{"id":5644,"date":"2016-12-02T11:32:53","date_gmt":"2016-12-02T16:32:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goodshepherdny.org\/?p=5644"},"modified":"2016-12-02T11:32:53","modified_gmt":"2016-12-02T16:32:53","slug":"tonight-candlelit-quieter-christmas-prayer-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodshepherdny.org\/?p=5644","title":{"rendered":"TONIGHT: Candlelit Quieter Christmas prayer service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear all,<br \/>\nPlease join us tonight at 7:00 pm for our <em>Quieter Christmas<\/em> prayer service. This is a candlelit service of prayer and traditional Advent hymns wherein we pray for those we love (and perhaps have lost) and where we experience the power of Advent but in a softer way. No demands for happy-happy at this service; this service lets us feel all our feelings and invites us to lay them in the loving arms of God. It\u2019s perfect for those who find the hyper-commercialization of the secular Christmas season just too much to bear.<\/p>\n<p>A simple supper will be offered at 6:30 pm. You don&#8217;t need to bring anything, just show up and be nourished in body and soul.<\/p>\n<p>All in the community are warmly invited to attend. Bring a friend, and come experience this lovely and peaceful time.<\/p>\n<p><em>Also this weekend:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Farewell luncheon for Gwen &amp; Bill Greene<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nTomorrow, Saturday, December 3 at 2:30pm<br \/>\nMamma Rosa\u2019s, 254 NY-100, Somers, NY 10589<br \/>\nThe Seniors Group invites all to attend a farewell luncheon for our dear friends, Bill and Gwen Greene. No need to RSVP, and all are welcome.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Sunday, December 4<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Rite I Eucharist at 8:00 am<br \/>\nRite II with hymns and Saint Nicholas celebration at 10:00 am<\/strong><br \/>\nSaint Nicholas will visit the Sunday School, we will have special prayers at the 10:00 am and mite boxes will be distributed to all the children. A festive coffee hour will follow.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Youth Group trip to NYC<\/strong><br \/>\nPlease make sure you have your signed permission slip on Sunday! We will meet briefly after the 10:00 am service for a quick check in and for you to hand in your completed form &#8211; you can&#8217;t attend the trip without it! We will leave for Katonah station at 11:50am SHARP. Looking forward to a wonderful day!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Adopt-a-Family<\/strong><br \/>\nThank you for your kind response to this initiative. There is only one more &#8220;wish&#8221; item remaining on the list. If you signed up to bring a gift for our adopted family, please wrap it and label it with the person&#8217;s name, and return it to church by December 11. The labeled boxes are in the breezeway.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear all, Please join us tonight at 7:00 pm for our Quieter Christmas prayer service. 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