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

 

ST. ANDREW & ST. JOHN

EPISCOPAL CHURCH

EVENTS & NEWS

December 22, 2011

 

WORSHIP SCHEDULE

Christmas Eve, Saturday, December 24

4:00 p.m. – Lessons and Carols and Holy Eucharist at St. John the Divine

Scripture: Isaiah 40:1-11; Isaiah 7:10-15; Micah 5:2-4; Luke 2:1-14; John 1:1-14

Celebrant: The Rev. Johanna-Karen Johanson

Usher: Chloe Hatcher and Margot Haertel

Reader: Ken Cochrane

Prayers: Elaine Theriault

Chalice: Rita Redfield and Bob Theriault

Acolyte: Rita Redfield

Altar Guild: Mary Vekasi and Dean Henry

Flowers: Chloe Hatcher

Christmas Day, Sunday, December 25

10:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist at St. John the Divine

Scripture: Psalm 98; Isaiah 52:7-10; Hebrews 1:1-12; John 1:1-14

Celebrant: The Rev. Johanna-Karen Johannson

Usher: Karen Craig

First Lesson & Psalm: Margot Haertel

Second Lesson: Chloe Hatcher

Prayers: Susan Buell

Chalice: Ted Fletcher

Acolyte: Ted Fletcher

Altar Guild: Margot Haertel

Flowers: Chloe Hatcher

 

There will be NO Thursday Eucharist on December 29^th

 

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Church office hours the next two weeks:

Mondays at home; Tuesdays 8:30-12:30 at church, 1:00-2:30 at home; and Thursdays 8:30-11:30 at home, 12:00-2:30 at church. Michele can be reached during office hours at 664-4237.  If you have questions or need assistance at other times, call Ted Fletcher (244-3115) or Ann Cox Halkett (288-5832).

 

 

 

 

 

MDI Episcopal Church Events

 

ST. SAVIOUR’S and ST. JOHN’S:

Thursdays in January— 9:30 a.m. at St. Saviour’s and following the 12:30 Eucharist at St. John’s, The Rev. Debbie Little Wyman invites you to join her for a group discussion. For the first two Thursdays in January the group will read TS Elliot’s Journey of the Magi and discuss their own experiences of journey and why we journey and what do we seek and then what do we find.

 

ST. MARY’S AND ST. JUDE’S:

Community Bible Study at the Neighborhood House Living Room in Northeast Harbor on Thursday mornings at 11:00. The Rev. Linda Hatch (Union Church) and The Rev. Patricia Robertson (St. Mary & Jude) will present “First Person: a study from the perspective of the characters in the Bible.”

 

CHURCH OF OUR FATHER:

Friday, January 6, 2012 there will be a service of the Epiphany of our Lord, Jesus Christ at 5:30 pm. All are welcome.

 

 

 

 

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Keep in your prayers this week:  Josh, Chelsea, Mark, Rick, Nancy, Amanda, Betsy, Jonathan, Aimee.

 

Military Casualties (December 14)

Afghanistan: Samuel Griffith

 

Prayer for the Community of St. Andrew & St. John                       

Gracious God, we offer thanks for our parish, for your inspiration, and for the generous open hearts making accessibility for all a reality at St. John's. Guide us all, especially our Capital Campaign and Design & Construction Committees and Vestry, as we continue to seek funding for the planned expansion of the facilities. We thank you for the various trades and skills of those who work on the addition. Protect and guide them as they labor, that they may take pride in their accomplishments. Inspire us to share faithfully the love that you have revealed to us through the ministry and sacrifice of your son, Jesus Christ. Amen.

 

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101 REASONS TO BE EPISCOPALIAN

We belong before we believe.

Joanna Wragg., Diocese of Southeast Florida