EPISCOPAL CHURCH
EVENTS & NEWS
February 18, 2016
WORSHIP SCHEDULE
Sunday, February 21, 2016
Lent 2
9:00 a.m. – St. John the Divine
Hymns:
O love of God (455); Lord, who throughout these forty days (142);
Hail thou once despised Jesus (495)
Scripture:
Psalm 27; Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18; Philippians 3:17-4:1; Luke 13:31-35
Celebrant: The Rev. Timothy Fleck
Usher: Dean
First Lesson/Psalm/Second Lesson: Ellen
Prayers: Gen
Chalice and Acolyte: Sandy
Altar Guild: Dean
Vestry Member in Charge: Gen
Thursday Holy Eucharist – 12:00 noon
February 25
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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:
Vestry Meeting: Sunday, February 21, 11:00 a.m. following the Sunday forum.
Sunday Forums at 10:15 a.m.: Lenten Devotional Study: Pilgrim Road by Albert Holtz. For these Lenten reflections, Brother Albert breaks out of downtown Newark to write daily on his sabbatical travel throughout the world.
Learn to Meditate in Lent: Please join us for a contemplative Lenten series Breathing in the Spirit on Thursdays from 3:30-4:30 at St. John’s in Southwest Harbor. We will learn about breathing, the subtlest form of body work, and the prayer of the heart; how the two entwine to carry us deeper into communion with God, and both of which are ancient Christian practices and traditions. Group will meet Thursdays through March 17th, led by Mother Kathleen.
By waiting and by calm you shall be saved, in quiet and in trust your strength lies. (Isaiah 30:15)
During Lent we will be collecting our parish gift to Episcopal Relief & Development. You may put a check in the plate with ERD in the memo line. We will also be collecting for United Thank Offering (UTO). Boxes and envelopes are available at the back of the church. Return your boxes on Palm Sunday.
Volunteer (s) needed to cover the Back Pack Program Friday 2/26, 3/4 and 3/11
Meet Diana Novella from Harbor House in the Undercroft at 10 AM to pack up. HH will deliver to Tremont if necessary. If you are able to pick up apples, baby carrots etc. Michele will reimburse you. We have 11 children as of this week. Also there is a box inside the front door at Bar Harbor Banking & Trust that has food donations. If that could be checked a few times, but watch out for expired and open packages (yuck). This food is used to restock the bag in the back pew and is stored in the closet with the Back Pack food (upper left shelf).
Thanks and Peace, Dianne McMullan.
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St. John and St. Saviour:
Please join us for our Pastoral Care Team Meeting, Wednesday February 24th 3:30-5pm, at St. Saviour’s in the library. We will consider the possibility of reinstating the prayer chain, and our learning module and reflection will be about prayer and our prayer life.
St. Saviour:
Taize: Saturday, February 20 at 4 pm in the Rectory Common Library. Simple, yet profound. Experience the spirituality and the meditative songs of the Taizé community of France, and interdenominational and ecumenical monastic order known around the world for its message of trust, peace and reconciliation. Everyone is welcome.
Candlelight · Scripture · Silence · Song · Prayer
The Caregiver's Support Group meets in the Rectory Library from noon until 1:30 on the second and fourth Wednesdays of every month. It is open to all local residents who are involved with the care of a loved one in their home or at an institution.
Church of Our Father:
Beginning the Conversation Wednesdays, March 2nd & 9th – 6:00-7:30 pm. Participants will explore views, attitudes and fears about death and the dying process, as well as learn how to talk with loved ones about end-of-life decisions. We will also consider medical advanced directives. They will consider medical advanced directives, medical powers of attorney and gain knowledge to help honor individual beliefs and values. This program is supported by Hospice Volunteers of Hancock County. These talks will follow Stations of the Cross starting at 4:30 pm and a light supper.
St. Mary & St. Jude:
Prayer Shawl Ministry: Thursdays at 10:00 a.m.
Community:
Prayer and Supper on MDI in Lent: Tuesdays (and one Wednesday) in Lent, gather with MDI Episcopalians (and others!) for a quiet, contemplative evening worship service at 4:30 followed by a light supper.
February 23: at St. Mary’s, Northeast Harbor
March 1: at St. Saviour, Bar Harbor (Note that this coordinates with the March on Mount Desert Community Progressive Dinner in Bar Harbor)
March 9 (Wednesday): at Church of Our Father, Hull’s Cove
March 15: at St. John, Southwest Harbor
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.
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Keep in your prayers this week: Murl Wheeler, Michael Shook, Barbara Loveland, Karen Pike, Norman Aubrey, Scott and Debbie Hammond, Sherry Warner, Joy Ryan, Catherine English McCann, Adam Temple, Jamie Li, Malcolm Hughes, 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 and Sharon Dayana Salazar, our sponsored child in Costa Rica.
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