Thursday, December 27, 2012

Events and News from St. John's

ST. ANDREW & ST. JOHN

EPISCOPAL CHURCH

EVENTS & NEWS

DECEMBER 27, 2012

 

WORSHIP SCHEDULE

Sunday, December 30, 2012

Feast of St. John

8:00 and 10:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist at St. John

Hymns:

By all your saints still striving; Praise God for John;

I want to walk as a child of the light; O holy city

Scripture:

Psalm 892:1-4, 11-14; Exodus 33:18-23; Revelation 1:9-19; John 21:19b-24

Participants:

Celebrant: The Rev. Tim Fleck

Usher:  Fred Benson

First Lesson/Psalm: Ann Benson

Second Lesson: Elaine Theriault

Prayers: Elise Felton

Chalice: Chloe Hatcher

Acolyte: Ted Fletcher (8:00); Chloe Hatcher

Altar Guild: Jayne Ashworth

Flowers: Chloe Hatcher

 

Parish Brunch to follow 10:00 service

 

Thursdays

12:30 p.m. – Holy Communion

 

 

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Office Hours:

8:30-2:30, Monday, Thursday (the office will be closed on Tuesday)

Michele Daley, Parish Administrator

Fr. Timothy Fleck will be at St. John’s (244-3229) on Tuesdays and Thursdays

and at  St. Saviour’s (288-4215) on Mondays and Wednesdays

He can be reached at 812-8362 or tim@mdi-episcopal.org 

Sr. Warden, Ted Fletcher (244-3115); Jr. Warden, Mary Mitchell (244-9951)

 

        

 

 

 

St. John:

Prayer Group Formation: There will be a meeting following the January 6th 10:00 a.m. service to discuss the formation of a St. John prayer group. If you would like to be a part of this wonderful ministry, please join us. Rita Redfield (244-4025); Gen MacKenzie (244-7313).

Annual Meeting: Sunday, January 20th, following the 9:00 service (note only one service that morning). Reports are due by the 13th.

 

St. Saviour:

Morning Prayer: 8:30 am Monday, Wednesday, Friday in the Rectory Library

 

St. Mary and St. Jude:

Contemplative Evening Prayer, Wednesdays at 5:00 p.m. at St. Mary’s Chapel.

 

Church of Our Father:

The Rev. Chuck Bradshaw has resigned as rector effective December 31.  Chuck and his wife, Beth, will begin a three-year term of service as missionaries in the Diocese of Mityana, Uganda, under the auspices of the Society of Anglican Missionaries and Senders (SAMS-USA). A Farewell Luncheon will be held for Fr. Chuck and Beth on Sunday, December 30 at 1 pm.  You must RSVP if you would like to come!!  Please call Sue Olson at 667-2954 or email her at mso68@roadrunner.com ASAP! 

Holy Eucharist and Breakfast, Wednesdays at 8:00 a.m.; Healing Service on the fourth Wednesday.

 

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Keep in your prayers this week: John Chryssavgis, Paul Haertel, Sarah Vekasi, Keith Storm, Ruth Cary, Jonathan Appleyard, Tina Baker, Christina Baker Kline, Brenda Merritt, Julie Russell, Emmet and Betty Whittlesey, and Joel Sipes. Pray for the safe return of Shawn Reed and Adam Holt, who are among our armed forces serving overseas, and their families.

 

Military Casualties (December 13-15)

Afghanistan: Job Price, Enrique Mondragon

 

 

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The Rev. Deborah Galante Seles, Diocese of Chicago

CONSTRUCTION PHOTOS

hand rail installed

 

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Events and News from St. John's

ST. ANDREW & ST. JOHN

EPISCOPAL CHURCH

EVENTS & NEWS

DECEMBER 20, 2012

 

WORSHIP SCHEDULE

Sunday, December 23, 2012

Advent 4

8:00 and 10:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist at St. John

Hymns:

O come, O come, Emmanuel; Ye who claim the faith of Jesus;

My heart sings out; The King shall come when morning dawns

Scripture:

Psalm 80:1-7; Micah 5:2-5a; Hebrews 10:5-10; Luke 1:39-45

Participants:

Celebrant: The Rev. Johanna Johannson

Usher:  Dean Henry

First Lesson/Psalm: Ted Fletcher

Second Lesson: Susan Buell

Prayers: Bob Theriault

Chalice: Sandy Watts

Acolyte: Rita Redfield (8:00); Spencer Ervin

Altar Guild: Margot

Flowers: Susan Buell

Monday, December 24, 2012

Christmas Eve

4:00 p.m. at St. John’s, The Rev. Tim Fleck

4:00 p.m. at St. Saviour’s, The Rev. Lynn Orville

4:00 p.m. at St. Mary and St. Jude, Pageant, The Rev. Patricia Robertson

4:00 p.m. at Church of our Father, The Rev. Chuck Bradshaw

10:00 p.m. at St. Saviour’s, The Rev. Tim Fleck

Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Christmas Day

9:00 a.m. at Church of Our Father, The Rev. Chuck Bradshaw

10:00 a.m. at St. John’s, The Rev. Tim Fleck

 

Thursday

December 27thNO Service

 

Forum

Sunday, December 23, 9:00 a.m.

Michael Shook will read an excerpt from Death Comes to the Archbishop

 

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Office Hours:

8:30-2:30, Monday, Thursday (the office will be closed on Tuesday)

Michele Daley, Parish Administrator

Fr. Timothy Fleck will be at St. John’s (244-3229) on Tuesdays and Thursdays

and at  St. Saviour’s (288-4215) on Mondays and Wednesdays

He can be reached at 812-8362 or tim@mdi-episcopal.org 

Sr. Warden, Ted Fletcher (244-3115); Jr. Warden, Mary Mitchell (244-9951)

 

        

 

 

 

St. John:

Feast of St. John: We will be celebrating the Feast of St. John on Sunday, December 30th with a Parish brunch after the 10:00 service. Our meal will celebrate the end of our construction/renovation. Todd Hardy of Eden Builders and the construction crews, sub-contractors etc. have been invited to join us.

Prayer Group Formation: There will be a meeting following the January 6th 10:00 a.m. service to discuss the formation of a St. John prayer group. If you would like to be a part of this wonderful ministry, please join us. Rita Redfield (244-4025); Gen MacKenzie (244-7313).

Annual Meeting: Sunday, January 20th, following the 9:00 service (note only one service that morning). Reports are due by the 13th.

 

St. Saviour:

Morning Prayer: 8:30 am Monday, Wednesday, Friday in the Rectory Library

We are collecting warm hats, gloves and scarves for the Emmaus Center and for Debbie Little-Wyman’s program in Massachusetts.  As you shop in the next few weeks, pick up what you are able and bring on Sundays. There will be a box and the Outreach Tree at the back of the church.

 

St. Mary and St. Jude:

Contemplative Evening Prayer, Wednesdays at 5:00 p.m. at St. Mary’s Chapel.

 

Church of Our Father:

The Rev. Chuck Bradshaw has resigned as rector effective December 31.  Chuck and his wife, Beth, will begin a three-year term of service as missionaries in the Diocese of Mityana, Uganda, under the auspices of the Society of Anglican Missionairies and Senders (SAMS-USA). A Farewell Luncheon will be held for Fr. Chuck and Beth on Sunday, December 30 at 1 pm.  You must RSVP if you would like to come!!  Please call Sue Olson at 667-2954 or email her at mso68@roadrunner.com ASAP! 

Holy Eucharist and Breakfast, Wednesdays at 8:00 a.m.; Healing Service on the fourth Wednesday.

 

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Keep in your prayers this week: Paul Haertel, Sarah Vekasi, Keith Storm, Ruth Cary, Jonathan Appleyard, Tina Baker, Christina Baker Kline, Brenda Merritt, Julie Russell, Emmet and Betty Whittlesey, and Joel Sipes. Pray for the safe return of Shawn Reed and Adam Holt, who are among our armed forces serving overseas, and their families. Also remember the families of the victims at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut:

Charlotte, Daniel, Rachel*, Olivia, Josephine, Dawn*, Dylan, Madeline, Catherine, Chase, Nancy*, Jesse, Ana, James, Grace, Anne Marie*, Emilie, Jack, Noah, Caroline, Jessica, Avielle, Lauren*, Mary*, Victoria*, Benjamin, Allison (* are adults)

 

Military Casualties (December 13-15)

Afghanistan: Nicholas Reid, Nelson Trent, Michael Guillory, Kevin Lipari, Leonard Robinson

 

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop calls for prayer following the Connecticut tragedy

“Will you pray and work toward a different future…”

We grieve with the many families and friends touched by this shooting in Connecticut.  We mourn the loss of lives so young and innocent.  We grieve that the means of death are so readily available to people who lack the present capacity to find other ways of responding to their own anger and grief.  We know that God’s heart is broken over this tragedy, and the tragedies that unfold each and every day across this nation.  And we pray that this latest concentration of shooting deaths in one event will awaken us to the unnoticed number of children and young people who die senselessly across this land every day.  More than 2000 children and youth die from guns each year, more than the soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.  Will you pray and work toward a different future, the one the Bible’s prophets dreamed of, where city streets are filled with children playing in safety (Zechariah 8:5)?

The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori
Presiding Bishop and Primate
The Episcopal Church

 

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101 REASONS TO BE EPISCOPALIAN

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Barbara Cawthorne Crafton, Diocese of New York

 

 

Thursday, December 6, 2012

Events & News from St. John's

ST. ANDREW & ST. JOHN

EPISCOPAL CHURCH

EVENTS & NEWS

DECEMBER 6, 2012

 

WORSHIP SCHEDULE

Sunday, December 9, 2012

Advent 2

8:00 and 10:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist at St. John

Hymns:

People look East; Comfort ye my people;

Once He came in blessing; Prepare the way, O Zion

Scripture:

Canticle 16; Malachi 3:1-4; Philippians 1:3-11; Luke 3:1-6

Participants:

Celebrant: The Rev. Vesta Kowalski

Usher:  Ann Benson

First Lesson/Psalm: Ellen Gilmore

Second Lesson: Patsy Fogarty

Prayers: Elise Felton

Chalice: Floy Ervin

Acolyte: Bob Stanwood (8:00); Chloe Hatcher

Altar Guild: Edie Stanwood

Flowers: Susan Buell

 

Thursdays

December 13, 12:30 p.m. – Morning Prayer

 

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Office Hours:

8:30-2:30, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday

Michele Daley, Parish Administrator

Fr. Timothy Fleck will be at St. John’s (244-3229) on Tuesdays and Thursdays

and at  St. Saviour’s (288-4215) on Mondays and Wednesdays

He can be reached at 812-8362 or tim@mdi-episcopal.org 

Sr. Warden, Ted Fletcher (244-3115); Jr. Warden, Mary Mitchell (244-9951)

 

Advent Discussion Group

Wednesdays, December 12 and 19—10:30-12:00

Come for some lively discussions around themes of Advent. Using poetry and our lived experiences, we will explore: Making space for God, Expectations of change, Living between “the world” and hope, and Possibilities for new birth. Facilitated by Sarah Flynn. No preparation required.

 

        

 

 

 

St. John:

Christmas Fair: Saturday, December 8, 8:00 to 2:00. There will be a luncheon (chili, hot dogs, tuna salad sandwiches), baked goods, wreaths and other craft items for sale.

Christmas Flowers: St. John’s will be decorating the sanctuary for Christmas. If you would like to make a donation in honor of or in memory of friends or relatives, please send your checks along with the names you wish to remember to the church office. (Please designate “Christmas Flowers” on your check.)

Prayer Group Formation: There will be a meeting following the January 6th 10:00 a.m. service to discuss the formation of a St. John prayer group. If you would like to be a part of this wonderful ministry, please join us. Rita Redfield (244-4025); Gen MacKenzie (244-7313).

 

St. Saviour:

Festival of Advent Lessons and Carols: Sunday, December 16 at 4:00 pm.  This ancient season of hope and expectation will be explored thru readings and music. The service will feature anthems by the modern British and American composers Andrew Carter, Malcolm Archer, Daniel Gawthrop and Robert Powell. Peter Warlock’s Adam Lay Ybounden will be sung by Jay Emlen and there will be opportunities for the congregation to join in singing carols. Diana Brookes Brown will offer a flute prelude and descants on the carols. There is no admission charge to this program, but any donations received will go to the Bar Harbor Food Pantry.

Music for Advent and Christmas:  Friday, December 14, at 12:15 p.m. Julia Morris-Myers, organ, and David Woolsey, oboe, will present a program that includes music by Bach, Telemann, Alec Rowley, Richard Hahn and others.

 

St. Mary and St. Jude:

Contemplative Evening Prayer, Wednesdays at 5:00 p.m. at St. Mary’s Chapel.

CrècheDisplay: Friday, December 7th from 4:00-7:00 p.m. in Redfield Gallery on Main Street in the midst of the Christmas Festival.

 

Church of Our Father:

Holy Eucharist and Breakfast, Wednesdays at 7:00 a.m.; Healing Service on the fourth Wednesday.

Christmas Musical Event:  Sunday, December 9, 2:30 – 4 pm at Church of Our Father.

Come hear the amazing musical talent of all our generations as they sing (and play) beautiful melodies old and new!

 

Community News

The Alzheimer’s Day program at the Strauss Center in Southwest Harbor has invited the Saint John’s community and friends to sing familiar Christmas songs and carols with the people there on Friday, December 14th beginning at 1:00 p.m. and ending at about 2:00 p.m. Bill Voorhies will accompany the singing. Please ask others to join in -- no singing experience is necessary! And, please let Susan Buell (scovino@prexar.com) know if you will be able to be there.

 

The Sea Coast Mission once again welcomes the community to our annual Advent Vespers Service on Sunday, December 9th at 4:30pm at the Mission's Colket Center.  The liturgy is a beautiful, melodic, contemporary (and participatory) evening prayer setting composed by Marty Haugen.  Local cantors and musicians will lead, and there is no cost to attend.

 

Southwest Harbor Community Holiday Celebration: Friday and Saturday, December 7th and 8th – craft fairs, shopping, Christmas tree lighting with Santa, caroling, cookie decorating, holiday card making, storytelling, photos with Santa, etc.

 

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Keep in your prayers this week: Ruth Cary, Jonathan Appleyard, Tina Baker, Christina Baker Kline, Brenda Merritt, Julie Russell, Emmet and Betty Whittlesey, and Joel Sipes. Pray for the safe return of Shawn Reed and Adam Holt, who are among our armed forces serving overseas, and their families.

 

Military Casualties (December 2-3)

Afghanistan: Anthony Denier, Darren Linde, Tyler Orgaard

 

Prayer for the Community of St. Andrew & St. John                       

Gracious God, we offer thanks for our parish, for your inspiration, and for the many generous open hearts whose donations will bring accessibility to all at St. John’s. Guide us all as the planned expansion of the facilities comes to reality. We thank you for the various trades and skills of those who work on the addition. Protect and guide them as they labor, that they may take pride in their accomplishments. Inspire us to share faithfully the love that you have revealed to us through the ministry and sacrifice of your son, Jesus Christ. Amen.

 

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101 REASONS TO BE EPISCOPALIAN

We leave neither our minds, nor our hearts, nor our bodies at the church door..

Larry Graham, Diocese of Atlanta