Saint Mary’s Weekly News
November 3, 2013 – The 23rd Sunday after Pentecost
Daylight Savings Time Ends THIS Sunday morning, Nov 3rd
Set your clocks back one hour.
APPLE PICKING-CIDER-MAKING PARTY!
Saturday, November 2, 9am – 12 noon. 471 Blackstrap Road, Falmouth
Fun for ALL, adults and children alike!
Please sign up at the Sign-Up Table by the Guild Room!
Our prayer concerns for this week
For healing: Lynne Shepherd, Jessica LaPlante, Suzanne Gates, Peg Pierce, Roger Murray, Dolores Rich, Nat Fenollosa, Andrew Leighton, Lee Snow, Nick Horton and Ann Tholen.
SPARKLE NEWS:
Getting ready for December 7
lYOU ARE INVITED! Please join the Sparkles Team for a festive Coffee Hour after both services today, complete with tastes of our Swedish Almond Cake which we will be selling at the Sparkles Fair. AND the Sign-Up Sheets will be there for you to find a place where YOU can help. We need lots of folks to make the Fair a success - young and old, new members and long-time St. Marian’s. PLEASE sign up in one, two or more places!
lAlso today, the themed gift boxes will be available for you to take home and fill and return for wrapping. Sparkles Bucks will be sold today and every coffee hour for the next 4 weeks. Buy them in multiples of $10 and save money!
lFOUR weeks from today, Advent begins, and we start the season with a special afternoon service of songs and readings and the lighting of the Memorial and Celebratory Tree. If you would like to honor a loved one (living or departed) please see the insert in the AVE, pick up one of the leaflets in the Narthex or by the Guild Room and send then to the church office.
lDrop off dates for your donated gently used items (Please no books or clothes) are Nov. 9th, 16th and 23rd. Remember your unused, older, or broken jewelry too! Our Sparkling Gems can do wonders with your unwanted jewelry.
Next planning meeting is Nov. 7th at 6:30pm in the Guild room.
2014 Leadership Nominations
The Nominating Committee is inviting you to prayerfully submit nominations for parish leadership. The committee will review names, propose a slate of candidates, and publish the slate well before the Annual Parish Meeting on January 26, 2014. We request all nominees to be at least 15 years of age and communicants in good standing. Please feel free to nominate yourself. There is much for parish leaders to do as we continue to grow and expand our mission and ministry opportunities. Please place completed form in the nomination box in the Church Narthex or on the Sign-Up Table, or mail to S. Mary’s, 43 Foreside Road, Falmouth, ME 04105 or email to David Robinson (davidjr741@gmail.com) by November 13th. Thank you for your prayerful consideration!
Youth Ministry Notes
“Middlers” group for Middle Schoolers: Sundays at 9 AM
Every Sunday morning, all Middle Schoolers are invited to meet together downstairs for games and a time to learn about our spiritual ancestors. Led by Jeff and Diane Campbell.
FUN IS GOD High School group gathers on Nov 24th
11:30am – 1:15pm on Sunday, Nov 24th : “Diversity Delivers a Different Doctrine”.
We will meet at Preble St. Soup Kitchen to help the staff serve a meal at the soup kitchen to those who may be less fortunate, with time to talk and eat afterward. Questions? Call Jane Stegemann 797-8422 or Ruth 239-0482. All youth are welcome. Bring your friends!
Godly Play - Christian Formation for our younger Christians
We offer a Montessori-based program called Godly Play to learn about God, the Bible, and the Church with our children. Family Chapel begins at 9:15am followed by Guiding RAY classes (age 4 through 5th grade) begin downstairs in the Parish House at 9:30am. The nursery also opens at 9:15 for our infants and preschoolers.
Serving The World
Haiti Mission Trip: November 9-18
Please PRAY for our missionaries (Becky, Kelly and Bruce) while they are on their trip to Haiti to work with the youth at Institute Univers: for their safety and health, for them to serve as channels of God’s grace in Haiti, and for them to experience Christ in that place and to bring back to us here renewed energy and passion for mission.
African Team Ministries Sale: on two Sundays, Nov. 3rd and 10th
The Outreach Committee will be offering wonderful and unique crafts, jewelry and gifts from East Africa for sale in the Guild Room after the services on the next two Sunday, November 3rd and 10th. Great Christmas gifts! Enjoy shopping for distinctive treasures. All sales go directly to help vital church ministries in East Africa.
St. Elizabeth’s Essential Pantry: Tuesday from 8:30 - 11 am - Nov 5th
All are welcome to serve those in need in Portland at Saint Elizabeth’s. A group from Saint Mary’s will be there on Tuesday morning. Enter from the parking lot behind St. Luke’s Cathedral on Park Street.
Meetings, Gatherings and Events
Art and Faith Dialogue Group
Everyone is welcome to join this open group discussion of Art & Faith in all its forms. The discussion group meets on each Sunday morning at 9:15am in the Guild Room.
Grab your Gloves and Rakes – FALL Clean-Up: November 9, 8 am – 12 noon.
Mark your Calendars for the Annual Fall Cleanup! (And save Saturday, Nov 15th as a rain date.) Please circle the dates on your calendar and join the fun. We will be working outside to spruce up our campus for the winter season. Food and drinks will be provided.
Every Thursday at Saint Mary’s
All are welcome for a time of spiritual refreshment and community. If you need help with transportation or childcare in order to participate, provisions can be made.
10am: Wisdom Seekers – spiritual conversations with Deacon Christine
11:30am: Brown bag lunch together
12noon: Healing Eucharist – a brief, intimate liturgy open to all
Pastoral Care
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 .
Eucharistic Visitors take Holy Communion to those unable to worship with us on Sunday morning. The Eucharistic Visitor today is Ginny Stelk. During the week if you or someone you know needs communion, please call the Parish Office. If you wish to learn more about this special ministry, feel free to speak with Deacon Christine at any time.
This Week’s Calendar at Saint Mary’s
Sunday 3 Daylight Savings Time Ends - Set clocks back 1 hour
8:00am All Saints’ Sunday: Traditional Eucharist
9:00am Middlers meet
9:15am Family Chapel & Art and Faith Discussion group
10:00am All Saints’ Sunday: Contemporary Eucharist
& the Blessing of our Haiti Missionaries
Monday 4 9:00am Finance Committee
12noon Noonday Prayer in the Chapel
Tuesday 5 8:30-11a St. Elizabeth’s Essentials Pantry – Saint Marian’s there to help
10:00am Order of St. Luke
10:00am Staff Meeting
12noon Noonday Prayer in the Chapel
6:00pm Schola rehearsal
7:00pm AA in Auditorium
7:30pm Al-Anon in the Guild Room
Wednesday 6 10:00am Mainely Weavers
11:00am Pine Grove School fire drill to S. Mary’s
12noon Noonday Prayer in the Chapel
Thursday 7 10:00am Wisdom Seekers
12noon Healing Eucharist in the Chapel
4:00pm Boy Singers of Maine rehearse
6:30pm Sparkles meeting
7:00pm Choir rehearsal
7:30pm Men’s AA in Auditorium
Friday 8 Parish Office Closed on Fridays
12noon Noonday Prayer - wherever you find yourself
5:00pm Community Souper Supper - free
5:30pm Al-Anon in the Guild Room
7:00pm Classic Cinema - free
7:00pm Boy Singers of Maine sleepover
Saturday 9 8:00am S. Mary’s Annual Yard Clean-up
9:00am Boy Singers of Maine rehearse and parent’s meeting
Sunday 10 8:00am The 25th Sunday after Pentecost: Traditional Eucharist
followed by coffee hour and African Team Ministries Arts & Gift Sale
9:00am Middlers meet
9:15am Family Chapel & Art and Faith Discussion group
10:00am The 25th Sunday after Pentecost: Contemporary Eucharist
followed by coffee hour and African Team Ministries Arts & Gift Sale
Beth Shaw
Parish Administrator
The Episcopal Church of Saint Mary
43 Foreside Road (Route 88)
Falmouth, ME 04105
207-781-3366
www.smary.org
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