JOIN US FOR WORSHIP
THIS SUNDAY, April 8th, The Second
Sunday of Easter, there will be two services at 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.
There is a service of Morning Prayer on Wednesday mornings at 9:00 a.m.
We hope you will join us for worship and
fellowship.
READINGS FOR SUNDAY
Sunday, April 8, 2018
2nd Sunday of Easter
Year B
Acts 4:32-35
Psalm 133
1 John 1:1-2:2
John 20:19-31
FROM THE RECTOR
Abundant Thanks to…
Everyone who
contributed to the beauty and depth of the Holy Week and Easter services this
year! I am grateful to so many people this Easter week, especially:
- Deb, for her
usual masterful creation of the bulletins for Holy Week and Easter Day, while
juggling all of her regular weekly tasks.
- Sammie and
members of the Altar Guild, for setting up for each service, for the hours of
cleaning and polishing on Saturday morning, and for magically transforming the
church from the bareness of the stripped altar to the glory of Easter.
- Gretchen,
for taking care of getting the palms and Easter flowers, and for organizing
Coffee Hour on Easter morning
- Bunny and
the Choir, for the beautiful music, and Ann Cady for chanting on Maundy
Thursday.
- Val, for
leading the music on Maundy Thursday with her beautiful harp accompaniment, and
for chanting the Exultet at the Vigil. Well done, Val!
- All the
readers, who read with such expression and meaning, especially the dramatic
readings of the Passion on Palm Sunday and Good Friday, and the Vigil readings.
- All the
ushers, acolytes, lectors and Eucharistic ministers.
- Ellie and
Nancy, for filling roles as Assisting Priests in all our liturgies, especially
when I was sick!
As you all
know, I will be off until April 28. 8:00 and 10:00 Eucharists will be covered
by the Rev. Randy Dales on April 8 and by the Rev. Nancy Spencer Smith on April
22. Our Worship Leaders will lead Morning Prayer at both services on April 15.
If you have a
pastoral emergency during my absence, please contact Deb during regular office
hours, or Carol Tubman after hours.
Easter
blessings and joy,
Caroline
Joys…
I am happy to
announce that Betsy Hess’ Ordination to the Priesthood will be held at St.
Barnabas, Berlin, on Wednesday, June 27, 2018 at 6:00 pm. Congratulations,
Betsy!!!
and Sorrows…
I am sorry to
share the sad news that Phil Wallick, a St. Andrew’s summer member, died last
week following a fall. Please keep Joan and their children in your prayers as
they grieve his sudden death. Phil’s service will be held at St. Andrew’s this
summer. We will share the date and time when we know them. Phil was a longtime
summer member, and only recently completed a term on the St. Andrew’s Vestry. He
will be sorely missed.
Many of you
know that Deb’s father was ill, and that she had a wonderful visit with him and
her mother at the beginning of March. Her father, Alton Sherwood, died on March
24. Please keep Deb, her mother, Beverly, and their family in your prayers as
they grieve his death and as Beverly prepares to move back to Maine.
WOMEN’S LUNCH BUNCH
The Women’s Lunch Bunch will meet at Noon-next
Wednesday, April 11th at the Mt. View Station Restaurant in Center
Ossipee. If you have questions, please contact Dale Appleton.
DINNER BELL
Dinner Bell cook team for this Sunday April 8th
Wakefield
Dinner Bell cook team for next Sunday April 15th
Rau
~
Thank you for your volunteer
work in this special Outreach program!
COMMUNITY FOOD CENTER
Starting April 1st, the Hannaford Cause Bag program at the Hannaford store located at 891
NH 16, Ossipee, NH will be focused on the sale of the FIGHT HUNGER BAGS in
support of THE COMMUNITY FOOD CENTER food pantry!!
Every day counts~ we hope you find the resources at http://newhannaford.bags4mycause.com/
helpful in your continued outreach.
And, don’t forget to share with everyone that the Fight Hunger bags
with the message “This bag helped feed someone in need” can be found on the
reusable bag rack at various registers.
The Food Pantry thanks you for your contributions throughout the year.
The Food Pantry thanks you for your contributions throughout the year.
The monthly item
for April is Laundry Detergent.
FORWARD DAY BY DAY FOR
TODAY
THURSDAY, April 5, 2018
Thursday in Easter Week
Acts 2:42 They
devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of
bread and the prayers.
Growing up, I heard
my pastor remind the faithful not to forsake the communal nature of our
Christian faith. I am struck by how many times Christian community has been
pivotal in helping me to develop and grow. The faith communities that formed me
have each given me special gifts that continue to shape who I am and who I am
becoming.
The body of Christ is
just that—born of water, nurtured by bread and wine, and empowered by the
Spirit. It is impossible to be a Christian alone. We are profoundly bound by
the connective tissue of sacramental life. Being a member of this kind of
community is challenging, presenting us with many opportunities for formation,
reflection, discernment, patience, and ministry. The disciples are onto
something: To follow Christ is to enter the urgency and love of the apostolic
community and to submit to a lifelong and life-wide process of growing into the
full stature of the One who first loved us.
MOVING FORWARD: What are some ways your
faith community has helped form your identity as a follower of Jesus? Share
them by using #ForwardDayByDay.
FROM Deb IN THE OFFICE
LET US GET TO KNOW YOU!
INFORMATION SHEETS: If you are new
and I do not have an information sheet for you, please take one from the Parish
Hall bulletin board and return the completed form to me in the office. We would
like to include you in our directory and recognize your special days.
Also if I have
one on file and information has changed for you, please provide an updated one
so that I may correct my files accordingly.
Thank
you.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
April BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES
If you do not see your birthday or anniversary listed, please make
sure Deb in the office has an information sheet on file for you.
Birthdays Anniversaries
April
2 Ellen Keith 8 Christine & Bob Mills
3 Christine Mills 16 Peter & Trudy Thompson
8 Ann Albrecht 19 Marty & Marilyn Cloran
14 Audrey Berry Dave
& Pat Adams
15 Elizabeth Pease
17 Sara Kelley
24 Dave Adams
26 Todd Horn
28 Peggy Cannon, June Young
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