Thursday, November 20, 2014

St. Andrew & St. John Weekly e-mail

ST. ANDREW & ST. JOHN

EPISCOPAL CHURCH

EVENTS & NEWS

November 20, 2014

WORSHIP SCHEDULE

 

Sunday, November 23, 2014

Christ the King

8:00 and 10:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist at St. John the Divine, Southwest Harbor

Hymns:

All people that on earth do dwell (377); Ubi caritas (WLP 831)

Let all mortal flesh keep silence (324); The King of love (645)

Scripture:

Psalm 100; Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24; Ephesians 1:15-23; Matthew 25:31-46

Participants

Celebrant: The Rev. Tim Fleck

Usher: Chloe Hatcher

First Lesson/Psalm: Ann Cox Halkett

Second Lesson: Patsy Fogarty

Prayers: ________

Chalice: _______

Acolyte: _________

Altar Guild: Margot Haertel

Flowers: Ellen Gilmore

Vestry Member in charge: Chloe Hatcher

 

Sunday, November 30, 2014

Advent 1

8:00 and 10:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist at St. John the Divine, Southwest Harbor

Hymns:

The King shall come when morning dawns (73); O come, Emmanuel, vv 1-2 (56)

Come, my Way, my Truth, my Life (487); Signs of endings (WLP 721)

Scripture:

Psalm 80:1-7, 16-18; Isaiah 64:1-9; 1 Corinthians 1:3-9; Mark 13:24-37

Participants

Celebrant: The Rev. Tim Fleck

Usher: ______

First Lesson/Psalm: Chloe Hatcher

Second Lesson: Floy Ervin

Prayers: Margot Haertel

Chalice: Bob Theriault

 Acolyte: Elaine Theriault

Altar Guild: Jayne Ashworth

Flowers: Floy Ervin

Vestry Member in charge: Jayne Ashworth

 

Thursday, November 27, 2014

Thanksgiving Day

Holy Eucharist – 11:00 a.m.

The Rev. Vesta Kowalski

Thursday, Holy Eucharist at 12:00 noon

December 4 – Nicholas of Myra

December 11 – John of the Cross

December 18 - Thomas

The Rev. Tim Fleck

 

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Office Hours:

8:30-2:30, Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays

Michele Daley, Parish Administrator

Michele will be out of the office until December 8

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 (cell) or tim@mdi-episcopal.org 

Sr. Warden, Bunny Watts (244-3699); Jr. Warden, Rita Redfield (244-4025)

The Rev. Vesta Kowalski and The Rev. Jennifer Reece, Affiliate Clergy

 


        

 

 

St. John:

Calendar:

Mondays, November 24, 5:00 p.m. – St. John’s Singers

Wednesdays, 1:30 p.m. – Wednesday Explorers

Fridays, 1:00-3:00 p.m. – Mahjong

LAST DAY FOR WREATH ORDERS!!!

This Sunday, November 23 is the last day to order hand-decorated wreaths, to be delivered Sunday, November 30.  Wreaths are $20 each; sign up on the clipboard in the undercrofgt, and indicate what color bow you would prefer.  Questions?  Contact Karen Craig or Sue Newman,

 

WEDNESDAY EXPLORERS Wednesday Explorers is a weekly open discussion forum, facilitated by Vesta Kowalski, which meets in the St. John’s Common Room from 1:30 to 3:00 on Wednesday afternoons. There’s a different topic each week; the topics are suggested and chosen by the group. Anyone is free to come once, occasionally, or regularly, and friends from outside the church community are welcome, too. The group will not meet on November 26, the day before Thanksgiving.

Upcoming topics:

December 3 – Are our children our future or our present? As the average age of church members increases, we keep trying to figure out how to involve young people in the life of the church. What are appropriate roles for young people? When should they be involved in the processes of decision-making? Is there a conflict between maintaining the forms of worship that are important to the older generation and inspiring a younger generation to be active in church affairs?

December 10 – How did we come to faith? We often find ourselves lamenting that the coming generations are not receiving the religious background that we did, and therefore don’t have the foundation for faith that we do. Is that true? Does our faith stem from Sunday School, personal experience, continuing education? Have we taken many different paths to faith?

December 17 – How do we cast out fear? It is increasingly clear that as a nation as well as individuals, we make many of our decisions based on fear. What is it that we fear? How might we live a life without fear? Does our faith help?

 

Thanksgiving Dinner:  The second annual Thanksgiving dinner will be held in the Undercroft following the 11:00 a.m. Thanksgiving Day service. Reservations are appreciated but not required. Leave a message by calling the church office (244-3229) or sign up in the Undercroft. If you would like to help in any way (help serve, clean up, bake pies, etc.), please contact Dianne McMullan (244-4582) or Chloe Hatcher (244-4436).

 

Advent Wreath Making:  Join Dianne McMullan in the Undercroft on Sunday, November 30th at 5:30 for a fun evening of Advent Wreath making! Delicious soup and cider will be provided! Bring a sandwich (or whatever) to share. Please bring your wreath form/candles and some "tipped" pine, cedar or other material to weave into your form. Please RSVP to Dianne 244-4582.  If you need a wreath form let me know ASAP. I have 3 left from last year’s gathering. This is a fun way to start Advent and keep it visible each day.

 

Net Tender: The deadline for the articles to be included in the December/January issue of the newsletter is December 8.

 

St. John’s and St. Saviour’s:

Advent Discussion Series: The O Antiphons

This year, on the four Sundays of Advent (November 30, December 7, 14, 21), Tim, Jenny, and Vesta will be leading discussions of the seven ancient titles for the coming Messiah which have been sung as antiphons to the Song of Mary at Evening Prayer in Advent since at least the sixth century.  We perhaps know them best as they are paraphrased in Hymn 56, “O come, O Come Emmanuel.”  What did it mean for the early Church to call Christ by the name “Wisdom?”  What does it mean for us?  How about “Root of Jesse” or “Key of David?”  Explorations of these questions will be during Forum time (9:00-9:45) at St. John, and after the 10:00 service (11:30-12:15) in the Parish Hall at St. Saviour, and will be led by the priest celebrant at each church.  No advance reading is required; each conversation can stand alone, but attending all would be an enriching Advent discipline.

 

St. Dunstan:

Holiday Fair with special events for Kids! Saturday, November 22 from 9 am to 1:30 pm!

Please come for a wonderful day and help support THAW, the WHCA Heating & Warming Fund. The event will feature local artisan’s handmade gifts, St. Dunstan's most excellent pies and baked treats, and new cookbook, a silent auction and snack bar. Special activities for children include Santa's Workshop and Elf Activities where kids can buy special gifts for the special adults in their life for $1.00. 

 

Community

 

FREE MEALS:

Mondays, 3-6 p.m., Everybody Eats, in the Parish Hall of St. Dunstan’s Church, 134 State Street, Ellsworth.

Wednesdays, 3-6 p.m., Welcome Table, First Congregational Church, 2 Church Street, Ellsworth.

Thursdays, 4-7 p.m., Holy Redeemer Church, 21 Ledgelawn Avenue, Bar Harbor.

 

At Home Southwest Harbor: Would you like to remain in your own home as long as it is safe? Would you like to participate in a conversation about ways that could support this wish for yourself, your neighbors, friends and relatives? The At Home SWH Steering Committee is sponsoring this conversation on November 22, 2:00-3:00 at Harbor House Community Room.

 

Island Pastors Offer Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service

Sponsored by MDI Clergy Association and Maine Sea Coast Mission

Thanksgiving is a time when we remember the many blessings in our lives, and a group of MDI pastors are sponsoring an ecumenical service of scripture, prayer, hymns, and thanksgiving on Tuesday, November 25 at 5:30 PM at St. Saviour’s Church in Bar Harbor. 

The service is a collaboration among clergy from several different congregations, and is intended as an opportunity for the whole community to gather across the lines of individual denominations and traditions.  The Maine Seacoast Mission is sponsoring the service, along with the MDI Clergy Association.

The Rev. Jane Cornman of The Episcopal Parish of St. Mary & St. Jude will be preaching.  Singing will be accompanied by Robin Ann Barron of Bar Harbor Congregational Church at the organ.  The Rev. Rob Benson of Bar Harbor Congregational Church, the Rev. Suzanne Cole of The Church of Our Father in Hull’s Cove, The Rev. Tim Fleck of St. Saviour’s Episcopal Church Bar Harbor and the Episcopal Parish of St. Andrew & John, Southwest Harbor, and The Rev. Dr. Deborah Jenks of the United Church of Christ of Northeast Harbor and Seal Harbor, will also be participating.

The Rev. Scott Planting, President of the Maine Seacoast Mission, says, “Thanksgiving is a holiday that does not belong to any one religion or tradition, so it is an excellent opportunity for this sort of shared community service.  We hope that it may have something to offer every person of faith, no matter their background.”

 

Riverside Café and Emmaus Shelter to Offer Free Community Thanksgiving Meal

This is the 17th Annual FREE Community Thanksgiving Dinner.  The Emmaus Shelter is partnering with Riverside Cafe to offer a free Thanksgiving Dinner to those in need of a hot meal or some companionship this Thanksgiving.

 

Volunteers will serve a “turkey and all the fixins” from 12:00 to 3:00 p.m. at Riverside Cafe, located on Main Street in downtown Ellsworth. This is a tradition Sister Lucille MacDonald began in 1997 at the shelter, making this the 17th year the Emmaus Shelter has offered this free holiday meal to not only those in need but for those just looking for some good company as well. This annual event has seen anywhere from 150 to 250 people in attendance.

 

The Emmaus Homeless Shelter and Riverside Café are seeking volunteers to cook turkeys and donate fully prepared side dishes and desserts. Volunteers to work on and before Thanksgiving Day and entertainment are also needed. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Nichole or Dawn with the Emmaus Shelter at 667-3962.

 

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Keep in your prayers this week: Jim Schreiber, Herb  Hafenbalg, Carter Frank, Lillian Leighton, Marilyn Mays, Evan Bruggman, Jack Weisner, Mo Moser, John Cronin, Mary Burden, Sarah Moore, Bill Baker, Sara Etta Dudley, Ephron Catlin, Sarah Flynn, Pamela Theodore, Lance Funderburk, Emily Frazier, Bruce Blake, Trisha Roy, Shelley Hoover Payne, Molly Lyman, Dorothy Smith, Bob Theriault, Norman Shaw, Ron Martin, Joseph and Kimberly Pratt family, Ruth and Bob Zachary, Gary Dunlap, Kay and Bill Barney, Lydia Thayer, George Swanson, Jennie Cline and Sharon Dayana Salazar, our sponsored child in Costa Rica.

 

 

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Thursday, November 13, 2014

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

 

 

 

 

 

ST. ANDREW & ST. JOHN

EPISCOPAL CHURCH

EVENTS & NEWS

November 13, 2014

WORSHIP SCHEDULE

 

Sunday, November 16, 2014

Pentecost 23

8:00 and 10:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist at St. John the Divine, Southwest Harbor

Hymns:

On this day, the first of days (47); Strengthen for service, Lord (312)

Once he came in blessing (53); Hark! The glad sound! (71)

Scripture:

Psalm 123; Judges 4:1-7; 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11; Matthew 25:14-30

Participants

Celebrant: The Rev. Vesta Kowalski

Usher: Dean Henry

First Lesson/Psalm: Spencer Ervin

Second Lesson: Candace DaCosta

Prayers: Mike DaCosta

Chalice: Ted Fletcher

Acolyte: Ted Fletcher

Altar Guild: Joan Bromage

Flowers: Susan Buell

Vestry Member in charge: Paul Haertel

 

Thursday Holy Eucharist at 12:00 pm
November 20 – William Byrd, John Merbecke, Thomas Tallis

The Rev. Tim Fleck

November 27 – Thanksgiving (Service at 11:00)

The Rev. Vesta Kowalski

December 4 – Nicholas of Myra

The Rev. Tim Fleck

 

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Office Hours:

8:30-2:30, Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays

Michele Daley, Parish Administrator

Michele will be out of the office until December 8

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 (cell) or tim@mdi-episcopal.org 

Sr. Warden, Bunny Watts (244-3699); Jr. Warden, Rita Redfield (244-4025)

The Rev. Vesta Kowalski and The Rev. Jennifer Reece, Affiliate Clergy

 


        

 

 

St. John:

Calendar:

Mondays, November 17 & 24, 5:00 p.m. – St. John’s Singers

Wednesdays, 1:30 p.m. – Wednesday Explorers

Fridays, 1:00-3:00 p.m. – Mahjong

 

Copies of "Hard Choices for Loving People" by Hank Dunn will be available Sunday for $6.00 per copy for individuals who expressed interest at the 9:00 forums with Nan Miller and Cookie Horner.

 
WEDNESDAY EXPLORERS Wednesday Explorers is a weekly open discussion forum, facilitated by Vesta Kowalski, which meets in the St. John’s Common Room from 1:30 to 3:00 on Wednesday afternoons. There’s a different topic each week; the topics are suggested and chosen by the group. Anyone is free to come once, occasionally, or regularly, and friends from outside the church community are welcome, too. Schedule of topics for November follows (note that we will not meet on November 26, the day before Thanksgiving) 

November 19 – Is doubt a part of faith? Most of us have at some point in our lives taken a “vacation” from church, and often returned with a more mature faith. What do we doubt? How do we balance faith and doubt in our daily lives?

November 26 – No meeting.

 

Thanksgiving Dinner:  The second annual Thanksgiving dinner will be held in the Undercroft following the 11:00 a.m. Thanksgiving Day service. Reservations are appreciated but not required. Leave a message by calling the church office (244-3229) or sign up in the Undercroft. If you would like to help in any way (help serve, clean up, bake pies, etc.), please contact Dianne McMullan (244-4582) or Chloe Hatcher (244-4436).

 

Advent Wreath Making:  Join Dianne McMullan in the Undercroft on Sunday, November 30th at 5:30 for a fun evening of Advent Wreath making! Delicious soup and cider will be provided! Bring a sandwich (or whatever) to share. Please bring your wreath form/candles and some "tipped" pine, cedar or other material to weave into your form. Please RSVP to Dianne 244-4582.  If you need a wreath form let me know ASAP. I have 3 left from last year’s gathering. This is a fun way to start Advent and keep it visible each day.

 

Net Tender: The deadline for the articles to be included in the December/January issue of the newsletter is December 8.

 

 

 

St. Saviour:

The Evensong scheduled for November 2nd was postponed and moved to Sunday, November 16 at 4 pm. St. Saviour's Festival Choir will offer a special service of Evensong in honor of All Saints and will feature music by Robert Powell, Craig Phillips and Geraint Lewis, all living composers working in the field of sacred music. The anthem, The Souls of the Righteous, by Lewis, is one of Julia’s favorites in the entire repertoire. It speaks beautifully of our eternal souls resting in God's loving hands. Please join us for this service of prayer and music and for a reception of wine and cheese afterwards.

 

St. Dunstan:

Holiday Fair with special events for Kids! Saturday, November 22 from 9 am to 1:30 pm!

Please come for a wonderful day and help support THAW, the WHCA Heating & Warming Fund. The event will feature local artisan’s handmade gifts, St. Dunstan's most excellent pies and baked treats, and new cookbook, a silent auction and snack bar. Special activities for children include Santa's Workshop and Elf Activities where kids can buy special gifts for the special adults in their life for $1.00. 

 

Community

 

FREE MEALS:

Mondays, 3-6 p.m., Everybody Eats, in the Parish Hall of St. Dunstan’s Church, 134 State Street, Ellsworth.

Wednesdays, 3-6 p.m., Welcome Table, First Congregational Church, 2 Church Street, Ellsworth.

Thursdays, 4-7 p.m., Holy Redeemer Church, 21 Ledgelawn Avenue, Bar Harbor.

 

The Maine Sea Coast Mission cordially invites all MDI Senior Citizens to join them for Coffee, Conversation and Music Tuesday, November 18 from 9:30 to 11:30 am at the Colket Center, 127 West Street, Bar Harbor.

 

At Home Southwest Harbor: Would you like to remain in your own home as long as it is safe? Would you like to participate in a conversation about ways that could support this wish for yourself, your neighbors, friends and relatives? The At Home SWH Steering Committee is sponsoring this conversation at two locations: November 18, 5:30-6:30 – SWH Library; November 22, 2:00-3:00 – Harbor House Community Room.

 

Island Pastors Offer Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service

Sponsored by MDI Clergy Association and Maine Sea Coast Mission

Thanksgiving is a time when we remember the many blessings in our lives, and a group of MDI pastors are sponsoring an ecumenical service of scripture, prayer, hymns, and thanksgiving on Tuesday, November 25 at 5:30 PM at St. Saviour’s Church in Bar Harbor. 

The service is a collaboration among clergy from several different congregations, and is intended as an opportunity for the whole community to gather across the lines of individual denominations and traditions.  The Maine Seacoast Mission is sponsoring the service, along with the MDI Clergy Association.

The Rev. Jane Cornman of The Episcopal Parish of St. Mary & St. Jude will be preaching.  Singing will be accompanied by Robin Ann Barron of Bar Harbor Congregational Church at the organ.  The Rev. Rob Benson of Bar Harbor Congregational Church, the Rev. Suzanne Cole of The Church of Our Father in Hull’s Cove, The Rev. Tim Fleck of St. Saviour’s Episcopal Church Bar Harbor and the Episcopal Parish of St. Andrew & John, Southwest Harbor, and The Rev. Dr. Deborah Jenks of the United Church of Christ of Northeast Harbor and Seal Harbor, will also be participating.

The Rev. Scott Planting, President of the Maine Seacoast Mission, says, “Thanksgiving is a holiday that does not belong to any one religion or tradition, so it is an excellent opportunity for this sort of shared community service.  We hope that it may have something to offer every person of faith, no matter their background.”

The MDI Clergy Association has developed over the past two years from an informal gathering of island pastors invited to meet for lunch regularly by Rev. Planting.  The group discusses and coordinates response to island-wide issues as well as supporting one another in ministry.  Last January, the group coordinated the ecumenical Martin Luther King Day celebration at the Mission.

 

Riverside Café and Emmaus Shelter to Offer Free Community Thanksgiving Meal

This is the 17th Annual FREE Community Thanksgiving Dinner.  The Emmaus Shelter is partnering with Riverside Cafe to offer a free Thanksgiving Dinner to those in need of a hot meal or some companionship this Thanksgiving.

 

Volunteers will serve a “turkey and all the fixins” from 12:00 to 3:00 p.m. at Riverside Cafe, located on Main Street in downtown Ellsworth. This is a tradition Sister Lucille MacDonald began in 1997 at the shelter, making this the 17th year the Emmaus Shelter has offered this free holiday meal to not only those in need but for those just looking for some good company as well. This annual event has seen anywhere from 150 to 250 people in attendance.

 

The Emmaus Homeless Shelter and Riverside Café are seeking volunteers to cook turkeys and donate fully prepared side dishes and desserts. Volunteers to work on and before Thanksgiving Day and entertainment are also needed. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Nichole or Dawn with the Emmaus Shelter at 667-3962.

 

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Keep in your prayers this week: Jim Schreiber, Herb  Hafenbalg, Carter Frank, Lillian Leighton, Marilyn Mays, Evan Bruggman, Jack Weisner, Mo Moser, John Cronin, Mary Burden, Sarah Moore, Bill Baker, Sara Etta Dudley, Ephron Catlin, Sarah Flynn, Pamela Theodore, Lance Funderburk, Emily Frazier, Bruce Blake, Trisha Roy, Shelley Hoover Payne, Molly Lyman, Dorothy Smith, Bob Theriault, Norman Shaw, Ron Martin, Joseph and Kimberly Pratt family, Ruth and Bob Zachary, Gary Dunlap, Kay and Bill Barney, Lydia Thayer, George Swanson, Jennie Cline and Sharon Dayana Salazar, our sponsored child in Costa Rica.

 

 

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Thursday, November 6, 2014

St. Andrew & St. John Episcopal Church News & Events

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ST. ANDREW & ST. JOHN

EPISCOPAL CHURCH

EVENTS & NEWS

November 6, 2014

WORSHIP SCHEDULE

 

Sunday, November 9, 2014

Pentecost 22

8:00 and 10:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist at St. John the Divine, Southwest Harbor

Hymns:

Rejoice, rejoice believers (68); Come, my Way, my Truth, my Life (487);

“Sleepers, wake!” A voice astounds us (61); The Lord will come and not be slow (462)

Scripture:

Psalm 78:1-7; Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Matthew 25:1-13

Participants

Celebrant: The Rev. Vesta Kowalski

Usher: Sandy Watts

First Lesson/Psalm: Margot Haertel

Second Lesson: Ann Benson

Prayers: ______

Chalice: Rita Redfield

Acolyte: Rita Redfield

Altar Guild: Edie Stanwood

Flowers: Ginny Agar

Vestry Member in charge: Rita Redfield

 

Thursday Holy Eucharist at 12:00 pm
November 13 – Charles Simeon

The Rev. Tim Fleck

 

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Office Hours:

8:30-2:30, Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays

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 (cell) or tim@mdi-episcopal.org 

Sr. Warden, Bunny Watts (244-3699); Jr. Warden, Rita Redfield (244-4025)

The Rev. Vesta Kowalski and The Rev. Jennifer Reece, Affiliate Clergy

 


        

 

 

St. John:

Calendar:

Mondays, November 10 & 24, 5:00 p.m. – St. John’s Singers

Wednesdays, 1:30 p.m. – Wednesday Explorers

Fridays, 1:00-3:00 p.m. – Mahjong

 

FORUM TOPIC—NOVEMBER 9

The Conversation or "the talk you've been avoiding with your loved ones."

Is your will up to date?  Do you know where it is?  Do your children know? Do you have a living will?  Does it include advance directives?  These are basic questions that most of us probably feel we have pretty well covered. But how about these:

If you were told you had a limited time to live how would your choose to spend that time? (travel...quiet mediation...tying up loose ends...or?)

What about the process of dying concerns you the most? (pain...being a burden...or...?)

How seriously have you thought about end of life care?  

Have you shared these thoughts and wishes with family members?

 

On November 9 Nan Miller and Cookie Horner will continue to guide us through discussions of these and related questions. Their skilled leadership will help us consider issues that most of us would prefer to avoid but which are very real for all of us.  There are huge benefits to both ourselves and our families if we do some serious preparation in advance of a crisis. Please plan to attend both sessions.  Come in time to get your coffee and settle down so that the Forum can start promptly at 9:00. 

 

WEDNESDAY EXPLORERS Wednesday Explorers is a weekly open discussion forum, facilitated by Vesta Kowalski, which meets in the St. John’s Common Room from 1:30 to 3:00 on Wednesday afternoons. There’s a different topic each week; the topics are suggested and chosen by the group. Anyone is free to come once, occasionally, or regularly, and friends from outside the church community are welcome, too. Schedule of topics for November follows (note that we will not meet on November 26, the day before Thanksgiving) 

November 12 – “Church year is color coded.” This entry in Robin Williams’ list of top reasons to be an Episcopalian led to the suggestion that we discuss the church year, the reason for the colors, and perhaps the vestments and other trappings of Episcopal worship. Just what is it that keeps the altar guild so busy behind the scenes of our liturgical life?

November 19 – Is doubt a part of faith? Most of us have at some point in our lives taken a “vacation” from church, and often returned with a more mature faith. What do we doubt? How do we balance faith and doubt in our daily lives?

 

Thanksgiving Dinner:  The second annual Thanksgiving dinner will be held in the Undercroft following the 11:00 a.m. Thanksgiving Day service. Reservations are appreciated but not required. Leave a message by calling the church office (244-3229) or sign up in the Undercroft. If you would like to help in any way (help serve, clean up, bake pies, etc.), please contact Dianne McMullan (244-4582) or Chloe Hatcher (244-4436).

 

St. Saviour:

Free Veteran’s Day Community Spaghetti Supper, Tuesday, November 11, from 5-6:30 pm. St. Saviour’s Parish Hall (handicap accessible). Come one, come all! Donations will be welcome for and information available about Supportive Services for Veteran Families, an outreach program of Washington Hancock Community Agency.  Our service men and women will be welcomed and celebrated – past and present! Please bring the veterans in your life.

 

The Evensong scheduled for November 2nd was postponed and moved to Sunday, November 16 at 4 pm. St. Saviour's Festival Choir will offer a special service of Evensong in honor of All Saints and will feature music by Robert Powell, Craig Phillips and Geraint Lewis, all living composers working in the field of sacred music. The anthem, The Souls of the Righteous, by Lewis, is one of Julia’s favorites in the entire repertoire. It speaks beautifully of our eternal souls resting in God's loving hands. Please join us for this service of prayer and music and for a reception of wine and cheese afterwards.

 

St. Dunstan:

HOLIDAY FAIR! Saturday, November 22 from 9-1! Fine Crafts, homemade goodies, pie and ice cream snacks, Christmas ornaments, a KIDS SHOPPING CORNER and a craft center while their parents shop! Kids up to age 8 can go in and buy a secret present for their favorite adults!

 

Community

 

FREE MEALS:

Mondays, 3-6 p.m., Everybody Eats, in the Parish Hall of St. Dunstan’s Church, 134 State Street, Ellsworth.

Wednesdays, 3-6 p.m., Welcome Table, First Congregational Church, 2 Church Street, Ellsworth.

Thursdays, 4-7 p.m., Holy Redeemer Church, 21 Ledgelawn Avenue, Bar Harbor.

 

The Maine Sea Coast Mission cordially invites all MDI Senior Citizens to join them for Coffee, Conversation and Music Tuesday, November 18 from 9:30 to 11:30 am at the Colket Center, 127 West Street, Bar Harbor.

 

At Home Southwest Harbor: Would you like to remain in your own home as long as it is safe? Would you like to participate in a conversation about ways that could support this wish for yourself, your neighbors, friends and relatives? The At Home SWH Steering Committee is sponsoring this conversation at two locations: November 18, 5:30-6:30 – SWH Library; November 22, 2:00-3:00 – Harbor House Community Room.

 

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Keep in your prayers this week: Carter Frank, Lillian Leighton, Marilyn Mays, Evan Bruggman, Jack Weisner, Mo Moser, Sharon Green, John Cronin, Mary Burden, Sarah Moore, Bill Baker, Sara Etta Dudley, Ephron Catlin, Sarah Flynn, Pamela Theodore, Lance Funderburk, Emily Frazier, Bruce Blake, Trisha Roy, Shelley Hoover Payne, Molly Lyman, Dorothy Smith, Bob Theriault, Norman Shaw, Ron Martin, Joseph and Kimberly Pratt family, Ruth and Bob Zachary, Gary Dunlap, Kay and Bill Barney, Lydia Thayer, George Swanson, Jennie Cline and Sharon Dayana Salazar, our sponsored child in Costa Rica.

 

 

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