The A-Blast of News and Events from the
Church of the Annunciation
The Third Sunday in Lent:
March 7, 2021
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The livestream for Sunday's liturgy may be found by clicking here.
Information for accessing the livestream without registering for Facebook may be found by clicking here.
For a pdf copy of the bulletin for Sunday, March 7, click here.
For a pdf copy of the bulletin for the funeral of Margaret Jenkins, click here.
If you are not regularly attending church in person and would like to do so, please call the church office at 941-778-1638 or send an email.
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From the Rector:
One Year Later
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Dear People of Annunciation,
Thank you again to all of you who filled out and returned a ballot in advance of last weekend’s virtual annual meeting. I am pretty sure that accomplishing our required business in 12 minutes and 51 seconds is a parish record. My address (which is much longer) remains posted online for you to view at your convenience. If you have any questions or feedback, please do not hesitate to contact me. If I do not know the answer to your question on the top of my head, I will find it out. If you want to know more about our fiscal affairs, Don Lind, our treasurer and finance committee chair, keeps a detailed record of our financial reports.
On another note, my grandmother and I returned last week to receive second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine under the auspices of the Alabama Department of Public Health. While I was concerned about the reported side effects of the second jab, neither of us seemed to have any.
I am heartened to see many of you sharing that you have finally received a call from the Manatee County Standby Pool or were successful in registering for an appointment at one of the establishments participating in the pharmacy vaccine distribution program. While relaxing most COVID protocols at Annunciation will be at the direction of our bishop (who is monitoring public health data), I do have some flexibility to make changes on the local level.
Since it became known that public singing was connected to increased risk of infection, we have not engaged in any congregational singing in our liturgy. With the rising number of parishioners who are attending church in-person who are vaccinated, I am prepared to make a small change to this practice. Starting on Easter Sunday at the 9:30 service, we will sing the first verse of a hymn at the beginning of the liturgy, a brief Alleluia verse before the Gospel, and the Sanctus and Benedictus at the Great Thanksgiving. We will continue to keep our masks on while singing. It may be a muffled experience, but one I know many will find welcome. The 8, 10:45, and Thursday services will continue to be without music.
At the current time, I expect to continue the 3-service schedule on Sundays until physical distancing requirements are ended. We continue to enjoy great weather most Sundays for holding the 10:45 service at the outdoor altar. In the event that the walkway project temporarily blocks the Memorial Garden area, we will set up on the lawn between the front parking lot and the rectory driveway.
Again, thank you for your perseverance over this past year. It has not been easy for any of us. We will, however, get through this and enjoy each other’s fellowship and hospitality once again!
Blessings,
Matthew+
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Note: The new State of Florida vaccination registration website is not being utilized in Manatee or Sarasota Counties. To register for the standby pool in Manatee County, follow the directions above. For those who are receiving a first vaccination, you will need to provide proof of Florida residency. For our part-time Northern Lights who maintain residency in another state, you will be eligible to receive the vaccine if you provide two of the following:
- A deed, mortgage, monthly mortgage statement, mortgage payment booklet or residential rental or lease agreement.
- One proof of residential address from the seasonal resident’s parent, step-parent, legal guardian or other person with whom the seasonal resident resides and a statement from the person with whom the seasonal resident resides stating that the seasonal resident does reside with him or her.
- A utility hookup or work order dated within 60 days before registration in the medical use registry.
- A utility bill, not more than 2 months old.
- Mail from a financial institution, including checking, savings, or investment account statements, not more than 2 months old.
- Mail from a federal, state, county, or municipal government agency, not more than 2 months old.
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For those who do not have a printer, we have copies of the Florida Department of Health Vaccine Screening and Consent Form on the information table of Lowe Hall. |
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The Annunciation Monday Book Group is reading Holy Envy: Finding God in the Faith of Others by Barbara Brown Taylor.
The Book Group is still being conducted it in a hybrid format. We meet at 1pm and have two options: a physically-distanced in-person gathering in Lowe Hall and also one to join via Zoom:
Meeting ID: 896 5083 4218
Password: 1952
If you need a book mailed, please contact Fran Miller at 312.315.6212.
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This year's Lenten program focuses on the disciplines in the call to a Holy Lent in the Ash Wednesday services. Each Wednesday in Lent, a brief evening devotion and teaching session will premiere on our Facebook page at 5 p.m
February 24: Why Lent?
March 3: Self-examination and repentance
March 10: Prayer
March 17: Fasting and self-denial
March 24: Reading and meditating on God’s holy Word
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The Diocese of Southwest Florida has provided a Zoom license for each parish in the diocese to continue its ministries digitally. You can use Zoom with your computer (video and audio), tablet (video and audio), smartphone (video and audio), or landline phone (audio only). If you are having trouble with the audio on your device, you can logon with your device for video and use your landline phone for audio. The ID numbers vary from 9 to 11 digits. They are not phone numbers. To dial in, scroll down to the end of the list for the phone numbers. For instructions on using Zoom, click here. |
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Join us for our virtual coffee hour and check-in on Zoom on Sundays at 1:05 p.m.
Call church office for ID and password.
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The Monday Book Group will meet in a hybrid format from Lowe Hall and on Zoom.
Call church office for ID and password.
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The best way to join a Zoom meeting is with a computer with a web-camera, smartphone, or tablet. This will allow you to see and hear everyone in the meeting. You can also join audio-only via telephone. (If you are having problems with your computer audio, you can login with your computer for video and dial-in for audio). Here are phone numbers to join via telephone:
United States: +1 301 715 8592
Canada: +1 647 374 4685
Once you have dialed in, you will be asked to key in the Meeting ID and Password.
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Sunday, March 7, 2021
Holy Eucharist for the Third Sunday in Lent at the Memorial Garden altar at 8:00 a.m.
Holy Eucharist for the Third Sunday in Lent from the Nave (live-streamed) at 9:30 a.m.
Holy Eucharist for the Third Sunday in Lent at the Memorial Garden altar at 10:45 a.m.
Monday, March 8, 2021
Requiem Liturgy for Margaret Jenkins from the Nave (live-streamed), 10:00 a.m.
Thursday, March 11, 2021
Holy Eucharist. Thursday in the 3rd Week of Lent from the Nave (live-streamed) at 9:30 a.m.
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