JOIN US FOR WORSHIP
THIS SUNDAY, July 22, The Ninth Sunday after
Pentecost, 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.
There will be a Celtic Evening Prayer Service on
Wednesday, July 25th.
We hope you will join us for worship and
fellowship.
READINGS FOR SUNDAY
Sunday, July 22, 2018
9th Sunday after Pentecost
Proper 11, Year B
2 Samuel 7:1-14a
Psalm 89:20-37
Ephesians 2:11-22
Mark 6:30-34, 53-56
FROM THE RECTOR
This week feels like the first time I’ve had in
ages to sit back and reflect on all that has happened in the past few months.
June is a bit of a blur – I went to my sister’s in Maryland for my niece,
Grace’s high school graduation the first week of June, and when I came back
spent the next week finalizing plans, finishing the bulletin and taking care of
last minute details for our Celebration of New Ministry. The day after the
celebration I drove to upstate New York to pick up my younger niece, Caroline, and
brought her back here the next day. She was with me for ten days while my
sister dealt with a myriad of things related to moving, a new job and meeting
Grace back in MD when she returned from Europe. In the midst of that there was
also, the new roof and application for the loan from the Diocese, and then
taking Caroline back to NY and helping my sister settle into her new home. Oh,
and Betsy’s ordination to the priesthood! It was a busy time!
Now that my trips and the celebrations are over,
we’ve been approved for the loan, pledges for Raise the Roof are beginning to
come in, and we’re almost at the point of scheduling the work on the roof, life
is slowing down to a more normal pace. And with that I have been thinking back
on the Celebration of New Ministry. The exchange of the symbolic gifts was so
meaningful to me, both giving and receiving. And much of that was captured in
the pictures my friend Mike Yergeau took (see the gallery of pictures at the
end of today’s Memo for some of those). But most meaningful are two of the
prayers, reproduced below. They are reminiscent of both our baptismal vows and
ordination vows. The first is the prayer that I prayed alone while kneeling at
the altar rail, and the second is what we all prayed in response. They capture
the heart of what we are called to do and be through Christ. The prayer that I
prayed is a powerful prayer of commitment, both to God and to you, and
reflecting on it brings tears to my eyes. Know that I have been praying it
daily, and that I will continue to do so as long as I am your Rector.
Faithfully
yours,
Caroline
The
new Rector may stand in the midst of the people and say
O Lord my God, I am
not worthy to have you come under my roof; yet you have called your servant to
stand in your house; and to serve at your altar. To you and to your service I
devote myself, body, soul, and spirit. Fill my memory with the record of your
mighty works; enlighten my understanding with the light of your Holy Spirit;
and may all the desires of my heart and will center in what you would have me
do. Make me an instrument of your salvation for the people entrusted to my
care, and grant that I may faithfully administer your holy Sacraments, and by
my life and teaching set forth your true and living Word. Be always with me in
carrying out the duties of my ministry. In prayer, quicken my devotion; in
praises, heighten my love and gratitude; in preaching, give me readiness of
thought and expression; and grant that, by the clearness and brightness of your
holy Word, all the world may be drawn into your blessed kingdom. All this I ask
for the sake of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.
The
members of the congregation remain standing and say together
Almighty God, we
thank you that by the death and resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ you have
overcome sin and brought us to yourself, and that by the sealing of your Holy
Spirit you have bound us to your service. Renew in us the covenant you made
with us at our Baptism. Send us forth in the power of that Spirit to perform
the service you set before us; through Jesus Christ your Son our Savior, who
lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
The Bishop says
The Bishop says
Acknowledging the one
mission of Jesus our Lord, which we share in unity, let us greet one another in
the name of Christ.
RAISE THE ROOF
As of this week beautiful fabric has been generously donated, and a volunteer is getting it ready to be cut into patches. Here is the plan for completing the quilt:
Monday, July 23rd is cutting day. We plan to cut all the pieces and put them into packets, with directions, ready to give to those who will sew patches together into 12 1/2” squares. We will meet at 9:30 in the Parish Hall.
Monday August 27th is assembly day. We will meet in the Parish Hall at 9:30 to sew the 12 1/2” patches into a quilt.
On Monday, September 10th, assuming all is ready, we will put the quilt on the frame and begin quilting, beginning at 9:30 in the Parish hall.
Everyone is invited to help make this happen. If you would like to participate in any way please let Barbara Lord know. Or just come to the Parish Hall on those days and enjoy the fellowship!
Pledge
cards for Raise the Roof project can be found
on the
back wall bulletin board in the parish hall.
“FUN” RAISING
STEAK & LOBSTER
DINNER
Friday August 10th at 6pm
The Menu: Caesar Salad,
Steamers, Lobster, Steak, Corn-on-the-Cob,
Scalloped Potatoes, Blueberry
Buckle with Ice Cream and You may
bring your own Beer or Wine.
St
Andrew’s-in-the-Valley
Episcopal Church,
Tamworth
678 Whittier Road
Reservations: 733-6961
No Later than Sunday August 5th
Cost is $30 Great Value !!
Child’s Hot Dog Dinner $5
Includes all the Fixin’s
Great Time with Great Food
We Look forward to seeing you
there !!
CHURCH BILLBOARD
ALTAR FLOWERS
IF YOU HAVE SIGNED UP ON THE CHART FOR ALTAR FLOWERS
PLEASE MAKE SURE A CARD GETS TO THE OFFICE WITH YOUR
DEDICATION REQUEST. Thank you.
DINNER BELL
Dinner Bell cook team for this Sunday July 22nd
ADAMS
Dinner Bell cook team for next Sunday July 29th
HAMMOND
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Thank you for your volunteer
work in this special Outreach program!
COMMUNITY FOOD CENTER
The Food Pantry thanks you for your contributions throughout the year.
The monthly item
for July is dish detergent.
FORWARD DAY BY DAY FOR
TODAY
THURSDAY, July 12, 2018
Matthew
26:6-7 Now
while Jesus was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, a woman came to him
with an alabaster jar of very costly ointment, and she poured it on his head as
he sat at the table.
One of my favorite statements by conservationist
John Muir came from his defense of Hetch Hetchy Valley near Yosemite.
“Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where
Nature may heal and cheer and give strength to body and soul alike.”
Muir lost the battle—the valley was flooded to
create a reservoir—but the question remains: Would the world be better off if
we poured all of our resources into what is “useful,” into what serves a
practical purpose? The disciples certainly think so. When the woman with the
alabaster jar anoints Jesus, they are incensed. Couldn’t that ointment
have been sold and the money given to the poor? Of course—but that’s not
the point.
Like Muir, Jesus believes that value isn’t
strictly a function of utility. Beauty—including acts of kindness and mercy—is
as necessary to the spirit as bread is to the body.
MOVING
FORWARD: What represents great beauty and good bread
in your life?
FROM Deb
IN THE OFFICE
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.
July BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES
Birthdays
1 Lisa Thompson
5 Don Pease
17 Vic DeGroot
18 Davis Dassori
21 Jennifer Brady
28 Marge Hagerup
30 Jim Theodore
Anniversaries
2 Ann
Cady & Rob Walty
16 Todd
& Jane Horn
29 Don
& Elizabeth Pease
31 Carla
& Jack Knapp
THIS WEEK AT ST. ANDREW’S
Sunday-July 22 8 & 10am -Holy Eucharist
Every Sunday 5
pm -Dinner Bell
Every Monday
July 23 7pm Vestry
Every Tuesday 10a-Noon -Food Pantry
8
pm -AA meeting
Every Wednesday 9 am -Morning Prayer
July 25 5:30pm Celtic Evening Prayer
Every Friday 10a-Noon -Food Pantry
Every Saturday 8pm -AA (Parish Hall) Al-Anon (Prince
Room)
PHOTO GALLERY
Pictures from Rev.
Caroline’s installation (photographer: Mike Yergeau)
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