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TUESDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, and THURSDAYS...
Join us on Facebook Live at 9am for a daily devotion from Forward Day by Day
If you would like to be added to the prayer list or know someone whom you would like added, please email [email protected]. (Names will remain on the list for two weeks unless notified.)
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THIS SUNDAY...
- Reminder to set your clocks forward 1 hour as we Spring Forward!
- Special Lenten Taizé service at 4pm
- 6pm Confirmation Class Sunday evening
- KACS Lenten Season Collection continues
UP NEXT...Wednesday, March 15th
- 6-7:30pm Lenten Supper Program week 3
COMING SOON...March 25 & 26
- Saturday, March 25th ~ Prayer Shawl Ministry 10-12pm
- Sunday, March 26th ~ Eucharistic Visitor Training with Rev. Tim at 11:15am
SAVE THE DATE...Sunday, April 30th
- Our Annual Parish Meeting following one service at 9am
Have you considered serving the parish in a new way? We are actively seeking applicants for vestry positions for the election April 30th at the Annual Parish Meeting. If you are interested in learning more, please contact the church office.
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A Message from Rev. Tim
Each year, on Ash Wednesday, we enter the Season of Lent – the period of forty weekdays before Easter. During Lent, we are encouraged to embrace our ultimate dependency upon God and deepen our faith in the promises of Christ through such practices as fasting, prayer, and acts of mercy and compassion. Lent is, in its essence, an annual invitation to begin again, reset our priorities, and turn our hearts and minds back toward God. So, in the words of the Prayer Book, “I invite you, therefore, in the name of the Church, to the observance of a holy Lent.”
- Rev. Tim
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Lenten Season Schedule
Lenten Suppers (all ages)
each Wednesday evening in March
6pm-7:30pm in fellowship hall
SUNDAY!
Lenten Taizé Service
Sunday, March 12th
4pm in the sanctuary
Palm Sunday
Sunday, April 2nd
7:45am, 9am, and 10:15am
Maundy Thursday
Thursday, April 6th
7pm in the sanctuary
Good Friday
Friday, April 7th
12pm and 7pm in the sanctuary
Easter Sunday
Sunday, April 9th
7:45am, 9am, and 10:15am
plus, an Easter egg hunt at 9:45!
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Lenten Collection Bags For KACS
Every month, Kennett Area Community Service distributes over 76,000 pounds of food to more than 2,000 people in our community who are facing food insecurity. During Lent, we will support their important work.
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Sunday, February 19 - Sunday, April 2nd
On Sunday, February 19, each Advent household will receive a collection bag at one of our services. Fill the bag with peanut butter, jelly (grape or strawberry), and/or toilet paper, and return your bag to church by Palm Sunday. If you fill your bag and would like another, please let us know! Thank you in advance for your generosity!
Rev Tim
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Training for Eucharistic Visitors
Sunday, March 26th at 11:15am
Eucharistic Visitors perform an extraordinarily important ministry within the life of our congregation. Eucharistic Visitors - working in pairs - take communion to members of our church who are not able to be present with us in worship. Currently, we are in need of additional volunteers who are willing to serve in this important role. Rev. Tim will host an information session and training in his office for all interested parishioners. Please contact Rev. Tim if you have any questions or if you plan to attend the training on March 26th ([email protected]).
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Cards or letters can be sent to Tom and Bobbe Curry as they continue to heal from an accident can be sent to the following address :
Tom and Bobbe Curry
5451 Elba Way
Myrle Beach, SC 29579
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Katherine Kennedy Sherman Obituary 2023 - Grieco Funeral Home and Crematory | |
Katherine Kennedy Sherman, age 95, of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, passed away on Friday, February 17, 2023 at Chester County Hospital in West Chester, Pennsylvania. She was the wife of the late Leonard M. Sherman who died in 2014 and with whom she shared 61 years of marriage.
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Altar Guild is seeking new members
Would you like to volunteer, but have a busy life schedule and limited time? Altar Guild is a great option. I am appealing and asking for your consideration. Please checkout what the Altar Guild does here, and contact Kym Dyer with any questions, concerns, or to add your name to our team! Thank you! Kym Dyer (610) 299-0027
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Attention Bell Ringers!
Interested in ringing the bells? Our amazing and talented bell choir is seeking alternate bell ringers and would love to welcome you to the team. Please email [email protected] with interest.
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We are grateful for our volunteers!
You keep our services running smoothly week to week. Are you interested in joining in? We have lots of opportunities from greeters to lay readers to flower delivery. Email [email protected] to learn more about how you can become involved at Advent!
*Volunteers who sign-up after Wednesday each week may miss the cutoff for printing bulletins, so although your name may not be printed, we are grateful for your time and talents.
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Lenten Suppers (all ages)
each Wednesday in March, 6-7:30pm
in fellowship hall and via Zoom
Our Life in God
What does our faith say about the nature of God? Why is our trinitarian understanding of God significant? How do the sacraments of Holy Baptism and Holy Communion (Eucharist) form and inform our lives as followers of Jesus? On Wednesday evenings in March, Rev. Tim will lead us in an exploration of these questions and more! We will begin at 6 pm each evening with a potluck meal and wrap up at 7:30. Come, and take part in this opportunity for learning, discussion, and fellowship! Please plan to arrive at 5:45pm for potluck set-up.
Church of Advent is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Lenten Suppers
Time: Mar 1, 2023 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Every week on Wed, 5 occurrence(s)
Mar 1, 2023 06:00 PM
Mar 8, 2023 06:00 PM
Mar 15, 2023 06:00 PM
Mar 22, 2023 06:00 PM
Mar 29, 2023 06:00 PM
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81985557833?pwd=T2NRYzRBOTJrM1c5SmdJNDVSRlZPUT09
Meeting ID: 819 8555 7833
Passcode: 333183
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Welcome to a Life of Faith in the Episcopal Church
Do you have questions about the Episcopal Church? Do you wonder about some of Advent’s worship practices? Unsure about terms like laity, diocese, and unction? Answers to these questions and so much more are covered in the book Welcome to a Life of Faith in the Episcopal Church by Megan Castellan. Please borrow one of the six copies found in the back of the church, read it, and return it for another parishioner to enjoy.
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Bible Study
Exploring of our Christian Roots; Growing our Christian Lives
Wednesdays, 10am – 11:30am via Zoom
Our group has just finished the “Gospel of Peter” in “The Complete Gospels.” Next week we will be getting a head start on Lent by reading “Speaking of Sin” by Barbara Brown Taylor. We expect our reading and discussion of this book will take us through Lent.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87532511236?pwd=bm1GTDlIQmVWV2NZTlFVNjdUUHNqdz09
Meeting ID: 875 3251 1236
Passcode: 726332
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Women's Bible Study
Tuesdays, 6:30-8pm in the youth room
February 14-March 28
Psalm 23 study by Jennifer Rothschild. Here is the link to order your book or e-book.
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Sunday School ~ Contact Form
Kindergarten through 6th graders
Sunday mornings 9:45am-10:15am
Each Sunday, we'll be offering programming for our K-6th graders. Some Sundays we'll have traditional Sunday School with a Bible Lesson or Godly Play, some we'll have the kids do a service project (Giving Back Sundays), and some we'll host a Stay & Play Sunday where we encourage our kids to worship together and stay for fellowship after.
If you are joining us for the first time, please fill out the registration form below!
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Confirmation Class ~ Registration Form
7th and 8th graders
Sunday evenings 6pm-7:15pm at Advent
Please note the updated schedule for the spring semester found here.
Always visit our website for the most up to date events!
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YOUTH GROUP ~ Registration Form
9th-12th graders
We will offer Youth Group for our high schoolers from 6:00-7:15 at Advent on the following dates: March 5th, April 23rd, and May 7th. We will meet at the same time as Confirmation Class to make it easier for families, but the groups will meet separately. This will be a time to check-in, have fun, and talk about Jesus!
Episcopal Youth Event (EYE) will take place July 3-8 for current 9-12 graders. (ages 15-19 as of July 4th) at the University of Maryland in College Park MD. We hope you will join us for this fun and spirit-filled time together while meeting Episco-youth from around the world! Each participant is responsible for $200 of the cost, with the diocese and the church each contributing $200 to meet the $600 total. The cost includes transportation, food, and housing! (Everything but spending money.)
Watch the video re-cap of #EYE17 here! And then register here!
Please contact Emma with any questions
Always visit our website for the most up to date events!
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- Visit the donation station in the lobby for current VA Hospital needs
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Advent has volunteered for many years for the Chester County Youth Center. The program provides temporary, secure and safe custody to youth who are involved in the juvenile justice system. Volunteers fill lunch size paper bags with gifts for boys and girls ages 12 to 17. Also volunteers fill large Christmas stockings and small holiday candy bags at times such as Halloween, Valentine’s Day and Easter. Lovely way for families to get involved as well as individuals. More volunteers are needed to continue this ministry. Please contact Suzanne Pusey at [email protected] or call or text 610 405 8548 for details.
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Church Habits Survey 2023 | Greetings from the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania. We are studying church habits across the diocese to coincide with new programming. We would love 5 minutes of your time to take this anonymous survey. Your email address is not stored by the diocese and will not be used to send you any other communication. | | | |
Art and Faith: The Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral | Be inspired. The Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania is pleased to share the first in a series of videos dedicated to unique stories of the relationship between art and faith. We begin with The Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral and its long tradition of welcoming art and artists into their space. | | | | | |
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Advent will be hosting American Red Cross blood drives throughout 2023. See the dates below for April and use the link to schedule a donation should you desire.
Tuesday, April 4th 1-6pm
Tuesday, April 18th 1-6pm
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Are you planning to host a meeting in person OR via Zoom on behalf of Advent?
Have you reserved your space or Zoom room?
Please contact Sarah OR use the online form available.
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