News & Notes - April 18, 2021
The Third Sunday of Easter
Online Service: 9:30 a.m.
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From the Rector: Easter Celebration
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Dear friends,
What a unique Holy Week we had this year. In person and online, outdoors and in church, together we joined in celebrating the passion and resurrection of Christ.
Here are some photos of our Easter services, taken by John Nykamp:
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I’m thankful to so many who made these services happen, including:
- Our Task Force on Regathering who created a plan for in-person services at this most sacred time of our year
- Our Altar Guild who created a beautiful outdoor space for worship in the courtyard and who prepared the church for Easter
- Our liturgical ministers, readers, and ushers who served at all our Holy Week and Easter liturgies
- Our Zoom Squad for making it possible for us to worship together as a community even while we are not all able to be together in person
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All our parish musicians, including our music staff Mary Kennaugh, Carol Menke, and Robert Young, members of both choirs, and special visiting musicians, who made wonderful music in a variety of ways to help us worship, and to John Nykamp who edited many virtual choir pieces
- Eric Ramsey, our sexton, for an immense amount of behind-the-scenes work stringing cables, digging holes, positioning chairs, and otherwise making our courtyard worship possible
- Daphne Vernon and our nursery staff who took up the job of handling check-in for in-person services as well as facilitating nursery access for families of young children
- Alison Cole, our parish administrator, for editing both online and in-person bulletins and printing the in-person ones
- Jamie Knutsen and Ellen Wondra, priest associates, for preaching and serving in our Triduum liturgies
- Everyone who participated in our services, both in person and on Zoom
To all of these people, and many others who contributed in big ways and small: thank you. While I pray next year we’ll be celebrating Holy Week in a more familiar way in church, I’ll never forget this one and the way we came together as a community of faith.
We’re now entering a season of transition. Our goal is to resume regular in-person services on Pentecost Sunday, May 23. Between now and then, we’ll have a chance to appreciate our all-Zoom services and what they have meant to us over this past year of pandemic. While we’ll certainly continue to make it possible to participate via Zoom once regular in-person services start, this Eastertide will likely be the last time when we will all be on Zoom together. We’ll also be celebrating our new solar project and raising funds together to make it happen. Let’s savor these Great Fifty Days of Easter, even as we look ahead to what is to come.
In Christ’s peace,
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Incarnation Goes Green - Town Hall Meeting this Sunday
Watch your mailbox! In the next day or so you will be receiving the Incarnation Goes Green solar campaign brochure. Here you’ll get all the the essential facts about the roof/solar project for Farlander Hall, the basics on how solar panels work, a comprehensive FAQ provided by our own David Jasper, plus a donation form that gives you options of how to donate to this important campaign.
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We’re holding a virtual parish Town Hall after church, this Sunday 4/18, on the same zoom link as our worship services. Join us for an opportunity to hear more about the solar project, ask questions, and learn about the different ways you can contribute to the project. In this month of April, which celebrates Earth Day, join us in this important step to be the change we want to see in our world.
The Incarnation Development Committee
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Online Services
During this time of pandemic, our worship continues. Using technology, we can gather from wherever we may be and join together in the Word and in prayer.
· To dial in: Call (669) 900-9128. Enter meeting ID code: 997 787 434 #.
We are also live streaming each Zoom service on our Facebook page, so you can also watch the service on Facebook, and it will be archived there for viewing later in case you're not able to join in live. You don't need to be a Facebook member to see the live stream on the Facebook page by clicking the link above.
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The Incarnation Book Group continues to meet on the Third Tuesday of the month at 6:30 pm via Zoom. Please join us in reading Dusk, Night, Dawn, by Anne Lamott
"In Dusk Night Dawn, Anne Lamott explores the tough questions that many of us grapple with. How can we recapture the confidence we once had as we stumble through the dark times that seem increasingly bleak? As bad news piles up--from climate crises to daily assaults on civility--how can we cope? Where, she asks, "do we start to our world and joy and hope and our faith in life itself back . . . with our sore feet, hearing loss, stiff fingers, poor digestion, stunned minds, broken hearts?"
We begin, Lamott says, by accepting our flaws and embracing our humanity.
Full of the honesty, humor, and humanity that have made Lamott beloved by millions of readers, Dusk Night Dawn is classic Anne Lamott--thoughtful and comic, warm and wise--and further proof that Lamott truly speaks to the better angels in all of us." — Goodreads
See you Tuesday, April 20, at 6:30 pm PST
Contact Linda Sevier to order your copy through Incarnation’s Bookstore [email protected]
(Please Note: Financial assistance to purchase your copy is always available through Incarnation’s Bookstore)
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Incarnation Rainbow Group: Third Thursday of the Month
The Incarnation Rainbow Group is a group supporting LGBTQ+ issues within the virtual walls of Incarnation - it is part social, part advocacy, part informational. This group, which formed last summer, brought to you the National Coming Out Day worship and discussion events this year. We are looking ahead to celebrating LGBTQ+ Pride events in June, 2021. Join us in planning the celebration.
We meet the third Thursday of each month at 5 pm via Zoom. If you are interested in joining us, please contact Allan Bolchazy at [email protected]."
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An Invitation From our Friends at Shomrei Torah
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EARTH DAY FORUM - Presented by the Social Action Committee of Congregation Shomrei Torah
Climate Crisis: What You Can Do Now!
Thursday, April 22, 7-8:30 pm (zoom)
Zoom into this dynamic event with brief presentations, Q&A, and optional break-out rooms with the panelists. Learn steps we can take toward climate crisis solutions.
Hear from:
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The Climate Center about ways to support urgent policy legislation. We can all be climate solution advocates.
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Solar Power and Electric Vehicles two experts will highlight how and why to get solar power and to electrify your ride.
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Activist Teens about their projects and efforts to get peers involved.
Join us to celebrate Earth Day: Together we can make a difference!
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Happy Spring! Open Table volunteers are enjoying sunny Saturdays for food prep and pleasant Sundays for service to our neighbors in need. We have completed some surveys of our volunteers and the people we serve. Many of our volunteers feel comfortable returning to serving hot food now that most have been fully vaccinated. We understand that many in the population we serve are also receiving vaccinations. We are targeting May 16th for our return to regular food service.
The guests who responded to our survey expressed a great appreciation for hot food and coffee. They also identified the need to charge cell phones and we can easily add a few more outlets to meet this need. You might be interested to know that about 50% of the people we serve are over the age of 50. It’s tough to grow old without a permanent shelter and we are glad that the Church of the Incarnation can provide some comfort through this mission. Don’t forget you are always welcome to help. You would be joining a terrific group of people.
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Prayer for America - Every Monday at 3:00 p.m.
Do you feel helpless to effect change in our pandemic hobbled world? Add your voice to assist in the healing of a divided nation. A group of Incarnation parishioners is praying together every Monday at 3:00 pm on Zoom. The meeting is short (about 15 minutes) and centers on prayers from the Book of Common Prayer. Our nation needs your help. Please join us!
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NEWS FROM THE BOOKSTORE
Hallelujah, Anyhow! A Memoir by Barbara C. Harris
Harris, who is now retired but was the first woman bishop in the Anglican Communion, unveils the life under the robe in this brief account of her childhood, career, and ordination. In a series of interviews conducted by Episcopal priest Douglas and essays, Harris describes the tapestry of experiences that came to define her as a bishop. She marched on Selma with Martin Luther King Jr. and fought for equality and justice during her time within the Anglican Communion. Please email Linda Sevier if you would like a copy: [email protected]
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Sacred Ground Circles
Why Attend a Sacred Ground Circle?
For the Episcopal Church, Becoming Beloved Community is a vision for a community where we grow in our love of God, our neighbors and creation. A labyrinth with four quadrants has been developed to illustrate the journey toward Becoming Beloved Community.
The first quadrant of the labyrinth is about our Baptismal vow to “persevere in resisting evil, and whenever you fall into sin, repent and return to the Lord.” The first step in repenting and turning away from racism is to learn and tell the truth about it. One way to do this work is through learning and communicating in Sacred Ground Circles.
Sacred Ground is a 10-part discussion about race, grounded in faith. Participants are invited to view selected videos and read books and articles about Indigenous, Black, Latino and Asian/Pacific American histories and how they intersect with European-American accounts.
The materials also examine the church’s evolving teachings on race relations. Participants come together in small groups, aka dialogue circles, to reflect on what they have learned and how it fits with their own family stories, identities, and experiences.
There will be two Sacred Ground opportunities hosted online:
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Monday evenings at 6 p.m. beginning May 10 hosted by Paul Mallatt, [email protected] from Incarnation Santa Rosa and Deacon Kate Sefton, [email protected] from St. Stephen’s Sebastopol.
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Thursdays 1p.m. to 3 p.m. beginning May 13, hosted by social justice advocate Bob Wohlsen, [email protected] and Spiritual Director/educator Sharron Simpson, [email protected]
Please join us in this valuable and loving exploration.
Deacon Kate
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Daughters of the King
The Women of the Table Chapter of the Order of the Daughters of the King have been meeting virtually the first and third Saturday of the month from 3:00 to 4:30 PM. In addition to our study guide review we also have a confidential prayer list that we create at each meeting.
If you are an Episcopal woman who is interested in prayer, service and evangelism as a way of life and would like to join us please connect with me, Joan Hans-Stafford at [email protected] and I will send you the link.
The Daughters of the King can be identified by the little silver cross that they wear daily, habitually. We complete a three month study guide, take lifetime vows and provide prayerful support to our church. During COVID shutdowns we have also helped with the "Sunshine Ministry" sending cards and making calls to parishioners.
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Sunday, May 2, 12:00 p.m. Online Vigil for Lorin Leitner
The online vigil service in memory of Lorin Leitner, originally scheduled for March 25, has been postponed. The online vigil will take place on Sunday, May 2 at noon.
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Prayer requests will stay on our list for 3 weeks. After that, if you would like long-term which is for 3 months, please notify the office. Prayers for those who have died will remain on for 6 months.
Your prayers are requested...
...Nathan, Lori, & Edith, Susan, Grizel, Pamela H., Alice, Jimmy, Daniel, Sonja, Elena, Diana & Fred, Jeff, The Matthias Family, Denise, Cindy, Matthew, John C., Doug, Raffi, Ed, James & Priscilla, Lila, Mary K., Don, Gene & Elizabeth, Francoise, Mary W., Hugh & Angela, Robyn, Amanda, and Nancy.
...for those who have died: Sally, Shirley, Brenda, Rob McIntyre, Janet, Paul Rosenthal, Lorin Leitner, Bruce Cronan, Marlene Broce, Kay Conner, Mario & Henni P., Harry Dingwall, Athy, Bill Whidden, Marjorie Thoreson, Maureen Green, Alberta Jacobson, Ellen Meuse, Geoff Wright, Marilyn Payne.
...for the victims of COVID-19: especially we pray for those affected by the COVID-19 virus, and for all who are in danger.
...for our city, county, and community; the city council, the board of supervisors, for those who serve the common good in law enforcement and the courts.
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Sunday, April 18
Monday, April 19
- 3 pm - 3:15 pm: Prayer for America. For Zoom details, contact Brad, [email protected]
Tuesday, April 20
- 6:30 pm: Incarnation Book Group
- 7:00 pm - Through the Ear to the Heart: contemplative singing. Contact Devi Mathieu to request the Zoom invitation: [email protected], 707-829-0815.
Wednesday, April 21
- 4:00 PM: Youth Group. For more information contact Daphne, [email protected]
- 6:00 pm: Alleluia Choir - Zoom
- 7:30 pm: Anam Cara - Psalms and Silence
Thursday, April 22
- 5:00 pm: Rainbow Group
- 6:00 pm: St. Cecilia Choir
Friday, April 23
- 9:00 am - 12:00 pm: Open Table prep
Saturday, April 24
- 9:00 am - 11:00 am: Open Table Prep
Sunday, April 25
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Talk with Stephen
Could you use a prayer or a listening ear? Do you have ideas you'd like to share? Although our offices are closed, Pastor Stephen is available to talk by phone or via Zoom. If you'd like to find a time to talk with Stephen, you can call Alison at 707-579-2604 or email Stephen directly at [email protected].
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Need Support?
If you know of anyone, including yourself, who could use a communion visit or a prayer, please call the church office (707-579-2604) or email [email protected]
If you have a pastoral emergency after hours or on weekends, please call the church office (number above) and follow the prompts for the Priest-on-Call.
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