I will be on vacation this week, September 6-12. If you need anything while I’m away please Deb in the office Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday afternoons, 1:00 – 4:00. In the event of a pastoral emergency please contact our Senior Warden, Patti Rau.
Don’t forget your masks! Masks are required at St. Andrew’s again – please wear a mask whenever you enter the building. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
Have a wonderful week!
Blessings, Caroline
The remaining Sundays at 8:00 and 10:00 AM
This Sunday-September 12th
16th Sunday after Pentecost
at 8:00 and 10:00 a.m.
The
Collect
O God, because without you we are
not able to please you, mercifully grant that your Holy Spirit may in all
things direct and rule our hearts; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and
reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
First
Lesson Proverbs
1:20-33
Our opening
lesson is an instructional poem in which Wisdom is personified as an attribute
of God’s character and a virtue to be sought and possessed. Lady Wisdom actively seeks out those as yet
unformed in character and strives to gain their attention, for she offers to
lead them into the way of life and goodness.
Those who scoff or refuse her instruction court calamity, but those who
listen will dwell secure.
Psalm
19
A hymn which glorifies the Creator
God, with special praise for God’s law and a prayer for avoidance of sin.
The
Second Lesson James 3:1-12
In this New Testament lesson the
community is reminded that one who instructs others will be held to a high
standard, and such a position should only be aspired to by those well-informed
in faith. Of particular concern are habits
of speech. The tongue is compared to a
small rudder able to control a large ship at sea. There is a great danger in an uncontrolled
tongue, and many forms of careless speech are enumerated. The Christian must learn self-discipline in
order that God may be glorified.
The
Gospel Mark
8:27-38
In our gospel Peter recognizes that
Jesus is the Christ, and Jesus then describes the true nature of the ministry
of the Son of Man and what it means to follow in his way. The passage reminds us that during Jesus’ lifetime
and afterward there was speculation about his role. Some saw him as a kind of re-embodiment of
John the Baptist or another prophet.
Peter is called “Satan” because his words are a temptation to turn away
from the suffering and death which come before resurrection. Disciples must also learn that the true self
and true life are found by those who will let themselves be lost for the sake
of Jesus and the gospel.
Updating the Prayer List
Please let Deb know if you need someone added to the prayer list. Thank you.
Save the Date!
Sat. October 9th 9am – 1pm
Tamworth Farmers’ Market
St. Andrew’s-in-the-Valley Pie Sale
As with last year, we will not be sponsoring our Harvest Dinner and Pie Auction due to Covid-19. Instead, we will be offering pies (and other goodies) for sale at The Tamworth Farmers’ Market!
Calling all bakers! Please consider your favorite recipes….the more pies we have, the more we can sell!
Reminders:
--you can
use aluminum pie plates, if you so choose
--pies and
pie plates will be sold together
--there is a
sign-up board in the Parish Hall to help plan on the type and
quantity
of pies. Please stop by and add your
pie!
Weekly updates and more
information will be posted here!
Tina, Lin and Jean DeThomas
Contemplative
Practice returns on Zoom
Tuesday,
September 14th from 9:00-10:00am
Teach us to count our days that we may gain a wise heart.
Psalm 90:12
The pace with which we move through our days can cause
our hearts to be weary and distracted. We can feel disconnected from our lives.
Making room in our life to pause, sit in silence, and simply be can help us
reconnect and strengthen our hearts.
Each Tuesday morning our session will draw upon the
Christian contemplative tradition, monastic spirituality, Buddhist meditation,
and self-compassion practices. Our time together will include prayer, guided
meditation, contemplative sharing from the heart, conversation, and fellowship.
Newcomers are welcome at each session.
If you would like to learn more or have
questions, contact Christi Humphrey at cchumphrey@comcast.net.
Christi offers a Tuesday evening
contemplative practice, virtually, through Bethany House of Prayer, Arlington,
MA. If you are interest in this offering visit https://www.bethanyhousearlington.org/contemplative
or contact Christi.
after many hours of hard work gathering and packing wheelchairs, standers, walkers and bathroom equipment the container was packed full at hope haven international ministries in sioux falls, south dakota on september 2, 2021. the schedule is:
leaves sioux falls, september 2 by truck
leaves omaha, september 6 by rail
leaves new york city, september 6 by ship
arrives in callao (lima) circa, october 21
twentyseven of the large cartons in that load were collected and packed here in tamworth by volunteers from saint andrews-in-the-valley.
thank you
