Announcements for Sunday, December 17, 2023

 
 
17 Dec, Sun
8:45 am     +Communion Service
10 am         JoAnn Coffee Hour (PH)
11am         +Communion Service
4pm          Benicia Sangha Meeting (U)
8 pm           AA Meeting (PH)
 
18 Dec, Mon
9 am          +Morning Prayer
4:30 pm     Community Meal To Go (PH)
7 pm          +GVRD Band Rehearsal
8 pm           AA Meeting(PH)
 
19 Dec, Tue
7am           AA Meeting (PH)
9 am          +Morning Prayer
7pm            Vestry Meeting (U) 
 
20 Dec, Wed
7 am           AA Meeting (PH)
9 am          +Morning Prayer
10 am        +Wednesday Eucharist
11am         Bible Study (PH)

4:30            Community Meal To Go (PH)
7 pm           +GVRD Band Rehearsal
 
21 Dec, Thu
7am           AA Meeting (PH)
9 am          +Morning Prayer
7pm           +Traditional Choir Practice
 
22 Dec, Fri
7am           AA Meeting (PH)
9 am          +Morning Prayer
12:15pm Family Pageant Prep (U)
7 pm          NA Meeting(PH)
7pm          +Blue Christmas Service
 
23 Dec, Sat
7 am          AA Meeting (U)
 
24 Dec, Sun
10 am         +Communion Service
5 pm           +Holy Eucharist & Pageant
8 pm           AA Meeting (PH)
9:30 pm     +Christmas Concert
10 pm        +Christmas Eve Festal Eucharist
 
25 Dec, Mon
9 am          +Morning Prayer
10 am         +Christmas Day Eucharist

4:30 pm     Community Meal To Go (PH)
8 pm           AA Meeting(PH)

 
ANNOUNCEMENTS
 
Let’s Celebrate JoAnn! 12/17 @ 10 AM

Join us for a very special potluck brunch to thank and celebrate JoAnn for 20 amazing years with us at St. Paul’s. We’ll present her with a few gifts and share stories!
Please bring a store-bought or homemade brunch dish to the kitchen to share. 

 
Community Meal Sign-Up:

Join hands and hearts in the spirit of giving! We invite you to make a difference in the community by volunteering for our upcoming community meals. Let’s share warmth, nourishment and fellowship, as we help those in need.
Sign up to volunteer on our google doc:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yuhHn1G4Ups5cmzPTap1zY8VPhd3ska3BQh7ba1T0_A/edit?usp=drive_link
 
Volunteer opportunity: Coffee Hour Coordinator (starting 2024)
The open position is to encourage volunteers to sign up to host coffee hours as well as stock coffee hour supplies. Interested? E-mail: 
 
 
Post-Christmas Schedule Changes, Closures and Cancellations

Church Office: Closed Dec. 25 – Jan. 5

Worship: Single 10am Service on 12/31. 2 services resume 1/7

Wed. Eucharist & Bible Study: Canceled 12/21, 12/27, and 1/3. Resumes 1/10.

Community Meal: Canceled Mon. 12/25 and 1/1. Wednesday meals on 12/27 and 1/3 will be served.
Contact group or ministry leaders regarding any other cancellations
 
 

Christmas Exhibit On Display

Just in time for the Christmas season is an exhibit featuring various pictures of past Christmas time activities at St. Paul’s as well as a winter holiday Lego diorama arranged and put together by the church archivist. Come by the south transept to see this festive display. Merry Christmas to all!  -Tim Markley, St. Paul’s Archivist
 
   

Christmas Choir Rehearsals on Thursdays

Church members who would like to sing in the choir at the Christmas Eve service can rehearse on Thursdays at 7pm Dec. 7, 14, and 21. If you have any questions, please contact Bill Markley at markleyoffice@gmail.com.

 
 
   
To sign up for a party, contact the church office at (707) 745-0307 or admin@stpaulsbenicia.org.

◻Breakfast at the Opera (1/27/24); $35/per person

◻Domaine Carneros Champagne Tasting (1/13/24); $40/pp

◻First Street Scavenger Hunt (9/7/24); $25/team

◻Family Game Night (1/20/24); $20/family; $10/adults

◻Hike & Bike (5/18/24); $10/pp (free for under age 18)

◻How the Grinch Stole Christmas Party (11/26/23); $15/pp 

◻Mad Hatter’s Tea Party (3/9/24); $20/ family & $10/adults

◻Native Garden Tour 1 & 2 (4/14/24); $20/pp

◻At Your Convenience Scavenger Tour in Benicia and Vallejo (2/1/24); $10/team

◻Sip and Paint (6/8/24); $50/pp
 
 

Golden Gate Symphony Orchestra & Chorus: Sing It Yourself Messiah!

Get Ready to Sing! Maestro Urs Leonhardt Steiner and the Golden Gate Symphony present our annual holiday bash – the Sing it Yourself Messiah! A San Francisco tradition for more than 20 years, come enjoy Handel’s most-loved work with full orchestra, chorus and soloists — AND YOU, the audience.

Sunday, December 17, 2023 3:00 PM
Benicia Clock Tower
 

Monday, December 18, 2023 7:30 PM
Herbst Theatre San Francisco

Morning Prayer Weekdays at 9 a.m. in Church and on Zoom 

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