November 4, 2003

"What you do for yourself dies with you, but what you do for others is immortal." - George Henderson, mayor of Norman

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BINGO TODAY, NOV 5, 2pm!!! WHISPERING PINES (more)

OPPORTUNITY FOR INTERFAITH STUDY opportunities through Hillell, the Jewish University Community...(more) ST. ANSELM ADVISORY BOARD WILL MEET, Sunday, November 16th at 6:15. The meeting is open to the entire community. 2004 Budget will be discussed as well as progress toward the Five Year Plan developed last fall. This meeting is scheduled immediately after the Sunday Eucharist, so come to church and stay for dinner and the meeting.

WOMEN AND THE CHURCH – ANTHOLOGY OF LEADERSHIP will be the next module in our Monday night Christian Leadership Series. Susan Laird will moderate this six week series on the important contributions of women to the faith that we have received…(more)

UNITED THANK OFFERING SUNDAY will be Sunday, November 9. Remember those blue boxes when you were a kid - the ones your parents or grandparents kept on the dinner table and spent weeks stuffing with coins at mealtime? UTO is still around…(more)

THE MILTON FUND HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED to support our friend in West Ankole, Uganda with his education. Milton is a 9th grader at Bishop McAllister College and an orphan with very few resourcese. Drop a few coins into the Milton Fund when you come by Canterbury. All it takes is $300 per year to support him in his education.

ST MICHAEL’S TO HOLD FINE ARTS SHOW. Our friends at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church in Norman invite you to this crafts fair to be held Saturday, December 6 from 10am to 4pm…(more)

OPPORTUNITIES FOR MINISTRY

WORSHIP SCHEDULE

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COMMUNITY LIFE

TWO INTERFAITH STUDY OPPORTUNITIES WITH OU HILLEL Hillel's Annual Kristallnacht Lecture Tuesday, November 11 7 p.m. Scholar's Room, OU Memorial Union Please mark your calendars to join us for this important annual event, during which time we commemorate the horrible events of 1938 Germany that began the official Nazi persecution of the Jewish community. This year, the lecture will be given by Dr. Patrick Henry, Professor Emeritus of French Language and Literature from Whitman College. Dr. Henry will be speaking about "The Rescuers of Jews in France During the Holocaust, and Why They Matter Today - an examination of the banality of good and evil as they coexisted in France during WWII." Following the lecture there will be a dessert reception. This event is free and open to the public.

CONFLICT AND CONNECTION: THE JEWISH-CHRISTIAN-ISRAEL TRIANGLE A conversation with Moshe Aumann, former Israeli Consul General & Minister-Counselor for Relations with Churches to the U.S. Tuesday, Nov. 18 7pm Beaird Lounge, OMU.

UNITED THANK OFFERING SUNDAY will be Sunday, November 9. Remember those blue boxes when you were a kid - the ones your parents or grandparents kept on the dinner table and spent weeks stuffing with coins at mealtime? UTO is still around and still giving back to the larger church. UTO began as a part of the missionary efforts of the Women’s Auxiliary to the Board of Mission in 1889. Every coin that has ever been collected in those blue boxes has been given away in grants. Programs that have received UTO support include: After school programs, disaster relief, grants to ministry toward higher education and health programs. We support the ministry of the UTO and will designate the Sunday offering on November 9 to the continuation of their ministry.

ST MICHAEL’S TO HOLD FINE ARTS SHOW. Our friends at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church in Norman invite you to this crafts fair to be held Saturday, December 6 from 10am to 4pm at the church 1601 W. Imhoff Road. Jewlery, wind chimes, stained glass and other crafts will be for sale. There will be a bakery and café for a light lunch. Do your last minute Christmas shopping at St. Michael’s.

SERVICE AND MINSTRY

BINGO – WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5 St. Anselm’s will call bingo at Whispering Pines on Wednesday, November 5, at 2pm. Meet at the nursing facility at 1:45 (corner of Porter and Robinson) or carpool with your friends from Canterbury at 1:30. This is a psychiatric nursing facility that treats patients who rarely have an opportunity to get out and who rarely get visitors. It is an important part of our outreach program and has brought joy to the residents and to our membership as well. Please join us!

CANT’ GO WITH US BUT WANT TO SUPPORT OUR OUTREACH TO WHISPERING PINES? The large basket near the front door is which we used to put our food offerings will be used to receive a different kind of offering – BINGO PRIZES for Whispering Pines! Whatever is received in the basket will be offered at the altar each week just as were doing with the food. But instead of bringing canned or boxed food, please bring a little something that can be used as a prize when St. Anselm’s goes to Whispering Pines for bingo. Here are some ideas for prizes: regular or diet soda in 16 oz plastic bottles (Coke, Dr. Pepper, Mountain Dew) is always a big hit, and costume jewelery (inexpensive) is enjoyed by the women. Large and Extra Large clothing such as t-shirts, socks, caps, hats, gloves, scarves, bandanas. Regular and SUGAR FREE candies, candy bars and stuffed toys have proven to be sought after prizes too. The clothing needn’t be new, just clean and in good shape. One thing we must remember though, is that these gifts will be used in a psychiatric ward, and items that might be breakable or otherwise harmful to the residents cannot be used. Pick up a little something each time you go to Wal-Mart, Target or the Dollar Store. It will be an on-going offering; so, please bring a prize next Sunday, and the next, and the next – just something small each time. It is such a simple way to share. - K

LITURGY AND WORSHIP

REGULAR WORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Monday Afternoons 2pm Noonday Prayer (with the staff)

Sunday Evenings 5:00pm Holy Eucharist. A Community Dinner follows.

Wednesday Evenings 5:30 pm Holy Eucharist.

MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES

Choir practice Mondays at 7:30 Sundays at 4pm Come and sing, laugh and practice with us! It’s a blast.

Lay Readers / Eucharistic Ministers Contact Kay Greenshields at jimnkay@swbell.net

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