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, 2014, 1:00-6:00 (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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