A quiet night in Bethlehem, a silent night, a holy night. In this year of Our Lord Two thousand and Twenty five since on this earth, The Saviour and Redeemer, who on this day we celebrate His birth. Of whom the Father hath said, “This is my beloved Son in Whom I am well pleased. Desire of me and I will give the nations unto thee.” Whose incarnation announced forgiveness of sin To men of good will who follow him. To whom shepherds came to honor And angels came to laud, And who would be proclaimed as the one true Son of God. Our Emmanuel, Our Lord, image of both God and man. The Messiah, Lion of Judah, Son of David, Son of Man. Fulfilling all the prophecies and building here for us A church that is his body and fed on with his blood. And on this plague-ridden night with Bethlehem so quiet The world with solemn stillness waits to hear the angels sing. Peace on earth and to men of goodwill.
-- Fr. John Roddy+
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SERVICES & EVENTS
This Saturday, January 10, 8:30 AM, Men's Breakfast, church undercroft, breakfast Chef Extraordinaire Claude Crump and Bible study by Fr. Bragg. Great breakfast, great Bible study, and great fellowship. Men please feel free to invite friends.
Sunday, 7:45 AM, 9:00 AM & 11:15 AM Services (for online participation for the services go to: https://www.facebook.com/saintsofscotland)
Nursery, 9:00 AM & 11:15 AM Services
Sunday School, 10:30 AM
Discussion of the Saints this Monday, January 12 at 7:30 PM, Fr. Bragg continues his study and discussion on the Saints, undercroft. If you couldn't make it to the first ones, you're still welcome to attend the following ones.
Wednesday, Noon – Holy Communion and anointing for healing
Monday, January 19, 7:30 PM, Vestry Meeting, undercroft (no Saints study and discussion that evening)
Sunday January 25, 7:45 AM Service, 10:00 AM Combined Service (no 9 &11:15 AM Services) followed by Annual Parish Meeting All confirmed or received members of the parish who are 18 years of age or older, please fill out a proxy form at church or respond to this email stating "I give my proxy to the Senior Warden/ Junior (or whoever else you wish to give it to). We need to have a quorum for the annual meeting as under the canons of the church it must be held before the end of January.
Women’s Retreat, Saturday, January 31, 2026, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Church of the Ascension in Centreville, VA. The retreat leaders will be The Ven. Michael Weaver, our own Rev. Chris Fish, and The Rev John Needham, who will guide the group through a day of reflection, renewal, and connection. The cost is $20 per participant. To sign up you can register by copying and pasting the following in your browser: https://dmas-acc.org/upcoming or contact Mrs. Debbie Weaver at 703-339-6965 or at dweaver63@verizon.net.
MaRiH Crisis Pregnancy Center: Critical Needs Thank you for your help. Instead of presenting the whole list of needs, we are emphasizing the critical needs that MaRiH Center has. The critical needs list below has been updated: Diapers, sizes 5 and 6 Winter coats (Boys & Girls), size 2T Winter clothing, sizes 3- 6 months and 2T Wipes Baby Blankets Baby formula: Similac Advance Formula Bibs: toddler Lovies, rattles, teethers Other needs: Diapers, newborn, 1, 2, 3, 4 Fall/Winter Clothing, 6-9 month, 9-12 month, 12 month-18 month, 18-24month Bibs, infant Winter Clothes, all baby sizes There are two options for helping the Center with this need!
Option 1 Amazon has all the specific items needed. You can order the specific item(s) and have them delivered directly to the Center.
The MaRiH Center 3230B Duke Street Alexandria, VA 22314-4521 703-370-4774
Option 2 Go to your local store, purchase the items requested and drop them off at church on Sunday. We will deliver them to the MaRIH Center.
Food Bank Needs
With the cold weather here the food bank has more folks who need food. Please help this month with a food donation if you are able. Those we help feed are very thankful for the food we provide to them each month. Please also buy low sugar cereals (and not the kid's types that have lots of sugar). Also lower sodium products are better and more healthy.
Current needs include the following: canned meats (chicken, corned beef, spam) peanut butter jelly tuna canned vegetables (corn, green beans - (regular and low sodium) individual fruit cups (low sugar) canned fruit (low sugar) canola or vegetable oil (48 oz) boxed cereal (low sugar) and instant or old fashioned oatmeal (18 oz or 42 oz) pasta (regular and gluten-free): instant potatoes single serving fruit juice macaroni & cheese soups: Chunky or Progresso,noodle soup; chicken broth, cream of mushroom coffee, cooking oil, flour, sugar
