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Messiah events and meetings this week: Jan. 4-11, 2008
Sunday, 4: Christmas 2:
8:00AM Holy Eucharist, Celebrant: The Rev. Margaret Otterburn, Preacher: The Rev. Jeanette Hile
Healing service follows; breakfast in the Parish Hall.
10:00 AM Holy Eucharist Celebrant: Rev. Margaret Otterburn, Preacher: The Rev. Jeanette Hile, Church school classes and nursery care; Healing service follows; and refreshments and fellowship in Parish hall.
Monday, 5:
Morning Prayer, 8 AM
Bible Study, 11AM
Noonday prayer
Evening Prayer, 7PM
Bible Study, 7:30PM
AA meeting, 7 PM
Tuesday, 6:
Morning Prayer, 8AM
Office open 9AM-Noon
Chester Diner Book Group, Noon
Yoga, 5:15-6:30PM
Epiphany Holy Eucharist, 7:30PM
Wednesday, 7:
Holy Eucharist, 7AM
Office open 10AM-1:00PM
Pastoral care training, 7:00PM-9:00PM
Thursday, 8: (Margaret will be out of the office 9AM-1PM)
Friday, 9:
AA meeting, 7:00 PM
Sunday, 11: Epiphany 1:
8:00 AM Holy Eucharist, Celebrant & Preacher: The Rev. Margaret Otterburn, breakfast in the Parish Hall.
9:00 AM Forum: The Senior Resource Center, Program director, Paige Urban, speaker
10:00 AM Holy Eucharist Celebrant & Preacher: Rev. Margaret Otterburn, Church school classes and nursery care; refreshments and fellowship in Parish hall.
Rev. Margaret Otterburn’s office hours are Monday-Tuesday 8:00 AM-6:00 PM. You may reach her for pastoral calls at (973) 349-9480
Parish Administrator’s office hours Monday – Wednesday 9AM – Noon..
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Green Team Tip of the week
If you have the option, use a toaster oven instead of a conventional oven, and you'll consume far less energy.
Tests have shown that a well-insulated toaster oven, with plenty of room for air to circulate around it, consumes a whopping 50% less energy. As an added bonus, using a toaster oven will keep your kitchen cooler.
Not just for toast and bagels, toaster ovens can be used for casseroles, mini meat loaves, cheese nachos, fish in a foil pouch, small pizzas and your all-time favorite "grilled" cheese.
Maybe using a compact toaster with a 10 x 10-inch footprint more often will get you thinking about downsizing your overall carbon footprint, too.
Save the dates!
January 6: Epiphany, 7:30 PM, coffee and cookie reception to follow.
January 10: Saturday 3-4PM, Children have fun in the kitchen create a snow scene for seniors at Chester Area Senior Housing. Contact office to confirm # attending.
January 11: Forum: The Senior Resource Center- what is it, who does it help, how can you help and what does the Festival of Trees have to do with it? Paige Urban,
program director, speaker.
January 15: Pre-Convention meeting 7:30PM at Church of the Savior, Denville
January 27: Book & Movie Night 6:30PM BYO dinner, 7:30PM Film begins
January 31: Annual Diocese Convention - one day only this year!
Office Help Wanted!
We are looking for help in the office during the month of January assisting with answering the telephone, mailings, help with the bulletin and some Messenger production, assisting Debbie Welch. Please speak with either Margaret or Sue if you are available either Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday mornings.
Sue will be out of commission for several weeks beginning Thursday, January 8, while recuperating from shoulder surgery for a torn rotator cuff. Although she intends to do some work online from home once she is able she will be restricted in her usual output!
Yoga
Yoga continues to meet every Tuesday, from 5:15 - 6:30 pm. All are welcome. Any six sessions for $78 or $15 per session.
Bible study
The Monday morning group (11am – 12 noon) will begin the new year with studying Joshua taking the people into the promise Land. Readings for January 5: Joshua 1-4
The Monday evening group meets from 7:30 – 8:30 following Evening Prayer at 7pm. We are going to study Mark’s Gospel by reading a chapter a week and comparing this account with the equivalent sections from Luke and Matthew. Readings for January 5: Mark 1
Notes are available from Margaret
Book & Lunch at Chester Diner
On January 6 we will discuss chapter 6, of The Good Book, by Peter J. Gomes. All are welcome, even if you haven’t read the book, but want to come have a simple lunch and conversation, meet at noon in the Chester Diner dining room.
Pastoral Care Training
Many of you at Messiah reach out to those in need. You are indeed a very caring community. We have recently had three families in our congregation lose loved ones. Sometimes though you may feel that you don’t know what to say, you don’t know when to call or even if to call someone in a crisis. Too often you may feel overwhelmed by circumstances. If you feel you would find it hard to talk with them come and join this group. Even if you just come to some of the sessions you may learn some valuable skills.
Lay pastoral care training helps with this. It does not make anyone an expert overnight but it offers an opportunity to develop listening skills, to learn more about yourself as a person, as a care-receiver and subsequently more as a care-giver.
The training follows an established program and has been used before by four groups in different congregations. It will be offered in six weekly sessions on Wednesday evenings from January 7 through February 11.
Please speak with Margaret if you wish to take part in this training. The 6 sessions begin on Wednesday, January 7, 7-9 PM.
Homeless Solutions
We will next visit Homeless Solutions on January 17. Volunteers are still needed for this date. A sign-up sheet is posted on the bulletin board near the coffee table in the Parish hall.
Habitat For Humanity
Next building date is Friday, February 13 – Save the date!
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