April 18, 2013


Parish leadership met with Bishop Rob Wednesday evening,
and in appreciation we gifted him one of our canvas shopping bags.
Services for this coming Sunday, April 21st, the Fourth Sunday of Easter, Good Shepherd Sunday, will be at 8 and 10 am. Coffee hour follows both services.
Readings for this Sunday: Acts 9:36-43; Psalm 23; Revelation 7:9-17; John 10:22-30.
A Memorial Service for the Rev. Elizabeth (Lee) Wiesner, mother of Elizabeth will be held here this Saturday, April 20th at 1:00 pm.  Lee Wiesner was a long time resident of Chocorua and attended Saint Andrew’s.  She served churches in Washington DC, Cambridge, and North Conway.  She died peacefully in August of 2011.
The interment of Jim Brown’s ashes in St. Andrew’s Memorial Garden will follow the 10:00 o’clock service this Sunday.
Planning ahead. Our Spring Clean-up Work Day is planned for Sunday May 5th after the 9 AM service.  Please plan to bring your gloves and rakes to lend a helping hand in sprucing up our grounds for the summer! 

 
It is with a spirit of great thanksgiving for a life well lived that the 10:00 Eucharist this Sunday will be offered to the Glory of God in Thanksgiving for John’s life and ministry. Since a date for his funeral has not yet been set and will most likely be well into May, this will be a way for his family and us to acknowledge and give thanks for his life among us.

John died peacefully on Wednesday morning of this week. Please keep Kitty Lou and their family in your prayers.
Her mailing address is 612 Mt. Israel Road, Center Sandwich, 03227.

May his soul, and the souls of all the departed, through the mercy of God rest in peace.
Vestry and Parish Leaders met with Bishop Rob Hirschfeld for eucharist, supper, and discussion. The following prayer shaped our lively and productive conversation:

 Give to your Church, O God,
a bold vision and a daring charity,
a refreshed wisdom and a courteous understanding,
that the eternal message of your Son
may be acclaimed as the good news of the age;
through him who makes all things new,
even Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.















Last Sunday's Gospel was of the disciples' encounter with the resurrected Jesus on the beach of the Sea of Galilee after a long night of unsuccessful fishing (John 21). The children were very actively engaged in responding to the retelling through our Godly Play figures ... and the irresistible tray of beach sand!


And Jesus told them, “Cast your net on the right side of the boat.”
 
Then Jesus told them, “Come and have breakfast.”
 



 

Easter Blessings,
Heidi+