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This
coming Sunday, January 31 and the 4th Sunday after the
Epiphany, we will have services at 8 and
10 AM. This will be the third in our three-part instructed Eucharist series
– the Liturgy of the Table – with a time for questions and conversation during
coffee hour for those who are interested. We hope you will join us for worship
and fellowship.
Annual
Reports are ready! In preparation for our annual Meeting on
February 7th, you are urged to pick up your copy of the fresh-off-the-press
2015 Annual Report. This document is
a very informative presentation of the life and work of this parish. Committee chairs
have done a wonderfully thorough job of their write-ups and we hope that you
will take time to read through it in advance of the meeting.
The
Readings for this Sunday: Jeremiah
1:4-10, Psalm 71: 1-6, 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, Luke 4:21-30
This coming Tuesday,
February 2nd, is the Feast of the
Presentation of Our Lord at the Temple, also known as Candlemas. We will be transferring our observation of this Holy
Day to Wednesday, the 3rd, at 9 AM with
a celebration of the Holy Eucharist in place of our regular service of
Morning Prayer. Please join us. And if
you would like to have your household candles for the coming year blessed, by all means
bring them along!
Annual
Meeting Reminders:
The current list of voting members is posted on the Parish bulletin board in the Parish Hall. Please
check it, and if your name is NOT there and you'd like it to be, talk to Rev.
Heidi this Sunday.
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Please
remember that we are required by our by-laws to have a quorum of members
in order to hold the meeting, so your presence is very strongly urged! It will
also include the election of new Vestry members and representatives. All are welcome.
The Slate for 2016 presented by the Nominating Committee:
Junior Warden: Sally DeGroot
Clerk: Jen Huckman
Treasurer: Bob Seston
Vestry members-at-large:
Kaitlyn Marshall, Pat Adams, Hettie Buck
Kaitlyn Marshall, Pat Adams, Hettie Buck
Convocation/Convention
Delegates:
Gretchen Behr-Svendsen, Carol Tubman
Gretchen Behr-Svendsen, Carol Tubman
Alternate Delegate to
Convocation/Convention:
Lisa Thompson
Lisa Thompson
Our Shrove
Tuesday Pancake Supper will be held on Tuesday, February 9th at 6 pm. Spread
the word! The men of
the parish are encouraged to contact George Rau if you can lend a hand.
Ash Wednesday follows, on
February 10th, with
Morning Prayer at 9 AM. At noon and 7 PM, there will be services of Holy Eucharist with Imposition of Ashes.
Tamworth’s 250th
... Ideas, anyone? We received the
following invitation from the Tamworth 250th Planning Committee: "We
are having a calendar of events and would like to have something special from
Saint Andrew's.” Our participation in the September “Ordination Rock” service with the
other churches is one possibility, but is there something more specific and
uniquely us that we might offer?
Weekend Fun this Saturday: The
Tamworth Traditional Arts Fest is just a few days from now, this Saturday, January
30. Shape note singing 9-11, community
dance with Dudley Laufman 12-2, and the farmers' market downstairs 9-1. You can join in for any of it, or just come
and listen! More info on the whole thing
at tinyurl.com/ttaf2016.
Food for thought…
Because
of our Instructed Eucharist last Sunday, we didn’t take time to delve into the Gospel
(Luke 4:14-21), the account of Jesus returning home, being called up to read at
synagogue from the scroll of the Prophet Isaiah: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon
me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor and sent me to proclaim
release to the prisoners (or captives, depending on the translation).”
It’s
tempting to hear that as a depiction of violent criminals being turned loose on
society. You might find the following clarification helpful. It comes from
Gretchen Pritchard, editor of The Sunday
Paper, a weekly hand-out we now provide to children and their parents.
She
explains the “captives” and “prisoners”
to which the New Revised Standard translation of the Bible is here referring
were not violent criminals sentenced and incarcerated for the protection of
society; they were political prisoners and hostages, taken extradiciously and
held in the course of civil unrest or war. The distinction is an important one,
but I would also remind all followers of Christ that the words and images are
not mine, but Isaiah’s (and Christ’s). The genuine scandal of God’s lavish
forgiveness, even of criminals and others doers of real harm, is a live issue
in the Gospel of Luke, and we will continue to confront it all through this
lectionary year. So… stay tuned! Forgiveness, inclusion, and abundance are
all hallmarks of Luke’s Gospel!
See you at church!
Blessings, Heidi+
See you at church!
Blessings, Heidi+
Photo Gallery
Eleanore's Project:
Packing wheelchairs and parts to ship to Peru
Packing wheelchairs and parts to ship to Peru
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| The hardworking team! |
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| Loaded! |
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| Ready to roll! |
