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12/22/21 The Beckford Connection
Dear Beloved Church Family, Christmas is upon us, and our emotions range from ones of great joy and anticipation to anxiety and loneliness. I pray that each of us can focus on and find comfort in the baby Jesus who comes to save us, who comes as God’s gift to us. This past Sunday, we celebrated women in our Advent lectionary, the visitation of Mary to Elizabeth, and Elizabeth’s pronouncement of joy to Mary. We hunger for the kind of…
12/16/21 The Beckford Connection
URGENT! CHRISTMAS EVE & DAY SERVICES READERS NEEDED We are still in need of readers at Emmanuel for Christmas Eve and Day. Anyone from either church is welcome to read at the services. Times are 5 p.m. on Christmas Eve and 10 a.m. at on Christmas. We are set for St. Andrew’s. Please let Mother Kathy and Melissa know ASAP if you can read. READERS NEEDED FOR LESSONS & CAROLS SERVICE DEC. 26 We’re having a joint Lessons and Carols service at 10…
12/9/21 The Beckford Connection
ENDING SUNDAY: CHRISTMAS FLOWER DEDICATIONS If you would like to dedicate Christmas flowers in honor or memory of a friend or loved one, envelopes for donations are in the parish halls. Please be sure to include your information on the sheet or to email it to Melissa by Sun., Dec. 12. ENDING MONDAY: 2021 GIVING TREE Thank you to everyone who has donated so far! We’re undertaking a special project for the Giving Tree this year by supporting W.W. Robinson Elementary…
12/2/21 The Beckford Connection
CHRISTMAS EVE & DAY SERVICES: VOLUNTEERS NEEDEDWe need readers for the Christmas Eve and day services. If you’d like to read, please let Mother Kathy or Melissa know by Sun., Dec. 12. Services times are 5 p.m. at Emmanuel, 9 p.m. at St. Andrew’s on Christmas Eve and 10 a.m. at Emmanuel on Christmas. CHRISTMAS FLOWER DEDICATIONS If you would like to dedicate Christmas flowers in honor or memory of a friend or loved one, envelopes for donations are in…
Advent and Christmastide Booklet
Slow down. Quiet. It’s Advent. Advent is here. We joyfully await the fulfillment of God in the birth of Jesus Christ. Thank you for joining us for these 27 days to make room for Jesus in your heart. It’s time to slow down and to watch for miracles. It’s time to take some time for quiet and wait for the birth of the Messiah. It’s time to wonder at the unfailing light and love of God. This booklet lists or…
11/25/21 Beckford Connection
HAPPY THANKSGIVING For Thanksgiving this year, Mother Kathy who like to share the booklet of devotions, prayers, poems and a music playlist from last year. It was adapted from a St. Thomas in Whitemarsh, PA, publication. We hope you enjoy it! Please feel free to share it with your friends and family. 2021 Giving Tree We’re undertaking a special project for the Giving Tree this year! W.W. Robinson Elementary has a few programs that aren’t widely advertised and are in need…
2021 Emmanuel Giving Tree
2021 EMMANUEL TREE We’re undertaking a special project for the Giving Tree this year! W.W. Robinson Elementary has a few programs that aren’t widely advertised and are in need of support — Admin, counselors and the nurses keep clothes, outerwear, socks and undergarments on hand to quietly give to students who they notice may not have weather-appropriate clothing, no outerwear, have a need for clothing due to personal reasons, or to students who become ill or have accidents so that…
Thanksgiving Prayer Booklet
For Thanksgiving this year, Mother Kathy who like to share the booklet of devotions, prayers, poems and a music playlist from last year. It was adapted from a St. Thomas in Whitemarsh, PA, publication. We hope you enjoy it! Please feel free to share it with your friends and family.
11/18/21 The Beckford Connection
COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING SERVICE You’re invited this Sunday, Nov. 21, to St. Mary’s Pine Lutheran Church on 7103 S. Middle Road in Mt. Jackson at 7 p.m. for a Community Thanksgiving Service hosted by the Mt. Jackson Ministerium. COMMUNITY ADVENT SERVICES Wednesdays throughout Advent the Woodstock Ministerium is hosting Community Advent Services at Emanuel Lutheran Church in Woodstock at 12 p.m. Mother Kathy is leading the Dec. 1 service. Dec. 8, 15 and 22 are the other service dates. As long as…
11/11/21 The Beckford Connection
LIGHT UP WOODSTOCK: VOLUNTEERS NEEDED We’re taking part in Light Up Woodstock this year by setting out individually wrapped cookies on tables at the sidewalk out front of Emmanuel. We won’t be doing hot chocolate this year due to COVID. VOLUNTEERS FOR SET UP/TEAR DOWN We’re in need of some volunteers to set up the table, set out the cookies then bring everything in after. BAKERS/COOKIE BAGGERS We also need folks to bake cookies then place each in an individual snack…
Saints: “I mean to be one too”
Bishop Porter Taylor’s Meditation for All Saints Day Saints: “I mean to be one too” Who are the people who saved your life? When you think of the turns your life has taken – the times when you could have gone one way or another – who helped you find your way? Let me ask this in another way. When you think of situations that you don’t think you can handle, when you need to ask for help, what faces come…
11/4/21 The Beckford Connection
LIGHT UP WOODSTOCK: VOLUNTEERS NEEDED We’re taking part in Light Up Woodstock this year by setting out individually wrapped cookies on tables at the sidewalk out front of Emmanuel. We won’t be doing hot chocolate this year due to COVID. VOLUNTEERS FOR SET UP/TEAR DOWN We’re in need of some volunteers to set up the table, set out the cookies then bring everything in after. BAKERS/COOKIE BAGGERS We also need folks to bake cookies then place each in an individual snack…