Weekly News for November 11

S.O.S.
​SAVE OUTDOOR SERVICES!

VOLUNTEERS URGENTLY NEEDED FOR OUTDOOR SERVICES

Outdoor worship services have exceeded our happiest dreams, but as you might imagine, it takes a tremendous amount of labor to set up church outdoors and bring it all back inside. We urgently need more hands to make light of this work. In fact, we cannot sustain outdoor worship without volunteer help. If you are coming to outdoor services, and can serve on any of the following teams, please email Kyran at community@annunciationepiscopal.com to let us know.

• Set Up Team: arrive at 8:30 am, set up welcome and worship areas
• Breakdown Team: 11 am, put away tables, signage, supplies
• Ushers: arrive at 9:00 am to assist with seating people
• Greeters: arrive at 8:45 am to check people in until 10:10 ‘

Subject to weather conditions, outdoor services are planned for the following dates:
 
Nov 15, Nov 22, Nov 29, Dec 06, Dec 20


OUTDOOR WORSHIP THIS SUNDAY AT 10 AM 
In-person worship service of Morning Prayer on November 15 at 10 am on the lawn of Annunciation, live streamed on YouTube. Things to know if you are attending in-person:

• Bring your own seating, water/coffee, and Book of Common Prayer if you have one.
• Park in the parking lot at Claiborne and Cadiz and enter the worship area through the picket fence gate.
• Godly Play for kids PreK-5th Grade will be at 9:15. Check in (with temperature checks) from 9-9:15. Bring a yoga/exercise mat or blanket for your child to sit on.
• Stay home if you are unwell or at risk of serious complications from Covid-19.
• Masks and physical distancing between households are required.

NO EVENING PRAYER THIS SUNDAY

​GET TEXT ALERTS FOR WEATHER CANCELLATIONS
Send the text EZSUNDAY to 474747 to opt-in to receive an alert should an in-person service be cancelled on account of weather.

​​EVENTS CALENDAR:
Email or text Rev. Duane for the Zoom password. It is the same for every meeting at both churches. Or SIGN UP FOR WEEKLY EMAIL NEWS TO GET LINKS FOR 1-CLICK ACCESS TO ZOOM MEETINGS

• Thursday,  11/12, 12 noon: MTO Bible Study of Malachai, Zoom Meeting ID 504 366 4650
• Sunday, 11/15, 10 am: service of Holy Eucharist (Rite II) for both parishes held outdoors and live streamed on Annunciation’s YouTube Live channel. For a copy of this Sunday’s bulletin, go to www.annunciationepiscopal.com/worship. For audio-only live streaming over telephone, call 504-509-4650.
• Sunday, 11/15, 11 am: See you at Mount Olivet-Annunciation Half-Caff Coffee (half) Hour! Starts right after the online worship service. Zoom Meeting ID 504 895 8697
• Sunday, 11/15, 1 pm: Combined Vestry meeting, Zoom Meeting ID 504 895 8697
• Sunday, 11/15, 6 pm: service of Evening Prayer Rite II, in-person at Annunciation and livestreamed on Facebook. 
• Tuesday, 11/17, 1 pm: The Third Thirty, a biweekly program, sponsored by Mount Olivet, geared for people ages 60 and up, will meet for its final session to discuss Writing your Spiritual or Autobiographical Legacy?. Open to people from both parishes. Email Chris Pomfret for more information. Zoom Meeting ID: 504-366-4650
• Wednesday, 11/18, 6:30-8 pm: Wednesday Night Bible Study Small Group (led by Suzanne). The Letter of James. Contact Suzanne Fontan for more information.

MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES

Minister to the Homeless - Volunteers Needed
The Broadmoor Improvement Association is seeking volunteers to help with tent set-up and distributing bagged lunches, toiletries, and other resources to individuals experiencing homelessness in the area, through the Program of Hope Ministry, in partnership with First Presbyterian Church. The program operates Wednesdays, starting November 4th, from 10am-11:30am. Volunteers must be able to adhere to CDC COVID-19 safety guidelines and be able to lift up to 25 pounds. Please contact Bethanie Mangigian, BIA Wellness Director, for more information.

Play with Fire! Be an acolyte!
Jackson Nettles, Annunciation’s senior acolyte, will provide training for acolytes. This is open to children at both churches ages 4 and up. For the wee ones, we have the children's cross. Older kids will carry the large cross and torches. Email Jackson to sign up.

Altar Flowers
More than ever, we need beauty in our lives! Sponsor the Sunday Altar Flowers by signing up with Suzanne Fontan. You can donate $40 towards the flowers or arrange them yourself.


PARISH & DIOCESEAN NEWS

Vestry
Vestries for both Annunciation and Mount Olivet will meet November 15, 1-3 pm.

Episcopal Church Women Annual Gathering
All women of the church are invited to the 133rd annual gathering of Episcopal Church Women, Diocese Of Louisiana On Thursday, November 19th, 2020 from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm at the Solomon Episcopal Conference Center. For more information email geauxecw@gmail.com, or contact Maureen Young at 504-897-3420. 


PRAYER REQUESTS
Prayers are published in the weekly email newsletter (unless confidentially is requested). Please submit prayer requests to www.annunciationepiscopal.com/prayers or contact Rev. Duane at Duane@AnnunciationEpiscopal.com or (504) 357-8211. Prayer requests will automatically expire from our email announcements after one month. If you want to renew a request, just let us know.

GIVING
The work of the Church goes on, even if the building is closed. Your generosity is needed and appreciated more than ever. Please give what you can, and if you are concerned about being able to fulfill your pledge, just reach out to Bates Whiteside or Jessica Jackson. Together, we can weather these uncertain times. 

The all-around best way to give is with a recurring contribution through your bank account. It’s easy to set this up online, or our Parish Administrator Jessica Jackson can walk you through it. Give her a call at 535-4452. We are also grateful to accept your gift at any time in either of the following ways: 

Donate online to Annuciation
Donate online to Mount Olivet
OR text GIVE to 504-565-2682.
OR mail your check.

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