ALL ANGELS BY THE SEA
WEEKLY TIDINGS
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To 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.
The service will begin with the lighting of the altar candles. If you are participating at home, you are invited to light a candle with us to create a sacred space of worship at home.
The bulletin can be found on the All Angels Website:
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Bishop Smith has decided that masks once again should be worn by all individuals for all indoor gatherings. |
Altar Flowers for Sunday, September 5
are given by Mike and Gail Clay
in thanksgiving for their All Angels friends.
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Scripture Readings, September 5
Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23
Psalm 125
James 2:1-17
Mark 7:24-37
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This is the last week to bring your gift cards to church
for Family Promise of Sarasota!
Please bring your gift cards for Family Promise of Sarasota to church on Sunday, as a bonus for our August Outreach.
Your gift in the collection plate will be anonymous.
To get contribution credit as an Outreach gift from All Angels you put your name on it somewhere (in pencil, so that the recipients don't receive it). Our goal is to report each week on how much assistance we are offering as a community. In order to do that, please indicate the value of the card, if it is not otherwise visible.
*If you receive an email asking you to send pictures of the gift card pin numbers, this is a fraud. Please make sure to bring the gift cards to the church in person or send them in the mail.
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Next week's Concert in the Park, on September 9,
is a remembrance of September 11th.
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5 Gail Clay
5 Bill Smith
5 Russ Callahan
9 Carolyne Starek
10 Barb MacLean
18 Christina Resanovich
21 Graham Toft
23 Beverly Henry
24 Daphne Walker
28 Elyse Rogers
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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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We Pray for our People
I ask your prayers for Downs IV, Holden and Brian. Grant healing and recovery for Beverly. Give peace and strength for those going through cancer treatments, especially Jane, Downs III, Victoria, Andres, Alex, Colleen, and Douglas. Visit and comfort all who are under the care of skilled nursing, especially Bob, Timothy and Barbara. Be near to all who are in hospice care especially John.
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A Prayer for the People of Afghanistan
Eternal God, hear our prayer for the peoples of Afghanistan and the profound humanitarian crisis where countless people, mostly women and children, are now fleeing and vulnerable. The lives of many are now endangered; the hopes of many are forgone. Send your Spirit, Lord, to rally the resolve of the nations of the earth to find pathways to save human lives, protect human rights, and to resolve the hardships of those seeking refuge, asylum, and safety. Hear our prayer for the peoples of Afghanistan. This we pray as followers of Jesus, the Prince of Peace. Amen.
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A Prayer for Haiti
Eternal God, send forth your Spirit to encourage and strengthen the people of Haiti in these difficult times. We pray especially for those impacted by the recent earthquake. Encourage and strengthen those who help and support others. In your mercy, receive the souls of those who have died; comfort their families and loved ones. Surround with your presence the sick and suffering. Aid the work of those who still search and rescue. Empower the medical and aid workers and all who labor to heal.
Likewise, inspire and empower the resolve of the nations and peoples of the world to be your instruments of help and healing. Stir up the might of your love and compassion among the nations to rally resources and stay the course until the humanitarian job is accomplished.
Lastly, enfold and uphold the people of Haiti—from the youngest newly born to the oldest among us—in the arms of your love and the strength of your might. This we pray in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, amen.
The Most Rev. Michael Bruce Curry
Presiding Bishop and Primate
The Episcopal Church
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Right now, Episcopal Relief and Development is working with the Diocese of Haiti and other partners to deliver services and financial assistance to those affected by the earthquake. In particular, we're providing financial assistance to families located in remote areas who aren't being served by other organizations.
Please hold the people of Haiti in your prayers and thoughts as they face these latest disasters. And if you can, please donate today!
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Episcopal Relief and Development Hurricane Relief Fund
ERD's U.S. Disaster team is in touch with the Diocese of Louisiana and other regional partners to assess immediate need and plan for long-term recovery and healing, but this is just the beginning of this recovery and a long hurricane season. They must stay ready to act when the next storm hits, wherever it may be — and they are counting on our community to show what our faith can do.
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ECW Update
Thanks to all who participated both in person and by phone in the August 26 planning meeting. ECW will continue as soon as in-person gatherings are safe. A steering committee consisting of Alison Jones, Katzy Nager , Daphne Walker, Ann Robert's, Carolyn Judd, Heidi Thomas, Helen Bradshaw, and Pam Elder will plan meetings and programs.
It was decided to disburse excess treasury funds to the following:
$2,000 to Resurrection House
$2,000 to Agape Flights for their hurricane relief effort in Haiti
On-going ECW project: remember to bring nonperishable, non glass container items for the Manatee Food Bank. A list of needed items is available on the gallery table. They are particularly in need of baby items such as diapers, wipes, baby cereal, Enfamil formula.
No glass containers please.
Can't bring in items? Send a check made out to All Angels by the Sea; memo line: Manatee Food Bank
Gail Clay, past president
It has been my honor to serve as your president.
Thank you to the parish for supporting the ECW and our Outreach efforts.
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Choir Rehearsals
Choir rehearsals resume on Thursday, September 2 in the Music Room; 10-10:45 a.m. New members are always welcome.
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Art Gallery
Our "New to You" art sale continues online. To see what is available for sale, please visit our website: www.allangelslbk.org
Chris Collins continues to be our gallery artist through September. Please stop by and enjoy the work of this talented artist and church member. 100% of the sale of his artwork goes to the mission and ministry of All Angels. Checks should be written to All Angels by the Sea.
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Men's Discussion Groups
For this Tuesday's discussion group, we have two short and potentially competing articles. One is from the WSJ editorial board that says Hurricane Ida taught us that we need to set funding principles on reinforcing infrastructure instead of trying to reduce greenhouse gasses. The Christian Century magazine's editorial board said that we need to fund reduction in greenhouse gasses. They both cite the same report from the climate commission that reports to the U.N.
I am wondering what you think?
We are gathering in person - I'll have the coffee ready - and on Zoom
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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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BISHOP COADJUTOR
WEBSITE AND NOMINATIONS
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Take a look at what Dave Marshall has been doing this summer on the Bishop Search Committee.
Diocese of Southwest Florida Prayer for the Election of a Bishop
Gracious God, as we walk by faith the shared journey of choosing a bishop for the Diocese of Southwest Florida, nurture within us discerning hearts and minds hopeful for possibilities yet to be revealed. Send to us a caring leader, we pray, who will uniquely delight in the abundant gifts of our diocese, and the beauty of this land, which so richly reflect your unity in diversity. Equip our human eyes and ears with divine recognition for the chief pastor of our diocese whom you have chosen to lead us in the ever-unfolding mission of your Church, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Nyad’s Achievement
In the archives section of the Los Angeles Times, I read about Diana Nyad who, in 2013, swam from Cuba to the Florida Keys. She was the first person ever to swim that distance without a shark cage. And, she did it, over Labor Day weekend, when she was 64 years old. The 110 miles swim took her 2 days, 4 hours, and 54 minutes to complete.
For comparison, in 1997, a twenty-two-year-old Australian, Susie Maroney, completed the Cuba-to-Florida journey in a shark cage. She fainted after reaching the beach and said that during the swim she had hallucinated about monkeys. In 2012, another Australian, Penny Palfrey, a 49-year-old, made it 76 miles from Havana but then was hospitalized for dehydration, jellyfish stings and blistered tongue.
Nyad swam with a small flotilla of kayakers and shark divers to protect her from jellyfish and sea trash. Although without a shark cage, Nyad wore a specialized “jellyfish mask” which she said just about did her in because it caused painful cuts on her mouth. Nevertheless, she won the mental struggle by imagining that she was using her left hand to push Cuba backward and her right hand to bring Florida closer.
After failing four times previously, Nyad decided in 2011 to make one more swim attempt. She trained by swimming laps in a Pasadena aquatic center. The staff commented that they would find Diana swimming in the morning, and, when they were getting ready to leave, she was still swimming laps. About the decision to make the fifth attempt, Nyad said, “I am stunned, at age 61, at how fast it all flies by. My mom just died. We blink and another decade passes. I don’t want to reach the end of my life and regret not having given my days everything in me to make them worthwhile.”
Just two miles shy of the Key West beach, she addressed her support crew. As recalled by her team, she said, “This is a lifelong dream of mine and I’m very glad to be with you. Some on the team are the most intimate friends of my life and some of you I’ve just met. But I’ll tell you something, you’re a special group. You pulled through; you are pros and have a great heart. So let’s get going so we can have a whopping party.”
On shaky legs, wearing an electric blue swim cap, Nyad stood on the Key West beach in knee deep water, and said to the cheering crowd. “I have three things to tell you. One is, we should never give up. Two is, you’re never too old to chase your dreams. And three, swimming looks a solitary sport, but it’s a team effort.”
The theme this Sunday is “open”. In the Gospel lesson, Jesus is quoted using an Aramaic/Hebrew word, “Ef-fatha,” which means, “to open” and the two people Jesus encountered became “open” – one became open in mind and faith, the other physically had his ears opened and his tongue loosened. Keeping with the theme, our opening hymn and recessional hymn both have something to do with “open”.
Diana Nyad’s achievement has opened me to think of new possibilities and dreams. Her threefold words of encouragement to never give up, to chase one’s dreams, and to remember that no accomplishment is solitary has helped me to look at this new month with hope and anticipation; with a heart open to God who makes all things new.
-Fr. Dave
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