Friday, February 28, 2014

Events & News from St. Andrew & St. John (Corrected)

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Michele

ST. ANDREW & ST. JOHN

 EPISCOPAL CHURCH

 EVENTS & NEWS

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

 

WORSHIP SCHEDULE

Sunday, March 2, 2014

Last Sunday after Epiphany

7:30 and 10:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist at St. John the Divine

Hymns:

O wondrous type (137); O Light of Light (134);

Ye Watchers and ye holy ones (618)

Scripture:

Psalm 2; Exodus 24:12-18; 2 Peter 1:16-21; Matthew 17:1-9

Participants:

Celebrant: The Rev. Alice Downs

The Blueberry Jammers will provide music for the 10:00 service.

Usher:  Karen Craig

First Lesson/Psalm: Susan Buell

Second Lesson: Candy DaCosta

Prayers: Mike DaCosta

Chalice: Bob Theriault

Acolyte: Rita Redfield (7:30); Elaine Theriault (10:00)

Altar Guild: Dean Henry

Vestry Member in charge: Marilyn Mays

 

8:30 Forums

March 2: Ash Wednesday, Dean Henry

March 9: The Shack, Lynn Orville

 

 

Ash Wednesday Service

March 5 – 6:00 p.m.

Holy Eucharist and Distribution of ashes

Celebrant: The Rev. Tim Fleck

First Lesson/Psalm: Candace DaCosta

Second Lesson: Ken Cochrane

Prayers: Elaine Theriault

Chalice and Acolyte: Rita Redfield

Altar Guild: Margot Haertel

Vestry Member in charge: Rita Redfield

 

Thursday Holy Eucharist:
March 6 -- 12:30 pm

The Rev. Tim Fleck

 

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Office Hours:

8:30-2:30, Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays

Michele Daley, Parish Administrator

Fr. Timothy Fleck will be at St. John’s (244-3229) on Tuesdays and Thursdays

and at St. Saviour’s (288-4215) on Mondays and Wednesdays

He can be reached at 812-8362 (cell) or tim@mdi-episcopal.org 

Sr. Warden, Bunny Watts (244-3699); Jr. Warden, Rita Redfield (244-4025)

 

        

 

 

St. John:

Calendar:

Mondays, March 10 & 24, 5:00 p.m. – St. John Singers

Tuesdays, 3:30 p.m. – Prayer Group

Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. – Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper

Wednesday, 6:00 p.m. – Ash Wednesday service

Fridays, 1:00-3:00 p.m. – Mahjong (come learn and play)

 

Recital:  "The Three Organists" perform for the Westside Food Pantry; Friday, February 28th; 7:00pm at St John’s Church.  Peter Vaux, organist and music director at St Mary's; Julia Morris-Myers, organist, choir director and music director at St Saviour's; and our Stephen Sampson have graciously volunteered to perform for us. This recital will be a rare opportunity to hear these musicians play on our Hook and Hastings organ. ALL proceeds go to the Westside Food Pantry.

 

Net Tender March 2014 Deadline:   Sunday, March 2nd

 

Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper, March 4, 5:30 p.m., Undercroft. This event is free but donations will be accepted and proceeds that exceed expenses will go to the Westside Food Pantry. If you would like to help, please contact Ted Bromage, 244-3227.

 

Church of Our Father

Holy Eucharist is celebrated on Wednesday mornings at 8:00 followed by a light breakfast.

 

St. Mary and St. Jude

Prayer Shawl Ministry: Thursdays, 9:00 a.m.

 

St. Saviour’s

Taizé - An Ecumenical Prayer Service, Friday, March 21, at 6pm. Simple, yet profound. Experience the spirituality and the meditative songs of the Taizé community of France, an interdenominational and ecumenical monastic order known around the world for its message of trust, peace and reconciliation. All are welcome!

Candlelight · Scripture · Silence · Song · Prayer

 

 

Community Events

 

Chowder Cookoff, Friday, March 7, 5:30-7:00 p.m. at the Maine Sea Coast Mission, 127 West Street, Bar Harbor. Prizes awarded. Warm up and help others do the same at the Chowder Cookoff. Donations will be accepted at the door and will benefit the MDI Campfire coalition. For further information or to enter your chowder, contact Terri Rodick at 288-5097 or trodick@seacoastmission.org

 

Island Connections needs volunteers! Island Connections seeks to provide free services to seniors, elderly and people with disabilities on Mount Desert Island and the surrounding islands that will enable them to live independently and with a strong quality of life. If you would like to volunteer, call 288-4457.

 

Film & Talk: The Anonymous People. This powerful documentary features real stories about the 23.5 million Americans living in long-term recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. This film aims at transforming public discourse around addiction recovery in order to spark wide-spread change. FREE by the Acadia Family Center. Reel Pizza, Bar Harbor, Sunday, March 9, 1:30 p.m.

 

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Keep in your prayers this week: Angelina Sharpe, James Stanton, Wayne Buchanan, Dorothy Smith, Johanna Johannason, Bob Theriault, Norman Shaw, Tony Sousa, Violet, Ron, Edie Stanwood, Mary Parker, Amy Beal Church, Mary Jones, Sarah Flynn, Joseph and Kimberly Pratt family, Ruth and Bob Zachary, Sachi Mallack, Carolyn Bowman, Martha Thompson, Karen Floyd, Lydia Thayer, Martha Masiello, Gary Dunlap, Kay and Bill Barney, George Swanson, Jennie Cline, Julie Russell and Sharon Dayana Salazar, our sponsored child in Costa Rica. Pray for the safe return of Ryan Maynard, Nathan Gumm, and Ty Elkins who are among our armed forces serving overseas, and their families.

 

 

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Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori Lent Message 2014

 “So as you enter Lent, consider how you will live
in solidarity with those who are hungry, or broken,
or ill in one way or another.”

Lent is a season of reflection that begins on Ash Wednesday (March 5) and concludes on Easter (April 20).

The reality is that the season of Lent, which Christians have practiced for so many centuries, is about the same kind of yearning for greater light in the world, whether you live in the Northern Hemisphere or the Southern Hemisphere. 

The word “Lent” means “lengthen” and it’s about the days getting longer.  The early Church began to practice a season of preparation for those who would be baptized at Easter, and before too long other members of the Christian community joined those candidates for baptism as an act of solidarity. 

It was a season during which Christians and future Christians learned about the disciplines of the faith - prayer and study and fasting and giving alms, sharing what they have. 

But the reality is that, particularly in the Northern Hemisphere, the lengthening days were often times of famine and hunger, when people had used up their winter food stores and the spring had not yet produced more food to feed people.  Acting in solidarity with those who go hungry is a piece of what it means to be a Christian.  To be a follower of Jesus is to seek the healing of the whole world. 

And Lent is a time when we practice those disciplines as acts of solidarity with the broken and hungry and ill and despised parts of the world.

I would invite you this Lent to think about your Lenten practice as an exercise in solidarity with all that is - with other human beings and with all of creation.  That is most fundamentally what Jesus is about. He is about healing and restoring that broken world. 

So as you enter Lent, consider how you will live in solidarity with those who are hungry, or broken, or ill in one way or another.

May you have a blessed Lent this year, and may it yield greater light in the world.

The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori
Presiding Bishop and Primate
The Episcopal Church

 

 

 

Thursday, February 27, 2014

News and Events, St. Andrew and St. John

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 EPISCOPAL CHURCH
 EVENTS & NEWS
FEBRUARY 28, 2013

WORSHIP SCHEDULE
Sunday, March 2, 2014
Last Sunday After Epiphany
7:30 and 10:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist at St. John the Divine
Hymns:
Christ is made the sure foundation (518); Jesu, Jesu (602);
Blest are the pure in heart (656); Go forth for God (347)
Scripture:
Psalm 2; Exodus 24:12-18; 2 Peter 1:16-21; Matthew 17:1-9
Participants:
Celebrant: The Rev. Alice Downs
Usher:  Karen Craig
First Lesson/Psalm: Susan Buell
Second Lesson: Candy DaCosta
Prayers: Mike DaCosta
Chalice: Bob Theriault
Acolyte: Rita Redfield (7:30); Elaine Theriault (10:00)
Altar Guild: Dean Henry
Flowers: __________
Vestry Member in charge: Marilyn Mays
Coffee Hour: _______


8:30 Forum
March 2: Ash Wednesday, Dean Henry
March 29: TBA

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Ash Wednesday Service
March 5 – 6:00 p.m.
Holy Eucharist and Distribution of ashes
The Rev. Tim Fleck
Thursday Holy Eucharist:
March 6 -- 12:30 pm
The Rev. Tim Fleck

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Office Hours:
8:30-2:30, Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays
Michele Daley, Parish Administrator
Fr. Timothy Fleck will be at St. John’s (244-3229) on Tuesdays and Thursdays
and at St. Saviour’s (288-4215) on Mondays and Wednesdays
He can be reached at 812-8362 (cell) or tim@mdi-episcopal.org 
Sr. Warden, Bunny Watts (244-3699); Jr. Warden, Rita Redfield (244-4025)

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St. John:
Calendar:
Mondays, March 10 & 24, 5:00 p.m. – St. John Singers
Tuesdays, 3:30 p.m. – Prayer Group
Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. – Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper
Wednesday, 6:00 p.m. – Ash Wednesday service
Fridays, 1:00-3:00 p.m. – Mahjong (come learn and play)

Recital:  "The Three Organists" perform for the Westside Food Pantry; Friday, February 28th; 7:00pm at St John’s Church.  Peter Vaux, organist and music director at St Mary's; Julia Morris-Myers, organist, choir director and music director at St Saviour's; and our Stephen Sampson have graciously volunteered to perform for us. This recital will be a rare opportunity to hear these musicians play on our Hook and Hastings organ. ALL proceeds go to the Westside Food Pantry.

Net Tender March 2014 Deadline:   Sunday, 2 March 2014

Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper, March 4, 5:30 p.m., Undercroft. This event is free but donations will be accepted and proceeds that exceed expenses will go to the Westside Food Pantry. If you would like to help, please contact Ted Bromage, 244-3227.

Church of Our Father
Holy Eucharist is celebrated on Wednesday mornings at 8:00 followed by a light breakfast.

St. Mary and St. Jude
Prayer Shawl Ministry: Thursdays, 9:00 a.m.

St. Dunstan’s
Lenten Chain Fast:  This year, as in some previous years, St. Dunstan’s will have a Lenten Chain Fast. It will begin on Ash Wednesday, March 5, and continue until Easter. In this chain, the fast is passed from person to person, each person fasting for the designated day and then calling the nest person on the chain to pass the fast on. Money that would otherwise be spent on food is then donated to a charity to be selected later. You can sign up for this chain either at church or by calling up the coordinator, Diana Gazis (422-3697) to find a day.

Community Events

Chowder Cookoff, Friday, March 7, 5:30-7:00 p.m. at the Maine Sea Coast Mission, 127 West Street, Bar Harbor. Prizes awarded. Warm up and help others do the same at the Chowder Cookoff. Donations will be accepted at the door and will benefit the MDI Campfire coalition. For further information or to enter your chowder, contact Terri Rodick at 288-5097 or tradick@seacoastmission.org

Island Connections needs volunteers! Island Connections seeks to provide free services to seniors, elderly and people with disabilities on Mount Desert Island and the surrounding islands that will enable them to live independently and with a strong quality of life. If you would like to volunteer, call 288-4457.

Film & Talk:   The Anonymous People.  This powerful documentary features real stories about the 23.5 million Americans living in long-term recovery from drug and alcohol addiction.  This film aims at transforming public discourse around addiction recovery in order to spark wide-spread change.   FREE by the Acadia Family Center.   Reel Pizza, Bar Harbor, Sunday, 9 March 2014, 1:30 P.M.

Serendipity is looking for more clothing donations! They are accepting nearly new or slightly worn men's, children's and women's clothing of all sizes. Donations are welcomed - call 288-2000.

Free Meals:
Every Monday: Everybody Eats from 3 – 6 pm at St. Dunstan’s Parish Hall, 134 State Street, Ellsworth. Everyone is welcome!!
Every Wednesday: The Welcome Table from 3 – 6 pm at The First Congregational Church of Ellsworth, 2 Church Street, Ellsworth.
Every Thursday: Holy Redeemer Church from 4 – 7 pm at 21 Ledgelawn Street, Bar Harbor.
Every Thursday: Noon at the Common Good Café, 566 Seawall Rd, Southwest Harbor

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Keep in your prayers this week: Toni Willey, Bob Theriault, Norman Shaw, Tony Sousa, Violet, Ron, Edie Stanwood, Mary Parker, Amy Beal Church, Mary Jones, Sarah Flynn, Joseph and Kimberly Pratt family, Ruth and Bob Zachary, Sachi Mallack, Carolyn Bowman, Martha Thompson, Karen Floyd, Lydia Thayer, Martha Masiello, Gary Dunlap, Kay and Bill Barney, George Swanson, Jennie Cline, Julie Russell and Sharon Dayana Salazar, our sponsored child in Costa Rica. Pray for the safe return of Ryan Maynard, Nathan Gumm, and Ty Elkins who are among our armed forces serving overseas, and their families.


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Thursday, February 20, 2014

News and Events from St. Andrew and St. John

ST. ANDREW & ST. JOHN

 EPISCOPAL CHURCH

 EVENTS & NEWS

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

 

WORSHIP SCHEDULE

Sunday, February 23, 2014

Epiphany 7

7:30 and 10:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist at St. John the Divine

Hymns:

Christ is made the sure foundation (518); Jesu, Jesu (602);

Blest are the pure in heart (656); Go forth for God (347)

Scripture:

Psalm 119:33-40; Leviticus 19:1-2, 9-18; 1 Corinthians 3:10-11, 16-23; Matthew 5:38-48

Participants:

Celebrant: The Rev. Tim Fleck

Usher:  Sandy Watts

First Lesson/Psalm: Patsy Fogarty

Second Lesson: Elaine Theriault

Prayers: Joan Bromage

Chalice: Ted Fletcher

Acolyte: Bob Stanwood (7:30); Ted Fletcher (10:00)

Altar Guild: Margot Haertel

Flowers: __________

Vestry Member in charge: Marilyn Mays

Coffee Hour: _______

 

 

8:30 Forum

February 23: Church Architecture, Tim Fleck

March 2: Ash Wednesday, Dean Henry

 

 

Thursday Holy Eucharist:
February 27 -- 12:30 pm

The Rev. Tim Fleck will celebrate the feast of George Herbert

 

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Office Hours:

8:30-2:30, Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays

Michele Daley, Parish Administrator

Fr. Timothy Fleck will be at St. John’s (244-3229) on Tuesdays and Thursdays

and at St. Saviour’s (288-4215) on Mondays and Wednesdays

He can be reached at 812-8362 (cell) or tim@mdi-episcopal.org 

Sr. Warden, Bunny Watts (244-3699); Jr. Warden, Rita Redfield (244-4025)

 

 


        

 

 

St. John:

Calendar:

Mondays, February 24, 5:00 p.m. – St. John Singers

Tuesdays, 3:30 p.m. – Prayer Group

Thursday, February 20, 6:00 p.m. – Vestry

Fridays, 1:00-3:00 p.m. – Mahjong (come learn and play)

 

Recital:  "The Three Organists" perform for the Westside Food Pantry; Friday, February 28th; 7:00pm at St John’s Church.  Peter Vaux, organist and music director at St Mary's; Julia Morris-Myers, organist, choir director and music director at St Saviour's; and our Stephen Sampson have graciously volunteered to perform for us. This recital will be a rare opportunity to hear these musicians play on our Hook and Hastings organ. ALL proceeds go to the Westside Food Pantry.

 

Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper, March 4, 5:30 p.m., Undercroft. This event is free but donations will be accepted and proceeds that exceed expenses will go to the Westside Food Pantry. If you would like to help, please contact Ted Bromage, 244-3227.

 

St. John and St. Saviour

Mutual Study of Ministry: As part of our Letter of Agreement among St. Andrew & John, St. Saviour, Father Tim and the Diocese, we have committed to participating in a Mutual Study of Ministry process after eighteen months together.  Both Vestries met with Canon Missioner Heidi Shott and are now conducting one-on-one interviews. If you receive a phone call this month asking to schedule an interview, please try to be generous with your time and opinions:  it will be very helpful.  Not everyone will be interviewed, but if you want to make sure your views are heard, you may volunteer for an interview by contacting your warden (Pamela Smith, Sr. Warden (St. Saviour); Bunny Watts, Sr. Warden (St. Andrew & John); Linda Foster, Jr. Warden (St. Saviour); Rita Redfield, Jr. Warden (St. Andrew & John).

 

Net Tender deadline is Sunday, 2 March 2014.

 

St. Saviour’s

 

TaizĂ© - An Ecumenical Prayer Service at St. Saviour’s Parish, 41 Mt. Desert Street, Bar Harbor, Friday, March 21, 2014 at 6pm


Church of Our Father

Holy Eucharist is celebrated on Wednesday mornings at 8:00 followed by a light breakfast.

 

St. Mary and St. Jude

Prayer Shawl Ministry: Thursdays, 9:00 a.m.

 

Community Events

Chowder Cookoff, Friday, March 7, 5:30-7:00 p.m. at the Maine Sea Coast Mission, 127 West Street, Bar Harbor. Prizes awarded. Warm up and help others do the same at the Chowder Cookoff. Donations will be accepted at the door and will benefit the MDI Campfire coalition. For further information or to enter your chowder, contact Terri Rodick at 288-5097 or tradick@seacoastmission.org

 

Island Connections needs volunteers! Island Connections seeks to provide free services to seniors, elderly and people with disabilities on Mount Desert Island and the surrounding islands that will enable them to live independently and with a strong quality of life. If you would like to volunteer, call 288-4457.

 

Serendipity is looking for more clothing donations! They are accepting nearly new or slightly worn men's, children's and women's clothing of all sizes. Donations are welcomed - call 288-2000.

 

Free Meals:

Every Monday: Everybody Eats from 3 – 6 pm at St. Dunstan’s Parish Hall, 134 State Street, Ellsworth. Everyone is welcome!!

Every Wednesday: The Welcome Table from 3 – 6 pm at The First Congregational Church of Ellsworth, 2 Church Street, Ellsworth.

Every Thursday: Holy Redeemer Church from 4 – 7 pm at 21 Ledgelawn Street, Bar Harbor.

Every Thursday: Noon at the Common Good Café, 566 Seawall Rd, Southwest Harbor

 

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Keep in your prayers this week: Erin Downs Wilson, Toni Willey, Bob Theriault, Norman Shaw, Tony Sousa, Violet, Ron, Edie Stanwood, Mary Parker, Amy Beal Church, Mary Jones, Sarah Flynn, Joseph and Kimberly Pratt family, Ruth and Bob Zachary, Sachi Mallack, Carolyn Bowman, Martha Thompson, Karen Floyd, Lydia Thayer, Martha Masiello, Gary Dunlap, Kay and Bill Barney, George Swanson, Jennie Cline, Julie Russell and Sharon Dayana Salazar, our sponsored child in Costa Rica. Pray for the safe return of Ryan Maynard, Nathan Gumm, and Ty Elkins who are among our armed forces serving overseas, and their families.

 

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