The Second Sunday after Christmas
January 3, 2021
9:15am Joyful Noise via zoom with coffee hour to follow
10:30am Christmas Lessons and Carols via zoom
with coffee hour to follow
(No public worship at Church during Covid-19 pandemic)
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This Sunday, January 3, 2021
The Second Sunday after Christmas
- story, music, prayer with coffee hour to follow
We offer this service of songs, a story and prayer for our littlest members and their families. This short 15 minute service will be followed by a coffee hour time. Join the zoom gathering by using this link Joyful Noise password: 2020.
10:30am Christmas Lessons & Carols Service via zoom, with coffee hour to follow
One more opportunity to hear the Christmas story through scripture, view the Christmas pageant and sing favorite Christmas hymns with beautiful organ music. A zoom coffee hour follows to greet the New Year with the church community.
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Contribution and Virtual Offering Plate
We are thankful to parishioners who pledge and are mailing their checks directly to the Transfiguration office, or have set up auto payment from your bank. It is very helpful that we continue income at this time as we seek to create connections to each other and maintain parish life. If you are not a pledger at Transfig, please do use our ‘virtual offering plate’ on the front page of our website to make a contribution to our work as you are able.
Happy Birthday
Lois Everett, Tim Fox on Saturday (yesterday); Bob Kossler, Virginia Fox on Monday; Jim Mason on Thursday, Anna Charles on Friday.
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Musical Christmas Suggestions
from our Choir
In case you're looking to enjoy some additional Christmas cheer this season, here are some streamed services and concerts our choir-members have recommended:
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AND, one of our parishioners, Jillian Bader, offers her recording of a song called Christmas Lullaby from the musical Songs for a New World by Jason Robert Brown.
Enjoy!
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Transfiguration Book Club |
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Join us in reading
Love is the Way
by Bishop Michael Curry
We will have two meetings
to discuss each half of the book.
When:
January 16 and 30th from 2-3:30pm
Where:
password: 2020
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Book Review:
“The way of love is essential for addressing the seemingly insurmountable challenges facing the world today: poverty, racism, selfishness, deep ideological divisions, competing claims to speak for God. This book will lead readers to discover the gifts they need in order to live the way of love: deep reservoirs of hope and resilience, simple wisdom, the discipline of nonviolence, and unshakable regard for human dignity.”
To purchase the book at Reach and Teach, a local independent bookstore in San Mateo.
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Happy New Year in C.O.W.
Monday, January 4, 2021
4 pm in the Faith Formation Zoom Room
C.O.W.(Community of Wonder) resumes Monday January 4 at 4pm in the Faith Formation zoom room. Come celebrate the new year and get ready for Epiphany! We will be decorating crowns and playing some Epiphany trivia games. I am looking forward to hearing all about how you have been celebrating Christmas!
Faith Lab Epiphany Celebration
Sunday, January 10, 2021
4:30 pm in the Faith Formation zoom room
Faith Lab youth are invited to celebrate Epiphany on January 10 during our usual Faith Lab time. We can’t be in person but we can still celebrate the arrival of the Magi in Bethlehem with games and fun. Do you know how many sets of eyelids a camel has? Come to Faith Lab on January 10 to find out!
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We hope that the Christmas Eve services were meaningful for you and your family and that the gift of the pre-consecrated communion@home made the celebration extra special.
To assist in future offering of pre-consecrated communion, we welcome the return of the pyx (metal container) which will be sanitzed for re-use. Please drop it off at your convenience by depositing it in the "dropbox" located in front of Memorial Garden entrance doors to the church. Thanks!
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Upcoming in Parish Life
Thursday, December 31
New Year's Eve Holiday (Parish Office Closed)
[No Morning Meditation today]
Friday, January 1
New Year's Day Holiday (Parish Office Closed)
(No Morning Meditation today)
Sunday, January 3
The Second Sunday after Christmas
9:15am - Joyful Noise Service - via zoom: story, music, prayer with coffee hour to follow
10:30am - Zoom/Livestream Liturgy: Christmas Lessons and Carols
-with Zoom coffee hour to follow
Monday, January 4
8:30am - Morning Meditation
4:00pm - Community of Wonder (C.O.W.) on Faith Formation Zoom
5:00pm - Site Team Meeting via zoom
Tuesday, January 5
8:30am - Morning Meditation
10:30am - Staff Meeting via zoom
Wednesday, January 6
8:30am - Morning Meditation
9am - Morning Prayer
10:30am - Gospel Preview
Thursday, January 7
8:30am - Morning Meditation
Friday, January 8
8:30am - Morning Meditation
Saturday, January 9
Sunday, January 10
Epiphany Sunday
9:15am - Joyful Noise Service - via zoom: story, music, prayer with coffee hour to follow
10:30am - Zoom/Livestream Liturgy: Eucharist -with Zoom coffee hour to follow
4:30pm - Faith Lab (Youth Group), Faith Formation zoom
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Clergy Support during the pandemic
If you wish to speak to any of our clergy please note their phone numbers and email below and reach out to them or call the church office for assistance. We are not able to meet in person as per Diocesan instructions unless it is a matter of life or death, but we ARE delighted to talk to you about any pastoral concerns. If a pastoral situation occurs that is a matter of life or death please reach out to one of our clergy as noted below.
Staff
Interim Rector: The Rev. Bob Kossler
Director of Music: Matthew Burt
Director of Family Ministry: Michele Maia
Operations Manager: Noreen Huey
Assisting Priest
The Rev. Frances Tornquist
Deacon
The Rev. Hailey McKeefry-Delmas
Parish Office 650 341-8206
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Transfiguration Episcopal Church
3900 Alameda de las Pulgas, San Mateo, CA 94403
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