Thank you so much for your continued generosity to the mission and ministry of Church of the Transfiguration throughout 2018. As the year draws to a close, now is the time not only to fulfill your 2018 pledge balances, but to consider an additional gift to the church. Here are a few helpful reminders as you consider end-of-year giving:

• All contributions that you would like reflected on your 2018 giving statement must either be postmarked by December 31, 2018, or delivered to the office of the Parish Administrator, Sophie Lowrance, by noon on December 31, 2018.

• Stock must be transferred and received into our account by December 31, 2018. For information on making a stock transfer to Transfiguration, please contact Sophie Lowrance, Parish Administrator, at 972-233-1898 or slowrance@transfiguration.net.

• The church offices will be open until noon on December 31, 2018, to receive contributions that will qualify as 2018 donations.

• Any mailed donation postmarked before January 1, 2019, will be treated as a 2018 donation.

• Online donations made before midnight on December 31, 2018 will qualify as a 2018 donation. Visit the Transfiguration website (www.transfiguration.net/donate) to give online.

• You may now donate to the operating fund through the text feature on your smart phone. Simply text “Transfiguration” to 73256, and follow the instructions.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1 Blood Pressure Screenings Library 5:00 p.m.Holy Eucharist Church 5:30 p.m.SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2 | FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT Blood Pressure Screenings Library 8:30 a.m.Holy Eucharist Church 9:00 a.m.Holy Family Choir Rehearsal Music Room 9:05 a.m.Church of the Holy Faith Niles Building 10:00 a.m.Advent Festival and Gift Market Roper Hall 10:15 a.m.No Formation Classes 10:15 a.m.Episcopal Peace Fellowship Peace Post Office Lobby 10:15 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.Canticle Choir Rehearsal Music Room 11:10 a.m.Youth Choir Rehearsal Music Room 11:10 a.m.Holy Eucharist Church 11:15 a.m.Advent Lessons and Carols Church 5:00 p.m.Lessons and Carols Reception Roper Hall 6:30 p.m.TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4Tuesday Book Study Parlor 1:30 p.m.Stephen Ministers Meeting Parlor 6:00 p.m.Outreach Committee Meeting Vestry Room 6:30 p.m.The Way Class Youth Center 6:30 p.m.Bella Musica Choir Rehearsal Music Room 7:00 p.m.WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5Holy Eucharist Church 6:00 p.m.Mission & Ministry Meeting Library 6:00 p.m.Youth Crossover Youth Center 6:30 p.m.Transfiguration Choir Rehearsal Performace Hall 7:15 p.m.THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6 Holy Eucharist Church 12:00 p.m.Daughters of the King Centering Prayer Parlor 3:00 p.m.Women's Evening Book Group Parlor 7:00 p.m.SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8 Altar Guild Prep Church 9:00 a.m.Flower Guild Prep Staff Conf. Room 9:00 a.m.Holy Eucharist Church 5:30 p.m.SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9 | SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT Holy Eucharist Church 9:00 a.m.Church of the Holy Faith Niles Building 10:00 a.m.Formation Classes for all ages 10:15 a.m.Holy Eucharist Church 11:15 a.m.Christmas Pageant Meeting Room S-203 11:15 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.

DECEMBER 2Linda Norris, Mamie ThrashDECEMBER 3Ellen Hart, Liz O'DonnellDECEMBER 4Kathleen Taylor-Gadsby, Alina Williams

DECEMBER 5Mary Forrest, Kerry Kiser, Gene Mason, Divine Okpara, Annette Randall, Rachel WilsonDECEMBER 6Karen Huff, Ann Huffman, Nancy Jagmin, Bob Lemen, Larry Wilson

DECEMBER 7Janet Cummings, Keira Dwinell, Susan Fisk, Ginny Kivel, Sherry LatsonMichael McNellyMarian WeixDECEMBER 8Danny Son, Ryan Tatum

WE'RE SO GLAD YOU'RE HERE TODAY.

Our mission is to seek and serve Christ in all persons, and we joyfully welcome all people into our life and fellowship. We are an inclusive community of disciples who love God and follow Jesus through reverent worship, compassionate service, formative education, and sacrificial stewardship. If you're interested in learning more about our life together at Transfiguration, please fill out a welcome card in the pew rack and put it in the offering plate. Someone will be in touch in the coming week to answer your questions. You are also invited to pick up a welcome packet at the Welcome Desk by the front doors. Thank you for sharing our act of worship with us this weekend. We hope you will experience the grace and mercy of God among our community.

NEWS & EVENTS T H E N O T I C E S

BIRTHDAYSCALENDAR OF EVENTS

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Welcome!

14115 Hillcrest Road | Dallas, Texas | 75254972-233-1898

www.transfiguration.net

Wednesday | 6:00 p.m. Thursday | 12:00 p.m. Saturday | 5:30 p.m.Sunday | 9:00 a.m.* and 11:15 a.m.*

*Childcare available for children 6 weeks to age 5.

WORSHIP WITH US

END OF YEAR GIVING

THANK YOU!During the month of November, Transfiguration members and friends have shown abundant generosity to our neighbors in the following ways:

• We collected 35 frozen turkeys and funds totaling $1,640 to purchase Thanksgiving food items for the Voice of Hope community - the most ever! The turkeys and baskets were distributed at a community event on Saturday, November 17. Thank you to Joan Payseur for leading this collection.

• On Thanksgiving Eve, 51 volunteers from Transfiguration served dinner to over 400 hungry folks at Austin Street Center. Included were 83 homemade pies baked by our iParentX families. Thank you to thee Episcopal Men's Fellowship and Paul and Luann Welch for generously funding the meal this year. Thanks also to Ron Damholt for coordinating volunteers and logistics, Wendy Cone and Matt Harms for heading up pie-making, and to the volunteers that transported the food from the church and Tom Thumb to ASC: Robert Hacker, John MacLennan, Matt Harms and Brian Ferrell.

• This year, our angel tree efforts were combined for the Salvation Army and Transfiguration Food Pantry families. Thank you to all who participated by purchasing gifts for 302 children and seniors. Many thanks to the congregation, staff, and volunteers who make this possible each year, and especially to Pam and Paul Sternweis, Deborah Diehl, and Lindsey Murphy for the many hours spent coordinating this effort.

• Thank you to everyone who donated hygiene items as stocking and bag stuffers for Our Friends Place and Austin Street Center. Transfiguration's 4th and 5th grade ImpactKids sorted the items this week, and this morning you'll have the opportunity to support this Children's Ministry outreach by stuffing the stocking and bags during the Advent Festival in Roper Hall.

• Transfiguration helped sponsor a baby shower for a refugee family through Gateway of Grace, a ministry that helps helps refugees start over in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Thanks to your geneorosity, the family of a baby boy that will be born in early December now has diapers, clothes, and basic baby supplies like a carseat, stroller, and pack and play. Thanks to all who contributed gift cards or items, and to Brooke Grona-Robb for leading this effort. If you brought additional donations, today is the last day to turn them in.

The Transfiguration Choir and congregation will celebrate the richness of the Advent season through scripture and song today at 5:00 p.m. in the Church. During the service the choir will move from place to place throughout the church as it sings carols and anthems. The congregation will join in singing hymns, chants, and carols accompanied by organ, handbells, and other instruments. A reception follows the service in Roper Hall.

Join us in Roper Hall today as we kick of a new church year with activities for all ages. This festive, annual event helps us to prepare our hearts and minds for the season of Advent. Together we will stuff stockings for local organizations, make Advent wreaths (first come first served unless reserved in advance) and Christmas ornaments, pick up Advent resources, write Christmas cards to homebound members, and visit with St. Nicholas. Looking for gifts that have special meaning this year? Be sure to browse the tables in the Tower Cloister to buy presents that support nonprofits in Dallas, Honduras, and Uganda. Vendors include Honduras Threads, Journey of Hope, Threads of Hope, the Kay Andrews Bookstore, and Batwa Baskets.

Advent Festival & Gift MarketToday | 10:15 a.m. | Roper Hall & Tower Cloister

Advent Lessons & CarolsToday | 5:00 p.m. | Church

WOMEN'S EVENING BOOK GROUP | DECEMBER 6The Women's Evening Book Group will meet December 6 at 7:00 p.m. in the Parlor to discuss Abide with Me: A Novel by Elizabeth Strout. After a tragic event in his life, his congregation rallied around Tyler Caskey, their minister. However, after a time, in his darkest hour when he can no longer feel God all around him as he used to, they come to question his ability to lead them. All women are welcome.

ORDINATION OF CHRISTOPHER RODGERS | DECEMBER 6Transfiguration's own Topher Rodgers will be ordained to the Priesthood at 7:00 p.m on Thursday, December 6, at the Episcopal Church of Wichita Falls, where he currently serves as the Clergy-in-charge. Members of Transfiguration will provide music. If you are interested in carpooling to Wichita Falls from Transfiguration, please email Anne Schmidt at aschmidt@transfiguration.net. In your email, please iclude if you are willing to give a ride or if you need a ride, and whether you are planning to stay overnight.

OPEN DOOR'S ADVENT SOCIAL | DECEMBER 8Open Door Fellowship, Transfiguration's LGBT+ ministry, will host an Advent Social next Saturday, December 8 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the home of Michael Widmer and Alvaro Amador. They will provide beef tenderloin and ham for an entree. Please RSVP to opendoor@transfiguration.net if you plan to attend and include if you plan to provide a side dish or dessert. CHILDREN/YOUTH CHRISTMAS PAGEANT |FIRST REHEARSAL DECEMBER 9All children and youth, age 3 years old through high school, are invited to join us for our annual Christmas Pageant, which takes place at the 3:00 p.m. Christmas Eve service. Sign up in Realm to let us know that your child wishes to participate. There will be both speaking and non-speaking roles. Auditions for speaking roles will take place on Sunday, December 9 from 11:15 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. in Room S203. You can learn more, or sign up to volunteer at the Advent Festival on December 2. Questions? Contact Cindy Hauser at chauser@transfiguration.net.

ART MUSIC MONDAY | DECEMBER 10The second Art Music concert of the 2018-2019 season will be Monday, December 10 at 7:30 p.m. in the Performance Hall. Steven Li & Andrea Tullis, violins, Steven Juarez, viola, Gayane Manasjan Fullford, cello, and Daryl Coad, clarinet, will perform works by Beethoven, Busch, and Brahms. This concert, under the auspices of Transfigured Nights, is free of admission and includes coffee and desserts. 2ND HALF EVENT | DECEMBER 102nd half, Transfiguration's ministry for those in the second half of life, will go out to dinner together, and then to Art Music Monday on December 10. If you're interested in joining them, sign up at the table in the Tower Cloister next week, or email Pastoral Assistant, Nancy DeStefano, at ndestefano@transfiguration.net.YOUNG ADULT HOLIDAY PARTY | DECEMBER 15It’s that time of year! Join Transfiguration's ministry for those in their 20s and 30s as they wind down 2018 and enjoy the evening together in the church Parlor. Please bring a dessert to share and your favorite beverage (no hard liquor per diocesan rules). Dinner will be provided. Questions or want to RSVP? Visit the young adult ministry Facebook page at www.facebook.com/transfigYAM. ADVENT TAIZE SERVICE | DECEMBER 16Join us on Sunday, December 16 at 6:00 p.m. to experience a contemplative evening of prayer and song on the candlelit labyrinth. Members of the choir will chant songs from Taizé, an ecumenical monastery in southeast France. Participants may walk the labyrinth throughout the service, which will also include periods of silence and readings about Advent.ORPHEUS CHAMBER SINGERS | DECEMBER 18Transfigured Nights Concert series presents a non-series offering, the Orpheus Chamber Singers on Tuesday, December 18 at 7:30 p.m. in the church. Dallas’ premier professional choir will perform its annual Christmas concert, "Wintersong", bringing both the peaceful stillness and exuberant joy of this season alive through music. Tickets are required and are available at www.orpheuschambersingers.org. Advance tickets are $40 (adult), $30 (senior), and $10 (student). Tickets at the door are $45 (adult), $35 (senior), and $10 (student).

ANGEL TREE GIFT BLESSING | 9:00 AMThank you to all who participated by purchasing gifts for our Salvation Army and Transfiguration Food Pantry Angel Trees this year. Representative gifts for the 302 children and seniors will be blessed at the 9:00 a.m. service today before being picked up by the Salvation Army tomorrow for distribution to families in need. The Food Pantry gifts will be distributed to families along with the food they receive each month on December 17. Many thanks to you all for your generous and enthusiastic participation in this ministry each year!

NO FORMATION CLASSES Christian formation classes will not meet this morning due to the Advent Festival and Gift Market. Classes will resume for all ages on Sunday, December 9, until breaking again on December 30 and January 6. You can find information about topics and locations in the Gathering Space.

BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS Visit the parish nurses in the Library this weekend. They will screen for blood pressure on Saturday from 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. and Sunday from 8:30 - 11:00 a.m.

EPISCOPAL PEACE FELLOWSHIP PEACE POST | 10:15 AM - 2:30 PMEpiscopal Peace Fellowship will gather today to write our elected officials on issues of justice and peace. Each month they suggest a few specific topics which you might address, but always encourage writing about any matter on which you've reflected as a Christian. Paper, pens, stamps and addresses (as well as snacks) are provided. Join them in the staff conference area from just after 10:00 to about 2:30. Questions, or want to get involved with the Episcopal Peace Fellowship? Contact Ron Damholt at rdamholt@att.net.

DECEMBER BLANKET DRIVE FOR VOGEL ALCOVE Transfiguration's Children’s Ministries will be collecting blankets during the month of December to benefit the homeless children attending Vogel Alcove. For 27 years, Vogel Alcove has provided a free, comprehensive early childhood education program for Dallas’ youngest victims of poverty: homeless children six weeks to five years old. Children and their families are referred to them by 21 local emergency shelters, domestic violence shelters, housing programs and organizations that serve homeless families. You may drop off a blanket from your family in the designated baskets in the Gathering Space through Christmas Day. Thank you!

SIGN UP TO TAKE JESUS WITH YOU WHEREVER YOU GOAs a playful symbol of the way Jesus goes with us everywhere we go, you’re invited to take a ragdoll Jesus home with you for a week. During your week together, bring him everywhere and remember to take pictures of all the adventures you get into together. Along the way, tag them on your social media outlets with #jesustakethewheel and #jesusatthefig. We will also ask you to write something up about your time together, which we can share on the church’s Facebook page. There are open dates for December and in the new year. Use this online calendar to sign up for a week: www.transfiguration.net/jesus-fig.

Clergy, staff, and other ministers in the parish provide ongoing pastoral care to a large number of parishioners every week. Through prayer, home and hospital visits, communion visits, anointing of the sick, and a multitude of other ministries, our pastoral care ministry is an active one. The Prayer Chain distributes prayer requests and pastoral care notifications to volunteers who pray daily for the concerns of the parish and our friends. Submit prayer requests at 972-233-1898 ext. 300 or by email at prayers@transfiguration.net. Daughters of the King is a ministry of women who have taken a vow to pray daily for the needs of the parish and assist the clergy in prayer and pastoral care. Our Stephen Ministers are trained caregivers who can walk with you during difficult times. One of our Stephen Ministry Leaders can provide you more information: Linda Horton, Deborah Diehl, Jack Skelton. The Rev. Nancy DeStefano, LCSW, is available for pastoral counseling and spiritual direction. She can be contacted at ndestefano@transfiguration.net. Finally, the clergy meet for 90 minutes each week to discuss pastoral care needs of individuals in the parish. If you are in need of pastoral care or would like a member of the clergy to be in prayer for you, please contact any member of the clergy at 972-233-1898, or after hours at 214-296-2748. Please note the new phone number for after hours care.

Help us glorify God and adorn our altar in beauty by making a gift toward our altar flowers. Each week the Flower Guild creates magnificent arrangements for our altar, font, and entrances, as well as for our homebound parishioners, and your support helps this ministry continue to thrive.

SERVICE PARTICIPANTSALTAR FLOWERS & CANDLE

PASTORAL CARE & PRAYER

CHILDREN & WORSHIP

Children are always welcome in worship at Transfiguration! Professionally staffed childcare is provided for ages six weeks through five years during Sunday morning services. Children age four years through second grade are invited to Children’s Chapel during the first half of the 9:00 a.m. Eucharist. This service is designed to introduce children to the traditions of Episcopal worship. Children are invited to follow the wooden cross behind the main procession out the North Transept, and return to the church at the Peace.

TODAY - FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT

THIS WEEK

COMING UP

PREACHERAll Services | Casey Shobe

5:30 PM SATURDAYPresider | Casey ShobeEucharistic Minister | Diana DavisLector | Marcy MignardiGreeter | Nancy KaisermanSound Technician | Mikkel Bassett

9:00 AM SUNDAYPresider | Rebecca TankersleyAssistants | Ginny Kivel, Alina WilliamsMinister of Ceremonies | Marge MontgomeryAcolytes | Ryan Ubl, Zoe Wilson, Sarah Robb, Barrett Kirner, Coleman RoperLector 1 | Naomi DickLector 2 | Jim JenkinsIntercessor | Meghan Mazur Eucharistic Ministers | Virgil Burkhardt, Lisa Green, Bill Keslar, Allison MurphyEucharistic Visitors | Ken Bell, Penny Bonneau, Peggy Kwoka, Miriam AntichGreeters | Carol Frauenheim, Jeff Frauenheim, Kathryn McClureUshers | Brian Ferrell, Bart Bartholomew, Jim Cates, John Cicciarelli, Oliver Cone, Thomas Goranson, Brett Hicks, Jeremy TeepleSound Technician | David WilsonDirector of Music | Joel MartinsonChildren’s Choir Director | Kim Ahrens

11:15 AM SUNDAYPresider | Rebecca TankersleyAssistant | Alina WilliamsMinister of Ceremonies | Pam JohnsonAcolytes | David Gillam, Linda Goff, Bob OrndoffLector 1 | Dorothy BakerLector 2 | Eric GormlyIntercessor | Meghan MazurEucharistic Ministers | Liberty Ford, Diana Rawlins, Peter Soper, Katey YoungGreeters | Steven Baker, Kathey RobertsUshers | Nancy Jagmin, Deborah Hicks, Ginger Kline, Pat Tarpley, Nancy Torell Sound Technician | John YoungDirector of Music | Joel Martinson

WEEK OF DECEMBER 1 – 6 Altar Guild | Gabby Guion, Colleen Watts, Gloria Snyder, JB Forrest, Pam Dean, Jason Middlebrooks, Maisie HarmsFlower Guild | Carolyn Lewis, Allison Murphy, Nancy Jagmin, Kathey Roberts, Jan Waller, Grace Murphy

NEXT WEEKEND

Your gifts in memorial or thanksgiving are invited to adorn the church with Christmas flowers and provide glorious music for our Christmas services. Please return the desginated envelope, found in the pew boxes or on the bulletin table, in the offering plate at any service, or to the church office no later than Monday, December 17. This will ensure that your dedication will be included in our insert during our Christmas services.

Christmas Flower & Music

Envelopes available in pew racks or on bulletin table

Due Monday, December 17Offerings

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