10 a.m. Holy Eucharist with Pastor Elaine Hewes presiding

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All services and meetings will be held both in-person and via Zoom unless otherwise designated.

8:00 a.m. Simmering Pot

4:30 p.m. Meditation/Silent Prayer (Zoom)

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Defibrillator (AED) and resuscitation (CPR) training in the parish hall.                 

8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. WindowDressers Build

2:00 a.m. Standard Time begins -- turn clocks back one hour

10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist with Pastor Elaine Hewes preaching

October 22, 2022

Click on the photo to hear the Address. Download a transcript here.

Click here for the Convention recap.

All the Convention Resources can be found here.

"Humble Pie"

Sermon given by Rev. Jennifer Reece on October 23rd.

Click below for the video recording.

Yellow split pea soup was on the menu this past Monday and next Monday our chefs, choppers, and soup deliverers will be back in the kitchen preparing another 120+ quarts of soup. Months with five Mondays has St. Brendan preparing soup twice. Many hands are needed for both the preparation and delivery this coming Monday, October 31st. Please join us!

This Sunday, October 30, we will celebrate Reformation Sunday and the 16th century movement begun by Martin Luther and other reformers to “liberate” the living Word/presence/Spirit of God from the many confines placed around it by the Church of the day (confines, restrictions and prohibitions which prevented people from hearing, touching, seeing, and perceiving God’s liberating Word in their lives). Many Protestant churches in the present day choose to celebrate Reformation Sunday not only to remember the reform movement begun in the 16th century, but to ask themselves how the Church might continue this process of reformation on behalf of God’s creating and liberating Word.

St. Brendan will participate in such a celebration this Sunday in a number of ways, including these:

1) In our hymns and prayers (especially our sending hymn, which always gets people up and moving!)

2) During the sermon time, Ashley Pesek and Jackie Pelletier, both members of the larger island community, will speak of where they see God’s presence in their everyday lives and work. (Ashley is the director of the Opiate Free Island Project, and Jackie is a member of the Deer Isle Ambulance Corp.) A church in the process of reformation will always be both inside-out and outside-in… And “evangelism” (sharing the liberating Word of God in Christ Jesus) is not always about talking… Sometimes it’s about listening. On Reformation Sunday we will be blessed to have our island neighbors “evangelize us” as both Ashley and Jackie come “inside” to share their stories with us.

3) During communion, we will offer the “cup of salvation” in two different ways:

We are grateful to Dana Appel (Andree’s husband) for making the wooden tray that will be holding the small glass cups. It is lovely to have something handcrafted and made from local materials to hold our cups. And it is especially lovely that the tray is made by Andree’s husband! Martin Luther would be so pleased, as he insisted that ordinary everyday materials and ordinary everyday people (like any of us) can carry the extraordinary gift of God’s grace and love. Thank you, Dana!

All of these Sunday morning offerings are ways to celebrate the many ways in which we can continue re-forming the Church, always with the hope that in our listening and speaking and doing and being, we will live in service to God’s creating liberating Word/Spirit/Presence.

Pastor Elaine

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October has been Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Please increase your awareness of this tragic reality in our society across all economic, gender, race, ethnicity, and age boundaries. Learn about the work of the NextStep Domestic Violence Project of Hancock County (link: nextstepdvproject.org) or find and support a Domestic Violence Awareness program where you live.

HELP! The WindowDressers Build will start in the Parish Hall in less than a week and many more hands are needed to build 238 windows and to provide sustenance for the workers. November 4-8. Sign up at coffee hour this weekend or call Jo Jacob at 207-664-4884.

We REALLY need your help!

There are many ways to assist. Please call Jo Jacob or Miriam if you have any questions.

The box for Alfred’s Christmas list is in the lobby, ready for our contributions. There are already some gifts of jackets, books, and toys. The list of suggested gifts is on the greeter's table, and there will be extra copies available. (You can also click here to get a copy.)

Theresa Gove-Eaton, who is again coordinating the drive, emphasized a need for winter hats, matching hats and gloves, snow suits, and winter jackets. The other items on the list are, of course, also welcome. If you can’t get to the box, you can send your purchases to Woody at 482 South Deer Isle Road, Deer Isle, ME 04627.

In addition to providing gifts, financial contributions are also welcome. Checks should be made payable to Alfred’s Christmas Fund and sent to: Theresa Gove-Eaton, 224 Sunset Crossroad, Deer Isle, ME 04627.



period of sitting together in silence. All are welcome.

Our brother Seth Wrightington received notification from his landlord that he is being evicted from his apartment in Blue Hill. This is no fault of Seth's. The landlord, who recently purchased the building, wants to use the building for another use besides residential occupancy. They want him out by October 31, which isn't much notice.

We have put the word out to several sources to help locate an apartment for Seth. Since he sold his car earlier this year, the location in Blue Hill has been ideal in that he can walk to the laundry mat and stores. If you have any knowledge of an apartment in Blue Hill or elsewhere, please call Skip Greenlaw at 460-1260. Thank you, and I am sure Seth appreciates any assistance you can offer.

Skip Greenlaw

The entire diocesan community is invited to watch Dr. Meeks' keynote address on "Racialized Trauma and Healing" which will be live-streamed on YouTube on November 3 from 10:00 a.m. to Noon.

We pray for those in special need:

Dan Reardon-Treasurer

Mickey Jacoba-Clerk