EVENTS & NEWS
NOVEMBER 2, 2012
WORSHIP SCHEDULE
Sunday, November 4, 2012
All Saints Day
8:00 and 10:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist at
Hymns:
Ye watchers and ye holy ones;
For the bread which you have broken; Give thanks for life
Scripture:
Psalm 34:1-8; Job 42:1-6, 10-17; Hebrews 7:23-28; Mark 10:46-52
Participants:
Celebrant: The Rev. Tim Fleck
Usher: Karen Craig
First Lesson/Psalm: Ted Fletcher
Second Lesson: Bob Theriault
Prayers: Elise Felton
Chalice: Chloe Hatcher
Acolyte: Bob Stanwood (8:00); Chloe Hatcher
Altar Guild: Joan Bromage
Flowers: Ginny Agar
Thursdays
12:30 – Holy Eucharist
Sunday 9:00 a.m. Forums:
November 4: Parish Town Meeting
November 11: TBA
November 18: Take This Bread, 2nd session (Tim Fleck)
(books are available in the meeting room for $15)
November 25: TBA
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Office Hours:
Monday – Tuesday – Thursday
8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Fr. Timothy Fleck will be at
and at St. Saviour’s (288-4215) on Mondays and Wednesdays
He can be reached at 812-8362 or tim@mdi-episcopal.org
Sr. Warden, Ted Fletcher (244-3115); Jr. Warden, Mary Mitchell (244-9951)
Westside Food Pantry: The location and time will be changed this year from the Harbor House back to the undercroft at
St. Saviour:
Choral Evensong, Sunday, November 4 at 4:00 pm in honor of All Saints’ Day. It will be followed by an open house in the Rectory and Rectory Common, hosted by Tim+, Bob and the choir.
Taizé service at 7:00 pm on Friday, November 16. The Taizé style of chant reflects both the simplicity of life of the abbey, and our community’s commitment to an all-embracing, ecumenical approach to ritual and prayer.
St. Mary and St. Jude:
Contemplative Evening Prayer, Wednesdays at 5:00 p.m. at St. Mary’s Chapel.
Holy Eucharist and Breakfast, Wednesdays at 7:00 a.m.; Healing Service on the fourth Wednesday.
St. Dunstan:
Christmas Fair: Saturday, November 17 - 9 am to 1pm - in the Parish Hall of St. Dunstan’s Church –
All MDI Episcopal Churches
Request for Christmas Cards
In 2010 the four Episcopal parishes on the island collected approximately 2,000 Christmas cards for prisoners incarcerated at Jessup Prison in
Thanksgiving Basket Distribution
Once again, the Bar Harbor Congregational Church will supply Thanksgiving Dinner Baskets to be distributed through the Bar Harbor Food Pantry and Westside Food Pantry. Help is needed to pick-up the baskets in Bar Harbor and deliver them to the Southwest Harbor Fire Station on Monday, November 19th late afternoon, and help in distributing the baskets to our clients on Tuesday, November 20th from 10 AM to 12 Noon. Please contact Dean Henry with offers of help at 664-8615, or deanhenry27@gmail.com. Thank you.
Community Events:
Fall Frock Swap by
Thursday, November 8, 5:00 – 8:00 pm, at the
Episcopal Relief & Development:
The devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy, the far-reaching storm responsible for unprecedented flooding, power outages, fires and loss of life, continues to overwhelm eastern regions of the
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Keep in your prayers this week: Ruth Cary, Jonathan Appleyard, Tina Baker, Christina Baker Kline, Malala Yousufzai, Shazia and Kainaat, Brenda Merritt, Bob Jackson, Julie Russell, Drayton Grant, Emmet and Betty Whittlesey, and Joel Sipes. Pray for the safe return of Shawn Reed, Adam Holt and Susan Falt, who are among our armed forces serving overseas, and their families.
Update on Tina Baker:
I visited Tuesday afternoon with Tina, Bill and all four daughters at the hospital in
Thank you for your continued prayers and concern.
Tim Fleck
Military Casualties (October 25-31)
Prayer for the Community of St. Andrew &
Gracious God, we offer thanks for our parish, for your inspiration, and for the many generous open hearts whose donations will bring accessibility to all at St. John’s . Guide us all as the planned expansion of the facilities comes to reality. 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
Despite or perhaps even precisely because of our present disagreements in the Episcopal Church I am reminded that God calls us all together because we aren’t whole without each other.
Nancy A. G. Vogele, Diocese of
CONSTRUCTION PHOTOS: