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St. Francis by the Sea Episcopal Church
Blue Hill ~ Maine
March 26, 2021
“Faith is like radar that sees through the fog -- the reality of things at a distance that the human eye cannot see.” ― Corrie Ten Boom
(From Father Brent)
Holy Week is upon us again.
            Do you remember Holy Week last year?  It was, for many of us, the scariest time of the pandemic.  There were so many unknowns.  What is happening?  Is mail safe to touch?  When will flour be back on the shelves at TradeWinds?  Are we going to be alright?
            Now here we are a year later.  We have all lost something this past year; some of us have lost immeasurably.  And now the vaccines are flowing.  Plans are being made to reopen society, including St. Francis.  We are not there yet, we still need to be very careful, but an end is on the horizon.
            However, where we are in a very different place than we were last year, Holy Week remains the same.  Thanks be to God.  While the details might change, the essence of Holy Week is steeped in God’s eternal changelessness.  Thursday will be Maundy Thursday regardless of what is going on in the world.  Friday will be Good Friday no matter what is in the headlines of the Times.  And Easter will come.  It always comes after Good Friday.
            Our offerings for Holy Week 2021 I hope reflect what we have learned about worshiping God in this brave new digital church world, with a couple of opportunities for more incarnate experiences (drive thru Palms and Communion this Sunday, Stations of the Cross on Friday, and drive thru Communion, Easter Hats and Hot Cross Buns on Easter morning).
            Please join us.  Your soul, if not the rest of you, will be grateful.
 
In Christ,
 Brent



Sunday, March 28 9 AM Service

Palm Sunday/Sunday of the Passion

9:00 AM Zoom Mass
11:00 AM Drive Thru Palms and Communion

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Thursday, April 1 Maundy Thursday 
at Home Agape Feast (click below for resources)


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Friday, April 2  Good Friday
Noon – Stations of the Cross with First Congregational on ZOOM 
* Join us in person between 12:30 and 2:30 on the BHHT trail behind 1st Congregational Church.  Pastor Lisa Durkee and I will manage masked/socially distanced walking of the Way of the Cross

      5:00 – Good Friday Liturgy with the Episcopal Churches in Downeast Maine - ZOOM

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Saturday, April 3 Holy Saturday
5:00  Easter Vigil w/Trinity - Castine & St. Brendan’s – Deer Isle on Zoom

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Sunday April 4 Easter: The Sunday of the Resurrection
9:00 Zoom Mass
11:00 Drive Thru Communion w/Easter hat parade and Hot Cross Buns

Hot Cross buns! Miss baking at Church? We need a few more Hot Cross Bun bakers. Make a dozen buns, wrap them individually, and bring them to Church by 11:00 on Easter morning.

Email Barbara to sign up: stfrancisbluehillme@gmail.com
Please continue updating the prayer list

Email our church Parish Administrator, Barbara Brady.


As always, if you wish to add another person's name to the prayer list, please be sure you have that person's permission.
We Pray for:
Andrea
Art
Arthur
Harry and Marie Bissell
Don Bucchan
Jim Casper
Connie
Craig
Ellen Day
Russel Dischinger
Edward Dufresne
Diane Dumond
Frank Griffith
Doreen Harris
Brinley Hall
Katie Holland
Roger Hooke
Kathryn Hubner
Ilsa
Justin
Jenni
Kayla
Keagan
Kira
Alix Kirkpatrick
Kira and John Klinger
Jo-Ann Krestan
Carolyn Leary
Victor L Lopez
Pam MacDonald
Ray Mathewson
Earl Richardson
Diana Robson
Dennis Robertson
Robyn
Ronan
Carla Rosenzweig
Mary Semler
Sophie
Linda Slaven
Cathy Smith
Claudia Smith
Donny Smith
Marshall Smith
Peggy Smith
Terri Stephens Smith
Fred Stine
Marilyn Stewart
Lyn Swayze
Karen Swoboda
Judy Thomas
Gerald Wheeler
Holly Whelan
Persis Williams
Earl Young

Those with March Birthdays
Julie Boardman
Mary Boyd
Libby Buck
Ambrose Chung
Suzanne Decrow
David Falck
Steve Hayward
Fred Heilner
Prudy Heilner
Ed Manuel
Pam Peters
Maren Rosborough
Peter Smith
Colleen Spangler
Hannah Maeve Was
Jillian Weed
Gerald Wheeler

Those in the Armed Services  
Abigail
James Crowe III
Andy Dittmer
Brian Haley
Sean Haley
Douglas Hamilton
Kyler Hall
Peter McGuyer
Kyle Carino Mings
Eric Partridge

We pray for the Soul of
Ian Bockus, former co-rector of St. Francis by the Sea, and for his spouse, Brian MacFarland, formerly an organist at St. Francis by the Sea

From Judith Dullnig,
Founder and President of the Board,

Women’s Storybook Project of Texas (and an active summer parishioner of St. Francis by the Sea!)

"Please join us for the 2nd Women’s Storybook Project Virtual Luncheon on April 29, 12pm (CST) and invite friends to watch with you. It could be a virtual “watching party” or a link could be sent to your friends. The program will be 30 minutes, and you don’t even need to get dressed up!

I’m excited that there’ll be a mom speaking who participated in WSP years ago, and her son may be joining her, too. He’s a junior at Texas Tech University; and he remembers getting the tapes from his mom. He still has the cassettes!

Below is the link to register for the Live YouTube, April 29, 2021 at 12pm (CST). You might want to share the link with friends or invite them to a virtual “wine and cheese” gathering while watching the program at a later date. Women’s Storybook Project is far-reaching: we sent packages to children in 36 states the year prior to Covid19." 

 PLEASE CLICK HERE TO REGISTER              
That we should be so loved-
Mr. Blue is making sure Carlton gets the Holy Week music right!
Thank you, Connie!
Nick Cave on his cross cultural artwork installed at the U.S. Embassy in Senegal. Beads!
Our Senior Warden and husband are tapping the maple trees this week with their family. This does not look one thing like John Paul and it is most assuredly not Camper either...thank you, unidentified sender, for your sense of humor!



Links to Websites of
 Special Interest: 

bwas@riseup.net (Fr. Brent Was)

St Francis by the Sea (website)




From our church office: We have a St. Francis Facebook Page. Link below... "LIKE" our page and keep up to date on all the news and happenings!!!






NAMI Maine
Spring has sprung in Blue Hill!
Daffodills have come up for air!