ALL ANGELS BY THE SEA
WEEKLY TIDINGS
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ALL ANGELS ANNUAL MEETING |
This Sunday, at 11:30 am, we will have our first, and hopefully only, on-line Annual Meeting. To participate, please click on this link https://zoom.us/j/5955701807
If you would like to attend in person, please be in the church by 11:25 am.
We will vote, by voice and by on-line acclimation, on three items - the budget, Vestry members, and diocesan convention delegates. The nominations committee has put forward four people for four open positions on the Vestry.
Three open positions are for 3-year terms and one position is for a vacant 1-year term. For the 3-year terms, Cathie Wilt, Hank Kochan, and Sandy Wood have agreed to serve. For the 1-year term, Barbara Pickrell has agreed to serve.
Mark your calendars: The Annual Meeting for 2022 has reserved a brunch space at the Sarasota Yacht Club on Sunday, February 20th, 2022.
If you would like to read the Annual Report, please click here:
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Holy Communion will be offered at both the 8:00 am and 10:00 service.
Seating is available on a first come first serve basis.
Masks are required indoors - please wear the mask over your mouth and nose.
The service will be about 45 minutes.
Communion bread will be offered outdoors.
Drive-in Church - drive up, tune your radio to 107.5 FM
Walk-up Church - bring a chair/bike/beach blanket, stay six feet from your neighbor in our garden and grassy area, and listen to the service live.
Live-stream - go to AllAngelsLBK.org, click on the "All Angels Enter Here" picture and you will be routed to our YouTube channel.
Zoom - go to https://zoom.us/j/5955701807 and watch and listen live. Be sure to stick around after the service for our coffee hour chat-with-your-neighbor time.
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Scripture Readings, February 21
1 Peter 3:18-22
Psalm 25:1-9
Mark 1:9-15
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Centering Prayer
Centering Prayer invites you to pray with them, every day,
at 8 am, wherever you are. When you enter into prayer at 8 am (Eastern), you will know that others are praying at the same time.
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Prayers for our People
We pray for those who are sick, those who suffer; we pray for all who protect us both here and abroad, and for those on our prayer list; especially, Downs IV, Holden, Brian and Robert. Grant healing and recovery for all who have gone through surgery. Give peace and strength for those going through cancer treatments, especially Victoria, Andres, Alex, Colleen, Jack, John, Douglas and Tom. Visit and comfort all who are under the care of skilled nursing, especially Bob, Timothy, Don, Barbara and Mike. Be near to all who are in hospice care.
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Lenten Book Study
Fr. Dave will be offering two different studies — a weekly meditation on the stations of the cross based on the book Walking the Way of Sorrows by Katerina Whitley and a weekly Zoom book study of Proof of Heaven by Eben Alexander, M.D.
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Organ Concerts
Join us every Thursday at 11:00 am for our Organ Concert in the Park
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Art Gallery
On display in the Gallery during February are more than 60 pieces of art for sale- your response was amazing! Please stop by and shop after church on Sunday; Monday through Thursday until 1 pm; or make an appointment. 100% of the sale goes to All Angels.
Our artist for the month of March will be Rene Fletcher.
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Discussion Groups
Following up this week's topic of how do we know what is true, here is an opinion piece that gives a four-step process in how to read the news. Although it is longer than most articles, I think you will find it interesting.
God's peace to you,
- Dave
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Thank You of the Week
Thank you to our Stewardship presenters:
Cathie Wilt, Sandy Wood, Rick Machemer, Fr. Fred Emrick.
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Online Giving
If you would like to give to the offering plate electronically, you can find the online giving link on our All Angels website by clicking the link below:
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USS All Angels
In a couple of weeks, I will celebrate my second year anniversary at All Angels. Also, in a few weeks, we will come up to the anniversary of going on-line. That tells
me that half my time spent with you all has been during a pandemic. The primary thing we do at All Angels is fellowship. It is also the primary thing that we had to stop doing. While our in-person attendance, combined with our on-line attendance, is climbing and, in many ways, higher than a year ago; while we are able to have
book studies, discussion groups, and even a Stewardship drive; we have yet to have in-person fellowship. A popular church phrase is this: keep the Main Thing the main thing. God is the Main Thing. At the same time, our primary way of sharing the Main Thing’s love is fellowship and it is the one thing we had to stop doing for longer than anyone thought.
None of the clergy and churches that I am in contact with have any idea how to do fellowship during the pandemic. Frankly, no one is talking about any substantive plans to restart. I do know this about fellowship: it will be outside, with coffee and tea but without finger food, and there will be lots and lots of smiles. At this point, I think the first group to try in-person meeting will be the Women’s Discussion Group. Next will be two coffee and tea stations outside after a church service. Then, we will work on the Men’s Group, ECW, bible and book studies. All the while, we will be charting a course not taken.
The way I can describe this past year is, imagine, if you will, All Angels as a clipper ship. The seas have been rough and the wind has been strong with shifting directions. Nevertheless, we have charted a course this year through rough weather in a part of the sea we never have been in before. The top decks were closed for a while; only a handful of sailors were allowed up. Later on, more were allowed topside to navigate and trim the sails. Others have come up to make repairs and improvements. Although the seas are still rough, just beyond the horizon, there is some clearer weather. There will be a time soon for more people to come up on deck. After that, there will be even smoother sailing so that more and more can
come up from their cabins. Some people may choose to stay below deck while others have been itching to stretch their legs and talk to other people. At the same time, there are some other ships/churches, who have decided to stay in port; others ventured out but quickly put down the anchors and rolled up the sails. But that’s not us. We have charted a slow but steady course. I talked to skippers who have ventured out father and have learned from them. What we have learned out in the storm we have reported to other ships and that has helped them to venture out too.
While we have had anything but fair winds and following seas this past year, our mission is to venture out to bring the living Christ to those inside and outside the church.
- Fr. Dave
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All previous services, discussion group readings, Bible study classes and organ concerts may be found on our website:
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