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| SUNDAY FEBRUARY 6, 2022 AFTER THE 9AM SERVICE |
FROM THE RECTOR Thank you all for your patience and understanding of the need to move back to Zoom worship. I know it is disappointing – it is for me as well – but as the Covid numbers continue to rise I think it is the right decision for now. There is discussion in the news that the Omicron variant will not last as long as the Delta variant did, and in fact that the peak may arrive in the next few weeks. So I am hopeful that we will be able to return to in person worship well before Easter (April 17). More and more Episcopal churches in the Diocese are closing every day, so we are not alone in being online only. I wish I could give a more specific time line for reopening, but there is simply no way to predict when the numbers will begin to fall. As has been the case all along, the last thing I want is to have an outbreak at St. Andrew’s, even if most of us would only have mild symptoms. There is always the chance that someone would become seriously ill, and we can prevent that by worshipping online.
Some have wondered if the 8:00 service could continue, because there are usually only around 10 present. But if we had an 8:00 service and not a 10:00 service, others would also want to attend, and attendance would likely be higher. So please be patient a little longer. I pray we will be able to return to in-person worship soon!
Blessings, Caroline
Click here to hear the Presiding Bishop’s speech, “To Look Like Jesus: A Call to the Church and the Nation”: https://www.episcopalnewsservice.org/2022/01/06/in-epiphany-service-and-lincoln-memorial-speech-presiding-bishop-calls-nation-to-wake-from-the-nightmare-of-jan-6/
This isn’t in Bishop Curry’s usual ebullient style, but his message is well worth hearing.NING
Thank you all for your patience and understanding of the need to move back to Zoom worship. I know it is disappointing – it is for me as well – but as the Covid numbers continue to rise I think it is the right decision for now. There is discussion in the news that the Omicron variant will not last as long as the Delta variant did, and in fact that the peak may arrive in the next few weeks. So I am hopeful that we will be able to return to in person worship well before Easter (April 17). More and more Episcopal churches in the Diocese are closing every day, so we are not alone in being online only. I wish I could give a more specific time line for reopening, but there is simply no way to predict when the numbers will begin to fall. As has been the case all along, the last thing I want is to have an outbreak at St. Andrew’s, even if most of us would only have mild symptoms. There is always the chance that someone would become seriously ill, and we can prevent that by worshipping online.
Some have wondered if the 8:00 service could continue, because there are usually only around 10 present. But if we had an 8:00 service and not a 10:00 service, others would also want to attend, and attendance would likely be higher. So please be patient a little longer. I pray we will be able to return to in-person worship soon!
Blessings, Caroline
Click here to hear the Presiding Bishop’s speech, “To Look Like Jesus: A Call to the Church and the Nation”: https://www.episcopalnewsservice.org/2022/01/06/in-epiphany-service-and-lincoln-memorial-speech-presiding-bishop-calls-nation-to-wake-from-the-nightmare-of-jan-6/
This isn’t in Bishop Curry’s usual ebullient style, but his message is well worth hearing.NING
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The Collect
Almighty God, whose Son our Savior Jesus Christ is the light of the world: Grant that your people, illumined by your Word and Sacraments, may shine with the radiance of Christ's glory, that he may be known, worshipped, and obeyed to the ends of the earth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
First Lesson Isaiah 62:1-5
In our Hebrew scripture lesson the prophet continues to look forward to the full restoration of Jerusalem, hoping that the city may one day be a source of joy, as a bride is to her bridegroom. It is some years after the return from exile, and Jerusalem has still not regained her glory. But the prophet trusts in the Lord. The city will become God’s crown. The land will no longer be known as Forsaken, but will be called Married.
Psalm 36:5-10
This psalm exults in the boundless love of God, saving humans and animals alike. God is the fountain of life, and in God’s light we see light.
The Second Lesson 1 Corinthians 12:1-11
In this reading Paul commends spiritual gifts, but instructs the Corinthians in their proper use in the service of Jesus’ lordship. Spiritual gifts always present dangers as well as benefits, and there can even be false spirits. The Spirit of God will never cause one to believe that the earthly, crucified Jesus could be despised, for this same Jesus has become Lord of the church. It is also important to recognize that there are many different gifts of the one Spirit. All are to be used for the common good.
The Gospel John 2:1-11
Our gospel is the story of the changing of water into wine during a wedding feast at Cana in Galilee. The evangelist enriches the narrative with deep symbolism. As the first of Jesus’ many signs, this miracle points forward to his hour of greatest glory, when all things will be transformed by his death and resurrection. The best wine will be saved until last and will be given in astonishing abundance.
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| SUNDAY FEBRUARY 6, 2022 AFTER THE 9AM SERVICE VIA ZOOM |
This Week We Pray for:
In our Parish Cycle of Prayer: Valerie & Bill May
In the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer:
In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer: The Church of England
Health and Wholeness for our:
Parish: John Appleton, Carolyn Boldt, Jennifer Brady, Marty Cloran, Bev Hammond, Sue Huckman, Joan Marshall, John McGowan, Grete Plender, Becky Riley, Steve Thompson, Carol Tubman, Gabriele & Bob Wallace, Rob Walty.
Family and Friends: Megan Adams, Angela B, , Gary Cole, Grace Dick, Tracy Forde, Josh Hammond, Zac Hammond, Carolyn Jarvis, Jack Lamberti, Alexa Lutter, Chris Mains, Lyse Marshall, Margaret, Melody, MacKenzie Paine, Peg Patenaude, Curt R., Sage, Sharon Sousa, Johnathon Walty.
Homebound: Audrey Berry, Joyce Gendron, Judy Grace, Marge Hagerup, Elizabeth Pease.
Updating the Prayer List
Please let Deb know if you would like to add someone to the prayer list. Thank you.
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