Weekly news & events from St. Andrew & St. John

Events and News from the Parish of St. Andrew & St. John View this email in your browser Worship Schedule Sunday, July 30, 2017 Pentecost 8 8:00 a.m. – St. Andrew by-the-Lake 1358 Tremont Road, Rt. 102, Seal Cove 10:00 a.m. – St. John the Divine 315 Main Street, Southwest Harbor   Hymns: O day of God, draw nigh (601) The Christ who died but rose again (447) Father, we thank thee (302) Thy Kingdom come, O God (613)   Scripture: Psalm 105:1-11, 45b; Genesis 29:15-28; Romans 8:26-39; Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52   Participants (10:00): Celebrant: The Rev. Kathleen Killian Usher: Fred First Lesson/Psalm/Second Lesson: Ann B Prayers: Chloe Chalice and Acolyte: Dottie Altar Guild: Margot Flowers: Chloe Vestry Member in Charge: Paul   Weekday Healing Service and Holy Eucharist Thursdays at 12:00 noon + + + + + + + + + + +   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, Gen Mackenzie (244-7313) Jr. Warden, Rita Redfield (244-4025) The Church Office is open Monday through Thursday       St. John's Calendar The full St. John's Calendar can be viewed <HERE>.  Friday, July 29 7:00 p.m. – Westside Food Pantry Recital Sunday, July 30 8:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist at St. Andrew, Seal Cove 10:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist at St. John, Southwest Harbor Tuesday, August 1 4:00 p.m. – Meditation Thursday, August 3 12:00 noon – Healing Service and Holy Eucharist Friday, August 4 9:00-1:00 – Farmer's Market at St. John's Sunday, August 6 8:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist at St. Andrew, Seal Cove 10:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist at St. John, Southwest Harbor 10:15 a.m. – Service at Sonogee   At St. John's St. John's Environment Improvement needs your financial support.  We need to raise $1000.  Please donate whatever you can to care for our beautiful property.  Your suggestions are welcome.  Floy Ervin, 244-4195; fervin@roadrunner.com   UPCOMING Westside Food Pantry Recitals Princeton, NJ harpsichordist, Gavin Black returns to St John for his recital Friday, July 29th at 7:00.  Gavin will play Bach's French Overture BWV 831.  This is Bach's longest harpsichord piece.  Gavin describes it as "very charismatic, colorful and interesting". The Schoodic Summer Chorus will perform on Monday, August 7th at 6:30 p.m. Islesford native, pianist, Christina Spurling joins violinist Yi-Li Change for a performance of sonatas for piano and violin by Beethoven, Debussy and Brahms.  Last summer, Christina performed with three vocalists. Their performance is Saturday, August 26th at 8:00. Suggested donation for each performance is $10—ALL proceeds go to the food pantry From the Diocese of Maine As a Parish of the Diocese of Maine, we are part of a church family that extends from Kittery to Fort Kent, and connects us to the rest of the Episcopal Church and the worldwide Anglican Communion.  We share ministry with our Bishop and with every worshipping community. If you are not subscribed to the Diocesan twice monthly email newsletter, the DioLog, please click [here] to subscribe.  If you are subscribed, don't forget to open it and read it every time!  There is a lot going on in every corner of the Diocese, and you wouldn't want to miss anything!     at St. Saviour: Strawberry Shortcake and Yard Sale for Kid's Care Free Meal Program on Saturday, July 29 from 9:00-1:00. Summer Organ Series will be held on Fridays in August from 12:15-1:00.  The church features a 27-rank Visser-Rowland tracker organ which is used in worship services each week as well as to support community choral and instrumental performances.  The schedule for the 2017 recital series is as follows: August 4: Kevin Birch August 11: Deborah Govenor, organist and Paul Bartels, vocal soloist August 18: Ray Cornils August 25: Julia Morris-Myers   The Summer Organ Series is made possible by the generous support of St. Saviour's Friends of Music. Admission to the recitals is by donation and a reception will follow to meet the artists. The church is handicap-accessible. For more information please call the church at 207-288-4215 or visit our website: StSaviours.me.   at St. John and St. Saviour: 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.   Church of Our Father: The Waste Not Want Not Thrift Shop is open Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. - noon and Wednesdays from 3:30 - 6:00 p.m. . St. Mary and St. Jude: Prayer Shawl Ministry, Thursdays at 10:00 a.m. In Our Community: Free Meals Available: Common Good Café, 19 Clark Point Road, Southwest Harbor, Weekdays, 7:30-11:30 a.m. Everybody Eats, St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church, 134 State Street, Ellsworth, Mondays 3:00-6:00 p.m. The Welcome Table, First Congregational Church, 2 Church Street, Ellsworth; Wednesdays, 3:00-6:00 p.m.   Alcyon Center Schedule for August: August 4 - Quiet Day - 9:00 am-1:00 pm, lunch at noon August 4 - Soul Friends, gathering of women to discuss a theme,  7:00-9:00 pm in the Gazebo August  9 - Bible Reconnaissance - study and discussion of Matthew 14:22-33 - 3:30-5:00 pm August 16 - Bible Reconnaissance - study and discussion of Matthew 15:10-28 - 3:30-5:00 pm followed by Pot Luck Supper     Keep in your prayers this week: Helmut Weber, Ray McDonald, Vicki Murray, Janet Meryweather, Kenny Joyce, Barbara Loveland, Dale McMullan, David Short, Jean Martinez, Marcia Murphy, Mary K. Parkman, Joan Preble, Andrea Horner, Robert Dudley, Nicole Burnett, Steve Bell, Eileen Dunn, Karen Pike, Malcolm Hughes, Jack Weisner, John Cronin, Bob Theriault, Ron Martin, Lydia Thayer, George Swanson.     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 8:30 - 2:00 Copyright © 2017 St. Andrew & St. John Episcopal Church, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you are a member or friend of St. Andrew & St. John Episcopal Church. Our mailing address is: St. Andrew & St. John Episcopal Church 315 Main Street PO Box 767 Southwest Harbor, ME 04679 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list

Westside Food Pantry Recitals

I am excited to tell you about these upcoming performances for our food pantry.  THIS WEDNESDAY EVENING, July 26th at 7:00, Southwest Harbor native, soprano, CAROLINE HOMER and pianist, BEN HAVEY appear at St John, 7:00.  Caroline, accompanied by Ben, will sing French Art Songs by Debussy, Poulenc and  Faure.  Ben will perform Beethoven's Piano Sonata, Opus 109, one of Beethoven's late masterpieces.  This is Ben and Caroline's third  performance for the food pantry! THIS FRIDAY EVENING,  July 28th at 7:00,  Princeton N J, harpsichordist, GAVIN BLACK, returns to St John to perform Bach's French Overture, BWV 831.  This is Bach's longest harpsichord suite.  Gavin describes it as very charismatic and colorful.  He will assemble his 17th c. Italian harpsichord in St John!   Gavin is the founder and director of the Princeton Early Keyboard Center, where he teaches harpsichord, clavichord, organ and continuo.  This is the second summer Gavin performs for our food pantry. MONDAY, AUGUST 7th at 6:30, the SCHOODIC SUMMER CHORUS, under the direction of Anna Dembska, sing songs from Chile, Italy, the Republic of Georgia, Germany, the US.  I am singing with this 20 member a capella group for the first time.! Their (our) arrangements and harmonies are exciting and unexpected.  We make an exquisite sound! What a varied group of talented performers!  Please COME and help spread the word.  You will be glad you did! Copyright © 2017 St. Andrew & St. John Episcopal Church, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you are a member or friend of St. Andrew & St. John Episcopal Church. Our mailing address is: St. Andrew & St. John Episcopal Church 315 Main Street PO Box 767 Southwest Harbor, ME 04679 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.