Saint Mary’s Weekly News
September 14, 2014 – The 14th Sunday after Pentecost
REGARDING THE USE OF THE PARISH HOUSE LOWER LEVEL
An odor associated with the Legacy Construction in the Guiding RAY spaces that we thought had dissipated returned in late summer. We are continuing to work with our expert advisors to determine the exact nature, cause and to resolve this issue with dispatch. In the meantime, we will not be using downstairs spaces for S. Mary's programs, nor will the spaces be available for use by outside groups. This will create a bit of challenge on for our parish life, so we ask that everyone please be flexible and patient as we work diligently to resolve this situation as soon as possible. Unless otherwise announced, location changes for our regularly scheduled groups will be as follows:
· The Moth @ Saint Mary’s – will meet in the Auditorium
· The Middlers – will meet in the Rectory living room
· Guiding RAY classes – will meet in the Guild Room
· The Nursery – will be located in the Ruth White Room (near Auditorium)
· The Choir – will rehearse in the Church
Thank you for your patience and understanding!
Our prayer concerns for this week
For healing: John Abramo, Suzanne Bauer, Larry Bennett, Michelle Bilodeau, Terry Cassavant, Dodie Clifford, Lilian Davidson, Paula Gardner, Angela Kase, Kathryn Kuehn, Arthur Markos, Karen Mynahan, Peg Pierce, Dennis Pike, John Reny, Liz Richter, Phil Stegemann, Ann Tholen.
For those deployed: for Mark Winter, Adam Bryan, and for all active-duty military personnel and their families.
***IF YOU WANT TO ADD NAMES TO THIS LIST, please write them on the Sunday Prayer List found in the Narthex or contact the Office (781-3366 or smary@smary.org).
The full AUTUMN Sunday schedule
· 8:00 AM Traditional Eucharist
· 9:00 AM Coffee Hour begins (in the Auditorium)
· 9:00 AM The Choir rehearses, and The Moth @ Saint Mary’s begins
· 9:30 AM Family Chapel (for all children up to grade 5)
· 9:30 AM The Middlers meet
· 9:45 AM Guiding RAY classes begin
· 10:00 AM Contemporary Eucharist
- 11:00 AM Coffee Hour continues
Healing Eucharist: every Thursday at 12 noon in the Chapel.
All are welcome for a brief, informal time of worship with prayers for healing and the laying on of hands.
Noonday Prayer every other weekday in the Chapel.
This takes 10 minutes and all are welcome. You are also invited, wherever you may be, to STOP and PRAY at 12 noon for those in need, for our parish family, for our bishop, and for your own daily life with God.
Let’s all wear our Nametags!
At this time of year when new folks are attending more, let’s show them that we want them to part of the Saint Mary’s family.
Adopt a Bed
Interested in “adopting” a bed on our beautiful campus? Pick any area and think of it as your own! The area may be small or large, prominent or tucked away. Your commitment would simply be to keep an eye on it and weed it, as needed. Note that this work does not include the formal beds behind the Chapel that are beautifully maintained by members of St. Mary’s Garden Club. Contact Lucy Ellis, Landscape Team 450-3650.
SPARKLES News
..READY for YOU! Gift Boxes are in the auditorium for you to pick up, take home. fill with some themed products and return to the office by October. 19th.
We do the wrapping and labeling. PLEASE do sign your name next to a theme ---helps us with planning.
..SAINT MARY'S FRIENDSHIP SOUP-----we are again going to make up bags of the dried ingredients for our delicious soup. We need you to donate bags of dried beans (any color but NO lentils please) -----place them in the marked basket in front of the Guild Room.
..COOKIE WALK cookies are going to be augmented with baking by the Middlers, and we are asking for donations of flour, sugar and butter. There is a marked basket and cooler in front of the Guild Room for those donations.
The Sparkles Jewelry table needs your help. There are many to do so.
1. The generous and talented Marge Devine has offered to teach the basics of earring making techniques in return for each 'student' spending the time to make 10 pairs. These 'classes' would be done in the evening in early fall. Completing the earrings could then be done at home. Please email Barbara Bell at babsi821@gmail.com with days which might work for you. We will try to arrange dates to match up with a majority of people.
2. Also, you could do some very mundane tasks if you do not want to make jewelry.
3. Lastly, we could also assemble a group where we work in assembly line to complete the work. If any of these appeal to you contact Barbara Bell at babsi821@gmail.com"
Like us on Facebook and Twitter!
While we work on the re-development of our website, our Facebook page and Twitter feed are the best ways to keep up with parish news on the internet! Like us, follow us and be up to speed on our parish life!
www.facebook.com/ChurchofSaintMary AND @SMaryFalmouth
Godspell at Falmouth High School
For an evening of great theater, consider watching the Theatre Company at Falmouth High School’s production of Godspell (parishioner Brooke Bazarian will be in the performance.) Thursday, Sept. 18 at 7pm and at 7:30pm on Friday, the 19th and Saturday the 20th.
Serving The World
Join us on a One-Day Mission Trip! Saturday, September13, 8 AM – 5 PM
Saint Mary’s Outreach members and all interested workers (maybe you!) are going to Wiscasset to assist the members of St. Philip’s Church in converting their rectory into a Women’s Community Home. There’s something to do for everyone! Weeding, raking, scraping, washing windows, painting. Our missioners will carpool and leave S. Mary’s parking lot at 8am and return by 5pm. There’s a sign-up sheet outside the Guild Room. FMI, contact Becky Pride (781-4391 or rebeccapride@gmail.com).
Mindful Movement & Breath Series: Monday mornings at 9 – 9:45 AM
September 15 – October 20 - FREE AND OPEN TO ALL
Enjoy a six week class that seeks to connect the body mind and spirit. Each class is structured around a universal meditation/intention, threading quiet movement and breath through a musical journey designed to create space and drop each participant more deeply into themselves. These movements may be done from a chair or the floor, so are suitable to all ages and physical abilities. Held in the auditorium. Open to and offered at no charge to the community at large. Bring a friend!
Scarf-Sewing Party: September 19, 5-7pm
Join Barbara Bell in the auditorium to create winter that will be distributed by our youth groups to those in need this winter!! Can you bring a sewing machine? If so, please let Barbara know! Otherwise just bring scissors and/or an appetizer to share!! Beverages will be provided! FMI: Barbara Bell: babs821@gmail.com or 653-4320. The sign-up sheet is outside the Guild Room.
Community Harvest Dinner: Save the Date! Thursday, October 16
The sixth annual Harvest Community Supper to benefit the Falmouth Pantry & Fuel Fund will be held at the Falmouth Congregational Church on Thursday, October 16, 2014 from 4:30-7:00PM. This roast turkey supper is hosted by S. Mary’s and the other Falmouth churches and the Falmouth Jewish community. Sign-up sheets (for donating, cooking and serving the meal) will be in the Parish House soon.
Join the Souper Supper Team
We offer free community suppers on the second and fourth Friday of each month in the auditorium of S. Mary’s Parish House. The dinners, which are available to the public at no charge, are served in a family-style setting and consist of a hearty soup or entree, salad or vegetable, bread, homemade desserts and beverages. We’d love to have you join us for a wonderful fellowship dinner or to help out in setup serving or clean-up. FMI: contact Jennifer Gregg jenniferanngregg@gmail.com .
Don’t buy your coffee anywhere else! Support Souper Supper at S. Mary's
Fair Traded “Coffee by Design” Coffee on Sale Now!
If 50 families bought just 1 bag a month, we could support our Souper Supper community fellowship effort! …. and support fair trade practices by local owners…..and get GREAT organic coffee! Win! Win! Win!
Christian Formation Notes
Godly Play: Christian Formation for our young people
On regular Sundays from September to June, Guiding RAY offers Godly Play, a program that helps children to explore their faith through story, to gain a religious language and to enhance their religious experience through "wonder" and play during which they learn about God, the Bible, and the Church.
Family Chapel with Fr. Nathan begins at 9:30 AM in the Chapel and is open to everyone.
Guiding RAY classes (age 4 through 5th grade) follow this at 9:45 AM in the Guild Room.
The Nursery also opens at 9:30 AM for our infants and preschoolers and this week will be held in the Ruth White Room.
The Middlers meet from 9:30 AM until approximately 10:35 in the Rectory living room when they join everyone in the church for Holy Communion.
Fall 2014 Small Groups: Choose your group and plan to grow! | |
Wednesdays @ 7 PM (beginning September 24) | The Book of Job. Led by Meg and Charlie Hurdman and meeting at their home. A 5-week study of this literary masterpiece and remarkable meditation on the reality of suffering. |
Wednesdays @ 7 PM (beginning September 24) | The Legacy of Saint Francis. Led by Nathan+ and meeting in the Guild Room. A 5-week study of Francis’ amazing insights into a life centered on Jesus Christ. |
Tuesdays @ 10:30 AM (beginning September 16) | Wisdom Seekers. Led by Deacon Christine and meeting in the Guild Room. Spiritual conversations inspired by Scripture and other spiritual writings. |
Every other Tuesday @ 3 PM (Sept. 2, 16, 30) | Food For The Soul. Led by Nadine Timberlake and meeting at Foreside Harbor. Bible study and discussion with the residents. All are welcome. |
NEW Sunday morning group: The Moth @ Saint Mary’s, 9 AM
Modeled after the popular radio show, this is simple storytelling by fellow parishioners. Get to know others in your parish family at a deeper level, and perhaps share a laugh or two. Led by Andrea Myles-Hunkin and Erin McGee Ferrell. All are welcome to stop in and join the group on any given Sunday, and feel free to come in late, if necessary.
Youth Ministry
High School Service Group
The "S. Mary's High School Community Service Group" will serve as a vehicle for service, fellowship and spirituality for high schoolers. This new group will focus on two of S. Mary's established outreach programs: Preble Street Soup Kitchen (on the 4th Sunday of every month) and Souper Supper (on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of every month.)
There are sign-up sheets on the sign-up table outside the Guild Room. Or, please contact Anne LaFond (alafond@maine.rr.com or 781-8820) with your dates/times or any questions you might have.
Young Life Casco Bay: First Club on Wednesday, October 8
The first rocking Club of the Fall with Jordan will begin at 7:27 PM on October 8 at
8 Whitney Farm Road in Falmouth (the home of Brock Welch). Bring a friend!
WyldLife for Middle Schoolers Interest Meeting: Thursday, Sept. 25, 7 PM
Anyone interested in being in at the ground level of this new outreach work among our area Middle Schoolers? Then come and learn more and become part of the team! This will be a brief meeting (7-8 PM) at West Falmouth Baptist Church.
Meetings, Events & Notes
CPR = Creative Persons Retreat: January 16-18 2015 – Sign-Up Now!
Why: A focused time to collaboratively create a visual installation for the parish’s 125th anniversary. Calling all artists, musicians, writers, chefs, gardeners, actors, storytellers, photographers, poets, and creative persons of the parish. Limited to 15 people.
Where: The Barbara C Harris Conference Center. Greenfield, NH
When: Friday dinner (Jan. 16) until Sunday lunch (Jan. 18)
Price: $140, $180, or $260 includes 6 meals (depending on type of accommodations).
Contact: Erin McGee Ferrell Email: Erin@Philadelphia-Artist.com 856.630.9832
John Fournier Email: JohnRFo40@gmail.com
Safe Church Training: Saturday, September 27 at St. Paul’s, Brunswick
The Diocese of Maine's Safe Church Training program includes healthy church practices concerning the safety of ministry with adults, protection of children and youth, and elder abuse prevention. Participants need to attend all sessions in an effort to build awareness and strive to make our churches safer places for all generations. Everyone involved in ministry to and with children, youth and the homebound are required to attend, and anyone else who is interested is invited as well. FMI, visit www.episcopalmaine.org .
Pastoral Care
Communicating with Father Nathan
Feel free to contact Nathan+ at any time if you wish to speak with him. You can e-mail him directly at nathanferrell@smary.org or call his cell anytime at 207-310-0268.
Eucharistic Visitors
These are trained ministers who take Holy Communion to those unable to worship with us on Sunday morning. The Eucharistic Visitor this Sunday is Stan Eaton. 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 very special ministry and how you might get involved, feel free to speak with Deacon Christine ( deacab@maine.rr.com ).
This Week at Saint Mary’s
Sunday 14 8:00am The 14th Sunday after Pentecost: Traditional Eucharist
9:00am Coffee Hour and The Moth @ Saint Mary’s
9:30am Family Chapel – for all families and children
9:30am The Middlers meet
9:45am Guiding RAY classes begin
10:00am The 14th Sunday after Pentecost: Contemporary Eucharist
3:00pm Don Hansen Memorial Service in the Chapel
Monday 15 9:00am Mindful Movement & Breath (Session 1 of 6)
12noon Noonday Prayer in the Chapel
Tuesday 16 10:30am Wisdom Seekers
12noon Noonday Prayer in the Chapel
1:00pm Staff meeting
4:00pm Pastoral Visitors meeting
6:30pm Beginner’s Al-Anon in the Guild Room
7:00pm AA in Auditorium
7:30pm Al-Anon in the Guild Room
Wednesday 17 12noon Noonday Prayer in the Chapel
6:00pm Vestry meeting
Thursday 18 Father Nathan at Fresh Start in Waterville
12noon Healing Eucharist in the Chapel
4:00pm Boy Singers of Maine
7:00pm Choir Rehearsal
Friday 19 Parish Office is closed on Fridays
9a - 1p Churchyard marker survey
12noon Noonday Prayer – stop and pray wherever you are!
5:00pm Scarf Making workshop
5:30pm Al-Anon in the Guild Room
Saturday 20 8:30 – 12n Living the Vision Retreat: Foreside Church here
Sunday 21 8:00am The 15th Sunday after Pentecost: Traditional Eucharist
9:00am Coffee Hour and The Moth @ Saint Mary’s
9:30am Family Chapel
9:45am Guiding RAY classes begin
10:00am The 15th Sunday after Pentecost: Contemporary Eucharist
Beth Shaw
Parish Administrator
The Episcopal Church of Saint Mary
43 Foreside Road
Falmouth, Maine 04105
207.781.3366
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