Notices 26th/27th November

Use the links, to online resources for Advent, with family and friends at home or elsewhere

• daily prayer pattern – morning and evening
• compline for Advent – for use on any evening
• blue Christmas – a liturgy for the bereaved

Use the posters in the links to invite those living locally to join us in Church

• Advent festival of Light with Antiphons      SA26.11.@17
• A Eucharist with St Nic –  bring an extra pair of shoes and also lots of coins (€2 and €1 only)   SU04.12.@12
• Carols around the Firebowl                            SU11.12.@17
• Lichter der Leonhardsvorstadt                     FR16.12@17
  
• An Advent Eucharist                                       SU18.12.@12
• Traditional Lessons and Carols                 FR23.12.@17
• A Christmas Eucharist                                 SU25.12.@10

Scratch Choir for Annual Service of Lessons & Carols
We are once again putting together a scratch choir for the
Annual Service of Lessons and Carols,
which this year is taking place on
Friday 23^rd December, 17:00 at Leonardskirche.
If you would like to be involved, or know of anyone who might be interested (e.g. musical friends or family visiting for Christmas), it’s not too late please to contact Becka at scratchchoir@stcatherines-stuttgart.de

= TAFEL – please collect as many €2 and €1 coins which will go to ‘Tafel children’
(see the story of St Nicholas)
opportunities to hand in: 04.12. and 11.12. and 18.12. – they will then be taken to the Schwäbische Tafel for distribtution

= CHRISTMAS CARD for Anglican Chaplaincy in KYIV – this will be available for signing by as many of us as possible for their encouragement:
26.11. and 04.12. and 11.12. and 18.12. – then it shall be sent

= COFFEE – if we would like to have coffee after service on 04.12. and 18.12. and 25.12. then volunteers are needed to set up, and make and serve, and clear away (although if necessary the Chaplain is happy to help by clearing up at end)
Offers of help or questions to coffee@stcatherines-stuttgart.de

At St. Catherine’s we use the word GIVING in 3 distinct ways:

• Giving allows members and visitors to exercise the stewardship aspect of their discipleship by supporting the church financially. Please note we are a self-supporting church with a negative budget. If you are new to St. Catherine’s or have not yet set up a regular bank transfer, please give what you can online via our virtual collection plate. We have a Retiring Collection at services for any visitors and for those who prefer to ‘give’ in cash.
• Giving allows members and visitors to exercise the stewardship aspect of their discipleship by giving time – this can be a regular task or role or occasional or help when it is called for usually via Notices.
• Giving allows the Church itself to exercise its own stewardship by budgeted giving to projects or global areas where needs call for such financial support. For a hint of what we have supported in the past click here
  Projects this year include: Brot für die Welt and Oxfam and Ukraine support

Prayers

-we pray for the world-wide St Catherines family and give thanks for all who in some way belong to it
-we pray for Ukrainians left with significantly reduced lighting and heating due to attacks on energy infrastructure
-we pray for our ministry to and among refugees from currently 3 different continents as our volunteers explore how to best serve those in greatest need
-we pray for the anxious and the fearful
-we pray that we might each have the courage to make the lifestyle changes that would help heal our planet
-we pray for peace in our world, in our homes, in our hearts
Lord have mercy = Christ have mercy = Lord have mercy