Happy New Year from St. John's

ST. ANDREW & ST. JOHN

EPISCOPAL CHURCH

EVENTS & NEWS

December 31, 2015

WORSHIP SCHEDULE

 

Sunday, January 3, 2016

Christmas 2

9:00 a.m. – St. John the Divine

Hymns:

Angels from the realms of glory (93); Love came down at Christmas (84);

Deck thyself, my soul (339); Songs of thankfulness (135)

 

Scripture:

Psalm 84; Jeremiah 31:7-14; Ephesians 1:3-6, 15-19a; Luke 2:41-52

Celebrant: The Rev. Timothy Fleck

Usher: Karen

First Lesson/Psalm/Second Lesson: Jayne

Prayers: Margot

Chalice: ____

Acolyte: Jayne

Altar Guild: Dean

Flowers: Betsy

Vestry Member in Charge: ____

 

Thursday Holy Eucharist – 12:00 noon

 

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The Rev. Timothy Fleck, Rector (207-812-8362)

The Rev. Kathleen Killian, Assistant Rector (718-775-6069)

Stephen Sampson, Music Director

Michele Daley, Parish Administrator (244-3229)

Sr. Warden, Bunny Watts (244-3699)

Jr. Warden, Rita Redfield (244-4025)

The Church Office is open Monday through Thursday

 

 

        

 

 

St. John:

Community Potluck Dinner: All are invited on Tuesday, January 12^th at 6:00 p.m. in the Undercroft. Bring a dish to share. Drinks will be provided. Timbered Lake, an acoustic duo, will perform. The group features a synthesis of spoken word and song composed by poet-singer Crow Suncloud and singer-songwriter Diana Ramsdell Newman. Diana's guitar joins with Crow's indigenous hand drums and other percussive instruments, to accompany inspirited, relevant, soaringly harmonic lyrics informed by respect for the earth and for experiential knowledge, reclamation of stewardship values, and promotion of individual and community healing.

 

St. Saviour:

We have set up a snow-closing notification on WLBZ TV channel 2. We will also post on our website, so if you question whether a service or event is taking place at St. Saviour’s, check both places for information, then let anyone know who you think might not have a computer or TV.

 

Church of Our Father:

Wednesdays, 8:00 am: Eucharist followed by a light breakfast

 

St. Mary & St. Jude:

Prayer Shawl Ministry: Thursdays at 10:00 a.m.

 

Community:

Seeking light in darkness: coping with grief in the holiday season, a two-part conversation. Michelle Gurtler and Pastor Rob Benson welcome those coping with loss (whether recent or not) to an informal tea and open discussion.  Explore ways to navigate the shoals of grief, Sunday, January 10^th and Sunday, January 31^st at 4:00 pm at the Bar Harbor Congregational Church. All are welcome.

 

COFFEE’S ON! The Maine Sea Coast Mission cordially invites all MDI Senior Citizens to join them for Coffee, Conversation and Music the first and thirds Tuesdays of each month from 9:30 to 11:30 am at the Colket Center, 127 West Street, Bar Harbor. St. Saviour’s and St. John’s will be co-hosting the January 5 event and are looking for volunteers to bring healthy and tasty snacks. Please contact Bunny Watts, 244-3699 to offer to help.

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Keep in your prayers this week: Mary, Ruth Grierson, Norman Aubrey, Scott and Debbie Hammond, Sherry Warner, Joy Ryan, Kirsten Haertel, Gloria Magruder, Catherine English McCann, Adam Temple, Jamie Li, Malcolm Hughes, Adam Harkins, Nancy Kincaid, Trevor Agar, Herb Hasenbalg, Jack Weisner, John Cronin, Sarah Flynn, Trisha Roy, Bob Theriault, Ron Martin, Joseph and Kimberly Pratt family, Lydia Thayer, George Swanson, Jennie Cline and Sharon Dayana Salazar, our sponsored child in Costa Rica.

 

Give thanks for the life of Sam Felton, who died Christmas Eve. Keep his family and friends in your prayers.

 

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Events & News from St. John's

ST. ANDREW & ST. JOHN

EPISCOPAL CHURCH

EVENTS & NEWS

December 24, 2015

WORSHIP SCHEDULE

 

Christmas Services:

Thursday, December 24, 2015

Christmas Eve

Psalm 96; Isaiah 9:2-7; Titus 2:11-14; Luke 2:1-20

4:00 p.m. – St. John the Divine

The Rev. Kathleen Killian presiding

4:00 p.m. – St. Saviour

The Rev. Timothy Fleck presiding

10:00 p.m. – Choral Eucharist at St. Saviour

The Rev. Timothy Fleck and The Rev. Kathleen Killian presiding

 

Friday, December 25, 2015

Christmas Day

Psalm 97; Isaiah 62:6-12; Titus 3:4-7; Luke 2:1-20

10:00 a.m. – St. John the Divine

The Rev. Kathleen Killian presiding

10:00 a.m. – St. Saviour

The Rev. Timothy Fleck presiding

 

Sunday, December 27, 2015

Christmas 1

9:00 a.m. – St. John the Divine

 (only one service)

 

Hymns:

By all your saints still striving (231); Book of books, our people’s strength (631);

O Christ, the Word Incarnate (632); O Holy City (583)

 

Scripture:

Psalm 147; Isaiah 61:10-62:3; Galatians 3:23-25, 4:4-7; John 1:1-18

Celebrant: The Rev. Kathleen Killian

Usher: Dean

First Lesson/Psalm: John

Second Lesson: _____

Prayers: Margot

Chalice & Acolyte: _____

Altar Guild: Margot

Vestry Member in Charge: Elaine

 

 

Thursday Holy Eucharist – 12:00 noon

No noon service on December 25

December 31 – Holy Name

 

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The Rev. Timothy Fleck, Rector (207-812-8362)

The Rev. Kathleen Killian, Assistant Rector (718-775-6069)

Stephen Sampson, Music Director

Michele Daley, Parish Administrator (244-3229)

Sr. Warden, Bunny Watts (244-3699)

Jr. Warden, Rita Redfield (244-4025)

The Church Office is open Monday through Thursday

 

 

        

 

 

St. John:

December 27: Start of Winter schedule, 9:00 a.m. Eucharist – The Rev. Kathleen Killian

 

St. Saviour:

December 25: 11:30 am, Parishioner Christmas lunch in the Rectory Common

December 27: Start of Winter schedule, 10:00 a.m. Eucharist – The Rev. Timothy Fleck

 

We have set up a snow-closing notification on WLBZ TV channel 2. We will also post on our website, so if you question whether a service or event is taking place at St. Saviour’s, check both places for information, then let anyone know who you think might not have a computer or TV

 

Church of Our Father:

Wednesdays, 8:00 am: Eucharist followed by a light breakfast

 

St. Mary & St. Jude:

Prayer Shawl Ministry: Thursdays at 10:00 a.m. (except on Christmas Eve)

 

Community:

COFFEE’S ON! The Maine Sea Coast Mission cordially invites all MDI Senior Citizens to join them for Coffee, Conversation and Music the first and thirds Tuesdays of each month from 9:30 to 11:30 am at the Colket Center, 127 West Street, Bar Harbor. St. Saviour’s and St. John’s will be co-hosting the January 5 event and are looking for volunteers to bring healthy and tasty snacks. Please contact Bunny Watts, 244-3699 to offer to help.

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Keep in your prayers this week: Ruth Grierson, Norman Aubrey, Scott and Debbie Hammond, Sherry Warner, Joy Ryan, Kirsten Haertel, Gloria Magruder, Catherine English McCann, Adam Temple, Jamie Li, Malcolm Hughes, Adam Harkins, Nancy Kincaid, Trevor Agar, Herb Hasenbalg, Jack Weisner, John Cronin, Sarah Flynn, Trisha Roy, Bob Theriault, Ron Martin, Joseph and Kimberly Pratt family, Lydia Thayer, George Swanson, Jennie Cline and Sharon Dayana Salazar, our sponsored child in Costa Rica.

 

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The following is the transcript of the Presiding Bishop’s Christmas message.

Christmas Message 2015

Hello. Our original plan was for me to tape a Christmas message in front of the United Nations building in New York as a way of sending a message that this Jesus of Nazareth whom we follow came to show us the way to a different world, a world rounded in God’s peace and God’s justice, God’s love and God’s compassion.

I recently had surgery and so we had to change those plans and so I’m here in Raleigh on Capitol Square. Christ Church is here and we’re filming this message here just as a way of giving me a chance to say “Thank you” to all of you who sent cards and prayers in my recent surgery.  I’m doing well and I’m coming back to work. 

But I did want to say something to you.  It occurs to me that this Jesus of Nazareth really does make a difference.  And God coming into the world in the person of Jesus matters profoundly for all of us regardless of our religious tradition.

In the park across from the United Nations, the Ralph Bunche Park, the words of the Prophet Isaiah are quoted,

They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks
Nation will not rise against nation
Neither shall they learn war any more

What’s not there is another part of that passage that’s in the second chapter of Isaiah, and it says,

Come, let us go to the mountain of God,
That he may show us His ways and teach us His paths

We who follow Jesus believe that the mountain came to us when God came among us in the person of Jesus to show us the way to live, to show us the way to love, to show us the way to transform this world from the nightmare it often is into the dream that God intends for us all.

So, as the words were spoken on that night when Jesus was born, peace, good will to all people, God bless you, God keep you.  A blessed Advent, a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year to all.

The Most Rev. Michael Curry
Presiding Bishop and Primate
The Episcopal Church

 

 

News & Events from St. John's

ST. ANDREW & ST. JOHN

EPISCOPAL CHURCH

EVENTS & NEWS

December 17, 2015

WORSHIP SCHEDULE

 

Sunday, December 20, 2015

Fourth Sunday in Advent

8:00 & 10:00 a.m. – St. John the Divine

 

Hymns:

Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the Lord (438); O come, Emmanuel, vs. 7-8 (56);

The angel Gabriel from heaven came (265); Blest be the King whose coming (74)

 

Scripture:

Psalm 80:1-7; Micah 5:2-5a; Hebrews 10:5-10; Luke 1:39-55

Celebrant: The Rev. Timothy Fleck

Usher: Sandy

First Lesson/Psalm: Michael

Second Lesson: Candace

Prayers: Ellen

Advent Wreath: ____ (8:00); McMullan Family (10:00)

Chalice & Acolyte: _____

Altar Guild: Dean

Vestry Member in Charge: ____

Christmas Services:

Thursday, December 24, 2015

Christmas Eve

Psalm 96; Isaiah 9:2-7; Titus 2:11-14; Luke 2:1-20

4:00 p.m. – St. John the Divine

The Rev. Kathleen Killian presiding

4:00 p.m. – St. Saviour

The Rev. Timothy Fleck presiding

10:00 p.m. – Choral Eucharist at St. Saviour

The Rev. Timothy Fleck and The Rev. Kathleen Killian presiding

 

Friday, December 25, 2015

Christmas Day

Psalm 97; Isaiah 62:6-12; Titus 3:4-7; Luke 2:1-20

10:00 a.m. – St. John the Divine

The Rev. Kathleen Killian presiding

10:00 a.m. – St. Saviour

The Rev. Timothy Fleck presiding

 

 

Thursday Holy Eucharist – 12:00 noon

No noon service on December 25

December 31 – Holy Name

 

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The Rev. Timothy Fleck, Rector (207-812-8362)

The Rev. Kathleen Killian, Assistant Rector (718-775-6069)

Stephen Sampson, Music Director

Michele Daley, Parish Administrator (244-3229)

Sr. Warden, Bunny Watts (244-3699)

Jr. Warden, Rita Redfield (244-4025)

The Church Office is open Monday through Thursday

 

 

        

 

 

St. John:

Calendar:

Sunday, December 20, 9:00 a.m. – Forum: Advent Book Study

Fridays, 1:00-3:00 p.m. – Mahjong

 

Christmas Flowers/Wreaths: A sign up sheet for donations to the Christmas flower/wreath fund is in the undercroft. All contributions are gratefully accepted. No minimum! Folks should list the names of people they want remembered or honored. These names will be listed in the Christmas bulletin.

 

Reminder: Starting on December 27, there will be one service at 9:00 a.m.

 

St. Saviour:

Eastern Orthodox Congregation invites Families to Russian Christmas Celebration

Saturday, December 19, at 10:00 AM, Christ the Savior Orthodox Mission Church will gather at St. Saviour’s Church in Bar Harbor to celebrate Christmas.  All are welcome; families and children are especially invited to participate in a Yolka, or traditional Russian Christmas pageant, complete with a visit from St. Nicholas, gifts, and treats.  All are also invited to coffee and a potluck meal following the service. Father John Pawelchak of Berlin, New Hampshire, leads Christ the Savior Mission in Bangor.  Since this spring, Father John and members of Christ the Savior have celebrated the Orthodox Divine Liturgy once a month in Bar Harbor as a gift to the Orthodox community here, as well as anyone who is interested in the Orthodox Church. Father John will be available for confession prior to the 10:00 Divine Liturgy.

 

St. John and St. Saviour:

Advent Book Study:  For the four Sundays of Advent, Tim and Kathleen invite you to a discussion of From Holidays to Holy Days: A Benedictine Walk through Advent by Albert Holz, OSB.  The author, a Benedictine monk who lives in the center of downtown Newark, New Jersey, invites the reader to join him on his daily walks as he points out dozens of often-unnoticed connections between our holidays and the spiritual meaning of Advent and Christmas.  Rather than criticizing trappings of the holiday season, this book looks at them from the viewpoint of Christian contemplation, once aptly described as “a long, loving look at the real.” 

 

Quiet Time: While the world tells us that there are a million things to do, especially this time of year, the Church invites us to a time of reflection and anticipation during Advent.  In that spirit, Tim+ and Kathleen+ are committing to some quiet time each week during this season:  Monday mornings from 10-noon, and Thursday afternoons from 2:30-4:30.  We will still be in the office and are always available for emergencies, but during these times we would ask for your consideration.  In the same spirit, we also encourage you to think about ways you might set aside some quiet time for yourself during this Advent season.

 

Church of Our Father:

Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 8:30 am: Morning Prayer in the Rectory Library

 

Fridays: Contemplative Prayer Group ~ 12 noon ~ Pray together in silence and share resources and experiences from our prayer journeys. The hour will begin with gathering in silence, then the leader will share a resource or an insight about contemplative prayer, then there will be a time of silent prayer, and finally a short time to share our thoughts and experiences in group discussion. Everyone is invited to this group which meets in the Rectory Library.

 

St. Mary & St. Jude:

Prayer Shawl Ministry: Thursdays at 10:00 a.m.

 

Community:

COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS CAROLING

Sunday, December 20^th

4:00 p.m.

Bar Harbor Village Green

All are Welcome

Please bring a flashlight if you can

 

COFFEE’S ON! The Maine Sea Coast Mission cordially invites all MDI Senior Citizens to join them for Coffee, Conversation and Music the first and thirds Tuesdays of each month from 9:30 to 11:30 am at the Colket Center, 127 West Street, Bar Harbor. St. Saviour’s and St. John’s will be co-hosting the January 5 event and are looking for volunteers to bring healthy and tasty snacks. Please contact Bunny Watts, 244-3699 to offer to help.

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Keep in your prayers this week: Ruth Grierson, Norman Aubrey, Scott and Debbie Hammond, Sherry Warner, Joy Ryan, Kirsten Haertel, Gloria Magruder, Catherine English McCann, Adam Temple, Jamie Li, Malcolm Hughes, Adam Harkins, Nancy Kincaid, Trevor Agar, Herb Hasenbalg, Jack Weisner, John Cronin, Sarah Flynn, Trisha Roy, Bob Theriault, Ron Martin, Joseph and Kimberly Pratt family, Lydia Thayer, George Swanson, Jennie Cline and Sharon Dayana Salazar, our sponsored child in Costa Rica.

 

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