Friday, March 8, 2013

S. Mary's eNEWS for 3.10.13

Saint Mary’s Weekly News

March 10, 2013: The Fourth Sunday in Lent


 

This Sunday, March 10th

Daylight Savings Time Begins

 

Set your clocks ahead 1 hour before

going to bed Saturday night,

so you don’t miss church on Sunday!

 

 

Wednesday Evening Lenten Series:  March 13 and 20

“How to Pray without Ceasing” by using the Eastern Orthodox practice of the Jesus Prayer. What does this mean? Is it even possible?  Join your parish family for the remaining 2 study opportunities led by Fr. Nathan.   

Here’s How it Works:

Each week, two or three people prepare soup or beans.  Other participants bring a salad, bread, or beverage.  See the SIGN-UP TABLE, so we know how much soup to prepare.  (You can sign up for every week, or for those that fit your schedule.)

6:00      Simple supper for all

                         6:45      Group discussion begins

                         7:30     Closing prayer and clean-up

                         7:45      Clean-up and out the door!

 

Thursday Lenten Conversations with our Deacon:  “Resilience”

On Thursdays at 12 noon in Lent. In our ever changing lives, one thing is certain and that is that God is with us! Nothing is so certain as change and coping with change is very difficult. Our help is in God who teaches us resilience. Deacon Christine will guide a conversation about resilience based on a collection of articles from "Weavings: A Journal of the Christian Spiritual Life" Copies of each week's article will be available outside the Guild room in advance of each session. Please come!       

 

Are you ready for “Lent Madness”?

Vote for your favorite saint! Who will win “The Golden Halo”? Join this fun parody of “March Madness” throughout the season of Lent to learn about the saints and to support your favorites in this on-line competition. See www.lentmadness.org.

 

Help needed for Holy Week and Easter!

Inserted into this bulletin is a sheet where you can volunteer to participate in the great liturgies of Holy Week and Easter.  Please look it over, fill it out if you like, and return to the Parish Office as soon as possible. Non-fresh food for the Maundy Thursday Agape meal needs to be brought in before Tuesday, March 30th.  Thanks

2013 Stewardship Campaign: “All Baptized into One Body”

Christ offered himself freely for us, so that we might live a new life in hope.

In recognition of this gift, we offer portions of our time and treasure so that God can continue to bless the world through the church. Remember to bring your 2013 Pledges on Palm Sunday, March 24, when we will have a special Ingathering. Thank you so much for your vital and faithful support of S. Mary’! Here are our 2013 Pledge results so far: 

 

 

Young Life Introductory Meeting for Parents

TOMORROW, March 11, 7 PM in the Guild Room.  Are you excited about the idea of having a strong, energized youth ministry here in the Falmouth area? Do you want to know how you can help to make this a reality?  Then come out for a meeting with Fr. Nathan, Bjorn Anderson from Young Life, and interested adults from across Falmouth. Come and learn about the very successful Young Life approach, and let’s dream together about what we can do to impact the spiritual health of our young people. 

 

Confirmation, Reception, and Reaffirmation

Thursday, March 21, at 7pm in the Guild Room. Everyone who might be interested is invited to our initial meeting in the Parish House. We will discuss our preparations for this special event. Please bring your questions to this meeting, or contact Fr. Nathan in advance. Bishop Stephen will visit with us on Sunday, October 6 at 5 PM (the Maine Marathon day) in order to celebrate the Eucharist and to offer the laying on of hands.  Everyone who wishes to do one of the following is encouraged to join in preparations for this celebration:

·        To confirm their baptismal identity as followers of Christ

·        To be received into the fellowship of The Episcopal Church from another denomination (and so be eligible for parish leadership positions)

·        To reaffirm their trust in God and their commitment to life in Christ

 

BOOK, BAKE AND SOUP SALE!

Saturday, March 16, 9 am to 1 pm.  Invite your friends and neighbors.

Please get all your gently used books for our book sale to S. Mary's this Sunday or Monday at the latest!! WE NEED YOU on Thursday night from 6 to 8 to move the books from the lower level to the auditorium. Start savoring the soups, baked goods, and Irish soda bread now that will be on sale to eat in or take home.

Excitingly, we will have a display at the sale of our own writers, illustrators, essayists and poets. PLEASE EMAIL BECKY if you wish to be part of this writers' corner!!

 

Interested in starting a Book Club based at S. Mary’s?

We worship together; we pray, we eat, and we laugh together - let’s read together too.  If interested in helping to charter a S. Mary’s Book Club, please contact Kathy Street,  878-9641 kathstreet@live.com.

 

Godspeed- S. Mary’s Saturday prayer & running group

8 am every Saturday morning! All are invited to gather by the Parish House. The group pace will be determined by those who show up, but you can expect to be challenged! Watch the E-News for weekly updates if there are weather concerns. 

 

Communicating with Fr. Nathan   

Feel free to contact Fr. Nathan at any time if you wish to speak with him. You can e-mail him directly at nathanferrell@smary.org, or call him on his cell at 609-410-7573. Follow him on Twitter @FatherNate or visit his blog at www.fatherferrell.blogspot.com

 

Celebrate or remember your loved ones through floral tributes on the altar. 

The Altar Flower Guild is honored to provide flowers not only at Easter but on each Sunday throughout the year (except for Advent and Lent.)  You may support these special decorations by donating to the Altar Flower Guild in memory, in honor or in celebration of someone special to you.  Please see the enclosed lavender or salmon-colored form or locate one in the back of the church, the guild room or the parish office. 

 

Legacy Project

  A HUGE thank you to all who have toted, dusted and placed to get the Parish House back in a semblance of order!   If you have not been through to check out all the progress, please ask for a personal tour after the 8am service (seek out  Dick Miller) or after the 10am service.  (seek out Jennifer Gregg, George Barrett or Chuck Horton)

    Work continues, and if you have suggestions for "punch list" items (repairs, needs, etc) please note on the list on the table outside the Guild Room. We need your observations and suggestions!  Our Buildings and Grounds committee will be chipping away at that "punch list" as manpower and funding permits. Ledgewood will also be completing such tasks for which they are responsible this month and, weather permitting, will return for exterior painting and landscaping in mid-April.  

 

Our children in church

The Guiding RAY Leadership Team is developing new quiet baskets for the children in church.  Please look through your toy baskets at home and bring in any coloring books (gently used is fine), drawing books, notebooks, pencils, crayons, lacing cards, magna doodles, etc.  Any quiet, interactive activities are most appreciated.  Please note we cannot use play-doh, moon sand, markers, or any other items that may damage the kneelers.  Anything we can't use will be donated to Goodwill or to Guiding RAY.

 

Eucharistic Visitors take Holy Communion to those unable to worship with us on Sunday morning.  The Eucharistic Visitor this week is Paul Engel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


This Week’s Calendar at Saint Mary’s – March 2013

Sunday                 10   8:00am    The  4rd Sunday in Lent: Traditional Eucharist

                                   9:30am    Guiding RAY open downstairs in Parish House

                                   10:00am   The 4rd Sunday in Lent: Contemporary Eucharist

Monday                11   7:00pm  Young Life Information Meeting         

Tuesday               12    8:00am    Open Door - Twitter live with Fr. Nathan              

                                           10:00am   Order of St. Luke in church

                                   1:00pm   Staff meeting

                                   7:00pm   AA in Auditorium

                                   7:30pm   Al-Anon in the Guild Room

Wednesday          13   6:00pm   Lenten Soup, Salad & Program - All welcome!

Thursday              14  10:30am   Weekday Worship – in the Chapel

                                   12:00pm    Resilience Study

                                             4:00pm    Boy Singers of Maine

                                     7:00pm   Choir Rehearsal  

                                     7:30pm   Men’s AA in the Guild Room

Friday                  15   5:30pm   Al-Anon in the Guild Room

                                  

Saturday               16   8:00am    Godspeed outdoors group (weather permitting)

                                   9:00am    Boy Singers of Maine

                                   9am-1pm Book, Bake & Soup Sale

 

Sunday                17    8:00am    The 5th Sunday in Lent: Traditional Eucharist

                                   9:30am    Guiding RAY opens downstairs in Parish House             

                                   10:00am   The 5th Sunday in Lent: Contemporary Eucharist  

 

 

 

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