News & Events at St. John's

ST. ANDREW & ST. JOHN

EPISCOPAL CHURCH

EVENTS & NEWS

September 27, 2016

WORSHIP SCHEDULE

 

Sunday, October 2, 2016

Pentecost 20

9:00 a.m. – St. John the Divine

Hymns:

Give praise and glory unto God (375)

I call on thee, Lord Jesus Christ (634)

Precious Lord, take my hand (800 WLP)

Lord, whose love in humble service (610)

 

Scripture:

Psalm 137; Lamentations 1:1-6; 2 Timothy 1:1-14; Luke 17:5-10

Celebrant: The Rev. Timothy Fleck

Usher: Karen

First Lesson/Psalm/Second Lesson: Candace

Prayers: Michael

Chalice and Acolyte: Rita

Altar Guild: Dean

Flowers: John

Vestry Member in Charge: Karen

 

Weekday Holy Eucharist—Thursdays at 12:00 noon

October 6 – Miles Coverdale (St. Francis)?

October 13 – Samuel Isaac Joseph Schereschewsky

October 20 – Jesuit Martyrs of North America

October 27 – Simon and Jude

 

v v v v v v v v v v v

 

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

Mother Kathleen will be in the office Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday;

Friday, available by appointment.

Michele will be out of the office until October 14.

 

 

 

        

 

 

St. John:

Upcoming Forums:

October 2: Violence and Religion, Tim

October 9:  Living Gently in a Violent World, based on the book by the same name, Kathleen

October 16: MDI MARATHON SUNDAY – no forum

October 23: Report from Convention Delegates

October 30: Vestry Meeting

 

Would you and a friend be interested in being the next organizer of the forums to begin after Christmas? Contact Tim and Kathleen and they will be happy to help.

 

Meditation on Thursdays at 4:00 at St. John’s. Please join us for 30 minutes of shared silence and “prayer of the heart,” an ancient meditative practice of the Christian tradition. All are welcome! We meditate sitting on chairs, though if you prefer to sit on the floor, feel free to bring a mat or cushion. If you are new to meditation, have questions or concerns, or would like more information, please contact Mother Kathleen. 

 

St. John and St. Saviour:

Video recordings of Fr. Tim’s sermons are now available at www.StAndrewStJohn.blogspot.com  – the most recent posted on the home page, and prior Sundays archived under “Sermon videos online” in the archive listing on the left.  If you have to miss a Sunday, if you are away for the season, or if you just want to listen again to try to figure out what he was talking about, this is a great way to stay in touch.  You can also find the sermons Tim+ preaches at St. Saviour at www.StSaviours.me .

 

 

Confidential Prayer Chain: Unlike our published prayer lists, prayer requests that come into the Prayer Chain remain private to the prayer chain itself, which will pray devotedly for one week unless an updated request is made. If you’d like to know more about this or our Pastoral Care Team, please contact our office administrators or Mother Kathleen.

 

St. Saviour:

Holy Eucharist is celebrated on Wednesdays at noon in the Chapel, in a simple, non-musical service.  We plan to commemorate saints and seasons using the church’s published calendar, as well as focusing on healing for ourselves and for the world.

 

Church of Our Father:

The “Waste Not, Want Not Thrift Shop” is open on Saturdays from 9:00 to noon and Wednesdays from 3:30-6:00 p.m. Our little Thrift Shop is an important ministry in our community. We welcome donations of good clean clothing for all ages, household bedding and fine linens, decorator pillows (popular), yarn and glassware collectables for the Knick Knack Corner. Please leave donations in the Parish Hall or Thrift Shop.

 

St. Mary & St. Jude:

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

 

+ + + + + + + + + + +

 

Community:

Kids’ Care Free Meal Packaging Program is back at St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church, 175 Downeast Highway in Ellsworth!  On Friday, September 30 from 6-8 pm, we will be unloading the van & setting up, beginning at 4:30; with brats on the grill for supper in-between; and on Saturday, October 1, packaging is from 9-2; there will be brats around the noon hour, as well as fruit and cheese and other munchies available throughout the day. Packages of meals such as macaroni & cheese or beans & rice that are then given to local food pantries are assembled. There will also be T-Shirts and other items for give-away. Everyone is welcome. People can work either day for an hour or two or for the whole event. There will be a small display of African crafts available for sale as well. Currently we are at $6737 – our goal being $10,000 – so we have a bit to go; so if you know someone who might like to donate, give them a call! 

 

October Events at the Alcyon Center:

There is no Quiet Day or Soul Friends this month.

Bible Reconnaissance - 3:30-5:00 pm a unique and in depth Bible study experience

                              10/5 -   Luke 17:11-19

                              10/19 - Luke 18:9-14

Meditation/Silent Mondays (please call ahead) - 1:00-2:00 pm - 20 minute sit, 5 minute walk, 20 minute silent sit

For further information and directions contact the Center on the web at alcyoncenter.org, by phone at (207) 244-1060 or by writing to PO Box 40, Seal Cove, Maine 04674.  

 

Families First Community Center presents Sip N’ Swirl Paint Nite with Adrianne Graves on Friday, October 7, 6:30-9:00 p.m. at China Hill in Ellsworth. “Fall Pumpkins” Painting (includes a 16x20 canvas, supplies and step by step instructions). Light food and beverages will be available for purchase from China Hill. $35 purchase price ($20 from each ticket will be donated to FFCC). We can only take the first 50 people, so buy now! Purchase tickets on our website www.familiesfirstellsworth.org or buy tickets at the door.

 

Mittens are needed for The Maine Seacoast Mission Christmas Program: Lap robes, hats and scarves, too! Yarn is available. Contact Marilyn Nickson, 546–5867, nickson@seacoastmission.org ; or Douglas Cornman on the Sunbeam, 479-0707, dcornman@seacoastmission.org

 

U  U  U  U  U  U  U  U

 

Keep in your prayers this week: Andrea Horner, Robert Dudley, Nicole Burnett, Neela Zinsser, Steve Bell, Eileen Dunn, Michael Shook, Bob Jackson, Karen Pike, Sherry Warner, Adam Temple, Malcolm Hughes, Nancy Kincaid, Herb Hasenbalg, Jack Weisner, John Cronin, Bob Theriault, Ron Martin, Lydia Thayer, George Swanson and Sharon Dayana Salazar, our sponsored child in Costa Rica.

 

 

 

 

News and Events from St. John's

ST. ANDREW & ST. JOHN

EPISCOPAL CHURCH

EVENTS & NEWS

September 22, 2016

WORSHIP SCHEDULE

 

Sunday, September 25, 2016

Pentecost 19

9:00 a.m. – St. John the Divine

Hymns:

Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the Lord (438)

What does the Lord require (605)

Before thy throne, O God, we kneel (574)

Jerusalem, my happy home (620)

 

Scripture:

Psalm 91:1-6, 14-16; Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15; 1 Timothy 6:6-19; Luke 16:19-31

Celebrant: The Rev. Kathleen Killian

Usher: ____

First Lesson/Psalm/Second Lesson: Candace

Prayers: Margot

Chalice and Acolyte: Spencer

Altar Guild: Margot

Flowers: Betsy

Vestry Member in Charge: Michael D

 

Weekday Holy Eucharist—Thursdays at 12:00 noon

September 29 - Jerome

 

v v v v v v v v v v v

 

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

Mother Kathleen will be in the office Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday;

Friday, available by appointment.

 

 

 

        

 

 

St. John:

 

NET TENDER DEADLINE is Sunday, September 25!

Please send articles to saints315@myfairpoint.net

 

Meditation on Thursdays at 4:00 at St. John’s. Please join us for 30 minutes of shared silence and “prayer of the heart,” an ancient meditative practice of the Christian tradition. All are welcome! We meditate sitting on chairs, though if you prefer to sit on the floor, feel free to bring a mat or cushion. If you are new to meditation, have questions or concerns, or would like more information, please contact Mother Kathleen. 

 

Flower Guild and Altar Guild Gathering: Please join Gen Mackenzie and Ginny Agar for refreshments Monday, September 26^th, 10:00 AM in the St. John’s common room. We want to thank you all for the recent successful seasons of altar arrangements and any other decorative work done for our parish. We also need to begin to plan for our present and forthcoming months of fall, winter and springtime. We would love to encourage you to share any photos, drawings, of your gardens, arrangements that you have, and/or comments on what your successes were with your arrangements, as well as your frustrations (we will have 3x5 cards available with pencils to write your comments down if need be.) We welcome your attendance, and so hope you can join us!

 

1.     Perennial plants for the taking!  After much discussion, the garden crew has suggested to the Vestry that the garden bed between the front parking lot and the lawn be replaced with less labor-intensive landscaping.  In preparation for that conversion, all are invited to dig up and take home any of the perennial plants you want from that garden.  Strictly first-come first-served, and no fighting!

 

2.     Sunday Forums:  Vesta and Marilyn have queued up an interesting series of Forums through the end of the year (see below), but 2017 still remains very open.  This Sunday, September 25, Forum time will be given to a brainstorming session for what we’d like to see and do for forums this winter.  Do you have a particular interest or topic you’d like to share with the community?  Something you’ve always wanted to know more about?  Bring your ideas!  And if you’re feeling very committed, the Vestry is also looking for a person or persons to take responsibility for scheduling forums in 2017.

 

3.     Sunday Forums: 

September 25	Brainstorming:  upcoming forums
October 02	Violence and Religion:  Why does religion so often seem to lead to violence?  Is it inevitable?
October 09	Living Gently in a Violent World, based on the book by the same name.
October 16	MDI MARATHON, no forum
October 23	Report from Convention Delegates on Diocesan Convention October 22 in Portland.
October 30	Vestry Meeting: no forum, but all are encouraged to come to the meeting.
November 06	Finance and Investment Committee:  The process toward our 2017 Parish budget
November 13	At Home MDI:  Programs and resources to support aging-in-place (to be confirmed)
November 20	Hospice of Hancock County (to be confirmed)
November 27	Advent:  Ignatian Examen and Reconciliation, Christian spiritual practices of self-examination
December 04	Advent:  Meditation as a Christian practice and in Christian tradition
December 11	Advent:  Prayer practices, including Anglican Prayer beads.  Vestry to follow.
December 18	Advent:  Praying with Icons

 

4.     Congratulations to Alison Bell, appointed our replacement Delegate to Diocesan Convention at last Sunday’s vestry meeting.

 

St. John and St. Saviour:

A memorial service will be held for Sarah Flynn at St. Saviour’s on Saturday, September 24 at 10:00 a.m.; a reception will follow. If you would like to help with the reception please contact Dianne McMullan (244-4582) or Karen Craig (244-5267).

 

Video recordings of Fr. Tim’s sermons are now available at www.StAndrewStJohn.blogspot.com  – the most recent posted on the home page, and prior Sundays archived under “Sermon videos online” in the archive listing on the left.  If you have to miss a Sunday, if you are away for the season, or if you just want to listen again to try to figure out what he was talking about, this is a great way to stay in touch.  You can also find the sermons Tim+ preaches at St. Saviour at www.StSaviours.me.

 

Confidential Prayer Chain: Unlike our published prayer lists, prayer requests that come into the Prayer Chain remain private to the prayer chain itself, which will pray devotedly for one week unless an updated request is made. If you’d like to know more about this or our Pastoral Care Team, please contact our office administrators or Mother Kathleen.

 

Pastoral Care Retreat has been cancelled and will be rescheduled.

 

St. Saviour:

Holy Eucharist is celebrated on Wednesdays at noon in the Chapel, in a simple, non-musical service.  We plan to commemorate saints and seasons using the church’s published calendar, as well as focusing on healing for ourselves and for the world.

 

Church of Our Father:

The “Waste Not, Want Not Thrift Shop” is open on Saturdays from 9:00 to noon and Wednesdays from 3:30-6:00 p.m. Our little Thrift Shop is an important ministry in our community. We welcome donations of good clean clothing for all ages, household bedding and fine linens, decorator pillows (popular), yarn and glassware collectables for the Knick Knack Corner. Please leave donations in the Parish Hall or Thrift Shop.

 

St. Mary & St. Jude:

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

 

Summer Morning Prayer: Tuesdays, 10:00 am, at St. Mary's by-the-Sea. Join us for a time of quiet, communal prayer in the Anglican tradition. What better way to start your day? 

 

+ + + + + + + + + + +

 

Community:

Kids’ Care Free Meal Packaging Program is back! Friday, September 30 from 6-8 pm and Saturday, October 1, 2016 from 9 to 2 at St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church, 175 Downeast Highway in Ellsworth. 667-7641. Packages of meals such as macaroni & cheese or beans & rice that are then given to local food pantries are assembled. Last September, in partnership with a number of churches and groups, they packaged a bit over 40,000 servings ($10,000). It would be great to do even more this year. Checks can be sent to: St. Andrew Lutheran Church, PO Box 145, Ellsworth ME 04605. They are a Thrivent Action Team and so snacks and t-shirts will be provided for all the workers on the Friday, September 30^th and Saturday, October 1^st. Everyone is welcome. People can work either day for an hour or two or for the whole event.

 

Mittens are needed for The Maine Seacoast Mission Christmas Program: Lap robes, hats and scarves, too! Yarn is available. Contact Marilyn Nickson, 546–5867, nickson@seacoastmission.org ; or Douglas Cornman on the Sunbeam, 479-0707, dcornman@seacoastmission.org

 

U  U  U  U  U  U  U  U

 

Keep in your prayers this week: Robert Dudley, Nicole Burnett, Neela Zinsser, Steve Bell, Eileen Dunn, Michael Shook, Bob Jackson, Bettina Dudley, Karen Pike, Sherry Warner, Adam Temple, Malcolm Hughes, Nancy Kincaid, Herb Hasenbalg, Jack Weisner, John Cronin, Bob Theriault, Ron Martin, Lydia Thayer, George Swanson and Sharon Dayana Salazar, our sponsored child in Costa Rica.

 

 

 

News & Events from St. John's

ST. ANDREW & ST. JOHN

EPISCOPAL CHURCH

EVENTS & NEWS

September 15, 2016

WORSHIP SCHEDULE

 

Sunday, September 18, 2016

Pentecost 18

9:00 a.m. – St. John the Divine

Hymns:

God of mercy, God of grace (538)

I have decided to follow Jesus (136 LEVAS)

There is a balm in Gilead (676)

O God of every nation (607)

Scripture:

Psalm 79:1-9; Jeremiah 87:18-9:1; 1 Timothy 2:1-7; Luke 16:1-13

Celebrant: The Rev. Timothy Fleck

Usher: Spencer

First Lesson/Psalm/Second Lesson: Michael D

Prayers: Ellen

Chalice and Acolyte: Sandy

Altar Guild: Jayne

Flowers: Gen

Vestry Member in Charge: Gen

 

Weekday Holy Eucharist—Thursdays at 12:00 noon

September 22 – Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist

September 29 - Jerome

 

v v v v v v v v v v v

 

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

Mother Kathleen will be in the office Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday;

Friday, available by appointment.

 

 

 

        

 

 

St. John:

Upcoming Forums: With the return to a single service at St. John's, the fall forum season is beginning.

Sunday, September 18 -- The traditional "how are we doing" session with Tim and the Vestry will take the form of an open vestry meeting, to begin at the usual forum time of about 10:15.

Sunday, September 25 -- Kathleen will lead a "Future Forums" forum to brainstorm ideas to use in the future. Do you have ideas for an Advent series, and for the next organizer of forums to begin after Christmas? The current coordinators will be happy to provide ideas and consultation for their successor(s).

 

Meditation on Thursdays at 4:15 at St. John’s. Please join us for 30 minutes of shared silence and “prayer of the heart,” an ancient meditative practice of the Christian tradition. All are welcome! We meditate sitting on chairs, though if you prefer to sit on the floor, feel free to bring a mat or cushion. If you are new to meditation, have questions or concerns, or would like more information, please contact Mother Kathleen. 

 

Flower Guild and Altar Guild Gathering: Please join Gen Mackenzie and Ginny Agar for refreshments Monday, September 26^th, 10:00 AM in the St. John’s common room. We want to thank you all for the recent successful seasons of altar arrangements and any other decorative work done for our parish. We also need to begin to plan for our present and forthcoming months of fall, winter and springtime. We would love to encourage you to share any photos, drawings, of your gardens, arrangements that you have, and/or comments on what your successes were with your arrangements, as well as your frustrations (we will have 3x5 cards available with pencils to write your comments down if need be.) We welcome your attendance, and so hope you can join us!

 

St. John and St. Saviour:

A memorial service will be held for Sarah Flynn at St. Saviour’s on Saturday, September 24 at 10:00 a.m.; a reception will follow. If you would like to help with the reception please contact Dianne McMullan (244-4582) or Karen Craig (244-5267).

 

Video recordings of Fr. Tim’s sermons are now available at www.StAndrewStJohn.blogspot.com  – the most recent posted on the home page, and prior Sundays archived under “Sermon videos online” in the archive listing on the left.  If you have to miss a Sunday, if you are away for the season, or if you just want to listen again to try to figure out what he was talking about, this is a great way to stay in touch.  You can also find the sermons Tim+ preaches at St. Saviour at www.StSaviours.me.

 

Confidential Prayer Chain: Unlike our published prayer lists, prayer requests that come into the Prayer Chain remain private to the prayer chain itself, which will pray devotedly for one week unless an updated request is made. If you’d like to know more about this or our Pastoral Care Team, please contact our office administrators or Mother Kathleen.

 

Pastoral Care Retreat has been cancelled and will be rescheduled.

 

St. Saviour:

Baked Bean Supper: Friday, September 16^th from 5-6:30 pm in the church's Parish Hall. The menu will feature both traditional and vegetarian (home) baked beans, homemade biscuits, hot dogs, coleslaw, brown bread and desserts.  There is no set fee; donations in any amount will be gratefully accepted to further fund our area outreach efforts.  St. Saviour’s is located at 41 Mt. Desert Street in Bar Harbor. The Parish Hall is handicap accessible from the Mt. Desert parking lot and ALL are welcome!

 

Holy Eucharist is celebrated on Wednesdays at noon in the Chapel, in a simple, non-musical service.  We plan to commemorate saints and seasons using the church’s published calendar, as well as focusing on healing for ourselves and for the world.

 

Church of Our Father:

The “Waste Not, Want Not Thrift Shop” is open on Saturdays from 9:00 to noon and Wednesdays from 3:30-6:00 p.m. Our little Thrift Shop is an important ministry in our community. We welcome donations of good clean clothing for all ages, household bedding and fine linens, decorator pillows (popular), yarn and glassware collectables for the Knick Knack Corner. Please leave donations in the Parish Hall or Thrift Shop.

 

St. Mary & St. Jude:

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

 

Summer Morning Prayer: Tuesdays, 10:00 am, at St. Mary's by-the-Sea. Join us for a time of quiet, communal prayer in the Anglican tradition. What better way to start your day? 

 

+ + + + + + + + + + +

 

Community:

Public Supper, Friday, September 16, 5:39-7:00 p.m. at St. Andrew Lutheran Church, Ellsworth. Menu includes Chop Suey, hot dogs, baked beans, coleslaw and homemade desserts. No set fee, give as you are able. Will benefit Special Children’s Friends. This is a Thrivent Action Team Project.

 

Kids’ Care Free Meal Packaging Program is back! Friday, September 30 from 6-8 pm and Saturday, October 1, 2016 from 9 to 2 at St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church, 175 Downeast Highway in Ellsworth. 667-7641. Packages of meals such as macaroni & cheese or beans & rice that are then given to local food pantries are assembled. Last September, in partnership with a number of churches and groups, they packaged a bit over 40,000 servings ($10,000). It would be great to do even more this year. Checks can be sent to: St. Andrew Lutheran Church, PO Box 145, Ellsworth ME 04605. They are a Thrivent Action Team and so snacks and t-shirts will be provided for all the workers on the Friday, September 30^th and Saturday, October 1^st. Everyone is welcome. People can work either day for an hour or two or for the whole event.

 

Mittens are needed for The Maine Seacoast Mission Christmas Program: Lap robes, hats and scarves, too! Yarn is available. Contact Marilyn Nickson, 546–5867, nickson@seacoastmission.org ; or Douglas Cornman on the Sunbeam, 479-0707, dcornman@seacoastmission.org

 

U  U  U  U  U  U  U  U

 

Keep in your prayers this week: Robert Dudley, Nicole Burnett, Neela Zinsser, Steve Bell, Eileen Dunn, Michael Shook, Bob Jackson, Bettina Dudley, Karen Pike, Scott and Debbie Hammond, Sherry Warner, Adam Temple, Malcolm Hughes, Nancy Kincaid, Herb Hasenbalg, Jack Weisner, John Cronin, Bob Theriault, Ron Martin, Lydia Thayer, George Swanson and Sharon Dayana Salazar, our sponsored child in Costa Rica.