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Newsletter for November 27, 2022

11/26/2022

St. Aidan's Weekly Newsletter

Sunday, 11-27-2022

The mission of St. Aidan's is to make disciples by proclaiming Christ as Lord and making a difference in our community.

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Join us for 'In-Person' Worship

Sunday, 11-20-22 at 10:00 am

14301 S. Black Bob Rd,

Olathe, KS 66062

913-764-3050

or Join us on St. Aidan's Facebook Live Sunday Services.

You can access the Live Facebook broadcast through our website.

If you are watching our online worship service, please use the attached Worship Booklet below. It includes our Lectionary Readings and Hymns

Click here for the Sunday Worship Booklet

The weekly Sunday Worship Booklet can also be found on St. Aidan's Facebook page under EVENTS. And it can be found on our website, www.staidansolathe.org.

Check Unison, Facebook, and our Website for Schedule Updates.

Click Here to view You Tube Channel

Masks are recommended, but not required.

If you have any questions, please contact me.

In prayer, Fr Tom

Sunday, November. 27, 2022

Rev. Tom Baker, Rector

Adult Forum: 9:00 am - 9:30 am.

Morning Worship: 10 am, Holy Eucharist RITE II.

Serving on Sunday

Acolyte: Paul Reed

Lector: Clarice Ewing

Intercessor: Karon Wintrode

Ushers: Mark and Norma Sappenfield

Counter: Clarice Ewing

Altar Guild: Karon Wintrode

Be Our Guest: Neil Powers

If you are gone on your scheduled Sunday, please find a replacement and also let me know by Thursdays at 10 am.

Thank you all for your faithful service to St. Aidan's!

Sharon Seidel

Click here to see St. Aidan's November-December 2022 ROTA

Click here to see St. Aidan's November 2022 Calendar

Click here to see St. Aidan's December 2022 Calendar

Click here to see St. Aidan's November Birthdays and Anniversaries

Clic k here to see St. Aidan's December Birthda ys and Anniversaries

We give thanks for the birthdays of Landon Jayaram, Barbara Chlumsky, and Janet Seifert.

Annual Joint Thanksgiving Dinner and Worship 2022

Several members of St. Aidan’s enjoyed the annual joint Thanksgiving feast on Sunday evening at St. Mark’s Lutheran church. We particularly enjoyed being entertained by Page and playing Hangman while waiting for dinner to be served. It was a delightful gathering! Thankful!! Carolyn Sturgeon.

The "Angels" Are Here!

The "Angels" are here for you to choose a gift for a member of the families participating in this program.

Thanks to all who have helped in past years - we so appreciate your participation in this very worthy ministry.

For more information about Angel Tree Ministry see the article below.

Barb Belt.

How Angel Tree Works

Expressing the love of Christ to children and families of prisoners.

Angel Tree is for all kinds of churches - large and small. Some churches can sponsor a few children, others can sponsor many. Each outreach can be unique and reflect your church's special gifting and heart wrapped up in it. Whether you church is large or small, Angel Tree can bring a great blessing to you and to the prisoners' families to whom you minister.

Angel Tree is a wonderful way to express Christ's love. It helps open hearts to receive the most important Gift, salvation and forgiveness of sins through Jesus Christ. Angel Tree is a great vehicle to introduce these families to your church and enfold them into the body of Christ through continued ministry. We honor requests to match the same children with you church each year that the child remains eligible for Angel Tree.

Angel Tree's Part:

Over the summer, Angel Tree provides application forms to prison chaplains. The chaplains pass these out to prisoners who have children. Some restrictions apply: The children must be 18 or younger; they must be children or stepchildren of the prisoner; and there must be no court order barring the prisoner from contacting his/her children. The children must live in the United States.

The chaplains then ship the completed applications to the Angel Tree processing center where the information is scanned and entered into a computer system. The applications are then assigned to churches or organizations who have registered to participate in Angel Tree . Efforts are made to match children with a church in their own neighborhood. Partnerships between urban and suburban churches can be formed to provide for the children in areas where the need is the greatest.

Pastoral Concerns and Prayer Requests

Pastoral Concerns:

In case of pastoral emergencies, please contact Fr. Tom Baker at 785-670-0158 (call or text) or email him at [email protected].

Prayer Requests:

Please email any prayer requests to Karon Wintrode, and she will post them on Unison. [email protected].

BackSnack Program

2022-2023

St. Aidan’s is partnering again with Harvesters in the Backsnack program. This year we will be partnering with four Olathe Elementary Schools.

The next Pack (Single Pack) is to be picked up on November 30, and delivered on December 1.

Thanks to all our faithful volunteers that make this ministry possible. For more information on the BackSnack program, please contact Don Seifert at

[email protected]

Johnson County Food Ministry at Center of Grace

St. Aidan's helps prepare and hand out meals at Center of Grace in Olathe, on the fourth Thursday of the month. Dinner prep is at 3:00 pm and at 5:00 pm we distribute food at Center of Grace.

Next outreach at Center of Grace is on December 22.

*** Also, we need your help by bringing individually wrapped desserts for the Center of Grace to St. Aidan's by 1 pm on that Thursday.

Online Giving

For online giving, for those using technology, please go to our website:

Donations - St. Aidan's Episcopal Church (staidansolathe.org)

Or if you would like to donate through other means, Please contact Tim Tatlock at 913-764-3050

Vestry Members

Our 2022 Vestry Members are: Paul Reed, Sr. Warden, Clarice Ewing, Jr. Warden, Sarah Smith, Kathy Mencer, Bonnie Eckel, Barb Belt and Tom Wojtas. Our Vestry Clerk is Janet Seifert; and our Treasurer is Tim Tatlock. Thank you all for your faithful service.