FROM THE RECTORUPDATE ON RETURNING TO IN-PERSON
WORSHIP
We
will return to in-person worship on this Sunday. Services will continue to be
livestreamed on Zoom and Facebook Live. Masks will be required and the
Vestry asks that you maintain physical distancing as indicated by the
round yellow stickers in the pews. Please, for the safety of others, plan to
attend church on Zoom if you have recently traveled and/or been present at
large gatherings, or are not feeling well.
Our
Covid numbers continue to fall. The CDC now puts Carroll in the medium risk
category. The Bishop has said we may consider making masks optional and
resuming coffee hour if we are in a medium or low risk county. What do you
think about this? As we move forward, are you ready to attend church if not
everyone is wearing a mask? Would you attend Coffee Hour?
EPISCOPAL RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT
DONATIONS FOR UKRAINE
Are
you looking for a way to help Ukrainians? Episcopal Relief and Development is
collecting donations that are sent to organizations that are already on the
Ground in Ukraine. You may bring a check to church on Sunday (make it
out to St. Andrew’s and put ERD in the memo line) or you may donate online
at https://Support.episcopalrelief.org/ukraineresponse
LENTEN BOOK STUDY – TIME CHANGE
Our
Lenten Book study will meet on Wednesdays at 1:00 pm for the rest of
Lent. Attendance at every session is not required; come as you are able.
LINK TO FORWARD DAY BY DAY
For
some unknown reason we didn’t receive this quarter’s copies of Forward Day
by Day. For those of you who are missing it, it is available online at this
link:
https://prayer.forwardmovement.org/fdd/
If
you would like to receive the daily reflection via email, scroll to the bottom
of the website page and click on the “Subscribe” button.
If
you’re a Facebook user it’s also available there. Search for Forward Day by Day
and follow the page.
We
hope to receive next quarter’s booklet on time!
UPDATE ON RETURNING TO IN-PERSON
WORSHIP
We
will return to in-person worship on this Sunday. Services will continue to be
livestreamed on Zoom and Facebook Live. Masks will be required and the
Vestry asks that you maintain physical distancing as indicated by the
round yellow stickers in the pews. Please, for the safety of others, plan to
attend church on Zoom if you have recently traveled and/or been present at
large gatherings, or are not feeling well.
Our Covid numbers continue to fall. The CDC now puts Carroll in the medium risk category. The Bishop has said we may consider making masks optional and resuming coffee hour if we are in a medium or low risk county. What do you think about this? As we move forward, are you ready to attend church if not everyone is wearing a mask? Would you attend Coffee Hour?
EPISCOPAL RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT
DONATIONS FOR UKRAINE
Are
you looking for a way to help Ukrainians? Episcopal Relief and Development is
collecting donations that are sent to organizations that are already on the
Ground in Ukraine. You may bring a check to church on Sunday (make it
out to St. Andrew’s and put ERD in the memo line) or you may donate online
at https://Support.episcopalrelief.org/ukraineresponse
LENTEN BOOK STUDY – TIME CHANGE
Our
Lenten Book study will meet on Wednesdays at 1:00 pm for the rest of
Lent. Attendance at every session is not required; come as you are able.
LINK TO FORWARD DAY BY DAY
For
some unknown reason we didn’t receive this quarter’s copies of Forward Day
by Day. For those of you who are missing it, it is available online at this
link:
https://prayer.forwardmovement.org/fdd/
If
you would like to receive the daily reflection via email, scroll to the bottom
of the website page and click on the “Subscribe” button.
If
you’re a Facebook user it’s also available there. Search for Forward Day by Day
and follow the page.
We
hope to receive next quarter’s booklet on time!
Blessings, Caroline
UKRAINE PRAYER VIGIL
SUNDAY, MARCH 13TH1:00PMSCHOLER PARK NORTH CONWAY, NH
The Peace Cairn
“Let there
be peace on earth…”
In Ireland there is a tradition known as the “Peace Cairn”.
Stones, in this view, symbolize ancient weapons and the Peace Cairn is a
heaping pile of stones laid down to stop war. Each stone is
balanced against other stones that represents the balance necessary for
peace to exist. Officially, the Peace Cairn is designated as ‘laying down primitive weapons -
- turning them into building blocks for a better future.”
On Sunday,
March 13th at 1:00 p.m. people are asked to
bring stones to Schouler
Park in North Conway to build a Peace Cairn.
You may write a one-word, or a few-words of prayer, (if you choose),
to help build a balanced heap of stones. It is part of the Prayer Vigil the
“Clergy of the
Eastern Slope” are organizing to show solidarity with the
people of Ukraine. (Please
feel free to wear clothing or scarfs of yellow and blue if you desire)
… There is no dress code, we are just looking for kind souls to offer
prayers for peace.
Whatever your prayers are for those who live
in fear, for refugees who wander, for families fractured and frayed, for
the innocent to survive, for diplomats to build trust, for peacemakers on
all sides, come to Schouler Park, add your prayers to ours, and help
build the Peace
Cairn.
VIGIL WILL INCLUDE PARYER, MUSIC, AND THE BUILDING OF A PEACE CAIRN
SUNDAY MONING WORSHIPUDAY MORNING WORSHIPUNDAY MORNRSHIP
Blessings, Caroline
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The Collect
O God, whose glory it is always to have mercy: Be gracious to all who have gone astray from your ways, and bring them again with penitent hearts and steadfast faith to embrace and hold fast the unchangeable truth of your Word, Jesus Christ your Son; who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
First Lesson Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18
Our Hebrew scripture lesson tells of the promise of many descendants and of a covenant guaranteeing a homeland which God made with Abraham (who at that time was know as Abram) Abram had no children and was planning that one of the slaves born in his house would be his heir. Now he puts his faith in God and is accepted into a right relationship with the Lord. A covenant is then established by means of an ancient custom. Animals are divided in half and, in the form of smoking and flaming symbols, God passes between them.
Psalm 27
The psalmist expresses great trust and confidence in the Lord and asks always to be in God's presence.
The Second Lesson Philippians 3:17-4:1
In this reading Paul warns of enemies of the cross of Christ and urges the disciples in Philippi to stand firm in the hope of the glory to come. Previously Paul has told how he had learned to count all privileges of birth and background as of no value in comparison with faith in Jesus. He asks the Philippians to imitate him, and to be wary of those who glory in material appetites and values, whether religious or otherwise. Christians are to see themselves already as citizens of heaven, expecting Christ to come and to transfigure their present bodies into the form of their Lord's own resplendent existence.
The Gospel Luke 13:31-35
In our Gospel Jesus is disdainful of King Herod's threat and expresses his determination to fulfill his prophetic destiny in Jerusalem. Jesus' words emphasize his struggle against the forces of evil and illness and his expectation concerning what will soon happen to him in Jerusalem. He laments over the city, once chosen for God's temple, which has killed so many prophets before him.
The School for Ministry was launched in 2020 to develop leaders—both lay and ordained—called from throughout the region. The school serves students both online and in person at Trinity Church, Tilton. As a local resource, it offers students lower costs and an attractive alternative to attending a residential seminary full time. The school also has a particular focus on the development of bi-vocational leaders.
Funding is needed for a full-time dean, stipends for faculty, coverage of curriculum fees, scholarships for students, and upkeep and improvement of the school’s in-person space.
Consider:
How does local education of future clergy and lay leaders provide more opportunities for the church in New Hampshire and neighboring dioceses?
Watch a video of School for Ministry student Fred Chisolm below. at
Learn more about the From Deep Roots, New Life campaign by clicking here
Parish:
Audrey Berry, Carolyn Boldt, Marty Cloran, Lin
Frank Judy Grace, Bev Hammond, Jim
Huckman, Sue Huckman, Joan Marshall,
John McGowan, Elizabeth Pease,
Grete Plender, Becky Riley, Steve
Thompson, Gabriele & Bob Wallace.
Family and Friends:
Megan Adams, John Appleton, Angela B, Gary Cole,
Grace Dick, Tracy Forde, Joyce Gendron, Marge Hagerup, Carolyn Jarvis,
Jack Lamberti, Alexa Lutter, Chris Mains, Marc, Lyse Marshall, Margaret,
Melody, Peg Patenaude, Curt R., Sage, Sharon Sousa, Dick Wakefield, Mary Thomas,
Johnathon Walty
For those celebrating anniversaries
Please let the Parish Office know if you would like to add or remove someone
on the prayer list. Thank you.
Introduction to Mindful Living
A six session program, April – May 2022
offered online
Are you curious to learn what mindfulness is and how it can benefit you?
Are you wishing for a mindfulness refresher?
This six session, 90-minute class, will introduce various types of mindfulness meditations and practices to support you in incorporating mindfulness into your daily life. Each session will provide a supportive environment with time for instruction and practice and a question and response period. The program will assist you in building and deepening your own meditation practice. You will also learn informal ways to bring mindfulness into everyday life.
Topics covered will include:
· Mindfulness of breath and body
· Mindfulness of emotions
· Understanding thoughts & beliefs
· The wise heart -- nurturing joy & compassion
· Bringing your practice into the world
Practices will include:
· Walking meditation & mindful movement
· Self-compassion practices
· Mindfulness of thought meditation
· Offering compassion for self and others
· Working with difficult emotions
Facilitator -- Christianne Humphrey MDiv is a student within the Mindfulness Meditation
Teacher Training Certification program offered by Sounds True, in association withThe AwarenessTraining Institute and the Greater Good Science Center at the University of California at Berkeley. Christi has supported others in practices of the heart for over 20 years.
For more information or to register, contact Christi by phone (508) 633-7466 or email cchumphrey1@gmail.com.
Food for Thought
Prayers for Ukraine
“There are people and children of God whose lives
and freedom are threatened, and so we pray and are mindful of what St. Paul
said in Romans: ‘The Spirit helps us in our weakness, because we don’t know how
to pray as we ought—and sometimes the Spirit intercedes for us with sighs too
deep for words.’ We pray for peace, but maybe we don’t have the words. We pray
for a just peace, but maybe we don’t have the words. We pray that the lives of
innocents, and the lives of any human child of God, will be spared. We pray
that our leaders will find a diplomatic way—a nonviolent solution. But we don’t
know how to pray as we ought, and so the Spirit must intercede for us at this
time.”
~ Presiding Bishop Michael Curry
"God of peace and justice, we pray for the
people of Ukraine today. We pray for peace and the laying down of weapons. We
pray for all those who fear for tomorrow, that your Spirit of comfort would
draw near to them. We pray for those with power over war or peace, for wisdom,
discernment and compassion to guide their decisions. Above all, we pray for all
your precious children, at risk and in fear, that you would hold and protect
them. We pray in the name of Jesus, the Prince of Peace. Amen.
~Archbishop Justin Welby
Archbishop Stephen Cottrell
