Thursday, March 13, 2014

S. Mary's eNEWS for 3.16.14

 

The Men’s Snowshoeing trip for this Thursday pm  - Saturday has been cancelled.   

There is an All-Parish Saturday Snowshoe hike instead.  Let’ either meet at 8amin the S Mary’s parking lot to carpool to Bradbury Mountain or meet at the base of the mountain at 9am.  Jim Kane will lead the expedition to the clearing at the top of the hill.    Should be a gorgeous and relatively warm day!          

   All ages, all genders, all number of legs  Welcome!

 

***LAST CALL FOR BOOKS:  DUE THIS TUESDAY at the latest!***

PLEASE DELIVER ALL BOOKS TO THE PARISH HOUSE

by the end of TUESDAY at the latest!!

 

Saint Mary’s Weekly News

March 16, 2014 – The Second Sunday in Lent

 

Our prayer concerns for this week

For healing: Michelle Bilodeau, Peter Bramhall, Lynda Conner, Janet Corey, Paula Gardner, Kathryn Kuehn, Andrew Leighton, Mary Lygo, Roger Murray, Brian Pettingill, Peg Pierce, John Rich, Grace Robinson, Eileen Shortell, and John Unfricht.

For those deployed: For Shea Bickerstaff, serving with the U.S. Navy in the Persian Gulf, for his family, and for all active-duty military personnel and family.

God's power at work within us!

Amen! Saint Mary's is truly blessed. In the past two weeks, over 90 parishioners have pledged their support to help us carry out our ministries, and each day's mail delivers more completed pledge forms. Thank you to everyone who has shared their intentions with us. If you haven't sent your pledge form in, there's still time. The Stewardship Committee has started to follow up with phone calls.  Scan your form and email it, send it in the post or drop it by the Parish Office.  We need everyone’s participation. Thank you!

2014 Confirmation, Reception and Reaffirmation Class forming now! 

If there is anyone who feels called to receive the laying on of hands by Bishop Steve, please be in touch with Fr. Nathan right away. A group (youth and adult) is forming now to prepare for our Regional Confirmation with the Bishop on November 9.

Youth Ministry Notes

Godly Play: Christian Formation for our young people

On regular Sundays from September to June, 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.    

“The Middlers” meet from 9:30 to 10:35 AM

For our young people in Middle School, this special and fun group meets on the same schedule as the Guiding RAY classes, in order to make the group more accessible to even more of our young people. Newcomers are always welcome to join on any Sunday.

**Next Sunday, the Middlers will be hosting Coffee Hour for all of us!    

FUN IS GOD High School group gathers monthly!  Next one will be:

Sunday, March 23, 20141:00-6:00 (youth, choose all or part of event) In response to a recent article in The Forecaster about the needs of the Falmouth Food Pantry, the youth are changing their focus and event to collect canned food and rolls of toilet paper for the FFP. 

            12:45 meet at Expo for free Red Claws game: 1:00-2:30 ish

            2:45  drive to Falmouth Food Pantry

            3-5   At Falmouth Food Pantry to contribute food and TP, to stock shelves and enjoy snacks together. Why?  God absolutely wants us to have fun by serving others and ourselves! ("love thy neighbor AS thyself”)

 

Acolyte Training will be on April 6th!

On April 6th at 11:30am, Father Nathan will hold a 2-hour training session for all those interested in becoming an acolyte (young or mature – all are welcome). Don’t miss out! 

 

Serving The World

Book, Bake and Soup Sale in support of Outreach: Saturday, March 22

As part of our 2014 Outreach Project, S. Mary's is holding its Book, Bake & Soup Sale on Sat., March 22nd, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.  WE NEED YOU to:  donate books, videos, games & puzzles; sort books; sell books; BAKE for the bake sale; clean-up. Please sign up to help in whatever way you are able and willing.  There are sign-up sheets outside the Guild Room.  Regarding books, games or puzzles:  Please leave all donations downstairs on the HUGE table in the big storage room.  Please, NO used textbooks, encyclopedia sets, or magazine sets.

 

Preble Street Soup Kitchen: next Sunday, March 23 

The Fourth Sunday of each month, Saint Mary’s prepares and serves a hot meal to the clients at the Preble Street Soup Kitchen.  We need people to (a) go around 10:30 to help with the cooking and set-up; (b) to arrive about 11:45 to assist with table service; and/or (c) to help with clean-up beginning at 1:00.  Bless you. Questions?  Please call Marian McCue at 761-1936 or mmccue@maine.rr.com 

 

Serving Habitat for Humanity, but staying with us

A group of 14 students from Philadelphia University will be working on the Freeport Habitat House next week (March 17 - 23) and will be preparing their breakfast and dinner at S. Mary’s and staying evenings in the lower level of the Parish House. If you see them around our campus, be sure to welcome and thank them for their service.

Meetings, Gatherings and Events

 

 Lenten Soup & Salad Program: Wednesday evenings in Lent

Chanting for All: An Ancient Spiritual Practice for Contemporary Christians

Can you talk?  If so, then YOU can chant! Come and learn about the ancient practice of chanting from Fr. Nathan and Bruce Fithian during our Lenten Supper Program which begins on Wednesday, March 12, at 6 PM in the Auditorium.  Each week, we will all learn to chant portions of the ancient monastic Compline office, which we will all chant together on April 9 at 7 PM. No musical knowledge or skill is required. If you learn this, then you can begin to chant all of your daily prayers and discover a new way to draw close to God in this ancient practice.   Four more gatherings: March 19 & 26, April 2 & 9.

 

 

What are your unique God-given Spiritual Gifts?  Come find out!

Today and next Sunday: March 16th and 23rd, 4 - 6pm

Join Fr. Nathan for these two sessions where we will study the biblical understanding of spiritual gifts and explore how our personal passions and styles are used by God for the benefit of others. Every person has a special role to play in God’s mission, and each one of us needs to find this!

Pre-session Prep:  Pick up a Spiritual Gifts Experience Assessment today!

 

Lenten St. Mary’s Schola Concert: Miserere Mei

Join the St Mary Schola for a 2014 Lenten Concert, Miserere Mei.

The concert features a full J.S. Bach cantata, an organ concerto by G.F. Handel, a Vivaldi recorder concerto, and a solo therobo piece by Robert de Visée. Highlighting the program are a capella pieces by Josquin des Prez, Thomas Tallis, and Orlandus Lassus. Also, for the first time, the Schola will perform choral work by a 20th Century composer, Francis Poulenc.

Concerts dates are:  March 28, 7:30 PM at the Cathedral of St. Luke, Portland
                                  March 30, 7:30 PM at the Episcopal Church of S. Mary, Falmouth
Tickets are available at the St Mary Schola website,
www.stmaryschola.org, or at the door. Prices are $15/Adult, $12/Student or Senior, $40/Family Group.

The Book Group at Saint Mary's will meet on Monday, March 31 at 2 pm

Join the group to discuss Toni Morrison's "Beloved"  novel which won the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for fiction.  The story takes place in post-Civil War Ohio and is about an escaped slave.  Please call Kathryn Street, the host, 878-9641, for details. Everyone is welcome! 

 

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 anytime on his cell at 609-410-7573.

 

Eucharistic Visitors take Holy Communion to those unable to worship with us on Sunday morning.  The Eucharistic Visitor today is  Deacon Christine.  If you or someone you know would like Communion brought to them, please call the Parish Office. If you wish to learn more about this special ministry, feel free to speak with Deacon Christine.

 

 

THIS WEEK at Saint Mary’s

Sunday                16    8:00am    The Second Sunday in Lent: Traditional Eucharist

                                   9:00am    Coffee Hour in the auditorium

                                   9:15am    Family Chapel – for all families and children

                                   9:15am    Art and Faith Discussion group

                                   9:30am    Guiding RAY begins and the Middlers gather 

                                   10:00am   The Second Sunday in Lent: Contemporary Eucharist

                                   1:00pm   Guiding RAY Leadership Team review meeting

                                   4:00pm     Spiritual Gifts Discovery Workshop                    

Monday               17    12noon   Noonday Prayer in the Chapel

                                   5pm  The Habitat volunteers from Philadelphia Univ. arrive for the week

Tuesday               18    12noon   Noonday Prayer in the Chapel

                                   1:00pm   Staff meeting in Guild Room

                                   6:00pm   Vestry Meeting at the LaFond’s home

                                   7:00pm   AA in Auditorium

                                   7:30pm   Al-Anon in the Guild Room

                                   LAST CALL for Books for Saturday’s Book Bake & Soup Sale

Wednesday          19    Fr Nathan at Fresh Start meeting in Waterville

                                   12noon   Noonday Prayer in the Chapel

                                   1:00pm   Kneelers Guild meeting

                                   3 - 6pm    Wednesday Afternoon Learning at S. Mary’s

                                   6:00pm   Lenten Soup & Salad Series:  Chanting for All

Thursday             20    AVE Deadline – for April edition

                                   10:30am   Wisdom Seekers Bible Study

                                   12noon   Healing Eucharist in the Chapel

                                   4:00pm   Boy Singers of Maine

                                   7:00pm   Choir rehearsal

Friday                 21    Parish Office Closed on Fridays       

                                   12noon   Noonday Prayer – wherever you find yourself

                                   5:30pm   Al-Anon in the Guild Room

Saturday              22    9 -- 1pm   BOOK, Bake & Soup Sale

Sunday                23    8:00am    The Third Sunday in Lent: Traditional Eucharist

                                   9:00am    Coffee Hour in the auditorium

                                   9:15am    Family Chapel – for all families and children

                                   9:15am    Art and Faith Discussion group

                                   9:30am    Guiding RAY begins and the Middlers gather 

                                   10:00am   The Third Sunday in Lent: Contemporary Eucharist

                                   4:00pm     Spiritual Gifts Discovery Workshop

 

 

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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