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

ST. ANDREW & ST. JOHN

EPISCOPAL CHURCH

EVENTS & NEWS

January 26, 2012

 

WORSHIP SCHEDULE

Sunday, January 29, 2012

Epiphany 4

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

Scripture:

Psalm 111; Deuteronomy 18:15-20; 1 Corinthians 8:1-13; Mark 1:21-28

Hymns:

Hail to the Lord’s Anointed; Thou, whose almighty word;

Thou art the Way, to thee alone; O love, how deep, how broad, how high

Participants:

Celebrant: The Rev. George Swanson

Usher:  Ted Fletcher

First Lesson and Psalm:  Ken Cochrane

Second Lesson: Patsy Fogarty

Prayers: Ellen Gilmore

Chalice: Rita Redfield

Acolyte: Bob Stanwood (8:00); Rita Redfield (10:00)

Altar Guild: Mary Vekasi

 

Thursdays

12:30 – Holy Eucharist

 

9:00 FORUM – Sunday, February 5:

College of the Atlantic President Darron Collins

A Human Ecological Education at COA:

Adventurous Learning on Mount Desert Island

Darron Collins is the first president of COA to be born after the college was founded in 1969. Collins, who has a Ph.D. from Tulane University in New Orleans, came to COA from the World Wildlife Fund, where he served as the organization’s director of creative assets.

He has served as a World Wildlife Fund managing director in the Amur River region of northeast Asia and as a senior advisor to the environmental organization’s CEO, and has helped lead the group’s outreach efforts. While at WWF, Collins helped raise more than $10 million in grants and donations. Collins earned his Ph.D. studying ethnobotany in Guatemala, has researched the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, and has worked on leopard conservation on the Russia-North Korean border. He also has taught at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta. As a COA student, Collins received a Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and a Watson Foundation Fellowship. As a Watson fellow, Collins studied the environmental and social impacts of hydroelectric dams in Latin America. Collins is an avid fly-fisherman, mountain biker, and trail marathon runner.

 

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Church office hours:

Monday 8:30-11:30 at home, 12:00-2:30 at church.

Tuesday: 8:30-2:30 at home

Thursday: 8:30-11:30 at home, 12:00-2:30 at church

You may contact Michele Daley at 664-4237 during office hours.

If you have questions or need assistance at other times,

call Ted Fletcher (244-3115) or Mary Mitchell (244-9951)

 

 

 

MDI Episcopal Church Events

 

ST. JOHN’S:

Westside Food Pantry Fundraiser: The Quietside Helping Hands, Pemetic students, the Westside Food Pantry and Chow Mein are holding a fundraiser for the Westside Food Pantry, January 30^th at "Something's Cookin' On MDI" (next to the SWH post office).  There will be two seatings: 5:00 and 6:30--$15.00 per person.  Please call 669-2978 or email: info@somethingscookin-on-mdi.com to make reservations.  All proceeds will go to the Westside Food Pantry. We have been asked to help with the dinner.  They need willing workers for one hour shifts from 2:00-7:00.  If you are able to work please be in touch with Floy Ervin, fervin@roadrunner.com

 

ST. SAVIOUR’S:

Feast of the Presentation (Candlemas) Service will be held on Thursday, February 2, at 5:30 with the Rev. Johanna-Karen Johannson as celebrant. Donations of baby blankets will be welcome.

Community Valentine Pot Luck Dinner on Sunday, February 12 at 5:30pm in the Parish Hall. All donations will go to St. Saviour’s MDI Fire Fund which benefits fire victims on Mt. Desert Island. Bring your family, friends, neighbors and a dish to share (if you can) with friends old and new. Beverages will be provided. All are welcome – with or without a dish!

Natural Causes Killed Victor: a folk opera, written by George Swanson, will premier on May 4 and 5. The opera relates the suffering and death of Maine prisoner Victor Valdez to the passion and death of Christ. Checks for tax exempt donations may be made out to “St. Saviour’s Parish,” memo line “Opera,” and mailed to St. Saviour’s Parish, 41 Mt. Desert St., Bar Harbor, Maine 04609. Proceeds will go for food and fuel donations on MDI. For more information contact George Swanson at 207 244 0579 and george@katrinasdream.org.

 

ST. JOHN’S and ST. SAVIOUR’S:

Spiritual Practices for Lent and Beyond is the topic for Adult Study on Thursdays January 26 and February 2 at 9:30 am (at St. Savior’s) and 1:30 pm (at St. John’s.)  These sessions will focus on what spiritual practices participants are doing presently and possible ways to improve those practices.  Also, the group may explore other spiritual exercises such as meditation, prayer, fasting, service and sacred study.  Attendees are encouraged to bring pen and notebook.  These Thursday sessions will be facilitated by The Rev. Johanna-Karen Johannson, retired priest, formerly of the Diocese of New York.

 

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:

Building Global Vision.  A study, led by David Underwood, on determining "What does God want to accomplish in the world through our church?"  Thursdays, 6:30-8:00 pm.

 

Free Meals Available in our community:

Each Monday from 3-6 p.m. Everybody Eats provides a free meal in the parish hall of St. Dunstan’s Church, Ellsworth.

Each Thursday from noon-2:00 The Common Good Soup Kitchen provides a meal at 566 Seawall Road in Southwest Harbor.

 

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Keep in your prayers this week:  Rick, Nancy, Amanda, Betsy, Jonathan, Aimee, Beverly, Loretta, Jimmy, Louanne, Tom, Helmut, Joel and Bob.

 

Military Casualties (January 15-20)

Afghanistan: Jon-Luke Bateman, Kenneth Cochrane, Benjamin Wise, Keith Benson, Phillip McGeath, Joseph Logan, Nathan McHone, Jesse Stites, Daniel Bartle, Kevin Reinhard, Travis Riddick

 

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

The signs that say “The Episcopal Church Welcomes You” mean it.

Nick Humez, Diocese of Newark

 

 

 

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

ST. ANDREW & ST. JOHN

EPISCOPAL CHURCH

EVENTS & NEWS

January 16, 2012

 

WORSHIP SCHEDULE

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Epiphany 3

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

Scripture:

Psalm 62:6-14; Jonah 3:1-5, 10; 1 Corinthians 7:29-31; Mark 1:14-20

Hymns:

Lord, you give the great commission; Take my life;

Put down your nets and follow me; A mighty fortress is our God

Participants:

Celebrant: The Rev. Johanna-Karen Johannson

Usher:  Dean Henry

First Lesson and Psalm:  Margot Haertel

Second Lesson: Ellen Gilmore

Prayers: Susan Buell

Chalice: Bob Theriault

Acolyte: Rita Redfield (8:00); Elaine Theriault (10:00)

Altar Guild: Margot Haertel

Flowers: Floy Ervin

 

Thursdays

12:30 – Holy Eucharist

 

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Church office hours:

(Office is closed this week)

January 22-28:

Monday 8:30-11:30 at home, 12:00-2:30 at church.

Tuesday: 8:30-2:30 at home

Thursday: 8:30-11:30 at home, 12:00-2:30 at church

You may contact Michele Daley at 664-4237 during office hours.

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. JOHN’S:

ANNUAL MEETING – Sunday, January 22^nd.

The Westside Food Pantry will be open on Sunday, January 22, from noon to 1:00. 

 

ST. SAVIOUR’S:

Feast of the Presentation (Candlemas) Service will be held on Thursday, February 2, at 5:30 with the Rev. Johanna-Karen Johannson as celebrant. Donations of baby blankets will be welcome.

 

ST. JOHN’S and ST. SAVIOUR’S:

Spiritual Practices for Lent and Beyond will be the topic for Adult Study on Thursdays January 19, 26 and February 2 at 9:30 am (for St. Savior’s) and 1:30 pm (for St. John’s.)  These sessions will focus on what spiritual practices participants are doing presently and possible ways to improve those practices.  Also, the group may explore other spiritual exercises such as meditation, prayer, fasting, service and sacred study.  Attendees are encouraged to bring pen and notebook.  These Thursday sessions will be facilitated by The Rev. Johanna-Karen Johannson, retired priest, formerly of the Diocese of New York.

 

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:

Building Global Vision.  A study, led by David Underwood, on determining "What does God want to accomplish in the world through our church?"  begins Thursday, January 19, 6:30-8:00 pm.

 

Free Meals Available in our community:

Thursday, January 19 from 5-6:30 p.m. at Bar Harbor Congregational Church.

Each Monday from 3-6 p.m. Everybody Eats provides a free meal in the parish hall of St. Dunstan’s Church, Ellsworth.

Each Thursday from noon-2:00 The Common Good Soup Kitchen provides a meal at 566 Seawall Road in Southwest Harbor.

 

The next planning meeting for the Winter 2012 Alpha Course will be at the First Baptist Church of Bar Harbor on January 8 at 4:30 pm. The course will begin on Sunday, March 4, and end in mid-May. An ecumenical leadership team will be assembled.  If you are interested in participating, contact Pastor Scott Records at the First Baptist Church at 288-3563 or email him at: srecords@myfairpoint.net

 

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Keep in your prayers this week:  Rick, Nancy, Amanda, Betsy, Jonathan, Aimee, Beverly, Loretta, Jimmy, Louanne, Tom and Joan, Helmut.

 

Military Casualties (January 10-11)

Afghanistan: Michael Pyron, Neil Turner

 

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 have the liturgical beauty of the Catholics combined with the local lauthority of the Southern Baptists..

Cynthia McLeod, Diocese of East Tennessee

 

 

 

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Events & News from St. Andrew & St. JOhn Episcopal Church

ST. ANDREW & ST. JOHN

EPISCOPAL CHURCH

EVENTS & NEWS

January 12, 2012

WORSHIP SCHEDULE

Sunday, January 15, 2012

Epiphany 2

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

Scripture:

Psalm 139:1-5, 12-17; 1 Samuel 3:-120; 1 Corinthians 6:12-20; John 1:43-51

Hymns:

How bright appears the Morning Star; O light of light;

Let all mortal flesh keep silence; We Shall Overcome

Participants:

Celebrant: The Rev. Johanna-Karen Johannson

Usher: Chloe Hatcher

First Lesson and Psalm: Ken Cochrane

Second Lesson: Ellen Gilmore

Prayers: Susan Buell

Chalice: Ted Fletcher

Acolyte: Bob Stanwood (8:00); Rita Redfield (10:00)

Altar Guild: Joan Bromage

Flowers: Floy Ervin

Forum at 9:00 on January 15

Scott McFarland, Principal of the Mount Desert Elementary School, will speak on his experiences at the School, and on the state of primary education in general. Scott has been in education for the past 31 years, with 21 years spent at the MDI High School as a teacher and coach. Along the way he became the chair of the Science Department and later was tapped to go into administration and served the last three years as the Assistant Principal of the High School. For the past 10 years he has been the Principal of MDES.

He received a BS from St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish Nova Scotia in 1980 and later received a Masters in Educational Leadership from the University of Maine in 2002. He is a native of the island, having been raised in Bar Harbor and is 1974 graduate of MDIHS. He and his wife, Joy Lyons, and two adopted sons and a stepdaughter and stepson live in Somesville.

Given the person speaking and the topic, this would be a good opportunity to invite a friend or neighbor to join you for the Forum.

Thursdays

12:30 – Holy Eucharist

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Church office hours next week:

Monday 8:30-11:30 at home, 12:00-2:30 at church. There will not be office hours the rest of the week. 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. JOHN’S:

The Westside Food Pantry will be open on Sunday, January 22, from noon to 1:00.

ST. SAVIOUR’S:

Feast of the Presentation (Candlemas) Service will be held on Thursday, February 2, at 5:30 with the Rev. Johanna-Karen Johannson as celebrant. Donations of baby blankets will be welcome.

ST. JOHN’S and ST. SAVIOUR’S:

Spiritual Practices for Lent and Beyond will be the topic for Adult Study on Thursdays January 19, 26 and February 2 at 9:30 am (for St. Savior’s) and 1:30 pm (for St. John’s.) These sessions will focus on what spiritual practices participants are doing presently and possible ways to improve those practices. Also, the group may explore other spiritual exercises such as meditation, prayer, fasting, service and sacred study. Attendees are encouraged to bring pen and notebook. These Thursday sessions will be facilitated by The Rev. Johanna-Karen Johannson, retired priest, formerly of the Diocese of New York.

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:

Building Global Vision. A study, led by David Underwood, on determining "What does God want to accomplish in the world through our church?" begins Thursday, January 19, 6:30-8:00 pm.

Free Meals Available in our community:

Thursday, January 19 from 5-6:30 p.m. at Bar Harbor Congregational Church.

Each Monday from 3-6 p.m. Everybody Eats provides a free meal in the parish hall of St. Dunstan’s Church, Ellsworth.

Each Thursday from noon-2:00 The Common Good Soup Kitchen provides a meal at 566 Seawall Road in Southwest Harbor.

The next planning meeting for the Winter 2012 Alpha Course will be at the First Baptist Church of Bar Harbor on January 8 at 4:30 pm. The course will begin on Sunday, March 4, and end in mid-May. An ecumenical leadership team will be assembled. If you are interested in participating, contact Pastor Scott Records at the First Baptist Church at 288-3563 or email him at: srecords@myfairpoint.net

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Keep in your prayers this week: Rick, Nancy, Amanda, Betsy, Jonathan, Aimee, Beverly, Loretta, Jimmy, Louanne, Tom, Helmut.

Military Casualties (January 5-8)

Afghanistan: Matthew Schwartz, Bryan Bell, Matthew Seidler, Christopher Patterson, Robert Tauteris, Brian Leonhardt, Jonathan Metzger, Dustin Napier

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

No matter where in the world I attend an Episcopal/Anglican church, I am always home.

Joan Carr, Diocese of British Columbia

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