Archive for July 25th, 2010

Service Times Note

Sunday, July 25th, 2010

For a number of reasons, including the new Godly Play program on Sunday morning, we are going to change the 11:30 AM service to 5:30 PM on Sunday evenings, beginning September 5th. Darryl Knapp will be overseeing the music, and Doña Josie will be the usual Celebrant, although all of us will participate from time to time. We hope this change will both give us more time on Sunday morning, and allow us to try some less formal and more varied worship. When it is needed, the service will be bi-lingual.

Also, the Vestry and Rector are talking about the best time for our Sunday Morning service. We would like to hear from as many of you as possible on the idea of moving the time to 9:30 or 10:00 AM. We know that we can’t make everyone happy with this one, but we do want to do the best thing for the parish. Let us know what you think.

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God in America

Sunday, July 25th, 2010

This October 11th through 13th, PBS will run a six hour series titled “God in America”, which will “explore the historical role of religion in the public life of the United States.” The good, the bad and the rest. St. Nicholas’ will be the Primary Local Sponsor of the series, and this will involve not only mention on the series but also opportunities for us to be especially involved in this program. For more information, contact Jane Wolf or check out www.pbs.org/godinamerica/.

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Godly Play

Sunday, July 25th, 2010

This Fall, we will begin a new design for our Christian Education for younger children. The program is called Godly Play, and is truly special.

“Godly Play teaches children the art of using religious language – parable, sacred story, silence and liturgical action – helping them become more fully aware of the mystery of God’s presence in their lives.” It uses Montessori methods of teaching, has been around for over 30 years, and has been used with great success in several parishes in our Diocese.

Two web resources on Godly Play are www.godlyplay.org and www.godlyplayfoundation.org. There is also a Facebook page.

Last month, Doña Josie and Deacon Roland Rose attended a training program in Austin, and will be helping us get started. We are all very excited about this, and want everyone to be aware of it. To that end, there will be a meeting after the 9:00 Service on Sunday, August 22nd for parents of elementary-age children and the folks involved in Godly Play to talk about the new program, answer any questions people might have, and get ready to begin classes on September 12th.

For more information, please contact Josie or Roland, or the Parish Office.

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