September 10, 2017 – The Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Hurricane Assistance through Episcopal Relief & Development
So many lives have been affected by recent hurricanes, and more appear to be on the way! Let us all be active in praying for those who are suffering. If the Holy Spirit is calling you to help in practical ways, please consider a gift to Episcopal Relief and Development. In all the affected areas, we have missions and dioceses who know their communities and are in the best position to care for their neighbors in need with our support and help.
Kickoff Cookout and Carnival: September 10 – Join US!!
It’s HERE! Our Choir, Guiding RAY, the Middlers, Acolytes, Sparkles, and other parish groups will all be gearing up for another year of service and growth. So come on out and gather together for our festive Kickoff to a new program year. There will be games, food, and special treats as part of this year’s Carnival. Hospitality will be cooking burgers and dogs and there will be lots to do! Please add to the festivities by bringing a side dish, salad or dessert.
Last names beginning with A-P: bring a side dish or salad
Last names beginning with Q-Z: bring a dessert, brownies, or cookies
Royal School of Church Music Open House: Wed, 9/13, 4-6 PM
CALLING EVERYONE INTERESTED! Come to this Open House to learn more about this high quality, voice training school for our young people. RSCM is new to Saint Mary’s, but it is well-established around the world. This program is open to everyone, including those in the community, your friends and neighbors.
To help, to participate or FMI, contact Bruce Fithian at RSCM@smary.org.
Vestry Nominations: accepting throughout September
Until the end of September, the Nominating Committee will be accepting nominations for the Vestry and Diocesan Convention delegates. In October, the committee will recommend nominees to be presented for vote at the Annual Meeting in late January. Please be thinking about potential nominees for both bodies, including yourself. Details can be found in the September AVE. and Nomination forms can be found either as an insert, in the church entrance narthex or
FMI contact Nadine Timberlake ntimberlake@aol.com
Sparkles NEWS
Please stop by the Sparkles Table Sunday at the Kickoff Cookout & Carnival. Take a 2017 Newsletter and take a themed gift box to take home and fill. You fill them and return them to the church and we see that they are wrapped and ready to sell at the Sparkles Boutique on December 2.
Knitters----we need your hand made items for sale at the boutique. Also, if you have yarns or fabrics that you are not going to be using, please donate them for sale as well. For more information, call Barbara Murray (799-1326)
Like us on Faceback -----SparklesSt.MarysFalmouth
Serving The World
We are collecting for Milestone!! Bring items on Sunday to start!!
As part of our continuing support of Milestone, which helps people in recovery from substance abuse, Saint Mary’s is gathering some necessary items for their facilities. The Outreach Committee is coordinating this effort, and there will be a table to collect these items for Milestone at our Sunday, September 10 fall Kickoff Cookout & Carnival. Milestone has asked for:
6 Wall Clocks, 16 Quilts/Comforters (there are a limited number of quilts/comforters for patient beds and many are very worn/thin); Wash cloths; Twin sheet sets; Curtains; 2 Bathroom mats; 2 Shower curtains; 2 Wire rack stands (for bathrooms to set towels, clothes on, ect.) ; Crossword puzzle books; Mad-lib book; Poster boards (for collages); Glue sticks; Magazines; Small Journals (art journals); Markers; Colored Pencils; Adult coloring books; (mandala-type books are really popular with patients); Gel pens; Craft scissors.
Souper Suppers: A Chance to Serve - every 2nd & 4th Fridays, 5-7pm
As you begin to ponder your autumn schedule, please consider joining the Souper Supper team! One of Saint Mary's most popular ministries, we serve home-made soup, salads, rolls, desserts at table, FREE to the community on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of each month. Do you have a couple of hours every month or two? Help set up (3-4pm) or; dish up (4:00-end) or clean-up (5:30-end). Or you can make/provide desserts (3 dozen pieces). Your Choice!! A fun, fulfilling, very family-friendly ministry! FMI: Jennifer Gregg; jenniferanngregg@gmail.com
Youth Ministry
Guiding RAY (Religious Adventures for Youth): Kickoff on Sept. 10
Our Guiding RAY programs for all young people ages 1 to 14 have begun with exciting plans for the new program year! We gather all together beginning at 9:45am with classes beginning at 10am. For more information on Guiding RAY, please visit our website www.smary.org . The Nursery opens at 9:45am for our youngest disciples in the Guiding RAY area every Sunday morning for the later Eucharist.
Help us guide our youth in the way of Christ!
Saint Mary’s offers formation options for children ages 4 through 8th grade. We are always in need of more lead teachers and assistants to staff our many formation programs and the new structure is designed to make it easy to be involved. Want to help, but don’t know how? Would you like to work with a certain age group? Want to work behind the scenes, but not with the children? There are tasks for all, whether you wish to serve once a week, once a month, or once a year. FMI, email Megan Akers at GuidingRAY@smary.org
Community Care & Nurture
Wisdom Seekers: studying the Letter to the Romans
This Bible study group meets on Tuesdays at 10:30 AM in the Guild Room. Everyone is welcome! This Autumn, the group will follow our Sunday focus on St. Paul’s Letter to the Romans and look at each week’s passage in depth.
Chapel Eucharist: every Thursday in the Chapel at 12 noon
This is an informal time (in a beautiful space!) to gather at the Lord’s Table with a meditation on the scripture or the saint of the day and prayers for healing.
Noonday Prayer: every other weekday in the Chapel Pause for 10 minutes of prayer together. You are also invited, wherever you may be, to STOP and PRAY with us in the Spirit at 12 noon for those in need, for our parish family, our bishop, and our own daily life with God.
Communicating with Nathan+
Feel free to contact Fr. Nathan at any time if you wish to speak with him. You can call or text his cell anytime at 207-310-0268 or e-mail him directly at nathanferrell@smary.org but know that email is checked rarely on weekends or when he’s away on vacation.
Prayer Concerns for this week: Phil Grondin, Patti Braswell, Larry Bennett, Brian Pettingill, Marian McCue, Richard Harris, Brad Wilson, Talie Harris, Brooke Welch-Frehsee, Ellen Hitchcock, Frank Rheaume, Stewart Stalnecker.
IF YOU WANT TO ADD NAMES TO THE PRAYER 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 10 KICKOFF SUNDAY – COOKOUT & CARNIVAL
8:00am Contemplative Eucharist (followed by Coffee Hour)
9:45am Nursery opens
9:45 am Guiding RAY Open House & Registration
10:00am Choral Eucharist (followed by Coffee Hour)
11:00am Kickoff Cookout & Carnival on the lawns
Monday 11 9:00am Budget & Finance Committee
10:00am Garden Club meeting
12 noon Noonday Prayer in the Chapel
6:00pm Portland Community Chorus rehearsal in the auditorium
Tuesday 12 9:30am Art Group in the auditorium
10:30am Wisdom Seekers
12 noon Noonday Prayer in the Chapel
4:30PM Outreach Committee
7:00pm AA in the auditorium
7:30pm Al-Anon in the Guild Room (6:30pm Beginner’s)
Wednesday 13 9a - 12p Garden Club Workshop in the Auditorium
12noon Noonday Prayer in the Chapel
12:30 pm Staff Meeting in Ruth White Kneeler Room
4 - 6PM RSCM OPEN HOUSE
6 - 8pm SinG rehearsal in the auditorium
Thursday 14 The Feast of the Holy Cross
12noon Chapel Eucharist – informal and brief
7:00 pm Saint Mary’s Choir rehearsal
Friday 15 Parish Office closed
12noon Noonday Prayer - wherever you find yourself
5:30 pm Al-Anon meeting
Saturday 16 9:00AM Marathon relay training run – at Saint Mary’s
6 - 10pm Private Birthday Party in the auditorium
Sunday 17 8:00am Contemplative Eucharist (followed by Coffee Hour)
9:45am Nursery opens
9:45 am Guiding RAY gathering with classes to begin at 10am
10:00am Choral Eucharist (followed by Coffee Hour)
Beth Shaw
Parish Manager
The Episcopal Church of Saint Mary
43 Foreside Road
Falmouth, Maine 04105
207.781.3366
Beth Shaw
Parish Manager
The Episcopal Church of Saint Mary
43 Foreside Road
Falmouth, Maine 04105
207.781.3366
