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THANKSGIVING SCHEDULE
Pill Packing 1
Diocesan Convention 2
Icon Workshop 2
Advent & Epiphany 3
Announcements 4
Inside this issue:
IMPORTANT:
• No Christian
Education this
Sunday, Nov. 19
• Parish Hall
reserved for
Bishop, Nov 17
& 18. Please DO
NOT enter during
this time.
Click Here to View
Parish Calendar
November 16, 2017
St. Simon’s on the Sound Episcopal Church • Ft. Walton Beach, FL
CALENDAR
Saturday, Dec. 2 – 9:30AM to 1:30PM
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
PLEASE SIGN UP!
A major component of all medical missions is to provide
much needed medications to men, women, and children
who are experiencing diabetes, heart disease, gastric prob-
lems, etc. On Saturday, Dec. 2 from 9:30 – 1:30 we will be
packing pills for the upcoming January 7-11 medical mis-
sion to Haiti. We need 40 volunteers to be with us that
morning in order to pack medications for the approximately 400 patients that we will be
seeing. Each patient will receive an average of four (4) prescriptions; each one written for a
three-month supply. That’s a lot of pills!!! A light lunch will be served and childcare provided. Please
sign up, or see Deacon Clelia for more information.
Pill Packing for Haiti Mission
St. Simon’s will be operating on a modified schedule during the week of November 20th
due to the Thanksgiving holiday.
• The church and the church office will be closed Wednesday, November 22, through
Friday, November 24. All services, meetings and events scheduled for these dates have
been canceled.
• Normal operations and service/event schedule will resume on Saturday, November 25.
Please feel free to contact the office before Wednesday, November 22, with any questions.
Diocesan Conven-
tion Help Needed!
The 2018 Diocese of
Central Gulf Coast
Convention will be
hosted by St. An-
drew's by the Sea in
Destin, Thursday,
February 22nd (evening) through the
morning of Saturday, February 24th. All
Okaloosa County Episcopal churches
are asked to provide volunteers to help
We are in the planning stages for
our 12th annual weeklong icon
workshop-retreat to be held at St.
Simons on the Sound Episcopal
Church in Fort Walton Beach, Flori-
da, from March 12-March 16,
2018. If you are interested in icono-
graphy, please prayerfully consider
attending this "workshop for the
soul". It is a wonderful spiritual ex-
perience. Master iconographer and
our dear friend, Teresa Harrison,
will once again be leading our work-
shop. The class is appropriate for
beginners as well as for those of us
who have written icons in the
past. This year we are offering the
opportunity to paint one of two
Icon Workshop 2018
with a variety of tasks. If you are
able to serve as an usher (Thursday
evening, Friday morning and noon,
Saturday morning) or a greeter (let
me know your availability) to help
welcome and direct people, or lunch
time Friday to assist with distribu-
tion of box lunches, and other duties
as needed, please contact Fr. David
and let him know exactly what avail-
ability you have.
If you are able to volunteer, please
icons, “The Good Shepherd” and
“The Virgin of Guadalupe.” She is
very beautiful with a great deal of
detail, and both will be excellent to
write. The cost of the retreat is $450
which includes instruction, all the
materials you will need to create
your icon, and lunch and snacks. We
will begin each day at 8:30 in the
Chapel for Holy Eucharist and med-
itation, led by our Spiritual Director,
Fr. Edward Harrison. For more in-
formation about iconography and
our instructor, Teresa, please
g o t o h e r w e b s i t e a t
www.teresaharrison.com. If you are
interested in signing up for the re-
treat or have any questions, please
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Step 1
Click Here to Register
Follow the on-screen instructions to
create a new password.
Step 2
Verify Your Email
Once you have successfully created a
password, you will be asked to again
check your email.
Step 3
Login
Using the same email and the new
password you just created, you may
now login to your Realm account.
If you haven’t already, now is the time to register with Realm! This interactive, cloud-based system offers the
most up-to-date directory and makes it possible for us to communicate and organize with our faith commu-
nity like never before.
Feel free to contact the office with questions or corrections.
click the link below to be taken to an
online sign-up form or contact the
office to let us know.
More information on the convention
may be found at:
www.diocgc.org/2018-diocesan-
convention.
DIOCESAN CONVENTION VOLUNTEERS
Click Here to Sign-Up
contact Karolina Murphy via email
or by phone 850-496-7723 or
850-651-4158 to reserve your place.
Diocesan Convention Volunteers
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November 16, 2017
Advent & Christmas SERVICE SCHEDULE for DECEMBER 3-17
Sunday Morning Worship, 8:00 AM & 10:30 AM
Sunday Morning Christian Formation, 9:30 AM
Saturday Evening Worship, 5:00 PM
ADVENT DINNERS & MUSIC PROGAMS
Wednesdays, Nov. 29 - Dec. 13, 5:30 PM
BLUE CHRISTMAS Thursday, December 7, 3:00 PM
ADVENT QUIET DAY Saturday, December 8, 10:00 AM
A VISIT WITH ST. NICHOLAS Sunday, December 3, 3:00 PM
LESSONS & CAROLS Sunday, December 17, 8:00 & 10:30 AM
4TH ADVENT SERVICE Sunday, December 24, 10:00 AM
CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICES Sunday, December 24, 5:00 & 10:00 PM
CHRISTMAS DAY SERVICE Monday, December 25, 10:00 AM
NEW YEAR’S EVE SERVICE Sunday, December 31, 10:00 AM
Epiphany EPIPHANY PAGEANT REHEARSAL
To Be Announced
EPIPHANY SERVICE & POTLUCK Saturday, January 6, 5:00 PM
EPIPHANY PAGEANT Sunday, January 7, 10:30 AM
Announcements
The ePistle is published weekly on Thursdays.
All submissions are due the preceding Tuesday and are
subject to edit and approval by St. Simon’s staff.
GIVE TO ST. SIMON’S ONLINE!
Make singular or recurring donations, including pledge contri-
butions, by clicking or scanning the QR code above.
(You must have a Realm account to use this feature.)
28 Miracle Strip Parkway SW
Ft. Walton Beach, FL 32548
(850) 244-8621 | www.stsimons-fwb.org
• Single Friends will meet Nov 18 at Noon for a Dutch treat lunch at the Two Trees Restaurant. The restaurant is located at 1955 Lewis Turner Blvd. RSVP is not required. Contact Bar-bara Bethea at 850-582-7011 or [email protected] if you have questions.
• Parish Hall Reserved for Bishop on Friday, November 17, and Saturday, November 18. Please DO NOT enter through the Parish Hall doors during this time.
• No Christian Education this Sunday, November 19.
• Beckwith Summer 2018 Camp Registration will open December 1 with discounts for those who register before March 31. Visit www.beckwithal.com/summer-camp for more information.
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November 16, 2017
Men’s Breakfast
Cooks Needed!
All of the men from St. Simon’s parish are invited to break-
fast on December 2 in the Parish Hall at 8:00 AM and
cooks are needed. Childcare will be provided.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!
ADVENT
QUIET DAY Prayers We Love
PRESENTED BY DEACON CLELIA GARRITY
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9
10AM-1PM TO REGISTER, CONTACT DECON CLELIA AT
