All creatures great and small invited to Blessing of the Animals Oct. 8Breakfast with the Saints! We will show the Saints game and serve breakfast in Vail Parish Hall before church this Sunday, Oct 1. The game starts at 8:30am. Come anytime between 8:00a-10:45a for breakfast and the game (or just breakfast.) All creatures great and small invited to Blessing of the Animals Oct. 8 Our parish will welcome pets on the lawn in front of the church after services next Sunday for a blessing by Father Duane. We’ll also have free treats and water for dogs, along with free cups of lemonade for their humans. Small, individually wrapped baked goods with prices marked will be offered for sale. If you can help at the pet blessing or make goodies for the bake sale, please see Annette Sisco, call (504) 432-9257 or email [email protected]. We hope you’re sitting down! After much searching, we have located a set of solid wood pews for sale at a church in Clear Lake, Iowa. They are the right size for Annunciation and have hymnal racks attached. We will offer our chairs for sale on the same website. Stay tuned for updates and how you can help us pay for them. Houses are open for visitors today There will be an open house today from 2-4 p.m. at the two houses around the corner, at Jena and South Derbigny streets. If you haven’t had a chance to walk through, please stop by and take a look! They are beautiful and ready for their lucky buyers! Save the Date: Annunciation joining Mt. Olivet Oct. 22 Our sister parish, Mt. Olivet Episcopal Church, will host Annunciation on Sunday, October 22 at 9 a.m. for Sunday service and their annual Pasta Fest. This is also the weekend of the Algiers Point Home Tour. THERE WILL BE NO SERVICES AT ANNUNCIATION ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22. Mt. Olivet is located at 530 Pelican Avenue in Algiers Point. Parish Work Days Oct 26 & 27 It’s time for our autumn spruce-up. There are several chores to be done both inside and outside the church, including: hanging a bulletin board in Vail Hall, cleaning a fan in the pantry, dusting the baseboards and weeding the flowerbeds. Please plan to stop by on Friday or Saturday Oct. 26 or 27 between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. to lend a hand. Questions? See Ned Rannells after church or call him at (504) 258-2203. Small Groups are here! Not too late to join in! Small groups have been meeting using the Andy Stanley video and book, “Starting Point.” Vail Hall 1st and 3rd Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Robin Yaeger Glenys Hall Dee Ducote Carolyn Crooks Kathy Escalante Annette Sisco * Sonia Ferguson Vail Hall 1st and 3rd Monday 6 p.m. Rosanne Adderley * Sarah Owen Liz Gruver Suzanne Fontan Ned Rannells The Rev. Jane-Allison Wiggin-Nettles (Location will vary) Wednesday 10 a.m. Robert Perry Maureen Young * Marcie Courtney Noel Prentiss Hazel Rue Jerrie Hoffmann Old Rectory conference room Wednesdays - Oct 11 & Oct 18 6:30 p.m. Avery Crooks* Karen Hall* Lisa Richardson Todd Gonczy Earl Fontan Clarke Bordelon The Rev. Duane Wiggin-Nettles *Facilitators If you weren’t able to come to the small group launch but would like to attend a small group, there is still space available. Talk to a facilitator or Father Duane for more information. REMEMBER! The church will reimburse child care expenses. Transportation can also be provided via cab account and rideshare/gas reimbursement. Facilitators have reimbursement forms. Little Free Pantry update After observing the ways our community uses our Little Free Pantry, we’ve decided to pace the addition of items to the pantry so there will always be a small selection of essentials available. Donations from the parish are welcome. Give them to Robin Yeager or to Kathy and Arthur Escalante so they can moderate the distribution. The pantry was generously donated by Gustavo Gutierrez and Janie Glade, a long-time friend of Annunciation, who will also maintain it. DONATION GUIDELINES: Food should be in easy-open containers that don’t require a can opener. We also need travel-sized toothpaste, toothbrushes, small packs of wet wipes and diapers, Ensure for infants and adults, and small packets of dry food such as cereal. Volunteer Opportunity: Thanksgiving at Annunciation Annunciation will host a Thanksgiving Day meal this year for up to 150 people in need. The dinner will be open to anyone in the community who would like to come. We will also provide meals to those who are homebound and unable to get out. The main course is being prepared and donated by the Audubon Institute’s Head Chef. We already have $2,000 in donations and are looking to raise another $1,000. We also need 20 volunteers the day of Thanksgiving to assist with serving, cleaning up, and preparation. As it gets closer, we will announce other ways to contribute. After the community meal is served, the day’s volunteers will be invited to sit down to a wonderful Thanksgiving Meal together in Vail Hall. Martha McKnight (504-228-1878 or [email protected]) and Robin Yeager (504-295-4800 or [email protected]) are on the organizing committee. Please contact Martha or Robin to sign up to help. Shades of Praise Christmas concert The Shades of Praise Christmas Concert will be held at the Nims Center at St. Charles and Napoleon avenues Friday, Dec. 8 at 7 p.m. Mark your calendars! Marcie will have tickets as we get closer. Altar Flowers Today’s altar flowers are given to the glory of God and in memory of Lucille and Ross Bird by Louise Morgan. If you would like to donate flowers for the altar, please contact the Altar Guild director, Suzanne Fontan, at (504) 430-6879 or [email protected]. The suggested donation is $40. Prayer Requests Prayers for health are requested for Lily Darensbourg, Arthur Escalante, Leslie Graf, Roland Hoffmann, Keith Wallace, Shelli Molaison, Louise Morgan, Vernon Pettigrew, Noel Prentiss, and Johnny Verret. Prayer for safe travels for Lily Darensbourg, who went to Nebraska for her grandson’s wedding. Prayer for the repose of the soul of William Tierney. To request prayers, contact Annette Sisco at (504) 432-9257 or [email protected]. Serving our Worship |
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