This Sunday's Announcements

This Sunday, November 2:

Please add photos of loved ones to the small altar prior to worship beginning: 
This display, along with our photo collages of 2021-2025, are one small way we celebrate the Feast of All Saints today. We join with our siblings in Christ from Mexico on the Day of the Dead (October 31st) and in many countries and cultures throughout the world by taking time to remember loved ones who have passed away. We will also read a necrology, praying for those parish members who have died in the past year. 
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Welcome and Thanksgiving Prayers for Sunday Soup & Sandwiches 
We welcome Sunday Soup & Sandwiches site leaders, volunteers, donors, and all whose lives were touched through this ministry. We will offer a prayer today in thanksgiving for this ministry, and say - well done, good and faithful servants. 

Children’s Chapel at 10 a.m. 
We invite children to gather for singing, stories, and crafts during the first half of Sunday services: Nov 2, 16; Dec 7, 21; Jan 4, 18; Feb 1, 22; Mar 1, 15, 29; Apr 12, 26; May 3, 17.  If you have questions or interest in volunteering to help with Children's Chapel, please contact Cara Hins at [email protected].

Coffee & Conversation at 11:30 a.m. 
Join us after worship for coffee and conversation in the cloisters.  Future Dates: 12/7. To volunteer or learn more contact Allyson Michal at [email protected].

Youth Group and Teen Confirmation Class at 11:30 a.m.
Join parish youth from 5th-12th grade for lunch and activities from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the following dates: 11/2, 11/16, 11/23, 12/14, 12/21. There will also be a Teen Confirmation Class from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. on 11/2, 11/16, and three spring dates. To learn more contact Reynolds Whalen: [email protected] 

Fall Giving Campaign Shifts into Next Phase
Last Sunday we concluded the first phase of our Fall Giving Campaign, offering a prayer of blessing over the pledges of support received for 2026.  The campaign’s offering now totals 56 pledges, totaling $142,116.68. Thank you to all who have pledged to support our parish in the coming year. During November, our Treasurers will meet with our Rector to review who has historically pledged, who regularly gives but has not completed a pledge, and new folks who might be invited to pledge. Then our Fall Giving Campaign Team will reach out individually by email, and invite those folks to consider pledging for 2026. A letter will be sent in the mail to all who pledged giving thanks, and noting the amount pledged and pledge number. Campaign totals will continue to be published in the leaflet and newsletter in the coming month. Please be in touch if you have any questions or concerns.  Thank you - it’s enormously exciting to think about what our giving can make possible! - Fall Giving Campaign Team



Support Mistletoe Mart & Craft Faire Community Event:

November 22 from 9am to 2pm - Save the Date! 
Mistletoe Mart is a labor of love and we need you! There are lots of ways to volunteer:
1. Help prepare food for the cafe.
2. Help us set up for the fair and assist the crafters.
3. Volunteer for a wide variety of jobs on the day of the fair.
4. Make cookies or a raffle basket (sign up in the Narthex)
Sign up online or on the clipboards in the Narthex!
Contact Erin Donnally Drake with questions.

MMCF Seeks Food Donations
The MMCF cafe is seeking food donations this year to help offset costs. You can find a sign-up sheet in the Narthex or CLICK HERE for digital sign-up. Format this year will include a simplified menu of baked goods for breakfast and desserts, and a soup bar for lunch. The sign-up is sorted by soups, and feel free to leave a note in the box, if for example, you want to bring a partial amount of what is listed. There aren't any hard or fast rules, and we will gladly accept anything you can offer. Please have soup items to the church before Nov 8th, and baking items before Nov 19th. Please contact Erica Burns with questions or coordinating drop-offs for perishable items. [email protected] call/text 413-230-4458. Or swing buy the parish hall after service on 10/26 and chat in person.

This week, November 3-8:

Changes to Office Hours in November:
Nov 7 -  closing at 12:30 p.m.; Nov 11 - closed for Veteran’s Day. 

Next Sunday, November 9:

Baptism:
Our worship will feature the baptism of a new community member, Rena McDonough, as well as a prayer for armed forces veterans, guard, reserves, and their families.

Coming Soon:

November 16 at 12:15 p.m. - Green Christmas
Discuss what a green Christmas could be with Carol Dick at Grace Church, Amherst on November 16 at 12:15. She is planning for it to last an hour with snacks. If you would like to carpool, email me at [email protected] or chat after church.

November 19 and 23 - Giving Thanks for Ministry with Rev. Jimmy Solano Pickett
Rev. Jimmy will be concluding his time as our Missioner at the end of November.  During our two year holy experiment, he has led retreats, carried out a process that led to the formation Children’s Chapel and the Mid-week Eucharist, and other meaningful programming. We will give thanks for our ministry together in two ways: 1) On Wednesday, November 19 following the 10 a.m. Midweek Eucharist we will have a special Coffee Hour, and 2) on Sunday, November 23  at 10 a.m. we will offer prayers of thanksgiving for our ministry together. Read more about the transition here. 

    November 23 at 10 a.m. - Feast of St. Andrew
We will have a celebration of one of our patron saints, Andrew, with Holy Eucharist on Sunday, November 23. Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland, and as such, one long standing parish tradition is to wear a kilt, tartan, or your favorite plaid.  

November 26 - No Midweek Eucharist
    Please note there will be no midweek eucharist on Wednesday, November 26. 

Memorials and Thanksgivings
Submit Your Memorials and Thanksgivings to sponsor a Sanctuary Candle, Altar Flowers, Christmas & Easter Flowers, and other Memorial Gifts.

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