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Northside Associated Ministries
Cooperating in
Ministry
Office Phone: 734-663-5503
Administrative
Assistant:
Ellen Magee
St. Aidan's Officers
Senior Warden
Fran Board
Junior Warden
Alan Vayda
Recording
Secretary
Cindy Pierson
Secretary
Len
Coombs
Treasurer
Shirley Coombs
Financial Secretary
Gail
Graham
Liturgical Readers
Len Coombs
Acolytes
Susan
McGarry
Choir
Noel McRobbie, director; Susan Wyman,
coordinator
Evangelism
Michael Earl
Collar
Industry
Finance
Alan Vayda
Altar
Guild
Susan Pfoutz
Vestry
Fran Board
Len
Coombs
Alan Vayda
Marian Kummerl
Jim Pierson
Shirley
Coombs
Northside Officers
Clerk of Session
Brian Spolarich
Financial Secretary
Mary Ann Wilson
Treasurer
Nancy Renner
Session Members
Joan Penner-Hahn
Debra Davies
Kristin Klevering
Bruce Westlake
Caroline Richardson
Don Wilson
Tom Weeks
Ministry Contacts
Choir
Joseph Kozma-Cruz
Membership/Nuture
Sharon Lean
Social Justice
Kelly Maxwell
Nominating
Kristen Klevering
Personnel
Alan Kiste
Prayer Group
Jean Loup
Stewardship
Joan Penner-Hahn
Worship
Pat Hodges
NAM Officers
President
Brian Spolarich
Vice President
Alan Vayda
Secretary
Fran Board
Treasurer
Linda French
Children and Youth Ministries
Marian Laughlin
B>Bldgs. and Grounds
Jim Pierson & Marian Laughlin
Communications and Publicity
Adult Education
Debra Davies
Social Stewardship
Ann Grosse
Reehill Gallery
Sue Stanton
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Christmas Schedule
| December 24 | 4:30 PM | St. Aidan's Family Worship |
| | 6:00 PM | Northside's Service of Lesson & Carols |
| | after | Potluck at the home of Don & Mary Ann Wilson |
| | 10:30 PM | St. Aidan's Christmas Eve Holy Communion;
beginning with a Carol Sing |
| December 25 | 10:00 AM | St. Aidan's Christmas Holy Communion |
In the News this month:
I appologize for the tardiness of this December issue, in particular because so much has already happened this month.
However, some traditions can be maintained, and I therefore bring to your attention the fact that
54 years ago
Michigan J. Frog was born
The other memorable days this month are
Question of the Month: Does anything rhyme with "orange"? Show your work. For help with the answer,
try the Konami Code..
Now back to the news.
Jesse Tree Wrap Up
Once again, NAM sponsored a Jesse Tree. In keeping with with size of the parish, we only took on three families.
Naturally, most of the children in the families asked for a bike. Four bikes in all. The process went something like
this (with names redacted to protect the innocent):
H.O.: I noticed that there were still some requests that said "Bike."
S. M.: There are actually 4 requests for bikes.
K.M. There were many more tags on the tree than we could possibly fill.
B.B. I was wondering what size bikes are needed?
S.B. I have a truck. If you need my help Thursday afternoon to transport bikes, I can be available.
K.M. Admittedly it?s also a bit hard to sort through all the e-mails about the bikes.
Dear Friends,
I just wanted to report that bags and bags of clothing, shoes, coats, household items, and toys were delivered to
SOS today along with 6 bikes!!! Wow - your generosity is amazing. We estimated that our donations
totaled more than $1400!!!
Again, thank you to everyone who participated - you made our Christmas Jesse Tree a big success and put smiles on 14 faces from 3 families.
All best, Kelly
Jewelry Sale Wrap Up
The jewelry sale was very profitable for both churches.
A check for Northside for $319.50 is in Mary Ann's mailbox from the Piersons,
and a check for $418.50 is in Gail's mailbox for St. Aidan's.
This is strictly the proceeds from the jewelry sales.
Homeless Shelter On Tap
Northside Associated Ministries again hosts the Men's Rotating Shelter, January 11-18. Sign up sheets are at the back of each sanctuary. Transportation to and from the Delonis Shelter (AM & PM), overnight sleepers, and soup making are needed.
Susan's 30th
The Ann Arbor component of Mlive
had a nice article on Susan's 30 year celebration:
It's not every day that you meet a minister who has earned a Ph.D. in Ancient and Biblical Studies, sits on numerous councils and has internationally adopted two young children on her own. But then again, Susan McGarry isn't your average reverend.
McGarry currently serves at St. Aidan's Episcopal Church of Ann Arbor, and the congregation recently commemorated McGarry's 30 years of ministry. In typical fashion, she chose to have her party benefit others.
"Instead of going to a restaurant and having people spend $45 on food, I said, 'Hey, why not have the party here and raise outreach funds instead? It could be a fundraiser as well as a celebration,'" said McGarry.
The rest is available at the above link.
Wild and Wacky Videos
Scott from Google went JayWalking around Times Square, and found a few people who were someone
unclear on the concept of
What Is A Browser?
The Usual Suspects
Lectionary Readings for December
Calendar for December
Worship Schedule for December
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