St. Brendan the Navigator Episcopal Church
Our Mission: "To Love, Praise, Welcome and Serve"
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Worship this Sunday:
10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist
Pastor Elaine Hewes, presiding
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Scripture readings for this Sunday (Notes are below):
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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5:00 p.m. Dinner with the congregation at Deer Isle Sunset Church |
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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. Bible Study - C.S. Lewis and The Screwtape Letters
4:00 p.m. Lenten Vespers -- Preston Carter, reflector
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10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist with The Revs. Anne Deneen and Joe Duggan presiding |
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Last Sunday after the Epiphany |
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Sermon given by The Rev. Steve Hayward on February 11th.
Click below for the recording.
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In thankfulness for the life of Marilyn Verhey and these thoughts Carolyn Mor shared on February 4, the Sunday after her death. We were grateful Marilyn's son Paul and grandson Amida were with us that Sunday in worship.
A Prayer for Marilyn
When Lily Clifford died, Rev. Cynthia Bourgeault said, “And as Lily gathers her soul in all the places of her life …..”
And now in these couple of days after Marilyn’s death, Marilyn is gathering her soul in all the places of her life.
I love that verb “gathers,” and I only have earthly images.
Is it like twirling the paper cone around in the spun sugar machine swirling cotton candy around the cone?
Is it like the sheep shearer rolling and folding the freshly shorn fleece into a bundle?
Is it like the children collecting feathers the geese have dropped in the barnyard?
We pray that Marilyn’s beautiful soul is woven firmly into the cloth that makes Saint Brendans.
Amen.
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A new home for Marilyn's cat |
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George has adopted Bentley. |
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Giving our Priorities Shape (GPS) Action Item |
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"Faith in Action"
We are invited during Lent to deepen our faith through various Lenten “disciplines” or practices, traditionally Prayer, Fasting, and Almsgiving. These next couple of weeks, consider the discipline or practice of Centering Prayer. What might happen if we set aside a period each day for prayer? Whether this is new to you or a very familiar practice, there is a resource, The Contemplative Society, founded by our friend, Cynthia Bourgeault, that might inspire you to find the time to deepen your faith during the season of Lent through the practice of Centering Prayer.
St. Brendan offers an opportunity to practice Centering Prayer every Monday at 4:30 p.m. by Zoom. We welcome you to join us. Clink this LINK to join us any Monday.
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Vespers on Wednesdays begins on February 21 and continues through March 20 at 4:00 p.m. in-person and over Zoom. Join us for prayer, music, and a reflection.
Our Lenten theme this year is "Practicing makes possible..." Our reflectors/preachers will speak about how "practicing" has been helpful in their lives (and their faith). Our speaker this Wednesday is Preston Carter.
The bulletin for this service will be posted on the website. |
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Journey through Lent, illustrated by award-winning cartoonist Jay Sidebotham, invites spiritual reflection and is a wonderful companion for the Lenten season.
This poster is just right for hanging on the wall or keeping on a table for daily coloring. The calendars are available in the entryway at the church. If you are not able to pick one up, click below to have one mailed to you.
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Create in me a clean heart, O God,
and renew a right spirit within me.
–Psalm 51:11
During Lent, we pray, “Create and make in us new and contrite hearts.” These meditations published by Episcopal Relief & Development focus on embracing this new heart, this new life in Christ, and looking deep within ourselves and acting in ways that seek and serve Christ in others.
You can sign up to receive a meditation in your inbox each day or download all the meditations to read and share. |
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Renewing God's Creation: Daily Meditations for Lent
Lent invites us to reflect on our relationships with God, each other, and the Earth upon which all life depends. The Creation Care Leadership Circle, a small group in the Diocese of Western Massachusetts, invites you to sign up to receive an inspirational daily meditation (including a short quote and an image) during the Forty Days of Lent. The quotes come from diverse sources to honor the wisdom of many voices and traditions.
Click here to receive these meditations to help you contemplate the gift of the natural world and our calling to reconcile humanity with the rest of God’s creation.
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Living Well Through Lent 2024
Practicing Forgiveness with All Your Heart, Soul, Strength, and Mind
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Welcoming & Hospitality Ministry |
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"Let them eat pancakes!"
And we did! We enjoyed a variety of delicious pancakes at our
Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper.
A special thanks to Jane LaChance and her crew of volunteers for making this event such a success.
Johnny Wheaton deserves a MVP (Most Valuable Person) award for the many ways he helped with the supper.
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Education & Spiritual Development Ministry |
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"You still don't know me."
John 14:9
Join us for Meditation/Silent Prayer
every Monday at 4:30 p.m. by Zoom
Readings, poems, and prayers are shared
before a period of silence.
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Bible Study
Our Lenten Bible Study will be a study of The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis. This offering will begin this Wednesday and will continue on Wednesdays through March 20. This year's study uses The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis and readings from the Sunday liturgies of Lent. There is an e-reader version (or PDF) of the material, or you may prefer a booklet that can be printed out. If you cannot be a part of the Wednesday morning group, you can use these materials on your own as a Lenten companion. Click below to request the materials be emailed to you and to sign up for the Lenten Bible Study.
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David Morrish – 4
Ruth Robinson – 4
Marilyn Fuchs – 9
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Judy Miller – 10
Marcia Scott – 16
Jane LaChance – 24
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Maine Poor People’s Campaign Assembly in Augusta
On Saturday, March 2 at 11 AM (gathering at 10), the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival will march and rally in state capitals across the country, bringing the demands of poor and low-wealth people for living wages, healthcare, housing, education, environmental justice, and voting rights directly to our lawmakers.
You can learn more about and register for the Maine Assembly here.
Learn more about the Poor People's Campaign here.
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We pray for those in special need:
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Barbara
Sally
Carlotta
Megan
Avery
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry
Bishop Thomas Brown
Naomi
Carol Simanton
Billy Nutter
Theo
Robert B. Tobin
Anne Burton
Hewit
Pat and Dave
Mary Ann and Terry
Nishah
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David Morrish
Corbin
Rebecca
Pam B.
Susan Wade
Jase
Jaxson
Heather Corey
Stephen Gill
Brent Was
Bill Scaife
Stewart and Julie
Gary and Wellesley
Mary Blanco
Mary Lawrence Hicks and family
Max
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Skip Greenlaw
Bob Budd
Nancy
Peter Brown
Heather Callister
Nick
Seth
Linda Shepard and family
Julie and Tom
Mary Ann Shaw
Lindsay Bowker
Nancy Boothby
Marcia Scott
Tony Stoneburner
Carol Stoneburner
Nancy Stearns
Isabelle H.
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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 Verhey, Greene, Adams, Pease, and Leach 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; Hosam, 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 the Aroostook Cluster: St. John, St. Paul, and the Church of the Good Shepherd.
In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, we pray for the Province of the Episcopal Church of Sudan.
On the Island and Peninsula, we pray for the United Methodist Church, Brooksville.
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First Sunday in Lent
On this first Sunday in Lent, our attention is focused on those who will be baptized at Easter. The final preparation of the candidates is the primary purpose of this season. The involvement of all members of the Church in the Lenten disciplines of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, as well as an intensified study of the Holy Scripture, is our way of sharing with these candidates in their time of preparation.
In the Old Testament reading today, we have a prefiguring of Baptism. Noah and his family are saved from death in the flood and God makes a Covenant with them. In Baptism, we are saved through water and made a part of the new Covenant established in Jesus’ death and resurrection.
The reading from 1 Peter is an early Christian reflection on the meaning of the story of Noah in the light of Jesus’ dying and rising. Baptism gives us a share in more than earthly life; it makes us part of God’s eternal Kingdom.
The Gospel reading today describes Jesus’ response to his own baptism and anointing by the Spirit. He spent forty days in the wilderness where his vocation was tested. We too spend these forty days in prayer and fasting as God leads us to discover anew the call he gives us in Baptism.
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
Jack Beaudoin-Clerk
Meg Graham
Marilyn Verhey
Beth Carter
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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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