Wednesday, December 27, 2017

Happy New Year from St. Andrew & St. John

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COMBINED WORSHIP SERVICE
Sunday, December 31, 2017
Christmas 1
10:00 a.m. – St. John the Divine
315 Main Street, Southwest Harbor
 
Hymns:
Angels from the realms of glory (93)
Angels we have heard on high (96)
Love came down at Christmas (84)
Let all mortal flesh keep silence (324)
Joy to the world! (100)
 
Scripture:
Psalm 147; Isaiah 61:10-62:3; Galatians 3:23-25, 4:4-7; John 1:1-18
 
Participants from St. John's:
Celebrant: The Rev. Kathleen Killian
Usher: Karen
First Lesson/Psalm/Second Lesson: Pamela
Prayers: Alison
Chalice and Acolyte: Rita
Altar Guild: Margot
Flowers: Betsy/John
Vestry Member in Charge: Rita



 
Weekday Holy Eucharist—Thursdays at 12:00 noon

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The Rev. Kathleen Killian, Priest-in-Charge (669-2029)
Stephen Sampson, Music Director
Michele Daley, Parish Administrator (244-3229)
Sr. Warden, Gen Mackenzie (244-7313)
Jr. Warden, Rita Redfield (244-4025)
The Church Office is open Monday through Thursday


 
 

 



St. John's Calendar

The full St. John's Calendar can be viewed <HERE>

 

Sunday, December 31, 10:00 a.m. — Combined Worship at St. John's
Tuesdays, 4:00 p.m.Meditation
Thursdays, 12:00 noon — Healing Service and Eucharist
Fridays, 1:00 p.m. — Mahjong (teaching available), Common Room
 

 

 


 

 



At St. John's

Many thanks to all who have made a pledge to the Parish of St. Andrew & St. John for 2018. Everything that we do to serve God and our community happens because of you and your commitment of time, talent, and treasure. We're almost at the end of the calendar year and there is still time to either pledge and/or make a tax-deductible donation to our parish. Your support is deeply appreciated! Wishing you a blessed and happy New Year.
 

Meditation on Tuesdays at 4:00 at St. John's. Please join us for 30 minutes of shared silence and "prayer of the heart," an ancient meditative practice of the Christian tradition. All are welcome! We meditate sitting on chairs, though if you prefer to sit on the floor, feel free to bring a mat or cushion. If you are new to meditation, have questions or concerns, or would like more information, please contact Mother Kathleen. 

 


 

From the Diocese of Maine{Diocese of Maine}

As a Parish of the Diocese of Maine, we are part of a church family that extends from Kittery to Fort Kent, and connects us to the rest of the Episcopal Church and the worldwide Anglican Communion.  We share ministry with our Bishop and with every worshipping community.
If you are not subscribed to the Diocesan twice monthly email newsletter, the DioLog, please click [here] to subscribe.  If you are subscribed, don't forget to open it and read it every time!  There is a lot going on in every corner of the Diocese, and you wouldn't want to miss anything!
 
 

at St. John and St. Saviour:


Confidential Prayer Chain: Unlike our published prayer lists, prayer requests that come into the Prayer Chain remain private to the prayer chain itself, which will pray devotedly for one week unless an updated request is made. If you'd like to know more about this or our Pastoral Care Team, please contact our office administrators or Mother Kathleen.
 

Community:

 

There will be a two day food packaging event at St. Andrew Lutheran Church, 175 Downeast Highway in Ellsworth on Friday, January 19 and Saturday, January 20.  This is a great opportunity for people of all ages to come together and package healthy non-perishable meals that are distributed to food pantries in Washington and Hancock Counties (including the Westside Food Pantry). A quarter pays for one serving; $1.50 for a package that feeds 6 people. Our goal is at least 40,000 meals ($10,000).  Donations are needed plus lots of volunteers for the 19th and 20th!  Our goal is at least 4 assembly lines working - which is 40 - 48 people at any given time.  We don't have an exact schedule yet; but likely will work on Friday late morning/early afternoon to 6 or so.  On Saturday we generally work from 9 to 2.  Some people work the whole day; some work for an hour or two.  There are jobs for heavy lifters and for those who need to sit. We are accepting donations until the end of the day on January 20.  Checks can be made payable to St. Andrew Lutheran Church  and mailed to:  P. O. Box 145 Ellsworth, ME  04605.  For more information 667-7641 or check our website:  standrewme.org

Coffee's On! The first and third Tuesday of the month (January 2 and 16). Senior Coffee House has resumed at a new location: YWCA MDI, 36 Mt. Desert Street, Bar Harbor. Bring a friend and enjoy coffee, tea, snacks, and simply catching up with friends while making some new ones. If you need transportation, please call Doreen Willett with Island Connections at 288-4457.
 
Alcyon Center Programs and Trainings
New Year's Eve - Open House and walking the labyrinth
Bible Reconnaissance will begin again January 10, 2018
The Alcyon Center is situated at the head of Seal Cove. For further information/directions to the center please log on to our website http://www.alcyoncenter.org or contact us at 244-1060, via email at office@alcyoncenter.org or write us at PO Box 40, Seal Cove ME 04674.
 

St. Mary and St. Jude:

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

Westside Food Pantry:

 The Pantry will be open on Sundays, January 7 (12:00-2:00 p.m.) and 21 (12:00-1:00 p.m.) at the Harbor House in Southwest Harbor.

 


Services at the Partnership Parishes:

St. Andrew & St. John

Sundays—9:00 a.m. Eucharist at St. John the Divine

Tuesdays — 4:00 pm–Meditation

Thursdays—12:00 noon—Saint of the day & Healing Prayer Eucharist 

Church of our Father

Sundays—8:00 and 10:00 a.m.—Eucharist

Wednesdays, 8:00 am—Eucharist. 

St. Saviour's

Sundays—10:00 a.m. Eucharist

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:30am—Morning Prayer

Wednesdays, 12:00 noon—Saint of the day & Healing Prayer Eucharist

 


 


 

Keep in your prayers this week:

Joyce Risser, Robert and Diane Phipps, Frank and Simone Foley, Johannah Camber, Scott Hatcher, Kent Shoemaker, Todd Lear, Anne Degolyer, Marilyn Kitler, Julia Moore Converse, Ray McDonald, Janet Meryweather, Barbara Loveland, Win Short, Joan Preble, Andrea Horner, Nicole Burnett, Karen Pike, Malcolm Hughes, Jeff Weisner, John Cronin, Bob Theriault, George Swanson, and Valeria, our sponsored child from Costa Rica.
 
Give thanks for the life of Gill Schroeder (Floy Ervin's brother), who died Christmas Eve. Keep his family and friends in your prayers.
 
 




 

 

The Rev. Kathleen Killian, Priest in Charge (669-2029)
Stephen Sampson, Music Director
Michele Daley, Parish Administrator (244-3229)
Sr. Warden, Gen MacKenzie (244-7313)
Jr. Warden, Rita Redfield (244-4025)
The Church Office is open Monday through Thursday 8:30 - 2:00
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Friday, December 22, 2017

Merry Christmas from St. Andrew & St. John

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Sunday, December 24, 2017
Advent 4
9:00 a.m. – St. John the Divine
315 Main Street, Southwest Harbor
 
Hymns:
Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the Lord! (438)
The angel Gabriel from heaven came (265)
Prepare the way, O Zion (65)
O come, O come, Emmanuel (56)
 
Scripture:
Canticle 15; 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16; Romans 16:25-27; Luke 1:26-38
 
Participants:
Celebrant: The Rev. Kathleen Killian
Usher: ____
First Lesson/Psalm/Second Lesson: ____
Prayers: Margot
Chalice and Acolyte: Rita
Altar Guild: Margot
Flowers: Betsy/John
Vestry Member in Charge: Rita
 
Sunday, December 24, 2017
Christmas Eve – 4:00 p.m.
 
Hymns:
O come all ye faithful (83)
Hark the herald angels sing (87)
The first Nowell (109)
What child is this? (115)
Silent Night (111)
Joy to the world! (100)
 
Scripture:
Psalm 96; Isaiah 9:2-7; Titus 2:11-14; Luke 2:1-14
 
Participants:
Celebrant: The Rev. Kathleen Killian
Usher: Edie
First Lesson/Psalm/Second Lesson: Dean
Prayers: Margot
Chalice and Acolyte: Sandy
Altar Guild: Margot
Flowers: Betsy/John
Vestry Member in Charge: Paul
 
Monday, December 25, 2017
Christmas Day – 10:00 a.m.
 
Scripture:
Psalm 97; Isaiah 62:6-12; Titus 3:4-7; Luke 2:1-20


 
Weekday Holy Eucharist—Thursdays at 12:00 noon

+ + + + + + + + + + +

 
The Rev. Kathleen Killian, Priest-in-Charge (669-2029)
Stephen Sampson, Music Director
Michele Daley, Parish Administrator (244-3229)
Sr. Warden, Gen Mackenzie (244-7313)
Jr. Warden, Rita Redfield (244-4025)
The Church Office is open Monday through Thursday


 
 

 



St. John's Calendar

The full St. John's Calendar can be viewed <HERE>

 

Sunday, December 24, 9:00 a.m. — Holy Eucharist
Sunday, December 24, 4:00 p.m. — Christmas Eve Eucharist
Monday, December 25, 10:00 a.m. — Christmas Day Eucharist
December 25 – the church office will be closed
Sunday, December 31, 10:00 a.m. — Combined Worship at St. John's
Tuesdays, 4:00 p.m.NO Meditation on December 26
Thursdays, 12:00 noon — Healing Service and Eucharist
Fridays, 1:00 p.m. — Mahjong (teaching available), Common Room
 
 

 


 

 



At St. John's

 

Meditation on Tuesdays at 4:00 at St. John's. Please join us for 30 minutes of shared silence and "prayer of the heart," an ancient meditative practice of the Christian tradition. All are welcome! We meditate sitting on chairs, though if you prefer to sit on the floor, feel free to bring a mat or cushion. If you are new to meditation, have questions or concerns, or would like more information, please contact Mother Kathleen. There will be NO Meditation on December 26th.

 


 

From the Diocese of Maine{Diocese of Maine}

As a Parish of the Diocese of Maine, we are part of a church family that extends from Kittery to Fort Kent, and connects us to the rest of the Episcopal Church and the worldwide Anglican Communion.  We share ministry with our Bishop and with every worshipping community.
If you are not subscribed to the Diocesan twice monthly email newsletter, the DioLog, please click [here] to subscribe.  If you are subscribed, don't forget to open it and read it every time!  There is a lot going on in every corner of the Diocese, and you wouldn't want to miss anything!
 
 

at St. Saviour:

 

You are invited to our annual Christmas day dinner. This dinner is especially for parishioners, couples or singles, who might otherwise be alone on Christmas day because their families are dispersed or unavailable. Don't spend Christmas alone. Join us at 1 pm Christmas day for good food and fellowship in the Rectory Common dining room. Ham, turkey and potatoes are provided, while attendees provide side dishes, appetizers or desserts. It's also BYOB. If you are interested, please contact Linda Foster at 288 2720; email linda@foster.net or text at 207 412 9700. Hope you will join us for this event.

 


at St. John and St. Saviour:


Confidential Prayer Chain: Unlike our published prayer lists, prayer requests that come into the Prayer Chain remain private to the prayer chain itself, which will pray devotedly for one week unless an updated request is made. If you'd like to know more about this or our Pastoral Care Team, please contact our office administrators or Mother Kathleen.
 

Community:

 

There will be a two day food packaging event at St. Andrew Lutheran Church, 175 Downeast Highway in Ellsworth on Friday, January 19 and Saturday, January 20.  This is a great opportunity for people of all ages to come together and package healthy non-perishable meals that are distributed to food pantries in Washington and Hancock Counties (including the Westside Food Pantry). A quarter pays for one serving; $1.50 for a package that feeds 6 people. Our goal is at least 40,000 meals ($10,000).  Donations are needed plus lots of volunteers for the 19th and 20th!  Our goal is at least 4 assembly lines working - which is 40 - 48 people at any given time.  We don't have an exact schedule yet; but likely will work on Friday late morning/early afternoon to 6 or so.  On Saturday we generally work from 9 to 2.  Some people work the whole day; some work for an hour or two.  There are jobs for heavy lifters and for those who need to sit. We are accepting donations until the end of the day on January 20.  Checks can be made payable to St. Andrew Lutheran Church  and mailed to:  P. O. Box 145 Ellsworth, ME  04605.  For more information 667-7641 or check our website:  standrewme.org

Church of Our Father:

Advent Book Study, Sundays at 9:00 a.m.
 

St. Mary and St. Jude:

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

Westside Food Pantry:

Dear friends,

What started out as a record setting month on the first Sunday of distribution, ended with a 5.7% decrease in the number of vouchers issued for the month.  $16,180 worth of vouchers were distributed to 202 households and a total of 385 neighbors receiving help.  There were 10 new households registered comprised of 26 adults and children.  And, as has been our custom the past five years, a $25 Christmas voucher was given to each household for an additional $5,050 in food assistance this month.

 

While our voucher distribution numbers lagged behind last December, the commitment and generosity of our neighbor-supporters from around the Island and the country moved ahead of last season.  Direct public support of our work increased through December 12 compared to last year, same date.  Donations from individuals is up by a little over $5,000 as of December 12.  This is good news for our prospects to be able to meet the Pantry commitments through April 2018.  It is also encouraging that the work of the Pantry continues to draw a caring response from our neighbors far-and-near.  The Westside Food Pantry continues to share in the public's confidence and a trusted way to put caring into action.

 

Furthermore, one feature of the Westside Food Pantry that continues to shine is the spirit of caring and hospitality of our corps of neighbors-helping-neighbors--YOU the volunteers who are present to our neighbors as they present their need for food security each month.  I want to thank as always the December 17 volunteers: Jayne Ashworth, Ken Brookes, Ellen Brookes, Nancy Cochran, Gloria Higgins, Judith Cox, Carol Nelson, and Dean Henry.

 

And finally, I want to wish everyone blessings, joy, and peace this season of holidays that we all share in as neighbors of the Westside.  Here is my present to you that will warm your hearts this season in the form of a short story.  (I know what warms your hearts!)  A woman arrived early Sunday and asked to speak to me.  She and her family had received help from the Pantry two years ago.  They had not needed our assistance these past two years, but last week her family suffered an emergency that had placed them in a desperate situation and necessitated a move.  The situation left them without any cash and virtually no food in their new residence.  She knew that she needed identification and documentation to register for vouchers, but in the hurry of the move much of what she needed was packed away and not retrievable in time to get help this last Sunday in December.  With tears running down her cheeks she asked if we could make an exception and give her vouchers today so that they could get food into the house.  The one who's birth we celebrate this season always admonished us: "If someone is hungry, feed them."  It is our practice not to insist on first knowing the facts of a situation and insisting on keeping the letter of the regulation, and then responding, right?  Of course not, and as this tearful mother of 5 children and a husband sat down with Jayne and Ellen to register for vouchers, she was fed.  Simple as that.  

 

Happy holidays, Merry Christmas, Blessed New Year to all you dear neighbors and friends,

Dean

 


Services at the Partnership Parishes:

St. Andrew & St. John

Sundays—9:00 a.m. Eucharist at St. John the Divine

Tuesdays — 4:00 pm–Meditation

Thursdays—12:00 noon—Saint of the day & Healing Prayer Eucharist 

Church of our Father

Sundays—8:30 – Morning Prayer; 10:00 a.m.—Eucharist

Wednesdays, 8:00 am—Eucharist. 

St. Saviour's

Sundays—7:30 and 10:00 a.m. Eucharist

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:30am—Morning Prayer

Wednesdays, 12:00 noon—Saint of the day & Healing Prayer Eucharist

 


 


 

Keep in your prayers this week:

Joyce Risser, Robert and Diane Phipps, Gill Schroeder, Frank and Simone Foley, Johannah Camber, Scott Hatcher, Kent Shoemaker, Todd Lear, Anne Degolyer, Marilyn Kitler, Julia Moore Converse, Ray McDonald, Janet Meryweather, Barbara Loveland, Win Short, Joan Preble, Andrea Horner, Nicole Burnett, Karen Pike, Malcolm Hughes, Jeff Weisner, John Cronin, Bob Theriault, George Swanson, and Valeria, our sponsored child from Costa Rica.
 
Give thanks for the life of Bill Voorhies who died December 14 in Connecticut. Keep his family and friends in your prayers. Bill was the organist at St. Andrew & St. John from 2004-2009.
 




 

 

The Rev. Kathleen Killian, Priest in Charge (669-2029)
Stephen Sampson, Music Director
Michele Daley, Parish Administrator (244-3229)
Sr. Warden, Gen MacKenzie (244-7313)
Jr. Warden, Rita Redfield (244-4025)
The Church Office is open Monday through Thursday 8:30 - 2:00
Copyright © 2017 St. Andrew & St. John Episcopal Church, All rights reserved.
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Our mailing address is:
St. Andrew & St. John Episcopal Church
315 Main Street
PO Box 767
Southwest Harbor, ME 04679

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