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St. Brendan the Navigator Episcopal Church
Our Mission: "To Love, Praise, Welcome and Serve"
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Third Sunday of Easter
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April 15, 2018
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Please welcome back The Rev. Stephen Hayward
who will preside at our service this Sunday.
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All are Welcome!
Sunday, April 15, 2018
Readings for Third Sunday of Easter
(Please see scripture notes below)
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Sunday, April 15 - 10am Holy Eucharist with The Rev. Stephen Hayward
Monday, April 16 - 9:30 -11:30am Children and Parenting Group
-10am Timely Traders Investment Group
- 4:30pm Silent Meditation
Tuesday, April 17 -
4:30 IHT with Earth Day speaker, Paul Anderson from Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries
Thursday, April 19 - 1:30pm Vestry/Renewal Team Meeting
- 6-8pm Third Thursday Music Gathering
Sunday, April 22 - 10am Holy Eucharist with The Rev. Vesta Kowalski
- Parish Forum to Discuss Worship Questionnaire Responses
following the service
Looking Ahead:
Friday, April 27-Sunday April 29 - Deer Isle/Stonington Earth Day
Roadside Clean-Up Weekend
Saturday, April 28 - 9:30am -3:15pm Spring Training Workshops in Augusta sponsored by the Diocese (see below)
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St. Brendan the Navigator
Parish Renewal Plan
PARISH RENEWAL PLAN REPORT #5
FROM THE RENEWAL TEAM/ VESTRY
Four Goals /
Green
/Accomplished
Six Goals /
Blue/
Ongoing/
In Process of Being Accomplished
One Goal /
Red
/ Not Yet Addressed
(as of 2.15.18)
Please click link below:
Renewal Plan Report #5
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Third Thursday Music Gathering 4/19
Another monthly creative 'Third Thursday' music gathering will be held
Thursday, April 19 from 6-8pm at St. Brendan's Hall. Organized by Deer Isle residents Tom van Buren and Hank Whitsett (Mountainville Music), the monthly sessions provide a stage for creative musicians and singers in multiple genres to come together to share a tune - folk, blues, jazz and beyond. The gatherings continue the third Thursdays of the month, May 17, June 21st, July 19th and August 16th.
All are welcome to come listen and enjoy! Donations are welcome.
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Congregational Forum 4/22 to Discuss Survey Results
The Worship Ministry is interested in soliciting input and feedback from the winter congregation on three questions regarding services between November and April:
1) Have you noticed changes in the liturgy (Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, Easter)?
How do you respond to these changes?
2) What is missing in your worship experience?
What would you like to try?
3) How do you feel about lay-lead (special) services (i.e.:
All Saints, Massacre of the Innocents, Ash Wednesday)
Are more of these types of services desirable? Needed?
To Download the survey, please click link below:
Worship Ministry Survey
Hard copies of these questions are also available at the church or on-line. Please return your responses to Mickey Jacoba
by Wednesday, April 18th.
A summary of responses will be shared and discussed at a congregational forum Sunday, April 22nd.
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Saturday, April 28, 2018
South Parish Congregational Church
9 Church Street
Augusta, Maine
Diocese Offering Spring Training Workshops 4/28
Gather with Bishop Steve Lane and Episcopalians across the diocese for a day of learning, sharing, and growth. A church leader? A clergy person? Someone generally interested? With 20 workshops to choose from, you'll find what you're looking for. There's no cost for this event, but please register in advance.
For more information please download the Spring Workshop flyer:
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Save the Date
(Orange Bags will be available at IHT after 4/17; bag pick-up will be Sunday, 4/29 after 1pm).
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Scripture Notes for Third Sunday of Easter:
On this Third Sunday of Easter, the Gospel reading directs our attention to the Eucharist as our ongoing experience of the resurrection. On the first Easter afternoon Jesus met two of his followers, and as they walked to the village of Emmaus he explained the scriptures concerning his death and resurrection to them. At table with them he said the blessing and broke the bread and they recognized him.
Today's Gospel reading carries that story to its conclusion. Those two disciples are in the midst of telling the others that Jesus was made known to them in the breaking of bread when he appears in their midst. He again explains the scriptures and shares food with them. Thus from the very beginning of the Church's life in the risen Lord, the meal has been the most common way Jesus' resurrection is revealed to his people.
Our reading from Acts today is an account of the manifestation of Christ's presence in and through his followers. Peter and John heal a cripple in the name of Jesus and then Peter proclaims the Gospel of the dying and rising of Jesus. The second reading this Sunday speaks of the forgiveness of sins we have as a result of our life in Christ.
We are a people who through Baptism and Eucharist live in Christ's dying and rising. We meet him again and again in the Breaking of the Bread and acclaim him. "Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us. Therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia!"
From
The Rite Light: Reflections on the Sunday Readings and Seasons of the Church Year
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Copyright © 2009 by Michael W. Merriman. Church Publishing Incorporated, New York.
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In Our Prayers
We pray for those on our prayer list in special need of our prayers: Reed and Micki Henderson, Nancy Boothby, Rev. Edward Dufresne, Cody Roberts, William Rice Sr., Elaine Graham, Patricia P, Gray Pierson,
Pat Stoneburner, Tony Stoneburner, Kathy Gray, Holly, Carolyn Angel, Colin MacNaught, Nancy Stearns, Andrew Harriman, Tom Davenport, Hannah Scaife, Marcia Scott, Ross Gagnon, Sen. John McCain, George A. Smith, Gladys Smith, Sam and Isabelle Hulsey, Jennifer Hulsey and her family Byron, Ben, and Claire. We pray, also, for those who love and care for them.
We pray for those struggling with addiction and mental illness.
We pray for all those receiving care through Neighbor Care and for all the residents of the Island Nursing Home, the Northern Bay Residential Facility,
and their families.
We pray for the dying, and those who have died. We remember also those who mourn.
We pray for the victims of gun violence-in our cities and towns, in our schools, in our places of worship, and in our homes.
We pray for the victims of the violence of armed conflicts around the world. We pray for those made refugees by the violence of armed conflicts. We pray for the victims of terrorist attacks everywhere.
We pray for all who suffer the effects of domestic violence and the violence
of bullying in our schools.
We pray for all peacemakers, and all those who work for justice.
We pray for all those serving in the armed forces of our country, remembering, especially, Craig, Chris, Graham, and Caleb.
We pray for all who govern, and we pray for the concerns of our local community, remembering, especially, our children, our young people, and our isolated elderly.
We pray for Justin, Archbishop of Canterbury; Suheil, Bishop of Jerusalem; Michael, our Presiding Bishop; Steve, our Bishop; for the members of our vestry; and for all our members, whose ministries are varied and far-reaching.
In the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, we pray for
the congregations of St. Anne's, Calais; Christ Church, Eastport; and St. Aidan's, Machias. For parishes in transition.
In the Anglican
Cycle of Prayer, we pray for
The Church of Ireland.
On the Island and Peninsula,
we pray for Blue Hill First Congregational Church.
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Icon of St. Brendan by Siri Beckman
Lord, I will trust you.
Help me to journey beyond the familiar and into the unknown.
Give me the faith to leave old ways and break new ground with you.
Christ of the mysteries, I trust you to be stronger than each storm
within me.
I will trust in the darkness and know that my times are in your hand.
Tune my spirit to the music of heaven, and somehow, make my obedience count for you.
-Prayer attributed to St. Brendan
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Contact Information
St. Brendan the Navigator
627 North Deer Isle Road
Deer Isle, ME 04627
Telephone: 207-348-6240
E-mail: office@stbrendans-me.org
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 305, Deer Isle, ME 04627
Office Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday 12-5pm
Emergency Contacts:
Vestry Members:
Elisabeth Ingoldsby, Senior Warden
Tel: Home: 207-348-2586 / Cell: 207-266-4541
lisingo@msn.com
Josephine Jacob, Junior Warden
Tel: 207-348-6997 / Cell: 207-664-4884
josephinejacob30
@gmail.com
Pete Dane-Treasurer 348-5245
Barbara Kourajian-Clerk 326-9153
Rich Paget 367-6569
Miriam Antich 972-849-7907
Peter Tarlton 348-9908
Pastoral Care:
Carolyn Mor 374-2179
Diane Greenlaw 460-7230
Prayer List Requests: office@stbrendans-me.org
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