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The Church of the Holy FamilyMills River, NC
December 2012 Newsletter
Dear friends,Happy new year! The Church Year always begins 4
Sundays before Christmas with a season of preparationcalled Advent (thats December 2 this year). Note that Advent is a key part ofAdventure. December is always a busy time, which makes it all the moreimportant to observe Advent by making afresh the room in our lives and in ourhearts for the One who is always a surprise. And while the feast of the ChristMass on December 25 always has a comfortable familiarity to it, I encourage youto seek the newness, the freshness, of the celebration this year. Take some
time every day to find theadventure in the coming weeksthe surprising wayin which Christ breaks in to your life. For thats how you find your way to themanger.
I want to thank everyone who made a financial pledge or gift to HolyFamily for 2013! The Stewardship Committee (Dick Bainbridge, Carol Braud,Cissy Ford,and ChairLinda Bregartner) did a wonderful job this fall ofinviting our generous investment in our church home, with prayers,presentations and food. With 34 pledges received, we have made a good startto seeing our way forward for next year. And please remember, it is never toolate to give (or pledge) to Gods work in the world through Holy Family.
I pray for you a most blessed Advent, and suggest that gathering forSunday worship is an important part of the adventure!
Yours in Emmanuel,
Rob+
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FromRaj, one of the students Holy Family supports through theDurgapur Child Development Center in India:
When Christmas HurtsA service of consolation
Sunday, December 23, 5 pmHoly Family Episcopal Church
419 Turnpike RdMills River, NC 28759
Sometimes the season doesnt feel holly and jolly. Sometimes December brings difficult memories of
loss and sadness.This candlelight service honors those feelings.
All are welcome.You are invited to bring photos or mementos to lay before the altar.
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Christmas Eve at Holy FamilyOur Christmas Eve service
will begin with music at 7 pmon Monday, December 24.
Our candlelight celebration will be a rich feast of music,
prayer and scripture. Its an ideal time to invite family,friends and neighbors to your church! Child care will be
available.
Shopping List
Holy Family is responsible for filling 72 backpackson the first week of every month for children at theMills River Elementary School. Every weekend a
backpack is sent home with each child whos atrisk of hunger. Here are the ideal items needed for
each backpack:
Granola barsPeanut butter crackersPop TartsApple sauce
Vienna SausagesFruit snacks
Rice Krispies bars
Fruit cupsTuna cupsIndividual peanut butter cupsSmall Ritz Cracker packs
RaisinsNutri-grain bars
Pudding cupsIndividual cereal boxes
Youre welcome to take this list along when you shop for groceries, and topick up any of these items. Theres a collection box in the hallway atchurch. Thank you!
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In November ourDiocese ofWestern NorthCarolina held itsannual convention
at the KanugaCenter inHendersonville. Holy Family wasably representedby Mary-FrancesBurkett andParker Bailes,with Evie Brushand Rita Van Zantserving as alternates. Your clergy were there as well the Rev Deacon DianeLivington, the Rev Posy Jackson, and the Rev Robert Lundquist. At theConvention Eucharist on Friday, Nov 9, Beth Gaffney read the second lesson. Iwas very proud of her, for Beth exhibited her usual poise and grace. Parkerwas elected by Convention to serve on the Diocesan ExecutiveBoard. Congratulations, Parker! Holy Family was well represented at conventionby some of our youngest members.
Flower Ministry to Home-bound ParishionersFlowers from the altar will be taken to our parishioners who are home-
bound, starting in January. The flower fund comes from all of us and this will be agift from us to our absent friends to let them know we are remembering andmissing them. If you might be interested in delivering flowers after the service ona rotating basis (perhaps once a month, depending on how many volunteers wehave) please contact Jaye Peterson([email protected], phone 698-78550 orMichele Burnette([email protected], phone 242-1338).
New Kitchen Crew On BoardLouise Rooney, Linda Bregartner, andCarol Braudhave stepped up to be the
Kitchen Crewfor 2013. They will take care of sponsoring the Sunday coffee hour
(when there is not a host signed up) and ordering supplies for the kitchen.
They ask that if you use the last of something let them know AND- to please rinse
and put your coffee mugs in the dishwasher. Thank you!
Beth Gaffney reading the 2nd lesson at the Convention Eucharist.
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Three New Years resolutionsThe Church, ever counter-cultural, begins the new year four
Sundays before Christmas. This being the beginning of our new year,perhaps its appropriate for us to make our resolutions now, at the
beginning of Advent. My friend the Rev H. King Oehmigoffered these afew years agoI find them still relevant. ~ Rob+I. Show up on Sunday.
One of the slogans in AA goes: It works if you work it. Thissaying refers to the 12-step program, of course. The implication forChristians is clear, although frequently denied. If you do not
participate in worship, if you do not commit to being part of the Body
on the day of the Resurrectionmaking it the cornerstone of yourweekly calendaryou wont experience the depth of the Christianlife God wants for you.
Do away with the rationalizations: I need to sleep in one daya week. I dont get anything out of the sermons. I get morespirituality from a Sunday morning walk or doing yoga.
II. Give more than you think you can.Be a committed giver. Make a plan and stick to it. But make
it a faith plan, which is to say, offer your gift to God as an act offaith, making it larger than you think prudent. Break the holdthat money has over you by practicing generosity with no stringsattached.
Give. Give to your parish not because the rector is good with
the youth group or because you want a nice place for your daughterto be married or because it is the charitable thing to do. Give to
God, lay your treasure out, and watch your heart follow.
III. Wash somebodys feet.Get active on behalf of someone who needs your help. Make
a resolution to be a footwasher. If it is not apparent what specificneed you can fill, pray for guidance on what to do. It wont takeGod long to let you know. In the stillness that Advent offers, listen
to the still small voice of God to lead you into unconditional service.Be awake to opportunity. And stand ready to
move. Alert. At attention. Always willing to wind the goldenstring of the Gospel into the New Birth that is ever at hand.
~From Synthesis, Dec 3, 2000
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ECO TIPS
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Update on Stream Buffer Plantings & Pollinator Patch Expansion
Under the direction of Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy's MeganMontgomery, Holy Family and CMLC volunteers turned out on November 8 and10 to assist in the planting in our stream bed buffer of some 48 trees (large andsmall), plus 25 shrubs. Recommended by Shaun Moore, WatershedCoordinator for the Henderson County Soil and Water Conservation District(SWCD), these hardy container size trees included an assortment ofRed Maples, Alders, Oaks, River Birches, Black Cherry, Dogwoods, BlackWillows, Black Gums, Service Berries, Witch Hazesl, and Eastern Redbuds.Shrubs included American Beautyberry, Elderberry, Hydrangea, Chokeberry,Red Buckeye, Sweet Pepperbush, Sweetshrub, American Filbert, Clerthras, andButtonbush. All these plants are recommended for North Carolina mountain
stream buffer restoration areas.This stream restoration project was first begun in 2010, when SWCD
excavated the banks on the southern area of Boylston Creek, laid down erosioncontrol matting, and planted riparian plants to help stabilize the banks. This willcount as one of our GreenFaith Certification projects.
Our November workdays also included preparation of an addition to thePollinator Patch, where more perennials will be planted next spring. We lookforward with anticipation to seeing what spring - and allthe seasons - will bringas we continue to improve and add more native plant materials to our streamarea.
Barbara Neal
You are invited! To the December Holy Family lunch on Wednesday,December 12, at the Tai Spice Restaurant, 220 South King Street,Hendersonville. Please contact Evie Brushfor more information 828-891-9326 [email protected]
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2017 Bicentennial History Days Ahead
April 20, 2013St Johns, Fayetteville
Diocese of East CarolinaMay 2, 2014
Holy Cross, Valle CrucisDiocese of Western North Carolina
April 2015St Augustines UniversityDiocese of North Carolina
April 2016Gastonia Charlotte
Dioceses of Western North Carolina & North Carolina April 22, 2017
Christ Church, New BernDiocese of East Carolina
2017 marks the Bicentennial of our shared history in the Dioceses ofNorth Carolina. Each Bishop has appointed representatives to the PlanningCommittee that will help us look back and learn from that history. Every springbetween now and 2017 we will focus on a different era and gather at a sitesignificant to that particular era. Next April 20th in Fayetteville, we turn ourattention to the very earliest years of the Diocese, 1817 1823, before we evenhad a bishop of our own. Event details for each History Day presentationtopics, guest speakers, exhibits, local sites, and overnight accommodations, willbe announced well in advance. For more information contact one of theDiocesan Historiographers:
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