Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Weekly news from St. Andrew & St. John Episcopal Church

DECEMBER 30, 2008

ST. ANDREW & ST. JOHN EPISCOPAL CHURCH

EVENTS & NEWS

 

Epiphany Pageant: Sunday, January 4th at 10:00 a.m. Rehearsal at 9:30 a.m. Saturday.

 

Sunday School: Sundays during the 10:00 service on Sunday in the undercroft, with the Godly Play lessons.

Feast of the Epiphany: Tuesday, January 6 at 6:00 p.m., Evensong at St. John in Southwest Harbor. Rehearsal at 5:30 p.m. on the 6th.

 

Annual Meeting: Sunday, January 18 at 11:15 a.m. following the service. Reports are due in the office by January 8th. Call Joan (244-3227) if you would be willing to coordinate lunch.

 

Office hours: December 30, January 5, 6, 8 - 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

 

Sunday Forums will begin January 11th at 9:00 a.m. in the Undercroft. January 11: Pamela VanWechel, Personal Mission: A Place to Invest Time, Talent, and Money; January 18: Linda Robinson, Reflections on Humanitarian Mission to the Congo; January 25: Joe Wright, The Work We Have Been Given to Do; February 1: Bill Baker, If Christ Came to the Super Bowl; February 8: George Swanson, As You Did It to the Least of These: Prison Matters.

 

The 2009 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity service will be held Sunday, January 18th, 4:00 p.m. at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Manset.

 

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

weekly news from St. Andrew & St. John Episcopal Church

DECEMBER 23, 2008

ST. ANDREW & ST. JOHN EPISCOPAL CHURCH

EVENTS & NEWS

 

Christmas Eve Service: Family Service at 5:00 p.m.

Lectionary readings for December 24thPsalm 96; Isaiah 9:2-7; Titus 2:11-14; Luke 2:1-20.

 

Christmas Day Service: Holy Communion at 10:00 a.m.

Lectionary readings for December 25th: Psalm 97; Isaiah 62:6-12; Titus 3:4-7; Luke 2:1-20.

 

Sunday Services, December 28th: Christmas 1, 10:00 a.m. Lessons and Carols at St. John’s in Southwest Harbor.

Lectionary Readings for December 28th: Genesis 2:4b-9, 15-25; Genesis 22: 15-18; Isaiah 9: 2; 6-7; Isaiah 11: 1-3a; 4a; 6-9; Luke 1: 26-35; 38; Luke 2: 1; 3; Luke 2: 8-16; Matthew 2: 1-12; John: 1: 1-14.

 

The Christmas Offering will be given to the Emmaus Center.

 

Sunday School: Sundays during the 10:00 service on Sunday in the undercroft, with the Godly Play lessons.

Epiphany Pageant: Sunday, January 4th.  The script is available for your review at the back of the church. If you would like to participate as an actor, reader or dresser, please sign up on the sheet or talk with Susan Buell (244-3124) or Floy Ervin (244-4195).

 

Feast of the Epiphany: Tuesday, January 6 at 6:00 p.m., Evensong at St. Andrew & St. John in Southwest Harbor. If you would like to join in rehearsing the music, leave a message with Michele in the church office, 244-3229, and we'll let you know when.

 

Annual Meeting: Sunday, January 18 at 11:15 a.m. following the service. Reports are due in the office by January 8th.

 

Office hours: December 24, 29, 30 - 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

 

CHRISTMAS SERVICES ON MDI

 

Church of Our Father, Hulls Cove
Christmas Eve:  4:00 p.m. Holy Eucharist; 10:00 p.m. Vigil Eucharist
Christmas Day:  9:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist

St. Andrew & St. John Episcopal Church, Southwest Harbor

Christmas Eve:  9:30 a.m. Eucharist; 5:00 p.m. Family Service

Christmas Day: 10:00 a.m. Eucharist

 

St, Mary's By-The-Sea, Northeast Harbor
Christmas Eve: 4:00 p.m. Family Celebration & Eucharist; 9:30 pm Candlelight Festival & Eucharist

St, Saviour's, Bar Harbor
Christmas Eve:  4:00 p.m. Family Service; 11:00 p.m. Midnight Mass
Christmas Day:  10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist

 

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Weekly News from St. Andrew & St. John Episcopal Church

DECEMBER 15, 2008

ST. ANDREW & ST. JOHN EPISCOPAL CHURCH

EVENTS & NEWS

Sunday Services, December 21st: Fourth Sunday in Advent, 10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist at St. John’s in Southwest Harbor.

Lectionary readings for December 21st: Psalm 89:1-4, 19-26; 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16; Romans 16:25-27; Luke 1:26-38

Sunday School: Sundays during the 10:00 service in the undercroft, with the Godly Play lessons.

CHRISTMAS SERVICES AT ST JOHNS


St.
Andrew & St. John, Southwest Harbor

Christmas Eve: 9:30 a.m. Eucharist; 5:00 p.m. Family Service
Christmas Day: 10:00 a.m. Eucharist



Design and Construction Committee: Wednesday, December 17th at 5:00 p.m.

Advent Bible Study: Gospel of Mark, Wednesday, December 17th at 6:00 followed by Compline with Fr. Richard. New students welcome!

Food Pantry Gift Cards: For every $10 donation to the Food Pantry, you are entitled to an attractive gift card suitable for Christmas giving, hostess gifts, stocking stuffers, etc. The cards are available on Sunday mornings, in the office and at the craft fair on November 29th. Give a gift that helps our island neighbors through this really tough winter.

The Southwest Harbor Library is collecting food for the pantry throughout the month of December.

The Community Nativity will be in our church yard during Advent. On December 19-20 the wooden figures will be replaced with people from the community.

Christmas wreath donations: If you would like to donate in honor or in memory of a loved one, please sign up on the sheet in the back of the church; or you may mail your check marked Christmas Wreaths to the church office. Please consider honoring those you love at this wondrous time of year.

Epiphany Pageant: Sunday, January 4th. The script is available for your review at the back of the church. If you would like to participate as an actor, reader or dresser, please sign up on the sheet or talk with Susan Buell (244-3124) or Floy Ervin (244-4195).

Annual Meeting: Sunday, January 18 at 11:15 a.m. following the service. Reports are due in the office by January 8th.

Office hours: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

EPISCOPAL CHRISTMAS SERVICES ON MDI

Church of Our Father, Hulls Cove
Christmas Eve: 4:00 p.m. Holy Eucharist; 10:00 p.m. Vigil Eucharist
Christmas Day: 9:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist

St.
Andrew & St. John, Southwest Harbor

Christmas Eve: 9:30 a.m. Eucharist; 5:00 p.m. Family Service

Christmas Day: 10:00 a.m. Eucharist

St, Mary's By-The-Sea, Northeast Harbor
Christmas Eve: 4:00 p.m. Family Celebration & Eucharist; 9:30 pm Candlelight Festival & Eucharist

St, Saviour's, Bar Harbor
Christmas Eve: 4:00 p.m. Family Service; 11:00 p.m. Midnight Mass
Christmas Day: 10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist

Thursday, December 11, 2008

Weekly News from St. Andrew & St. John Episcopal Church

DECEMBER 11, 2008

ST. ANDREW & ST. JOHN EPISCOPAL CHURCH

EVENTS & NEWS

 

Sunday Services, December 14th: Third Sunday in Advent, 10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist at St. John’s in Southwest Harbor(One service only!)

 

Lectionary readings for December 14thCanticle 15; Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24; John 1:6-8, 19-28.

 

Sunday School: Sundays during the 10:00 service in the undercroft, with the Godly Play lessons.

Weekday Morning Eucharist: Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m.

 

Vestry Meeting: Thursday, December 11th (note change of date) at 6:00 p.m.

 

Design and Construction Committee: Wednesday, December 17th at 5:00 p.m.

 

Advent Bible Study: Gospel of Mark, Wednesday, December 17th at 6:00 followed by Compline with Fr. Richard.

 

Food Pantry Gift Cards: For every $10 donation to the Food Pantry, you are entitled to an attractive gift card suitable for Christmas giving, hostess gifts, stocking stuffers, etc. The cards are available on Sunday mornings, in the office and at the craft fair on November 29th. Give a gift that helps our island neighbors through this really tough winter.

 

The Southwest Harbor Library is collecting food for the pantry throughout the month of December.
 

 

The Community Nativity will be in our church yard during Advent. On December 19-20 the wooden figures will be replaced with people from the community. If you would like to participate please call Chloe at 669-2801.

 

 

Christmas wreath donations are now being accepted. If you would like to donate in honor or in memory of a loved one, please sign up on the sheet in the back of the church; or you may mail your check marked Christmas Wreaths to the church office. Please consider honoring those you love at this wondrous time of year.

 

Advent Organ Concert: Friday, December 12, 12:15 p.m. at St. Saviour's.  Come for a time of quiet during this busy season.  Julia Morris-Myers, organ, and Bill Myers, cello.  Donations optional.  Refreshments follow.

 

An Advent Service for those in Grief on Friday, December 12th at 5:00 PM at St. Saviour’s Church (parish library) in Bar Harbor. Please come to remember those who have died and to pray for your own needs and those of others. Eucharist will be celebrated with the special intention of remembering and honoring the lives of children who have predeceased their parents, and of friends, siblings and loved ones. You are invited to be yourself, embracing whatever emptiness, grief and hope that you find along your way. The wonder of child birth, family and child-like joy, so emphasized during the period between Thanksgiving and Christmas, touches a raw spot in so many of us. There is more to our story. Come and share in it. All are welcome.

 

Epiphany Pageant: Sunday, January 4th.  The script is available for your review at the back of the church. If you would like to participate as an actor, reader or dresser, please sign up on the sheet or talk with Susan Buell (244-3124) or Floy Ervin (244-4195).

 

Annual Meeting: Sunday, January 18 at 11:15 a.m. following the service. Reports are due in the office by January 8th.

 

Office hours: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

 

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Weekly News from St. Andrew & St. John Episcopal Church

DECEMBER 2, 2008

ST. ANDREW & ST. JOHN EPISCOPAL CHURCH

EVENTS & NEWS

 

Sunday Services, December 7th: Second Sunday in Advent, 10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist and Stewardship/Pledge Ingathering at St. John’s in Southwest Harbor(One service only!)  Brunch will follow the service.

 

Lectionary readings for December 7thPsalm 85:1-2, 8-13; Isaiah 40:1-11; 2 Peter 3:8-15a; Mark 1:1-8

 

Sunday School: Sundays during the 10:00 service in the undercroft, with the Godly Play lessons.
 

Sunday Forums at 9:00 a.m. in the Undercroft:  December 7: Michael Shook, An Advent Read--Aloud.

 

Weekday Morning Eucharist: Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m.

 

Wednesdays evenings in Advent: Fr. Tardiff will conduct a Bible Study on the Gospel of Mark at 6:00 followed by Compline.

 

Vestry Meeting: Thursday, December 11th (note change of date) at 6:00 p.m.

 

Food Pantry Gift Cards: For every $10 donation to the Food Pantry, you are entitled to an attractive gift card suitable for Christmas giving, hostess gifts, stocking stuffers, etc. The cards are available on Sunday mornings, in the office and at the craft fair on November 29th. Give a gift that helps our island neighbors through this really tough winter.

 

The Southwest Harbor Library is collecting food for the pantry throughout the month of December.
 

The Community Nativity will be in our church yard during Advent. On December 19-20 the wooden figures will be replaced with people from the community. If you would like to participate please call Chloe at 669-2801.

 

Christmas is coming: If you would like to adopt a child (or family) for Christmas through the Emmaus Center, please contact Rita Redfield at 244-4025. You may buy the gifts yourself or write a check and Rita will buy them.

 

The Essentials Pantry desperately needs your donation of diapers (any size) or money to purchase them--the demand is very high, but so is the cost.  If you bring diapers, Ted & Joan will deliver them.  Or you may send a check, payable to St. Elizabeth's Essentials Pantry, to Diocese of Maine, 143 State Street, Portland ME 04101 (mark Essentials Pantry on envelope.)  Thanks!

 

Christmas Fair: Friday, December 5, 10:00–2:00, at the Bar Harbor Congregational Church. There will be a luncheon, baked goods, craft items and plants, attic treasures, toys and books, a raffle, and wreaths.

 

The Acadia Choral Society will present their holiday concerts at St. Saviour’s on Saturday, December 6 at 7:00 pm and Sunday, December 7 at 3:00 pm.  One of the featured works this year is Vaughan-Williams’ “Fantasia on Christmas Carols” with Geoffrey Knowles as soloist.  Tickets are available at St. Saviour’s office.

Epiphany Pageant: Sunday, January 4th.  The script is available for your review at the back of the church. If you would like to participate as an actor, reader or dresser, please sign up on the sheet or talk with Susan Buell (244-3124) or Floy Ervin (244-4195).

 

 

Annual Meeting: Sunday, January 18 at 11:15 a.m. following the service. Reports are due in the office by January 8th.

 

Office hours next week: Thursday and Friday (December 11 & 12), 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Please call Richard at home (244-4037) if you need assistance this week.