Volume 4, Number 47            The Last Sunday after Pentecost (Christ the King)            November 25, 2007

From email message of 11/21/2007, re: Funeral of Vestryman and Jr. Warden Ron Bauman:

Dear Parishioners and friends,

     Final arrangements for Ron Bauman's funeral have been made.  The Requiem Eucharist will be celebrated at Immanuel Church on Monday, November 26th at 10:30 a.m.  It will be a very special and powerful service with additional music provided by the Brandywine Baroque.  I hope you will plan to arrive early, not only to get a parking spot and a seat in the church, but also have some prayer time in our beautiful church.  Fr. Ray Nelson will be the preacher.

Faithfully, Thom

Interim Rector

The obituary from this morning's "News Journal" is at

THIS WEEK AT IMMANUEL:                                           COMING SOON:

Sun     25      Last Sunday after Pentecost                               Sun     12/2                     Advent 1, Year A

                      8:00 am        Holy Eucharist in Chapel                                       9:30 a.m.   Sunday School resumes

                      9:30 am        No Sunday School classes                                    4:00 p.m.   Lessons and Carols

                                               (Thanksgiving Recess)               Sun   12/16                     UTO Sunday

                    10:30 am        Sung Eucharist                               

Mon   26     10:30 am        Bauman Funeral Service

Tue     27       6:30 pm        Search Committee (Parlor)

                      6:30 pm        Choristers (Choir Room)

                      7:00 pm        AlAnon (Common Room)

                      8:00 pm        Coro Allegro (Choir Room)

Wed   28       6:30 pm        Quiet Prayer (Common Room)

                      7:30 pm        Healing Service (Chapel)

Thu     29       7:30 pm        Mixed Choir (Choir Room)

Sat   12/1     12:00             AlAnon (Common Room)

                      2:00 pm        Andrew’s Place Cooking (see Alex Lehr-Maunder)

Advent Lessons and Carols is December 2. The Season of Advent prepares us to experience the real meaning of Christmas; and at Immanuel a very important part of keeping Advent is our annual Service of Lessons and Carols for Advent.  Invite someone to join you Sunday, December 2 at four o’clock, the First Sunday of Advent, when the combined choirs of Immanuel will present this dramatic service of music and Scripture as an Advent gift to our parish and our community. A festive candlelight reception follows the service.

                                                                                    Jack Burnam

Fr. Thom may be reached at his church phone, 302-658-7326 Ext. 14, during his normal office hours Tuesday-Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. He works from home on Fridays. Please feel free to call him on his cell phone 302-229-8449 or write to thomjensen@gmail.com at any time other than church office hours, if a need arises.

Still have your pledge card?  Completed pledge cards can be mailed directly to the church.  If you have not received a pledge card, a supply is available on the credenza in the foyer.  If you have questions about the pledge process, call Liz Curtis Swain (302-892-7635) or George Parshall (302-658-2066).

                                                                                    Stewardship Ministry

Come to Quiet Prayer. We meet Wednesdays from 6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.  We enjoy a meditation presented by one of our members and silence to listen for the voice of the Holy Spirit.  Please come join us.  The next meeting will be November 28.  In December, we’ll meet on the 5^th and the 12^th.

                                                                                    Maria duPont, Quiet Prayer Group

We could still use help at Craft Shows, please!  The Katrina Mission Team has sold New Orleans Remembered bracelets at St. David’s Craft Show and at Parish Life Day.   The team will also be selling NOR bracelets at St. Paul's Craft Show on Saturday, December 1.  If you would like to help at craft shows, please contact Vicki Anthos at vanthos@dol.net.                Vicki Anthos, Katrina Ministry

Bill Perkins, the Executive Director of Friendship House, will be our guest preacher at both Sunday services December 9.  He will also be available between services to talk about the work of Friendship House and some of their new programs in Newark and in Wilmington.

Friendship House runs men’s and women’s day centers, transitional housing, Andrew’s Place Emergency Shelter for homeless men, Sunday Breakfast at Sts. Andrew and Matthew Church, the Clothing Bank of Delaware, and other services to make a difference in the lives of homeless and impoverished people in our area.  Their website is www.friendship-house.org.

                                                                                    Sue Welles, Outreach Ministry

United Thank Offering (UTO) envelopes and boxes are in the foyer.  The offering boxes are a special way for children, as well as adults, to give in response to daily blessings and all we have from God!  A report of last year's grants is on the foyer table.  The UTO thanksgivings will be offered at the Eucharist on Sunday, December 16.  Give thanks with a grateful heart!

                                                                                    Sue Welles, Outreach Ministry

Articles from The Net - A Weekly Newsletter For Delaware's Episcopal Clergy:

Come Hear Stephen Post – Friday, November 30

Starting at 7:00 pm, Dr. Stephen Post, Episcopalian, Professor of Bioethics & Family Medicine at Case Western Reserve University, and author of Why Good Things Happen to Good People will give the keynote lecture for the 20^th Anniversary Celebration of the Brandywine Pastoral Institute and Community for Integrative Learning. Dr. Post heads an institute which has drawn international attention for its sponsorship of ground-breaking research demonstrating that persons who develop their capacities to live generously and to serve selflessly actually become healthier physically and psychologically as well as feeling fulfilled spiritually. There is now hard scientific data demonstrating that it is, in fact, “more blessed to give than to receive!” Advanced ticket ($10.) and book ($20.) sales at community@integrativelearning.org  (or at the door, if not sold out) and more detail at www.cil-de.org.  Dr. Post will speak at Westminster Church, Community Hall, 1502 W. 13^th Street in Wilmington.

Craft Show at St. Thomas’s, Newark – Friday, November 30^th

On Friday November 30^th 12 pm-7 pm, and Saturday December 1^st 9 am-5 pm, in addition to crafts, St. Thomas’s is serving chili, hot dogs and a choice of beverages.  Breakfast with Santa is Saturday, December 1^st 9-11 $5.00 per adult, $4.00 per child. Gourmet Pasta Dinner with assorted desserts will be sold on Saturday.  Doors open 6:30 pm, $5.00 per person Raffle Baskets, Raffle Vacation, and a 50/50.  Call 302-368-4644 for more information.

Make Us an Instrument of Your Peace – Saturday, December 8^th

On Saturday, December 8, the first Sunday of Advent, the Episcopal Peace Fellowship of Delaware will host a half-day retreat entitled Make Us an Instrument of Your Peace.  The Rev. Ron Gerber, retired Episcopal priest, will lead the reflection on world peace and Ms Patricia Kirby-Gibler, retired Shalem Institute retreat leader, will lead the reflection on inner peace.  Everyone is welcome! The retreat will be at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, located at the intersection of East Pine and Academy Streets, Georgetown, Delaware.  For more information, contact Debra Goebel at 302-337-8285 or The Rev. Earl Beshears at 302-856-2894.

Christ Church Christiana Hundred Green Show – Saturday, December 8^th

Not an actual show in the theatrical sense, the Green Show is free and features fresh holiday greens, handcrafted items, and homemade foods for sale for the Christmas season.  Premiering this year is a new cookbook combining recipes from parishioners from the 1960s to the present.  Also new for this year our entrepreneurial members are selling their unique offerings and donating a portion of the proceeds.  Included will be handmade quilts, belts, handbags, embroidered items, knitwear, decoupage, jewelry, books, decorative accessories and antiques.  The show runs from 10 am – 2 pm.  Additional information and online pre-registration for the luncheon and children’s workshop is available at www.christchurchde.org or call 302-655-3379.

SEEKERS--Spiritual Treasures at St. Peter's Square

A new ministry of Saint Peter's Church in Lewes, Delaware opens on December 1st, 2007.  We will offer resources for spiritual growth, knowledge and inspiration for people of all faiths, including such items as Bibles and books, prayer beads, icons and meditation aids.  We also offer spiritual resources like Nativity sets and menorahs, as well as a variety of fair-trade gift items.  All proceeds benefit those in needs, (once start up costs are covered).  For more information and regular office hours please call 302-645-9916.