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All Saints' Day/Día de los Muertos: Upcoming Celebrations

Día De Los Muertos/All Saints Day Ofrenda and Celebrations

Remembering Our Beloved Dead: Monday, October 26 through Monday, November 2

Día de Los Muertos has become popular in the United States in recent years. For the last few years at Incarnation we have created an ofrenda, an altar adorned with images and objects that honor the beloved dead. This year our ofrenda moves outdoors, in response to the pandemic, and as an offering to our wider community.

An ofrenda, to be adorned with community-donated images and objects, will be erected in the Jerusalem Courtyard just south of the church entrance at 550 Mendocino Avenue. Bring copies of photos of your relatives or friends, and replicas of objects. Please remember to bring copies, as items will not be returned.

As the pandemic has disproportionately decimated the US Latinx community this year, we draw upon the rejuvenating joy that springs from the Muertos tradition. We also bear witness to racial divides in this country, affirming that Black and Brown Lives Matter. We honor the Latinx customs of communing with the departed in open and friendly delight, urging all in this year of illness and fire to gain solace from fond remembrance.

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Prayer Flags
Please complete this form with the name of a loved one, a prayer or poem you would like to include in the ofrenda. Fill in the entry with text that you want on the prayer flag, and it will be transcribed onto a prayer flag that will be will hung in the Jerusalem Courtyard.
There is no limit to the number of entries you can complete; the more the better!

Bilingual Noonday Prayer
Monday, October 26 through Friday, October 30, 12:00-12:30 p.m.
We'll celebrate Noonday Prayer on the weekdays preceding All Saints' Day and Día de Los Muertos, in around the ofrenda, followed by a desfile or procession around the altar and an opportunity to make a prayer flag. No registration needed; social distancing and face coverings will be required.


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All Hallows Eve Trick or Treat Event
Saturday, October 31, 4:00-6:30 p.m.
October 31, 2020 is All Hallows' Eve, or Halloween, and Incarnation will host a “Trick or Treat” late afternoon event from 4:00-6:00 p.m. Come with your household group and walk to stations throughout our campus, collecting individually wrapped treat packages along the way and making a stop at our ofrenda. We'll conclude with a bilingual All Hallows Eve service beginning at 6 PM. RSVP here.


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All Saints' Day Eucharist

Sunday, November 1, 9:30 and 11:00 a.m.

Eucharist in English in the socially distanced outdoor grassy area behind the Jerusalem Courtyard. All are welcome, but registration is needed. Communion is also available later in the day for those worshiping at home.
Register here to attend an in-person service or to receive home Communion.


All Souls Day / Día de los Muertos Bilingual Noonday Prayer

Monday, November 2, 12:00-12:30 p.m.

We complete our observances with one final Noonday Prayer in Jerusalem Courtyard around the ofrenda, followed by a desfile or procession around the altar and an opportunity to make a prayer flag. No registration needed; social distancing and face coverings will be required.

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On the first Sunday of the month, you can also join us outdoors on the church lawn.

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People decide to visit a church for lots of different reasons, often because they're at some sort of transition point in their lives. Maybe you're a longtime Episcopalian; maybe you have experience in another faith tradition; or maybe you've never been to a faith community at all.

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Incarnation is located at 550 Mendocino Avenue in downtown Santa Rosa, just south of the corner with Cherry Street.

Our church parking lot is located around the corner at 636 Cherry Street. The lot often fills up for our 9:00 and 11:15 a.m. services. Additional free church parking is available in the small gravel lot at the corner of Mendocino and Cherry, or in the city garage at 521 7th Street (free on Sundays), which is a two-minute walk from the church. Finally, street parking is also free on Sundays.

We're also located close to several bus lines, and we have a bike rack in the central courtyard.

Children aren't just the church's future—they're an essential part of our faith community right now. At Incarnation we strive to serve our kids' growing faith, and we know they have much to teach adults, too. Children are always welcome in worship: any age, any time.

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