NEWS FROM
ST. RAFE'S
June 24, 2021
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Vicar's Notes
We have already reach the 5th Sunday after Pentecost or Proper 8, if you prefer. The Gospel message for this week is quite long and also very interesting. It is Mark 5:21-43. It is actually a two-fer in that it introduces us to Jairus, one of the leaders of the synagogue, and also to the woman who had been suffering from hemorrhages for twelve years. While these two healing stories are seemingly very different, they also have similarities. I plan to explore these two stories in my homily.
Please note that we will continue to offer the Sacrament of Healing in the Chapel during communion. Please feel free to visit the chapel immediately following your consumption of communion.
Peace and Love,
John
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Faithful in All Things
Jesus said, “Whoever can be trusted with very little can be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much” (Luke 16:10). Jesus is saying that a faithful person will handle God’s gifts faithfully regardless of whether they have few or many gifts entrusted to them. What we do with what we have shows our faithfulness.
A faithful person will do the small things well. One day a young man went to a bank to apply for a job. After his interview, he was leaving the bank and happened to notice some small trash on the floor. He picked it up and put it in the waste paper basket. Seconds later, he helped an elderly lady with the door. Unknown to the young man, the man who had interviewed him for the job was observing him. The young man was promptly summoned back and given the job. The employer’s comment: “Anyone who pays attention to the small things as you just did needs to work here.”
Unfortunately, we Christians may incorrectly think that small things aren’t important to God. We may have the attitude that God won’t be concerned with the small amount of money or other gifts that we have been given. In the Bible, God spoke mightily through the little that people had. God used the widow and her two mites to teach us a lesson about sacrificial giving. he used the small amount of flour and oil that the Widow of Zarephath had to demonstrate obedience. Jesus used the loaves and fish of a young boy to reveal how God can magnify a small gift. God commended their faith with small things, and he didn’t overlook what faithful people did with small things.
Through God’s Word, we understand that small things do count. Because we understand our need to be faithful with all things, we should ask ourselves how we are handling the seemingly small things in our lives. Are we handling small things well in our homes, jobs, and churches? Can non-Christians see a difference in us? With God’s help, we can be faithful with ALL that we’ve been given. Through our faithfulness, God will be glorified.
God Bless.
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Wednesday Morning
Mat Stretch & Balance
Stretch & balance classes
are being offered
from 9-10 a.m. in Comfort Hall.
Everyone is Welcome, Beginners to Advanced!
Please bring your own mat to class!
For more information contact Tina at 419-270-6743 or Ann Fossum at 484-802-7014. An instructor donation will be accepted but is not required.
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Thank you Patricia Eggenschiller |
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION
The link provided below is a major starting point. It is the address to our website and nearly everything you might want or need is contained on our website. All you need to do is either click directly on the link below or type the address into you browser. And POOF! You will immediately be taken to our website. Please take a few minutes to shop around and see what is available. And a word to the wise -- the site is changed frequently in order to add valuable information.
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Morning prayer
with Mary Ann
Wednesday at 10 a.m. via Zoom.
Please consider joining this group. It is easier than ever. All you need is an electronic device such as an iPhone, Android phone, pad, tablet, laptop and desktop. Look at the email where it says "Join Zoom meeting" and put your mouse on the link and click. Poof, just like magic, you are in the waiting room. Shortly thereafter Linda will admit you to the meeting. Enjoy!
(The link doesn't become live until about 9:50 a.m. for the 10:00 a.m. meeting.)
The invitation email also contains the scripture reading that will be our focus for the day. That is, we get together and enjoy each other's company and have a good time discussing a particular piece of scripture. Please come and join us. If you don't see an email by Wednesday morning, call 239.463.6057 for the ID and passcode.
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Our Food Pantry is Making a Difference!
Please mail or drop off your checks (made payable to St. Raphael's) with a note on the memo line for "Choice Market". We continue to support the work of Choice Market which is the Outreach Program sponsored by Beach Baptist. In this way all of our money and all of our food supports people on this island.
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Keep them in your prayers
John, Mariann, Julie, Calvin, Paula,
Dan, Mary Ann, Christy,
Debbie, Bob, Ida, and
Are there others?
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for continuing to send in donations/pledges during this time. We continue to have most of the usual expenses, so your support is needed.
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Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
June 27, 2021
First Reading: Wisdom of Solomon 1:13-15; 2:23-24
Psalm: Psalm 30
Second Reading: 2nd Corinthians 8:7-15
Gospel: Mark 5:21-43
The Lectionary Page is a website providing lots of information regarding scripture readings for various occasions. To check out the readings above:
1. Click on the link below
2. Click on the appropriate calendar date
3. Click on the highlighted text saying: Fifth Sunday After Pentecost
Read, mark, learn and inwardly digest.
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