"Established in 2014 from over 200 years of faith in Christ!"
WELCOME
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Come Worship with us:
Sunday 9 am live streaming service on Facebook.
Please click here:
https://www.facebook.com/Resurrection-Episcopal-Church-Rockdale-128756220497593/
The Second Sunday of Advent
Click here: 12/05/21 9:oo a.m. bulletin
On this Sunday, the Second Sunday of Advent, we begin two weeks of Gospel lessons from St. Luke and St. John the Baptist. We will also hold our monthly early Rite One Service at 7:30 a.m.
We will hold in-person and live-streamed worship. The schedule for our Sunday worship remains the same, at 9:00 a.m. The instructions for you to take part via livestreaming are in this message.
An Advent Message
Offerings toward Christmas season flowers
are now being accepted
Offerings toward the poinsettias which decorate our Church for Christmas season (and the beginning of Epiphany Season) are now being solicited. Because of the increased cost of the flowers, we are requesting a $20 donation. Please have your donation and the list of those you wish commemorated in to the Church Office by December 19th. One further reminder: Contributions toward the flowers at the Altar each Sunday are also gratefully accepted.
Advent Outreach
An Advent Bush (It couldn't possibly be a Christmas Tree until Advent is over!) will be erected in the Undercroft. Tags will be hung on the tree marked with needed clothing (and the corresponding size) to be purchased for Fair Acres residents, and some toys and other gifts needed by a family in our community. Please visit the tree, take one (or more) tags, and return the gifts by December 12th. Further information is forthcoming.
Schedule of services during Christmastide determined
On Friday, December 24, Christmas Eve:
a family Eucharist with carols at 3:00 p.m.
On Saturday, December 25, Christmas Day:
a quiet Rite One Eucharist without music at 9:00 a.m.
On Sunday, December 26, the First Sunday after Christmas Day:
our regular Rite Two Eucharist with hymns at 9:00 a.m. The same schedule will be observed the following Sunday, January 2, with the addition of an early Rite I Eucharist at 7:30 a.m..
Long Range Scheduling--Renewal of Marriage Vows January 16.
Every three years, our Gospel lesson is the story of Jesus's presence and first miracle at a wedding in Cana of Galilee. Our parish has commemorated this by offering the opportunity for those who are married to renew their vows during the 9:00 a.m. Eucharist. Please make plans with your spouse to take part, and invite friends and neighbors to participate as well.
Vestry & Cemetery Committee Plan Section Markers in Cemetery
Markers for the sections in our parish cemetery will be purchased and installed in the spring of 2022.
Buy Fleece for Winter Outreach [January or so]
Now is the time to buy fleece for winter outreach to the homeless. It's available now, and may be less so later into fall and winter. Contact Jill Graham or Helen Dunlap for more information.
Pre-School Opens with Combined MWF Class
Our parish pre-school has opened with a combined class of 3- and 4-year-olds held from 9:00 a.m. until noon on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. For more information, contact our Pre-School Director, Dawn Viscusi, at the Church Office.
PLEASE PUBLICIZE THIS TO YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS!!
Bakery Donations from Giant Need More Publicity So That More Folks Get Helped
Too large a proportion of the bakery goods donated to us by Giant Markets and placed each Monday in the Undercroft are discarded at the end of the week. Please tell your friends and neighbors about this resource. More people can be helped, and we can become better stewards of our gifts!
Masks and Church: Highly Recommended
The Bishop has not (as of my writing this) issued any changes to his directives about masking in Church. However, the CDC has moved Delaware County (along with the rest of the metro area) into the group of counties with a "high" rate of community COVID transmission, and Philadelphia into the "very high" category. Combined with the recent news that fully vaccinated people can transmit COVID as readily as the unvaccinated and that Philadelphia has brought back its mask mandate, this moves me as priest-in-charge to suggest that each of us evaluate anew the question of remaining masked during worship. The new Omicron variant makes this even more urgent. No mandates (yet), but please consider following the CDC's (and our Bishop's) recommendation that all people, vaccinated or not, wear masks at indoor public events.
Food Pantry Ministry Evolving to Meet Changing Conditions
As the needs of the hungry in our area change, and the best way to help the food pantries we assist changes along with that, we are adjusting how we ask for your support. We will continue gratefully to accept offerings of money from parishioners, but we will be adding an option to make a food donation at the Church as well. Starting now, our Outreach Coordinator, Leigh Oppelt, will make known particular items we are asking be donated for a particular month [e.g., for November: side dishes, i.e. pasta/rice]. Any items donated are accepted with thanks, but we will be concentrating on the "Items of the Month." In the fall, look for a request for men’s and women’s WINTER clothing, and blankets. Clothing needs to be washed/clean and sorted into men’s/women’s bags or boxes.
Coffee Hour is back!
Parishioners are taking turns preparing beverages (hot coffee, cold water and soda) and light refreshments to share as we all get a chance to chat face to (not too close) face. We are developing a list of volunteers to share this ministry. The fall and beyond sign-up sheet is available in the Narthex and Undercroft each Sunday!
Fr. Wand house has sold- yay!
Fr. Wand and his wife will be moving next month (probably around Friday, December 10) from Phoenixville to the Ambler area. This will not affect Fr. Wand's relationship with this parish. It will, however, affect how distracted and wacko Fr. Wand is this fall (and not in a good way). The next month before the move will require an especially large proportion of Fr. Wand's time and energy.
How to Donate to the Parish Every Time You Order from Amazon!
Our parish is listed as a charity that is eligible for a donation of 0.50% of the purchase price of all the items you buy on Amazon. All you have to do is shop at Amazon Smile (smile.amazon.com) and choose our parish as your designated charity. If you already have an Amazon login, the next time you shop, go to smile.Amazon.com to make your purchases. When you first login to Amazon Smile they will prompt you to select a charity. We will be listed as Resurrection Episcopal Church Rockdale for you to find and select our parish. Any items that you find on the regular Amazon site are also waiting for you on Amazon Smile. We have just received our first check from this program! Pass this information on to family and friends. On a quarterly basis, Amazon will deposit the funds collected from all of your purchases directly to the church bank account.
Readers/Intercessors Needed for Worship Services
With the installation of the new camera, audio, Internet, and streaming equipment, worship is no longer a solo by the Priest celebrating. Parishioners are needed to read lessons and lead prayers--two per service [and two for every 7:30 service!]. If you can help, please contact Helen Dunlap or leave a message at the Church Office.
A Health Update from Fr. Wand's family
Fr. Wand's wife, the Rev. Mike Haines, will have surgery for her colon cancer the first part of next month. Fr. Wand and Mother Haines are very grateful for your continued prayers and good wishes.
"The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us all evermore."
[II Cor. 13:14]
(The Rev.) Thomas C. Wand
Priest-in-Charge
Resurrection Episcopal Church, Rockdale
WELCOME
****************
Come Worship with us:
Sunday 9 am live streaming service on Facebook.
Please click here:
https://www.facebook.com/Resurrection-Episcopal-Church-Rockdale-128756220497593/
The Second Sunday of Advent
Click here: 12/05/21 9:oo a.m. bulletin
On this Sunday, the Second Sunday of Advent, we begin two weeks of Gospel lessons from St. Luke and St. John the Baptist. We will also hold our monthly early Rite One Service at 7:30 a.m.
We will hold in-person and live-streamed worship. The schedule for our Sunday worship remains the same, at 9:00 a.m. The instructions for you to take part via livestreaming are in this message.
An Advent Message
Offerings toward Christmas season flowers
are now being accepted
Offerings toward the poinsettias which decorate our Church for Christmas season (and the beginning of Epiphany Season) are now being solicited. Because of the increased cost of the flowers, we are requesting a $20 donation. Please have your donation and the list of those you wish commemorated in to the Church Office by December 19th. One further reminder: Contributions toward the flowers at the Altar each Sunday are also gratefully accepted.
Advent Outreach
An Advent Bush (It couldn't possibly be a Christmas Tree until Advent is over!) will be erected in the Undercroft. Tags will be hung on the tree marked with needed clothing (and the corresponding size) to be purchased for Fair Acres residents, and some toys and other gifts needed by a family in our community. Please visit the tree, take one (or more) tags, and return the gifts by December 12th. Further information is forthcoming.
Schedule of services during Christmastide determined
On Friday, December 24, Christmas Eve:
a family Eucharist with carols at 3:00 p.m.
On Saturday, December 25, Christmas Day:
a quiet Rite One Eucharist without music at 9:00 a.m.
On Sunday, December 26, the First Sunday after Christmas Day:
our regular Rite Two Eucharist with hymns at 9:00 a.m. The same schedule will be observed the following Sunday, January 2, with the addition of an early Rite I Eucharist at 7:30 a.m..
Long Range Scheduling--Renewal of Marriage Vows January 16.
Every three years, our Gospel lesson is the story of Jesus's presence and first miracle at a wedding in Cana of Galilee. Our parish has commemorated this by offering the opportunity for those who are married to renew their vows during the 9:00 a.m. Eucharist. Please make plans with your spouse to take part, and invite friends and neighbors to participate as well.
Vestry & Cemetery Committee Plan Section Markers in Cemetery
Markers for the sections in our parish cemetery will be purchased and installed in the spring of 2022.
Buy Fleece for Winter Outreach [January or so]
Now is the time to buy fleece for winter outreach to the homeless. It's available now, and may be less so later into fall and winter. Contact Jill Graham or Helen Dunlap for more information.
Pre-School Opens with Combined MWF Class
Our parish pre-school has opened with a combined class of 3- and 4-year-olds held from 9:00 a.m. until noon on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. For more information, contact our Pre-School Director, Dawn Viscusi, at the Church Office.
PLEASE PUBLICIZE THIS TO YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS!!
Bakery Donations from Giant Need More Publicity So That More Folks Get Helped
Too large a proportion of the bakery goods donated to us by Giant Markets and placed each Monday in the Undercroft are discarded at the end of the week. Please tell your friends and neighbors about this resource. More people can be helped, and we can become better stewards of our gifts!
Masks and Church: Highly Recommended
The Bishop has not (as of my writing this) issued any changes to his directives about masking in Church. However, the CDC has moved Delaware County (along with the rest of the metro area) into the group of counties with a "high" rate of community COVID transmission, and Philadelphia into the "very high" category. Combined with the recent news that fully vaccinated people can transmit COVID as readily as the unvaccinated and that Philadelphia has brought back its mask mandate, this moves me as priest-in-charge to suggest that each of us evaluate anew the question of remaining masked during worship. The new Omicron variant makes this even more urgent. No mandates (yet), but please consider following the CDC's (and our Bishop's) recommendation that all people, vaccinated or not, wear masks at indoor public events.
Food Pantry Ministry Evolving to Meet Changing Conditions
As the needs of the hungry in our area change, and the best way to help the food pantries we assist changes along with that, we are adjusting how we ask for your support. We will continue gratefully to accept offerings of money from parishioners, but we will be adding an option to make a food donation at the Church as well. Starting now, our Outreach Coordinator, Leigh Oppelt, will make known particular items we are asking be donated for a particular month [e.g., for November: side dishes, i.e. pasta/rice]. Any items donated are accepted with thanks, but we will be concentrating on the "Items of the Month." In the fall, look for a request for men’s and women’s WINTER clothing, and blankets. Clothing needs to be washed/clean and sorted into men’s/women’s bags or boxes.
Coffee Hour is back!
Parishioners are taking turns preparing beverages (hot coffee, cold water and soda) and light refreshments to share as we all get a chance to chat face to (not too close) face. We are developing a list of volunteers to share this ministry. The fall and beyond sign-up sheet is available in the Narthex and Undercroft each Sunday!
Fr. Wand house has sold- yay!
Fr. Wand and his wife will be moving next month (probably around Friday, December 10) from Phoenixville to the Ambler area. This will not affect Fr. Wand's relationship with this parish. It will, however, affect how distracted and wacko Fr. Wand is this fall (and not in a good way). The next month before the move will require an especially large proportion of Fr. Wand's time and energy.
How to Donate to the Parish Every Time You Order from Amazon!
Our parish is listed as a charity that is eligible for a donation of 0.50% of the purchase price of all the items you buy on Amazon. All you have to do is shop at Amazon Smile (smile.amazon.com) and choose our parish as your designated charity. If you already have an Amazon login, the next time you shop, go to smile.Amazon.com to make your purchases. When you first login to Amazon Smile they will prompt you to select a charity. We will be listed as Resurrection Episcopal Church Rockdale for you to find and select our parish. Any items that you find on the regular Amazon site are also waiting for you on Amazon Smile. We have just received our first check from this program! Pass this information on to family and friends. On a quarterly basis, Amazon will deposit the funds collected from all of your purchases directly to the church bank account.
Readers/Intercessors Needed for Worship Services
With the installation of the new camera, audio, Internet, and streaming equipment, worship is no longer a solo by the Priest celebrating. Parishioners are needed to read lessons and lead prayers--two per service [and two for every 7:30 service!]. If you can help, please contact Helen Dunlap or leave a message at the Church Office.
A Health Update from Fr. Wand's family
Fr. Wand's wife, the Rev. Mike Haines, will have surgery for her colon cancer the first part of next month. Fr. Wand and Mother Haines are very grateful for your continued prayers and good wishes.
"The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us all evermore."
[II Cor. 13:14]
(The Rev.) Thomas C. Wand
Priest-in-Charge
Resurrection Episcopal Church, Rockdale
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