In Our Prayers
Please pray for:
Blane; Phil Brassie; Trevor Harris; Bob Lindsey; Bobby Thomas; Robbie Thomas; Savannah Benton; Wayne Bond; John Cannon; Roy Roberts; Steven; Ann Carter; Taylor McGarity; Mildred Evans; Grayson Cooper; Nancy Manley; Jim Mullen; Ron; Liz Hilton
Please pray for our Vestry:
Marty Atkinson; Carole Bond; Bob Emmons; Libby Martin; Mallory Sanders; Melissa Young.
St. Alban’s Intercessory Prayer Group– Every Tuesday morning at 11:00 a.m. you are invited to come and pray for the needs of our church, our people, and our community. If you would like for us to pray for someone or something special, please fill out a prayer card, which is found on back of the pews. You can place the card in the offering plate or give it to an usher.
Bible Readings for December 11
Isaiah 35:1-10
Psalm 146:4-9
James 5:7-10
Matthew 11:2-11
Bible Readings for December 18
Isaiah 7:10-16
Psalm 80:1-7, 16-18
Romans 1:1-7
Matthew 1:18-25
Bishop’s Blurb
Deliverers
Peace talk sounds absurd to many in our country and state right now. Hope for and explanation of Gospel Peace is absurd to some and inexplicable for others. Nevertheless, we know a peace that “…passes all understanding.” Inexplicable peace is not impossible peace! Or, undeliverable peace. Therefore, we are not waiting for elected officials of any political party, or priests or bishops to deliver peace to our doorsteps. By water and spirit, we are the stewards and deliverers of peace! Our peace comes from being children of God and from taking up the work we are privileged to take up.
An excerpt from Bishop Wright’s sermon at Annual Council 2016
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Announcements
Welcome – We welcome The Rev. Geoffrey Boyer this Sunday, December 11, as our supply priest. We are thankful and blessed to have him with us again.
Sunday School– Elementary Sunday School will be every Sunday morning from 9:00 am to 10:00 am. There will be no Sunday school on December 25 or January 1.
Middle/High School Youth will meet after the worship service every other Sunday from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm. Amarie Land, Jen Hardy, Kristin Carter, and Kristen Donaldson are our teachers.
Stewardship-If you have not turned in your pledge card, please bring it with you this Sunday or mail the card to the church or drop it by the church office. Thank you for your generous and prayerful consideration.
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service-Our Christmas Eve Candlelight Service, December 24, will be from 11:30 pm to 12:30 am this year. This will be a combined service for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
Thank you
We wish to express our appreciation for the generous Christmas bonuses given to us this year. We are very proud to be a part of St. Alban’s. Our work here is extremely rewarding. Thank you!!
– St. Alban’s Staff
We wish to thank Fay and Stan Brassie and Carolyn and Wayne Pickeral for hosting our Christmas Party at the McDaniel-Tichenor House last Sunday. It was a wonderful party!
Please note-Shirley will be on vacation December 23 and 27. The church office will be closed December 26 for the Christmas holiday. Shirley will be back in the office on December 28.
Needed: Lay Readers-If anyone is interested in reading the Lessons during the worship services, please contact Shirley in the church office or Marvin Gray. Right now, Marvin is the only Lay Reader we have and he would like a little help!
Epiphany Celebration and House Blessing
When: January 6, 2017
Where: Marian & Jim Sweeney’s House
196 Larkton Lane
Grayson, GA 30017
Please join us for the blessing of Marian and Jim Sweeney’s house and an Epiphany Celebration on Friday evening, January 6, from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. The Rev. Geoffrey Boyer will be the officiant.
Directions: Go Hwy. 78 West to Lawrenceville Rd./GA-81 (turn right). Continue on GA-81 (turns into Loganville Hwy/GA-20) to Rosebud Road. Turn right on Rosebud and drive through the gate (Olde Town Grayson). Turn left on Bishopton St., follow the curve, turn left on Bishopton Ct. to stop sign. Turn right on Townsend Street (which becomes Larkton Lane), continue to new construction. Marian and Jim’s house is the 3rd house on the right past the model home (sales office).
There is ample parking on the street. The homes are vacant on both sides of Marian and Jim’s house.
Please sign the sheet provided on the table in the Narthex if you plan to attend.
Congratulations to Victoria and Taylor McDaniel on the birth of their son, John Ellis Tyrion McDaniel, on November 30th! John Ellis weighed 6 lbs., 8 oz. and is 20″ long. Everyone is doing well.
Congratulations to the proud grandparents, Sara and Robbie Thomas and Susan McDaniel, and the proud great grandparents, Carolyn and Wayne Pickeral!!
Vestry Election 2017
At the end of 2016, two Vestry members, Bob Emmons and Mallory Sanders, will rotate off the Vestry. We are asking for nominations of people to fill these two positions, plus an additional person to raise the number of members to seven.
Qualifications are as follows:
1) Confirmed communicant in good standing of the Parish.
2) Not less than eighteen (18) years of age.
3) Regular attendant upon the services in the year preceding
election.
4) Known by the treasurer to have made and maintained a
stated financial commitment for church support in the
year preceding election.
Please submit your nominations in writing to one of the Vestry members or to the church office. Nomination forms are available on the round table in the Narthex. Please return forms by January 1, 2017. The election will be held at the Annual Parish Meeting on Sunday, January 22, 2017, after the morning worship service.
Choir Practice is every Wednesday evening at 5:30 p.m. Please join us!
November/December 2016 Parish Calendar