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Reaching for the outstretched hand of Christ,
so we can offer that to others.
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We continue our "In-Person" and "Church at Home" worship this weekend:
Sunday, August 9th at 8 a.m.
The service on Sunday morning will be Rite 1, spoken service, and the Holy Eucharist.
Sunday, August 9th at 10 a.m.
The service on Sunday morning will be Rite II, spoken service with accompanying music, and the Holy Eucharist.
We would love for you to join us, if that is the right decision for you at this time. We are employing safety procedures to protect you and all who enter our building. For more information about what worship in this time will be like, please visit our website to know the details. It is helpful for us to know of your intention to be with us, as we have a limit to the number of people who can attend any one service, so please email Mother Barbara if you plan to be with us. We'll have a pew waiting for you!
We will also be presenting a recorded Virtual Service which will be available for you to engage with at any time during the weekend. There will be uplifting and joyful music with singing at this service.
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Click below for the Worship Service |
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We invite you to engage with virtual worship this weekend. If you have trouble with this link (sometimes it works, other times it doesn't!) -- please GO TO OUR WEBSITE and open the worship service from there. It works consistently from our website.
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Image for the Scripture reading of Genesis read by Andrew Smeltz. |
Image for the Scripture reading of Romans read by Lisa Turchi. |
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We open ourselves to the Holy Scriptures as we listen to what the Spirit is saying to God's people. |
Image for the Scripture reading of Gospel of Matthew read by The Rev. Deacon Wanda Kloza. |
Image for the Scripture reading of Psalm read by Samantha Davis. n Why |
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To listen to Mother Barbara's homily, offered from the West River, please click below. |
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To engage in the Diocesan
Shaped by Faith Virtual Worship Service, please click below.
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We still all participate in the Worship
for we are still the Body of Christ
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Every few months, we "begin again" with our prayer list. We are always happy to pray for whomever is on your heart -- and we ask that you tell us who you would like to be added to our prayer list. To do so, please email Mother Barbara or call or text her at 717-333-5590.
And if you would like to update her on any ongoing pastoral situation, please reach out to her. Providing pastoral care to one another is so vital in this time and we want make sure all are feeling the love and care we wish for all of us.
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A Prayer for Unity
O God, you have bound us together in a common life. Help us, in the midst of our struggles for justice and truth in our nation, to support one another without hatred or bitterness, that, being bonded in love, we may live in unity with you and one another; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Worship Ministers
"Church In-Person" Worship Service
Sunday, August 9th at 8 a.m.
Celebrant
The Rev. Barbara Hutchinson
Verger
Mike Stitt
Greeter
Bill Hutchinson
Lector
Susan Sanders (Genesis, Psalm, Romans)
"Church In-Person" Worship Service
Sunday, August 9th at 10 a.m.
Celebrant
The Rev. Barbara Hutchinson
Verger
Mike Rhodes
Susan Sanders
Greeter
Melisa Dotson
Lectors
Ken Dotson (Genesis, Psalm, Romans)
"Virtual" Worship Service
Officiant & Homilist
The Rev. Barbara Hutchinson
Interim Church Musician
Kevin Gorman
Instrumentalists
Kevin Gorman, piano
Marie Hershey, organ
Alexander Smeltz, trombone
Vocalists
Jean Shepherd
Milan Shepherd
Jay Williams
Mary Beth Williams
Michelle DiBona Trefren
Lectors
Andrew Smeltz
Lisa Turchi
Samantha Davis
The Rev. Deacon Wanda Kloza
James Williams
Thomas Williams
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Our Contemplative Healing Service |
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Last Saturday evening, we entered into a time of holy healing, through artfully crafted meditative music, prayers, sacred stories, and the Holy Eucharist.
With our beautiful sanctuary lit with candles, with the evening light shifting and drawing us ever deeper into the experience, we opened our hearts to God's love in a profound way. I heard many comments afterwards of how much this time of rest and peace was desperately needed. I know it was the first time since the pandemic that I felt whole and full.
I know some of you whose hearts yearn for this contemplative time are not yet ready to worship in-person, and so I offer this slice of the service for you. One part of the service which was particularly meaningful to me was the praying of the healing prayers accompanied by the playing of Veni sancte Spiritus (Come, holy Spirit) on the cello and piano. The music was glorious and the presence of the divine tangible.
Here's an audio clip of that portion of the service. I invite you to let the music wash over your soul as you may need this experience of deep healing. CLICK HERE to listen and be healed.
Our next Contemplative Eucharist will be on September 16th at 5 p.m.
In Christ's healing love,
Mother Barbara
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Monday, 8/10 at 5 p.m. Community Meal serving "Grab and Go" meals
Tuesday, 8/11 at 6 p.m. Reading of the Gospel of Mark by Zoom (contact Susan Sanders for the link)
Wednesday, 8/12 at 7 p.m. Early Church Writings exploring the Gospel of Mark
Next Weekend:
Worship Virtual Service "Church at Home" - anytime.
Sunday, 8/16: Worship Service Rite 1 "Church In-Person" at 8 a.m.
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Monthly Blog by
Bishop Scanlan
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what we get used to - On The Way
My brother has been without power for four days now since the storm Isaias ripped through the narrow valley in Northwestern CT in which he lives, leaving a mess of downed power lines, uprooted trees and verdant debris everywhere. My brother is a...
Read more
www.diocesecpa.org
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In our discussion this past week, we explored the title of Chapter 1 -- "Christ is not Jesus' last name". We opened up conversation around the distinction between Jesus and Christ and yet (oddly, of course) their unity.
I offered a guided meditation on engaging with the immanent God (the God within) and the transcendent God (the God beyond).
Please click here if you would like to engage in this time of contemplation and spiritual rest.
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The Universal Christ by
Richard Rohr.
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We began this Book Group at St. Andrew's this week with our exploration of the Introduction to Richard Rohr's newish book, The Universal Christ.
It is a book which will amaze, delight, challenge, and most likely intrigue you as this Franciscan priest shares his theology on the Risen and Universal Christ.
If you would like to join us in this conversation you still may--, please email Mother Barbara with your interest.
Our conversations will be every other Thursday at 2 p.m. The next session will be August 20th
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"You'll be back"
Sit back and enjoy this parody written by an Episcopal priest- it's hysterical and hopeful!
[Episcopal News Service] The Rev. Lonnie Lacy, rector of St. Anne’s Episcopal Church in Tifton, Georgia, had been looking forward to seeing “Hamilton” in Atlanta with his daughter for months. But then the COVID-19 pandemic hit and the performance they had tickets for was postponed until next year. So when a recording of the Broadway musical started streaming on Disney+ earlier this month, they watched it together. When King George III started singing “You’ll Be Back” in his flowing robes, Lacy got an idea.
“I thought, ‘You know what? I have a cope that looks just like that,’” he told Episcopal News Service, referring to the cape-like vestment priests sometimes wear for special occasions.
He decided to rewrite the song – in which King George orders the American colonies to stop rebelling, or else – to remind his parishioners that their church will be waiting for them when the pandemic ends. It was the perfect number to use in the annual parish talent show (which, like everything else, has been moved online).
“What I have discovered is there is such a hunger to be back together,” Lacy told ENS. The video is “a little humorous word of hope, a promise that God is going to get us through this. There is going to be another side of this, and we will get back together.”
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“What I have discovered is there is such a hunger to be back together,” Lacy told ENS. The video is “a little humorous word of hope, a promise that God is going to get us through this. There is going to be another side of this, and we will get back together.” |
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St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
206 E. Burd Street, Shippensburg, PA 17257
717-532-8089
Mother Barbara
717-333-5590
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