Sunday Worship Service November 20 @ 11 AM
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Thank One Another - Nathan Gladish I've been enjoying this series on "One Another." I hope you have too! The first was Honor One Another, then Pray for One Another, then Understand One Another. Last week was Encourage One
Another.
This Sunday let's look at "Giving Thanks." One of the ways to fulfill the Lord's command to "love one another" is to give each other sincere thanks. And in my mind, that includes giving thanks about God's influence in our lives. We have a lot to be grateful for, and expressing it is good on many levels.
Care For Our Church Morning this Saturday - We are in the midst of preparing for our annual Path to Bethlehem, which is now just over 2 weeks away! Thank you to Billie Baty for starting to call folks about being in the cast and crew. Once again, we will have Jingles, the donkey for scene two as well as four sheep for the shepherds and manger scenes. Tomorrow we will continue prepping the sets and the areas where the scenes will be. There is also weeding, raking and tree trimming along the path. Come for a hour or for the morning! If you can't make it tomorrow, there will be other opportunities!
Semi-Annual Congregational Meeting NEXT Sunday, Nov 27 -
See below for an announcement about this meeting, which is required by our By-Laws.
Our Beloved Annual Path to Bethlehem Live, Walk-through
Nativity is coming up very quickly! Saturday, December 3 from 6-8 pm. See below for more info.
Another Eduardo Costa Concert here at Sunrise Chapel!
I'm looking forward
to welcoming Eduardo back for another Christmas concert, with a new repertoire from last year. The concert, open to the public, will be Friday, December 16 at 7 pm. This is a fundraiser for the church; tickets are $20 per person.
With love and respect, Nathan
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No Plant Walk with Frank Rose this Saturday
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Frank's usual 3rd Saturday of the month Plant Walk is CANCELLED due to family visiting from out of town.
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Warm Clothing Collection for Serving The Homeless Project
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Thank you to Judith and Susan for organizing the Helping the Homeless Service Project! The first distribution of 50 bags to the homeless will take place tomorrow morning at a park near downtown.
If you
have warm clothing, jackets, coats, sweatshirts, etc. that you are not using and would like to give to a good cause, bring them to Sunrise Chapel and they will be included in one of the upcoming distributions to the homeless who are in need, especially at this time of year.
Serving The Homeless Project - Update
I am pleased and proud to say that Susan and Judith have organized Sunrise Chapel volunteers to put together 50 bags of supplies to hand out to the homeless in Santa Rita Park this Saturday, November 19. This will be the first distribution. Thank you, also, to everyone who purchased a raffle ticket for the Mustang being donated by Jim Click. All
your ticket purchases through Judith and Susan - every dime - have been directed to this homeless project; Jim Click doesn't take any proceeds from ticket sales. And good luck! Maybe you will be a new car owner in a few weeks!
And thanks to generous donors, the team has several big bags of warm coats, jackets, sweaters, etc. to give out. Thank you to everyone who has helped with this project so far. We hope it will be a blessing to many people.
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Thanksgiving Church Service - This Sunday, Nov. 20 and Luncheon
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Our Thanksgiving church service will be held on Sunday, November 20 with a deluxe Luncheon afterwards. (No service on Thursday, Thanksgiving Day.) This is a "covered dish" luncheon, so you are invited (but not obligated) to bring something to
share.
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Semi-Annual Congregational Meeting
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Notice of a Meeting on November 27 at 12:15 pm
Dear Sunrise Chapel
Members, Associate Members, and Friends,
Our By-Laws specify that we are to have 2 congregational meetings per year – an Annual Meeting in May or June and a Semi-Annual Meeting in October or November. The purpose of the Semi-Annual meeting is to receive interim reports, to approve plans for the remainder of the
year, and to transact any other appropriate business.
As Pastor, I hereby call for a brief Semi-Annual Meeting to be held after the church service on Sunday, November 27 during the luncheon. To help keep the meeting brief, I will email a pastor’s report for you to read ahead of time, including an outline of
plans for upcoming months. Our Secretary will also circulate the minutes of our most recent Annual Meeting (last June) so that you can read them prior to the meeting. During the meeting, our Treasurer will share a financial status report.
It has been a busy couple of months here, and I’m pleased with and proud
of the work that many volunteers and contractors have done and continue to do to help Sunrise Chapel thrive. The Chapel is looking better and better. The new labyrinth is getting used weekly. And as I write this, we are already ramping up for our annual Path to Bethlehem on Saturday December 3. And then the Christmas season will be upon us!
I am also grateful that you all are such an engaged community of people who all rally around our love of the Lord as we understand Him through the teachings of the Bible and the Writings of Swedenborg. As we grow spiritually – individually and together – we are so blessed!
All for now;
more to come. With love and respect, Nathan
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Annual Path to Bethlehem - Saturday December 3 from 6-8 pm
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Here is a photo - from a previous year - of the manger scene getting set up. Our beloved Path to Bethlehem is coming up very soon, and I am looking forward to it being as wonderful and magical as ever! Please consider how YOU can help make this event special - by helping get
things set up, baking cookies, putting up lights, being an actor or guide, or any of the many behind the scenes parts.
Talk with Billie who is helping line up the cast and crew.
Or talk with Elise about specific roles and costumes. Or talk with me about anything else!! May the Lord bless this special event once again, and may it continue to serve our church and community. With anticipation and love, Nathan
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ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR CHAPEL SOUND SYSTEM Thanks to Jason, one of our young adults who works as a professional sound engineer at a local theater, our sound board has very recently been adjusted and improved in various new ways
for better listening and recording. I'm grateful, and I hope you notice the improvements!
Nathan
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New Church Foundations Class
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This was another successful series, with an average of 8 participants
Last Monday we concluded this introductory course. Among those who attended, we had 5 people who are relatively new to the church, 2 people born and raised in the
church, and 1 who was baptized as an adult a number of years ago.
I love this course. It's been delightful to connect with each other in this group over the weeks we have been meeting. Such a great opportunity to explore basic questions together.
We
decided to have a get-together in January and to invite anyone else who has taken the course in the past five years. We're thinking of enjoying a pot luck supper and taking up a new topic for discussion that night, perhaps watching a brief video, too.
Watch for the invitation, date, and time. Nathan
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UPCOMING CHURCH ACTIVITIES: SATURDAY
11/19/2016
8:30 am til noon - Care for our Church Morning (everyone welcome!)
CANCELLED Nature Walk with Frank Rose
SUNDAY 11/20/2016 THANKSGIVING
CHURCH SERVICE
10 am Music rehearsal 11 am Worship Service - Nathan Gladish, Preaching
12:00 pm Thanksgiving Covered Dish Luncheon - All welcome
MONDAY 11/21/2016
11 am Tai Chi for Health
12:15 pm "Go for it" Meeting
TUESDAY 11/22/2016
6:30 pm Bereavement Support Group
WEDNESDAY 11/23/2016 No Sermon Writing Team today
THURSDAY 11/24/2016 HAPPY
THANKSGIVING! NO Tai Chi Classes today (due to Thanksgiving) NO Women's Group tonight
- Contact Elise Gladish, Betsy Gladish or Kelly Woofenden for the next meeting's topic and location 8:30 am til noon Care for our Church Morning (everyone welcome)
10 AM Music rehearsal 11 am Worship Service - Nathan Gladish, Preaching
12:15 pm SEMI-ANNUAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETING DURING LUNCHEON
Thirtieth Anniversary Planning Continues
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Next Planning Meeting -- Sunday, December 11 during lunch
This coming March 24-26, 2017 will be the 30th anniversary weekend of the dedication of Sunrise Chapel!! Let's celebrate!
We had another good, energetic planning meeting last Sunday. Several teams of people are working on planning each day's activities. We are also trimming down the wealth of ideas to what we can reasonably fit in the schedule.
Thank you to everyone who is eager to see this event succeed! To get
involved, contact Frank Rose, Betsy Gladish, Elise Gladish, or me, Nathan. One of us will answer your questions or direct you to someone who can.
The next planning meeting will be Sunday, December 11 during lunch Bring your ideas, thought,
and questions.
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Helping people experience heavenly joy through spiritual growth
www.sunrisechapel.org
nathan@sunrisechapel.org Office 520-298-1245
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