Please keep in your prayers: Peggy Blackmon, Brantley Elliott, Ruth & Johnnie B. Glass, Seth Smith Sr., Harold & Marie Hughes, Jack & Alice Babb, Lisa

Richey’s mother (Edna Bearnes), Elsie Campbell’s niece

(Brenda) and niece-in-law (Debbie), Jerry Jupina’s

brother (Michael), the Jupina’s daughter (Vicki Di Muzio), Peggy Blackmon’s sister-in-law (Jennifer

Yoder), Kay Horne’s uncle (Jack Terrell), Jacqui Lye’s

husband (Michael Newton), Alice Murphy’s sister-in-law (Nancy), The Rev. Katherine Powell (Rector, Church of

the Servant, Wilmington), all in war’s way, the

unemployed, underemployed, and those in financial crises. A complete list of prayer requests is located in the

on the bulletin board by the rector’s office.

We extend sympathy to Dr. Ray Thigpen and his family

on the death of his sister, Dottie,

to Wallyce Todd and the friends of the Todd family on the death of her father, Lionel,

and to the family friends of Dr. John Munroe on his

death.

“May their souls and the souls of all the departed rest in peace. Amen.”

Prayers for Christopher Terry. He has arrived in San

Francisco to begin advanced culinary training at the Job Corps center on Treasure Island.

Bishop Consecration and Installation: The Rev. Rob

Skirving will be ordained and consecrated as the eighth

bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina on November 8 at Rock Springs Center, Greenville. Kay

and Bill Horne will participate in the service as banner

bearer and usher respectively.

Bishop Visitation: Our new bishop will visit Grace

Church on December 7. A reception will

follow the service. Please watch the bulletin board for a food sign-up sheet.

During the worship service, Greg Currie will be

confirmed and Alice Murphy will be received into the Episcopal Church.

Denominational Service Schedule: Reminder - Our

usual arrangement of Sunday worship services will change slightly during November and December.

Special events and feast days will cause alterations in the

schedule. Please check the newsletter monthly calendars to see when a particular denominational service will be

held. This month, the schedule is as posted below: November 2 Episcopal Holy Eucharist, Rite II – All

Saints’ Day (transferred) November 9 Episcopal Holy Eucharist, Rite II November 16 Episcopal Holy Eucharist, Rite I November 23 Lutheran Holy Eucharist – Feast of

Christ the King

November 30 Episcopal Holy Eucharist, Rite II – First Sunday of Advent

Midweek Eucharist Wednesday, November

26th

will be a Thanksgiving Service.

Worship starts at 6 pm. Fellowship meal and Bible Study are cancelled for that evening.

This month’s Grace Family night will be held on

November 19 at 6:30 pm. Please bring a canned food offering for the Food Pantry. Come give thanks!

The new kitchen cabinets

and nursery door have been installed. They (as well as the

entire kitchen) are scheduled

to be painted by Paul Etheridge beginning November 10. Paul is the

professional painter who painted the rector’s office and

parish hall prior to our replacing the floor coverings several years ago. Quotes also are being obtained to re-

paint the red front doors of the church and white wash

the face of the church steps. John Deans has offered to

power wash the steps prior to painting.

The Apostle monthly newsletter for

Grace Episcopal Church

including the Lutherans of Christ the King

November 2014

105 S Madison Street, Whiteville, NC, 28472

www.gracechrist.com T: 910.642.4784

Repairs: Jerry Jupina, our ever handy Junior Warden,

has repaired/replaced the plumbing under the sink in the sacristy. He has removed the non-functional lighting

over the kitchen sink and is searching for a more modern

replacement.

The Fall Clean-up Day held Saturday,

October 19th was very successful! Twenty

church members showed up to trim bushes, pull weeds, and do general sprucing up of church lawns

and buildings as well as provide a thorough cleaning of

the kitchen, parish hall, and pantry. Thanks to the “inside team” of ladies lead by Paula Blanchard and Elsie

Campbell, we all enjoyed a satisfying light lunch after

working. A huge “THANK YOU” for all who

participated.

New Mats and Plants: Thanks to the generosity of

Donna and Ray Thigpen, Grace Church now has new non-skid welcome mats for the front church and office

doors. We also have two new decorative plants to fill the

urns by the front steps. Be sure to thank them.

Dates to save: Founders’ Day – May 3, 2015; Centennial

Celebration – July 19, 2015

Addresses for Invitations: The Centennial Committee

needs names and addresses of friends, family members, and former members to invite to Grace Church’s

Centennial Celebration service, July 2015. Please jot

down the contact information of those you think might be

interested in attending in the notebook located on the table by the entrance to the Parish Hall.

Centennial Fund: Please remember that

donations/memorials may be made to the Centennial Fund to help defray celebration expenses.

Centennial Fund: Please remember that donations/memorials may be made to the Centennial

Fund to help defray celebration expenses.

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Communications Check out the parish webpage www.gracechrist.com/ to see the new design conceived by our webmaster, Lisa Richey.

We are always looking for pictures of recent congregational

activities to add to the site. If you have any to share, please

contact Lisa.

Christian Formation Beginning Wednesday, November 5, we will begin an early Advent Study titled Mary Had a Baby: An Advent Study Based

on African American Spirituals. During the weeks prior to and

in the season of Advent, one African American spiritual will be

featured, with discussion and interaction based on the Biblical,

Our food pantry continues to be visited by our

neighbors in need. We have to restock all the time:

canned meats and fish, hearty soups and stews, beanie weenies and chili, veggies (especially green

peas, green beans, succotash, tomatoes), fruits, oil,

sugar and flour, tea and coffee, jelly, dried lima and pinto beans, white rice and grits, cereal, cake mixes

and snacks, toilet paper, soap, personal hygiene

items, laundry and dish soap. Food cards to local

grocery stores also are appreciated.

UTO Fall Ingathering: November 2, 9, and 16.

United Thank Offering (UTO) is a ministry of the Episcopal Church for the mission of the whole

church. It is entrusted to promote thank offerings and

to distribute the UTO monies to support mission and ministry throughout the Episcopal Church and in

invited Provinces of the Anglican Communion in the

developing world. UTO envelopes will be placed in

the pews in November. Please be generous. For more information, see Gean Claire Gault.

Coming soon: Operation Christmas Child. Fill a shoe box of gifts and pray for a needy child. Plastic

boxes, as found at the various dollar stores in the

area, are the preferred containers for your gifts.

Labels and lists of suggested items are located on top the bookcase in the parish hall. National collection

week is November 17-24. For more information, see

Kay Horne.

The list of Christmas Families will be posted on the

bulletin board by the rector’s office by mid-November. When you sign up for one (or more) of

the requests, you help brighten the season for

members of our extended family of God and you

reflect our desire as a parish to live out our faith ‘not only with our lips, but in our lives.’ We will wrap the

presents as

part of our December Family Night activities. This year’s families will be clients

of Families First. More details TBA.

Rector’s Discretionary Account: Please consider

making a contribution to the Rector’s Discretionary

Account to assist our neighbors needing help with

power bills in the coming cold weather. You may place your donation in the small brown envelopes in

the pew. If you write a check, please make a note on

the memo line indicating that you want your funds to go to the Discretionary Account. For either a cash or

check contribution, mark the appropriate box on the

front of the envelope. Gift cards ($10) for gas money

are also welcome.

historical and spiritual themes of the lyrics and music of the

featured spiritual. The four spirituals will be: 11/5 “Mary Had a Baby”, 11/12 “Rise Up Shepherd and Follow”, 12/3 “Children,

Go Where I Send Thee”, and 12/10 “Go Tell It on the Mountain”.

Results of the Annual Parish Meeting Voting: The following persons were elected to serve on vestry for 3-year terms beginning Jan. 2014:

Paula Blanchard and Alice Murphy

The following will represent us at Diocesan Convention, Feb. 2015:

Bill & Kay Horne (delegates), Paula Blanchard (alternate).

Community Events Plans are underway for our annual Holiday Bake Sale, Saturday, November 22 from

9 AM to 1PM. The next organizational meeting is scheduled for November 9 after the Sunday services.

We need volunteers to make soup, frozen casseroles, and tons of baked goods. Recipes are available if you need help with ideas. We also appreciate a few strong folks to help set up tables on Friday November 21

and to clean up on Saturday afternoon, November 22. For information, contact co-chairs Elsie Campbell and

Paula Blanchard.

Frozen Bale Sale Items: If you have prepared frozen soup, chili, or casseroles for the Bake Sale, please label and store

them in the kitchen chest freeze. Selected crafts also will be offered for sale. For more information, contact Paula Blanchard.

Church Growth and Mission Results of our Stewardship campaign so far: number of pledges 28; amount pledged $97,224. This is an increase in the number of pledges made (Thank you for your commitment!); however it is also a DECREASE of over $20,000 in the

amount pledged from the previous year and over $30,000 below what is needed for 2015. Because of the precarious

financial situation, the vestry and treasurer will make quarterly reports concerning the parish’s financial status.

Please be sure to thank Dr. Ray Thigpen once again for his leadership in our Stewardship Campaign and Connie Ghent, our

Treasurer, for her hard work on the budget preparation.

Treasurer’s Request - 2014 PLEDGE PAYMENTS

As we get closer to the end of this year, please note that I will be closing the financial records’ books for the 2014

fiscal year on January 1, 2015. Please note that any contributions you want posted to your 2014 pledge record

must have a December 2014 date on them and be received no later than January 1, 2015. Many Thanks.

Connie Ghent, Parish Treasurer

OUR OCTOBER STEWARDSHP

DATE ATTENDANCE OFFERING SPECIAL GIFTS______

10/05/14 37 $ 2,578.00 Families First Cash $ 20.00

10/12/14 30 $ 184.00 Help Mission $ 22.00

10/19/14 32 $ 3,854.00 Church Pantry $ 94.00

10/26/14 39 $ 4,734.00 Bishop’s New Clothes $ 20.00

UTO $ 30.00

Total $11,350.00

Our weekly Ministry needs $ 9,522.40 Budget needs YTD $ 102,365.80

are $ 2,380.60 $ 1,827.60 Over Income YTD $ 94,042.85

SERVICE SCHEDULE November and the first Sunday in December

Day/Service Acolytes Lectors Usher/Greeter Altar Guild Fellowship Vestry People

of the day

Nov 2 Ray T© Willie W Ruth G S Dail Ray T

All Saints volunteer Donna T Paula B Paula B

HE II 9:30

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Nov 9

Pentecost 22 Lisa R© Lynn C Elsie C John D

HE II 9:30 Lisa R Kay H Bill H Dulcie B Kay H

Shirley Jo

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Nov 16 same as

Pentecost 23 Gary B© above Connie G

HE I 9:30 Connie G volunteer volunteer Paula B Jarry J

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Nov 23 Kay H

Christ the King Lisa R Susan Wh© Sam Wh Margaret P Lisa R Jerry J

Lutheran Lisa R Susan W

HE 9:30

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Nov 30 Donna T© John D same as S Deans Ray T

Advent 1 volunteer Ray T above John D

HE II 9:30

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Dec 7 Gary B© Bill H Peggy B Potluck Jerry J

Advent 2 volunteer Kay H Avis H lunch Paula B

HE II 9:30

Bishop’s Visitation

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

THANKS FOR FINDING A REPLACEMENT (and letting Anne & Connie know)

IF YOU CANNOT SERVE YOUR SCHEDULED TIME.

Grace Episcopal Church

105 S Madison Street

Whiteville NC 28472

November 2014

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 All Saints’ Day

Daylight Savings

Time ends…turn

clocks BACK

2 Pentecost 21 9:00 choir

9:30 Episcopal HE II UTO Fall Ingathering

3

4 Election Day

5 6 PM HE II

6:30 Bible study &

fellowship meal

6 6 PM Choir rehearsal

7 Office Closed

8 11 AM Greenville,

NC

New Bishop

Installation

Rt. Rev Rob

Skirving

9 Pentecost 22 9:00 choir 9:30 Episcopal HE II UTO Fall Ingathering Bake Sale Planning Mtg

10 7 PM Compassionate

Friends Meeting

11 Veterans Day

noon Clericus Holy Cross, Wilmington

12 6 PM HE II

6:30 Bible study &

Fellowship meal

13 6 PM Choir rehearsal

14 Office Closed

15

16 Pentecost 23 9:30 Episcopal HE I

UTO Fall

Ingathering

17 10 Centennial

Comm.

18 6 PM Vestry Mtg

19 6 PM HE II

6:30 Family Night

20 6 PM Choir rehearsal

21 Office Closed Bake Sale Set Up

22 Bake Sale &

Bazaar

9AM -

12PM

23 Christ the King 9:00 choir 9:30 Lutheran HE

24

25

26 6 PM HE II

NO Bible study

NO fellowship meal

27 Office Closed

28 Office Closed

29

Set up Jesse Tree

and Advent Wreath

30 Advent 1 9:00 choir

9:30 Episcopal HE II

Begin Lectionary

Readings, Year B

and Daily Office, Year

One