Joyful Start to a Joyful Season

Early Thanksgiving Feast at Mike and Claudia's!

Carole's homemade pies, Mike's magnificent turkey, and Margaret's approval of all the other wonderful casseroles!

Thank you Mike and Claudia for a joyous afternoon of feasting and fellowship!! We are such a blessed church family!

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On Sunday we packed 25 shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child for Samaritan's Purse, the most we have ever been able to fill! After packing the boxes, Fr. Dennis blessed them, Teresa arranged for tracking labels, and Earl & Rosalind delivered them to the collection point. With the tracking labels, we will be able to learn where our boxes were sent!

Thank you to everyone who brought items for the boxes and to everyone who packed them!

After packing all the boxes, Fr. Dennis led a beautiful Holy Communion Service which was followed by a delicious luncheon. Rose Marie, Pat, and Rosalind provided food for the luncheon.

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Earl continues his hard work on the Memorial Garden Rock Wall. He is making much progress!

Thank you Earl!

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We are organizing a before Christmas Celebration. On Saturday December 7 we are meeting at The Chop House (Eastman Rd, Kingsport, http://www.thechophouse.com) at 1 pm for lunch. After lunch, we plan to attend the 3 pm show By the Fireside performed by The Symphony of the Mountains (http://symphonyofthemountains.org/event/by-the-fireside-2) at the Toy F Reid Eastman Employee Center (401 S. Wilcox Dr., Kingsport). Tickets are $25 for the show. Rose Marie is coordinating reservations. Please let her know if you plan to attend by Sunday, Dec 1.

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The Taste & See Bible Study at The Blake continues. This past week we completed the lesson titled "Chewing on the Bread of Life". We will cover "Savoring the Salt of the Earth" this week. We had our first gentlemen join us this week!

The Women's Bible Study will continue with the "In the Hive, Discovering a Land Overflowing with Honey" lesson. We will meet again at the church at 10 am on Thursday. Rosalind will bring some light brunch food.

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On the calendar at St. Peters:

NOVEMBER

Thursday, Nov 21 @ 10 am Women's Bible Study

Friday, Nov 22 @ 10:30 Bible Study at The Blake

Sunday, Nov 24 @ 10 am Christian Education

@ 11 am Holy Communion with Father Dennis Washburn

DECEMBER

Sunday, Dec 1 @ 10 am Christian Education

@ 11 am Holy Communion with Father Scott Koszalinski

Friday, Dec 6 @ 10:30 Bible Study at The Blake

Saturday, Dec 7 @ 1 pm lunch at The Chop House in Kingsport

@ 3 pm Symphony of the Mountians show

"By the Fireside"

Toy F. Reid Employee Center, Eastman, Kingsport

http://symphonyofthemountains.org/event/by-the-fireside-2/

Sunday, Dec 8 @ 10 am Christian Education

@ 11 am Morning Prayer

@ 12 pm Annual Congregational Meeting

Tuesday, Dec 10 @ 6 pm Men's Group Meeting

Friday, Dec 13 @ 2 pm Bible Study at The Blake

Sunday, Dec 15 @ 11 am Holy Communion with Father Dennis

Washburn (abbreviated service due to later service)

@ 1 pm Pot Luck Luncheon

@ 3 pm Lesson and Carols Service with Father

Washburn & the Maestoso Musica String Quartet

Sunday, Dec 22 @ 10 am Christian Education

@ 11 am Morning Prayer

Tuesday, Dec 24 @ 2 pm Holy Communion with Father

Dennis Washburn

Sunday, Dec 29 @ 10 am Christian Education

@ 11 am Morning Prayer

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FYI - Just a reminder

Many of us do our holiday shopping at Amazon. Please remember to go to:

smile.amazon.com

and select Saint Peter the Apostle Anglican Catholic Church as your charity to generate donations for Saint Peter's. There is no additional cost to you but we receive a small percentage of each purchase when we are selected!

Thank you!

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