Thy Kingdom Come
is a
global prayer movement
that invites Christians around the world to pray between
Ascension and Pentecost (May 30th-June 9th)
for more people to come to know Jesus Christ. What started out as an invitation from the Archbishops of Canterbury and York in 2016 to the Church of England has grown into an international and ecumenical call to prayer.
We hope that you're praying for specific friends during Ascensiontide! Please invite them to church this coming Sunday, June 9th!
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Day of Pentecost: Whitsunday
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Join us for Pentecost Sunday! The choir will sing the hauntingly beautiful "Missa de Angelis," one of the best known Gregorian musical settings of the ordinary of the Mass with roots from the 12th century. After the 10:00 service, there will be a festive reception in the parish hall. Please invite friends!
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Donation Request for Live-Streaming
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Thank you so much to all who contributed to this important cause! We have reached our goal of $2,000!
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Friends,
Thanks to the generous support of a multitude of clergy, we will begin a new weekday service schedule on Monday, June 10. All services during the week are no longer than 30 minutes in length, and various times are available on different days. Beyond regular attendance on Sundays, I encourage you to try to attend one or more weekday service as a part of your regular spiritual practice.
Peace,
Fr. Charles
PS You can read more detail about the service schedule by clicking on the image above!
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St. Mary’s Family,
Have you ever looked around the photos of the former clergy of the parish hanging in the parish hall and thought, “What’s with the hat?” The biretta has been used regularly throughout this parish’s history, and this coming Sunday, you’ll see it in use once again.
The precise origin of this four-sided brimless cap is debated, though it is likely that its roots are in the academic headgear of the high Middle Ages. At the time, the clergy were amongst the few with an academic degree and the biretta ultimately became especially associated with the clergy. It evolved to the form you see today by the early sixteenth century, with regulations defining its ecclesiastical use being written a hundred years later.
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The biretta has fallen out of disuse in today’s world, a point made rather bluntly on The Episcopal Church’s
website
: “It is rarely used in The Episcopal Church, except in some parishes with an Anglo-Catholic piety.” St. Mary’s is certainly that!
In the public liturgies of the Church, generally, the biretta is worn by the Sacred Ministers – priest, deacon, and subdeacon
[2]
– in procession and while seated, while assisting clergy carry it at the breast in procession and wear it while seated. But perhaps the most important part of the use of the biretta is that it is removed anytime the Holy Name of Jesus is mentioned.
The preacher this Sunday (yours truly) will be tempted to say the name of Jesus as many times as possible during the sermon just to enjoy the look on the parishioners’ faces upon seeing the constant bobbing of hats behind him. Or perhaps we will observe the standard custom of doffing the first three times the Holy Name is used and then stop with the madness. Either way, the doffing of the biretta is a powerful, visual reminder for all to bow their heads in humble reverence when hearing that “name that is above every name.”
May its continued use at St. Mary’s lead us all to a closer devotion to the Holy Name of Jesus!
Peace,
Fr. Charles
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St. Mary's Belles / Arts & Crafts
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St. Mary's Belles
Saturday, June 8
11:30am - 2:30pm
Brunch at Sylvia's
Sylvia is a photographer and has spent time with wild mustangs in Wyoming.
Come view her lovely photography and visit with friends.
Arts and Crafts
May 30, June 27 - 10am - 2pm
on the last Thursday of each month.
Come with your unfinished hand craft and a sack lunch.
For more information about the St. Mary's Belles or the Arts & Crafts group,
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Did you miss Sunday's sermon?
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We post sermons preached on Sundays and Major Feasts on our website. You'll normally find both an audio recording and the text on
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f you experience a pastoral emergency and need to speak to a member of the St. Mary's clergy, please call 816-974-8082. This is a phone service that forwards the call to the clergyperson-on-call.
If you are scheduled for surgery or a serious medical procedure, or if there is a death in your family, please let us know via phone (816-842-0975) or
email
.
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If you'd like to pray the Daily Office online, click on the image above! That link provides a "St. Mary's-style" Daily Office in Rite I language with a few Anglo-Catholic devotions added. If you feel comfortable navigating the various options in the Office and would like to set your own preferences, click
here
!
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Donate to St. Mary's Online!
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Weekly Service Schedule
(beginning Monday, June 10)
Sunday
Low Mass: 8 a.m.
Solemn High Mass: 10 a.m.
Sung Compline: 7 p.m. (2nd Sunday of the month during the academic year)
Monday and Friday
7:00 a.m.: Morning Prayer with Holy Communion
Tuesday and Thursday
12:00 p.m.: Low Mass
Wednesday
6:00 p.m.: Evening Prayer with Holy Communion
Saturday
11:00 a.m.: Low Mass
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Clergy and Staff
Priest-in-Charge
Assistant Priest for Formation
Rector Emeritus
Priest Associate
Deacon Administrator
Artist-in-Residence/Choirmaster
Organist
Sexton
Ms. Rosalyn Powell
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Vestry
Mrs. Sharon Hunter-Putsch, Senior Warden
Mr. Donald E. Clark, Junior Warden
Bonnie Haupt
Mrs. Betty Iorg,
Mr. Chris McQueeny
Mr. Raja Reed
Mr. Dennis L. Robinson
Canon John L. Schaefer
Mr. David S. Wilcox, II
Mrs. Judith B. Brougham, Treasurer
Mr. Isaac Petty, Clerk
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