This Week at Holy Family

ADVENT LESSONS & MUSIC & GREENING OF THE CHURCH December 22, 10:30 a.m. After the service, we will green the church and prepare it for Christmas. We will need help setting up the creche, garland and lights, etc. Many hands make light work!

CHRISTMAS EVE Tuesday, December 24, 6 p.m. Join us for the Christ Mass! After the service, we will have a Christmas cookie extravaganza! Please bring your favorite holiday cookies to share.

CHRISTMAS LESSONS & CAROLS January 5, 10:30 a.m. Sing carols and celebrate the Holy Eucharist, as we wrap up the Christmas season. We will de-green the church after worship, putting away all Christmas decorations. 

2025 ANNUAL MEETING will be Sunday, January 12, after the 10:30 a.m. service. Hear about the state of our church. The 2025 budget will be presented. We will elect new Bishop’s Committee members. Candia Thew will be running for one open spot. Her bio is on the bulletin board at church. Please speak with Pastor Corinne, Mother Penni or Bishop’s Warden Tim O’Malley if you also are interested. 

PRAYER SQUARES meets the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month, via Zoom alone or in person & Zoom. Currently we are making prayer blankets & shawls, as well as rainbow scarves to be distributed by St. Stephens (Espanola). Anyone who knits, crochets, loom-knits, sews, quilts or just enjoys the fellowship is welcome.

RED SKY READERS meets Sundays 4-5 p.m. via Zoom. We are reading and discussing the book "The Lost Bookshop" by Evie Woods. Email holyfamilysantafe@gmail.com.   

IT’S NOT TOO LATE to share your gifts of God for the people of God! If you are grateful for our faith community, please make an Estimate of Giving or increase your gift for 2025. You can do this at www.holyfamilysantafe.org by clicking the blue button at the top of the homepage, in person by completing a form found on the front table or pick up a form and return it by U.S. Mail. Thank you!

PRAYERS Joan, Barb, Yasmeen, John, Toni, Kristina, Anne, Tina, David and Olivia. For the departed, Connie. To add names, email holyfamilysantafe@gmail.com. 

THANK YOU TO OUR DEC. 22 SERVERS: lectors Candia Thew, Ann Morrison, Mike Hodges, Erin Caldwell Johnson, Charles Chambers, Katherine Rowe; altar server Margo Sanabria, greeter Dan Donoghue, livestreamer Morag Smith and Altar Guild members Morag Smith and William Parkes. 

THANK YOU TO OUR CHRISTMAS EVE SERVERS: lectors Camille Donoghue and Pat Oliver-Wright, altar server Mike Hodges, greeter Charles Chambers, livestreamer Sarah Parkes and Altar Guild members Becky Darden and Katherine Rowe. 

This Week at Holy Family

BISHOPS’ COMMITTEE MEETING this Sunday after worship.

ADVENT LESSONS & MUSIC & GREENING OF THE CHURCH December 22, 10:30 a.m. After the service, we will green the church and prepare it for Christmas. We will need help setting up the creche, garland and lights, etc. Many hands make light work!

CHRISTMAS EVE Tuesday, December 24, 6 p.m. Join us for the Christ Mass! After the service, we will have a Christmas cookie extravaganza! Please bring your favorite holiday cookies to share.

CHRISTMAS LESSONS & CAROLS January 5, 10:30 a.m. Sing carols with us and celebrate the Holy Eucharist, as we wrap up the Christmas season. We will de-green the church after worship, putting away all Christmas decorations. 

MORTGAGE UPDATE Thank you to all who have made gifts to help pay down our mortgage. We learned earlier this year that our interest rate on our loan had increased to 8.01%. With much prayer and discernment, your Bishop’s Committee offered the opportunity to give gifts to make additional principal payments. Because of your generosity, $23,025 in extra principal payments have been made through the end of October. Our principal balance on our mortgage loan is approximately $62,000 as of October 31, 2024, down from over $91,000 at the beginning of 2024.Now for more good news, a donor has offered to match up to $5,000 for all gifts made for the purpose of paying down our mortgage balance between now and the end of 2024! Your gift will now be doubled. A $25 gift will have a $50 impact, a $100 gift will have a $200 impact. As you are thinking of gifts to give for Christmas, please consider a gift to your church to help retire our mortgage. No gift is too small (or too large). 100% of your gift will go directly to the mortgage. To donate, send a check and in the memo line write “Mortgage.” If you donate online, type under Additional Information “Mortgage”. Your gift will have a significant impact on the financial well-being of our church, now and for the years to come. Thank you!!!

2025 ANNUAL MEETING will be Sunday, January 12, after the 10:30 a.m. service. Hear about the state of our church. The 2025 budget will be presented. We will elect two new Bishop’s Committee members. Please speak with Pastor Corinne, Mother Penni or Bishop’s Warden Tim O’Malley if you are interested. 

PRAYER SQUARES meets the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month, via Zoom alone or in person & Zoom. Currently we are making prayer blankets & shawls, as well as rainbow scarves to be distributed by St. Stephens (Espanola). Anyone who knits, crochets, loom-knits, sews, quilts or just enjoys the fellowship is welcome.

RED SKY READERS meets Sundays 4-5 p.m. via Zoom. We are reading and discussing the book "The Lost Bookshop" by Evie Woods. Email holyfamilysantafe@gmail.com.  

IT’S NOT TOO LATE to share your gifts of God for the people of God! If you are grateful for our faith community, please make an Estimate of Giving or increase your gift for 2025. You can do this at www.holyfamilysantafe.org by clicking the blue button at the top of the homepage, in person by completing a form found on the front table or pick up a form and return it by U.S. Mail. Thank you!

PRAYERS Barb, Yasmeen, John, Toni, Kristina, Anne, Tina, David and Olivia. To add names, email holyfamilysantafe@gmail.com. 

THANK YOU TO OUR DEC. 15 SERVERS: lectors Linda Cagle and Sharon O’Malley, altar server Mike Hodges, greeter Nate Cagle, livestreamer Mike Hodges and Altar Guild members Morag Smith and William Parkes.