Announcements December 4 -

December 10, 2023

Sunday’s Readings: December 10, 2023, Advent 2, Year B

Isaiah 40.1-11; Psalm 85.1-2, 8-13; 2 Peter 3.8-15; Mark 1.1-8        

SPECIAL ADVENT REQUEST

For many years Grace Parish has been supporting St. Vincent de Paul. We have participated in Soup Bus on the third Sunday of the month for ever.  For several years we have made St. Vincent de Paul our special Advent donation recipient. This year we will continue our support by collecting the food that they need the most.

The Fourth Sunday in Advent is Christmas Eve and will be too late to send food to them with hampers, so we have combined the fourth Sunday into the other weeks.

Advent 1 – Dec 3 – Sugar Sunday - Bags or cubes or Cheese & Crackers

Advent 2 – Dec 10 – Dry Cereal Sunday - Or Granola Bars

Advent 3 – Dec 17 – Dessert Sunday - Canned Fruit or fruit cups

Please consider adding these special donation items to your Advent almsgiving.

Parish Notes 

Christmas Services:

December 10 - Lessons and Carols at 7:00 p.m. 

December 17 - Christmas Pageant at 10:00 a.m. 

December 24th - regular services at  8 a.m. and 10 a.m. and Family Christmas Service at 4 pm.

• St. Michael and All Angels will hold a Taizé Service on Thursday December 7th, 14th and 21st at 7 PM at their Church. 
• Trinity United members are making either knit or crocheted teddy bears for each child that moves into their Harmony House. If you are willing/able to help them out, please let Denise Boulanger know (she has wool that you can use!)
• We are in need for people to sign up for coffee and goodies that are provided after each service.  Sign up sheet is at the back bulletin board. 
• December 31 will also be New Years Eve so we will not be having a Hidden Host that day.  I will let you know if we will have coffee here as soon as I clarify that.
• We would appreciate if people would volunteer to provide flowers for the Altar on Sundays.  Small plants work great and last a few weeks.  Please let Denise (250 562-5611) in the office or Sharon Armistead (250 964-1251) know if you would like to provide anything.

 

Intercessions this week

• in The Territory of the People - Lay Canons: Judy Beale, Terry Bepple, Betty-May Gore, Robert Hunter, Margaret Mitchell, Ken Munro, Dwight Oatway, Bud Smith, John and Norma Bos, and their families. We pray for Bishop Elect – The Venerable Clara Plamondon.
• in the Anglican Cycle of Prayer - The Church of Pakistan (United) 
• in the Anglican Church of Canada - The Primate: Archbishop Linda Nicholls and the staff of the Primate’s Office of the Anglican Church of Canada
• in our Companion Diocese (Montreal) -  Prison Chaplaincy - The Rev. Canon Peter Huish, The Rev. Canon Tim Smart.
• in the Evangelical Lutheran Church In Canada - National Bishop: Bishop Susan Johnson and the national staff of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada
• in the ELCIC/ACC - Remember those who died in war and pray for renewed commitment to work for peace. the Parishes of the North - St. John the Divine (Quesnel), St. Saviours (Barkerville), St. Mark’s (Woodpecker), St. Michael and All Angels, Our Saviours Lutheran Church and Grace Church (Prince George)
• Those who have died in the peace of Christ.

This Week at Grace 

Grace Office is open Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm, and Wednesdays from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 am

Wednesday December 6th at 9 am – Holy Eucharist.

Wednesday December 6th at 10 am - Lectionary Bible Study via Zoom.  All welcome!                                                                                       https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87876717008?pwd=cnhuenFRU2M0RmxjWlU1K3Vrd3VCQT09    

Thursday December 7th at 7 pm – Join Zoom Meeting - Quesnel Lectionary Study
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89058696393

Thursday December 7th at 7 pm -- Zoom Book Study Thursday November 30th at 7 pm                                                                                    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85961622069?pwd=VDhXVEJZSktGejBnWWVlSTExOEtGQT09

Next Week’s Readings

December 17, 2023 Advent 3 (Year B): Isaiah 61.1-4, 8-11; Canticle 18 (Luke 1.46-55); 1Thessalonians 5.16-24; John 1.6-8, 19-28

Coming Events

Thursdays, December 7th, 14th and 21st at 7 PM at St. Michael’s - Taizé Services. 

Sunday December 17th  at 1:30 pm - Soup Bus at St. Vincent de Paul 

Saturday, January 6th at 8:00 a.m. - Breakfast Group at St. Michael's

Wednesday, January 17th at 7:00 p.m. - Parish Council Meeting via Zoom

Sunday, January 28th at 11:30 - Hidden Host at PG Golf & Curling Club

 

All Welcome at All Events!