This Sunday you are invited to join us on Zoom for Morning Prayer at 9:00 a.m., followed by Virtual Coffee hour. You can find the Zoom link in this newsletter. Please be advised that we will resume in-person worship on Sunday, February 7 with a maximum of 25 people at each service. We will have both the 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. services. We will also continue with Morning Prayer on Zoom at 9:00 a.m. Please be aware of our calendar going forward and our plans as we move into LENT on Ash Wednesday, February 17, and as we plan for our Annual Parish Meeting on Zoom on Sunday, February 21. More information will be forthcoming.
Sunday, January 31
Zoom Morning Prayer at 9:00 a.m.
Sunday, February 7
8:00 a.m. in-person Eucharist
9:00 a.m. Zoom Morning Prayer
10:30 a.m. in-person Eucharist, which will also be live-streamed
Sunday February 14
8:00 a.m. in Person Eucharist
9:00 a.m. Zoom Morning Prayer, followed by practice Zoom voting for annual meeting.
10:30 a.m. in-person Eucharist
Ash Wednesday February 17
12:00 Noon in-person Eucharist with imposition of ashes
Ash Wednesday pre-recorded service on our YouTube channel
Ashes and Communion will be dropped off if you wish, and will also be available to be picked up at the church.
Sunday February 21 - Annual Meeting Sunday - Zoom Only
9:00 a.m. Zoom Morning Prayer
10:30 a.m. Annual Meeting on Zoom
NO in-person worship this day; please join us on Zoom.
Sunday February 28
8:00 a.m. in-person Eucharist
9:00 a.m. Zoom Morning Prayer
10:30 a.m. in-person Eucharist
As we move back into in-person worship we are also providing Zoom Morning Prayer, some live-streamed services, and some pre-recorded worship services. We are actually working to meet the needs of many parishioners, some who are comfortable coming to church, others who are not. We will attempt the above schedule in February and see how it works. Please plan on attending the Annual Meeting on Zoom so that we can go forward with the work and ministry of our parish.
To participate by phone only: 312-626-6799; phone meeting ID: 826 0737 1151
If you are participating by phone, you can access the same service document that Zoom participants can see by clicking here. The Zoom link, phone number, and ID will remain the same every Sunday.
Lent Devotional Resources
Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, February 17, and the Living Well Through Lent 2021 resources are now available on the Living Compass website. There you will also find the annual Lenten Devotional, which you may download at no cost. (An e-book version is available through Amazon for 99 cents, or free if you have a Kindle Unlimited membership.) You may also sign up to receive daily readings via email, join the Facebook discussion group, and access all past daily readings.
Rector and Deacon’s Discretionary Accounts
Many of you are aware that both our Rector, Fran Holliday and our Deacon, Mike Choquette have discretionary accounts. The money in these accounts is used to help people with emergency needs in and outside of the parish. Many of you have made donations to these accounts and these donations are very much appreciated. If you wish to make donations to either discretionary account you may write a check directly to “Rector’s Discretionary Fund”, or “Deacon’s Discretionary Fund”. You may also write a check to St. Mary’s, making sure to put Rector’s Discretionary Fund or Deacon’s Discretionary Fund on the memo line, and St. Mary’s will then issue a check to the appropriate fund.
COVID-19 Vaccine Information
In a press release issued on January 12, the McHenry County Department of Health (MCDH) is encouraging those identified in Phase 1B and Phase 1C complete a COVID-19 vaccine enrollment form, in order to determine vaccine needs for these groups. After completing the enrollment form and once a clinic becomes available to each group, additional information on how to schedule an appointment will be directly emailed to those who complete the form.
MCDH continues to vaccinate individuals who are in the priority Phase 1A group, but is preparing for future COVID-19 clinics for those identified in Phase 1B and Phase 1C. (The Phase 1A group includes Healthcare workers, as well as residents and personnel in long-term congregate care facilities.)
For Phase 1Band Phase 1Cenrollment, please complete and submit the enrollment form, which can be found here.
For more information about COVID-19 vaccine distribution in McHenry County, including links to Phase 1B and Phase 1C vaccine enrollment, please click here.
Co-Wardens Steve Brooks (1/21), and Mike Higgins (1/22)
Treasurer, Cate Williams
Stacy Cook, Amy Koegel (1/21)
Heather Horeled, Lorraine Taylor (1/22)
Cheri Dudek, Dorothy Nyberg (1/23)
We Pray For
Parishioners: Betsy, Cindy, Gail, Heather, Matthew, Emmett, Kristi, Elizabeth, Glenice, Shirley, and Margaret
Family/Friends: Nick, nephew of Catherine Carroll; Irene, aunt of Catherine Carroll; Pamela, daughter of Sharon Duffy; Terry, son-in-law of El and Dorothy Nyberg, and his family/friends Sarah, Deb, Joe, and Will; Millie; Susan; Ted, Jeff, Tom, Nicholas (infant) and his family; Billy, Mark, Chris, Sarah, Douglas, Tom, Mark, Andi, Greg, Wayne, Scott, Sue, Sarah, Dave, Brynn, Neil and Des, Kyle, Rick, Sylvia, Jess, Joanne, Lauren, Lynn, Kay, Saul, Brian, Sarah.
