Thursday, September 24, 2015

Events & News from St. Andrew & St. John

ST. ANDREW & ST. JOHN

EPISCOPAL CHURCH

EVENTS & NEWS

September 24, 2015

WORSHIP SCHEDULE

 

Sunday, September 27, 2015

Pentecost 18

8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. – St. John the Divine

 

Hymns:

Fight the good fight (552); Lo! What a cloud of witnesses (545);

Before thy throne, O God (574); Lord, dismiss us with thy blessing (344)

 

Scripture:

Psalm 124; Esther 7:1-6, 9-10, 9:20-22; James 5:13-20; Mark 9:38-50

Celebrant: The Rev. Kathleen Killian

Usher: Spencer Ervin

First Lesson/Psalm: Floy Ervin

Second Lesson: _____

Prayers: Spencer Ervin

Chalice: Elaine Theriault

Acolyte: Elaine Theriault

Altar Guild: Edie Stanwood

Flowers: Floy Ervin

Vestry Member in Charge: _____

 

Thursday Holy Eucharist – 12:00 noon

October 1 (Michael and All Angels)

The Rev. Kathleen Killian

October 8 (Morning Prayer)

John Ellison

 

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The Rev. Timothy Fleck, Rector (207-812-8362)

The Rev. Kathleen Killian, Assistant Rector (718-775-6069)

Stephen Sampson, Music Director

Michele Daley, Parish Administrator (244-3229)

Sr. Warden, Bunny Watts (244-3699)

Jr. Warden, Rita Redfield (244-4025)

The Church Office will be open Monday through Thursday

 

 


        

 

 

St. John:

Calendar:

Sunday, September 27, 9:00 a.m. – Forum: Vestry Dialogue

Monday, September 28, 5:00 p.m. – St. John’s Singers

Thursdays, 12:00 noon – Holy Eucharist

Fridays, 1:00-3:00 p.m. – Mahjong

 

St. John and St. Saviour:

OCTOBER NET TENDER: Deadline is Sunday, September 27th.

Please send articles to saints315@myfairpoint.net

 

From the Finance & Investment Committee

As we have done in the past, the Finance & Investment Committee (FIC) will be happy to accept requests for new budget proposals for 2016, so we can begin to put together budget recommendations to the Vestry this fall.

We encourage those of you responsible for any of our various parish ministries to communicate with me by email.  If you believe your present budget is workable for another year, I would find it helpful to know that, too. You should email me your recommendations for increases or decreases to the 2014 budget prior to October 1st. (please email requests to me at the following email address: elizabeth.erickson@maine.edu 

The Vestry will conduct personnel reviews this fall and shape requests for personnel compensation changes.

By way of background, our budget for 2015 on the income side is $161,466 with expenses estimated at $177,613, leaving a budget deficit of $16,147 for our current calendar and fiscal year.  To date, we are running close to this projection so we anticipate a deficit of approximately $16,000 (last year our year-end deficit was $3,641).   We were aware that our deficit for 2015 would be higher given our commitment to hiring  the Assistant Rector  and the full year cost will be borne in 2016.

If you have questions or thoughts about the 2015 or 2016 budget, I invite you to join our FIC meeting to be held on Oct 13 at 5:00 pm where we will start the process of drafting the 2016 budget line by line.  If you plan to attend and could let me know, I’d be most grateful.

As ever, minutes of FIC meetings are available to all (through Michele Daley); anyone can attend FIC meetings (generally the second Tuesday of each month at 5:00 pm); and we report regularly to the Vestry and to the entire parish at the parish’s Annual Meeting.

On behalf of the entire Finance & Investment Committee, many thanks to each of you!

 

Liz Erickson, Treasurer

 

 

St. Saviour:

Live Country music featuring Nashville singer-songwriter Danika Portz! Friday, October 2, 7:30 pm. Described as a mixture of Mumford and Sons, Kacey Musgraves, and Katy Perry -- with a voice on par with Norah Jones -- Danika is lyrically grounded in country music, yet unafraid to think outside the box melodically. Recently returned from a tour of SW Asia with Armed Forces Entertainment, Danika performs in Nashville at the Bluebird CafĂ© as well as the historic Hotel Indigo, Douglas Corner, and Antique Archaeology (History Channel's American Picker's antique shop). She plays energy packed pop-country shows at festivals and fairs across the county. Danika is offering a special benefit concert in one of the best music venues in Maine -- St. Saviour's Episcopal Church.  Suggested donation $12 (students $6). Tickets available at the door or in advance at St. Saviour's or Galyn's Restaurant (17 Main St, Bar Harbor).  All proceeds will benefit the mission and ministry of St. Saviour's.

 

Church of Our Father:

The Waste Not, Want Not Thrift Shop is open Saturdays from 9 am - 12 pm, Wednesdays 3:30 pm - 6 pm. We are accepting, good clean clothing & linens. Leave donations in Church Parish Hall. Call for more information 288-3674

 

St. Mary & St. Jude:

Prayer Shawl Ministry: Thursdays at 10:00 a.m.

 

Community:

The Window Dressers’ Project fabricates thousands of window inserts in communities across Maine to help weatherize homes, keep vulnerable residents warmer, reduces greenhouse gases and lower fossil fuel costs.  The MDI Community Build will be October 12-16 at Bar Harbor Congregational Church.  Volunteers will gather to assemble and finish window inserts fabricated by Window Dressers in Rockland.  If you can help for part of this time, please contact Pastor Rob Benson or Tony St. Denis at Bar Harbor Congregational, 288-3280.

 

Singing for Those at the End of Life: Saturday, October 24, 8:30-4:00 at Maple Hill Farm, Hallowell. Kathy Leo, founding member of the Hallowell Singers, will be the keynote speaker. Don’t miss this great opportunity to expand your knowledge and resources to establish and nurture a bedside singing group. Network and sing with others who comfort and support the ill and dying at bedside through music and song. FYI: www.harboursingers.org

 

Bereavement Support Volunteer Training, Wednesdays, October 7 - November 18, 3:30 - 7:00 p.m., Hospice Volunteers of Hancock County, 14 McKenzie, Ellsworth. HVHC Bereavement Support Volunteers provide support to grieving individuals and groups. This training prepares participants to facilitate support groups and provide one-on-one support to grieving individuals. Training topics include: Introduction to Hospice Philosophy; Understanding Grief; Enhancing Listening Skills and Communicating with Compassion; Spirituality and the Grieving Process; Group Facilitation; Effects of Grief on Children and Families; Boundaries and Self-Care. Fee for training is $75. FMI 667-2531; or email us at info@hospiceofhancock.org by September 28.

 

Hospice Patient Care Volunteer Training, Thursdays, October 8 - December 10, 3:30 - 7:00 p.m. HVHC, 14 McKenzie, Ellsworth. Hospice Patient Care Volunteers provide direct non-medical service to individuals living at the end of life and their caregivers. This training is provided to prepare Patient Care Volunteers for service. Training topics include: Introduction to Hospice Philosophy & Care; Compassion and Communication; Spiritual Aspects of Death and Dying; The Hospice Team, Individuals & Family; Hospice Caregiving: Illness and Ethics; End-of-Life Caregiving: Comfort Care; Bereavement: How We Grieve; Funerals & Memorials; Practical Matters, Policies & Procedures. Fee for training is $75. FMI 667-2531; or email us at info@hospiceofhancock.org by September 28.

 

At Home Mount Desert Island, a program of Washington Hancock Community Agency, is a member-based, volunteer supported program designed to provide older residents of Mount Desert Island with core services, empowering them to continue to live independently in their homes for as long as they are able.  Responding to members’ requests for services across Mount Desert Island is based on the willingness of residents of all towns on Mount Desert Island to volunteer. You may obtain information regarding volunteering from Program Manager, Kara Janes at 374-5852 or kjanes@whcacap.org

 

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Keep in your prayers this week: Jamie Li, Malcolm Hughes, Adam Harkins, Nancy Kincaid, Trevor Agar, Herb Hasenbalg, Jack Weisner, John Cronin, Sarah Flynn, Trisha Roy, Bob Theriault, Ron Martin, Joseph and Kimberly Pratt family, Lydia Thayer, George Swanson, Jennie Cline and Sharon Dayana Salazar, our sponsored child in Costa Rica.

 

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Thursday, September 17, 2015

Events & News from St. Andrew & St. John

ST. ANDREW & ST. JOHN

EPISCOPAL CHURCH

EVENTS & NEWS

September 17, 2015

WORSHIP SCHEDULE

 

Sunday, September 20, 2015

Pentecost 17

8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. – St. John the Divine

 

Hymns:

Praise to the Lord, the Almighty (390); Eternal Spirit of the living Christ (698);

O, Master, let me walk with thee (660); Lord of all hopefulness (482)

 

Scripture:

Psalm 1; Proverbs 31:10-31; James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a; Mark 9:30-37

Celebrant: The Rev. Timothy Fleck

Usher: Karen Craig

First Lesson/Psalm: Patsy Fogarty

Second Lesson: Ann Benson

Prayers: Gen Mackenzie

Chalice: Rita Redfield

Acolyte: Rita Redfield

Altar Guild: Joan Bromage

Flowers: Gen Mackenzie

Vestry Member in Charge: Gen Mackenzie

 

Thursday Holy Eucharist – 12:00 noon

September 24 (Philander Chase)

The Rev. Timothy Fleck

 

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The Rev. Timothy Fleck, Rector (207-812-8362)

The Rev. Kathleen Killian, Assistant Rector (718-775-6069)

Stephen Sampson, Music Director

Michele Daley, Parish Administrator (244-3229)

Sr. Warden, Bunny Watts (244-3699)

Jr. Warden, Rita Redfield (244-4025)

The Church Office will be open Monday through Thursday

 

 


        

 

 

St. John:

Calendar:

Sunday, September 20, 9:00 a.m. – Forum, Cathy Lewis, Principal at Pemetic School

Monday, September 28, 5:00 p.m. – St. John’s Singers

Thursdays, 12:00 noon – Holy Eucharist

Fridays, 1:00-3:00 p.m. – Mahjong

 

Sunday Forum will begin following the 8:00 service this Sunday, September 20 with Cathy Lewis, Principal of Pemetic School, How School and Community Can Work Together: Belonging, Ownership, Responsibility.

 

St. John and St. Saviour:

We would like to welcome John Allison to our community! He and Mother Kathleen will be married on October 17th at St. John’s (more details to come). John joins us from New York City after completing a year-long residency as a hospital chaplain. He is also a candidate for Holy Orders in the Diocese of Central New York. Prior to pursuing his call to ordained priesthood, John taught writing and literature in higher education. 

 

SAVE THE DATE! The ladies of St. John and St. Saviour are invited to join in showering Kathleen Killian with love and best wishes at a party on Wednesday, September 30th, 5:30 p.m. at St. John the Divine.

 

St. Saviour:

TaizĂ© - An Ecumenical Prayer Service: Friday, September 18th at 6:00 pm in the Chapel. Simple, yet profound. Experience the spirituality and the meditative songs of the TaizĂ© community of France, an interdenominational and ecumenical monastic order known around the world for its message of trust, peace and reconciliation.   

Candlelight, • Scripture, • Silence, • Song, • Prayer.

 

Free Community Bean Supper, Friday, September 25, 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. Beans, hot dogs, chips, beverages and desserts. Donations will be welcome to benefit area outreach programs.

 

Live Country music featuring Nashville singer-songwriter Danika Portz! Friday, October 2, 7:30 pm. Described as a mixture of Mumford and Sons, Kacey Musgraves, and Katy Perry -- with a voice on par with Norah Jones -- Danika is lyrically grounded in country music, yet unafraid to think outside the box melodically. Recently returned from a tour of SW Asia with Armed Forces Entertainment, Danika performs in Nashville at the Bluebird CafĂ© as well as the historic Hotel Indigo, Douglas Corner, and Antique Archaeology (History Channel's American Picker's antique shop). She plays energy packed pop-country shows at festivals and fairs across the county. Danika is offering a special benefit concert in one of the best music venues in Maine -- St. Saviour's Episcopal Church.  Suggested donation $12 (students $6). Tickets available at the door or in advance at St. Saviour's or Galyn's Restaurant (17 Main St, Bar Harbor).  All proceeds will benefit the mission and ministry of St. Saviour's.

 

Church of Our Father:

The Waste Not, Want Not Thrift Shop is open Saturdays from 9 am - 12 pm, Wednesdays 3:30 pm - 6 pm. We are accepting, good clean clothing & linens. Leave donations in Church Parish Hall. Call for more information 288-3674

 

St. Mary & St. Jude:

Prayer Shawl Ministry: Thursdays at 10:00 a.m.

 

St. Andrew Lutheran:

Kid’s Care Food Packaging

On October 4, 2014 over 60 people from various churches and Scout troops worked together at St. Andrew to package 31,278 servings of a nutritious meal for hungry people in Hancock County. Mark your calendar – September 19 is our next packaging event, 9-2ish.  We are aiming to break our record – $8000 would do it – $10,000 would be ever so much better!  We would like to have as much as possible of that by September 1 so that we can get our order in for the product needed. A quarter buys one serving; $1.50 a package that feeds 6; $54 a case of 36 packages. If you would like to contribute, please make your check payable to:  St. Andrew – put food packaging on the memo line.  Mail to:  P. O. Box 145 Ellsworth, ME  04605. 

 

Community:

The Window Dressers’ Project fabricates thousands of window inserts in communities across Maine to help weatherize homes, keep vulnerable residents warmer, reduces greenhouse gases and lower fossil fuel costs.  The MDI Community Build will be October 12-16 at Bar Harbor Congregational Church.  Volunteers will gather to assemble and finish window inserts fabricated by Window Dressers in Rockland.  If you can help for part of this time, please contact Pastor Rob Benson or Tony St. Denis at Bar Harbor Congregational, 288-3280.

 

Singing for Those at the End of Life: Saturday, October 24, 8:30-4:00 at Maple Hill Farm, Hallowell. Kathy Leo, founding member of the Hallowell Singers, will be the keynote speaker. Don’t miss this great opportunity to expand your knowledge and resources to establish and nurture a bedside singing group. Network and sing with others who comfort and support the ill and dying at bedside through music and song. FYI: www.harboursingers.org

 

Bereavement Support Volunteer Training, Wednesdays, October 7 - November 18, 3:30 - 7:00 p.m., Hospice Volunteers of Hancock County, 14 McKenzie, Ellsworth. HVHC Bereavement Support Volunteers provide support to grieving individuals and groups. This training prepares participants to facilitate support groups and provide one-on-one support to grieving individuals. Training topics include: Introduction to Hospice Philosophy; Understanding Grief; Enhancing Listening Skills and Communicating with Compassion; Spirituality and the Grieving Process; Group Facilitation; Effects of Grief on Children and Families; Boundaries and Self-Care. Fee for training is $75. FMI 667-2531; or email us at info@hospiceofhancock.org by September 28.

 

Hospice Patient Care Volunteer Training, Thursdays, October 8 - December 10, 3:30 - 7:00 p.m. HVHC, 14 McKenzie, Ellsworth. Hospice Patient Care Volunteers provide direct non-medical service to individuals living at the end of life and their caregivers. This training is provided to prepare Patient Care Volunteers for service. Training topics include: Introduction to Hospice Philosophy & Care; Compassion and Communication; Spiritual Aspects of Death and Dying; The Hospice Team, Individuals & Family; Hospice Caregiving: Illness and Ethics; End-of-Life Caregiving: Comfort Care; Bereavement: How We Grieve; Funerals & Memorials; Practical Matters, Policies & Procedures. Fee for training is $75. FMI 667-2531; or email us at info@hospiceofhancock.org by September 28.

 

At Home Mount Desert Island, a program of Washington Hancock Community Agency, is a member-based, volunteer supported program designed to provide older residents of Mount Desert Island with core services, empowering them to continue to live independently in their homes for as long as they are able.  Responding to members’ requests for services across Mount Desert Island is based on the willingness of residents of all towns on Mount Desert Island to volunteer. You may obtain information regarding volunteering from Program Manager, Kara Janes at 374-5852 or kjanes@whcacap.org

 

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Keep in your prayers this week: Sally Beghtol, Miguel Garcia, Aaron Banes, Keith Storm, Jamie Li, Malcolm Hughes, Adam Harkins, Nancy Kincaid, Trevor Agar, Herb Hasenbalg, Jack Weisner, John Cronin, Sarah Flynn, Trisha Roy, Bob Theriault, Ron Martin, Joseph and Kimberly Pratt family, Lydia Thayer, George Swanson, Jennie Cline and Sharon Dayana Salazar, our sponsored child in Costa Rica.

 

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Thursday, September 10, 2015

News & Events from St. Andrew & St. John

ST. ANDREW & ST. JOHN

EPISCOPAL CHURCH

EVENTS & NEWS

September 10, 2015

WORSHIP SCHEDULE

 

Sunday, September 13, 2015

Pentecost 16

8:00 a.m. – St. Andrew by-the-Lake (last service)

10:00 a.m. – St. John the Divine

 

Hymns:

Glorious things of thee are spoken (522); Blest are the pure in heart (656)

O sacred head sore wounded (168); Take up your cross (675)

 

Scripture:

Psalm 19; Proverbs 1:20-33; James 3:1-12; Mark 8:27-38

Celebrant: The Rev. Kathleen Killian

Usher: Sandy Watts

First Lesson/Psalm: _____

Second Lesson: Candace DaCosta

Prayers: Elaine Theriault

Chalice: Ted Fletcher

Acolyte: Ted Fletcher

Altar Guild: Edie Stanwood

Flowers: _____

Vestry Member in Charge: Bunny Watts

 

Thursday Holy Eucharist – 12:00 noon

September 17 (Hildegard of Bingen)

The Rev. Tim Fleck

 

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The Rev. Timothy Fleck, Rector (207-812-8362)

The Rev. Kathleen Killian, Assistant Rector (718-775-6069)

Stephen Sampson, Music Director

Michele Daley, Parish Administrator (244-3229)

Sr. Warden, Bunny Watts (244-3699)

Jr. Warden, Rita Redfield (244-4025)

The Church Office will be open Monday through Thursday

 


        

 

 

St. John:

Calendar:

Sunday, September 13, 8:00 a.m. – Last summer service at St. Andrew by-the-Lake

September 20, 9:00 a.m. – Forum, Cathy Lewis, Principal at Pemetic School

Monday, September 14, 5:00 p.m. – St. John’s Singers

Thursdays, 12:00 noon – Holy Eucharist

Fridays, 1:00-3:00 p.m. – Mahjong

 

Sunday Forum will begin following the 8:00 service on Sunday, September 20 with Cathy Lewis, Principal of Pemetic School, How School and Community Can Work Together: Belonging, Ownership, Responsibility.

 

St. Saviour:

TaizĂ© - An Ecumenical Prayer Service: Friday, September 18th at 6:00 pm in the Chapel. Simple, yet profound. Experience the spirituality and the meditative songs of the TaizĂ© community of France, an interdenominational and ecumenical monastic order known around the world for its message of trust, peace and reconciliation.   

Candlelight, • Scripture, • Silence, • Song, • Prayer.

 

Free Community Bean Supper, Friday, September 25, 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. Beans, hot dogs, chips, beverages and desserts. Donations will be welcome to benefit area outreach programs.

 

Church of Our Father:

The Waste Not, Want Not Thrift Shop is open Saturdays from 9 am - 12 pm, Wednesdays 3:30 pm - 6 pm. We are accepting, good clean clothing & linens. Leave donations in Church Parish Hall. Call for more information 288-3674

 

St. Mary & St. Jude:

Prayer Shawl Ministry: Thursdays at 10:00 a.m.

 

St. Andrew Lutheran:

Kid’s Care Food Packaging

On October 4, 2014 over 60 people from various churches and Scout troops worked together at St. Andrew to package 31,278 servings of a nutritious meal for hungry people in Hancock County. Mark your calendar – September 19 is our next packaging event, 9-2ish.  We are aiming to break our record – $8000 would do it – $10,000 would be ever so much better!  We would like to have as much as possible of that by September 1 so that we can get our order in for the product needed. A quarter buys one serving; $1.50 a package that feeds 6; $54 a case of 36 packages. If you would like to contribute, please make your check payable to:  St. Andrew – put food packaging on the memo line.  Mail to:  P. O. Box 145 Ellsworth, ME  04605. 

 

Community:

Birch Bay Village is hosting a local Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Saturday, September 12 from 10am to noon, rain or shine.  Everyone is invited; pre-registration is not required. Welcome and sign-in is from 10:00-10:30am at Birch Bay Village, located at 25 Village Inn Road in Hulls Cove.  The walk will be around Birch Bay’s scenic quarter-mile track with water and rest stations available. All walkers will receive an Alzheimer’s Association wristband and a Certificate of Participation as thank you gifts for helping to raise awareness, plus have the chance to win fabulous raffle prizes. Walkers are also encouraged to wear purple to show their support.  Donations will be accepted for the regional Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Bangor on Saturday, October 24.

Emmaus Homeless Shelter is now open to anyone in Hancock County. Their FREE Clothing Closet is open Monday-Saturday, 10:00-2:00 p.m., featuring gently used clothing for men, women and children. No appointment is necessary. Their FREE Food Pantry is open Monday-Friday, 10:00-2:00 and Saturday, 9:00-11:00. Call the shelter (667-3962) to sign up. FREE housewares, linens and furniture. Come to shelter to sign up.

 

Singing for Those at the End of Life: Saturday, October 24, 8:30-4:00 at Maple Hill Farm, Hallowell. Kathy Leo, founding member of the Hallowell Singers, will be the keynote speaker. Don’t miss this great opportunity to expand your knowledge and resources to establish and nurture a bedside singing group. Network and sing with others who comfort and support the ill and dying at bedside through music and song. FYI: www.harboursingers.org

 

At Home Mount Desert Island, a program of Washington Hancock Community Agency, is a member-based, volunteer supported program designed to provide older residents of Mount Desert Island with core services, empowering them to continue to live independently in their homes for as long as they are able.  Responding to members’ requests for services across Mount Desert Island is based on the willingness of residents of all towns on Mount Desert Island to volunteer. You may obtain information regarding volunteering from Program Manager, Kara Janes at 374-5852 or kjanes@whcacap.org

 

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Keep in your prayers this week: Keith Storm, Jamie Li, Malcolm Hughes, Adam Harkins, Nancy Kincaid, Trevor Agar, Herb Hasenbalg, Jack Weisner, John Cronin, Sarah Flynn, Trisha Roy, Bob Theriault, Ron Martin, Joseph and Kimberly Pratt family, Lydia Thayer, George Swanson, Jennie Cline and Sharon Dayana Salazar, our sponsored child in Costa Rica.

 

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Stop the Violence and Hate: The Province I Cultural Competency and Multicultural Awareness Task Force is pleased to announce a monthly web conference series on the Third Tuesday of each month. The Bishops of Province I will launch the series with an inaugural conversation about Race and Racism in each of their dioceses. We hope you can join us online on September 15 at 7:30 pm. This and future conversations will be recorded for later viewing.  Links will be posted on the Province I website

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Please contact me if you have any questions about this series.

Julie Lytle, Episcopal Province of New England

executive.director@province1.org

617-669-8411