Join Us for Worship Sunday, July 10:
The Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
8:00 am Morning Prayer
St. Andrew by-the-Lake, Seal Cove
Officiant: Emily Carter, Summer Seminarian click here for bulletin 9:00 am Holy Eucharist *
Church of Our Father, Hulls Cove
Celebrant: The Rev. Holly Hoffmann click here for bulletin 11:00 am Morning Prayer
St. Saviour's Parish, Bar Harbor
Officiant: Linda Foster click here for bulletin 5:00 pm Holy Eucharist *
St. John the Divine, Southwest Harbor Celebrant: The Rev. Holly Hoffmann click here for bulletin *= these services will be streamed to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/MDIEPISCOPAL
Shared Worship services on the island will resume in October.
You can always look to the online calendar to see the service schedule: | | | | Midweek Holy Eucharist on MDI
Wednesdays at Church of Our Father at 8 am
Using the readings appointed for the day in the Book of Common Prayer,
we will have a service Holy Eucharist.
On the first Wednesday of the month, we will use a Rite I liturgy. | | Covid Precautions: If you are exhibiting any of the symptoms of Covid, please choose to attend a service online. Our Covid protocols will be followed: Vaccinations expected, unless medically prohibited
Everyone masked indoors
Socially distanced seating is available, not required
Communion in one-kind, bread only
Outdoor coffee hour, weather permitting
Sanitize your hands prior to receiving Communion.
God bless you for keeping our church, our community,
and our loved ones safe. If you or a close contact tests positive for Covid, please let Mother Holly know so we can support you in your recovery and communicate with the community as necessary about their possible exposure to the virus while maintaining confidentiality and pastoral privacy. | | | Assisting at Services
If you are returning to MDI for the summer, perhaps you would enjoy serving on Sundays! We would love your support for our worship services: Acolytes, Greeters/Ushers, Lectors, Intercessors, Altar Guild, Flower Guild and Officiants for Morning Prayer and Evening Prayer (at St. John's). If you would like to help at any of our services, please contact the parish administrator of your church. Thank you!
| | | Please Wear Your Name Tag to Church Remember that wearing your name tag at worship is helpful to each other, Mother Holly, supply clergy, and to visitors! If you would like a new name tag, contact your Parish Administrator. | | | Pastoral Care Requests Holy Communion: If you are unable to attend an in-person worship service and would like Holy Communion brought to you, please contact the church office (contact information is at the bottom of this email). We will arrange a time for the clergy, our Pastoral Care Associate Maribeth Payne, or a Eucharistic Visitors to bring the Sacrament to your home or hospital bedside.
Hospital Visits: If you or a loved one is in the hospital, please let Mother Holly know. She is glad to come visit you in the hospital or call you during your stay. | | | Summer Choir at St. Saviour's
During the summer months our choir continues to lead our worship on Sunday mornings, but takes a break from mid-week rehearsals. We meet on Sunday mornings at 10:00 am (an hour before the service begins) to practice service music and (familiar) anthems. This is a very good time for any potential choir-members to join in, to "get their feet wet," and see if this is something they would like to do — or return to doing. Come join in.
Remember what St. Augustine taught: "the person who sings prays twice." | | | NEW MDI EPISCOPAL CHURCH MUSEUM!
The four Episcopal Churches of Mount Desert Island are working to establish a new historical museum located in a beautiful, secured setting at St. Saviour's Church. We have found that there are many, many items of church history hidden away in boxes, closets, etc. that are never seen and should be displayed for all to see. The museum is well underway and will open this summer. This is quite exciting!
We are looking for donations of bookcases, a glass china cabinet, a larger desk, old church history items hidden in parishioners' homes. We will need volunteer docents for times we are open this summer. Please contact Diane Zito, Sue Blaisdell, Joanne Sousa or Lauri Fernald (all listed in the directory) if you can help with any of these items.
Thank you so much! | | Deputation heads to General Convention in Baltimore
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The 80th General Convention of The Episcopal Church begins this week!
Bishop Brown and Maine's elected deputies will join the convention, which is made up of all bishops (House of Bishops) and elected deputations representing each diocese (House of Deputies), to make important governing decisions regarding: - Worship, authorizing new liturgical materials and deciding about revision of the Book of Common Prayer
- Programs and policies in areas like racial justice, congregational and diocesan vitality, and Christian formation
- The Church's stance on issues such as the economy, poverty, war, health care, violence, climate change, racism, and human rights
- The budget
From July 8th through 11th, here's how you can follow along with the action in Baltimore: - Watch the livestream of legislative sessions and worship, which will be available on the GC80 Media Hub
- Get updates from our Maine deputation and Bishop Brown on our Episcopal Maine blog and on our social media channels.
- View daily media briefings from the Office of Public Affairs and #GC80 Daily Show video on the Media Hub
- Follow the hashtag #GC80 across social media channels
What will they be voting on this year and when? Where's the link to watch? Find everything you need right here on our website. | | | | | Upcoming Events and Dates | | | July 9: Quietside Festival Theme Baskets  Outside of St. John the Divine on Saturday, July 9 during the Quietside Festival there will be a SASJ vestry fundraiser of theme baskets. Tickets are $20 for 25 tickets or $1 per ticket. Sales begin at 9 am. Parade at 9:30 am.
Thanks to all who donated their time and talent to this event.
Come and join the fun! | | | July 10: St. Saviour's all hands on deck!
Please stay after the 11 am service to help move hymnals, prayer books, movable altar, etc. out of the Sanctuary into the Parish Hall to prepare for a renovation project. | | July 19: Stained Glass Talks at CoOF at 7 pm
at St. Saviour's on August 23 at 6 pm,
and at St. John the Divine, TBD.  | | July 24: St. Andrew and St. John Parishioners
SAVE THE DATE JULY 24 "Listening Session"
Sunday, July 24 after 5 pm worship In Person and On Zoom:
click here to join this Zoom Folks may attend in person or on Zoom. If you plan to attend on Zoom, please plan on attending worship online that day (separate links) Click here for reference material | | July 27: Taize Prayer Service at Church of Our Father at 5 pm  | | | August 3: Outreach Meeting, 9 am
The Outreach, Evangelism, and Mission committee meets every first Wednesday at Church of Our Father after 8 am worship. Please join us Wednesday, August 3rd!
We will discuss plans for outreach this summer and look ahead to initiatives for the fall, too. | | | | The August Organ Recital Series continues this year!
Fridays, beginning August 5
Our annual organ-recital series returns on August 5 for its 15th season. It was started in 2007 by Julia Morris-Myers, and has continued since then, featuring mostly regional performers on the Fridays of August, but also bringing in artists from farther afield. This years series will include some familiar faces and some new.
This first program, on Friday 5 August, will be played by Douglas Beck, who is now the priest-in-charge for St. Augustine's Church in Dover-Foxcroft, but before he went off to seminary was active in the Downeast region as an organist, church-musician, and choral-director.
Dr. Terry Yount will play the second program on August 12. Terry is the music-director for St. Andrew's Chapel in Sanford FL; he has also been the organist for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, and the organ-professor at Rollins College.
Katherine Johnson comes from Oberlin College to play the third recital on August 19.
On August 26, the series concludes with a program for organ and flute by Daniel Pyle and his wife, flutist Catherine Bull. | | | Ways to Support Those Suffering from Violence in Ukraine
Continue to pray for Ukraine and those in danger. 
Collect for Peace from the BCP:
Almighty God, kindle, we pray, in every heart the true love of peace, and guide with your wisdom those who take counsel for the nations of the earth, that in tranquillity your dominion may increase until the earth is filled with the knowledge of your love; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Members of the Partnership parishes gathered in the first week of the month to discuss Outreach projects for the spring. There was a strong desire to focus our energies on promoting organizations that are helping those living in the Ukraine. Two organizations that are being recommended are:
Episcopal Relief and Development is working closely with Anglican agencies and ecumenical partners to meet the urgent humanitarian needs of Ukrainian refugees in Europe. People quickly packed up and fled Ukraine to safety and are now in need of basic supplies and will need long-term support. Your contribution to the Episcopal Relief & Development International Disaster Response Fund will help provide clothing, food, water and other items. For more information on this organization, including instructions on how to give, visit: www.episcopalrelief.org or call 1.855.312.4325
Save the Children: UKRAINE CRISIS RELIEF FUND Ukraine's children are in grave danger of physical harm, severe emotional distress and mass displacement. Save the Children is concerned for children caught in the middle of armed conflict, forced from their homes in freezing temperatures, and exposed to injury, hunger and cold. Your donation to Save the Children's Ukraine Crisis Relief Fund can help provide children and families with immediate aid, such as food, water, hygiene kits, psychosocial support and cash assistance. Together, we can protect children in crisis. For more information on this organization, including instructions on how to give, visit: https://www.savethechildren.org
| |  Bar Harbor Food Pantry for Rest of July Once again thanks to all who have given in these times. Going forward, the Food pantry greatly appreciates our offerings of coffee/tea, cooking oil and jam and jelly. They hope we still continue that. However, they are also in need of the following from their Facebook page: (not surprising) diapers, baby food and snacks and formula.
So I pose this to all: Give to any and all I have listed.
Thank you for your support. Brad | | | Sunday Fellowship Outdoors
As the warm weather returns, we will be having time after the services of worship for fellowship outside.
If you are interested in assisting with refreshments for these times, please be in touch with the parish administrator of your church, and she will connect you with others assisting in this ministry within our community.
At St. John's, speak with Dianne McMullan.
At Church of Our Father, speak with Joanne Sousa. | | | Our MDI Covid Task Force meets regularly to discuss our protocols.
Updates: - An area (not the whole worship space) will be marked off for Social distancing for those who want to sit in an area designated for this seating arrangement
- Guests and visitors will be invited at announcements to provide their contact information, should they want to be notified of a possible exposure to Covid-19 at worship service.
- Due to being in a high transmission rate according to the CDC, masking will required at all indoor gatherings for all people in attendance in addition to worship.
Note: Full vaccinations expected, unless medically prohibited. | | Age 5+ eligible to schedule COVID-19 vaccination,
Age 12+ eligible for booster COVID-19 vaccination and booster shots are available by appointment at the Community Health Center, Cooper Gilmore, Trenton Health Center,
and Carroll Drug Store.
The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is the only vaccine currently authorized for children ages 5-17. Everyone age 12+ is eligible for a booster shot. You must be 5 months past your second dose of Pfizer/Moderna or 2 months past your first dose of Johnson & Johnson to receive a booster dose. If you would like to schedule a COVID-19 vaccination or booster, please call one of our vaccination sites below or check our Bar Harbor Regency Clinic calendar. COVID-19 vaccines and boosters are also available by appointment at local pharmacies in Bar Harbor, Southwest Harbor and Ellsworth. Call now to schedule your vaccine or booster (Pfizer/Moderna/J&J): Cooper Gilmore Health Center: 207-288–5024 17 Hancock Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609 Community Health Center: 207-244–5630 16 Community Lane, Southwest Harbor, ME 04679 Trenton Health Center: 207-667–5899 394 Bar Harbor Road, Trenton, ME 04605 Carroll Drug Store carrolldrugstore.net 3 Village Green Way, Southwest Harbor, ME 04679 | | | | The FDA has authorized a 3-dose primary series of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for children 6 months through 4 years of age. A 3-dose vaccination series is Authorized for Emergency Use in individuals 6 months through 4 years of age. The initial 2 doses are administered 3 weeks apart followed by a third dose administered at least 8 weeks after the second dose. The vaccine may not protect everyone. To learn more, please see the Recipients and Caregivers Fact Sheet (6 months through 4 years of age) here. Emergency Use Authorization Emergency uses of the vaccine have not been approved or licensed by FDA, but have been authorized by FDA, under an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to prevent Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) for use in individuals 6 months of age and older. The emergency uses are only authorized for the duration of the declaration that circumstances exist justifying the authorization of emergency use of the medical product under Section 564(b)(1) of the FD&C Act unless the declaration is terminated or authorization revoked sooner. Click on the link below for more information and talk to your child's pediatrician. | | | ** Get free at-home COVID-19 tests ** 1) Every home in the U.S. is eligible to order 4 free at-home COVID-19 tests.
The tests are completely free. Orders will usually ship in 7-12 days.
Order your tests now so you have them when you need them: https://www.covidtests.gov
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2) Additional Free Tests can be ordered for those living in some communities in Hancock County. Search by Zip Code: https://www.accesscovidtests.org | | | | Youth & Family Formation
Children's Faith Formation at Home on MDI Brad Berry and Chris Krenicki of Church of Our Father send home materials to support faith formation at home monthly for elementary and middle school aged youth. If you would like to receive these materials or be notified when in person events are happening here for youth in this age range, please be in touch with the parish office. Contact information is at the bottom of this email.
All monthly programming, including the Pray, Play, Connect group for middle and high schoolers, the Let's Talk About It group for high schoolers, and the Formation Folk gathering is on summer vacation. Play, Pray, Connect will start up again in September. We'll be switching to Third Fridays, so mark your calendars. Our new musician, Pyam Morin, will lead this amazing group! We'll keep up our theme of Role Playing Games, so feel free to spend the summer dreaming up new characters!
 Connect with other Episcopal Maine households walking the path of faith via this private Facebook group. Our team will provide curated resources, and we will be resources for one another.
| Episcopal Maine Youth of all ages | | | All monthly programming, including the Pray, Play, Connect group for middle and high schoolers, the Let's Talk About It group for high schoolers, and the Formation Folk gathering is on summer vacation. Play, Pray, Connect will start up again in September. We'll be switching to Third Fridays, so mark your calendars. Our new musician, Pyam Morin, will lead this amazing group! We'll keep up our theme of Role Playing Games, so feel free to spend the summer dreaming up new characters! | | | | Celebrate the end of summer at Camp Bishopswood
| | | | Start thinking about summer! Families and households from the Diocese of Maine are invited to celebrate the end of summer together at Camp Bishopswood. Spend a night or two cabin or tent camping while you swim, boat, hike, rest, and worship on scenic Lake Megunticook. All meals included.
There will be free diocese-wide programming during the day on Saturday, August 27 including worship with Bishop Brown. Come for the day or stay for the weekend!
Scholarships are available. Click here to register for Summer Finale. Cabins and tenting available. | | | | | | | | | Listen to the latest Faith in Maine podcast | | The latest episode of the Faith in Maine Podcast, "Adapting as a Tool for Growth", is a continuation of our series focusing on the four themes from Bishop Brown's 2021 diocesan convention address: Listen, Connect, Adapt, Hope.
In this episode, Bishop Brown talks about the theme of adapting and the connection between adapting and having a faith-filled life
You can listen to the podcast at faithinmaine.org, download it wherever you get your podcasts, or call 207-223-6402. This number is always updated so that you'll hear the latest episode when you dial-in! | | | | Sacred Ground for northern New England this fall
| | Are you interested in joining others from around the Episcopal dioceses of Northern New England in discussing race and racism in our nation?
Sacred Ground dialogue circles will start in fall 2022. The intro meeting will be held in early September. View a Sacred Ground informational video here. Learn more about Sacred Ground here.
Email Franci Farnsworth if you are interested in joining in these Zoom conversations. Representatives from each diocese are: Franci Farnsworth of Vermont, Betty Lane of New Hampshire, Rev. Katie Holicky of Maine. | | | |  Contemplative Prayer Group: Mother Regina Christianson and the Rev. Dr. Jenny Reece are gathering those who have or would like to learn a centering prayer practice every Friday at 1:00 p.m. at the Oranbega Retreat Center in Orland, Maine. All are welcome, beginners or experienced, so long as you bring a "beginner's mind"! Participation via Zoom continues to be the norm. Please contact Jenny at 207-952-2363 for directions if you wish to come in person to the Retreat House. To receive a zoom link, call or text the same number or email jreece@oranbegacenter.com. May peace surround you as you learn, perhaps with us, to "be still and know" the God of love. | | We pray for the victims of the recent natural disasters around the world. We pray for all essential services personnel, the first responders and healthcare workers affected by the pandemic. Church of Our Father Please let us know if we don't have your birthdate or anniversary date to celebrate! shalomcoof@gmail.com | | Birthdays:
July 14 Barbara Craighead
July 19 Kay Dawson
July 27 Lucy Hopkins
July 28 Chelsea Libitzki | Anniversaries:
July 13 John and Gail Reeves
| | St. Saviour We pray for Don Allen*, Bill Scott, Gregory Berube, Connie Brush, Yolanda Ferrari, Cheryl Kolodziej, Julie Grindle, Geoff Schuller, Eleanor Raynes, Howard Brush, John Stewart, Ruth Westphal, Gretchen Westphal, Lucy Triplett, Gail Leland, Christopher Lebida, Christopher Walls, Linda Carman, Mary Smith, John Fibiger, Ray McDonald, Emily O'Connor, Sarah Cleaves, Nicholas, Janet Flood, Rachel, Mimi, Charlie, Sarah B., Dickie, Alex, Penny Ayer, Arletta Sullivan, and Anne Cleaves.
* Don welcomes visitors at Seaport Village Rehab in Ellsworth Please let us know of any updates.
Please let us know if we don't have your birthdate or anniversary date to celebrate! info@stsaviours.me | | Birthdays:
July 16 Buck Jardine
July 18 Elizabeth Hodder
July 22 Lucy Triplett
July 25 Carolyn Reed
July 28 Linda Foster
| Anniversaries:
If we are missing yours, please contact the church office. | | We pray for Bob Stanwood, Charles Sellick, Mary Ann Mahoney, Liz, Elizabeth Ward, Bunny Watts, Anne Wetzel, Chuck Bradshaw, Ted Bromage, Jean Storace, Spencer Ervin, Geoff Schuller, Doris McCorison, Gail Leland, Michael Shook, Joyce and Jim Risser, Loretta Schmidt, Theresa Mitchell, Fred & Dollis Sprague, Sara Winchenbach, Richard Ramsdell, Dorothy & Jim Clunan, Bill and Barbara Loveland. Please let us know if we don't have your birthdate or anniversary date to celebrate! sasj@mdi-episcopal.org | | Birthdays:
July 17 Karen Craig
July 20 Dana Hiscock
July 29 Betsy Hewlett
| Anniversaries:
If we are missing yours, please contact the church office. | | Mother Holly's Office Hours Sunday as scheduled and where needed Monday at St. John's Tuesday at St. Saviour's Wednesday at Church of Our Father Thursday where needed and sermon preparation She is happy to schedule an appointment on Zoom or in person, if you would like to see her! Call the parish office or E-mail her For pastoral emergencies, call her at 207-244-8144
and leave a message,
if you do not reach her immediately. | | | | IN CASE YOU MISSED IT . . . | | | | Weekly Sermons and More
Sermon: Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
Sermon by the Rev. Dr. Regina Christianson 2022 at St. John the Divine, Southwest Harbor, ME. "The Lord appointed seventy others and sent them on ahead of him in pairs to every town and place where he himself intended to go. He said to them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest. Go on your way. See, I am sending you out like lambs into themiidst of wolves. Carry no purse, no bag, no sandals; and greet no one on the road." (Luke 10:1-11, 16-20). Sermon begin 2:35. |  | | | Statements from Bishop Brown and the Presiding Bishop Regarding Supreme Court Decision
Reflection: Bishop Thomas James Brown and Presiding Bishop Michael Curry on the Supreme Court Ruling
MESSAGE FROM THE BISHOP OF MAINE
Dear Friends in Jesus Christ,
Various news outlets speculate that today, or early next week, the Supreme Court of the United States will announce their decision about Roe vs. Wade. Whether the status quo will be overturned or upheld, we know that loved ones in our congregations, friends and neighbors in our local communities, and people throughout the nation will feel the impact of the Court's decision.
Many of you are responsible for pastoring congregations, or leading governing bodies in the Diocese of Maine. Some of you are parishioners, others of you are non-stipendiary or retired clerics. Among us are advocates for making sure abortion is legal, accessible, and safe. And, among us are advocates for preventing access to abortion. Regardless of our personal views, most of us will be asked to respond to people whom we love; some will be hurting, some will be rejoicing.
The Episcopal Church, over the past several decades, recognizes the moral, legal, personal, and societal complexity of abortion. At the last General Convention, in 2018, the Episcopal Church called for "women's reproductive health and reproductive health procedures to be treated as all other medical procedures." And, the Convention declared "that equitable access to women's health care, including women's reproductive health care, is an integral part of a woman's struggle to assert her dignity and worth as a human being." At the same time, the Church has declared that "we emphatically oppose abortion as a means of birth control, family planning, sex selection, or any reason of mere convenience, and we therefore express deep conviction that any proposed legislation on the part of national or state governments regarding abortions must take special care to see that the individual conscience is respected, and that the responsibility of individuals to reach informed decisions in this matter is acknowledged and honored as the position of this Church...."
In the early 1920s, the Church of England considered adopting a new Prayer Book. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Randall Davidson, worked fervently to make it so, but Parliament defeated it. In our current Prayer Book we have a legacy from Archbishop Davidson, because of his prayer, In Times Of Conflict (p. 824). It's been helpful to me these past few days. Maybe it will be for you too:
O God, you have bound us together in a common life.
Help us, in the midst of our struggles for justice and truth,
to confront one another without hatred or bitterness,
and to work together with mutual forbearance and respect;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
May God keep us.
Faithfully in Christ,
Bishop Thomas J. Brown
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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDING BISHOP OF THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Today the Supreme Court released its decision in the case of Dobbs vs. Jackson Women's Health Organization. The court has overturned the constitutional right to abortion that was recognized in the seminal 1973 case Roe v. Wade.
While I, like many, anticipated this decision, I am deeply grieved by it. I have been ordained more than 40 years, and I have served as a pastor in poor communities; I have witnessed firsthand the negative impact this decision will have.
We as a church have tried carefully to be responsive both to the moral value of women having the right to determine their healthcare choices as well as the moral value of all life. Today's decision institutionalizes inequality because women with access to resources will be able to exercise their moral judgment in ways that women without the same resources will not.
This is a pivotal day for our nation, and I acknowledge the pain, fear, and hurt that so many feel right now. As a church, we stand with those who will feel the effects of this decision—and in the weeks, months, and years to come.
The Episcopal Church maintains that access to equitable health care, including reproductive health care and reproductive procedures, is "an integral part of a woman's struggle to assert her dignity and worth as a human being" (2018-D032). The church holds that "reproductive health procedures should be treated as all other medical procedures, and not singled out or omitted by or because of gender" (2018-D032). The Episcopal Church sustains its "unequivocal opposition to any legislation on the part of the national or state governments which would abridge or deny the right of individuals to reach informed decisions [about the termination of pregnancy] and to act upon them" (2018-D032). As stated in the 1994 Act of Convention, the church also opposes any "executive or judicial action to abridge the right of a woman to reach an informed decision…or that would limit the access of a woman to safe means of acting on her decision" (1994-A054).
The court's decision eliminates federal protections for abortion and leaves the regulation of abortion to the states. The impact will be particularly acute for those who are impoverished or lack consistent access to health care services.
As Episcopalians, we pray for those who may be harmed by this decision, especially for women and other people who need these reproductive services. We pray for the poor and vulnerable who may not have other options for access. We urge you to make your voice heard in the way you feel called but always to do so peacefully and with respect and love of neighbor.
-The Most Reverend Michael Bruce Curry
If you have a desire to discuss these matters privately, reach out to Mother Holly and we will schedule some time together. | |  Island-wide Shared Worship Resumes in October Island-wide worship on the fourth Sunday of the month will resume in October 2022. | | Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont bishops to assist each other's dioceses
| | Episcopalians from across Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire participated via Zoom at Maine's Spring Training event on May 14. The bishops of the three dioceses had the opportunity to discuss their collaboration and announced that they will serve as assisting bishops in each other's dioceses as part of an effort to increase collaboration in the region.
Starting in September, Maine Bishop Thomas J. Brown, New Hampshire Bishop A. Robert Hirschfeld and Vermont Bishop Shannon MacVean-Brown, in addition to serving as diocesan bishops and ecclesiastical authorities in their respective dioceses, each will be able to preach, teach, and provide sacramental rites in the other dioceses.
Read the full joint letter in which they shared this announcement here.
Read more in the Episcopal News Service here. | | | | | An Invitation to Pray: Transformation Northeast David Janssen. Email questions to here to "start to pray". Sign up for a time slot that isn't yet taken. You will receive an automatic reminder to let you know your prayer time is coming. Find prayer guidesClick hereJoin them in praying 24/7 for Church and regional renewal, transformation, and awakening. Tony Sousa, Senior Warden of Church of Our Father in Hulls Cove, encourages churches in our diocese to become involved. is a nondenominational effort to renew Christianity in New England. Transformation Northeast | | | Praying Compline in the Diocese
Monday-Friday at 8 pm
A core community at the Cathedral of St. Luke, Portland have been praying the service of Compline together for sometime. They would now like to invite anyone in the diocese to come and pray with them! Follow this Zoom link to join them Monday through Friday at 8:00pm. They look forward to meeting you as they end the day in prayer together. | | $$ No Frills Oil Discount $$
No Frills Oil gives a discount to all Episcopalians for a private home: 8 cents off the cash price. Inquire directly with No Frills and contact Andrew McMullan, Junior Warden of St. Andrew and St. John, with questions. | | | | Support Your Church
Online Giving To facilitate stewardship, the Diocese of Maine has an online giving site at no charge to the parishes. The Diocese will transfer the funds you give to your church or summer chapel using this online payment system.
If you would like to set up automatic payments for your pledge, simply select your church and set up your one-time or recurring gift or establish automatic weekly or monthly donations to the parish, either charged to your credit card or to your personal checking or savings account.
You can also name your gift in memory or honor of someone through this site in the memo section. Congregation names begin with their town; chapels begin with "Chapel" followed by town and chapel name. Click here to visit the online giving portal of the Diocese or click the button below.
As always, the church accepts other forms of donations (cash, check, etc.). | | | Stewardship:
If you haven't returned your pledge card, please do so now.
If you did not receive a pledge card and would like to, please contact the parish office. | | | | Devotional Materials to Support Prayer at Home - Teen Simple Daily Devotional https://d365.org/ This resource is used by teens across the country. It walks you through simple daily devotionals (sort of like meditations). You could use it any day, to strengthen you on your faith journey.
- Forward Movement has the daily office (morning prayer, noonday prayer, evening prayer, or compline) on the Forward Movement Daily Prayer website.
- There is also a daily podcast, A Morning at the Office, with various people leading the prayers and reading the scripture lessons for the day.
- The popular daily devotion Forward Day by Day is posted each day online, and it too is available as a podcast.
- Hardcopies of the Day By Day readers are available by contacting the church office or stopping by when the parish office is open.
| | | Community Resources
AA recovery groups, online and in person, in Downeast Maine can be found by clicking here.
Downeast Community Partners DCP brings community resources together to help people in Washington and Hancock counties achieve self-sufficiency and a better quality of life. Our Housing division helps people maintain safe, affordable, energy-efficient housing (including heating assistance through the THAW program). Our Transportationdivision staff travels over a million miles each year, helping people get to medical appointments, senior food programs and other important services. Helping Hands Garage helps people buy affordable roadworthy vehicles. Friendship Cottage in Blue Hill offers an Adult Day Service Program. Our Energy Services division provides a variety of services to prevent hunger, hypothermia, and homelessness. At Home provides services to assist seniors aging in place. Everybody Eats! provides a free community meal each week to Ellsworth area residents. Our Early Care and Education program provides Head Start, Early Head Start, Pre-K and Childcare services to local families. Our Supportive Services division provides support to individuals and families working to make changes in their lives. Nurse Bridging and Maternal and Child Health services provide caring nurse support to families with infants and small children. Peninsula Free Health Service provides free medical care to the uninsured on the Blue Hill Peninsula. https://www.downeastcommunitypartners.org
Everybody Eats Free Community Meal is a project whose goal is to provide free, healthful and wholesome take out meals at St. Dunstan's, 134 State Street, Ellsworth each Monday from 2:30 to 4 pm. There is now also a free Brown Bag Lunch program on Fridays from 12 Noon to 2 pm. Call 973-287-9926 to reserve your lunch. Visit their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/Everybody-Eats-A-Free-Community-Meal-568143769902367/.
Open Table MDI exists to inspire strong, loving, and inclusive communities by bringing people together to share in nourishing food. For more information visit their website here.
Westside Food Pantry Distribution of vouchers at St. John the Divine in Southwest Harbor occur on the first Sunday (12:00-2:00) and third Sunday (12:00-1:00) of each month from November through April and beyond, if necessary. We invite you to visit the facebook page where you will find periodic announcements and information about the Westside Food Pantry. Please visit the page at: https://www.facebook.com/WestsideFoodPantry and like it. | | | Warning about email, phone and text scams.
Neither the Rev. Holly Hoffmann nor any member of the church staff or leadership will solicit gifts, specifically gift cards, via email, phone or text directly. Neither will we ask if you are "free now" and request only an email or text response. Always check the actual email address from the sender to see if it matches Mother Holly's email and do not respond to the email, text or call. Please report these emails as phishing/scam attempts and block the sender or caller from your inbox or phone . If you are in doubt, or need more information, please contact the parish office. We will return your call. | | |
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