Worship Schedule St. John the Divine 315 Main Street, Southwest Harbor
Sunday, November 24
Pentecost 24
10:00 a.m. – Combined Worship
at St. Mary and St. Jude
Northeast Harbor
Hymns:
Hail, thou once despised Jesus! (495)
We gather together to ask the Lord's blessing (433)
Now thank we all our God (397)
Crown him with many crowns (494)
Scripture:
Jeremiah 23:1-6
Psalm 46
Colossians 1:11-20
Luke 23:33-43
Weekday Healing Prayer and Eucharist at 12:00 noon on Thursdays | |
St. John's Calendar
The full St. John's Calendar can be viewed <HERE>.
Sunday, November 24, 10:00 a.m. – Combined Service at St. Mary & St. Jude
Sundays, December 1, 8, 15, 22, 9:00 a.m. – Advent Book Study
Sunday, December 1, 10:00 am. – Holy Eucharist, William Hague, Celebrant
Sundays, December 1 & 17, 12:00 – Westside Food Pantry distribution
Sunday, December 8, 10:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Dean Henry, Celebrant
Tuesdays, 4:00 p.m. — Meditation
Thursday, November 21, 12:00 noon – Healing Prayer and Holy Eucharist
No Eucharist on Thanksgiving Day (November 28)
Fridays, 10:00 a.m. – Backpack preparation
During Advent, there will be a 9:00 A.M. Book Study in the Undercroft, beginning December 1st. Copies of the book, The Great Divorce, by C. S. Lewis, are available in the office for $12.25. Briefly stated, the book is a story about a group of people in Hell visiting Heaven. The question is: Would you choose your own comfortable Hell?
Michele will be out of the office until December 5. If you need assistance please contact Gen MacKenzie (843-696-7482) or Ted Fletcher (207-266-8415); During Thanksgiving week, The Rev. John Burton has agreed to be on call if needed (860-428-1257).
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At St. John's 
Images of St. Andrew by the Lake and St. John the Divine are available for sale ($15 each) in the church office. These are Cat's Meow wooden figures of both churches. If you have any questions, please see Michele.
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.
Westside Food Pantry
The Bar Harbor Congregational Church will once again provide Thanksgiving Food Baskets for our neighbors on the west side of MDI. We registered 75 of our neighbors last Sunday and expect 25-50 more to register on the 17th. The project requires some logistical help which you have in the past been good to provide. Here's what we need: Vehicles and drivers to pick-up baskets in Bar Harbor, Monday, November 25, at approximately 12:30 PM. The food is assembled in paper grocery bags and boxes for our neighbors. These vehicles are loaded at the BH Congregational Church and driven back to the Southwest Harbor Fire Station for unloading. If you are available to help this way and willing, please give me your name, phone number, and type of vehicle. I will call and verify that I need your vehicle before the 25th. Helpers to distribute the baskets at the SWH Fire Station on Tuesday, November 26, 9:30 AM to Noon. This work involves matching the neighbors with their food basket and meat voucher, and perhaps assist with carrying the food to their cars. If you would like to volunteer to help out this way, send an e-mail to: westsidefoodpantry@gmail.com with your name and phone number so that I can call and verify your availability. Thanks for your attention to this request. It's a good way to get into the Thanksgiving holiday spirit. Dean Henry
The distribution Sundays are as follows: December 1 and 15, January 5 and 19, February 2 and 16, March 1 and 15, April 5 and 19. The first Sunday distribution hours are 12 noon to 2 PM, the second Sunday hour is 12 noon to 1 PM. Distribution will be held in Harbor House.
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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. Copies of The Right Reverend Thomas James Brown's Address at the 200 th Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Maine, delivered on October 26, are available in print at the back of the sanctuary or you may access is at: http://www.episcopalmaine.org/images/diocese/documents/2019/Address_FINAL_10_25_19.pdf EXPLORING OUR ANGLICAN HERITAGE
A Pilgrimage for the Episcopal Diocese of Maine Dear Friends, Will you join me for a pilgrimage in England after Easter -- April 15-27, 2020? A neighbor in Portland asked me, "so, is the Episcopal Church the same as the Church of England?" "Well, "I said, "yes and no." So I proceeded to explain the similarities and differences. She said, "Oh, so they're like the mother ship." It's probably not the way I would have put it, but you know something? It fits. A tour through England's many cathedrals will take on a quality of vacation, and in one sense it will be a holiday. Yet in another way this will be much more than a vacation, you will return from this pilgrimage with a keen knowledge of our history, and I hope, a stronger sense of your faith in Jesus Christ. Please prayerfully consider joining this journey designed to foster a deeper relationship with God by visiting and praying at holy places, connecting with old friends, and making new ones, and discovering for the first time (or once again) the depths of the English church's spirituality and history. I will serve as our chaplain, and local guides will accompany us at the various sites. We will be blessed to pray as a pilgrimage community along the way, and to be a learning community, too. All in all, we shall gain great insight as we love the Lord and the Church. | Download the pilgrimage brochure for the full itinerary. The brochure contains the booking form that you'll need if you wish to reserve a space on the tour. Brochures are also available at the back of St. John's Church. Deposits and forms should be mailed to: LightLine Pilgrimages, 1829 N Cleveland Ave., Unit B, Chicago, IL 60614. | Faithfully in Christ, The Right Reverend Thomas J. Brown Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of Maine | |
MDI+ Episcopal Churches:
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.
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Community: MDI Coffee House, 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m., November 19, December 3 and 17. Warm up and relax with friends and neighbors at the Bar Harbor's YWCA free coffee house every other Tuesday. Co-sponsored by YWCA MDI, Island Connections and local businesses. Refreshments provided.
The Alcyon Center is a place of contemplation and peace, offering a variety of programs including quiet days, a gathering of women to discuss various topics through poetry, personal experiences (Soul Friends), a monthly quiet day and a weekly study of the Gospel for the coming Sunday. The center is located in Seal Cove on MDI. For more information please visit their website at alcyoncenter.org. | |
Services at the Partnership Parishes: St. John the Divine
Sundays -- 10:00 a.m.—Eucharist or Morning Prayer
Tuesdays — 4:00 pm–Meditation
Thursdays—12:00 noon — Saint of the day & Healing Prayer Eucharist
Church of our Father
Sundays — 8:00 and 10:00 a.m.—Eucharist
Wednesdays, 8:00 am—Eucharist
St. Saviour's
Sundays—7:30 and 10:00 a.m. – Eucharist
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:30am—Morning Prayer
Tuesdays, 12:00 noon—Saint of the day & Healing Prayer Eucharist
St. Mary and St. Jude
Sundays — 10:00 a.m. — Eucharist
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