On the Road Ahead - Upcoming Dates

Event	Date & Time	Details
“Back to Church Sunday” First Sunday of Advent	Sun. November 27, 8:30 & 10 a.m. services	A day to grow as an “inviting” church. All parish members are invited to invite a friend to church this and every Sunday!  The members and director of the Oakville Flute Orchestra are our special musical guests! Pageant preparations continue during Children’s Church. Poinsettia orders due today.
	Sun. November 27, 11:45 a.m.	Youth Group meets at the church
Corporation Mtg	Mon. November 28, 7 p.m.	At the home of Julia Lockhart
Worship Planning Mtg	Tue. November 29, 7 p.m.	At the church
Second Sunday of Advent	Sun. December 4, 8:30 & 10 a.m. services	Pageant preparations continue during Children’s Church and after church today
Priest-in-charge time away	Mon. December 5 through Sun. December 11 inclusive	Canon Terry will be taking his final vacation Sunday and reducing accumulated overtime this week.
Third Sunday of Advent	Sun. December 11 8:30 & 10 a.m. services	The Rev’d Bill Mous, Coordinator of Social Justice for the Diocese of Niagara is coming as guest celebrant and preacher, helping us focus on International Human Rights Day. After the 10 a.m. service there will be an Amnesty International card signing workshop. Pageant preparations continue during Children’s Church and after church today
Fourth Sunday of Advent	Sun. December 18 8:30 & 10 a.m. services	Christmas pageant at 10 a.m. service. Poinsettia pick-up date
	Sun. December 18, 11:45 a.m.	Youth Group meets at the church
“Blue Christmas” Service	Wed. December 21, 7:30 p.m.	This quiet and reflective chapel service is offered for those who have experienced a loss or are going through difficult times and are finding the pressure to feel joyous a challenge.
Christmas Eve	Sat. December 24, 4 p.m.	A child-friendly service sharing the Christmas story and breaking bread in celebration of the birth of Jesus!  Guest musical leadership from Lisa Seiler.
	Sat. December 24, 7 p.m.	A festive choral Eucharistic celebration of Christmas
	Sat. December 24, 10:30 or 11 p.m.?	To be announced shortly
Christmas Day	Sun. December 25, 10 a.m.	One service only today.
The Naming of Jesus/ New Year’s Day	Sun. January 1, 2012, 10 a.m.	One service only today
The 25th Anniversary of the Church of the Incarnation!	2012	Our year of celebration begins perhaps with a New Years Day Levee and Bishop Bird will make a parish visit on January 8, the precise anniversary of the first service of “The Anglican Church in Glen Abbey.”
Sundays after Epiphany	January 15 – February 19	We will be learning a “featured” hymn each week during the Community Focus time and be singing it after communion.
Second Sunday after Epiphany	Sun. January 15, 11:45 a.m.	Parish Council meets