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www.fryeburgnewchurch.org DECEMBER 11 2020 FRYEBURG NEW CHURCH
WEEKLY NEWS DECEMBER 11 2020 F R Y E B U R G N E W C H U R C H Contact People Chair of Trustees Lee Dyer Vice -Chair of Trustees Jim Gibson Secretary of Trustees Susan Logan Treasurer Cindy Priest Trustee Lynn Kennard Trustee Dean Harnden Trustee open Music Director Ellen Schwindt Office Secretary Dawn Crowe Child care coordinator Dede Frost Pastor Rev. Alison Lane -Olsen For contact information visit www.fryeburgnewchurch.org CHURCH OFFICE 12 Oxford Street Fryeburg, Maine 04037 207-935-3413 Secretary hours: Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 9 a.m. - 1 p.m Pastor: By appointment The office will be closed the week of Christmas. Happy Holidays!
“Observe good faith and justice
toward all nations. Cultivate peace
and harmony with all.”
– George WashingtonChurch Services
VIRTUAL CHURCH
Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m.
ZOOM SERVICE THIS WEEK
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ZOOM INFORMATION FRIENDLY REMINDERS
Pleases join us this Sunday at 10:00 a.m. on We will be continuing to meet for our Sunday
Zoom for a worship service. worship services on Zoom until further notice.
However, the Sanctuary will be open for visitors
on Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 12 noon. Please
Join Zoom Church Service
call by 12 noon on Friday if you plan to come:
If using computer or smartphone (video)
either the Church office (207)935-3413 or Rev.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/853309828?
Alison (620)960-6748. Face masks will be
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required and we will be practicing social
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distancing. Disposable masks will be available
Meeting ID: 853 309 828
but please bring your own if you can.
Password: FNC2020 Also: The office will be closed the week of
Christmas. Happy Holidays!
Dial +1 929 436 2866
Meeting ID: 853 309 828 JOIN REV. ALISON
Password: 4867915 Rev. Alison is live on our church Facebook page
See you there! on Monday mornings at 11am with a card
reading for the week. (We are drawing a weekly
TRUSTEES
card instead of daily as before.) Join live or
The Trustees will meet on Zoom Tuesday,
watch later!
January 5 @ 6:30 p.m.. Please use the same
link as our worship services. By the way ~
WEEKLY MEDITATION
there is still an opening for one more board
Weekly Zoom meditation meetings with
member if you are interested. If you have
Reverend Alison continue on Wednesdays at
anything you would like added to the agenda
7:00 p.m. Hope you can join us! It's a wonderful
please let one of the Trustees know. Thank
time to connect during the week. Please use the
you!
same link as our Church service.DECEMBER 11 2020
Calendar
Family Worship ~ Sunday 12/13
Zoom @ 10:00a.m.
Meditation Group ~ Wednesday 12/16
Zoom @ 7:00 p.m.
Family Worship ~Sunday 12/20
Zoom @ 10:00 a.m.
FNC Office closed 12/21 - 12/25
Meditation Group ~ Wednesday 12/23
Zoom @ 7:00 p.m.
CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE ~ Thursday 12/24
Zoom @ 7:00 p.m.
MERRY CHRISTMAS ~ 12/25/2020
Reverend Alison on Vacation ~ 12/27 - 1/4
no FNC Church services 12/27 and 1/3.
We will share some other online services
if you would like to attend.
1/1/2021 HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
No Family Worship ~ 1/3/2021
Trustees meeting ~ Tuesday 1/ 5
Zoom @ 6:30 p.m.
Family Worship ~ Sunday 1/10
Zoom @ 10:00 a.m.
Family Worship ~ Sunday 1/17
Zoom @ 10:00 a.m.
Family Worship ~ Sunday 1/24
Zoom @ 10:00 a.m.
Family Worship ~ Sunday 1/31
Zoom @ 10:00 a.m.
The season of Advent offers us a new beginning and a
promise of hope for better times, especially this year
during our global pandemic. While we cannot be
together, celebrating, worshiping with our church, we
can come together through the spirit of hope, peace, joy,
and love. To help guide us through the days of Advent,
HAPPY we share with you Maya Angelou's words and insight.
We have included a digital copy that you can
HOLIDAYS! download onto your computer.DECEMBER 11 2020
BOOKS FROM THE SWEDENBORG FOUNDATION
An Angel Speaks Selected Poems pocket book, selected by the author
By Homero Aridjis have been brought together as
With an introduction by J. M. G. Le Clezio introduction to a body of work
is a book available to purchase from the spanning thirty years. The poems are
Swedenborg Foundation rendered in the original Spanish, with
www.swedenborg.com. Here is a bit English translations on the facing
about this book from the back cover: pages. At the end of the volume there
is included a transcript of a question-
"Homero Aridjis is widely regarded as and-answer session held at
Mexico’s greatest living poet. His work Swedenborg House in London in 2011,
has been translated into numerous in which the author discusses his
languages, and he has received critical interest in Swedenborg, the inspiration
praise from artists and writers such as behind his poetry, his groundbreaking
Luis Buñuel, Yves Bonnefoy, Octavio environmental activism, and also his
Paz and Jorge Luis Borges. The key influences."
seventeen poems gathered in thisRare "Christmas Star" visible on the Winter Solstice "And having heard the King, they went their way; and lo, the star, which they had seen in the east, went on before them, until it came and stood over where the Child was. And when they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. And they came into the house and saw the Child with Mary His mother; and they fell down and worshipped Him; and opening their treasures they presented to Him gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh.'" Matt. 2:9-11 There are many theories as to what exactly the Christmas Star was: Comet? Supernova? Eclipse? The planet Jupiter? The Shekinah Glory(physical manifestation of God as a bright light)? A spaceship? Or maybe a planetary conjunction between Jupiter and Saturn? We may never know for sure, but we can view a planetary conjunction this Winter Solstice, December 21st one hour after sunset in the southwest. This conjunction happens every 20 years but is not always viewable. This one is the closest to Earth since Medieval times and won't be visible again until 2080. If you want to see it, find a good spot to view the horizon just after sunset. Jupiter and Saturn will appear to be one bright object in the sky. Apparently if you have a telescope you can see Saturn's rings, Jupiter's bands and maybe several of the moons. It also will be visible to the naked eye, let's hope the weather cooperates. No worries, the planets are still millions of miles apart, risk of a collision is zero. Their separate orbits happen to line them up on this special evening. Happy stargazing and Merry Christmas!
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