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-95250-47625The Apostles Post26238 North Highway 59Wauconda, Illinois00The Apostles Post26238 North Highway 59Wauconda, Illinois047625DECEMBER 2014DECEMBER 2014FROM THE VICAR'S DESK (M. C. Gillette)56515248602500Do you know who bought the stamps used to mail this newsletter? Who underwrites the cleaning service? Who provided the coffee and paper towels and toilet paper and water cooler water we used last month? Who paid for the fall grounds maintenance? Who bought the new phones we needed? Who installed the new faucet in the kitchen? If your answer is ‘no,’ that’s perfectly OK – these folks aren’t looking for honor and praise. My point in asking the question is to highlight a few of the items – these were provided last month alone, and I have no doubt I’m missing more than a few things – which are consistently taken care of by individual Apostles for the benefit of all of us.And my point in raising the issue at all is two-fold: first, to note that Holy Apostles are both frugal and generous, and second to make it clear that our annual budget substantially under-represents our actual expenditures for any given year, because it does not account for the myriad things we do not have to purchase corporately because some one of us purchases them personally.Still, as I write this, we are about $8500 in the red on our 2014 budget. In spite of all these gifts-in-kind, in spite of the fact that pledges have been fulfilled, that our fund-raisers have been successful, that we received strong support in 2014 from the diocese – both in terms of a general grant and in terms of the release of diocesan funds for our new furnaces and thermostats and the new roof on Lincoln Hall – in spite of all this, we are facing a shortfall for 2014. This is not unexpected – we approved a deficit budget for 2014, as we have frequently done in the past, because the figure we approved is the figure we believed we would need to provide our basic programs and meet our essential facility requirements. It is, however, not something we can continue to do; our reserves are not robust. Now any one among us could probably take a look at the budget for any given year and nit-pick $50 here and $100 there. Of course, no two of us would agree about what expenses could/should be cut. (If there were mutual consent that a particular line-item was non-essential, it would cease to be a line-item.) Yes, we could get rid of the organist, or the parish administrator. We could make the clergy position half-time, instead of three-quarter time. We could not give to the priest’s discretionary account or to the diocese, we could stop cutting the grass in the summer, we could…. But each of these immediate savings has hidden costs which would create problems of their own in the long term. ‘Well, we need more people who will contribute generously financially’ is the next thing we could say. And yes. We do. So, who have you brought with you this year? Because study after study after study shows that parishioners bringing people to events and services is the single best way of increasing attendance overall. Increased or ‘new and different’ programming, mailings, advertising, and splendid facilities are not what help most people realize the biblical narrative is something they can actually use to help them navigate life, and that ‘being church’ is a whole lot different than ‘going to church’ and is something that can make a positive difference in their every-day routine. What helps is being offered the gift of belongingness in an authentic community which is following its calling, of finding a place where one’s own gifts can be used constructively, where one can be vulnerable, where one can be loved in spite of one’s faults and flaws and frailty; which is what I like to think we can offer. It is true that our particular community cannot meet the needs of every person who walks through the door – no community can. If you bring a neighbor who hates the structure of the liturgy and the lyrics of the hymns and the theology of the creed and the sermon and the length of the prayers of the people and the chaos of the peace – it is doubtful that any amount of friendly welcome will make that neighbor want to return. In which case, OK, you tried and it didn’t work and that’s that. Invite someone else.Our draft budget for next year is $154,600. I hope you will take the time to pray about what you can give, remembering that while the visible result of our giving is a financially stable parish community, the essential result is a spiritual grace that comes from the act of giving sacrificially. Jesus gave the most precious thing he had for love of us – his life. We cannot match his sacrifice, but we can still give sacrificially for love of him – and the church of which he is the head. Image: Accessed at AND THERE (M. C. Gillette)In this on-going article, we pull things from our various Diocesan calendars and church websites so see what’s going on around us. For more information about what's happening at the Diocesan Headquarters and the Cathedral of Saint James, you can always visit their websites: or For a direct link to Diocesan and Cathedral events calendars, go to: Evangelism Is And Isn't – Sara Miles Keynote At Diocesan Convention (November 21 & 22)5715013398500Author Sara Miles, who has written deeply personal books on her conversion to Christianity and her ministry in poor communities in San Francisco, talked about listening when she gave the keynote speech at the diocese’s convention on November 21 at the Westin Hotel in Lombard.?“I am really interested in talking about evangelism and what evangelism is and isn’t,” says the author of City of God, Take this Bread, and Jesus Freak. “The short version is that evangelism is about listening; it is not necessarily about telling. It is about listening to people’s stories and really paying attention to how others’ experiences of God are part of a larger story.“It is about training ourselves to engage in a midrash (technically, the body of teachings and preaching stories taught by Rabbinical Jewish sages of the post-Temple (post 70 CE) era of Judaism, but in practical usage any analysis of scripture that seeks to promote understanding and practical action) on our own lives and to do that in a way that is honest, that is not looking for a moral, that is not looking for a solution, that is not looking for ‘Aha! I have found the theme of this essay.’ That’s not story telling. That’s bad English class.”Miles advocated a communal reflection on scripture, with special attention to the ways in which sacred stories inform and are informed by the life of a community and its members. The practice “can change us—if we are willing to change—because we are not simply receiving the moral of the story, but we are involved in creating the story,” she said.?In, City of God, her most recent book, Miles writes about her experiences distributing ashes on the streets of San Francisco on Ash Wednesday 2012. The practice of giving “ashes to go” may be more widespread in Chicago than any other diocese in the church. Miles says the annual Lenten ritual is less about “taking church to the streets” than it is about “keeping our eyes open to try to understand what the spirit is doing in the world so that we can be made new.”While she was eager to speak at the convention, Miles says the role of the “outside agitator/change agent is highly suspect.”“It is really easy to have somebody say, ‘Oh wow that was a really inspiring talk and now I am going to go and do everything differently.’? Well you know, that’s not how change works. People in parishes and people in dioceses know a hell of a lot more about what is around them than I ever will coming in to talk for a couple of days.“What my role can be is to say: ‘You know this. You have everything you need to do this work. You have authority. You have permission. You have vision and you have the spirit. So what’s keeping you from doing this? You are the ones to do this.”?1371600436435500TELLING OUR STORIES – Bishop Lee’s Sermon At Diocesan Convention (November 21 & 22)(Bishop Lee preached this sermon at the Convention Eucharist on Saturday 22 November. The beginning of the sermon featured a dialogue between him and one of the ‘Julians’ – the young men and women who choose to live in intentional community for a year, living, learning, and praying together, and generally serving as interns in the various ministries supported by the Diocese of Chicago.) Bishop Lee: Picture a scene with me: Two friends are working side by side helping to get things ready for a thanksgiving meal at a local soup kitchen. One of them is a long time member of his local parish…the other, well, not so much.Jihan Murray-Smith: ?What’s an Episcopalian?Bishop: ?How did you know I’m an Episcopalian?Jihan Murray-Smith: ?Your apron. It says, “Hug me, I’m an Episcopalian.”Bishop: ?Oh. Yes, I go to St. Paul’s Church, just down the street. We’ve been on the same corner for 150 years and just completed a million-dollar renovation of our organ.Jihan Murray-Smith: ?I think I know the building you’re talking about. It has red doors. I thought it might be closed, but if you’re there Sunday mornings, I guess that’s why I never saw the doors open. So tell me again: what’s an Episcopalian?Bishop Lee: ?Well, we’re a liturgical church, maintaining catholic traditions, but we’re not the Roman Catholic Church. We’re part of the Anglican Communion, a whole family of churches that stem from the Church of England. The Episcopal Church is the branch rooted here in America, founded just as the Revolutionary War finished. Jihan Murray-Smith: (silence) No offense, but I’m not sure what a lot of what you said means. Liturgical? catholic but not Catholic? Anglican?Bishop Lee: ?Maybe you heard about us on the news several years ago? The gay bishop?Jihan Murray-Smith: ?Right! You’re the ones who split over homosexuality.Bishop Lee: ?We didn’t actually split. Some folks did leave, but Episcopalians describe ourselves as following the Via Media, and that means we can hold many theological perspectives in tension, but still gather at the same Eucharistic table.Jihan Murray-Smith: (silence)Bishop Lee: Did I lose you again?Jihan Murray-Smith: ?It’s okay. How about we get started? I think the guests are coming in now.That little dialogue (adapted) opens volume one of the church’s newest teaching series. The book is called?“The Episcopal Way.”?It’s the beginning of the first book in the series and it’s written by our friends Eric Law and Stephanie Spellers. I wonder if it was at all recognizable to you? I wonder if it might even have made you wince a little. I’m pretty sure Eric and Stephanie meant it to. It certainly worked on me.So much of our time and energy, so much of our attention, our blood, sweat and tears seems to me to be focused on, well, us. The most read news source for the Episcopal Church is a remarkable, comprehensive website called the?Episcopal Cafe. News items and commentary are contributed from across the church. The Cafe was created by and until just recently curated by someone who works on our communications team in this diocese (and who is in fact back there in the room today) Jim Naughton. It’s full of news and opinion pieces on many topics of concern in both the church and the wider world. It is interesting though to me to see just what news items are most read and gather the most comments. You might wonder that with me in a world like ours. Can you guess which stories might be at the top of the heap? Ebola? The sins of racial inequality? The environment? Gun violence? Nope. The most recent prize for the highest readership (by a landslide) is the high drama and internal conflict at our oldest Episcopal seminary - the General Seminary in New York. I won’t even go into the quality of the commentary on that topic in both the Cafe and on Facebook, except to quote one memorable Facebook posting that likened the firing of faculty at General to (and I quote) “Jesus being crucified all over again.” Jim Naughton likes to joke that on slow news days they could just put up a headline that says, “Let’s argue about church music” and sign off for the day.All this reminds me of a sermon preached by Lillian Daniels in St. James Cathedral last spring to a gathering of church communicators. She told a story about making a presentation at a conference in Amsterdam. It was her first visit there and she wanted very much to take in some of the sights. It was hard though she said to find any local folks who seemed to share her excitement very much. Maybe the Dutch are just kinda staid, she thought. “Where’s your favorite place to go?” she’d ask again and again. The answers came back, “Well, some people like the art museum” or “I had a cousin who enjoyed biking the river.” That kind of fairly lackluster thing. Finally, though, she found a local guy who perked right up when she asked. “Oh, we have a festival that everyone should see,” he said. “It has dancing and music and all kinds of wonderful food,” he enthused. Great! Lillian thought. At last. “Yes,” he said, “This festival is the greatest thing … but … it is over.”In her sermon to a room full of professional church communicators, Lillian held out that story as an image for how we behave too much as churches. We’re often answering questions that no one is asking. Or at least not asking much anymore. Or we’re like Israel there in the wilderness, gazing backward through rose colored glasses at a world that is over - and that wasn’t really that hot when we were there. There may have been water to drink there (besides cuisine that included leeks and garlic) but we seem to forget the terrible, back- breaking cost of drawing it.There is nothing wrong with telling the stories of our past. We need them and we need to work hard at telling them accurately. That’s the work of everything from our anti-racism training to search committees writing parish profiles. I am not suggesting we forget our history, or reject the memories of how things used to be, or that we should not care about our internal affairs of governance or ritual or theological perspectives. We need the Apollos’s in our life as church who know well the story up to a certain point - we need them, even the fiery ones. But we desperately need the Priscillas and the Aquillas too. We need to know the rest of the story. We need to remember that there is always more to tell. Always.We need to remember the way Jesus tells it. The way he lives it. It is his story. And it defines us. Look what we have before us this morning as we gather with Jesus and the Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well. First, the Jesus story is not a monologue. It’s a conversation. And it’s not simply about religious niceties. Oh tradition is there - they banter (almost flirtatiously it seems to me) about history and the correct place to worship, but that’s not where the conversation begins and certainly not where it ends. It begins with a simple request. It begins with the basics of a shared humanity. Jesus is tired and he is thirsty and he does not pretend otherwise. Breaking many conventional religious rules (as usual) he simply asks for a drink of water. He meets this woman, not as though she were a label, a despised ethnic minority, not as a woman unworthy of a rabbi’s attention, not even as a sinner (I suspect she may have come to the well at midday to avoid the whispery gossip of the other village women who would have come to the well in the early morning). Those five or six men who have possessed her might well have been the only way she could’ve survived. Over and over again the scriptures show us Jesus as far less concerned about labels like sinner or outcast than his friends and adversaries are. No. Undefended, vulnerably inviting her vulnerability, Jesus meets this woman as with so many others simply in their common humanity. Who knows what else they talked about beside the little bit recorded in John’s gospel. I suspect it may have been a lot more. She ran to the village after all with the shock of Jesus’ recognition of her: “He told me everything I have ever done!” Jesus goes to the heart of her life. He addresses head on her thirst for the only water that can ever satisfy, the deepest longing of her heart … and maybe ours. He addresses it by honoring her as a person worthy of his attention - no strings attached, no threats (I suspect she’d had enough of male threats in her life), no hidden agenda. He offers her the gift of himself. With open hands and an open heart, he offers her living water - not an idea, not a doctrine, not a set of rules to follow, not a tradition, but a life changing, living relationship with God.This story is for us. This is what it means to announce the good news. This is evangelism. Not what usually passes for it. I love the New Yorker cartoon I saw many years ago of a frowning, well-dressed woman shaking hands with her rector after church at the door. The caption read: “Really, Father, I don’t know what all this talk about evangelism is about. Surely everyone in this town who ought to be an Episcopalian already is one.” We need to follow Jesus and get out of church more. Go to the well, the public square, the statehouse, the street corner, the office water cooler. And to go there conscious of our own evolving, living, breathing relationship with Jesus. That’s what I’m planning to do a lot more of in 2015. And I want to ask for your help. On visitations this coming year, along with Bishop Epting I’m going to ask members of vestries to invite friends they may know who are not members of any church to come for coffee so I can meet with them. I want to hear from them, listen to them, ask them what might make participation in the life of the church worth their while. No strings, no tricks to get them to sign up, no sales pitch. What might we learn from them? What might change us? What do we have to offer them? How precious is a living relationship with Jesus Christ to us anyway? I’m asking you to join me in this project of listening to stories we might not otherwise hear; to offer our own stories in language and images the world around us is dying to hear. We need to get out there.And we need to go like Jesus, aware of our own thirstiness. Open handed. Open hearted. We need to meet others not pretending we already have all the water we need, exclusive access to God, all the answers. We need to listen, to acknowledge the questions, the pain, the joys and the sorrows of those who are not part of the church. We need to receive from them. And with all of that we need to offer what we have been given - nothing less than Jesus himself. Accept no substitutes. Offer nothing less. Not favorite liturgical styles, not the clubby details of too much congregational life, not theological ideas no matter how lofty or dear to us. Only Jesus and his love. Only the conviction that he has called us friends and that he is drawing us more and more, day by day, into the deathless life of God. That’s our story. That is our song. Let’s sing it.111200919397900274882019494500438912018796000UPCOMING SERVICES – CHURCH OF THE HOLY APOSTLES – DECEMBER 2014Sunday07 December8:00 &10:30 a.m.Sunday 14 December8:00 &10:30 a.m.Wednesday17 December7:00 p.m.At MessiahLutheranSunday21 December8:00 & 10:30 a.m.Wednesday24 December2:00 p.m.ChristmasEve – EarlyWednesday24 December11:00 p.m.ChristmasEve – Late Sunday28 December8:00 & 10:30 a.m.ScheduledPresider:GillettePreacher:GilletteScheduled Presider:GillettePreacher:GilletteScheduled Presider:GillettePreacher:GilletteScheduled Presider:GillettePreacher:GilletteScheduled Presider:GillettePreacher:GilletteScheduledPresider:GillettePreacher:Gillette2nd Sunday of Advent (B)3rd Sunday of Advent (B)ChristmasLessons andCarols4th Sunday of Advent (B)Celebration in Song – Hymn and Carol based Eucharist ServiceTraditional Christmas Eucharist Service1st Sunday after ChristmasFIRSTLESSONIsaiah 40:1-11RESPONSEPsalm85:1-2, 8-13SECONDLESSON2 Peter3:8-15aGOSPELMark1:1-8FIRSTLESSONIsaiah61:1-4, 8-11RESPONSEPsalm126SECONDLESSON1 Thessalonians5:16-24GOSPELJohn1:6-8, 19-28FIRSTLESSON2 Samuel7:1-11, 16RESPONSECanticle 15SECONDLESSONRomans16:25-27GOSPELLuke1:26-38READINGS:FIRSTJohn 1:1-5SECONDIsaiah 11:1-2THIRDLuke 1:26-31FOURTHLuke 2:1-5FIFTHLuke 2:7SIXTHLuke 2:8-12SEVENTHLuke 2:13-14EIGHTHLuke 2:15-16NINTHMatthew2:1-5a, 7-11FIRSTLESSONIsaiah9:2-7RESPONSEHark! the herald angels singSECOND LESSONTitus3:4-7GOSPELLuke2:1-20FIRST LESSONIsaiah61:10-62:3RESPONSEPsalm147SECOND LESSONGalatians3:23-25;4:4-7GOSPELJohn1:1-18SOME CHURCHY STUFF (M. C. Gillette)In this monthly article, we look at terms and definitions of things you might see or hear around church. Nothing fancy here – these entries are out of the Armentrout/Slocum An Episcopal Dictionary of the Church, sometimes supplemented by me, and sometimes simply copied directly. If something in particular piques your interest, let me know, and we’ll deal with it in more depth.CHRISTEN. The ceremony of baptizing and naming. The term has been used as a synonym for baptism, where the candidates for baptism are presented with their ‘Christian’ names and made Christians.6350210121500CHRISTENDOM. Christianity, or Christians collectively, or the regions where Christianity is the dominant faith (‘the Christian world’). The term has been associated, at times pejoratively, with the concept of a ‘Christian state’ or ‘Christian society’ which can be traced to Constantine. The contemporary United States has been described in terms of a ‘post-Christendom era.’ (By whom, I don’t know. I’m just taking Armentrout and Slocum’s word for this. And if you are wondering, this poster is from 1918-1919.)CHRISTIAN COMMUNITIES. Yes, of course, Holy Apostles is one of these, but in this instance, the term refers to something particular. According to the canons (‘rules’ or ‘laws’) of the Episcopal Church, a Christian Community is a society of Christians, in communion with the See of Canterbury (e.g., who don’t get on the Archbishop’s nerves), who voluntarily commit themselves for life, or a term of years, in obedience to their rule and constitution. (I must say, I think this makes it sound as if they lock themselves away in some sort of institution, but it really means they vow to follow a set pattern of spiritual discipline – think monks and nuns, although they’re officially a different thing, because they hold their possessions in common (or in trust) and generally live a celibate life in a shared facility.) To be officially recognized, a Christian Community must have at least six full members and be approved by the Standing Committee on Religious Communities of the House of Bishops. Each Christian Community must have a Bishop Visitor or Protector. (Wow. See? Isn’t it fun to be Episcopalian? We have a Standing Committee on Religious Communities! And Bishop Protectors!) A Christian Community may establish a house in a diocese only with the permission of the bishop of the diocese. (I am now envisioning a scenario in which a nay-saying Diocesan Bishop and a supportive Bishop Protector must duke it out, perhaps with a miter contest or a duel with crosiers. Time to move on.) CHRISTIAN EDUCATION. A general term referring to all forms of education and training sponsored by the church. In more specific terms Christian education is understood as an aspect of catechesis (systemic instruction and preparation of adults for baptism). Along with Christian formation, Christian education is one of the two ways in which catechesis takes place in the life of the church. As Caroline and John Westerhoff write in their book, ‘On the Threshold of God’s Future,’ Christian education ‘includes those intentional, critical-reflection activities that provide the opportunity to consider life experience an activity in light of the community’s story and tradition.’ Christian education also includes the knowledge and skills necessary for living the Christian life.CHRISTIAN FORMATION. The aspect of catechesis concerned with inculturation in the community of faith. Formation involves the ways in which we embrace what the scriptures refer to as ‘life in Christ.’ The principle modes of formation are our experiences of worship and the deepening of our inner life through greater openness to the Spirit.DECEMBER 2014 (See page 6 for Service Schedule.)SUNMONTUEWEDTHUFRISAT123456 Food Pantry: 10am-noon7 8:00 am service 10:30 am service8Shawl Ministry7:00 pm910111213Food Pantry10am-noon14 8:00 am service 10:30 am service1516Bishop’sCommitteeMeeting7:00 PM17181920Food Pantry10am-noon21 8:00 am service 10:30 am service2223242:00 pm11:00pm25MERRY CHRISTMAS!2627Food Pantry10am-noon28 8:00 am service 10:30 am service3:45pmWauconda CareCenter Service293031December BirthdaysDec 02John McLaughlinDec 16Tom TreptowDec 6Annette JacobsDec 18Robin McAlisterDec 8Dave ThompsonDec 26Karole McLaughlinDec 10 Penny TreptowDec 28Olga KornienkoDec 15Stacey PyneDec 30Sharon ThompsonDecember AnniversariesDec 14Tom and Penny TreptowDec 15Charlie and Jean MillerDec 18Robin and Lynn McAlister469455515240000IN OUR PARISH LIFESHAWL MINISTRY MESSAGE from Marsha TaylorThis month the Shawl Ministry will have only one meeting on Monday, 32194501676400December 8 at 7:00pm in Lincoln Hall. Please enjoy the photos below!0464185 Delivery of the shawls, blankets and hats toGood Shepherd Oncology Department Delivery to Sage Cancer Center - Centegra McHenry?PALESTINE AND CHILE PROGRAMS: Mother Martha has prepared programs from her sabbatical experiences to share. Each program will be offered on one Wednesday evening and one Thursday evening, at Holy Apostles, in the church. Specifically, the dates are ‘Palestine’ at 7 p.m. Wednesday December 3rd, and Thursday December 4th, and ‘Chile’ at 7 p.m. Wednesday December 10th and Thursday December 11th. FEDERATED CHURCH BAZAAR DECEMBER 6: Start your Christmas shopping here where you'll find a wonderful assortment of crafts, food and gift ideas. ?You'll find the Glam-a-Rama Fashion Boutique, Grandma's attic, beautiful eggs by Geri and Dori, and much more. The Bazaar will be open from 9:30am-2:00pm.-33020549746000A COMMUNITY FESTIVAL OF LESSONS AND CAROLS: Join our brothers and sisters in Christ from Island Lake and Wauconda as we prepare for Christmas Day with readings, carols, and choral music on Wednesday, December 17 at Messiah Lutheran Church, 25225 W. Ivanhoe Rd, Wauconda. The service begins at 7:00pm, preceded by a Dinner at 6:00pm. The cost of the dinner is $5 per person, or $20 per family. There will be a sign-up sheet for the dinner if you plan to attend.CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICES: This year, there will be two services offered on Christmas Eve. A Celebration in Song, beginning at 2:00pm, will be a joy for all of those who love to sing the Christmas hymns and carols! The traditional Christmas Eve mass will begin at 11:00pm, instead of midnight as in years past.6350154940GREENING OF THE CHURCH: Please stay after the 10:30am service on Sunday, Decemb6052185-5080er 21 to help with the greening of the Church. It is a wonderful way to get into the spirit of the Christmas Season!-22542515777400CHRISTMAS POINSETTIAS: Please use the “Flower Offering” envelopes in the pews to donate toward poinsettias for our altar. Donations may be made in honor or in memory of a loved one (Please indicate this on the envelope) or simply to help beautify the church. Thank you!WAUCONDA/ISLAND LAKE FOOD PANTRY: The milk jug count for October was $109.32. In October the food pantry served 278 families which totaled 774 individuals.? Ten families were new to the pantry. Please keep them in your prayers. There is a sign-up sheet in Lincoln Hall if you are interested in volunteering on Saturdays between 10 AM and 12 noon. If you have any questions please contact Rick or Marsha Fedor or email fedor711@.BISHOP’S COMMITTEE POSITIONS FOR 2015: If you are interested in serving as a member of the Bishop’s Committee, please make your wishes known to the Parish Administrator. If you would like more information about the role of a Bishop’s Committee member and what it entails, feel free to contact any of the present members, they would be happy to share their experiences with you! 58750205143500BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP: The book discussion group will be on hiatus for the month of December. We will discuss Divergent by Veronica Roth on?January 27?(location TBD). Stay tuned for more 2015 details next month.63501049200WHITE CANDLES: If you are out and about, please consider picking up some white candles for use at the altar. All sizes and styles are welcomed!6035779158902RECYCLE YOUR SHOES! We will be collecting shoes to be reused or recycled. Any and all shoes will be accepted-shoes in good condition will be given to others, and shoes that have seen better days will be ground up and reborn as playground material! You may deposit your old shoes in the collection box located in the Narthex near the Food Pantry milk jug. Please contact Marsha Fedor with any questions.21355059080500280416094881Christmas EveServices2:00 pm11:00 pm00Christmas EveServices2:00 pm11:00 pm EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF THE HOLY APOSTLES PLEDGE FORM FOR 2015I (We) choose to support the mission and ministry of Church of the Holy Apostles this year for several reasons, in particular because:_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.After prayerful consideration, I (we) pledge to offer to God and the work of God’s church the following portion of what I (we) have:$ ______________________ per _____________________ (week, month, year); and/or these services, supplies, or other gifts of time or talent:_______________________________________________________________________.Please provide your current contact information, even if you choose not to/are unable to pledge this year.Name: ________________________________________________________________Address: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Email Address: _________________________________________________________Phone: ________________________________________________________________I prefer to pay my pledge by credit card. My card information is:Number: ______________________________ Expiration Date: ______________FROM: Church of the Holy Apostles 26238 North Highway 59 Wauconda, Illinois 60084 ................
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