Saint Mary’s Weekly News
19 January 2020 – The Second Sunday after Epiphany
Time to update the Saint Mary's Members & Friends Directory
Time to update all of your data (email, cell phone, address) so we can distribute it with correct info at the Annual Meeting on January 26! The best and quickest way is to sign into Realm and update your own. If you have not yet signed in, look for a recent invitation from OnRealm or Saint Mary’s to join and we will send another soon.
If you absolutely cannot do that, please check the draft copy of names and information outside the Guild Room or at circulating at Coffee Hour. Or contact Beth in the parish office (781-3366) with any changes or updates (admin@smary.org) Please do it TODAY!
Annual Meeting: January 26 – Come one and Come all
9:30 AM – one combined Eucharist
9:30 AM – Guiding RAY classes (Nursery open as 9 AM as usual)
10:30 AM – brunch and all-ages intergenerational activity
Please bring cut-up fruit and/or breads (ie. sweet breads, muffins, bagels) to share if you can.
11:30 AM – business meeting
We are looking for new Bell Ringers!
Interested in joining the Saint Mary Handbell Choir? Some degree of reading music is preferable, but we chose music according to the abilities of the handbell participants. If interested, please contact Bruce Fithian at bsfithian@aol.com.
Stewardship 2020: Make a Joyful Noise
Joyful Noise - Thanks to the 78 families who have pledged. Our joyful noise is the sound of our parish staff back at work after a well-deserved break and the 2020 schedule beginning! We are not there yet. We have at least 75 households who haven’t made their pledges. Please take a moment to do so.
Serving the World
Saint Mary’s and Family Promise Join forces
Be a part of the Saint Mary’s team that will assist Falmouth Congregational Church when they house Family Promise clients 4 times a year for a week by cooking and delivering a meal for twelve to FCC. Thanks to Judith Fergin, Toosie Smith, Alice Brock, Susan Conway, and Merle Marie Troeger for jumping in to prepare the meal for January 22. Our next opportunity will be on May 3! Can you help? FMI, visit www.greaterportlandfamilypromise.org or contact Jennifer Gregg, jenniferanngregg@gmail.com
2020 Souper Bowl of Caring: show our love of neighbors
Join the Guiding RAY kids to collect many, many cans of soup! Through this mission, we will learn what it’s like to make a positive difference in the world – as we work to collect food for the hungry and gain compassion for those in need. Please give generously anytime or any day leading up to Super Bowl Sunday (February 2). Every can of soup (low-sodium preferred) we collect will be donated to the Falmouth Food Pantry, our Souper Bowl of Caring charity of choice.
Souper Supper: 2nd and 4th Fridays of each month
Free soup, salad, bread, dessert and beverage suppers, served family-style in our Parish House Auditorium; open to anyone and everyone. Join us sometime between 5 – 7 PM as a diner or volunteer to help serve. FMI, contact Jennifer Gregg (jenniferanngregg@gmail.com or 781-2665).
Youth Ministry
Guiding RAY (Religious Adventures for Youth): Sundays, 10 AM
Our Guiding RAY programs, for all young people ages 0 to 14, are designed to both appeal to and offer our children an opportunity to learn key bible stories and to develop their relationship with God. Classes for pre-K through grade 5 and IGNITE (Gr. 6-8) begin at 10am For more information on Guiding RAY, visit our website www.smary.org
We are always looking for leaders to assist with these crucial programs. Please contact Megan Akers to find out ways you can help! GuidingRAY@smary.org
The Nursery is open for our youngest parishioners every Sunday, 9 – 11:30.
Please contact Megan, GuidingRAY@smary.org, if you are able to assist with care.
This week in Guiding RAY we continue to learn about Moses and how God protects His people. God had a plan for Moses and God promised to be with him just as he promises to be with us. God said He would supply all Moses’ needs, just as He promises for us. Thank you to our leaders for this rotation, Emily and Ben Rogers, Maggie Gardner, Jill Stevenson and Heather Teng.
IGNITE - Middle School Youth Group:! Ignite meets this week! Join us at 10:00 am in the youth room for games, a lesson and fellowship. All kids in 6-8 grade are welcome and bring a friend!
Guiding SAY (Singing Adventures for Youth): Sundays, 9:35 AM Before Guiding RAY classes begin, all young people are invited to gather downstairs with our own Maria Belva for fun singing. No special skill or experience required, only a willingness to sing together FMI contact Maria at mariabelva@gmail.com
Gatherings & Events
Common Ground: 5-7pm every Thursday potluck & conversation
Sharing a meal and learning together – this is what Common Ground is all about.
JAN 16: Becoming a Trauma-Informed Church – Kim Mader shares info on this ministry.
JAN 23: All Parish Ice Skating – at Twombly Pond (Friendship soup & hot cocoa)
JAN 30: International Cooking Lessons – with New Mainers
Sunday Formation: 9:30 – 10 AM
Everyone is invited to gather on Sunday mornings in either of two groups – a prayerful group meeting in the Chapel, and a discussion group meeting in the Auditorium.
- Coffee and Conversation in the Auditorium with Fr. Nathan
January Series: How To Pray With Your Hands
1/19 – Praying with an Eastern Prayer Rope
1/26 – One joint service at 9:30am. Formation to return on 2/2
- Be Still in the Fr James Chapel with Merle Marie, Jennifer, and Becky.
A unique Meditation & Discussion each Sunday
Community Care & Nurture
Weekday Worship at Saint Mary’s
MONDAYS: 5:30 pm Be Still – centering prayer in the Chapel
THURSDAYS: 12 noon Healing Eucharist – in the Chapel
Mon - Wed: 12 noon NoonDay Prayer - in the Chapel or wherever you are
Wisdom Seekers: Bible Study on Tuesday mornings at 10:30 AM
Every Tuesday morning, a group gathers to study the Scriptures appointed for the upcoming Sunday. It is a great way to prepare oneself for Sunday. Some stay afterward for NoonDay Prayer. All are welcome to join the group at any time.
Merton Group: Spiritual Formation each Thursday at 3 pm
Here is a small, spiritually diverse, inquisitive, tolerant, open- minded, and supportive group of “seekers.” Each week we pray, read aloud from a chosen book, reflect, question, and grow. Feel free to learn more or test the waters.
Communicating with Nathan+ Feel free to contact Fr. Nathan at any time if you need advice, guidance or prayer. You can call or text his cell at 207-310-0268 or e-mail him directly at nathanferrell@smary.org , but know that email is checked rarely on Fridays, Saturdays or when he’s away. Texting works best.
Prayer Concerns this week: Pixie Kubeck, Marti Galli, Kathryn Street, Will Beck, Hunter Barr, George and Cindy St. John, Amber Trosper, Mike Finnegan, Andy Finnegan, Wayne Bullewell, Roxann Gregory, John Fournier, Stewart Stalnecker.
IF YOU WANT TO ADD NAMES TO THIS LIST, 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 Second Sunday after Epiphany
8:00 Contemplative Eucharist (followed by Coffee Hour)
9:30 Formation for All
10:15 Choral Eucharist (followed by Coffee Hour)
Monday 20 Martin Luther King Jr. Day – Parish Office is closed
12:00 Noonday Prayer in the Chapel
5:30 Be Still in the Chapel
6:00 PCC rehearsal in Auditorium
Tuesday 21 7– 9 BNI in the auditorium
9:30-12:30 Art Group in the Auditorium
10:30 Wisdom Seekers
11:00 12-step meeting downstairs in Parish House
12:00 Noonday Prayer in the Chapel
12:45 Staff Meeting
7:00 AA in the auditorium (Al-A-Teen in Youth Room)
7:00 Al-Anon in the Guild Room (6:00pm Beginner’s Al-Anon)
Wednesday 22 12:00 Noonday Prayer in the Chapel
5-6:30 TOPS meeting in the Kneeler Room
6:00 SinG rehearsal in the Sanctuary
Thursday 23 12:00 Healing Eucharist in the Chapel
3:00 Merton Group in the Chapel
5 – 7 Common Ground Potluck – All-ages Ice Skating
7:00 Saint Mary’s Choir rehearsal
Friday 24 Parish Office is closed
12:00 Noonday Prayer – stop and pray wherever you are
5 – 7 Souper Supper – free community meal
5:30 Al-Anon meeting
Saturday 25 Conversion of Saint Paul
10 -12 12 step meeting
Sunday 26 Annual Meeting Sunday
9:30 One Eucharist
9:30 Guiding RAY classes
10:30 Brunch and all-ages project
11:30 Business meeting
Beth Shaw
Parish Manager
The Episcopal Church of Saint Mary
43 Foreside Rd, Falmouth, ME 04105
207-781-3366, www.smary.org
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