Our mission is to be a Christian community of all ages,
grounded in worship, well-being and service.
November 26 - December 3, 2022
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Leo, Isaac and Sam,
acolyte jobs, well-done!
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From the Rector
Dear friends and members,
This comes with my very best wishes for a happy and healthy thanksgiving.
Faithfully, Jennifer+
In the News This week in the Portsmouth Times there is a nice article about our celebration of the rededication of the Historic Church.
A stewardship note: If you would like to make a financial pledge to support St. Mary's in 2023, and I hope you will, please get your pledge cards in this week. The vestry is working hard to create a budget and to grow our ministry. We can best accomplish this growth if we have the full participation of our members and friends. Extra pledge cards are available in the office at the parish house or at the greeter table in the Narthex. Many thanks! Jennifer+
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Worshipping in the Restored Historic Church |
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Celebration and Rededication of the Historic Church
If you missed worshipping with us on November 13, you can experience the joyous celebration and worship that we had by clicking on the video.
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Upcoming Seasonal Events
In the coming weeks, St. Mary's has special, seasonal events on the calendar. Please make note of them. Details for events are further down the eNews.
Of course, we will gather for worship at 9:00 each Sunday in the Historic Church.
Sunday, November 27 -
9:00, MLKCC gift card drive, Historic Church
Advent wreaths available, Historic Church
10:15, Journeying "The Way of Love," St. George's Chapel
Sunday, December 4 -. St. Nicholas Sundae Sunday
9:00, MLKCC gift card drive, Historic Church
9:00, St. Nicholas Visits St. Mary's, Historic Church
10:15, Journeying "The Way of Love," St. George's Chapel
10:15, Ice Cream for Children and Coffee and Conversation for Parents, Southside
Classrooms, Parish House
Sunday, December 11 -
9:00, MLKCC gift card drive, Historic Church
10:15, Journeying "The Way of Love," St. George's Chapel
Monday, December 12 - Christmas Thanksgiving and Memorials Deadline
Sunday, December 18 - 10:15, Journeying "The Way of Love," St. George's Chapel
Christmas Eve -- 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. -- Christmas Eve Services, Historic Church
Christmas Day -- 9:00, Worship, Historic Church
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For the weekly bulletin,
click on the picture above.
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Collect
Almighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light, now in the time of this mortal life in which your Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility; that in the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty to judge both the living and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal; through him who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
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Holy Eucharist at 9:00
The service will be live streamed on Facebook.
If you are joining us online, please use the comment section to say hello. We are trying to make better connections between those who are in person and those who are at home.
Please direct feedback to David Brierley regarding your online connection.
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Liturgical Ministers
Altar Guild
Sheila Benevides, Carol Brierley
Celebrant
The Rev. Jennifer Pedrick
Musicians
Michael Templeton,
Julie Zecher, Brooke Huminski
and the St. Mary’s Choir
Organist
David Warfield
Greeters
Mary Kay Lundberg
Elise LaParle Garcia
Lector and Intercessor
Carol Brierley
Acolyte
Isaac Nestlerode
Crucifer/Server
Steve Downing
Lay Eucharistic Minister
Jennie Nestlerode
Audiovisual
Andrew Zwilling
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Daily Evening Prayer on Facebook Live
Lay leaders are praying the evening office at 5:30 p.m. daily online via Facebook Live. You do not need to have Facebook in order to participate in these daily prayers. If you cannot make it at 5:30, the service will be recorded and remain on the St. Mary's Facebook page. |
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Prayer Requests
If you would like to add someone to the prayers of the people, to be included in the Sunday morning prayers and in the daily evening prayers, please contact Parish
Administrator, Karen Laroche. We typically keep people in the prayers for one month. |
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St. Nicholas Sundae Sunday
St. Nicholas will be visiting us during 9:00 worship on Sunday, December 4. Children are invited to join us for worship and for having their shoes filled with special treats!
Following worship, we will have sundaes for children and coffee and conversation with their parents in the lower level classrooms. During this time, parents can hear about St. Mary's priorities for 2023 that involve families with children and how St. Mary's can support them in the coming year.
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Christmas Thanksgivings and Memorials
If you would like to contribute to St. Mary’s Christmas worship experience, you may do so by giving thanks for or memorializing someone. Your tax-deductible gift will enable us to add to the beauty of our worship services during this special time in the church year. Your gift will be recognized in the bulletin on Christmas Eve.
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Wild Worship at Sachuest Point
The Creation Care Ministry of the Episcopal Church in RI and the Audubon Society of RI are offering an intergenerational outdoor worship and environmental education at Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge (769 Sachuest Point Rd, Middletown, RI 02842) on Saturday, December 10 from 2:00 - 3:00 pm.
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Want to hear a favorite sermon again? Or see what you missed one Sunday?
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Journeying "The Way of Love" through Advent
We await the coming of Christ this year by examining the first two chapters of the Gospel of Luke which provides a pattern for understanding how we can live the Way of Love-- as individuals, as families and friends, as a community, and out in the world. Each Sunday when we gather, we'll also reflect with one another on how we've experienced taking up the seven practices in the Journeying the Way of Love Advent Calendar (copies will be provided). Please bring your bible and join us for this anchoring Advent practice as we continue to recognize Emmanuel, 'God with us', in ourselves and in one another. Know that you are welcome to come for one, two, three or all four sessions.
Michael Templeton, St. Mary's pastoral musician, will be leading this discussion on Sundays, November 27, December 4, 11, and 18 from 10:15 - 11:15 in St. George's Chapel.
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Many families are struggling this year, and one way to help them is by supporting the MLKCC Santa’s Workshop. The Center is encouraging our community to give unwrapped gift cards in $25.00 increments to focus our gifts on the teens, who are particularly at risk. Please consider purchasing gift cards to these stores -- Walmart, TJ Maxx/Marshall's, Old Navy, GameStop, Amazon, or Island Books.
The Center is also collecting gift cards in the amount of $10.00 to Stop and Shop and Shaw’s to helps support families who are in need of holiday food. The deadline to donate gift cards is Sunday, December 11, 2022. A member of the outreach committee will be collecting gift cards starting Sunday, November 20th through Sunday, December 11th.
If you'd like to donate food for Christmas, we will be collecting for the food pantry on Sunday mornings. Look for the wagon outside of the historic church to place your donations in. St. Mary's has given 2028 pounds to the MLKCC so far this year. Please help continue supporting their mission.
Thank you in advance for your love and generosity. If you have any questions, please contact Judy Hall at 401-924-4252 or at woofer64@gmail.com. |
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Communication & Other Announcements |
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Streamlining Digital Communications
In an effort to connect St. Mary's digital communications, we are moving to an online form for eNews, website, and Facebook announcements. Please use this form to share information about your ministry. This enables those who are working on the eNews, website, and Facebook to have the information in one place and accessible to everyone who needs it. The form is available online. The deadline for publication in eNews is 5:00 on Wednesday before publication on Friday. If you have questions, please contact website@smcportsmouth.org. |
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For all other types of communication:
The Rector if you'd like it verbally announced at worship.
the weekly worship bulletin.
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St. Mary's Staff
St. Mary's Officers
To contact an officer of the vestry, please see our website.
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Image credits: Ray Edler, Processional, photograph, used with permission. Murry Edwards, Church in snow, photograph, used with permission. Murry Edwards, Poinsettias, photograph, used with permission. Richard Grosvenor, Historic Church, watercolor, used with permission.
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