ALL ANGELS BY THE SEA
WEEKLY TIDINGS
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SUNDAY SERVICES
8:00 and 10:00 am
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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 10am 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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Altar Flowers for Sunday, April 3
are given by Judy Reed
with gratitude and thanksgiving
for the life of her husband Caren (Jeff) Reed.
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Scripture Readings, April 3
Isaiah 43:16-21
Psalm 126
Philippians 3:4b-14
John 12:1-8
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A Prayer for Peace Among the Nations (BCP 816)
Let us pray in this time of conflict for the countries of Russia and the Ukraine,
Almighty God our heavenly Father, guide the nations of the world
into the way of justice and truth, and establish among them
that peace which is the fruit of righteousness, that they may become the kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.
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Update on the Crisis in Ukraine
Episcopal Relief and Development
Since we last wrote, more than two million people have been displaced after Russian forces invaded the country. We are supporting Action by Churches Together (ACT Alliance) as it works through ACT member Hungarian Interchurch Aid (HIA) to provide emergency assistance such as food, shelter, water and basic supplies to refugees and people displaced within Ukraine.
On February 27, HIA set up a refugee support point on the Ukrainian side of the border at Beregsurány, where volunteers are providing hot tea, sandwiches, refreshments, blankets and basic hygiene items for families, who often wait long hours to cross the border into Hungary. HIA is in contact with its network of churches and organizations, as well as local governments in Hungary, to coordinate cash assistance, shelter, food and medicine for people who have been displaced.
ACT Alliance is setting up similar support points at other border towns to assist people as they leave Ukraine. It is working through local partners to provide aid for refugees in Hungary, Romania, Slovakia and Poland.
If you can, please help us support these efforts and continue to hold the people of Ukraine in your prayers and thoughts as they face this ongoing crisis.
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1 Pam Schultz
5 Bob Granger
7 Dee Binney
9 Alison Jones
9 Sandy Wood
13 Don Getz
15 Jane Perin
15 Frank Martucci
18 Beverly Joutras
19 Larry Elder
19 Jean Langhaug
19 Barbara Pickrell
24 Heidi Thomas
26 Dave Marshall
26 Sheila Eiss
29 John Binney
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1 Brian & Jean Rushton
11 Don & Tanya Edwards
28 Ed & Ginny Upshaw
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LENTEN OUTREACH:
MOTHERS HELPING MOTHERS
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We will be delivering the donations to Mothers Helping Mothers on Wednesday, April 13. We will be getting a tour and hearing more about their organization. Afterwards we will go to lunch at the Ringling Grille. Please meet at the church at 10am.
There is a sign up sheet in the gallery (maximum 10 for the tour).
Every month, MHM provides Hygiene bags to their clients. And in this vein, we are asking you to bring these items to church each Sunday in Lent. As you shop for them, think of the families you are helping and pray for them.
April 3: Feminine Hygiene products
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If you would like to make an Easter offering to All Angels in thanksgiving for or in memory of a loved one, please fill out the card below and deliver it to the All Angels office. You may place it in the collection plate, deliver it to the office in person, or email it to Linn at lt@allangelslbk.org.
Please return your cards and donations by Thursday, April 7th.
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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. We pray especially for Downs IV, Holden, Brian, Jean, Tyler and Greg. Grant healing and recovery for Ginger (Marshall), Linda, Dave, Beverly, Bill, and Lisa. Give peace and strength for those going through cancer treatments, especially Jane, Downs III, Victoria, Alex, Connie and Douglas. Visit and comfort all who are under the care of skilled nursing, especially Timothy, Barbara and Kim. Be near to all who are in hospice care, especially Mary Ann and Katherine.
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April Gallery Artist
Our featured artist for April is Lynn Wilson. Please stop by and enjoy the work of this talented local artist. Checks should be written to All Angels by the Sea.
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Coffee Hour Hosts Needed
One of the most important things we do is gather after the service for coffee hour. If you are interested in hosting, the sign up sheet is on the Gallery table. If you would like help, sign up and we will find someone to show you how it is done.
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Chancel and Handbell Choir Rehearsals
Please note the schedule for Thursday morning music rehearsals
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10:00 a.m. Chancel Choir Rehearsal
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11:00 a.m. Handbell Choir Rehearsal
New members are always welcome in the choir. Contact Dale for more information: 941 896 5541, or dhooey@verizon.net.
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Men's and Women's Discussion Groups
What an amazing presentation on Tuesday by our guest speaker/column author Mitch Maley. Thank you for all who attended - both men and women. We may have an expanded discussion with Mitch in the fall. Stay tuned for more information.
This next week we will discuss the attached article from The Atlantic - Why People Are Acting So Weird. I'd like to know if you agree with the author's conclusions and if you have any additions to her list.
One thing to consider for the Women's Group - a few women have said they'd like to attend but can't because of Thursday's choir practice. We could move the Women's Discussion to Wednesday at 10 am after Easter because the Bible discussion group will wrap up at the end of Lent. Let me know if that is a) a better day and time or b) not better for you.
For this Tuesday and Thursday, for those in person, I will have the coffee ready. For those on line, here is the link:
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Bible Discussion Group
Every Wednesday, through Easter, at 10 am, we will have a Bible Discussion Group. You may join in person or virtually: https://zoom.us/j/5955701807
Our primary focus will be on the four lessons for the upcoming Sunday.
Lessons for discussion on Wednesday, April 6:
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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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Masks are highly recommended for indoor events. |
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Poetry of Lent
The penitential season of Lent is like poetry. There is a rhythm to Lent with a clear beginning and a rather loud, triumphant ending. In church, we begin each Sunday with a silent procession. There is something about being in silence together that is all together special. But, add in the fact that the choir is processing; yet silently; the silence and movement is brought together like moving poetry.
In addition to the rhythm of Lent, there is actual poetry for Lent. One of my favorites is written by poet John Donne. To me, Donne is more than a poet as he was also a lawyer, and, in 1615, was ordained a priest in the Church of England in which he served until his death in 1631.
Below is a poem that has also been set to music – you can find it in the blue hymnal on pages 140 and 141. I invite you to read it at your leisure and perhaps to ponder the last two lines.
A Hymn to God the Father by John Donne
Wilt thou forgive that sin where I begun,
Which was my sin, though it were done before?
Wilt thou forgive that sin, through which I run,
And do run still, though still I do deplore?
When thou hast done, thou hast not done,
For I have more.
Wilt thou forgive that sin which I have won
Others to sin, and made my sin their door?
Wilt thou forgive that sin which I did shun
A year or two, but wallow'd in, a score?
When thou hast done, thou hast not done,
For I have more.
I have a sin of fear, that when I have spun
My last thread, I shall perish on the shore;
But swear by thyself, that at my death thy Son
Shall shine as he shines now, and heretofore;
And, having done that, thou hast done;
I fear no more.
-Rev. Dave
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