"Follow Me."
Prague, Czech Republic, The fresco of Miracle fishing Jesus in church kostel Svatého Václava
by S. G. Rudl (1900). Shutterstock image.
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Weekly Sunday service information and parish newsletter. |
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The Reverend David Boase, Celebrant |
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May 1 - The Third Sunday of Easter
+Holy Eucharist+
Rite I 8 a.m. | Rite II 10 a.m. (Sung)
Masks are optional.
9:00 a.m. Choir Rehearsal
9:15 - Children's Church School in Lower Level
9:15 - Adults - Morning Prayer & conversation in Pearson Hall
10 a.m. service in person & streamed via Facebook Live.
Coffee hour after the 10 a.m. service.
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Readings for Sunday, May 1
- Acts 9:1-6, (7-20)
- Revelation 5:11-14
- Psalm 30
- John 21:1-19
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The Week of May 1
- Wednesday, Holy Eucharist, 5:30 p.m.
- Fr. Ben took time off earlier (April 24-26, 28-29) and is out of town today, as well as this Sunday and Monday, May 1-2.
Looking Ahead
- Healing Eucharist, May 3, 10 a.m.
- Spring Book Fair, May 6-7
- Lunch Bunch, May 11
- Game Night (tentative), May 13
- Consecration of Bishop Burgess, May 21
- Parish Picnic, May 22, following 10 a.m. service
- Ascension Day, May 26
- Summer Book Fair, August 5-6
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May 21 Consecration of the Twelfth Bishop of the Diocese of Springfield
- The liturgy of Ordination and Consecration for the Very Reverend Brian K. Burgess will take place on Saturday, May 21 at 11:00 am in the Cathedral Church of St Paul the Apostle, with a reception immediately following. The service will be livestreamed on the Diocesan website homepage.
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If you plan to attend the Ordination and Consecration service, please RSVP in advance here.
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Youth are invited to participate in the liturgy and their parents should complete and submit the required online form in advance.
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St. Andrew's parishioners are invited to contribute towards the purchase of items (vestments and insignia) needed by Fr. Burgess when he is consecrated to begin his ministry as the Bishop of Springfield. If you wish to contribute, you may do so by sending a check made out to The Episcopal Diocese of Springfield, including "General Gift" on the memo line. Mail the check to The Episcopal Diocese of Springfield, 821 South 2nd Street, Springfield, Illinois 62704. You may also contribute online here. Be sure to select "New Bishop Gift Fund" in the drop down menu).
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Highlights of the Sunday, August 24, Meeting
Fr. Ben called the meeting to order at 11:39. Marty Cavanaugh, Vestry Clerk, presented the minutes of the March meeting and they were approved.
Rector
- The consecration of Bishop Brian Burgess will occur on Saturday, May 21, at 11 a.m. The service will be livestreamed on the Diocesan website homepage.
- Church Camp will be at East Bay Camp in Hudson, Illinois from July 3-9. Fr. Ben will be serving as chaplain for the camp so will be away beginning on July 2.
- Upcoming parish life events: Healing Eucharist, May 3 at 10 a.m.; Book Fair, May 6-7; Lunch Bunch, May 11; Game Night (tentative), May 13; Parish Picnic, May 22; Ascension Day, May 26.
- Fr. Ben will be out of town Sunday-Tuesday, April 24 – 26, to attend a retreat and will be taking vacation April 28 – May 2 at Nashotah House. Fr. Boase will celebrate mass on May 1.
Junior Warden
- Walter Bohn fixed the day/night sensor so that problems with controlling interior lights should be eliminated.
- Irrigation system needs to be turned on.
Treasurer
- Treasurer Callies was not present but provided March reports in advance of the meeting. She also sent an email indicating that progress in resolving Aplos issues had occurred since the last meeting as helpful Zoom meetings with Aplos representatives were arranged by Marian.
Communications
- Marian Smithson reported 78% readership of parish emails, including the newsletter, in the last 90 days and that several website and Facebook changes were made for Holy Week. Also, an Easter service advertisement was placed in The Intelligencer.
- Pat Hulme and Marian talked by phone about the need for May and June coffee hour signups and determined that providing reminders in the newsletter would be helpful but that targeted email requests to parishioners who have not yet signed up this year may be the most effective. A special email will be going out every two months to appropriate parishioners, asking them to consider volunteering.
ECW
- Velma Schmidt agreed calls are preferable in contacting potential coffee hour volunteers. She also said she would check on plans for game night.
Education
- Fr. Ben ordered books for anyone interested in confirmation which he plans to use during the summer.
Music
- Brian Pezza reported that the last date for the choir to be at Sunday services is May 22. Also, he reported that Henry will be taking some time off, in part to attend a continuing education event.
Pearson Hall Project
- Painting of Pearson Hall is completed and Vallow has ordered the carpet tile and kitchen flooring. Once these are received, Vallow will contact Marian Smithson, project coordinator, to determine an installation date.
- A total of $18,538 has been received to date -- $300 more than the initial anticipated cost for Phase One.
- Phase Two cost information will be shared in July but excitement about the painting and possible Phase Two improvements has led to suggestions of an additional kitchen refrigerator with an icemaker, a new stove, and a new kitchen sink. No major push to raise funds for these items is planned but a wish list with cost estimates probably will appear in the newsletter mid-summer.
Vestry highlights continue at this link. |
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National Cathedral Funeral for Madeleine Albright |
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[Episcopal News Service] President Joe Biden, as well as former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, were among those who paid tribute to Madeleine Albright, the former secretary of state, during her funeral held April 27 at Washington National Cathedral in the nation’s capital.
Albright, who first served in the Clinton administration as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations in the Clinton administration before later becoming the first female secretary of state in 1997, died of cancer on March 23 at age 84. She regularly attended St. John’s Episcopal Church in Washington’s Georgetown neighborhood and was serving on Washington National Cathedral’s governing body at the time of her death.
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Coffee Hour Thank You!
Thank you to the households of vestry members Depew and McKenney plus the Bohns, Donald/Gillentines, and Meg Solon for filling six May and June coffee hour slots. Volunteers are still needed for May 22 and June 19/26. Sign up for these and other dates at this site. |
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Eternal God, in whose perfect kingdom no sword is drawn but the sword of righteousness, no strength known but the strength of love: So mightily spread abroad your Spirit, that all peoples may be gathered under the banner of the Prince of Peace, as children of one Father; to whom be dominion and glory, now and for ever. Amen.
- Book of Common Prayer p.815
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St. Andrew's Communications
Communications Coordinator and Newsletter Editor-in-Chief, Marian Smithson
Newsletter Editor, Jane Weingartner | Newsletter Editor, Marianne Cavanaugh
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