News & Notes - August 8, 2021
Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost
The Holy Eucharist: 8:00 and 10:00 a.m.
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From the Director of Spiritual Formation... |
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A Brief But Spectacular History:
St. Andrew's Food Program
St. Andrew's Food Program was started in 2003 by Michael and Leslie Benjamin along with other church members. In the beginning it was a bag of groceries to local residents, some who were homeless. Quite a few members of Incarnation would do the weekly shopping for the groceries, Jack Cramer, Bob Gephardt, and Jerry Slaby to name a few. After a year, the volunteers added hot dinners to the food pantry pick up days. They went from two Tuesdays a month to every Tuesday with a sit-down meal.
The program has evolved over the years. In the current difficult financial times, more individuals and families have become “food insecure” and are seeking food assistance from St. Andrew’s Food Program. The number of individuals served at the pantry has more than doubled over the years. Many of our recipients are seniors and longtime residents of the river area. On average before COVID-19, we served 150 households a week thanks to our partnership with Redwood Empire Food Bank and grants from The Russian River Sisters, Incarnation 100, our bicycle ride fundraiser, and a fund given by Don and Maureen Green back in the early 90’s.
I remember the first year I was director of the food program we were looking for a way to add protein to the meals and figure out what to do with leftovers and old produce. Then I was introduced to Consuela, a local pig farmer, and an idea was hatched. She had property, the willingness to raise some pigs for us, and we had lots of leftovers. We purchased the pigs and she raised them on all our scraps! When the time came, a mobile meat processor turned those pigs into a years’ worth of protein for our meals.
During Covid-19 the need became too much for St. Andrew’s little building and the neighborhood to handle. The line of folks waiting for food went all the way around the block. We could no longer accommodate the need and honor social distancing. Thanks to the team at Redwood Empire Food Bank, arrangements were made to distribute the food in pre-filled grocery bags and a drive through was created down the street in the river parking lot. During this time our incredible team of volunteers revamped the hot meal program as meals-to-go!
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Our current volunteers are loyal Linda Hall and Consuela O’Malley going on eight years, Dani Bacci five, and Sheila Evans two. They find food! They get weekly donations from Safeway, leftovers from Food for Thought, groceries from Redwood Empire Food Bank, as well as the very coveted produce and fruit from Farm to Pantry gleaned from local farms and gardens in Sonoma County and delivered weekly. It’s an incredibly resourceful team.
We have been very creative over the years, adjusting the program to meet the needs. Working side by side with the volunteers you get a very clear understanding of how near and dear St. Andrew’s is to them. It’s a spiritual connection outside of a Sunday service, a wellspring of love, grace, faith in action, and a community looking out for each other.
Daphne Vernon
Director of Spiritual Formation
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For more information...
...on the organizations that assist St. Andrew's food program, check out these links.
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Worshiping Online
As we resume regular in-person services, our 10:00 liturgy will continue to be livestreamed on both Zoom and Facebook. Those participating on Zoom will be able to be seen and heard by in-person participants, reflecting our unity in Christ even as we are together at a distance.
· To dial in: Call (669) 900-9128. Enter meeting ID code: 997 787 434 #
We are also livestreaming each Zoom service on our Facebook page, so you can also watch the service on Facebook, and it will be archived there for viewing later in case you're not able to join in live. You don't need to be a Facebook member to see the live stream on the Facebook page.
Our service bulletin will continue to be screenshared on Zoom. To allow for a better viewing experience on Facebook, we will no longer screenshare bulletin slides on Facebook; instead, a link will allow you to download the bulletin. If you prefer to see the bulletin onscreen, you can still do so by joining the Zoom meeting.
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Communion at Home
If you aren't able to attend in-person services and would like to receive Communion at home, please email Pastor Stephen at sshaver@incarnationsantarosa.org or call the church office at (707) 579-2604 to make arrangements to pick up a Communion kit or have one brought to you. We will not have kits available for pickup in the parking lot or create a separate Zoom gathering for home Communion as we’ve done for earlier occasions—just call or email and we will make a plan to get Communion to you. If you would like to receive Communion during the 10:00 a.m. livestream on a given Sunday, you may get a Communion kit in advance containing the reserved Sacrament from the previous Sunday's service. |
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Morning Prayer Expands: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:30 a.m.
Our celebration of Morning Prayer is expanding from one to two days a week! We’ll now be gathering in the church building on both Tuesdays and Thursdays to begin the day with the prayers of the Church. Morning Prayer is built around praying the psalms, hearing scripture, and lifting up our prayers for the world, ourselves, and others. Masks are required for all until further notice. We are usually a group of around 4 to 8, and welcome all to come join us.
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Tuesday, August 17, at 6:30 p.m.: Incarnation Book Group
The Incarnation Book Group continues to meet on the Third Tuesday of the month at 6:30 pm via Zoom. Please join us in reading Tattoos on the Heart: The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together, by Heather McGhee.
"Heather McGhee's specialty is the American economy--and the mystery of why it so often fails the American public. From the financial crisis to rising student debt to collapsing public infrastructure, she found a common root problem: racism. But not just in the most obvious indignities for people of color. Racism has costs for white people, too. It is the common denominator of our most vexing public problems, the core dysfunction of our democracy and constitutive of the spiritual and moral crises that grip us all. But how did this happen? And is there a way out?
McGhee embarks on a deeply personal journey across the country from Maine to Mississippi to California, tallying what we lose when we buy into the zero-sum paradigm--the idea that progress for some of us must come at the expense of others. Along the way, she meets white people who confide in her about losing their homes, their dreams, and their shot at better jobs to the toxic mix of American racism and greed. This is the story of how public goods in this country--from parks and pools to functioning schools--have become private luxuries; of how unions collapsed, wages stagnated, and inequality increased; and of how this country, unique among the world's advanced economies, has thwarted universal healthcare.
But in unlikely places of worship and work, McGhee finds proof of what she calls the Solidarity Dividend: gains that come when people come together across race, to accomplish what we simply can't do on our own.
McGhee marshals economic and sociological research to paint a story of racism's costs, but at the heart of the book are the humble stories of people yearning to be part of a better America, including white supremacy's collateral victims: white people themselves. With startling empathy, this heartfelt message from a Black woman to a multiracial America leaves us with a new vision for a future in which we finally realize that life can be more than a zero-sum game.” — Goodreads
See you Tuesday, August 17, at 6:30 pm PST
For more information please contact Paul Mallatt at 707-312-3870 / paulyfa@me.com
(Please note: Financial assistance to purchase your copy is always available through Incarnation’s Bookstore)
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Friday, August 20, 1:00 p.m.: Memorial Service for Marilyn Payne
Our beloved member Marilyn Payne died a year ago, last August. Because we could not gather in person at that time, we held a vigil service for Marilyn on Zoom, and her ashes have been awaiting burial. Now it is time to gather in her memory, celebrate the burial Eucharist, and commit Marilyn's ashes to their resting place here at Incarnation. All are welcome to attend. The service will be in the church; masks are required. At family's request, no reception is planned.
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For the next two Sundays, after the 8 and 10 a.m. services, come to the library book sale!
As you may know, I’ve been sorting through the church library. I’m removing some of the books that are dated, those we have multiple copies of, or others that are multiple copies of the same type. But before these books go away, we're having a book sale to raise money for acquiring new books and furthering the goal of making it a space where people can browse the collection and maybe find new favorite authors!
See you Sunday!
Sharon Cronan
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COVID Corner
Just a reminder about our current COVID-19 practices for in-person worship:
- Masks are required for all participants indoors.
- Masks are encouraged for all outdoors, and strongly encouraged for anyone who is unvaccinated or otherwise at particularly high risk.
- Please be mindful of others' space and refrain from close contact with those not in your household group or "bubble."
Thank you for helping us gather in as responsible a way as possible and reducing the risk for our congregation and our wider community.
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Stephen will be away ...
Pastor Stephen will be on vacation from Sunday, August 8, through Sunday, August 15. He'll be back on Monday the 16th.
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Recording of Don Green’s Memorial Service
We held the Burial Eucharist for parishioner Donald Green on Friday, July 23, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. Since the service was streamed for members of Don’s family in England, the recording is available online. If you weren’t able to attend but would like to see some or all of the service, you can find the recording at https://www.incarnationsantarosa.org/memorial-service-for-don-green/. |
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The Children's Ministry is looking to grow!
We are happy to let you know that our job opening is up on the website and posted on sites around Northern California. We are excited to meet who is called to join us in ministry here at Incarnation. Please take a look at the job description and pass on to anyone you know who might be called. Click here to read more.
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Sunday, August 15, 2:00 PM
Moral Grandeur and Spiritual Audacity: The Remarkable Insights of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
This event is offered on Zoom only. Register for the Zoom link by clicking here.
Dr. Susannah Heschel will discuss her father's deep commitment to human rights, his involvement in the Civil Rights Movement, and his vision of a Jewish spirituality that combines the inner life with social and political commitment... Read the full article.
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Ministry Groups: Request to Meet On Campus
Since the beginning of the pandemic, all our various ministry groups, classes, etc., have been meeting online. Now, as pandemic restrictions ease, we are starting to have the possibility for small groups to meet on campus. If you are the leader of a group that would like to request permission to meet in person on Incarnation’s campus, click here to fill out a brief request form. The rector and wardens will review requests at their weekly meetings and will be in touch to let you know how you can move forward. |
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Prayer requests will stay on our list for 3 weeks. After that, if you would like long-term which is for 3 months, please notify the office. Prayers for those who have died will remain on for 6 months.
Your prayers are requested...
...Ella, Linda, Ashley, Gretchen, Manuel, Elizabeth, JoAn Blackstone, Nate, Peggy Zimmerman, Caroline, Alyce Sugiyama, Kate, Shelby, Demi, Ethan, Drew, Susan, Grizel, Pamela H., Alice, Sonja, Cindy Leonard, John C., Ed, James & Priscilla Carvalho, Lila Kane, Mary Knutsen., Amy C., Don Baier, Matt, Gene & Elizabeth Wright, Francoise LePage, Hugh & Angela Stevenson, Robyn Chew-Gibbs, Amanda Cortese, and Nancy Hanke.
...for those who have died: Joe T., Katrina, Don Green, Mary Wolfskill, Gabrielle Jefferess, Mickey Halberg, Shawna, Doug Cannedy, Sally, Shirley, Brenda, Rob McIntyre, Janet, Geoff Wright.
...for the victims of COVID-19: especially we pray for those affected by the COVID-19 virus, and for all who are in danger.
...for our city, county, and community; the city council, the board of supervisors, for those who serve the common good in law enforcement and the courts.
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Sunday, August 8
Monday, August 9
Tuesday, August 10
- 8:30 am: Morning Prayer in the church.
- 7:00 pm - Through the Ear to the Heart: contemplative singing. Contact Devi Mathieu to request the Zoom invitation: info@singhildegard.com, 707-829-0815.
Wednesday, August 11
- 8:30 am: Anam Cara - Psalms and Silence, in the church
- 6:00 pm: Alleluia Choir
Thursday, August 12
- 8:30 am: Morning Prayer in the church
- 6:00 pm: St. Cecilia Choir
Friday, August 13
- 9:00 am - 12:00 pm: Open Table Prep
Saturday, August 14
- 9:00 am - 11:00 am: Open Table Prep
Sunday, August 15
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Readings: Proverbs 9:1-6; Psalm 34:9-14; Ephesians 5:15-20; John 6:51-58
- 6:30 am opens, hot breakfast 7:00 am, closes 7:30 am: Sunday Open Table
- 8:00 am: Simple Holy Eucharist (in the Church)
- 10:00 am: Sung Holy Eucharist (in the Courtyard) - or participate online via Zoom or Facebook
- 11:15 am: Coffee Hour (in the Courtyard)
- 11:30 am: Daughters of the King (Gathering Room)
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Talk with Stephen
Could you use a prayer or a listening ear? Do you have ideas you'd like to share? Pastor Stephen is available to talk in person, by phone, or via Zoom. If you'd like to find a time to talk with Stephen, you can call Alison at 707-579-2604 or email Stephen directly at sshaver@incarnationsantarosa.org.
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Need Support?
If you know of anyone, including yourself, who could use a communion visit or a prayer, please call the church office (707-579-2604) or email alison@incarnationsantarosa.org
If you have a pastoral emergency after hours or on weekends, please call the church office (number above) and follow the prompts for the Priest-on-Call.
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