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Events and News from the Parish of St. Andrew & St. John View this email in your browser Worship Schedule St. John the Divine 315 Main Street, Southwest Harbor 244-3229 August 9, Pentecost 10 Morning Prayer St. Mary & St. Jude The Rev. Steve Muncie 8:00 a.m.   Link:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-fGpm4_aFoi0mNvMiXhSwg   Links to other churches: Cathedral of St. Luke is  https://zoom.us/j/6894391895 (website is stlukesportland.org for info) National Cathedral in Washington DC is https://cathedral.org/worship/service-archive/ (website is cathedral.org)  St. John the Divine is temporarily closed. If you need help or need to talk with someone, please call Gen MacKenzie, 244-7313 Ted Fletcher, 266-8415     From the Wardens: Two discussions were held for parish members to ask questions and give voice to their concerns. These were held on St. John's lawn. In total, 12 parishioners plus the two Wardens attended.   One of the topics discussed was in person worship services observing Covid19 protocols. Nearly everyone would consider outside services at St. John but not services in the sanctuary. One member suggested Morning Prayer with audio.   Even with the current limitations, we must keep in mind that there is "light at the end of the tunnel—God's light." We will eventually return to our sanctuary, even if the journey is unclear at this time. Gen and Ted   MAIL FROM THE DIOCESE Dear Gen, Ted, Tony, and Linda, Hooray and thanks be to God!  We're ready to post the position for the Island, and should have it up and visible to the world by the middle of next week. We will: 1. List the position on the Diocesan website 2. Flip the switch on each congregation's OTM to "receiving names," which makes it pop up in searches of the OTM database 3. Add it to the Transition Ministry Conference jobs board and 4. Advertise it with Episcopal News Service (ENS), which will trigger the invitation to pay for a "featured" listing that we corresponded about earlier; I'll forward it to you when it comes, and it would be good if you'd decided among yourselves who will take care of dealing with and making payment to ENS (since I think you all agreed the cost was worth it).   [In addition, it would be great if you were able to update your parish web sites to include a link to the position description and to your own OTM; or alternatively, if that's complicated, a link to the diocesan web page for transitions where you will be listed.  That is https://www.episcopalmaine.org/churches/search .  The ideal time for that update would be Wednesday or Thursday of next week.]   Once the position is listed, all the OTMs and the shared position description will be public for all to see.  So, I'm adding the whole lot to this email as a chance for final review if anyone wants...I really think and trust we're ready, but if there's something you think it's crucial to address, give a shout.  I'll assume that if I don't hear such a shout, that we are indeed ready to roll.  Hallelujah!   Faithfully, The Rev. Canon Michael N. Ambler Jr. Canon to the Ordinary, Episcopal Diocese of Maine mambler@episcopalmaine.org     St. John's Calendar The full St. John's Calendar can be viewed <HERE>.        At St. John's Keep in your prayers this week: Susan Buell, Stephen Sampson, Geoff Schuller, Bill Krueger, Doris McCorison, Gail Leland, Jeremy Harkins, Michael Shook, Joyce and Jim Risser, Loretta Schmidt, Susannah Jones, Theresa Mitchell, David Douglass, George Harorack, Fred & Dollis Sprague, Sara Winchenbach, Dorothea Mead, Ray and Susan McDonald, Richard Ramsdell, Cassandra Crabtree, Beth Pfeiffer, Dorothy & Jim Clunan, Bill and Barbara Loveland.   Remember to check out our website for MUSIC:  www.saintsmdi.org Thanks to Stephen Sampson, Jayne Ashworth and Michael Shook, you may enjoy some piano music on the St. Andrew & St. John website.  On the menu on the left-hand side of the home page there is now a link titled 'Music,' and clicking on that link brings you to recordings of piano pieces by Stephen Sampson.    Westside Food Pantry We invite you to visit the new page for the Westside Food Pantry!  On this facebook page you will find periodic announcements and information about the Westside Food Pantry.  Please visit the page and like it. You can find it at: https://www.facebook.com/WestsideFoodPantry/       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 worshiping 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. Cathedral of St. Luke Contemplative Prayer, a prayer of silence, is also known as centering prayer, listening prayer, breath prayer, and prayer of the heart.  Join us on Thursdays at 4:30 as we open our minds and hearts to God.  Join our  Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/484179071 Meeting ID: 484 179 071         +1 253 215 8782 US         +1 301 715 8592 US       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. St. Mary and St. Jude The Rev. Stephen Muncie is conducting a Zoom Bible Study on Wednesday mornings at 10:30 a.m.  He is using the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) translation of the Bible but you may use any translation you have on hand. For direct dial or URL information for this meeting, click here.   Church of Our Father Music and Chatter:  On each Wednesday at 5:30 pm there will be a 30 minute program entitled "Music & Chatter".  The idea is to keep us all involved and up to date.  It can be seen on the MDI Episcopal You Tube channel. Click on the link below: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-fGpm4_aFoi0mNvMiXhSwg.      Community: A variety of ways exist on Mount Desert Island for people to offer to provide help or to receive help during the current pandemic.   Connecting with the people who are coordinating this effort may happen:   1)   Via a website - https://www.mdicr.org/  MDI Community Response   2)   Via FaceBook - search for the group: MDI Helpers:   Pandemic Mutual Aid   3)   Contact Jessica Stewart, one of the coordinators for the group       home (207) 266-0919       email jms733@cornell.edu   4)   https://www.mdislander.com/maine-news/resource-website-aims-to-help-mdi-community 5)  Also:  http://www.maine.gov/covid19/maine-helps 6)  Lincoln Millstein has put together a Quietside newsletter -- very interesting:  theqsjournal.com     Stephen Byers Sampson, Music Director Michele Daley, Parish Administrator (244-3229) Sr. Warden, Gen MacKenzie (244-7313) Jr. Warden, Ted Fletcher (244-5225) The Church Office is open Monday and Thursday 8:30 - 2:30 (244-3229) Copyright © 2020 St. Andrew & St. John Episcopal Church, All rights reserved. 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