Saint Mary’s Weekly News
for May 20, 2012 – The Seventh Sunday of Easter
S. Mary’s Garden Club Annual Plant Sale
The Garden Club’s Spring Plant Sale will be this Saturday, May 19th,9 - 11am. Don’t miss it!
Help welcome summer with our Strawberry Shortcake Coffee Hour
This Sunday morning after the ten o’clock liturgy, please join us for an “End-of-the-year shortcake feed” held on the church grounds to help Guiding RAY close out another successful and fun year teaching our children. In case of inclement weather, we’ll go inside.
Communion Classes
Final Communion Class this Sunday 11:30 am in the Sanctuary.
Free Organ Concert by Paul Jordan - Sunday at 4:00 pm
Paul Jordan, who played at S. Mary’s last August, will present a “palindrome concert” of mostly works by J. S. Bach performed on St. Mary’s beautiful Casavant organ. The first half of the recital will include Bach’s “Fantasy in C minor,” the Chorale-Prelude on “Allein Gott in der Höh sei Her,” the “Fugue in C minor”, a piece by Louis Hardin, Bach’s “Vater Unser im Himmelreich,” the Chorale-Fantasy “In Dir ist Freude” and in the center, the “Fantasy in C minor” (5 voices). Then so each piece can be appreciated and enjoyed by a second hearing with different registration, the pieces will be repeated in reverse order – hence the palindrome.
Guiding RAY enters the summer break
This Sunday is the last day of Guiding RAY classes before the summer break. We thank all the Guiding RAY teachers and parents for making this such a wonderful and enlightening year. A huge note of gratitude to Elizabeth Heinzman for five combined years of tireless leadership to the children’s program at S. Mary’s - this last year taking on the entire program as its Director - Thank You, Elizabeth. We look forward to prayerfully raising up a new Guiding Ray Director. We have much to be thankful for and much to look forward to. Guiding RAY will resume in the fall with dates and detail forthcoming.
Legacy Project…MOVING!
Looking for Pastor Barb or Beth Shaw? They are moving in anticipation of construction! Beginning Tuesday, May 22nd, Pastor Barb will be operating out of the Rectory; Beth Shaw and Beth Miller and the Volunteer Room will be relocating to the office trailer in front of the Rectory. There will be no phone or internet contact for much of that day. We hope to be back on line on by Wednesday, May 23rd .
Moving the Parish Office
If you have a free hour on Monday or Tuesday, we could use your help to pack, carry and relocate…just come on by. There will be plenty to do.
Next Sunday we welcome new members to the Eucharistic Fellowship
Prayers for Ellie Bryant, TJ Frongillo, Samantha Heinzman, Sarah Kelly, Kyle Lamberson, Lauren Lamberson, Griffin Rhoades, & Emily Stinneford, who will all be admitted to the Eucharistic Fellowship of The Church during the 10:00 liturgy this Sunday, May 27th. May they each continue to grow in God’s grace.
Next Sunday, May 27th we recognize new acolytes
Following several hours of training, we are pleased to be able to install three new acolytes at S. Mary’s next week. Those ready to serve are Celia Funk, Lauren Lamberson and Emily Stinneford. Congratulations! Thanks to Dan Funk for training them.
Refreshments for Memorial Day parade on May 28th - If you can help set-up during and clean-up, contact Anne LaFond ( alafond@maine.rr.com or 781-8820.)
Learning Works
Do you have used backpacks or woven grocery bags you don’t need that you would be willing to donate to Learning Works, an organization that teaches English to newly-arrived immigrants. The students would be very grateful. They do not have money, and they walk long distances for food which they carry home in flimsy plastic sacks. FMI call Jean Wandel 781-4940.
Our Summer Worship Schedule – effective in three weeks on June 10th
Our summer worship schedule goes into effect Sunday, June 10th. Our worship will be: 8:00am, Holy Eucharist, Rite One; 9:30am, Holy Eucharist, Rite Two with hymns.
Mass on the Grass to start when school ends
Beginning Thursday, June 21st, our Thursday evening, outdoor Eucharist resumes. It will start at 6:00pm, and lasts around 30 minutes or so. We’ll meet on the labyrinth. Bring your own lawn chair and/or blanket.
S. Mary's on FACEBOOK!
Keep up with S. Mary's events, activities and benefit from daily devotions posted to S. Mary's new FACEBOOK page! If you are on facebook, check it out at "S. Mary's Episcopal Church - Falmouth" and be sure to "LIKE" the site in order to be kept informed of happenings in a timely manner! AND if your guild or committee or group has something you want posted, just send it off (pictures VERY welcome) to Jennifer Gregg (jenniferanngregg@gmail.com) or Kate Kirsch (kate.kirsch@gmail.com)
Eucharistic Visitors take Holy Communion to those unable to worship with us on Sunday morning. The Eucharistic Visitor this week is Paul Engel.
Socks for Soldiers Update
In March we sent 24 pairs of socks to the ‘Socks for Soldiers’ center in Ohio. We received the following in an e-mail: “I want to thank you and your knitters very much for the awesome box of hand knitted socks, and purchased socks as well. God bless all of you and keep knitting for us.” We have yarn for three more pair, but we need knitters. Please contact Beth Miller 865-3300 if you would be willing to knit a pair of socks.
Save the Date: August 18th (new date)– Lobster Bake & Auction
Looking for help in gathering items to auction and tables to fill
Contact Betsy or Jim Stoddard with questions or offers, 829-2026
This Week’s Calendar at Saint Mary’s
May 20 – 27, 2012
Sunday 20 8:00am Seventh Sunday of Easter: Holy Eucharist, Rite1
9:40am Family Chapel
10:00am Seventh Sunday of Easter: Choral Eucharist Rite 2
10:00am Last Day of Guiding RAY Classes for summer with Children’s Recognition during church
11:30am Strawberry Shortcake Feast
11:30am Final Communion Class in the Sanctuary
4:00pm Palindrome Organ Concert presented by Paul Jordan
Monday 21 6:00pm Legacy Campaign Finance Committee
Tuesday 22 Office closed for move to temporary office trailers
7/8pm AA/Al-Anon
Wednesday 23 The move continues
Thursday 24 10:30am Weekday Worship in the Guild Room
4:00pm Boy Singers of Maine rehearsals
7:00pm Choir rehearsal
7:30pm Men’s AA in the undercroft
Friday 25 5 - 7pm Community Souper Supper
5:30pm Al-Anon
Saturday 26 9:00am Boy Singers of Maine Rehearsals
Sunday 27 8:00am Day of Pentecost: Whitsunday: Holy Baptism and Holy Eucharist, Rite1
10:00am Day of Pentecost: Whitsunday: Choral Eucharist Rite 2
and Admission to the Eucharist, and Installation of new Acolytes
Beth Shaw
Parish Administrator
The Episcopal Church of Saint Mary the Virgin
43 Foreside Road (Route 88)
Falmouth, ME 04105
207-781-3366
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