585 or priest-in-charge@stjohnscorbin.org. Jeff Davis, the Senior Warden, can be reached at 606-521-6258 or srwarden@stjohnscorbin.org.
Thanksgiving Eucharist: A special Thanksgiving Holy Eucharist will be celebrated on Wednesday, November 21 at 6:00pm. As an offering, items for the Food Pantry will be collected given in thanks to the Lord.
Chocolate Fest: The annual ECW Chocolate Fest will take place Saturday December 1st. Parishioners who are baking for the occasion can bring their creations to the parish hall on November 29th & 30th. Bring your friends and an appetite for wonderful chocolate treats and holiday crafts.
Annual Meeting: The Annual Meeting for St. John’s will take place within the Service of Holy Eucharist on Sunday, December 9th. We will be electing Vestry members and Convention delegates for 2013. We will also have a potluck meal following the service. Please make plans to attend this important day of celebration, fellowship and renewal as we look back on 2012 and forward to what 2013 may be calling us to as a Parish.
Pledge Drive: As we enter the season of Thanksgiving please remember to prayerfully consider your pledge to St. John’s for 2013. Pledges will be gathered throughout November and offered to the Lord at the Eucharist on Sunday, December 2nd.
Potluck Schedule: Due to the holidays and our annual meeting the potluck schedule is changing for November and December. Rather than having potluck on the fourth Sunday of the month, there will be a potluck meal following the annual meeting on December 9th.
Prayers for the Week
Diocesan Cycle of Prayer: Province IV of the Episcopal Church; Canon Richard E. Miller, President, The Rt. Rev. Clifton Daniel, III, Vice-President
Weekly Bulletin Announcements – 4 November 2012
Notes and News
Contact Information: Rev. Margaret will be in the office on Wednesday afternoons. If you would like to schedule an appointment or just speak with her, she can be reached at 859-278-0585 or priest-in-charge@stjohnscorbin.org. Jeff Davis, the Senior Warden, can be reached at 606-521-6258 or srwarden@stjohnscorbin.org.
Thanksgiving Eucharist: A special Thanksgiving Holy Eucharist will be celebrated on Wednesday, November 21 at 7:00pm. As an offering, items for the Food Pantry will be collected given in thanks to the Lord.
Annual Meeting: The Annual Meeting for St. John’s will take place within the Service of Holy Eucharist on Sunday, December 9th. Please make plans to attend this important day of celebration and renewal as we look back on 2012 and forward to what 2013 may be calling us to as a Parish.
Pledge Drive: As we enter the season of Thanksgiving please remember to prayerfully consider your pledge to St. John’s for 2013. Pledges will be gathered throughout November and offered to the Lord at the Eucharist on Sunday, December 9th.
Vestry Members: Parishioners yearning to expand their ministry at St. John’s may be feeling a call to become a member of the vestry. Vestry elections will be held at the Annual Meeting on December 9th. Please speak with Margaret or Jeff if you would like to be a candidate.
Convention Delegate: The election of convention delegates for the Annual Diocesan Convention will take place at the Annual Meeting on December 9th. Four deputies and four alternates are elected annually. Deputies must be able to attend the full convention which usually runs from a Thursday afternoon through a Saturday morning in February. Alternates are asked to attend if a deputy is unable to fulfill the obligation.
Prayers for Today
Diocesan Cycle of Prayer: St. Mary’s Church, Middlesboro; The Rev. Chris Arnold, Priest in Charge