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Sunday, December 28 During fellowship time
We hope you will be able to join us for St. Mary's Christmas Carol Sing following worship on the Sunday after Christmas. This will be a sing-and-learn event, as Twila Garletts will briefly explain the history or meaning behind each carol selected. You can take part in this event! Please send your favorite Christmas carol to Twila Garletts at twilagarletts@verizon.net Before you get too excited, though, there are a few restrictions. Please try to contribute a carol that hasn't


Advent Quiet Day
Saturday December 6th 9:30am-11:00am. 1700 Years after the Council of Nicea (325 AD) we still say the creed during worship. Come join us for our Advent Quiet Morning as we explore why this is still important to us today. And for a bonus, learn how Jolly Old St. Nicholas played a role in shaping our creed. If you have questions, please feel free to contact Erlis Wickersham .


Let’s Celebrate Together! Sunday December 7thFollowing the 10:00am service
On Sunday December 7th, following the 10:00am service , let’s join hands at our “Ingathering Brunch” in the Navajo Room to celebrate our 2026 Stewardship Pledge drive. Thank you to St. Mary’s Merry Men who are hosting our celebration. See you soon and God Bless!


St. Mary’s Book ClubWednesday, December 10thAt Erlis Wickersham's house
The next meeting of the book club will take place on Wednesday, December 10th at Erlis Wickersham's house. We will be discussing A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain. On January 14th our reading selection will be Hymn on the Morning of Christ's Nativity (1645) by John Milton. On February 11th we will discuss Birding to Change the World (2024) by Trish O'Kane. Everyone is cordially invited to join at any time.


Around St. Marys
A few great memories from our Fall Food Festival! Images submitted by Thomas Sean Kelleher


Fall Food Festival: Kids Activities
Tomorrow! Saturday, November 15, from 10am to 2pm - Kids Activities on the Front Lawn of St. Mary's will include a Camelot Bounce Castle, Cornhole, Ladderball, Ring Toss & Pong - Can you post the highest score in any or all events? Don't forget to throw your hat in the ring for the Lucky Ducky 50/50 Raffle! $5 to adopt a ducky, or $20 for 5 chances to win! Will you pick the winning ducky? Fr. Conor will blindly pick the Lucky Ducky at 1:30 pm so pick your ducky by then!


Fall Food Festival Guide: Saturday Nov 15, 10am - 2pm
First time at our Food Festival? Here's a map guide showing the main features!


Join us for Breakfast!
The Merry Men are serving breakfast this Sunday, Nov 2, 8:15-9:30am in the Navajo Room, which is located in the Parish Hall across from Church. Please come enjoy a delightful light breakfast and fellowship with your St. Mary's friends before worship. Hope to see you there!


Lucky Ducky 50/50 Raffle is back for this year’s Fall Food Festival!
After the 10:00am service at Coffee Hour, Beth Tyson will be set up in the Navajo Room to help you adopt a ducky! She will also have a booth in the Fr. Greene Room throughout the festival. Every ducky has a number on the bottom, you pick your Duck(s) then Beth will take your name, $5 for each ducky or $20 for 5 duckies, and a phone number - so you do not need to be present at the drawing. On the day of the Festival, the Rector will blindly select a single Lucky Ducky at 1:30


Calling all cooks!
Have you decided what you will bring to the Fall Food Festival on Saturday, November 15? The casserole you always bring to pot luck suppers? The cookies you are famous for? Have you signed up on the volunteer sheet? Food containers and recipe cards are available in the Navajo Room. Fresh or frozen casseroles are needed in a variety of sizes. We need your help! Can’t cook? No problem----sign up to monitor the bouncy house or help with clean up. This is the WOSM’s yearly fun


Oktoberfest
Bavarian Feast Dinner Saturday, October 18 at 6pm 25$/plate, BYOB, RSVP Required Join us for an evening celebrating German culture and food with a hearty 3-course meal lovingly prepared by Parishioners. Festivities will include music by Monica Ziglar and Gordon Turk, a German grace by Ellen Buerklin, Oktoberfest Trivia and a few communal growlers of Bald Birds Brewing special Marzen batch "Octo-Bird Fest" beer. Contact Jean Wetzel with any questions or to make a reservation


St. Mary’s Book Club
The next meeting of the book club will take place on Wednesday, November 12 at Ellen's Buerklin's house. We will discuss Sir Arthur Conon Doyle's famous novel, The Hound of the Baskervilles. In December at Erlis Wickersham's house we will consider A Connecticut
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