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Sisters and Brothers
I just witnessed my neighbors taking down their Christmas lights (in the cold none-the-less)! By many accounts, you'd think that Christmas was over - but its not! Its only the 3rd day of Christmas. We still have 9 more days of cheer and good will to celebrate! In fact, in many cathedrals and "traditional" Anglo-catholic churches they will be offering mass each evening throughout the "octave" (8 days) of Christmas.
All this to remind ourselves that the religious observance that celebrates the Incarnation is much more important than the food and gift frenzy that falls on the 25th of December. The mystery of God come down deserves more attention that that! It deserves at least an octave of worship and a season (12 days of Christmastide) to honor it.
Because of the importance of observing the Incarnation, I'd like to urge you to do your best to continue the Christmas celebration and be with us in church this Sunday as we hear more about the Christ child and mark the Solemnity of Mary. Let's end the year on a good note!
Merry Christmas, ya'll!
Fr. Dewayne
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Your Vestry Nominees!
As a reminder, our Annual Parish Meeting is slated for January 7th. We have 3 folks who have agreed to stand for election, and one who is standing for re-election, but we would like to have 4 or more. Please thank these folks for standing (for election) and urge Bill and Andy to give it some thought!
Joyce Lynch (standing for re-election)
Marke Burroughs (has served previously)
Gary Hughes (who will become a member on Jan 7th)
Marie Welden (has served previously)
Bill Carpenter and Andy Kinslow are a "maybe". (You might consider urging them to say "yes"!)
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This year, we NEED to elect 2 Lay Delegate and 1 Alternates to serve in 2018 and 2019. We know for sure that our Communion's Holy Synod is slated for Phoenix in September 2018.
If you are willing to stand for election as a Lay Delegate or Alternate, please contact our Sr. Warden,
Helen Johnson.
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January 7th is slated as our Annual Parish Meeting and Parish Potluck. Besides hearing a presentation regarding what we've accomplished as a parish in 2017, we'll be electing 3 Vestry members and 2 Lay Delegates as well as approving the 2018 Budget.
Fried chicken will be provided! Folks are invited to bring a side-dish! The meeting will begin immediately following worship.
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Tuesday
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Midweek Fellowship Group (check first)
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6:00 p.m.
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| Wednesday |
Choir rehearsal |
6:00 p.m.
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| Friday |
Daytimers Group |
11:00 a.m.
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Looking Ahead
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Jan. 7, 2018
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Annual Parish Meeting & Potluck
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12:30 p.m.
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Those who are ill or recovering
Hooker Nichols
Debbie Broome
Dan O'Brien
Johnnie Cronin
Susan Schlesinger (recovering from knee surgery)
Daniele Holland (friend of D. Eastham & S. Belitz)
Lance Cheney (friend of Danny Mackey)
Cloyd Stotler-Easley
Paul Gossett (recovering from surgery)
Terry Birkes
Stephen Culley (recovering from surgery)
Rick Craig
Debbie Wilson
Susan Suchan (friend of Andy & Russ)
Jason Miller
Sarah Vizza
Wendy Wheaton (friend of Susan Schlesinger)
David Hedges (friend of Susan Schlesinger)
Lisa Chaney (
friend of Virginia Cohlmia
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Ray Voils
Penny Walker (friend of Lori Stem)
Gary Alexander
Janice West (friend of Eric Sanchez)
Those who are (or will be) traveling
Those who have died
Stephanie Lee and twins (friend of Raul Rosario)
Mark Steele
Ralph Nolan Wright (Father of Kellie Wright)
Those in need of comfort or support
Lee and Branson families
Family of Mark Steele
Kellie Wright & Family
Gary Cornett
Rod & Casey Conrad
In thanksgiving for birthdays and anniversaries
Rack Brown (Dec. 29)
Peggy Byrne (Dec. 29)
Joyce Daley (Dec. 31)
Br. Ray Knapp (Dec. 31)
Maria Reed (Dec. 31)
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Our Membership Classes will continue on January 14th and 21st, with January 28th being held in case we need to make up a class.
For those who would like to watch the Church History video from last year, please follow this link:
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From Paul Gossett
Parish members,
I would like to thank everyone for your thoughts and prayers, the beautiful poinsettia plant, the phone calls, and emails. I greatly appreciate it.
I am recovering very well from my full knee replacement surgery and hope to be back in church as soon as I can.
Love ya,
Paul W. Gossett
From the Blancett Family
To the congregation of St. Jerome:
Thank you so much for the beautiful flowers and the thoughts and prayers.
Tammie Blancett's Family
...and from the writer/director of the movie that recently "borrowed" our church
Dear Father Dewayne,
Thank you for your kindness and generosity while shooting
The Last Exorcist.
You truly helped me understand certain aspects of Catholicism more clearly. I appreciate you; you are special.
Best wishes always.
Sincerely,
Robin Bain, Director/writer, "The Last Exorcist"
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Karl Villadsen steps down as the head of the Food Pantry at the end of the month. We want to thank you Karl for your hard work and years of dedication! Well done, good and faithful servant!
Following Karl's leadership, we have assembled a team to lead the Pantry for 2018. Those serving as the Pantry Team leaders are: Raul Rosario, Dale Reinschmiedt and Stephen Culley.
We are still looking for volunteers to help, either on an "as-needed" basis or on a regular schedule. If you can help in some way, please see one of these fine team leaders and let them know you are available!
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For those who may be interested, the Rosary is offered every Sunday in the St. Mary Chapel between 10:30 and 10:55 a.m.
if you are interested in leading the rosary, please sign up on the schedule in the chapel.
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Here is the schedule of those providing refreshments for the weeks ahead:
W
eek 5
- December 31 A-Z
Week 1 - January 7 Church Potluck; bring a side.
Week 2 - January 14 E-K
Week 3 - January 21 L-R
Week 4 - January 28 S-Z
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 To download our church app, go to your Play Store and search for Churchlinkapp. Select the app and download. (The app is free.) Once downloaded, open the app. Allow it to know your location. In the search field, type in "the parish church of st. Jerome." Select our parish, and you should be connected.
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Parish Church of St. Jerome
Thank you for being part of our parish family!
See you Sunday at 11:00 for Mass.
205 W. King Street
Tulsa, OK 74106
918-582-3088
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