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LAST CALL: Make Your 2022 Pledge!
Thank you to everyone who has already made a pledge to the 2022 Stewardship campaign! If you haven't yet made your pledge, it's not too late. Please submit your pledge card to the parish office, or make your pledge online by clicking the button below. Thank you!
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THE COLLECT
The First Sunday after Christmas
Almighty God, you have poured upon us the new light of your incarnate Word: Grant that this light, enkindled in our hearts, may shine forth in our lives; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
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Parish Office Closures
The parish office is closed through tomorrow, December 28, for the Christmas holiday.
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Godparent Sunday
Sunday, January 9
CONTACT: Hester Mathes
Invite the godparents (or godchilden!) in your life for a day at Holy Communion celebrating these special relationships. More information to come!
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Here@HolyC returns!
Wednesday evenings, starting January 12
CONTACT: Hester Mathes
Here@HolyC will start back on January 12! This Holy Communion's midweek fellowship opportunity for all ages.
5:15 - 6:00 p.m.: Dinner and fellowship (Cheney Parish Hall)
6:00 – 7:00 p.m.:
- Children’s activities with Mr. Drew & Dr. Koziel
- Youth group with Carter
- Adult “Hope and Healing” with clergy
6:30-8:00 p.m.: Adult Choir with Dr. Ouzts
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Rector's Bible Study Resumes
Thursdays at 10 a.m., starting January 13
CONTACT: Mary Beth Darrow
Facilitated by Father Sandy, the Rector's Bible Study will resume in an in-person format each Thursday at 10 a.m. on January 13. This adult formation offering gathers in Room 301.
If you would like to join remotely via Zoom, please express interest to Mary Beth Darrow by calling 901-767-6987 or emailing her at mdarrow@holycommunion.org.
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Mark your calendar for the Annual Parish Meeting
Sunday, January 23 at 9:15 a.m.
CONTACT: Sandy Webb
Gather with your fellow parishioners to elect new vestry members, review Holy Communion’s finances, and hear important strategic updates from the Rector and the Senior Warden. Everyone is welcome to attend the Annual Parish Meeting. In order to vote, a parishioner must be a member on the rolls of Holy Communion and at least sixteen years old.
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Vitalant Blood Drive
Sunday, January 30, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Athletic & Wellness Center
CONTACT: Hester Mathes
Every 2 seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood and about 36,000 blood donations are needed each month to support patients nationwide. Resolve to be a first-time or frequent blood donor this year and give blood during National Blood Donor Month.
Church of the Holy Communion will host a blood drive on Sunday, January 30 in the Athletic & Wellness Center. Contact Rev. Hester to schedule an appointment, or go to donors.vitalant.org, search by Blood Drive Code: HolyCommunion.
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The Fike Scholarship Fund
CONTACT: Hester Mathes
Honoring the legacy of Julie Fike, and her commitment to providing sports and recreation access to all youth in the city regardless of their ability to pay, Church of the Holy Communion is establishing the Fike Scholarship Fund.
We invite everyone to contribute either by check (write Fike Scholarship Fund in the memo line), or via online giving by choosing “other gifts” (type Fike Scholarship Fund in the “optional” box).
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2021 Christmas Pageant
Dec. 24, 2021
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Christmas Eve Sermon
The Reverend Sandy Webb
Dec. 24, 2021
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Nursery Caregivers
Church of the Holy Communion currently seeks to expand its nursery staff. Please click here to view the job description and application instructions:
Minister of Communication
Church of the Holy Communion seeks to appoint a full-time lay or ordained Minister of Communication. To view the job description and application instructions, please go to holycommunion.sitewrench.com/job-openings or click the button below.
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Children's Formation Updates
CONTACT: Drew Massengale
We will take a break from 9:15 Children’s Formation and 10:30 Children’s Chapel on December 26 and January 2. We will resume on Sunday, January 9, in the Children’s Ministry Suite. See you there!
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Contemporary Theology in Action
Sundays at 9 a.m., in-person and Zoom
CONTACT: Mike Watson
Contemporary Theology in Action is a lay-lead discussion group that has convened at Holy Communion for decades. Each Sunday morning at 9 a.m., the group discusses contemporary, progressive theologians and current events in relation to theological ideas.
CTIA is now meeting both in-person and on Zoom in a unique hybrid format! Join us each Sunday morning in the conference room in Vaughan Welcome Center or on Zoom. Please contact Mike Watson for Zoom login credentials or any questions: mike082162@gmail.com.
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Gratitude for Groceries
CONTACT: Hester Mathes
Thank you to everyone who brought canned hams to include as a treat in the St. Luke’s Food Pantry holiday bags. Even a small treat goes a long way in lifting spirits this time of year! Thank you also to those who contributed to providing Kroger Gift Cards to the families of Emmanuel Center. These grocery funds enabled families to purchase the perishable food needed to round out their meals over the holidays. Both organizations have expressed gratitude for Holy Communion’s continued involvement in the midst of the ever evolving restrictions and needs of the pandemic.
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Update: Aiding our New Neighbors
CONTACT: Judy Horning
In addition to forming “Good Neighbor” Teams to build friendship with refugees being settled in Memphis, our community is invited to support our new neighbors by helping provide needed household items to get them settled into their new homes. You can find needed items at the following Amazon Wish List: https://tinyurl.com/CHCGoodNeighbors
Using this link will ship the items directly to World Relief, who we are partnering with for this outreach initiative; they currently have a pretty good stock of bathroom items. Purchasing an item in order to help a refugee family get settled into their new life in Memphis could make a lovely and meaningful gift in a loved one’s honor this holiday season!
World Relief is also seeking people who might be willing to help refugees improve their English skills by being a Conversation Partner, or those who might be able to drive folks occasionally to appointments, or even if anyone might be able to provide short term housing as World Relief gets the newly-arrived settled into longer term housing.
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Easter-to-Easter Challenge
CURRENT TOTAL: $291,235.16
The Easter-to-Easter Challenge continues to close the gap on our capital construction project – the difference between what we spent and what we expect to receive.
Our goal is simple: Finishing our season of construction debt-free. Because of the way this challenge is structured, the math is just as simple: Every dollar you give brings us one dollar closer to our goal. With all of our interest expenses covered for the first year by an anonymous parishioner family, every gift has its full impact.
Give today by sending a check to the parish office with “Easter-to-Easter Challenge” written in the memo line, or by clicking “GIVE” on our website (www.holycommunion.org).
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