From Deacon Ron Reno:
Good morning, I pray all is well. We are getting closer to the season of Advent. This Sunday in the church calendar is called the Sunday next before Advent; it is the end of the green Trinity season and the start of the purple season of 
Advent. Advent means the season where we reflect and prepare for the coming of the Messiah and the celebration of Christmas with the birth of Jesus Christ. It will last four Sundays leading up to Christmas. It is a time time to pray for yourselves, pray for patience, pray healing changes in your lives, pray for peace in the world and pray against turmoil wherever it is, whether it is in our lives or elsewhere. After this brutal election year we need to pray for Christ in our nation, for direction and especially for healing. The world needs Jesus Christ more than ever.
We had a lovely God centered service with music last week and will be looking forward to Nick leading MP this coming Saturday. We are blessed to have such good men and women in our mission church. David (Skip) started his acolyte training last Saturday. God puts people where He needs them and David after some personal discernment has added acolyte training in his future. Pray for David in this new God centered journey. Continue to pray for the people on Deb’s Saint Jude Intercessory list and especially for Arch Bishop Upham and our own Deacon Ted. God bless