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There will be ONE service for this coming Sunday, March 4th, the Second Sunday in Lent at 9 AM, followed by coffee hour. Please join us for worship and fellowship.
Readings for this Sunday: Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16; Psalm 22:22-30; Romans 4:13-25; Mark 8:31-38.
Happy 90th Birthday, Walter! We have been invited to help our dear brother in Christ celebrate this milestone birthday this coming Sunday afternoon at his residence – Mineral Springs – in North Conway. His daughters (Sally and Merry) will be hosting a reception in a private dining room between 1:30 and 3:30. Stop by for a bit to enjoy a piece of cake and glass of punch or cup of coffee. And if you can’t make it on Sunday, Walter welcomes visitors any day in his room. P.S. They’ve made an explicit request for no gifts
Wine for our Eucharists: In the days of the early church, at each service the deacon would receive food contributions, primarily to be distributed to people in need, much as we bring Food Pantry contributions and place them in the basket. The actual bread and the wine for the eucharist would be selected from among those contributions – presumably selecting the most appropriate for use in the liturgy. We don’t do it quite that way, but the wine we use for communion is also a contribution, and actually it would still be very appropriate for it to be brought forward at the time of the offertory. So, now is an opportunity to provide the wine! We use Taylor tawny port. If you would like to contribute a bottle, either bring it directly to the sacristy or place it in the food basket and we will see to it that it goes to the sacristy. Many thanks!
We have realized at the Community Food Center that right now the food flying off our shelves and the food which always runs out of is DOG AND CAT FOOD! It seems some of our folks would feed their precious pets before themselves and that their beloved pets – their only companion day after day – are skinny and hungry. We would like to add to our food pantry wish list a big wish right now for food for dogs and cats, not the high end stuff, just regular cans or bags of cat or dog food. Maybe this could be one of our Lenten disciplines – to remember to bring not only food for people but food for their pets to our Sunday morning food basket. Many thanks to you. Peg Reinfuss, CFC CoordinatorFood for thought in this season of snow and sap running from Brian Scott Kelley…
cross-country skiing
this solitary maple standing in the empty
field speaks to the soundless sky
its enormous branches a megaphone
broadcasting to a place I cannot see
I rub my had over the coarse vibrations
of its bark as I attempt to reach around
its trunk riddled with holes boredby the sap farmer and placing my lips on one
i speak with god
field speaks to the soundless sky
its enormous branches a megaphone
broadcasting to a place I cannot see
I rub my had over the coarse vibrations
of its bark as I attempt to reach around
its trunk riddled with holes boredby the sap farmer and placing my lips on one
i speak with god
May this Lent open us to new encounters with the holy in the in the ordinariness of our daily lives.
See you in church.
With Blessings for a Holy Lent,
Heidi+
***From
the office at St. Andrew’s***
UPCOMING WEEK’S CALENDAR:
Fri 3/2:
10a-noon Food Center
Sat 3/3:
8pm AA & Al-Anon(PH,PR)
Sun 3/4:
9 AM Holy Eucharist
5 PM Dinner Bell (Cook Team: Madison)
Mon 3/5 Church
office closed
7 pm Boy Scouts7 pm Finance Committee
7:15pm Discernment Committee
Tue 3/6:
10am – noon
Food CenterNoon: Liturgy Committee
8pm AA (PH)
Convocation in Meredith
Wed 2/29:
9 AM Morning
Prayer Thu 3/1:
