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Worship Reminder from the Parishes of St. Andrew and St. John, Church of Our Father, & St. Saviour Join Us for Worship Sunday, August 21: The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost   8:00 am Holy Eucharist St. Andrew by-the-Lake, Seal Cove Celebrant: The Rev. Holly Hoffmann Preacher: Emily Carter, Summer Seminarian Join us after the service at a reception for Emily as it is her last Sunday with us. click here for bulletin 9:00 am Holy Eucharist ***David Dawson will provide music before the service, starting at 8:30!*** Church of Our Father, Hulls Cove Celebrant: The Rev. Regina Christianson click here for bulletin 11:00 am Holy Eucharist* St. Saviour's Parish, Bar Harbor Celebrant: The Rev. Holly Hoffmann Preacher: Emily Carter, Summer Seminarian click here for bulletin 5:00 pm Evening Prayer* St. John the Divine, Southwest Harbor Officiant and Preacher: Emily Carter, Summer Seminarian Join us after the service at a reception for Emily as it is her last Sunday with us.  click here for bulletin *= these services will be streamed to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/MDIEPISCOPAL    Shared Worship services on the island will resume in October. You can always look to the online calendar to see the service schedule:  https://mdi-episcopal.org/calendar/ Worship at St. Andrew's by-the-Lake, Seal Cove begins on Sunday, July 3 at 8 am.  If you are looking for other online worship, please visit (click on church name):  St. Luke's Cathedral at 10 am The National Cathedral at 11:15 am You can always look to the online calendar to see the service schedule:  https://mdi-episcopal.org/calendar/ ************* If you are looking for other online worship, please visit (click on church name):  St. Luke's Cathedral at 10 am The National Cathedral at 11:15 am To support prayer at home, we will distribute this order of service. Many thanks to the Rev. Stephen Muncie and the parish of St. Mary and St. Jude for sharing this resource with us. Worship at Home: August 21, 2022 Pentecost 11   When life's circumstances prevent us from attending Church.   The Greeting   Grace to you and peace from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.    -Philippians 1:2   Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor. Silence may be kept.   Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen.   Almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us all our sins through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen us in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep us in eternal life. Amen.   Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness: Come let us adore him.   Jubilate      Psalm 100   Be joyful in the Lord, all you lands; *     serve the Lord with gladness     and come before his presence with a song. Know this: The Lord himself is God; *     he himself has made us, and we are his;     we are his people and the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving; go into his courts with praise; *     give thanks to him and call upon his Name. For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; *     and his faithfulness endures from age to age.   The Lessons   The First Lesson   Isaiah 58:9b-14 If you remove the yoke from among you, the pointing of the finger, the speaking of evil, if you offer your food to the hungry and satisfy the needs of the afflicted, then your light shall rise in the darkness and your gloom be like the noonday. The Lord will guide you continually, and satisfy your needs in parched places, and make your bones strong; and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of water, whose waters never fail. Your ancient ruins shall be rebuilt; you shall raise up the foundations of many generations; you shall be called the repairer of the breach, the restorer of streets to live in. If you refrain from trampling the sabbath, from pursuing your own interests on my holy day; if you call the sabbath a delight and the holy day of the Lord honorable; if you honor it, not going your own ways, serving your own interests, or pursuing your own affairs; then you shall take delight in the Lord, and I will make you ride upon the heights of the earth; I will feed you with the heritage of your ancestor Jacob, for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.     The Response   Psalm 103:1-8 Benedic, anima mea   1 Bless the Lord, O my soul, * and all that is within me, bless his holy Name. 2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, * and forget not all his benefits. 3 He forgives all your sins * and heals all your infirmities; 4 He redeems your life from the grave * and crowns you with mercy and loving-kindness; 5 He satisfies you with good things, * and your youth is renewed like an eagle's. 6 The Lord executes righteousness * and judgment for all who are oppressed. 7 He made his ways known to Moses * and his works to the children of Israel. 8 The Lord is full of compassion and mercy, * slow to anger and of great kindness.   The Second Lesson   Hebrews 12:18-29 You have not come to something that can be touched, a blazing fire, and darkness, and gloom, and a tempest, and the sound of a trumpet, and a voice whose words made the hearers beg that not another word be spoken to them. (For they could not endure the order that was given, "If even an animal touches the mountain, it shall be stoned to death." Indeed, so terrifying was the sight that Moses said, "I tremble with fear.") But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering, and to the assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel. See that you do not refuse the one who is speaking; for if they did not escape when they refused the one who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject the one who warns from heaven! At that time his voice shook the earth; but now he has promised, "Yet once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heaven." This phrase, "Yet once more," indicates the removal of what is shaken-- that is, created things-- so that what cannot be shaken may remain. Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us give thanks, by which we offer to God an acceptable worship with reverence and awe; for indeed our God is a consuming fire.     The Gospel Lesson     Luke 13:10-17 Now Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. And just then there appeared a woman with a spirit that had crippled her for eighteen years. She was bent over and was quite unable to stand up straight. When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said, "Woman, you are set free from your ailment." When he laid his hands on her, immediately she stood up straight and began praising God. But the leader of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had cured on the sabbath, kept saying to the crowd, "There are six days on which work ought to be done; come on those days and be cured, and not on the sabbath day." But the Lord answered him and said, "You hypocrites! Does not each of you on the sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the manger, and lead it away to give it water? And ought not this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen long years, be set free from this bondage on the sabbath day?" When he said this, all his opponents were put to shame; and the entire crowd was rejoicing at all the wonderful things that he was doing.    __________   The Apostles' Creed I believe in God, the Father almighty,     creator of heaven and earth; I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord.     He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit         and born of the Virgin Mary.     He suffered under Pontius Pilate,         was crucified, died, and was buried.     He descended to the dead.     On the third day he rose again.     He ascended into heaven,         and is seated at the right hand of the Father.     He will come again to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit,     the holy catholic Church,     the communion of saints,     the forgiveness of sins     the resurrection of the body,     and the life everlasting. Amen.      The Prayers Prayers are offered for the whole world; for peace on earth; for those we love; for the sick and the suffering; for those working to respond to the pandemic; for the poor, the hungry, the homeless, and the uninsured; for the dying and the dead; for those who mourn; and for our communities, friends, and neighbors, and for other prayer concerns.   The Lord's Prayer Our Father, who art in heaven,      hallowed be thy Name,      thy kingdom come,      thy will be done,          on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses,      as we forgive those          who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation,      but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom,      and the power, and the glory,      for ever and ever. Amen.   The Collect of the Day   Grant, O merciful God, that your Church, being gathered together in unity by your Holy Spirit, may show forth your power among all peoples, to the glory of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.     Prayers of the People   God of Love, in your kingdom the poor are blessed, the hungry filled, and every tear is wiped away. Hear us now as we pray for all in need of your mercy, saying, Hear our prayer.   For the Church: that we may bear witness to the depths of God's love for all people; in your mercy….  Hear our prayer.   For people of other faiths and for all who seek the truth: that we may respect one another and reveal God's compassion for the world; in your mercy…. Hear our prayer.   For Michael, our Presiding Bishop; and Thomas, our bishop; and for the parishes of Mt. Desert Island: that we may do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with the Lord; in your mercy….  Hear our prayer.   For an end to violence and war, for the people of Ukraine, and for those we find it hardest to love: that God will lead the human family in paths of reconciliation and peace; in your mercy….  Hear our prayer.   For Joe, our President; Janet, our Governor; and for all public servants: that they may govern with integrity, serve the common good, and protect the most vulnerable among us;  in your mercy….  Hear our prayer.   For the hungry, the homeless, the addicted, and the abused; for the unemployed, the uninsured, and those who despair: that God will relieve their suffering, lead us to care for them, and give them hope for the future; in your mercy….  Hear our prayer.   For all who are persecuted for their faith: that God's strength will sustain them and help them be faithful witnesses to God who is the source of all life; in your mercy...  Hear our prayer.   For this fragile Earth, our island home: that we may care for the gift of creation for those who will come after us; in your mercy….  Hear our prayer.   For teachers, students, and administrators as they begin the new school year: that they may rejoice in learning; in your mercy…. Hear your prayer.   For the sick and the suffering; for Jackie Agnese, Skye Brickley, Jim and Dorothy Clunan; and for those on our Parish Prayer list. I now invite you to offer the names of those you know who need our prayers….. (silence – then add); in your mercy…. Hear our prayer.   At Church of Our Father we pray for those in our prayer list.   At St. Andrew & St. John we pray for Bill Merrill, Bob Stanwood, Charles Sellick, Liz, Elizabeth Ward, Bunny Watts, Anne Wetzel, Chuck Bradshaw, Ted Bromage, Jean Storace, Spencer Ervin, Geoff Schuller, Doris McCorison, Gail Leland, Michael Shook, Joyce and Jim Risser, Loretta Schmidt, Theresa Mitchell, Fred & Dollis Sprague, Sara Winchenbach, Richard Ramsdell, Dorothy & Jim Clunan, Bill & Barbara Loveland.   At St. Saviour's Parish we pray for Don Allen, Bill Scott, Gregory Berube, Connie Brush, Yolanda Ferrari, Cheryl Kolodziej, Julie Grindle, Geoff Schuller, Eleanor Raynes, Howard Brush, John Stewart, Ruth Westphal, Gretchen Westphal, Lucy Triplett, Gail Leland, Christopher Lebida, Christopher Walls, Linda Carman, Mary Smith, John Fibiger, Ray McDonald, Emily O'Connor, Sarah Cleaves, Nicholas, Janet Flood, Rachel, Mimi, Charlie, Sarah B., Dickie, Alex, Penny Ayer, Arletta Sullivan, and Anne Cleaves.    For all who have died, and for members of the Compton, French, Porter, Borda, Hopkins, and Mellon families in whose memory the flowers at the Altar have been given today; in your mercy….  Hear our prayer.   For all who mourn: that God will comfort them in their sorrow and grant them resurrection hope; in your mercy….  Hear our prayer.   In thanksgiving for the many blessings in our lives, for our family members, friends, and neighbors; and in thanksgiving for the presence of our visitors and guests today; in your mercy…. Hear our prayer.     Concluding Collect Judge eternal, you love justice and hate oppression; you give peace to those who seek it, and you condemn the rage of violence. Give us courage to take our stand with all victims of bloodshed and greed, and, following your servants and prophets, look to Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. Amen.   Revised Common Lectionary Prayers, copyright © 2002 Consultation on Common Texts, Augsburg Fortress. The online Revised Common Lectionary is a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, a division of the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries.   For Those We Love Almighty God, we entrust all who are dear to us to thy never-failing care and love, for this life and the life to come, knowing that thou art doing for them better things than we can desire or pray for; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.   Let us bless the Lord. Thanks be to God.  The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us all evermore. Amen.    2 Corinthians 13:14    View this email in your browser or Click "view entire message" at the bottom if your browser does not display the whole message. The MDI Episcopal Partnership  St. Andrew's and St. John's PO Box 767 Southwest Harbor, ME 04679 GPS Location: 315 Main Street, Southwest Harbor, Maine  207-244-3229       Email the Parish Office    http://standrewstjohn.blogspot.com  St. Andrew's and St. John's parish office is staffed Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from 9 am to 2 pm.  Church of Our Father  P.O. Box 186 Hulls Cove, Maine 04644 GPS Location: 91 State Highway 3, Bar Harbor, Maine 207-288-4849      Email The Parish Office        https://www.churchofourfather.org/ The church office is staffed Wednesday from 10 am to 1 pm. At other times please call or email the office, and we will respond to your message soon.   St. Saviour's  41 Mt. Desert Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609 207-288-4215   Email the Parish Office      www.StSaviours.me St. Saviour's Parish office is staffed Tuesday from 10 am to 1 pm. At other times please call or email the office, and we will respond to your message soon.   The sanctuary and parish hall of all churches are accessible. For pastoral emergencies, please contact the Rev. Holly Hoffmann directly at 207-244-8144.  Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. Forward

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Thursday, August 18, 2022  Weekly News from the Parishes of St. Andrew and St. John, Church of Our Father, & St. Saviour View this email in your browser or Click "view entire message" at the bottom if your browser does not display the whole message. Join Us for Worship Sunday, August 21: The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost   8:00 am Holy Eucharist St. Andrew by-the-Lake, Seal Cove Celebrant: The Rev. Holly Hoffmann Preacher: Emily Carter, Summer Seminarian Join us for Emily's final service with us at St. Andrew's before returning to Yale Divinity School. click here for bulletin 9:00 am Holy Eucharist ***David Dawson will provide music before the service, starting at 8:30!*** Church of Our Father, Hulls Cove Celebrant: The Rev. Dr. Regina Christianson click here for bulletin 11:00 am Holy Eucharist* St. Saviour's Parish, Bar Harbor Celebrant: The Rev. Holly Hoffmann Preacher: Emily Carter, Summer Seminarian oin us for Emily's final service with us at St. Saviour's before returning to Yale Divinity School. click here for bulletin 5:00 pm Evening Prayer* St. John the Divine, Southwest Harbor Officiant & Preacher: Emily Carter, Summer Seminarian Join us for Emily's final service on MDI before returning to Yale Divinity School. click here for bulletin *= these services will be streamed to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/MDIEPISCOPAL    There will be a Shared Worship services on the island will resume in October. You can always look to the online calendar to see the service schedule: https://mdi-episcopal.org/mdi-calendar/ If you are looking for other online worship, please visit (click on church name):  St. Luke's Cathedral at 10 am The National Cathedral at 11:15 am   Midweek Holy Eucharist on MDI Wednesdays at Church of Our Father at 8 am Using the readings appointed for the day in the Book of Common Prayer,  we will have a service Holy Eucharist. On the first Wednesday of the month, we will use a Rite I liturgy. Covid Precautions: If you are exhibiting any of the symptoms of Covid, please choose to attend a service online.  Our Covid protocols will be followed:   Vaccinations expected, unless medically prohibited Everyone masked indoors Socially distanced seating is available, not required Communion in one-kind, bread only Outdoor coffee hour, weather permitting Sanitize your hands prior to receiving Communion.  God bless you for keeping our church, our community,  and our loved ones safe.   If you or a close contact tests positive for Covid, please let Mother Holly know so we can support you in your recovery and communicate with the community as necessary about their possible exposure to the virus while maintaining confidentiality and pastoral privacy. Assisting at Services If you are returning to MDI for the summer, perhaps you would enjoy serving on Sundays! We would love your support for our worship services:  Acolytes, Greeters/Ushers, Lectors, Intercessors, Altar Guild, Flower Guild and Officiants for Morning Prayer and Evening Prayer (at St. John's). If you would like to help at any of our services, please contact the parish administrator of your church. Thank you! Please Wear Your Name Tag to Church Remember that wearing your name tag at worship is helpful to each other, Mother Holly, supply clergy, and to visitors! If you would like a new name tag, contact your Parish Administrator. Pastoral Care Requests Holy Communion: If you are unable to attend an in-person worship service and would like Holy Communion brought to you, please contact the church office (contact information is at the bottom of this email). We will arrange a time for the clergy, our Pastoral Care Associate Maribeth Payne, or a Eucharistic Visitors to bring the Sacrament to your home or hospital bedside. Hospital Visits: If you or a loved one is in the hospital, please let Mother Holly know. She is glad to come visit you in the hospital or call you during your stay.  News Three Ways YOU Can Help Direct the Future of the Diocese! Fill one of the six open seats on Diocesan Council Leading up to the 203rd Convention of the Diocese of Maine in October, six new lay representatives, one from each of the six diocesan areas, will be elected to the Diocesan Council to serve a three-year term. As a representative, you take part in the major work and decisions of the church. Click here to learn more about Council.  Please use the nomination form to nominate yourself or someone else (with their permission) by September 16. The form will ask for a photo. Please have a headshot of the nominee ready to submit. Nominate yourself for a leadership position Consider whether you may be called to serve in any one of the open leadership positions listed below. Click here to learn more about each position.  Treasurer (1-year term) Secretary (1-year term) Disciplinary Board - Lay (2-year term) Standing Committee - Clergy (3-year term) Standing Committee - Lay (3-year term) General Convention Deputation (four clergy, four lay to serve at GC 2024) Provincial Conference Clerical Deputy (2-year term) Nominate yourself or nominate someone else (check with them first, please!) by completing this form by September 16th.  Propose a change by submitting a resolution Resolutions to be considered by 203rd Diocesan Convention in October may be submitted until September 16th using this form. If you have any questions about resolutions, please contact Marge Kilkelly.  Find all these forms and more information on the convention page of our website. Upcoming Events and Dates                Continuing this Friday: The August Organ Recital Series continues this year!  Fridays at 12:15     Our annual organ-recital series continues for its 15th season. It was started in 2007 by Julia Morris-Myers, and has continued since then, featuring mostly regional performers on the Fridays of August, but also bringing in artists from farther afield. This years series will include some familiar faces and some new. Katherine Johnson comes from Oberlin College to play the third recital on August 19. On August 26, the series concludes with a program for organ and flute by Daniel Pyle and his wife, flutist Catherine Bull. August 21-September 13: SASJ Office Is Closed  Michele, our parish administrator, is out of the office for vacation. Please call or email the office if you have a need during this time. We will be checking for messages daily. Thank you!  August Stained Glass Talks  at St. Saviour's on August 23 at 6 pm, and at St. John the Divine, September 18 after 5 pm worship. To join the St. Saviour's talk by Zoom, click here.  August 24: Taize Prayer Service this month will be at ST. ANDREW'S,  Rt. 102, Seal Cove  at 5 pm If you would like to assist in setting up for this beautiful prayer service, please contact Mother Holly.  August 29 at 2 pm: Memorial Service for John "Jack" Walls  Please join the family and the faith community in remembering John Butterfield Walls at St. Saviour's Church.  September 7: Outreach Meeting, 9 am    The Outreach, Evangelism, and Mission committee meets every first Wednesday at Church of Our Father after 8 am worship. Please join us Wednesday, September 7! We will discuss initiatives for the fall and winter,  too.  September 25: SAVE THE DATE  Partnership-wide Shared Worship Service at 10 am at St. Saviour's with  Commissioning of all lay ministers and Baptism of "Charlie" Mace, grand niece of Tammy Bloom.    Island-wide worship with SMSJ on the fourth Sunday of the month will resume on October 23, 2022.  Outreach News Ways to Support Those Suffering from Violence in Ukraine Continue to pray for Ukraine and those in danger.  Collect for Peace from the BCP: Almighty God, kindle, we pray, in every heart the true love of peace, and guide with your wisdom those who take counsel for the nations of the earth, that in tranquillity your dominion may increase until the earth is filled with the knowledge of your love; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.  To watch our prayer service for the Ukraine from August 3, go to: OUR MDI EPISCOPAL YOUTUBE CHANNEL BY CLICKING HERE Members of the Partnership parishes gathered in the first week of the month to discuss Outreach projects for the spring. There was a strong desire to focus our energies on promoting organizations that are helping those living in the Ukraine. Two organizations that are being recommended are:   Episcopal Relief and Development is working closely with Anglican agencies and ecumenical partners to meet the urgent humanitarian needs of Ukrainian refugees in Europe. People quickly packed up and fled Ukraine to safety and are now in need of basic supplies and will need long-term support. Your contribution to the Episcopal Relief & Development International Disaster Response Fund will help provide clothing, food, water and other items. For more information on this organization, including instructions on how to give, visit: www.episcopalrelief.org or call 1.855.312.4325 Save the Children: UKRAINE CRISIS RELIEF FUND Ukraine's children are in grave danger of physical harm, severe emotional distress and mass displacement. Save the Children is concerned for children caught in the middle of armed conflict, forced from their homes in freezing temperatures, and exposed to injury, hunger and cold. Your donation to Save the Children's Ukraine Crisis Relief Fund can help provide children and families with immediate aid, such as food, water, hygiene kits, psychosocial support and cash assistance. Together, we can protect children in crisis. For more information on this organization, including instructions on how to give, visit: https://www.savethechildren.org   A helpful resource for evaluating charitable organizations is Charity Navigator: https://www.charitynavigator.org Bar Harbor Food Pantry for Rest of the Summer Once again thanks to all who have given in these times.  The Food Pantry appreciates our donations. There is a collection spot for non-perishable food items at Church of Our Father and St. Saviour's. Volunteers will transport them to the BHFP. Thank you for your support!    Brad Berry   FELLOWSHIP Sunday Fellowship Outdoors As the warm weather continues, we will be having time after the services of worship for fellowship outside. If you are interested in assisting with refreshments for these times, please be in touch with the parish administrator of your church, and she will connect you with others assisting in this ministry within our community. At St. John's, speak with Dianne McMullan. At Church of Our Father, speak with Joanne Sousa. Covid Task Force Update   Our MDI Covid Task Force meets regularly to discuss our protocols. Updates: An area (not the whole worship space) will be marked off for Social distancing for those who want to sit in an area designated for this seating arrangement Guests and visitors will be invited at announcements to provide their contact information, should they want to be notified of a possible exposure to Covid-19 at worship service. To protect the most vulnerable, masking will required at all indoor gatherings for all people in attendance. Note: Full vaccinations expected, unless medically prohibited.  Age 5+ eligible to schedule COVID-19 vaccination, Age 12+ eligible for booster COVID-19 vaccination and booster shots are available by appointment at the Community Health Center, Cooper Gilmore, Trenton Health Center,  and Carroll Drug Store. The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is the only vaccine currently authorized for children ages 5-17. Everyone age 12+ is eligible for a booster shot. You must be 5 months past your second dose of Pfizer/Moderna or 2 months past your first dose of Johnson & Johnson to receive a booster dose. If you would like to schedule a COVID-19 vaccination or booster, please call one of our vaccination sites below or check our Bar Harbor Regency Clinic calendar. COVID-19 vaccines and boosters are also available by appointment at local pharmacies in Bar Harbor, Southwest Harbor and Ellsworth. Call now to schedule your vaccine or booster (Pfizer/Moderna/J&J): Cooper Gilmore Health Center: 207-288–5024 17 Hancock Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609 Community Health Center:  207-244–5630 16 Community Lane, Southwest Harbor, ME 04679 Trenton Health Center: 207-667–5899 394 Bar Harbor Road, Trenton, ME 04605 Carroll Drug Store carrolldrugstore.net 3 Village Green Way, Southwest Harbor, ME 04679 The FDA has authorized a 3-dose primary series of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for children 6 months through 4 years of age. A 3-dose vaccination series is Authorized for Emergency Use in individuals 6 months through 4 years of age. The initial 2 doses are administered 3 weeks apart followed by a third dose administered at least 8 weeks after the second dose. The vaccine may not protect everyone. To learn more, please see the Recipients and Caregivers Fact Sheet (6 months through 4 years of age) here. Emergency Use Authorization Emergency uses of the vaccine have not been approved or licensed by FDA, but have been authorized by FDA, under an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to prevent Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) for use in individuals 6 months of age and older. The emergency uses are only authorized for the duration of the declaration that circumstances exist justifying the authorization of emergency use of the medical product under Section 564(b)(1) of the FD&C Act unless the declaration is terminated or authorization revoked sooner. Click on the link below for more information and talk to your child's pediatrician. Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Emergency Use Authorization (comirnaty.com) Covid Home Tests Extend Shelf Life The US Food and Drug Administration has extended the dates for at home rapid tests for Covid. For more information and a list of test kits to which this applies, click here. ** Three Ways to Get FREE at-⁠home COVID-⁠19 tests ** 1) Every home in the U.S. is eligible to order 4 free at-⁠home COVID-⁠19 tests.  The tests are completely free. Orders will usually ship in 7-12 days. Order your tests now so you have them when you need them: https://www.covidtests.gov Project ACT  2) Additional Free Tests can be ordered for those living in some communities in Hancock County. Search by Zip Code: https://www.accesscovidtests.org 3) The DHHS is offering an additional 8 tests for free. To order: 1) type in www.covid.gov 2) Scroll down to "Testing" and click on the link "Order free tests" 3) type in your postal address. The 8 tests will come in two separate mailings. Growing in Faith Weekly Sermons and More Sermon: Tenth Sunday after Pentecost   Sermon by the Rev. Holly Hoffmann at Church of Our Father, Hulls Cove, ME August 14, 2022 "Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division! From now on five in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three; they will be divided [...] You know how to interpret the appearance of earth and sky, but why do you not know how to interpret the present time?"" (Luke 12:49-56) Sermon begins at 1:56 . Youth & Family Formation   Children's Faith Formation at Home on MDI Brad Berry and Chris Krenicki of Church of Our Father send home materials to support faith formation at home monthly for elementary and middle school aged youth. If you would like to receive these materials or be notified when in person events are happening here for youth in this age range, please be in touch with the parish office. Contact information is at the bottom of this email.  All monthly programming, including the Pray, Play, Connect group for middle and high schoolers, the Let's Talk About It group for high schoolers, and the Formation Folk gathering is on summer vacation. Play, Pray, Connect will start up again in September. We'll be switching to Third Fridays, so mark your calendars. Our new musician, Pyam Morin, will lead this amazing group! We'll keep up our theme of Role Playing Games, so feel free to spend the summer dreaming up new characters! Connect with other Episcopal Maine households walking the path of faith via this private Facebook group. Our team will provide curated resources, and we will be resources for one another.   Episcopal Maine Youth of all ages  All monthly programming, including the Pray, Play, Connect group for middle and high schoolers, the Let's Talk About It group for high schoolers, and the Formation Folk gathering is on summer vacation. Play, Pray, Connect will start up again in September. We'll be switching to Third Fridays, so mark your calendars. Our new musician, Pyam Morin, will lead this amazing group! We'll keep up our theme of Role Playing Games, so feel free to spend the summer dreaming up new characters!   Celebrate the end of summer at Camp Bishopswood