Weekly news from St. Andrew & St. John Episcopal Church

DECEMBER 30, 2008

ST. ANDREW & ST. JOHN EPISCOPAL CHURCH

EVENTS & NEWS

 

Epiphany Pageant: Sunday, January 4^th at 10:00 a.m. Rehearsal at 9:30 a.m. Saturday.

 

Sunday School: Sundays during the 10:00 service on Sunday in the undercroft, with the Godly Play lessons.

Feast of the Epiphany: Tuesday, January 6 at 6:00 p.m., Evensong at St. John in Southwest Harbor. Rehearsal at 5:30 p.m. on the 6^th.

 

Annual Meeting: Sunday, January 18 at 11:15 a.m. following the service. Reports are due in the office by January 8^th. Call Joan (244-3227) if you would be willing to coordinate lunch.

 

Office hours: December 30, January 5, 6, 8 - 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

 

Sunday Forums will begin January 11^th at 9:00 a.m. in the Undercroft. January 11: Pamela VanWechel, Personal Mission: A Place to Invest Time, Talent, and Money; January 18: Linda Robinson, Reflections on Humanitarian Mission to the Congo; January 25: Joe Wright, The Work We Have Been Given to Do; February 1: Bill Baker, If Christ Came to the Super Bowl; February 8: George Swanson, As You Did It to the Least of These: Prison Matters.

 

The 2009 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity service will be held Sunday, January 18^th, 4:00 p.m. at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Manset.

 

weekly news from St. Andrew & St. John Episcopal Church

DECEMBER 23, 2008

ST. ANDREW & ST. JOHN EPISCOPAL CHURCH

EVENTS & NEWS

 

Christmas Eve Service: Family Service at 5:00 p.m.

Lectionary readings for December 24^th: Psalm 96; Isaiah 9:2-7; Titus 2:11-14; Luke 2:1-20.

 

Christmas Day Service: Holy Communion at 10:00 a.m.

Lectionary readings for December 25^th: Psalm 97; Isaiah 62:6-12; Titus 3:4-7; Luke 2:1-20.

 

Sunday Services, December 28^th: Christmas 1, 10:00 a.m. Lessons and Carols at St. John’s in Southwest Harbor.

Lectionary Readings for December 28^th: Genesis 2:4b-9, 15-25; Genesis 22: 15-18; Isaiah 9: 2; 6-7; Isaiah 11: 1-3a; 4a; 6-9; Luke 1: 26-35; 38; Luke 2: 1; 3; Luke 2: 8-16; Matthew 2: 1-12; John: 1: 1-14.

 

The Christmas Offering will be given to the Emmaus Center.

 

Sunday School: Sundays during the 10:00 service on Sunday in the undercroft, with the Godly Play lessons.

Epiphany Pageant: Sunday, January 4^th.  The script is available for your review at the back of the church. If you would like to participate as an actor, reader or dresser, please sign up on the sheet or talk with Susan Buell (244-3124) or Floy Ervin (244-4195).

 

Feast of the Epiphany: Tuesday, January 6 at 6:00 p.m., Evensong at St. Andrew & St. John in Southwest Harbor. If you would like to join in rehearsing the music, leave a message with Michele in the church office, 244-3229, and we'll let you know when.

 

Annual Meeting: Sunday, January 18 at 11:15 a.m. following the service. Reports are due in the office by January 8^th.

 

Office hours: December 24, 29, 30 - 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

 

CHRISTMAS SERVICES ON MDI

 

Church of Our Father, Hulls Cove
Christmas Eve:  4:00 p.m. Holy Eucharist; 10:00 p.m. Vigil Eucharist
Christmas Day:  9:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist

St. Andrew & St. John Episcopal Church, Southwest Harbor

Christmas Eve:  9:30 a.m. Eucharist; 5:00 p.m. Family Service

Christmas Day: 10:00 a.m. Eucharist

 

St, Mary's By-The-Sea, Northeast Harbor
Christmas Eve: 4:00 p.m. Family Celebration & Eucharist; 9:30 pm Candlelight Festival & Eucharist

St, Saviour's, Bar Harbor
Christmas Eve:  4:00 p.m. Family Service; 11:00 p.m. Midnight Mass
Christmas Day:  10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist

 

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

DECEMBER 15, 2008

ST. ANDREW & ST. JOHN EPISCOPAL CHURCH

EVENTS & NEWS

Sunday Services, December 21^st: Fourth Sunday in Advent, 10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist at St. John’s in Southwest Harbor.

Lectionary readings for December 21^st: Psalm 89:1-4, 19-26; 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16; Romans 16:25-27; Luke 1:26-38

Sunday School: Sundays during the 10:00 service in the undercroft, with the Godly Play lessons.

CHRISTMAS SERVICES AT ST JOHNS

St. Andrew & St. John, Southwest Harbor

Christmas Eve: 9:30 a.m. Eucharist; 5:00 p.m. Family Service
Christmas Day: 10:00 a.m. Eucharist

Design and Construction Committee: Wednesday, December 17^th at 5:00 p.m.

Advent Bible Study: Gospel of Mark, Wednesday, December 17^th at 6:00 followed by Compline with Fr. Richard. New students welcome!

Food Pantry Gift Cards: For every $10 donation to the Food Pantry, you are entitled to an attractive gift card suitable for Christmas giving, hostess gifts, stocking stuffers, etc. The cards are available on Sunday mornings, in the office and at the craft fair on November 29^th. Give a gift that helps our island neighbors through this really tough winter.

The Southwest Harbor Library is collecting food for the pantry throughout the month of December.

The Community Nativity will be in our church yard during Advent. On December 19-20 the wooden figures will be replaced with people from the community.

Christmas wreath donations: If you would like to donate in honor or in memory of a loved one, please sign up on the sheet in the back of the church; or you may mail your check marked Christmas Wreaths to the church office. Please consider honoring those you love at this wondrous time of year.

Epiphany Pageant: Sunday, January 4^th. The script is available for your review at the back of the church. If you would like to participate as an actor, reader or dresser, please sign up on the sheet or talk with Susan Buell (244-3124) or Floy Ervin (244-4195).

Annual Meeting: Sunday, January 18 at 11:15 a.m. following the service. Reports are due in the office by January 8^th.

Office hours: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

EPISCOPAL CHRISTMAS SERVICES ON MDI

Church of Our Father, Hulls Cove
Christmas Eve: 4:00 p.m. Holy Eucharist; 10:00 p.m. Vigil Eucharist
Christmas Day: 9:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist

St. Andrew & St. John, Southwest Harbor

Christmas Eve: 9:30 a.m. Eucharist; 5:00 p.m. Family Service

Christmas Day: 10:00 a.m. Eucharist

St, Mary's By-The-Sea, Northeast Harbor
Christmas Eve: 4:00 p.m. Family Celebration & Eucharist; 9:30 pm Candlelight Festival & Eucharist

St, Saviour's, Bar Harbor
Christmas Eve: 4:00 p.m. Family Service; 11:00 p.m. Midnight Mass
Christmas Day: 10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist

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

DECEMBER 11, 2008

ST. ANDREW & ST. JOHN EPISCOPAL CHURCH

EVENTS & NEWS

 

Sunday Services, December 14^th: Third Sunday in Advent, 10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist at St. John’s in Southwest Harbor.  (One service only!)

 

Lectionary readings for December 14^th: Canticle 15; Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24; John 1:6-8, 19-28.

 

Sunday School: Sundays during the 10:00 service in the undercroft, with the Godly Play lessons.

Weekday Morning Eucharist: Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m.

 

Vestry Meeting: Thursday, December 11^th (note change of date) at 6:00 p.m.

 

Design and Construction Committee: Wednesday, December 17^th at 5:00 p.m.

 

Advent Bible Study: Gospel of Mark, Wednesday, December 17^th at 6:00 followed by Compline with Fr. Richard.

 

Food Pantry Gift Cards: For every $10 donation to the Food Pantry, you are entitled to an attractive gift card suitable for Christmas giving, hostess gifts, stocking stuffers, etc. The cards are available on Sunday mornings, in the office and at the craft fair on November 29^th. Give a gift that helps our island neighbors through this really tough winter.

 

The Southwest Harbor Library is collecting food for the pantry throughout the month of December.
 

 

The Community Nativity will be in our church yard during Advent. On December 19-20 the wooden figures will be replaced with people from the community. If you would like to participate please call Chloe at 669-2801.

 

 

Christmas wreath donations are now being accepted. If you would like to donate in honor or in memory of a loved one, please sign up on the sheet in the back of the church; or you may mail your check marked Christmas Wreaths to the church office. Please consider honoring those you love at this wondrous time of year.

 

Advent Organ Concert: Friday, December 12, 12:15 p.m. at St. Saviour's.  Come for a time of quiet during this busy season.  Julia Morris-Myers, organ, and Bill Myers, cello.  Donations optional.  Refreshments follow.

 

An Advent Service for those in Grief on Friday, December 12th at 5:00 PM at St. Saviour’s Church (parish library) in Bar Harbor. Please come to remember those who have died and to pray for your own needs and those of others. Eucharist will be celebrated with the special intention of remembering and honoring the lives of children who have predeceased their parents, and of friends, siblings and loved ones. You are invited to be yourself, embracing whatever emptiness, grief and hope that you find along your way. The wonder of child birth, family and child-like joy, so emphasized during the period between Thanksgiving and Christmas, touches a raw spot in so many of us. There is more to our story. Come and share in it. All are welcome.

 

Epiphany Pageant: Sunday, January 4^th.  The script is available for your review at the back of the church. If you would like to participate as an actor, reader or dresser, please sign up on the sheet or talk with Susan Buell (244-3124) or Floy Ervin (244-4195).

 

Annual Meeting: Sunday, January 18 at 11:15 a.m. following the service. Reports are due in the office by January 8^th.

 

Office hours: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

 

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

DECEMBER 2, 2008

ST. ANDREW & ST. JOHN EPISCOPAL CHURCH

EVENTS & NEWS

 

Sunday Services, December 7^th: Second Sunday in Advent, 10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist and Stewardship/Pledge Ingathering at St. John’s in Southwest Harbor.  (One service only!)  Brunch will follow the service.

 

Lectionary readings for December 7^th: Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13; Isaiah 40:1-11; 2 Peter 3:8-15a; Mark 1:1-8

 

Sunday School: Sundays during the 10:00 service in the undercroft, with the Godly Play lessons.
 
Sunday Forums at 9:00 a.m. in the Undercroft:  December 7: Michael Shook, An Advent Read--Aloud.

 

Weekday Morning Eucharist: Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m.

 

Wednesdays evenings in Advent: Fr. Tardiff will conduct a Bible Study on the Gospel of Mark at 6:00 followed by Compline.

 

Vestry Meeting: Thursday, December 11^th (note change of date) at 6:00 p.m.

 

Food Pantry Gift Cards: For every $10 donation to the Food Pantry, you are entitled to an attractive gift card suitable for Christmas giving, hostess gifts, stocking stuffers, etc. The cards are available on Sunday mornings, in the office and at the craft fair on November 29^th. Give a gift that helps our island neighbors through this really tough winter.

 

The Southwest Harbor Library is collecting food for the pantry throughout the month of December.
 

The Community Nativity will be in our church yard during Advent. On December 19-20 the wooden figures will be replaced with people from the community. If you would like to participate please call Chloe at 669-2801.

 

Christmas is coming: If you would like to adopt a child (or family) for Christmas through the Emmaus Center, please contact Rita Redfield at 244-4025. You may buy the gifts yourself or write a check and Rita will buy them.

 

The Essentials Pantry desperately needs your donation of diapers (any size) or money to purchase them--the demand is very high, but so is the cost.  If you bring diapers, Ted & Joan will deliver them.  Or you may send a check, payable to St. Elizabeth's Essentials Pantry, to Diocese of Maine, 143 State Street, Portland ME 04101 (mark Essentials Pantry on envelope.)  Thanks!

 

Christmas Fair: Friday, December 5, 10:00–2:00, at the Bar Harbor Congregational Church. There will be a luncheon, baked goods, craft items and plants, attic treasures, toys and books, a raffle, and wreaths.

 

The Acadia Choral Society will present their holiday concerts at St. Saviour’s on Saturday, December 6 at 7:00 pm and Sunday, December 7 at 3:00 pm.  One of the featured works this year is Vaughan-Williams’ “Fantasia on Christmas Carols” with Geoffrey Knowles as soloist.  Tickets are available at St. Saviour’s office.

Epiphany Pageant: Sunday, January 4^th.  The script is available for your review at the back of the church. If you would like to participate as an actor, reader or dresser, please sign up on the sheet or talk with Susan Buell (244-3124) or Floy Ervin (244-4195).

 

 

Annual Meeting: Sunday, January 18 at 11:15 a.m. following the service. Reports are due in the office by January 8^th.

 

Office hours next week: Thursday and Friday (December 11 & 12), 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Please call Richard at home (244-4037) if you need assistance this week.

 

 

 

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

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

ST. ANDREW & ST. JOHN EPISCOPAL CHURCH

EVENTS & NEWS

 

Sunday Services, November 30^th: First Sunday in Advent, 8:00 and 10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist at St. John’s in Southwest Harbor. 

 

Lectionary readings for November 30^th: Psalm 80:1-7, 16-18; Isaiah 64:1-9; 1 Corinthians 1:3-9; Mark 13:24-37

 

Sunday School: Sundays during the 10:00 service in the undercroft, with the Godly Play lessons.
 
Between the services on November 30, please join us at coffee hour to honor Frank & Mimi Barnes, at the advent of their new life in Orono.

Sunday Forums at 9:00 a.m. in the Undercroft:  December 7: Joe Wright, The Work God Gives Us to Do: Volunteering in the Community.

 

Weekday Morning Eucharist: Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m.

 

Thanksgiving Day Service: November 27, Holy Eucharist, 9:30 a.m.
  
Bar Harbor Congregational Church is looking for monetary donations so they can purchase turkeys for Thanksgiving dinners that will be distributed to the Westside Food Pantry. Checks can be made to Bar Harbor UCC and mailed to 29 Mt. Desert Street, Bar Harbor ME 04609.

 

Craft and Food Sale: Saturday, November 29^th from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

 

Food Pantry Gift Cards: For every $10 donation to the Food Pantry, you are entitled to an attractive gift card suitable for Christmas giving, hostess gifts, stocking stuffers, etc. The cards are available on Sunday mornings, in the office and at the craft fair on November 29^th. Give a gift that helps our island neighbors through this really tough winter.
 

Quietside Nativity: an ecumenical community project will be displayed outside at St. John's throughout the Advent season with a “live nativity” prior to Christmas. Volunteers are needed for: carpentry, painting, sewing (contact Mary Mitchell), choir development, refreshments, and coordination. To help or for more information call Bruce Carlson at 244-5003.

 

Christmas is coming: If you would like to adopt a child (or family) for Christmas through the Emmaus Center, please contact Rita Redfield at 244-4025. You may buy the gifts yourself or write a check and Rita will buy them.

 

The Essentials Pantry desperately needs your donation of diapers (any size) or money to purchase them--the demand is very high, but so is the cost.  If you bring diapers, Ted & Joan will deliver them.  Or you may send a check, payable to St. Elizabeth's Essentials Pantry, to Diocese of Maine, 143 State Street, Portland ME 04101 (mark Essentials Pantry on envelope.)  Thanks!

 

Christmas Fair: Friday, December 5, 10:00–2:00, at the Bar Harbor Congregational Church. There will be a luncheon, baked goods, craft items and plants, attic treasures, toys and books, a raffle, and wreaths.

 

Office hours this week: Monday, Tuesday and Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

 

 

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

NOVEMBER 18, 2008

ST. ANDREW & ST. JOHN EPISCOPAL CHURCH

EVENTS & NEWS

 

Sunday Services, November 23^rd: 8:00 and 10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist at St. John’s in Southwest Harbor. 

 

Lectionary readings for November 23^rd: Psalm 100, Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24; Ephesians 1:15-23; Matthew 25:31-46

 

Sunday School: Sundays during the 10:00 service in the undercroft, with the Godly Play lessons.
 
Sunday Forums at 9:00 a.m. in the Undercroft:  November 23: Vesta Kowalski, Faith Caring for Our Island Earth, final discussion based on a book by Nancy Roth (Grounded in Love: Ecology, Faith, and Action.) Between the services on November 30, please join us at coffee hour to honor Frank & Mimi Barnes, at the advent of their new life in Orono.

Weekday Morning Eucharist: Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m. George Swanson will be the celebrant.

Vestry Meeting: Thursday, November 20, 6:00 p.m.  Patsy Fogarty, Stewardship Chair, asks any Vestry members available to come at 5:00 p.m. to help write thank you notes.

 

Net Tender deadline: this Saturday, November 22.  Send copy to Nicole Carreno & Mary Vekasi at stjohnandandrew@gmail.com

Thanksgiving Day Service: November 27, Holy Eucharist, 9:30 a.m.
  
Bar Harbor Congregational Church is looking for monetary donations so they can purchase turkeys for Thanksgiving dinners that will be distributed to the Westside Food Pantry. Checks can be made to Bar Harbor UCC and mailed to 29 Mt. Desert Street, Bar Harbor ME 04609.

 

Craft and Food Sale: Saturday, November 29^th from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Contact Mary Mitchell (244-9951) to help.

Food Pantry Gift Cards: For every $10 donation to the Food Pantry, you are entitled to an attractive gift card suitable for Christmas giving, hostess gifts, stocking stuffers, etc. The cards are available on Sunday mornings, in the office and at the craft fair on November 29^th. Give a gift that helps our island neighbors through this really tough winter.
 

Quietside Nativity: an ecumenical community project will be displayed outside at St. John's throughout the Advent season with a “live nativity” prior to Christmas. Volunteers are needed for: carpentry, painting, sewing (contact Mary Mitchell), choir development, refreshments, and coordination. To help or for more information call Bruce Carlson at 244-5003.

 

Taize Ecumenical Prayer Service: Sunday November 23^rd at 5:00 p.m. at Somesville Union Meeting House, Somesville, Maine. The Acadia Taizé Community will hold an evening service of song, scripture and silence in the beloved tradition of Taizé, an ecumenical monastic community in France whose focus is cultivating world peace through prayer.  Chant, a scripture reading, and meditative silence amid candle light are central to Taizé prayer. Bring a friend or come alone; your prayerful presence is always welcome. Come celebrate the true spirit of gratitude and the beginning of this blessed holiday season. For more information on this event: Call Gerry Gregersen – 244-3650. For more information on the Taizé Community, visit www.taize.fr/en 

 

Christmas is coming: If you would like to adopt a child (or family) for Christmas through the Emmaus Center, please contact Rita Redfield at 244-4025. You may buy the gifts yourself or write a check and Rita will buy them.

 

The Essentials Pantry desperately needs your donation of diapers (any size) or money to purchase them--the demand is very high, but so is the cost.  If you bring diapers, Ted & Joan will deliver them.  Or you may send a check, payable to St. Elizabeth's Essentials Pantry, to Diocese of Maine, 143 State Street, Portland ME 04101 (mark Essentials Pantry on envelope.)  Thanks!

 

Office hours this week: Monday, Tuesday and Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

 

 

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

NOVEMBER 12, 2008

ST. ANDREW & ST. JOHN EPISCOPAL CHURCH

EVENTS & NEWS

 

Sunday Services, November 16th: 8:00 and 10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist at St. John’s in Southwest Harbor.  Vesta Kowalski will be our celebrant and preacher, while Fr. Richard is taking part in the Credo program.

 

Piano Concert: Following the 10:00 a.m. service, we will be treated to a ten to fifteen minute piano recital by Stephen Sampson. A professional pianist, he has played many times for Episcopal church services, and will play for us selections from J.S. Bach.  Stephen lives in Town Hill and works at Jackson Lab.  Thanks to Bill Voorhies for inviting him to play.

 

Lectionary readings for November 16th: Zephaniah 1:7, 12-18; Psalm 123; 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11;  Matthew 25:14-30

 

Sunday School: Sundays during the 10:00 service in the undercroft, with the Godly Play lessons.
 
Sunday Forums at 9:00 a.m. in the Undercroft:  November 16 & 23: Vesta Kowalski, Faith Caring for Our Island Earth, discussions based on a book by Nancy Roth (Grounded in Love: Ecology, Faith, and Action.)

Food Pantry is open this Sunday, November 16, at Harbor House from noon to 1:00 p.m.

Weekday Morning Eucharist: Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m.

Covered Dish Supper & Silent Auction of paintings, jewelry and other articles from the estate of Barbara & Charlie Sawyer will be held this Saturday, November 15, from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m. in the undercroft of St. John's.  Please call Mary Mitchell (244-9951) if you'd like to bring a dessert or help with the evening.

Vestry Meeting: Thursday, November 20, 6:00 p.m.  Patsy Fogarty, Stewardship Chair, asks any Vestry members available to come at 5:00 p.m. to help write thank you notes.

Thanksgiving Day Service: November 27, Holy Eucharist, 9:30 a.m.
  
Baked Bean and Pie Supper:  The Supper  raised  about  $900  for the Food Pantry!   Thanks to Dianne MacMullan, her amazing team, and all who  showed their support.

 

Craft and Food Sale: Saturday, November 29^th from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Contact Mary Mitchell (244-9951) to help.

Food Pantry Gift Cards: For every $10 donation to the Food Pantry, you are entitled to an attractive gift card suitable for Christmas giving, hostess gifts, stocking stuffers, etc. The cards are available on Sunday mornings, in the office and at the craft fair on November 29^th. Give a gift that helps our island neighbors through this really tough winter.
 

Quietside Nativity: a community project, will be displayed outside at St. John's throughout the Advent season with a “live nativity” prior to Christmas. Volunteers are needed for: carpentry, painting, sewing (contact Mary Mitchell), choir development, refreshments, and coordination. To help or for more information, call Bruce Carlson at 244-5003.

 

Bar Harbor Congregational Church is looking for monetary donations so they can purchase turkeys for the Thanksgiving dinners that will be distributed to the Westside Food Pantry. Checks can be made to Bar Harbor UCC and mailed to 29 Mt. Desert Street, Bar Harbor ME 04609.

 

Office hours this week: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.