Music Notes from Sam

Advent/ Christmas 2009

Happen to miss Christmas Eve and/or Lessons & Carols at St. Nicholas Church? Well, you missed a treat! The music by our new choir, guest singers & special soloists certainly uplifted our High Holy Days worship experiences!  Joyful music of the season soared through our beautifully decorated church.

Thanks to each you who participated in our special services during Advent and Christmas. Your congregational singing brought our music up to an even higher level of celebration! I hope our Allen Organ (“the organ transplant”), will continue to inspire you to sing joyfully in weekly worship!

Please extend a word of thanks to our St. Nicholas Choir members.  Their faithful commitment went above and beyond “the call of duty” during December. Several extra rehearsals were needed to prepare our seasonal music. The choir enthusiastically shared their time and talents in preparation for Christmas 2009. Read more

Youth Christmas Party 2009

This year’s Youth Christmas Party was a blast! Peggy and Doug Martin hosted at their home in Pine Mountain Valley. Everyone brought appetizers, which ended up being quite the feast! Terri Townsend led the youth in a ton of fun games including the Santa Suit Hunt, the Christmas Bow Challenge, Blindfolded Cookie Decorating, and Hide-and-Seek for Fr. Jeff. Throughout the night, the teens accumulated points to be used in the final game, ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas Dirty Santa, where they had gifts that they rotated whenever their special word from the story was said. Sheila Dixon took the littler ones and played Pictionary and other games with them, as well as making some beautiful Christmas ornaments. Afterwords, Father Jeff led a cold worship service on the back porch, reminding the teens of the discomfort Mary and Joseph must have felt being stuck out in a manger.

Many thanks to all the parents, youth leaders, and especially the youth who came and participated! It was a great night! Below are some pics of the event:

Christmas Schedule

Come celebrate the Feast of the Nativity with us at St. Nicholas! Below are our services for the next few weeks as we celebrate the season of Christmas and Epiphany:

Christmas Eve, December 24, 5:00pm: Holy Eucharist Rite II with our annual Children’s Christmas Pageant and full selection of Christmas music. Come early to hear extra prelude music and to get a good seat!

Christmas Eve, December 24, 11:00pm: “Midnight Mass” Holy Eucharist Rite II with full selection of Christmas Music. Come early to hear extra prelude music and to get a good seat!

First Sunday after Christmas, December 27, 10:30am: COMBINED SERVICE of Lessons and Carols with full selection of Christmas music.

Second Sunday after Christmas, January 3, 8:30am & 11:00am: Back to our regular Sunday morning schedule.

First Sunday after the Epiphany, January 10, 10:30am: COMBINED SERVICE for Holy Eucharist followed by our Annual Meeting.

Your Week at St. Nick, 20 - 26 December 2009

We are in need of more children to be in our Christmas Pageant Christmas Eve.  We still need a Mary, a Joseph, and some shepherds.  We have 3 angels, a star and 2 animals!

Practice is after church this Sunday and will take only about 30 minutes.   There are no speaking roles and nothing to memorize.   We also need another narrator….from the youth.  Thank you, Andy Butzon

Sunday, 20 December   Fourth Sunday of Advent

8:30am Holy Eucharist

9:30am Breakfast/Fellowship

9:45am Adult/Youth/Children’s Education

11:00am Holy Eucharist

11:45am Rehearsal for Christmas Pageant (30 minutes)

Usher/Greeter

8:30am Tom and Sharon Cheatham

11:00am Kenny and Lynn Hall

Reader

8:30 Brent

11:00 Moody/I. Martin

LEM

8:30 L. Dixon

11:00 P. Martin

Altar Guild

Cheatham/Eidson

Flower Guild

Sharon Cheatham

Sunday School Teacher

Peggy Martin

Cider

Gina Durham

Acolytes

Table:   Abby B.

Crucifer:  Abbey A.

Gospel:   Abbey A.

Offertory:   Dalton

Torch:   Dalton/Abby B.

Thursday, 24 December  Christmas Eve

5:00pm Christmas Pageant, Carols, and Holy Eucharist

11:00pm Carols and Holy Eucharist

Full choir at both services

Friday, 25 December   Christmas Day

Remember to Share the Warmth of Christmas