ALL ANGELS BY THE SEA

WEEKLY TIDINGS

May 11, 2023

SUNDAY SERVICE

10:00 am

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 bulletin can be found on the All Angels Website: 

AllAngelsLBK.org or at the following link: 

Bulletin for Sunday, May 14

A Collect for Mother's Day


On this Mother’s Day, we give thanks to God for the divine gift of motherhood in all its diverse forms. Let us pray for all the mothers among us today; for our own mothers, those living and those who have passed away; for the mothers who loved us and the mothers who fell short of loving us fully; for all who hope to be mothers someday and all whose hope to have children has been frustrated; for all mothers who have lost children; for all women and men who have mothered in any way – those who have been our substitute mothers and we who have done so for those in need; and for the earth that bore us and provides us with our sustenance. We pray this in the name of God, our great and loving Mother. Amen.

-The Rev. Leslie Nipps

Scripture Readings for May 14, 2023


Acts 17:22-31

Psalm 66:7-18

1 Peter 3:13-22

John 14:15-21


Click Here for the Readings

The flowers for Sunday, May 14th are given by Ann Mumford

in memory of her mother Lyla A. Paulsrud

and her mother-in-law Anna M. Mumford.

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.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Last Sunday's Service

Last Sunday's Sermon


If you would like to read Rev. Dave's sermon from Sunday,

please click the link below


Love is the Way, Love is the Truth, Love is the Life.

The Rev. David J. Marshall, All Angels by the Sea

Delivered 5.7.23

PRAYERS

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. 

We Pray for our People

Hear the prayers of all who cry out to you for help. Especially we pray for the needs of Downs IV, Holden, Barbara, Anne, Victoria, Michael, and Anne Louise. For those going through cancer treatments, especially, Margaret, Bill, Downs III, Victoria, Alex, Connie, Douglas, Georgiana, Frank, Gerta, Lauren, Joni and Heather. Visit and comfort all who are under the care of skilled nursing, especially Timothy, Barbara, Kim and Lou. Be near to all who are in hospice care.

A BRIDGE BETWEEN ALEX AND DAVE

Podcast: A Bridge Between Alex and Dave


Episode 24: If You Love Me


Also available on Spotify:

Spotify: A Bridge Beyond

PARISH ACTIVITIES

Commissioner B.J. Bishop Honored

With 2023 Home Rule Hero Award


Congratulations to Commissioner B.J. Bishop for this award recognizing her, along with Mayor Ken Schneier, for her individual advocacy efforts during the 2023 Legislative Session.

 

Florida League of Cities President Jolien Caraballo presented these awards at the May 11, 2023 ManaSota League of Cities Meeting held at Longboat Key Town Hall this morning.

 

Thank you for your service and dedication to our community.


Read the Press Release Here

May Gallery Artist

Our featured artist for May is Frances Powers. Please stop by and enjoy the work of this talented local artist. Checks should be written to All Angels by the Sea.

Office Volunteers Needed

If you have spare time and want to volunteer to answer the office phone especially Tuesday and Wednesday, we need you! There will be a sign up calendar on the Gallery table. Times needed: approximately 9:30-12:30. Please write your name on the day you can volunteer. 

Food Bucket

Please consider donating food to help the Food Bank of Manatee, especially if you are leaving the island for the summer. Perhaps you need a place to bring that food you didn't use. 

Please make sure food has current dates.

Choir News

Choir practices are on Thursdays at 10 a.m. 


Come and be part of the Music Ministry at All Angels –

New members are always welcome!

Men's and Women's Discussion Groups

Men's Discussion Group on Tuesdays

Women's Discussion Group on Wednesdays

10:00 am


There has been a running question through several of our discussions: what is the efficacy of prayer? Author CS Lewis took a shot at that very question. Thanks to some (heavy) editing by your pastor, it's in an attached two-page article. 

You may be surprised by his conclusion. But, he's a fantastic author so I suppose it's in his writing nature. Most importantly, I'd like to know what you think. What is your experience with prayer? Can we determine its efficacy without destroying its nature? Or, is prayer simply a matter of faith; which is believing in things we cannot see (or prove). 

For those in person, I'll have the coffee ready. For those on line, here is the link: https://zoom.us/j/5955701807

Blessings to you!



The Efficacy of Prayer

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. 

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:

AllAngelsLBK.org

REFLECTION

Trinitarian Voice

 

There are some folks in the congregation who have been asking me to write up my Sunday messages so they can have a copy. I have learned that saying yes to that request is much easier said than done. This Reflection is about a theological discovery I had during the process of converting a sermon to written form.

 

I have been working on my writing voice since seminary. More than a writing style, a writing voice is the way the reader hears the written word; like the writer is speaking to you. It takes a lot of writing to develop one’s voice and I’d like to think I am well on my way.

 

This past Monday, I was pleased to see that the technology worked and my sermon was converted into written form. I was pleased and utterly shocked – shocked that the technology actually worked and shocked at how different my preaching voice is from my written voice. I know the sermon well, and remember delivering it; but, in written form, it felt like it came from a different person. It made me wonder how I am able to have two different communication styles but remain the same person.

 

I have been pondering how a person can have two vastly different voices and remain the same person. Then, while I was talking with various business leaders in our community – some who I met for the first time and others I have been getting to know during my weekly business networking group – a light bulb turned on inside my head. It dawned on me that my conversational voice is different than my writing and preaching voice; vastly different. Yet, it’s all from the same person, like the Trinity.

 

One of the greatest mysteries of the Christian faith is that of the Trinity – the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Or, as found in Scripture – the Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer. This Trinity is one of the first things you hear at any Sunday service with words something like this: through Jesus Christ who with the Father and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, for ever and ever.

 

We believe two things: there is one God and God has three distinct personhoods, faces, identities and actions. Unlike polytheistic belief systems with a variety of gods that have a sort of push and pull relationship with one another, we have a monotheistic faith – one God. We believe the three distinctive images of God are in complete unity, synergy and relationship with one another.

 

After reading my preaching voice, I think I am a step closer to understanding the Trinity. I have three distinct voices – writing, preaching and conversational – but one personhood. Here’s another way to look at it. I have a friend, she holds a public office, and she is a lector at church. The “voice” she uses during a public meeting is different than the voice she uses at church and is different than the voice she uses when we’re relaxing at lunch. Yet, she’s the same person. She’s also a mom, a grandmother and a wife. I imagine those are different voices too, but, the same person that I call friend. This is how I see it with God – there are many voices, or personhoods of God, but there is one God. And, one of those voices I call friend. 

 

-Rev. Dave