Worship Schedule Sunday, February 26, 2017
Epiphany Last
9:00 AM - St. John the Divine Hymns:
O wondrous type (137)
O Light of light (134)
Laudate Dominum (WLP – 829)
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. Timothy Fleck
Usher: ____
First Lesson/Psalm/Second Lesson: Patsy
Prayers: Margot
Chalice and Acolyte: Rita
Altar Guild: Margot
Flowers: Betsy
Vestry Member in Charge: Paul
Weekday Holy Eucharist—Thursdays at 12:00 noonMarch 2 – Day after Ash Wednesday
March 9 – 1st week of Lent
March 16 – 2nd week of Lent
March 23 – 3rd week of Lent
March 30 – 4th week of Lent
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St. John's Calendar The full St. John's Calendar can be viewed <HERE>. 
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Events at St. John's Shrove Tuesday: Free Community pancake supper (with sausage and all the trimmings) on Tuesday, February 28, 5:30 p.m. Hosted (and cooked) by the men of the parish. Sign up in the undercroft.
Meditation on Tuesdays 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.
Do you like to color? Coloring is not just for children; many adults find it very meditative. This Lent, St. Andrew & St. John is offering a collaborative coloring project as a spiritual practice. Eight pre-printed panels depicting the Scriptural Stations of the Cross will be laid out on a table in the Undercroft beginning March 1, and will be available for quiet coloring any time the Undercroft is open. Come and color as little or as much as you want, when you want. Markers will be provided. During Holy Week, we will mount and hang the colored panels in the church, where we can use them for the Devotion of the Stations of the Cross.
| | at 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. | | at St. John and St. Saviour: Ash Wednesday on March 1 st is one of the most solemn days of the church year. This liturgy marks the beginning of our Lenten journey as we prepare ourselves to remember and celebrate our baptism at Easter and ritually "pass over" with Jesus from death to new life. Please join us for our Ash Wednesday service at St. John's at 12:00 noon when we receive ashes on our foreheads as a sign of our mortality, witness, repentance, and renewal in Christ. Lent Forums: Beginning March 5, Father Tim and Mother Kathleen will be offering a book study. The Return of the Prodigal Son by Henri Nouwen, is available from Michele (St. John's) or Muffet (St. Saviour's) for $10. PDFs of Mother Kathleen's sermons and video recordings of Fr. Tim's sermons are now available on St. Saviour's website ( www.StSaviours.me); Fr. Tim's videos are also available at St. John's website at ( www.StAndrewStJohn.blogspot.com) 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. There are hundreds of daily Lenten Meditation resources available on the internet and in bookstores, focusing on many different ways of experiencing Lent. I'd like to recommend two: Episcopal Relief and Development has been publishing Lenten Meditations for years, calling us each day to remember those in need of help, and exhorting us to see the spiritual joy in partnering with them to "heal a hurting world." Their daily devotions are available in booklet form, for PDF download, or daily email delivery at http://tinyurl.com/ER-Dlent2017. The Anglican Board of Mission is an analogous agency of the Church of Australia. They have published a beautiful Lenten Devotional called "Into the Desert," meditating on the spiritual and physical experience of the desert which is so integral to Australian identity, and which may be strange and challenging to us. It is available in book form, or as a free iPhone/Android app at http://tinyurl.com/desert2017. This is the devotional I hope to follow this Lent. Inviting you to a Holy Lent, Fr. Tim. | | Church of Our Father: Come and join us for an afternoon with Chuck and Beth Bradshaw on Saturday, February 25, 4-7 pm
From 4-6 pm -- Sharing about the Bradshaws' last 6 months in Mityana and plans for the future,
A Q&A Session and..
From 6-7 pm -- A meal of soup, salad, and dessert. St. Mary & St. Jude: Prayer Shawl Ministry, Thursdays at 10:00 a.m.
Contemplative Prayer Group: Tuesdays at 4:30, join Deacon John in exploring the practice of Christian meditation and contemplative prayer. Meetings will take place in St. Mary's Chapel and will include instruction and practice in this ancient form of prayer. While not required, recommended supplemental reading is Into the Silent Land: A Guide to the Practice of Contemplation by Martin Laird. | | In Our Community: Ash Wednesday Services, March 1, at local Episcopal Churches:
St. Saviour's Chapel: 8:30 am and 12:00 Noon
St. John's: 12:00 noon
St. Mary and St. Jude: 5:00 p.m.
St. Dunstan's: 6:00 p.m.
Church of Our Father:8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
Worship Services are being held today at 10:15 a.m. at Sonogee Rehabilitation and Living Center. If you would like to assist with these services please contact Michael Shook.
WORSHIP AND SUPPER
The four MDI Episcopal parishes are offering Lenten worship and suppers on Tuesdays at 5:00 p.m. As it has been over the last few years, each church will offer a Lenten devotional worship, to be followed by a simple supper (e.g., soup, bread, salad).
March 7 at St. Saviour's, Bar Harbor
March 14 at St, Mary & St. Jude, Northeast Harbor
March 21 at Church of Our Father, Hull's Cove (at 5:30)
March 28 at St. John's. Southwest Harbor
April 4 at St. Saviour's, Bar Harbor
Alcyon Center Schedule:
Quiet Days/Soul Friends: March 3
March 9-12 - Silence and the Heart: Engaging culture, inner work and practice
Meditation/Silent Mondays (please call ahead) - 1:00-2:00 pm - 20 minute sit, 5 minute walk, 20 minute silent sit | | | |
