ST. ANDREW &
EVENTS & NEWS
February 29, 2012
WORSHIP SCHEDULE
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Second Sunday in Lent
8:00 and 10:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist at
Scripture:
Psalm 22:22-30; Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16; Romans 4:13-25; Mark 8:31-38
Hymns:
The God of Abraham praise; The Christ who died but rose again;
Take up your cross; Songs of thankfulness and praise
Participants:
Celebrant: The Rev Johanna-Karen Johannson
Usher: Karen Craig
First Lesson and Psalm: Ann Cox Halkett
Second Lesson: Adam
Prayers: Elise Felton
Chalice: Bob Theriault
Acolyte: Rita Redfield (8:00); Ted Fletcher (10:00)
Altar Guild: Dean Henry
Thursdays
12:30 – Holy Eucharist
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Church office will be closed (March 1-18):
There will be no weekly e-mail for the next two weeks.
If you have questions or need assistance,
call Ted Fletcher (244-3115) or Mary Mitchell (244-9951)
MDI Episcopal Church Events
Lenten Study with Debbie Little Wyman—Every Thursday 1-2 pm beginning this week through the season of Lent, we welcome all to a time of short reading, silent meditation, and reflection. We will use Wondrous Encounters: Readings for Lent, by Richard Rohr, Franciscan priest and director of the Center for Action and Contemplation. Copies are available, and participants are welcome to take one home for use between meetings. Please come and go as you are able.
Westside Food Pantry will be open March 4 (12-2) and 18 (12-1) at the Harbor House.
ST. SAVIOUR’S:
Thursdays, 9:30 a.m. The Rev. Debbie Little Wyman invites you to the Rectory Library for a group discussion. She will also be available in the Rectory Study from 10:30-11:45 a.m. on Thursdays for anyone wishing a private conversation with a priest.
ST. MARY’S AND ST. JUDE’S:
Wednesday Lenten Soup Suppers: Quiet evening prayer at 5:30; simple soup supper at 6:00; Lenten class (Celtic Christianity) at 6:30; February 29 – History of the Celts; March 7 – no class; March 14 – Christianity and the British Isles; March 21 – The Celtic Christ; March 28 – Celtic Spirituality.
CHURCH OF OUR FATHER:
Holy Eucharist - Wednesdays – 7:00 a.m. followed by breakfast. Healing service on the 4th Wednesdays.
Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori invites a focus on the Millennium Development Goals for Lent 2012. “I invite you to use the Millennium Development Goals as your focus for Lenten study and discipline and prayer and fasting this year. The Millennium Development Goals are truly reflective of several of the Five Marks of Mission.” A printed copy of her Lenten message is on the bulletin board in the undercroft and an audio is available at http://www.episcopalchurch.org/page/presiding-bishop
The Bible Challenge –
Ecumenical Lenten Services: At 7:00 PM on the five Wednesdays of Lent there will be an opportunity to worship in five different churches in Ellsworth. Each service will reflect the style of worship that is customary for the host church, and will include a message from a clergyperson who is the pastor of another local church. Each week there will be an offering which will be donated to the Church Discretionary Fund administered by the Emmaus Homeless Shelter. The theme this year is “A Call to Repair & Rebuild Relationships:” With the world; With our faith; With the church; With the Lord and the Holy; With others, oneself, and community. A time of fellowship and refreshment will follow each service.
February 29 –
Preacher: Pastor Joanne Douglass of Community of
March 7 – Union Congregational
Preacher: Rev. Keith Bowie of Union Congregational
March14 – First Congregational
Preacher: Fr. Scott Mower of
March 21 – United
Preacher: Rev. Sara Huisjen of
March 28 – St. Dunstan Episcopal Church,
Preacher: Pastor James Heard of
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,
Each Thursday from noon-2:00 The Common Good Soup Kitchen provides a meal at
Each Thursday from 4-7 p.m. Soup Dinner at
Tuesday, March 13, 5-6:30 p.m. Free Community Dinner at
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Keep in your prayers this week: Tom, Helmut, Joel, Lois, Kay, Taylor, Mel and family. Pray for the safe return of Adam Holt, Tracy and Troy DeGolyer, John Ourisman, and Carl Reed, who are among our armed forces serving overseas, and their families.
Military Casualties (February 23-25)
Prayer for the Community of St. Andrew &
Gracious God, we offer thanks for our parish, for your inspiration, and for the generous open hearts making accessibility for all a reality at
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101 REASONS TO BE EPISCOPALIAN
I spent Good Friday with the folks at St. Pal’s Chapel. There I talked with a young firefighter who has been volunteering at Ground Zero for several months. In the midst of his sharing he said: “If it weren’t for this place, I wouldn’t be able to smile.”
Sharon Moon, Diocese of
CONSTRUCTION PHOTOS: