Fall 2009 Events and Activities

November 2009

Praise, Prayer, and Healing, Sun. 1st, 6:30pm

Quarterly Quarters, Sun. 1st   Outreach

The Source, Sun. 1st, noon-2:30pm

Vestry Meeting: Nov. 4th, 6:30 PM (Conference room)

Men’s fellowship, Sat. 14^th, 8:00am, Breakfast and teaching - all welcomed 

Work Day - Sat. 14th 10:00AM - 2:00PM - work party picnic, hamburgers and hotdogs.

25^th Anniversary Dinner, Elks lodge, Sunday 15^th, 3:30-8:30 pm 

VNA Shoo-the-Flu, Flu shots, Fri. Nov. 20th, 9-11am

Thanksgiving Service, Thurs. 26^th 10:00am

December, 2009

Vestry Meeting Weds. Dec. 3, 2009  6:30pm (Conference Room) 

Prayer, and Healing, Sun. Dec. 6th, 6:30 PM

Lori Hoey's Ordination Service, Cathedral of St. Luke Orlando Dec. 12th 3:00pm

Men’s fellowship, Sat. Dec. 12^th, 8:00am, Breakfast and teaching - all welcomed 

ECW Christmas Luncheon, Sat. Dec. 19th, The River Grille, 12:00PM.

Christmas Carol Party, Sun. Dec. 20th, cookies, cider, etc. 6;00 pm

Christmas Eve Mass, Thurs. Dec. 24th, 7:00PM and 10:00PM

Christmas Day Service, Friday Dec. 25^th 10:00am

The Advent season is a time of reflection.  It is a season we reflect on what God did and what is to come.  In our reflection we celebrate God’s gift of His Son Jesus to the world – the first Advent, and we anticipate-the Second Advent- the Second Coming when Jesus will return again. We celebrate what God did and what He is going to do.

At St. Elizabeth’s we are coming the end of one season and looking forward to the beginning of another season.   It is a season filled with two special celebrations.  The first is God’s blessing St. Elizabeth’s as we celebrate our 25^th Anniversary and the second is celebrating Lori Hoey’s ordination to the Sacred Order of the Diaconate.  Both of these celebrations are celebrations of two historic milestone events. They are celebration of what God has done and the anticipation of what He is going to do.   

These events speak of God’s wondrous grace and blessings.  From the humble beginnings in October 1984 when the first organizational meeting met, St. Elizabeth’s has experienced many ups and downs.  There were years of prosperity and years that were lean.  But through it all, one does not have to look too hard to see God’s sustaining hand in the life of the parish. 

Evidence of this can be found in the hallways there is an aerial photo of the original structure.  A small little church with a small narthex.  Today the main Nave has been expanded, a chapel replaces the narthex, an new narthex was created.  In addition there is the Russell building—our fellowship and educational building.  

The second event is Lori Hoey’s ordination to the Sacred Order of the Diaconate.  Lori will be the first person from St. Elizabeth’s to be raised up by God from the congregation to be ordained while at St. Elizabeth’s.  It is a celebration of God’s hand at work setting aside and calling a person from St. Elizabeth’s to ordained ministry.  

God is faithful when we are faithful to Him.  As we celebrate what He has done from the first advent, let’s rejoice and look with hope to what is come.  May God continue raise us up and use to His glory, forever and ever.