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Celebration of
New Ministry of Father Herbert Church of Our Saviour
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Dear COS,
Across the Aisle is filled
with news. Please click on the links to view complete articles and
pictures. Hope you enjoy. Please feel free to contact
me with your comments, articles and/or suggestions.
Blessings,
Pat Hardy
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A Message from Father Herbert:
 From the
Vicar:
Today marks the end of my first three months here at
Church of Our Saviour. In the back of my mind I have, from the
beginning, seen this three month period as a sort of a
"honeymoon" or "grace period" that I could use
to get my feet on the ground, take stock and prepare for the work
to be done. As I see it, this period ends with the Celebration of
New Ministry that will take place on January 11, as I am installed
as your Vicar. Not too much has happened in these three months
really, except for the bazaar followed the next day by the Bishop's
visit, and then Thanksgiving and then my ordination followed by my
first Christmas here. Well, maybe a few things have happened.
All of this
has prepared me for the work at hand and I am so excited to be here
and am looking forward to all of it. We will be starting a youth
group very soon as Margaret, Lori and I will be meeting with
Paris Ball from the Diocese next week to talk about the vast array
of youth programming that we can work with. We'll discuss steps towards
confirmation as well. Next week I will begin to fulfill the promise
I made when I got here, to visit all of the parishioners. I am
excited about spending some time with you. I will be in touch
with all of you.
We also have
Annual Council coming up, followed by our own annual meeting. One
of the things we'll be discussing is plans for a new building,
which goes hand in hand with the youth group and any other new
ministries that we develop here at Church of Our Saviour.
It is an exciting time to be here, and I am
thankful every day for the warmth of this congregation and the
promise of things to come.
Thanks be to God!
Faithfully
in Christ,
Father
Herbert
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COS
Men's Group
The men of Chruch of Our
Saviour will meet for breakfast and fellowship on Saturday,
January 14, (the
2nd Saturday of each month)at 8:30AM at Debbie's
Kitchen, 13155 Mountain Road, Glen Allen, VA 23059
on Rt 33. Phone: 804-752-2432 All men are invited! Come join the
fellowship and fun! DIRECTIONS
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Village
Ladies in Red
Please join
the ladies for an evening of food and FUN!
Upcoming
dinners:
January 5, 2011 6:00 PM at Debbie's
Kitchen, 13155 Mountain Road, Glen Allen, VA 23059 on Rt 33.
Phone: 804-752-2432 All
women are invited! DIRECTIONS
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Jane's Music Memos:
Did
you hear the Zimbelstern?
During the month of December, you probably heard some
"bells" on the organ. These randomly-sounded bells
were actually a stop on the pipe organ known as the
"Zimblestern" which literally means "cymbal
star". The bells were originally rung by a rotating
wheel that was shaped like a star. These would have been popular in
Europe during the Baroque period, particularly Germany, in the 16th-18th
centuries.
Nicholas Cabell played the hymn "Let All Mortal
Flesh" using this stop which added an ethereal feeling to the
French carol.
Let
all mortal flesh keep silence,
And with fear and trembling stand;
Ponder nothing earthly minded,
For with blessing in His hand,
Christ our God to earth descendeth,
Our full homage to demand.
King
of kings, yet born of Mary,
As of old on earth He stood,
Lord of lords, in human vesture,
In the body and the blood;
He will give to all the faithful
His own self for heavenly food.
The stop was also used at the 11pm Christmas Eve
service for the prelude, "In Dulci Jubilo", by J. S. Bach.
Click on this link to hear a sample of the Zimblestern:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHeWURRm-jg
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COS
Youth Recognized
Patrick
Henry High school had their fall awards ceremony
for Academic Accomplishments in November. These are awards based on
the last school year. The following church members were recognized:
11th Grade GPA 4.0 and
higher
Miranda Menk
12 Grade GPA 4.0 and above
In a completely different ceremony held at Hanover
High School which is just for Seniors: Sarah Adams and Taylor Evko
were recognized as Hanover Scholars. You must have a cumlative high
school GPA of 4.0 or higher to be recognized.
Congratulations to all of you for you hard work and
achievements! We are very proud of you!
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Father
Herbert's Ordination!
Father Herbert
was ordained as a priest by The Rt. Rev. Shannon Johnston on
Saturday, December 10th at St. Stephen's in Richmond. More than 40
COS Parishioners attended this joyous occasion to support Father
Herbert.
CLICK HERE to
view slideshow.
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COS Angel Tree
The COS
"Angel Tree" was fulfilled beyond expectations by
"Angels" from Church of Our Saviour.
For Christmas
2011, COOS provided gifts for four local families (Beaverdam, South
Anna, and Montpelier). This covered a total of eight children and
one adult. Thank you all for going above and beyond the call here.
The generosity from our church was overwhelming.
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COS
Angel Tree
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Christmas
Caroling at Imperial Plaza
Members of our
choir and many youth and parishioners went Christmas Caroling at
Imperial Plaza before Christmas. Dorothy Chewning, a resident and
member of COS was one of the many enjoying the singing and fun. CLICK HEREto
view a slideshow.
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Youth
& Caritas:
Volunteer
Opportunity for COS Youth to Give Back
For the last several years, COS has joined a group of local
churches to assist St. James the Less in Ashland in hosting CARITAS
guests for the week. For the week of May 26th - June 1st, St. James will house CARITAS
guests, including providing 3 meals a day for the week. We and
other churches assist w the meals. Other churches include All
Souls' in Atlee, Creator in Mechanicsville, Fork in Doswell,
Calvary in Hanover, Emmanuel in Brook Hill, and St. Paul's in
Hanover.
Church of our Savior in Montpelier will join this list, making
lunches for May 29th.
Lunches must be delivered the evening of the 28th, which is also
Memorial Day. If you would like your child to participate in making
the lunches that day (time TBD) and/or delivering them, pls contact
Lori Gray (lori.gray@suntrust.com).
Donations toward the food, which is not purchased by COS, will be
accepted.
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Corner
My Gift
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