RESURRECTION EPISCOPAL CHURCH, ROCKDALE

"Established in 2014 from over 200 years of faith in Christ!"

The Second Sunday of Advent
December 8, 2024 9 am Service

This Sunday we meet the figure of St. John the Baptist. He offers the Jews in the Jerusalem area a baptism in the River Jordan of repentance for their sins [Very different from Christian baptism] He prepares the way for the Messiah, Jesus the Christ. We'll talk about all this Sunday.

We'll hold in-person and live-streamed worship. Tune in!

In our parish, we also celebrate the work we saints do in our own day, by the ingathering of pledges of financial support for the coming year.

We'll hold in-person and live-streamed worship. Tune in!
Our new equipment allows us to live-stream worship this Sunday!

Bulletin Link

You don't need to have a Facebook account to watch our service.
You can watch on a desktop, laptop, tablet, or smartphone.
Power up your device and open either the Facebook app or your browser [e.g., Internet Explorer, Google, Chrome, Firefox, Safari, etc.].
A few minutes before 9:00, go to the Church's page on Facebook [Warning: There seem to be two separate pages, so go to the one which has last Sunday's streaming service saved on it]; OR
If you're using your browser, go to this URL [location] on your device
Viewing our streaming worship at 9:00 a.m.:

Facebook link

Please wear your name tag each Sunday to be ready to
welcome visitors and newcomers.

Updated worship customs at Resurrection:
The Cup (Wine) at Communion--People can receive in one kind (bread only) or in two kinds (bread and wine). We will be using the common cup.
Intinction (dipping your bread in the wine) is NOW allowed;
please follow instructions as announced.
Coffee Hours have resumed on Sundays.
The Peace--It's OK to touch now.

Pledge Cards for 2025! Please return Yours ASAP:
We're working to gather the remainder of the financial pledges for 2025. Please return yours to the Church Office and respond to the Vestry volunteers when they contact you. Thanks!

7:30 Service Every First and Third Sunday Each Month:
We will celebrate a 7:30 service each first and third Sundays of the month. Those upcoming Sundays will be this Sunday, November 17, December 1, and December 15.

Signs advertising our service have been made.
Helen and Jill have mounted the signs. Thanks!

Cemetery Rules and Regulations
have been revised. The Vestry finished its work on these at its October meeting.

NOTEBOOK IN THE NARTHEX FOR PRAYERS FOR PEOPLE
A notebook is in the narthex for parishioners to enter names for intercession, thanksgiving, or prayers for the faithful departed. Write the (first) name of those you wish commemorated. The intercessor will take the sheet and incorporate the names in the prayers of the people that day.

Summer worship schedule will have 9:00 a.m.
Rite II Eucharists each Sunday with hymns.

THE EUCHARISTIC VISITORS
program has been reactivated. If you would like to visit or be visited, please speak with Fr. Wand or Jude Winters.

Aston Ministerium Community Interfaith Thanksgiving Service
will be held Sunday, November 24, at 2:00 p.m. at Aston Presbyterian Church.

Parish Vitality Improvement Program (PVIT):
We continue our outreach to Middletown Township. We will soon be seeking input from the congregation on your rating of our parish's vitality in several areas.

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, has listed in the bulletin the items in particular need at the programs we are assisting. Right now that list is:

FOOD PANTRY MINISTRY
Is Evolving to Meet Changing Conditions
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, has listed in the bulletin the items in particular need at the programs we are assisting. Right now that list is:
DELCO Food Pantry:
Canned soups/chili/stew; rice; boxed instant potatoes; cooking oil or spray; paper products;

KENSINGTON FOOD MINISTRY:
single serve snacks [i.e. chips, cookies, crackers, etc.]; wound care products (bandages, band aids, gauze, antibiotic creams, etc.); small size wipes; and warmers [Dollar Stores sell box of 3 for $1).Any items donated are accepted with thanks, but we will be concentrating on the Items listed in the bulletin.

WAWA HOAGIE SALE
Our Wawa Hoagie coupon fundraiser continues! We are selling coupons at $4.50 each for a Wawa “shorti” hoagie, of which we keep a small profit from every sale. The coupons can be used at all area Wawa’s and have no expiration date. If you are interested, please see Rosemary Bezuidenhout or contact the office.

READERS AND INTERCESSORS ARE 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

"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

Pledge Cards for 2025! Please return Yours ASAP: We're working to gather the remainder of the financial pledges for 2025. Please return yours to the Church Office and respond to the Vestry volunteers when they contact you. Thanks!

Office Closed November 14-19: Dawn will be away and the Church Office closed Thursday, November 14 through Tuesday, November 19. The office will reopen Wednesday, November 20.

7:30 Service Every First and Third Sunday Each Month: We will celebrate a 7:30 service each first and third Sundays of the month. Those upcoming Sundays will be this Sunday, November 17, December 1, and December 15.

Notebook in Narthex for Prayers of the People: A notebook is in the Narthex for parishioners to enter names for intercession, thanksgiving, or prayers for the faithful departed. Please enter the first name of those you wish remembered,

Vestry met in October: Important actions include:
Received report that the niche coverings in the Columbarium have been restored and replaced and name plates have been placed on all purchased niches.
Aston Ministerium Community Interfaith Thanksgiving Service will be held next Sunday, November 24, at 2:00 p.m. at Aston Presbyterian Church.

Signs advertising our service have been made. Helen and Jill have mounted the signs. Thanks!

Cemetery Rules and Regulations have been revised. The Vestry finished its work on these at its October meeting.

A bequest from the estate of Ellen Stone has been received. The Vestry voted to place this in the General Endowment Fund of the parish, invested in the Church Foundation. All parishioners are asked and urged to make generous provision for the parish in their wills.