Holy Name of Jesus

Our Holy Name of Jesus service will be on Sunday, January First at 9:30 am.

Thank you to the children for decorating our Jesse Tree, and everyone else who helped us celebrate Advent and Christmas!

Jesse Tree decorated with symbols portraying the spiritual heritage of Jesus.
Jesse Tree
Jesse Tree decorated with symbols portraying the spiritual heritage of Jesus.
Jesse Tree
Nativity scene
Nativity
Nativity scene
Nativity

Christmas Services

Christmas Eve Service: Saturday, December 24th at 10:30 pm

Christmas Day Service: Sunday, December 25th at 9:30 am

Holy Name of Jesus: Sunday, January 1st at 9:30 am

The Epiphany of Our Lord Jesus: Friday, January 6th at 10:30 am

The three wise men

Winter weather

Our regular Sunday service will be held this weekend at 9:30 am. However, due to uncertain weather, please call the Church at 541-967-7051 to check if our Advent Lessons, Poetry and Hymns service will continue as scheduled Sunday Evening. That is currently scheduled for Sunday December 18th at 7 pm.

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Advent and Christmas

We continue to celebrate Advent each Sunday at 9:30 am.

You are also invited to join us for the evening discussion group, which meets Thursdays at 6:30 pm. during Advent, we will be using Raymond Brown’s short book, “a Coming Christ in Advent” and the scripture passages to which it refers. The relevant material will be available for you in class.

At 7 pm December 18, join us for Advent Lessons, Poetry and Hymns. This is a service based on the Prayer Book “An Order for the Evening,” with the singing of Advent Hymns and the recitation of scripture readings with poetry. The service lasts about an hour. This would be a good occasion to invite a friend to worship with you as we prepare for the Christmas celebrations at the end of December!

This year, The Eve of The Nativity is on a Saturday. Special Prelude Music will begin at 10:30 p.m. and the Liturgy of the Word will begin at 11:00 p.m. The Nativity (25th) and The Most Holy Name of Jesus (1st January) are Sundays. We will worship at the usual time of 9:30 these mornings. And this year The Epiphany falls on the first Friday of the month. We will celebrate with our Healing Liturgy and the Holy Eucharist at 10:30 a.m.

Advent discussion group

The evening discussion group will meet on the 1st, 8th, 15th and 22nd December at 6:30 p.m. to reflect on our Advent Journey, using Raymond Brown’s short book, “a Coming Christ in Advent” and the scripture passages to which it refers. The relevant material will be available for you in class.

 

Bazaar November 5

The Episcopal Church Women have been working hard to prepare for this year’s Bazaar, coming up November 5 from 9 am to 3 pm.

Featuring gift baskets, Christmas decorations and gift items, soup lunch, Silent Auction items, healthy potted plants, and our ever-popular baked goodies.

Proceeds go not only toward Inreach (i.e. kitchen supplies, fellowship, Christmas Inreach, clergy discretionary fund), but also Outreach into our community (i.e. local schools, Helping Hands, FISH, Linn-Benton Food Share, Safe Haven, Youth Shelter).
Please help us to raise funds toward these important contributions!

Some pictures from last year’s Bazaar:

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Upcoming Services

The Christmas Eve Service will begin at 7:30 pm December 24 with prelude music, followed by the First Mass of Christmas at 8 pm.

The Christmas Day Service will be at 9:30 am December 25.

Dec 27th: Holy Eucharist with Christmas Season hymns 9:30 am

Dec 28th: Funeral for Elaine Davis, 2 pm

Jan 1st: Holy Name of Jesus: Holy Eucharist 9:30 am

Jan 8th: Healing Service 10:30 am

Thanks to the Sunday School teacher and children for the symbols on the Jesse Tree, reminding us of Jesus’ ancestry during Advent:

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The real gift of Christmas

A video courtesy of Acts 8:

 

St. Alban’s Christmas Eve service will begin at 7:30 pm December 24 with prelude music, followed by the First Mass of Christmas at 8 pm.

The Christmas Day service will be at 9:30 am December 25.

Holy Name of Jesus service January 1, 9:30 am.