The Pie Sale last Saturday was a HUGE
success!!! Abundant thanks to Lin Frank and Tina
Quinn for organizing our pie sale at the Tamworth Farmer’s Market!! What a
wonderful morning it was! There was a crowd gathered around the tent all
morning. You all donated aver a hundred items to be sold and all of them were
sold, for proceeds of almost $1500!
Thank you to all who helped – to Patti, Lisa and
Gretchen who worked the sale all morning, to everyone who baked, and to all who
bought goodies! We definitely need to do
this again!
I hope you got to meet our Parish Baker! Thanks to
Lisa for painting the face, and to Lin’s wonderful creativity in putting her
together – with a real pie crust accompanying her!
The Bishop is coming for his
semi-annual visitation on November 7. Following the service
he will have a Q and A session for the parish, and then a meeting with the
Vestry. I hope you will be able to attend church that day!
Blessings, Caroline
The remaining Sundays at 8:00 and 10:00 AM
This Sunday-October 17th
21st Sunday after Pentecost
at 8:00 and 10:00 a.m.
The
Collect
Almighty and everlasting God, in
Christ you have revealed your glory among the nations: Preserve the works of
your mercy, that your Church throughout the world may persevere with steadfast
faith in the confession of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives
and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
First
Lesson Job
38:1-7
Now God
appears to Job out of the whirlwind and demands to know whether he is wise
enough to question the Creator of the heavens and earth. The challenge seems almost brutal. Job, out of all his distress, had complained
about the unfairness of life. He is now
forced to recognize how little he understands the ways of the world and of
God. More importantly for him, however,
he at last has a direct relationship
with the Lord.
Psalm
104:1-9, 25,
37b
The psalm describes the wonders of the
world created and renewed by the Lord’s Spirit.
The
Second Lesson Hebrews 5:1-10
In this New Testament lesson we hear
how through obedience and suffering Christ reached the perfection of his
destiny and was designated by God to be the eternal high priest. The high priesthood of Jesus is the great
theme of the Letter to the Hebrews. Like
the high priests of the old covenant, Christ is chosen from among human beings
and so has sympathy with human weakness.
But he is the Son and has now been named high priest forever. He
succeeds Melchizedek, a royal and priestly figure from antiquity, and has been
made the source of salvation for all who trust in him.
The
Gospel Mark
10:35-45
In the gospel story Jesus’ followers
still expect that his way will quickly lead to a state of glory in which they
want special places. Jesus tells them of
a different path of discipleship. First
Jesus and then his disciples must experience the cup of sorrow and the baptism
of death. They are not to live and act
like worldly rulers. They must lead in
servant-hood. Their example is Jesus,
who as the Son of Man serves and gives his life.
Updating the Prayer List
Please let Deb know if you need someone added to the prayer list. Thank you.
Pie
Sale Extravaganza!
St. Andrew’s family of bakers had our
debut at the Tamworth Farmers’ Market Saturday October 9th and what a
spectacular event! It was a beautiful
crisp fall day; we had over 100 baked goods to offer for sale; the Market
attendees were anxious to purchase (we sold out of everything!); and there was
an impromptu chorus of the Doxology—with an encore request!
The biggest attraction and certainly
the event’s show stopper…was the appearance of THE Parish Baker! Lin Frank put her creativity into overdrive
and created our very own pumpkin-person baker complete with rolling pin and a real
pie crust! Lisa Thompson’s artistic
talents provided our baker with facial features that rivalled those of Julia
Child!
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| More photos in the Gallery |
St. Andrew’s was such a success at the
Market, there was a request for us to return the following week! Maybe not next week, but looking forward to
doing this again!
In gratitude for all the St. Andrew’s
family,
The
Parish Bakers Planning Committee
Tending Our
Heart, Mind, and Body
November
5th – 6th, Friday at 4 pm to Saturday at 2:30 pm~ at the
Spirituality Center
Cost:
$100.00. Includes overnight accommodation and meals.
Life
as a human being has always had its complexity. These days with a global
pandemic, natural disasters, facing racism and other oppressions, compounded
with a 24-hour news cycle and social media, being human becomes trickier.
Finding our way, following a path that is authentic to our personal truth while
participating in society, takes skill and practice. How do we live a more
centered life while navigating the fierce struggle of choosing sides?
This
overnight retreat will offer space, silence, teachings, and practices for
opening the heart, mind, and body to what is present in our days. Using four
fundamental steps of practice—pause, allow, tend with love, rest in presence –
we will consider how to build these steps into a rhythm for everyday life.
All
are welcome, no matter where you find yourself on your spiritual journey, as
you live into being human.
Presenter:
Christi Humphrey, M.Div.
Our
time together will include:
- a breathing practice for settling and grounding
- reconnecting our mind, body, and spirit in order to
recognize what is present
- offering loving-kindness to ourselves, our loved ones,
and our world
- contemplating what it is like to rest in the loving
presence behind creation
Registration
information can be found at this link https://ndspiritualitycenter.org/programs/
Then
God answered Job out of the whirlwind:
“Where were you when I
laid the foundation of the earth?“
Last night I woke from a dream of doom
fearing for the future of the world,
mummy-wrapped in despair, dread burning hot
in my basement. I couldn't sleep.
When fear for the world overtakes me
I join Job on the ash heap, questioning suffering,
ranting against injustice, suffocating for hope.
And God answers.
Creation is bigger than you,
and greater than your suffering, even greater,
far greater, than all the suffering of the world.
It's hard to see from your little corner
but the universe is good, and beautiful.
Stars and whales sing of it; your breathing proclaims it.
My grace is in it; my hands are beneath it all,
and you belong to it, even as you are,
though you can never know this mystery,
your part in this wonder and blessing.
My dread is small, even all our death;
God's goodness is infinite. Praise.
__________________
Steve Garnaas-Holmes
Unfolding Light
www.unfoldinglight.net
Next Food Pantry:
Created by Lin Frank ( costume/ assembly) and Lisa Thompson (face painting).
Please click on the Photo of the Baker below to see the photo album of
the baker at the fair, visitors to the booth and then her move to the church.
