The Second Sunday in Advent 2025 and Pearl Harbor Day
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And then shall they see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
St. Luke 21:27
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As I was out last Sunday, this email includes information from both The First and The Second Sundays in advent as well Thanksgiving activities. Lots to catch up on!
Fr. Paul led beautiful Holy Communion services on both The First and The Second Sunday in Advent.
Please find Fr. Paul's sermons at the following links:
The First Sunday in Advent
"Behold Thy King, Comes Twice!"
The Second Sunday in Advent
"The Son of Man and the Glory of the LORD."
Thank you Hutch and Phil for serving with Fr. Paul at the altar!
Thank you Hutch for leading our Morning Prayer services this Sunday!
Team 4, Ambler, Benita, Jessica & Teresa, provided a perfect winter comfort food lunch on The Second Sunday in Advent. Their feast included homemade chicken noodle soup, homemade potato leek soup, Diane's homemade sour dough bread, chopped salad, cookies, homemade berry cobbler, and ice cream. Yummm!!
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Christian Education:
Fr. Paul continued his series of Christian Education classes about Anglicanism. He is currently reviewing the 1928 Book of Common Prayer. Adult Christian Education classes start each Sunday morning at 9:15.
The children's Sunday School class also meets at 9:15. During the current study on 1928 BCP, the children's class has joined the adult class.
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Weekday Activities
Low Mass on Wednesday at
11 am with Fr. Paul.
On Thursday we have Choir practice at 10 am and Bible Study at 11 am.
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Happenings
New Social Media Accounts
Fr. Paul has set up the following accounts as part of improving our social media outreach:
Instagram: StPetersAnglicanKingsport
“X”: Username StPetersAPA
Tik Tok: StPetertheApostleKPTTN
Ambler has agreed to take on managing these accounts. Chris suggested we set up a Google Business Profile for St. Peters which Ambler is also setting up for us. Thank you Ambler, Chris and Fr. Paul. Please 'like and subscribe' and repost on any other platform that you use. Thank you!
Congregational Meeting
The Mission Committee has called a Special Congregational Meeting for Sunday, December 28, 2025 to vote on the proposed bylaw changes presented during the Annual Congregational Meeting on Sunday, November 23. Please see Fr. Paul for a copy of the proposed changes to the bylaws.
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Members' Activities
Thanksgiving
Several members shared pictures from their Thanksgiving visits and celebrations!
Laurel and Dan with their family in Southern California.
Claudia visiting family in Arkansas.
Rose Marie is visiting family in Missouri through the Christmas Holidays.
Levi enjoying a visit from all his siblings.
Rosalind and Jeff enjoying family
and friends in Chattanooga
Fr. Mike and Nancy visiting their daughter and son-in -law in . . . .
the beautiful state of Hawaii!
Hoping everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and safe travels back home!
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Toys for Tots
As part of the Marine Corps' Toys for Tots program, Major Ben joined us this past Sunday for both services and for lunch afterwards.
After lunch he spoke to us about the Toys for Tots program and the great number of children in need in our area this year.
We then helped him load up 5 boxes of toys plus a small bicycle! Thank you to everyone for your very generous donations! Thank you JP for organizing this charity project for us!
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Lunch at Chop House and By the Fireside: Symphony of the Mountains Holiday Concert - Saturday Dec. 6
This past Saturday St. Peter's members enjoyed lunch at The Chop House followed by The Symphony of the Mountains 'By The Fireside' Christmas Concert at the Toy F. Reid Eastman Employee Center in Kingsport. What a fantastic way to spend an afternoon with wonderful company, delicious food, and joyful music!
And best of all we got to see Lavell again!
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St. Peter the Apostle Anglican Church
Presents
The Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
The Festival tells the story of the birth of Jesus Christ through nine scripture readings interspersed with traditional hymns and carols of the Christmas Season. First used in England to start the healing process after the horrors of WWI, the Festival is Anglican in origin but now used by many churches. The service at St. Peter the Apostle Anglican Church features the traditional readings and traditional Christmas Hymns. If you are interested in reading one of the lessons please let me know.
Please join us on Sunday, December 21 at 11 am for this beautiful service! Please note there will be a Holy Communion Service at 10 am but both Morning Prayer and Christian Education are cancelled.
For after services refreshments we are asking everyone to bring a finger food or dessert for all to enjoy!
Christmas Services
This year we are celebrating Christmas with two services. A Midnight Mass on Dec . 24 starting at 11 pm and a Christmas Day Holy Communion service at 11 am.
Cook Team Schedule
Team 1 Carol, Diane, Nancy, Teresa
Team 2 Laurel, Linn, Lynn, Michele
Team 3 Elaine, Melinda, Misty, Rose Marie
Team 4 Ambler, Benita, Jessica, Rosalind
Team 5 Men's Team
Dec 7 Team 4
Dec 14 Team 5/Men's Team
Dec 21 Poltluck Finger Foods & Dessert
Dec 28 Team 1
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This year The Second Sunday in Advent is also the 84th Anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese on Dec. 7, 1941.
Almighty God, our heavenly Father, in whose hands are the living and the dead; We give thee thanks for all those thy servants who have laid down their lives in the service of our country. Grant to them thy mercy and the light of thy presence, that the good work which thou hast begun in them may be perfected; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord. Amen Book of Common Prayer, p. 42
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December Activities
Wed., December 10
11 am, Holy Communion, Fr. Paul
Thur., December 11
10 am Choir Practice
11 am Bible Study
Sun., December 14
9:15 am Christian Education
10:15 am Morning Prayer
11 am Holy Communion
Fr. Paul
Team 5
Wed., December 17
11 am, Holy Communion, Fr. Paul
Thur., December 18
10 am Choir Practice
11 am Bible Study
Sun., December 21
9:15 am Christian Education Cancelled
10:15 am Morning Prayer Cancelled
10 am Holy Communion, Fr. Paul
11 am Lessons and Carols
Potluck Finger Food & Desserts
Wed., December 24
11 pm, Christmas Eve Midnight Mass
Holy Communion, Fr. Paul
Thur., December 25
11 am, Holy Communion, Fr. Paul