Saint Mary’s Weekly News
October 19, 2014 – The 19th Sunday after Pentecost
Our Gratitude Dinner! A “Progressive” Dinner for all!
All Saints’ Day: Saturday, November 1, beginning at 6 PM.
If you’re grateful to God, come! If you’re thankful for your many blessings, come! If you’ve worked hard on a project to help others, we are grateful, so come! Together, let’s share and rejoice in our gratitude for this spiritual community! Save the date, and sign up to attend or host! It’s easy and fun.
We’ll gather at the Parish House at 6 PM for appetizers and socializing. At 6:45, we’ll depart to assigned homes for dinner. By 8:45, we’ll return to the Parish House for dessert and more socializing!
How to sign up:
First of all, decide if you want to host or be hosted. Hosts should be able to accommodate 6 guests. It’s not about the menu! Dinner can be simply spaghetti and sauce with a salad OR soup, salad and bread! If you’d like to be a host, please email Rayle Ainsworth at edandrayle@gwi.net or call her at 846-3191.
If you want to be hosted, sign up on the sheet outside of the Guild Room or email Janet Bowne at janetbowne@maine.rr.com, 781-3844. Indicate on the sign-up sheet if you have a special dietary need that should be accommodated.
Those parishioners not hosting should plan to bring either an appetizer or dessert to the Parish House. If your last name begins with A-L, bring an appetizer. If your last name begins with M-Z, bring a dessert. Consider inviting friends or neighbors to this event (be sure to sign them up and indicate that you’re the contact). This is a great event by which we can introduce new people to our spiritual community.
PostponeD: Ready, Set, NOT Going Yet!
Due to air quality issues in the lower level of the Parish House, we need to postpone the Ready, Set… Not Going Yet event originally scheduled for Sunday October 26. Guiding RAY and our young folks have to use the rooms upstairs so the space is fully booked. The air quality repair is in the works and once the condition is corrected, we will reschedule the event. Thanks for being understanding and patient.
Prayers Needed! 195th Convention of the Diocese of Maine: 10/24-25
Your clergy and delegates will be in Presque Isle on Friday and Saturday for our annual diocesan Convention. PLEASE PRAY for our meetings on those days and ask that the Holy Spirit will guide us in wise decision-making and in passionate commitment to sharing the good news of God’s love in Christ.
Lower Level of the Parish House - Update
Upon the return of the "off-gassing" odor, tile bubbling and receipt of the results of air quality testing, Saint Mary's has been working with Legacy Project partners Scott Simons Architects and Ledgewood Construction to (A) identify the source(s) and (B) determine resolution(s) to the problems. Our partners have thoroughly inspected the entire ventilation system and have determined that it is clean of any contaminants. Through other means, they have determined that the source of the odors is where the downstairs carpet tiles are located, likely in one of three layers of material installed underneath the tiles: either the tile adhesive, the floor leveling compound, or the concrete floor sealer. It is possible that the floor tiling bubbling and that the air quality are related to this, but the results of ongoing testing need to be received and reviewed before definitive conclusions can be drawn.
While we are all anxious to resume Parish activity downstairs, we need to be assured that the sources of all issues have been identified and solutions defined and executed before we re-occupy these spaces. Parish management, Scott Simons Architects and Ledgewood Construction thank everyone for their patience as we work this through. We will work as quickly as we can to resolve these matters so that we can we all can use the spaces again soon.
Grab your Gloves and Rakes: Annual Fall Clean-Up, Saturday, Nov. 8
Let’s gather together on November 8th from 8 AM to 12 noon. Please circle that date on your calendar and join the fun. We will be working outside to spruce up our campus for the winter season – just in time for the Bishop’s visit for Confirmation and Reception on November 9th. Food and drink will be provided.
SPARKLES News
S. Mary's Friendship Soup: Yummy good and Good for you! BUT we need lots of beans donated (any color, any type but no lentils) so we can create the base for sale at the Boutique on Dec. 6th.
Drop-off Dates: Bring your gently used household items, family treasures, children's toys, broken or out of style jewelry, and linens (please, no rummage, clothes or books) to the Parish Hall between 9 and noon on the following Saturdays-----October 25th, November 1st, 15th or 22nd. They will be sorted and resold at the Boutique (unused items go to St. Elizabeth's). A tax credit slip can be provided.
Knitter's corner: Always a popular sale spot -----if you are a knitter and would like to donate your hand crated items (knitted, felted or crocheted) please drop them off on the above dates. Please price them for what you think is appropriate for sale. This is also a great place to clean out your "stash" of unused yarns and fabrics.
The Sparkles Jewelry table needs your help before the big day
There are many ways to help! You could do simple tasks that don’t require any jewelry-making skill. We could form an assembly line group to complete the jewelry work. Then...You can work at the table on the big day. If any of this appeals to you, contact Barbara Bell at babsi821@gmail.com.
Get Stitching: every Tuesday at 1 PM
The group that met to see if there was an interest in gathering together to stitch various projects found that there was indeed an interest. We are gathering at the church EVERY TUESDAY AT 1:00pm to stitch. Some are knitting prayer scarves, some making dryer balls, some quilting, some making mitten, or socks, or vests. We help each other and chat about whatever we want. There is laughter as well as concern for our world. Everyone is welcome to an hour (and a half) of productive fellowship.
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Serving The World
The Outreach Committee needs your vote on Sunday!
Come and vote this Sunday morning at the Outreach Committee table in the Auditorium.
This Election Season you can vote twice!! What, vote twice? Isn't that illegal? Yes, voting twice in the election for governor, state reps, schools boards and various referendums would indeed be illegal. And this notice is not advocating or suggesting you do this. You definitely are encouraged to vote once in the coming election in early November.
The second vote we are asking you to make this election season is this morning. At each Coffee Hour, please tell us what area of need is the one about which you are most concerned. All ages are welcome! And there will also be great food to munch on also.
Also, come and find out more about the Outreach Committee and what we do.
Finally, consider joining us! We do have fun while we do the serious work of serving those in need here and throughout the world.
Mindful Movement & Breath Series: Monday mornings at 9 – 9:45 AM
October 20 & 27: FREE AND OPEN TO ALL, in the Auditorium
Enjoy any of the remaining sessions that seek 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. Open to and offered at no charge as a gift to the community at large. Bring a friend or a neighbor!
HAITI/MAINE COMPANIONSHIP MEETING: November 1, 11:15 AM
Everyone who feels called to support this partnership is invited to the meeting at St. Mark’s Church in Waterville. Coffee, tea and hearty snacks will be available since we’ll be going through lunch hour! Prior experience with the Committee or with Haiti is not required.
Join the Souper Supper Team: the 2nd and 4th Fridays of every month
We offer free community suppers on the second and fourth Fridays 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
Aspiring actors & actresses needed for the 2014 Christmas Pageant!
All ages encouraged to participate in this wonderful annual story of the nativity!
The S. Mary’s Christmas Pageant will be Sunday, December 21 at 10 AM. Sign-ups to participate and help will start next Sunday. Practices will be Sundays after church. FMI please contact Julie Otte at 781-2322 or juliemomotter@aol.com .
Roles include: Mary, Joseph, Gabriel, Head Angel, Little Angels, Shepherds, 3 Kings,
3 Kings pages, sheep, donkey, Baby Jesus (already has been cast), Innkeeper, Innkeepers wife, Passerby, Centurion, Evil King Herod, Narrator 1, Narrator 2, Star.
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 in the Rectory living room from 9:30 AM until approximately 10:35 when they join everyone in the church for Holy Communion.
Fall 2014 Small Groups: | Choose your group and plan to grow! |
Wednesdays @ 7 PM (1 more: Oct. 22) | The Book of Job. Led by Meg and Charlie Hurdman and meeting at their home. A 5-week study of this literary masterpiece and meditation on the reality of suffering. |
Wednesdays @ 7 PM (2 more: Oct. 22 & 29) | 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 | 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 (Oct. 14 & 28) | Food For The Soul. Led by Nadine Timberlake and meeting at Foreside Harbor. Bible study and discussion with the residents. All are welcome. |
The Moth @ Saint Mary’s: 9 AM every Sunday in the Auditorium
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 Club: every Wednesday at 7:17 PM !
Every Wednesday night at 2 Town Landing Rd (the Hurdrich family house), all high schoolers are invited to come and bring a friend. You can park in the town lot across from the Town Landing Market.
Meetings, Events & Notes
Healing Eucharist: every Thursday at 12 noon in the Chapel.
All are welcome for a brief, informal time of Communion with a group discussion of the Scriptures or the life of a saint, 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.
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 Paul Engel . 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 ).
Our prayer concerns for this week
For healing: John Abramo, Suzanne Bauer, Larry Bennett, Michelle Bilodeau, Terry Cassavant, Lilian Davidson, Marjorie Dyer, Paula Gardner, Lynn Hathaway, Cindy Horton, Angela Kase, Kathryn Kuehn, Arthur Markos, Patrick Miller, Peg Pierce, Dennis Pike, John Reny, Liz Richter, Ann Tholen, Tom Shaw.
For those deployed: for Mark Winter, 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).
This Week at Saint Mary’s
Sunday 19 8:00am The 19th Sunday after Pentecost: Traditional Eucharist
9:00am Coffee Hour and The Moth @ Saint Mary’s
9:30am Family Chapel & the Middlers
9:45am Guiding RAY classes begin
10:00am The 19th Sunday after Pentecost: Contemporary Eucharist
11:00am Coffee Hour continues
Monday 20 November AVE Deadline
9:00am Mindful Movement & Breath Series
11:00am St. Mary’s Garden Club meeting
12noon Noonday Prayer – stop and pray wherever you are!
Tuesday 21 10:30am Wisdom Seekers
12noon Noonday Prayer in the Chapel
1:00pm Staff meeting
4:00pm Pastoral Partners
6:30pm Beginner’s Al-Anon in the Guild Room
7:00pm AA in Auditorium
7:30pm Al-Anon in the Guild Room
Wednesday 22 12noon Noonday Prayer in the Chapel
7:00pm The Book of Job Bible Study group at the Hurdman’s
7:00pm St. Francis study in the Guild Room
Thursday 23 12noon Healing Eucharist in the Chapel: The Feast of St. James
4:00pm Boy Singers of Maine
6:30pm Sparkles meeting
7:00pm Choir rehearsal
Friday 24 Parish Office is closed on Fridays – Diocesan Convention in Presque Isle
12noon Noonday Prayer – stop and pray wherever you are!
5 – 7 pm Souper Supper for all – a free community meal
5:30pm Al-Anon in the Guild Room
Saturday 25 Diocesan Convention in Presque Isle
9:00am Boy Singers of Maine rehearsal
9am-12 Sparkles drop-off
Sunday 26 8:00am The 20th Sunday after Pentecost: Traditional Eucharist
9:00am Coffee Hour and The Moth @ Saint Mary’s
9:30am Family Chapel & the Middlers
9:45am Guiding RAY classes begin
10:00am The 20th Sunday after Pentecost: Contemporary Eucharist
11:00am Coffee Hour continues
Beth Shaw
Parish Administrator
The Episcopal Church of Saint Mary
43 Foreside Road
Falmouth, Maine 04105
207.781.3366
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