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8:45am: Choir Rehearsal

If you're interested in joining the choir, let Eric know.

9:15-11:15am: Nursery

Children always are welcome in worship, but for caregivers who prefer it, the nursery is available for children 4 and under. Please register your child here for the new program year.

9:30am: Church School

PreK-3rd Grade will meet with Ms. Donna to reflect on All Saints' Day and make an All Saints' Day craft.

All future dates can be found here.

9:30am: Holy Eucharist

Join us for a service of Holy Communion on All Saints' Day as we worship God, celebrate the love of Jesus Christ, and honor our loved ones. The altar is God's table, and all are welcome.

You are invited to bring photos of your beloved ones.

Anniversary and birthday blessings will take place next Sunday, November 8, rather than this Sunday. With our candle lighting planned for this week’s service, we’ll save these special blessings for next week. We look forward to celebrating with you!

See the bulletin.

Watch online.

If you would like to make an optional donation to our Memorial Fund in memory of your loved one, you can do so using the button below. This money is used to purchase items for our worship space as well as small gifts such as Acolyte Crosses or Books of Common Prayer for Confirmands.

Stewardship is our faithful reply to God’s generosity. Stewards are protectors, benefactors, caretakers, teachers. Families and Individuals make pledges of time, resources, and talent in thanksgiving for our beautiful community at Advent. This year’s theme, Plenty Good Room, is a call back to a beautiful, mesmerizing and historical spiritual of the same name. Originating from the slavery era southern Black church communities, the refrain beckons us:

Plenty good room, plenty good room,

plenty good room in my Father's kingdom,

Plenty good room, plenty good room,

just choose your seat and sit down.

That sounds like an invitation to talk – with each other and God. In other words - all are welcome and together we have enough – take a load off. Time and again Advent, though a small church, has shown that “enough” can grow love, welcome, belonging, joy, and compassion to new heights. 

Click here to read the rest of the Stewardship Chairs' Letter introducing Plenty Good Room.

You should have received your pledge card in the mail. Please return it before Nov. 22nd. You can also pledge online with the link below. We ask you to consider your pledge of time, talent, and treasure.

This week's Stewardship Reflection:

PLENTY GOOD BELONGING

Our parish is a place of belonging — a community where each person matters, and each gift is cherished. Together we are the Body of Christ. This week, we prayerfully discern how we can best use our individual gifts to become a community where all share in the abundance of God’s love. At Church of the Advent there is Plenty Good Room for all.

Now there are varieties of gifts but the same Spirit, and there are varieties of services but the same Lord, and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.

1 Corinthians 12:4-7 

Election-Eve (Zoom) Prayer Service

Election-Eve Service for Peaceful and Just Elections Across the Nation - 7 pm on Monday, Nov. 2.

Episcopal Cathedrals in three dioceses (including our own) from around the United States are coming together to host prayer on the night before the upcoming elections. All are welcome to join in praying for just and fair elections, safety for poll workers and voters, the integrity of process, and the flourishing of all people.

Co-hosted by:

• The Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Boston MA
• Christ Church Cathedral, Nashville TN
• The Episcopal Cathedral in Philadelphia PA

Join Election Night Compline

As polling places close on the East Coast on Nov. 3, join other Episcopalians in a prayerful service of compline, hosted by the church’s Division of Public Policy, Partnership, and Witness in collaboration with the Mission Program team.

The Rev. Sarah Shipman, director of the church’s Migration Ministries, will officiate. Prayers and readings will be offered in a variety of languages, and participants will be invited to share personal prayers in the chat.

Spanish interpretation will be available. Register using the button below.

Our annual Holiday Bazaar is quickly approaching! See below for many ways to help with our biggest fundraiser of the year.

Holiday Bazaar: Wednesday Craft Nights

Please join on Wednesday nights in the Parish Hall from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm to work on one of the many items we'll be selling at this year's holiday bazaar. We provide the instructions and supplies along with some really great company. It's also a relaxing way to unwind from the workday's stress. Your support will help us make this year's bazaar a great success! For more information, you can contact Janet Rossi.

Vendor Tables Available at Our Holiday Bazaar!

Looking to showcase your products this holiday season, or know someone who is? We have 3 vendor table spaces still available at our Holiday Bazaar! Tables are $30 each and are a great opportunity to connect with the community and share your goods.

Interested in reserving a table? Click here for the submission form

Calling All Holiday Bakers!

We are looking for volunteers to bake a batch or two of cookies/bars/quick breads that the Wilkinsons will package up and sell at the cafe window for the holiday bazaar.

Please use the sign up genius and be sure to leave a comment to let us know what you will bring! We'll be asking for the baked goods to be dropped off either Friday afternoon or early Saturday morning (Nov. 14).

Thank you so much!

Help Us Fill Our Bazaar Raffle Baskets!

New this year!

We’re collecting donations to create three themed raffle baskets for this year’s bazaar: Outdoor Adventures, Kitchen Fun, and Relaxing Spa! Parishioners are invited to purchase items to help fill these baskets and raise money for our church.

Click the button below to shop our Amazon wish list and help make these baskets a success. Thank you for your generosity!

Bazaar Volunteers Needed

We're looking for volunteers to assist with setup on Friday afternoon and to lend a hand during the Bazaar on Saturday from 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Whether you can help for an hour or the whole event, we'd be grateful for your support!

Thank you to everyone who joined Team Advent for the Interfaith Walk to End Hunger this past Sunday. Together, our team raised $700 to help feed our neighbors! We walked with 6 other places of worship from Medfield, Dedham, Westwood and Norwood and donated a record-breaking $19,000 to Project Bread and several carloads of food to our local food pantries. There’s never been a more important time to mobilize to end the growing hunger crisis in our communities.

Thank you, again, for living into our faith promises.

Missed it? Our team is still accepting donations! Click below to donate.

Join St. Dunstan's in Dover as they assemble 300 care kits for our unhoused neighbors in Boston! The kits will include items requested by MANNA (Many Angels Needed Now and Always), a ministry serving the unhoused community at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul.

We’ll pack backpacks with supplies and write personal notes to remind recipients they are not alone. These notes mean so much to those who receive them and to those who write them.

Stay afterward for snacks and fellowship!

Forward Day by Day

November–January Issue

Now Available

The new November–January issue of Forward Day by Day is now available!

Pick up your copy and enjoy daily reflections and prayers to guide you throughout the coming winter months.

As we head into a new program year, there are plenty of ways to lend a hand and help make Sunday mornings special. Whether you enjoy welcoming people, helping with worship, or making sure coffee hour runs smoothly, we’d love to have you sign up!

Sign up for a Sunday that works for you!

Our community needs help with Coffee Hour Hosts!

Nothing fancy is required, and we have people who can help make the coffee if needed! If you have any questions or need assistance, please reach out to Allison Minutello so she can help. :)

Sign up here or in the parish hall!

Church Office Hours

Suzie will be in office on Monday from 10:00 - 4:00, Thursday from 10:00 - 4:00 and Friday from 10:00 - 3:00 pm. You can reach her at parishadmin@adventmedfield.org.

Weekly Email Deadline

The deadline for adding something to the weekly email is Wednesday afternoon. Email submissions to parishadmin@adventmedfield.org.

Reaching Rev. Lynn

Please note that Friday is Rev. Lynn's sabbath day, and she takes a break from email and non-urgent texts. In case of pastoral emergency, please call or text her at (774) 469-0420.

October Vestry Notes

The vestry met on October 19th. Rev. Lynn shared information about two community groups with which she has recently become involved. We celebrated our fall BlossomWithAdvent fundraiser and continued planning for the Holiday Bazaar to be held on November 14th. We also began a discussion about socially responsible investing. The next vestry meeting is November 9th. If you have any questions, suggestions, or concerns for the vestry, please reach out to the appropriate vestry liaison.

PumpkinPalooza



Check out these pictures from our first-ever PumpkinPalooza last Friday! We had a great time bringing everyone together for pumpkin carving, painting, bowling, and delicious pumpkin-themed treats! 

Thank you to everyone who came out and helped make it such a fun evening.🧡

Click here for more PumpkinPalooza pictures.

Common Art



We were delighted to celebrate Common Art’s first Art Sale since before COVID and to support the creativity and community that make this event so special.

Thank you to everyone who volunteered and came out to support the artists! A special thank you to Mike Minutello for coordinating the event, Mike and Allison Minutello for providing breakfast, and the Bullock-Sieger family for providing lunch.

Please send photos of worship and fellowship to parishadmin@adventmedfield.org