St. Brendan the Navigator Episcopal Church
Our Mission: "To Love, Praise, Welcome and Serve"
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Worship this Sunday:
10 a.m. Holy Eucharist
Rev. Lev Sherman, Celebrant
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Scripture Readings for this Sunday (Notes are below)
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The bulletin can be found here.
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Join us in-person or online. Click below for the Zoom link. |
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All services and meetings will be held both in-person and via Zoom unless otherwise designated.
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4:30 p.m. Meditation/Silent Prayer (Zoom) |
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10:30 a.m. Discussion of T. S. Eliot's "Four Quartets"
5:00 p.m. Advent Vespers – Reflection by Jane LaChance
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9:30 a.m. Welcoming and Hospitality Ministry meeting |
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10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist with Rev. Michael Ambler preaching
2:00 p.m. Rev. Michael Ambler will be at St. Brendan to give a presentation on Restoration Laos. Click here for more information. |
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2:00 p.m. Holiday Tea for one and all at St. Brendan.
More information below.
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"So set are our eyes to see this world, we can barely see the other."
Sermon given by Pastor Elaine Hewes on November 20th.
Click below for the video recording. A text copy is available here.
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Dedication of Bicentennial Chalice and Paten
St. Brendan joined other congregations in the diocese in a moment of dedication and thanksgiving for the Bicentennial Chalice and Paten, specially commissioned for the diocese's Bicentennial celebration.
While the Diocese of Maine celebrated its 200th birthday in the year 2020, the year-long multi-event celebration was significantly changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Finally, the chalice and paten sets made by ceramic artist Stephanie Rozene were distributed to churches.
Professor Rozene wrote, "I believe that the work is not finished until it is in use, and in this, I am honored that the work will be finished by everyone in the Diocese of Maine as they take part in the Eucharist. The colors are reminiscent of those that remind me of Maine, blue waters, green of the pines, and white porcelain for the preciousness of each life."
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We are grateful to Agnes and Billy Love, Miriam Antich, and Pastor Elaine for braving the cold and planting garlic last Sunday. Their amazing efforts (yes, the ground was nearly frozen!) will yield garlic for our Simmering Pot soups next year.
This week's Simmering Pot crew produced 144 quarts of red lentil soup. This may be a record output! As always, we give thanks for this tireless group of volunteers who make this monthly meal possible.
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Remembering Matthew
The shooting last Saturday evening at the LGBTQ bar in Colorado which left five people dead, more than twenty-five people injured, and many families and friends grieving is yet one more example of our nation’s need for stricter gun control laws. But it also highlights a sharp rise in violence against people in the LGBTQ community.
Many of us wonder what we can do in response to this increased violence being waged against our LGBTQ neighbors. We will be considering this question in the coming weeks, and after consulting the larger Church and organizations working on justice for the LGBTQ community, we will offer some suggestions for involvement in our GPS Action Items.
But in this moment, we are providing a link to worship services being offered at the National Cathedral on December 1 to remember Matthew Shepard on what would have been his 46th birthday. Part of preparing ourselves for involvement in any justice effort is a preparation of heart, soul and mind centered in prayer, confession, communal lament, and hope. All work on behalf of justice begins here.
December 1 is also World AIDS Day. May we have the courage to follow our prayers to where they lead us as we remember Matthew Shepherd and all those who have suffered from AIDS.
Pastor Elaine
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A reading assignment this week to prepare for next weekend's visit by Canon Michael Ambler. Please look up http://www.restorationlaos.org and read about the work of removing unexploded munitions from 10 years of US bombing in the tiny country of Laos. Michael will be with the St Brendans's congregation next Sunday, December 4 to preach and to share a presentation in the afternoon with the wider community about Restoration Laos.
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Each of our Advent Vespers will give us the opportunity to listen to the Spirit of God not only in the silence but also in the sharing by our St. Brendan friends who will reflect on the question, “Where do you hear the sound of hope in these days?”
Join us on Wednesday at 5:00 p.m. for this short contemplative service. Jane LaChance will offer the reflection. Feel welcome to come a little early to sit in silence. We will have the candles lit by 4:45.
The bulletin can be found here. Click below for the Zoom link. |
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Advent Devotional Resources |
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The Rev. Tom Mousin and Rev. Merry Watters are pleased to share with you their 2022 Advent Devotional Calendar. Download the calendar here where there is an option for subscribing to a daily email based on the devotions of the calendar.
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Slow down. Quiet. It's Advent.
Jay Sidebotham's Advent poster calendar is available at church. This calendar offers ideas for prayer, helping others, and being thoughtful about the true meaning of Christmas.
If you would like a calendar mailed to you, please email Barbara K.
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Forward Movement, a ministry of the Episcopal church offers this online devotional. They choose a single word from the Sunday Lectionary readings for each day of the season of Advent and provide a daily meditation and visual image inspired by this word. You are invited to share your personal reflections via social media.
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Living Well through Advent 2022
Practicing Simplicity with All Your Heart, Soul, Strength, and Mind
This Living Compass publication can be downloaded here.
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New Sacred Ground Session |
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A new Sacred Ground class will begin in January. This will be our third group to participate and it will include some members from the Deer Isle Congregational Church as well as the wider community. Everyone who has participated has found it very valuable. If you would like to put your name on the list, please click below. The day and time of the meetings will be determined by the availability of those who sign up. |
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Alfred’s Box
We have filled up Alfred's box twice! Let’s fill it up again!
Click here for an updated list from Teresa with gifts local children are wishing for.
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.
Contact Woody Osborne with any questions.
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Education & Spiritual Development Ministry |
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The glory of the Lord shone round them.
Luke 2:9(NJB)
Join us for Meditation/Silent Prayer
every Monday at 4:30 p.m.
Readings, poems, and prayers are shared before a
period of sitting together in silence. All are welcome.
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Bible Study
Wednesday at 10:30 a.m.
We will begin our study of T.S. Eliot's "Four Quartets" on November 30th.
Critics acclaim “Four Quartets" as “one of the great poems of the 20th century.” They suggest the individual poems reflect a common theme: “man's relationship with time, the universe, and the divine.” We will read and discuss one poem each Wednesday. The series will be facilitated by Nathan Dane and Mickey Jacoba.
will be emailed to all participants before each meeting. The series continues on December 7th, 14th, and 21st in-person and on Zoom.
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Janet Pickens – 15
Kassie Grey – 17
Peter Tarlton – 20
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Joan Maxwell – 27
Tom van Buren – 27
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Island Community Center Holiday Events
Island Community Center Holiday Craft Fair will be held on Saturday, November 26th from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Santa will be there.
The Island Community Center is planning other holiday events. Click on the title for more information:
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St. Brendan Holiday Tea
Saturday, December 10 at 2 p.m.
Reservations are required. Respond by December 8th by emailing office@stbrendans-me.org
or call 348-6240. Donations will be accepted to benefit the Island Heating Assistance Program.
If you would like to bake, help set up, or serve, please contact Lynne Witham.
She will provide further details.
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We pray for those in special need:
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Corbin
Rebecca
Diana B.
Diane W.
Pam B.
Elaine Taggart
Susan Manne
Little Eagle
Pam Getto
Susan Wade
Jase
Jaxson
Jacob
Kathy
Rachel Richmond
Becky and Dayna Haskell & family
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Sheena
Brent Was
Heather Corey
Bill Scaife
Gary and Wellesley
Mary Blanco
Mary Lawrence Hicks and family
Max
Bob Budd and family
Mary Ann Shaw
Seth
Roger
Stephen Gill
Julie and Tom
Skip Greenlaw
Peter Brown
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Heather Callister
The family of Linda Shepard
Nick
Julie
Stewart
Marcia Scott
Phoibe DeJesus
Lindsay Bowker
Pastor Edward Dufresne
Nancy Boothby
Ana
Nancy Stearns
Isabelle H.
Tony Stoneburner
Carol Stoneburner
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We pray, also, for those who love and care for them. |
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We continue to hold in prayer those in our community who have recently lost loved ones; among them are the Tarlton, Scaife, Walkling, Reece, Hines, Hutchinson, Adams and Jacob families.
We pray for those struggling with addiction and mental illness and their caregivers.
We pray for all those receiving care through Neighbor Care and for all the relocated residents of the Island Nursing Home and their families.
We pray for the victims of gun violence -- in our cities and towns, in our schools, in our places of worship, and in our homes.
We pray for the victims of the violence of armed conflicts around the world. We pray for those made refugees by the violence of armed conflicts. We pray for the victims of terrorist attacks everywhere.
We pray for all who suffer the effects of domestic violence and the violence of bullying in our schools and workplaces.
We pray for our nation, our president and vice-president, and all elected and appointed leaders.
We pray for all peacemakers, and all those who work for justice, may we be found in their ranks.
We pray for all those serving in the armed forces of our country.
We pray for Justin, Archbishop of Canterbury; Suheil, Bishop of Jerusalem; Michael, our Presiding Bishop; Thomas, our Bishop; for the members of our Vestry; and for all our members, whose ministries are varied and far-reaching.
In the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, we pray for Trinity, Lewiston; St. Augustine’s, Dover-Foxcroft and for our Committee on Indian Relations.
In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, we pray for The Nippon Sei Ko Kai.
On the Island and Peninsula, we pray for Community of Christ, Stonington.
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First Sunday in Advent
On this Advent Sunday, the liturgy is centered on the second Advent of Christ, when he will return as judge and establish the Kingdom of God. In today’s Gospel reading Jesus tells his followers that his return will be sudden and with no warning. Therefore, we are to live at all times as though his return is imminent.
In the first reading, the prophet Isaiah foresees that Kingdom as God’s reign over a united and peaceful humanity. All people will know themselves to be the children of God and brothers and sisters to all other people.
The second reading from Romans exhorts us to live as though we were in the last days. We are to live as though the Kingdom has come; shunning darkness and living in the light of God’s presence.
The Advent theme that points to Jesus’ first coming in his birth becomes the sign for us of the Advent yet to come. As we gather in the Eucharist, we find in our liturgical action a foretaste of the unity and peace of God’s Kingdom. We recognize that in this in-between time (between Jesus’ first coming and his second) we ourselves are caught up in the Eucharist into the Kingdom.
The Rite Light: Reflections on the Sunday Readings and Seasons of the Church Year. Copyright © 2009 by Michael W. Merriman. Church Publishing Incorporated, New York
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Office Hours: Tuesday 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Pastor Elaine Hewes
Tel: 207-479-5651
Emergency Contacts:
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Allen Downs, Warden
(207) 348-2560
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George Pazuniak, Warden
Tel: 207-359-8576
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Dan Reardon-Treasurer
Mickey Jacoba-Clerk
Meg Graham
Linda Shepard
Jane LaChance
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ST. BRENDAN THE NAVIGATOR EPISCOPAL CHURCH, P.O. Box 305, 627 NORTH DEER ISLE ROAD, DEER ISLE, ME 04627
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