What are you grateful for?
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I love gratitude - not just receiving it, but sharing it
There is so much evidence that an attitude of gratitude is healthful and nurturing. Join us for this 2-part series in preparation for Thanksgiving as we explore the value and practice of gratefulness.
Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and counsel one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. Colossians 3:15,16
This Sunday - Special Guest and Semi-Annual meeting
Please read below about a long-anticipated visit from the Executive Director of our denomination, David Frazier. He is coming to meet with Board members about finances, and he will also be attending our church service on Sunday and participating in our luncheon and Semi-Annual meeting.
"Thanksgiving Sunday" is next Sunday, Nov. 24!
Our annual Thanksgiving church service, followed by a luncheon extravaganza is coming up! If you are planning to participate in the luncheon and would like to share a dish, please tell one of the ladies in the Kitchen Ministry.
Spiritual Growth Groups - Sundays and Wednesdays
I'm very grateful to Kelly Woofenden and Frank Rose for leading spiritual growth groups on Sunday mornings at 9:15 and Wednesday nights at 6:30. You are welcome to join either of these groups at any time.
Continuing: "Sunrise Chapel 101" aka New Church Foundations Small Group
We are continuing to meet on Wednesdays at 2 pm for at least one more week. This Wednesday's topic will be the history of the New Church in general and an overview of Sunrise Chapel's history in particular.
Anyone interested in these topics is welcome to join the meeting. We meet in the small group room off the Chapel lobby.
With love and respect,
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ANNOUNCING:
Special Church Meeting & Special Guest - this Sunday November 17
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Our Semi-annual Sunrise Chapel meeting for all members and friends will be held this Sunday, November 17 during the luncheon. We are required by our Arizona Corporate By-Laws to have two such meetings a year, and our semi-annual meeting is held in the Fall.
Special Guest - David Frazier
I am happy to welcome Mr. David Frazier, a key administrator from our denominational headquarters in Bryn Athyn, PA. His title is Executive Director. We have revised his meeting schedule. He will attend our church service and our semi-annual meeting this Sunday, Nov. 17 so that he can get to know us and we can get to know him. Then he will meet with our local
Board of Directors on Sunday after the semi-annual meeting. Would you like to meet with him one-on-one? Please contact me or David directly to set up an appointment.
(Office) 267-502-4919
(Cell) 215-316-0442
e-mail: david.frazier@newchurch.org
This is a big opportunity for us to share our appreciation for the generosity of our headquarters for the financial support they have provided over the years. It is also a chance to work collaboratively towards financial sustainability.
Please help welcome him with your presence at the church service this Sunday, Nov. 17 and the meeting during our luncheon. ~ Nathan
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Get Ready for our Path to Bethlehem!
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Coming Soon! Our Annual Path to Bethlehem Live Nativity
December 7 from 6-8 pm
We are gearing up for our beloved Christmas greeting to the community on the first Saturday of December from 6 to 8 pm. This year it's on December 7. Please talk with me or Elise or Billie if you are willing and able to play a part in this big, beautiful, multi-dimensional neighborhood, family-friendly, special event!
Call for Cookies! Also, in honor of our “Cookie Lady” Fran Blaesing, who used to make many dozens of homemade confections for the Path to Bethlehem evening’s refreshments, you are invited to make or contribute cookies of your preference for the gustatory delight of all who attend.
NOTE: This may be our final year with this version or iteration of our beloved live nativity, so let's make it great!
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Livestream and Archive Videos of our 11 am
Worship Services
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Thank you to our volunteers in the sound booth every Sunday for helping make our livestream happen. We are finding that it is a long learning curve to get all the sound levels tuned, so thank you for your patience. And please give me input based on your listening experience.
If you subscribe to our YouTube channel, you can get an alert when we go live on Sunday morning. If you bookmark the link in your favorite browser, you can also easily view any available archived service anytime.
There is really no substitute for worshiping together in person with all the nuances of community, personal connection, and interaction, but modern technology does provide a great window into the experience.
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THIS WEEK'S ACTIVITIES AT SUNRISE CHAPEL
9:15 am Spiritual Growth Group, led by Kelly Woofenden
10 am Music rehearsal
11 am Worship Service - Nathan Gladish, preaching
12 noon Luncheon
SEMI-ANNUAL MEETING DURING LUNCH
SPECIAL GUEST DAVID FRAZIER, Executive Director for our global church organization, The General Church of the New Jerusalem
BOARD MEETING afterwards
MONDAY 11/18/2018
11 am Tai Chi class (Basic)
6:30 pm Bereavement Support Group
WEDNESDAY 11/20/2019
9:30 am Worship Team mtg
2 pm "New Church 101" meeting, led by Nathan Gladish
6:30 pm Spiritual Growth Group, led by Frank Rose
THURSDAY 11/21/2019
11 am Tai Chi class (Yang 24)
Women's Group - Contact Elise Gladish for details
FRIDAY 11/22/2019
4:30 pm Teen Time at the church
11 am Worship Service - Nathan Gladish, preaching
12 noon THANKSGIVING LUNCHEON
Children's Chapel flooring and painting progress!
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Thank you to donors who have provided funds for our Children's Ministry!
The 25 year old carpet was removed this week, and the front room of the Children's Chapel is getting a fresh coat of paint today. Tile will be installed beginning this Monday, and then baseboards after that. Thank you to Elise and Claudia, Linda and Margo for helping move this project along, and thank you to everyone for your support!
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Signage project progress!
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Thank you to a grant from the Glencairn Foundation!
We now have outdoor directional signage on various doors so that people know clearly what door leads to what rooms! Check them out next time you come to the church. And thank you to local Double T Sign Company for their work and installation!
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Here's a fun incentive to donate to charity
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THE 2019 JIM CLICK RAFFLE benefits Tucson charitable organizations
Purchase one or more chances to win one of three great prizes
If you buy one or more tickets through our Spiritual Growth Foundation, the entire purchase price will help with operational expenses for the Arizona Spiritual Growth Foundation and for Sunrise Chapel. You can buy one chance for $25 or 5 chances for $100.
See Kelly Woofenden or Carol Craft for tickets and more information. Or write to kelly@woofenden.net
You can purchase with cash, or write a check to AZ Spiritual Growth Foundation, or use a credit card, or use PayPal.
Purchase tickets any time this month. You don't have to live in the area to participate. You don't have to be present to win. The ticket stubs will be collected until December 1 and then delivered to the Jim Click Raffle headquarters on December 2. The drawing will be held on December 13, 2019.
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Readings for this Sunday's 11 am
Worship Service
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The Lord’s Promise to Abram
Genesis 13:1-4, 14-17
Abram went up from Egypt to the Negev, with his wife and everything he had, and Lot went with him. Abram had become very wealthy in livestock and in silver and gold.
From the Negev he went from place to place until he came to Bethel, to the place between Bethel and Ai where his tent had been earlier and where he had first built an altar. There Abram called on the name of the Lord...
After Lot parted from Abram, the Lord said to Abram, “Look around from where you are, to the north and south, to the east and west. All the land that you see I will give to you and your offspring forever... Go, walk through the length and breadth of the land, for I am giving it to you.”
Jesus’ Mother and Brothers Send for Him
Mark 3:31-35
Then Jesus’ mother and brothers arrived. Standing outside, they sent someone in to call him. A crowd was sitting around him, and they told him, “Your mother and brothers are outside looking for you.”
“Who are my mother and my brothers?” he asked.
Then he looked at those seated in a circle around him and said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! Whoever does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother.”
Divine Providence §27 Swedenborg
Spiritual love, by its own nature, wants to share what it has with others, and to the extent that it can do so, it is totally present, experiencing its peace and bliss. Spiritual love gets this quality from the Lord’s divine love, which is like this in infinite measure.
It then follows that divine love (and therefore divine providence) has the goal of a heaven made up of people who have become angels and are becoming angels, people with whom it can share all the bliss and joy of love and wisdom, giving them these blessings from the Lord’s own presence within them. He cannot help doing this, because his image and likeness is in us from creation. His image in us is wisdom and his likeness in us is love.
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Your church home for partnering with the Lord and each other in the practice of cultivating spiritual growth and choosing heavenly joy www.sunrisechapel.org nathan@sunrisechapel.org Office 520-298-1245 |
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