ALL ANGELS BY THE SEA
WEEKLY TIDINGS
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To live-stream - go to AllAngelsLBK.org, click on the "All Angels Enter Here" picture and you will be routed to our YouTube channel.
Zoom - go to https://zoom.us/j/5955701807 and watch and listen live. Be sure to stick around after the service for our coffee hour chat-with-your-neighbor time.
The service will begin with the lighting of the altar candles. If you are participating at home, you are invited to light a candle with us to create a sacred space of worship at home.
The bulletin can be found on the All Angels Website:
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Bishop Smith has decided that masks once again should be worn by all individuals for all indoor gatherings. |
Altar Flowers for Sunday, August 15
are given to the glory of God.
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Scripture Readings, August 15
Proverbs 9:1-6
Psalm 34:9-14
Ephesians 5:15-20
John 6:51-58
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An attendee of Tom Jones' memorial service (on July 31) informed us that on Tuesday, August 10, he tested positive for Covid-19 after feeling minor symptoms on Friday, August 6. He is not a member of All Angels and is vaccinated. Although the likelihood of spread at the memorial service is slight, this is a reminder to us of the reality of our current situation. If you are feeling like you may have symptoms, there are a number of testing sites that have reopened in our area. May God bless and watch over all of us and strengthen those who care for the sick. |
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Dear Fellow Angels by the Sea,
We have suddenly re-entered into another wave of illness and confusion that jeopardizes the well-being of families that are dependent on hourly wages. Both children and adults risk illness and loss of work or housing just as school is preparing to startup up. Money for food, clothes and school supplies is increasingly scarce.
The Outreach Committee is aware of their rapidly increasing need and
that Family Promise of Sarasota, an organization we know well, already responds effectively to some of that need through their Gift Card Outreach program. In the words of their director, Tara L. Maffei:,
Being able to offer families a respite by providing a small amount,
say $50 biweekly, while we work with them, helps them address other needs like utility bills or mortgage payments. Stores like Walmart,
Target or any local drug store help a family meet needs for food,
clothing, or hygiene items.
The Outreach Commission is challenging us during the next four Sundays of August and the Sunday of Labor Day weekend.
How much help can we, as individual families and us as a
congregation, provide to local families during this time of
ongoing confusion and job loss by putting a gift card into the
collection plate on each of the next four Sundays in August?
Might we include Labor Day weekend as a bonus?
We propose delivering as many cards as possible to Family Promise of Sarasota on Monday August 16th and again on Monday, August 29th. Any that are contributed on Labor Day would be a special bonus. Your gift in the collection plate will be anonymous, To get contribution credit as an Outreach gift from All Angels you put your name on it somewhere (in pencil, so that the recipients don't receive it). But our goal is to report each week on how much assistance we are offering as a community. In order to do that, please indicate the value of the card, if it is not otherwise visible.
Signed,
Elaine Smith, Maggie Gat, Katzy Nager, Ginger Shipp, Graham Toft.
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Centering Prayer
Centering Prayer invites you to pray with them, every day, at 8 am, wherever you are. When you enter into prayer at 8 am (Eastern), you will know that others are praying at the same time.
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We Pray for our People
We pray on behalf of all whose needs of body, soul and mind are great.
Today we especially pray on behalf of: Downs IV, Holden and Brian.
Grant healing and recovery for Beverly. Give peace and strength for those going through cancer treatments, especially Jane, Downs III, Victoria, Andres, Alex, Colleen, and Douglas. Visit and comfort all who are under the care of skilled nursing, especially Bob, Timothy and Barbara. Be near to all who are in hospice care especially John.
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With Sympathy
Don MacLean passed away on Friday, August 6th. We pray for the repose of his soul. May light perpetual shine upon him.
A memorial service will be scheduled later.
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ECW News
(Episcopal Church Women)
Time to renew, reorganize, refresh, redirect, regenerate.
How and when do we move forward? What are your thoughts?
Come to a meeting to discuss the future of ECW at All Angels on
August 26 at 1pm in the parish hall (covid precautions apply).
Can't come to a meeting ? Share your ideas and thoughts by phone, email, or text. Even an old-fashioned letter with a stamp!
The deadline to hear from you will be September 15, so don't put it off.
Gail Clay, past president
248-909-8596
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Summer Choir
Are you looking for a a new experience this summer? I recommend The Summer Choir. No audition, rehearse at 9:20 each Sunday morning. No long term commitment. Can't attend every Sunday? No problem. Come when you can. More information? Call me at 941 896 5541, or email dhooey@verizon.net or see me after church. You will receive a very warm welcome!
Dale
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Organ Concerts
Organ Concerts in the Park are on hiatus until September.
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Art Gallery
Our "New to You" art sale continues online. To see what is available for sale, please visit our website: www.allangelslbk.org
Our gallery artist for the month of August is Chris Collins. Please stop by and enjoy the work of this talented artist and church member. 100% of the sale of his artwork goes to the mission and ministry of All Angels. Checks should be written to All Angels by the Sea.
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Men's Discussion Groups
During the discussion on Tuesday, I referenced a scholarly article about a Christian perspective on depression. Many of you wanted to read it so it is attached.
This coming Tuesday, our article to discuss is this: Love is medicine for fear, by Arthur Brooks. The author asserts that fear, in general, is on the rise. The antidote is love. He then outlines four different ways to use or take the medicine. I'd like to discuss this with you and see if it has any merit in your life. Using #2 of Brooks' hypothesis, I greatly enjoy our time together and look forward to seeing you.
-Fr. Dave
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Online Giving
If you would like to give to the offering plate electronically, you can find the online giving link on our All Angels website by clicking the link below:
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Prayers of the People
This past Wednesday, we had a Prayers of the People workshop led by Rev. Maggie. For over a year, she has led the congregation in the prayers. She told me that although it has been a wonderful experience, it is time to hand the prayers back to the people.
The Anglican tradition of prayer stems from the Talmud – an ancient document of the Jewish faith that highlights a number of topics of theology. Prayer, in a Talmudic sense, does not inform God of anything (because God already knows), nor is prayer telling God what God should do (because God is sovereign and infinitely wise). Then why pray, you may ask? Prayer is a connection to the Divine. In prayer, we hear our own voice, our own concerns, and then we acknowledge that we are in the presence of the Divine. That acknowledgement reminds us that God knows what troubles us, and, as such, God will bring us peace no matter the situation. Then, when we name someone in prayer, we are connected to God and are reminded that God is connected to others. Jesus instructs us to pray for our enemies, as, as such, we are reminded that God knows them too and brings peace.
Rev. Maggie is from a line of Episcopal clergy. She showed us her grandfather’s Book of Common Prayer (BCP) from 1859. Back in her grandfather’s day, the priest led the prayers. In a dark wood church without electricity, her grandfather would lead the prayers as listed in the BCP.
The 1928 prayer book, held by her father, had larger font, and, although the prayers were still led by the priest, many folks in the congregation had their own prayer book or used the ones supplied by the parish. Then Rev. Maggie showed us her prayer book, the 1979 BCP. The newest of the prayer books, it changed the way we do the Prayers of the People. Page 383 introduces the prayers by listing the following required intersessions:
The Universal Church, its members, and its mission;
The Nation and all in authority;
The welfare of the world;
The concerns of the local community;
Those who suffer and those in any trouble;
The departed.
The BCP then lists six forms that one can use and then instructs either a deacon or “other leader” to lead the congregation in prayer.
The 1979 BCP made a dramatic shift from the clergy leading the prayers to the laity. During the time of crisis – Covid-19 – All Angels went back to the earlier style of Prayers of the People which was for a priest to lead the prayers. I’d have to say that during times of struggle, crisis, or uncertainty, going back to a familiar form, or pattern, not only brings comfort but also a level of stability and familiarity. We have been blessed with Rev. Maggie’s faith and her willingness to share one of her spiritual gifts.
We are slowly moving out of a time of crisis and heading into a more stable, healthier, future. As such, it is time to bring the prayers back to the people. We pray not as a way to tell God something that God doesn’t know, or to tell God what to do; rather, we will hear the prayers from a member of the congregation that will bring us in connection with God and one another and also to be reminded that God is with us, hears us, and brings peace in all times and in all situations.
-Fr. Dave
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