07 21 2013 745&1030am liturgy
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July 21, 7:45 and 10:30am Service BulletinTRANSCRIPT
Welcome to Saint Mary’s Episcopal Church!
The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost July 21, 2013
For 127 years, St. Mary’s has been a Christ-centered community
with a mission to express God’s love for all people.
Services at 7:45, 9:00, and 10:30 AM
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A large print version of this bulletin is available from the ushers.
Welcome to St. Mary’s! If you would like more information about the Episcopal Church, or about St. Mary’s church in particular, please sign the guest book to receive mailed information and an invitation to have coffee with our priest, LeeAnne Watkins.
All children are welcome in church. They are also welcome to pick up a clipboard and crayons, a book, or a stuffed animal to sit with them during the service. These can be found just outside the sanctuary near the guest book.
All people are welcome to receive the bread and wine at Holy Communion (Eucharist). After approaching the altar, you may stand or kneel. Place one hand on top of the other to receive the bread. Please help guide the cup when receiving the wine or, if you prefer, dip your bread into the wine. If you do not wish to share in the bread and wine, you are invited to
come forward and cross your hands over your chest to receive a blessing. Everyone at the altar will be acknowledged.
We hope you feel welcome during your time with us today! If you are poking around for a good ‘fit’ church-wise, perhaps this is the place for you! If not, we’re still glad you stopped by. If you want to check out other Episcopal churches in St. Paul, each has their own ‘feel,’ in terms of worship style and community. You can find out more at: www.episcopalmn.org.
Many blessings on your quest!
For Our Visitors
Sources for Today’s Service
Today’s Service is from The Book of Common Prayer except for the Prayers of the People, which were written by LeeAnne Watkins. The Lessons are from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible (NRSV).
All music printed in this bulletin is used by permission. All rights reserved. Reprinted under OneLicense.net #A-709681.
As with all our liturgies, your feedback is welcome; simply drop an email to rector@ saintmarysepiscopal.org. Thank you!
Your feedback on this worship bulletin is also welcome. Please contact Walt Gordon, [email protected], 612 859-0774.
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July 25: Dining on Thursdays
Take a Thursday off from cooking!
Dining on Thursdays is a group that started over 30 years ago. We are old (seasoned), medium, and young. Some host, some co-host; sometimes we go out to a restaurant as a group. Some of the original group remain; some have joined us in recent months.
ALL are welcome to take a Thursday off from cooking and enjoy the company of others for a couple of hours. Gather from 6:00–6:30 PM. Eating begins at 6:30 PM. Please RSVP to the host by the Tuesday before the dinner.
If you would like to host and your name is not on the list below, contact one of the people who is on twice and offer to take one of their dates. Or, call someone who does not have a co-host listed and offer to bring an hors d’oeuvre or dessert to help out.
Locations and host info for the next dinners (stay tuned to the weekly Email News and Sunday bulletins, as hosts may change):
July 25. Host: Aileen Baesemann, 1432 Idaho Ave, Falcon Heights. RSVP to 651-645-3334 or [email protected].
August 1. Hosts: George and Anne Green, 535 Lexington Pky S #303, St Paul. Co-hosts: Peter Fernald and LaVonne Mayer. RSVP to 651-644-2071 or [email protected].
August 8. Host: Terry Alewine, 1405 Highland Pky, St Paul. RSVP to 651-698-6250 or [email protected].
August 15. Hosts: Jan and Ken Campbell, 16820 9th Ave N, Plymouth. RSVP to or [email protected] or 763-473-2768. A suggestion from the hosts: If you car pool or have at least 2 in your car, as soon as you go through the Lowery Hill Tunnel, get into carpool (SANE) lane and take it all the way to the end. You will avoid lots of traffic and still have plenty of time to get into exit lane for 101 North.
August 22. Host: Anne Nickoloff, 433 Sextant Ave, Roseville, MN 55113. Co-host, Mary Ann Jackson. RSVP to [email protected] or 651-644-7158.
August 29. Host: Julie Thomas, 602 Cromwell, St Paul. RSVP to 651-645-2067 or [email protected].
Next Week: St. Hildegaard of Bingen
Next Sunday we welcome Terry Krier as our guest preacher and the Rev. Betsy Lee as our celebrant. Both are members of St. St. Mary’s who will be helping out in LeeAnne’s absence.
Terry will preach on St. Hildegaard of Bingen, the great 12th century German poet, artist, musician, philosopher, Benedictine abbess, and mystic.
July 28: Next Toxic Charity Discussion
On Sunday July 7, after the 9 AM Service, we had the first of three book discussion meetings on Toxic Charity. What a lively and rewarding meeting it was! Jane Wells was the leader, and lead she did. We looked at
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The Holy Eucharist
Prelude Immortal, Invisible God, Only Wise arr. Ted Cornell, using elements of Bach’s prelude No. 17 from The Well-Tempered Clavier
At the sound of the chime, please stand as you are able and face the back of the church.
Opening Acclamation
Celebrant Arise, shine, for our light has come! People And the glory of the Lord has dawned upon us!
Hymn of Praise Be Thou My Vision Hymnal 488
Words: Irish, c. 700; versified Mary Elizabeth Byrne (1880-1931); tr. Eleanor H. Hull (1860-1935), alt. Music: Slane, Irish ballad melody; adapt. The Church Hymnary, 1927; harm. David Evans (1874-1948).
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Collect of the Day
Celebrant The Lord be with you. People And also with you. Celebrant Let us pray.
Almighty God, the fountain of all wisdom, you know our necessities before we ask and our ignorance in asking: Have compassion on our weakness, and mercifully give us those things which for our unworthiness we dare not, and for our blindness we cannot ask; through the worthiness of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
The First Reading Genesis 18:1-10a
The people may be seated. The LORD appeared to Abraham by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat at the
entrance of his tent in the heat of the day. He looked up and saw three
men standing near him. When he saw them, he ran from the tent
entrance to meet them, and bowed down to the ground. He said, “My
lord, if I find favor with you, do not pass by your servant. Let a little
water be brought, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the
tree. Let me bring a little bread, that you may refresh yourselves, and
after that you may pass on-- since you have come to your servant.” So
they said, “Do as you have said.” And Abraham hastened into the tent
to Sarah, and said, “Make ready quickly three measures of choice flour,
knead it, and make cakes.” Abraham ran to the herd, and took a calf,
tender and good, and gave it to the servant, who hastened to prepare
it. Then he took curds and milk and the calf that he had prepared, and
set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree while they ate.
They said to him, “Where is your wife Sarah?” And he said, “There, in
the tent.” Then one said, “I will surely return to you in due season, and
your wife Sarah shall have a son.”
Reader Hear what the Spirit is saying to God’s people. People Thanks be to God.
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The Psalm Psalm 15
At the 7:45 service the psalm is said by the people. At the 10:30 service the cantor will sing verses 1-3; all sing verses 4-7.
1 LORD, who may dwell in / your tabernacle? * who may abide upon / your holy hill?
2 Whoever leads a blameless life and does what / is right, * who speaks the / truth from his heart.
3 There is no guile upon his tongue; he does no evil to / his friend; *
he does not heap contempt / upon his neighbor.
4 In his sight the wicked is / rejected, * but he honors those / who fear the LORD.
5 He has sworn to do / no wrong *
and does not / take back his word.
6 He does not give his money in hope / of gain, * nor does he take a bribe / against the innocent.
7 Whoever does / these things *
shall never / be overthrown.
The Second Reading Colossians 1:15-20
Christ Jesus is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all
creation; for in him all things in heaven and on earth were created,
things visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or
powers—all things have been created through him and for him. He
himself is before all things, and in him all things hold together. He is the
head of the body, the church; he is the beginning, the firstborn from
the dead, so that he might come to have first place in everything. For in
him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him God
was pleased to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in
heaven, by making peace through the blood of his cross.
Reader Hear what the Spirit is saying to God’s people. People Thanks be to God.
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Alleluia Celtic Allelulia
Please stand, as you are able. During the singing of the Alleluia, the deacon carries the Gospel Book to the midst of the congregation. It is customary to turn and face the reader during the reading of the Gospel.
Music: Celtic Alleluia, Fintan O’Carroll & Christopher Walker, admin. OCP Publications.
The Gospel Luke: 10:38-42
Deacon The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke. People Glory to you, Lord Christ.
As Jesus and his disciples went on their way, Jesus entered a certain
village, where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home.
She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to
what he was saying. But Martha was distracted by her many tasks; so
she came to him and asked, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has
left me to do all the work by myself? Tell her then to help me.”
But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and
distracted by many things; there is need of only one thing. Mary has
chosen the better part, which will not be taken away from her.”
Deacon The Gospel of the Lord. People Praise to you, Lord Christ.
Sermon The Rev. LeeAnne Watkins
The people may be seated.
The Baptismal Covenant
Please stand as you are able.
Intercessor Do you believe in God the Father? People I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
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Intercessor Do you believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God? People I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord.
He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried.
He descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven,
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again to judge the living and the dead.
Intercessor Do you believe in God the Holy Spirit? People I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.
Intercessor Will you continue in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in the prayers?
People I will, with God’s help.
Intercessor Will you persevere in resisting evil, and, whenever you fall into sin, repent and return to the Lord?
People I will, with God’s help.
Intercessor Will you proclaim by word and example the Good News of God in Christ? People I will, with God’s help.
Intercessor Will you seek and serve Christ in all persons, loving your neighbor as yourself?
People I will, with God’s help.
Intercessor Will you strive for justice and peace among all people, and respect the dignity of every human being?
People I will, with God’s help.
Prayers of the People
Intercessor Let us pray. In joy and gratitude, and with tender hearts, we pray to you, Lord God.
We praise you for creating the earth, our planet home, with its beautiful depths, soaring heights, and deep waters; its vitality and abundance of life.
People Thank you for the harvest blessings of summer: for ripe tomatoes, butter on sweet corn, and raspberries rich with flavor.
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Intercessor We pray that people of faith everywhere might live in harmony, together giving praise for the richness of all that is holy and beautiful.
People Teach us to live in peace.
Intercessor We pray for all those who work for justice and healing, particularly those who work for an end to war, racism, and poverty; and for those who risk much for the common good.
People Sustain us on the long road to a just world.
Intercessor We pray for those who are sick or lost, whose hearts ache, whose
memories fail, or who are in any need or trouble.
People Sustain us as we serve those in need.
Intercessor We offer thanksgivings for all those who have lived on this earth, our ancestors and our friends, who dreamed the best for future generations,
and upon whose lives our lives are built.
People Help us honor them, and teach their values to our children.
Intercessor We pray for the thanksgivings and concerns from our local community, silently or aloud.
(people may offer their own intercessions and thanksgivings)
Intercessor And that we might recall your love for us and for all creation, and the constant promise of beginning anew, we offer you now our confession:
People Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your
Name. Amen.
Absolution
The Peace
Please stand, as you are able.
Celebrant The peace of the Lord be always with you. People And also with you.
Announcements
The people may be seated. Please refer to the front and back pages of this bulletin for additional items.
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Offertory Allegretto from Sonata No. 4 Felix Mendelssohn
The Great Thanksgiving
Please stand as you are able.
Celebrant The Lord be with you. People And also with you.
Celebrant Lift up your hearts. People We lift them to the Lord.
Celebrant Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. People It is right to give God thanks and praise.
Celebrant It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere to give thanks to you, God Almighty, Creator of
heaven and earth.
Therefore we praise you, joining our voices with Angels and Archangels and with all the company of heaven, who for ever sing this hymn to proclaim the glory of your Name:
Music: Land of Rest, adapt. By Marcia Pruner, © 1980, Church Pension Fund; acc. by Richard Proulx.
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Celebrant Holy and gracious God: In your infinite love you made us for yourself, and, when we had fallen into sin and become subject to evil and death, you, in your mercy, sent Jesus Christ, your only and eternal Son, to share our human nature, to live and die as one of us, to reconcile us to you, the God and Creator of all.
People He stretched out his arms upon the cross, and offered himself, in obedience to your will, a perfect sacrifice for the whole world.
Celebrant On the night he was handed over to suffering and death, our Lord Jesus Christ took bread; and when he had given thanks to you, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, and said, “Take, eat: This is my Body, which is given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me.”
After supper he took the cup of wine; and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and said, “Drink this, all of you: This is my Blood of the new Covenant, which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink it, do this for the remembrance of me.”
People Therefore we proclaim the mystery of faith:
Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again.
Celebrant We celebrate the memorial of our redemption in this sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving. Recalling his death, resurrection, and ascension, we offer you these gifts. Sanctify them by your Holy Spirit to be for your people the Body and Blood of your Son, the holy food and drink of new and unending life in him.
People Sanctify us also that we may faithfully receive this holy Sacrament, and serve you in unity, constancy, and peace; and at the last day bring us with all your saints into the joy of your eternal kingdom.
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Celebrant All this we ask through your Son Jesus Christ: By him, and with him, and in him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit all honor and glory is yours, now and for ever. AMEN.
And now, as our Savior Christ has taught us,
we are bold to say,
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
The Breaking of the Bread
Celebrant The Gifts of God for the People of God. Holy Food for Holy People
Gluten-free Communion Option
St. Mary’s offers a gluten-free communion option, using rice crackers and wine that have been stored separately.
They are available on the pulpit side (the right side as you are facing the altar), so please join the right-hand line for communion. Please inform the priest of your gluten-free needs. You may take a rice cracker directly from the bowl or, if you are okay with receiving the rice cracker from the priest’s hand, simply open your palm to receive it.
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Communion Hymn Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God Hymnal 711
Words: St. 1, Matthew 6:33; adapt. Karen Lafferty (20th cent.). St. 2, Matthew 7:7. Music: Seek Ye First, Karen Lafferty (20th cent.).
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Post Communion Prayer
Celebrant Let us pray.
All Almighty and everliving God, we thank you for feeding us with the spiritual food of the most precious Body and Blood of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ; and for assuring us in these holy mysteries that we are living members of the Body of your Son, and heirs of your eternal kingdom. And now, send us out to do the work you have given us to do, to love and serve you as faithful witnesses of Christ our Lord. To him, to you, and to the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory, now and for ever. Amen.
Prayers and Blessings
Come up if you’ve got a birthday, anniversary, transition, concern or thanksgiving to share.
Final Blessing
All Life is short, and we haven’t much time to gladden the hearts of those who travel with us along the way. So, be quick to love, make haste to be kind, and the blessing of God goes with us.
(adapted from 19th cent. Swiss philosopher Henri Amiel)
Parting Hymn Immortal, Invisible God, Only Wise Hymnal 423
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Words: Walter Chalmers Smith (1824-1908), alt. Music: St. Denio, Welsh hymn, from. Caniadau y Cyssegr, 1839; adapt. John Roberts (1822-1877); harm. The English Hymnal, 1906, alt.
Dismissal
Deacon (words of dismissal) People Thanks be to God. Alleluia, Alleluia! Alleluia!
Postlude Allegro maestoso from Water Music G.F. Handel
Please join us for coffee and refreshments in the Saint Mary’s Room!
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Outreach Committee: Supporting Education Locally and Globally
Locally: School Tools St. Mary’s will once again join with the efforts of the St. Paul Area Council of Churches (SPACC) to support Tools for Schools, a project to distribute about 10 program/agencies in the area. We will participate through donations of NEW school supplies for elementary, middle, and high school students. Our collection will run from Sunday, August 4 through August 25.
There is a special need for:
backpacks
3-ring binders and Trapper Keepers
calculators
dictionaries
facial tissue (boxed or individual packs)
spiral notebooks (wide-ruled)
Other needed supplies:
notebooks (narrow-ruled)
composition notebooks
science calculators
pencils
pens
erasable pens
markers
folders
erasers
highlighters
rulers
glue sticks and bottles
loose-leaf paper (both narrow and wide)
scissors
crayons (large and regular size)
poster boards
watercolor paints
We are making up itemized lists of these needed School Tools which should assist you in shopping.
They will be available near the drop-off box which will be located near the office on the street level.
Checks may be made payable to SPACC, with “School Tools” written on the memo line. You may place your check in the offering plate and it will be credited to SPACC. Please help us give homeless and low-income children the tools they need to flourish in school!
Globally: Bonne Nouvelle School St. Mary’s will join with St. James on the Parkway and other groups to help support the Bonne
Nouvelle School in Bigonet, Haiti. St. James and
the Parish of Bonne Nouvelle have been building a friendship and partnership for four years now. Because education is not freely available for all students in Haiti, the community has decided to invest in making school affordable and available to local children. In January, St. Mary’s had the opportunity to host an evening of dinner and conversation with four educators from Bonne Nouvelle school. They shared the joys and challenges associated with educating more than 300 students from preschool through tenth grade, expanding the school to meet the needs of older students who have no other viable option for education, and supporting the school when various disasters have disrupted the livelihoods of many local parents. For the second year, we at St. Mary’s have the opportunity to join their efforts to keep the teachers paid and the school available for all the community children. A small donation can go a long way: Ten donations of $10 can educate a child in primary school for a whole year; ten donations of $20 will support a secondary student’s education for a year. Please join this remarkable partnership and offer your support to the students of Bonne Nouvelle. Please place your contributions in the box in the foyer.
Thank you for your continued support of education in our local community and Haiti.
“Education is not the filling of a bucket, but the lighting of a fire.” William Butler Yeats
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Excerpts from the article “Dignity and Disaster” by Ruth Anne Olson of St. James Episcopal Church, with whom we partner in our Haiti ministry.
Dignity continues to mark the face and bearing of nearly every Haitian person I meet: old people who have seen and survived histories that defy my imagination, men and women committed to building strong families and communities, and children who stand proud of their ancestry and their place in the world.
Sadly, ironically, one of the greatest threats to this deep-seated dignity is the community committed to helping—people who give food, clothing, shoes, clean water and countless other material goods intended to make life better in Haiti. For while the act of giving feels good to the giver, the act of receiving exacts a high price—so much so that my Haitian friend Djalòwki Dessables says, “Haitians are choking on receiving.” One problem,
Djalòwki explained when he met with our group of five travelers in Port au Prince, is that many gifts offered to Haitian people come with strings attached. “We can fix you,” say many givers. “Do it my way, aspire to be like me, take this and get busy.”
Our first task is to recognize the resources of Haitian people themselves: patience, joy, tenacity and ingenuity, religious faith, an artistic bent, and energy for education. In the face of such can-do spirits—in conditions that would most certainly defeat us—we are humbled. And when we allow ourselves to see the strengths of our Haitian friends, we soon discover how much they have to teach us. St. James’ gifts of money enhance Bonne Nouvelle’s ability to educate its children. Bonne Nouvelle’s knowledge of life’s balance in the midst of poverty helps St. Jamesians see the imbalance in our lives of affluence. St. James gives school supplies; the people of Bigonet give laughter and grace.
Good News or Toxic Charity for Bonne Nouvelle School
Attend a traditional Ramadan Iftar, or fast-breaking meal.
Dear Minnesota Council of Churches Member Congregations,
For the third year, as our Muslim neighbors prepare for the sacred month of Ramadan this July, the Minnesota Council of Churches is excited to announce its annual series of open houses at area mosques organized by the council's Taking Heart program. These are organized in partnership with the Muslim American Society of Minnesota. Fifteen mosques and Muslim Community Centers throughout Minnesota will be welcoming their non-Muslim neighbors for a traditional Ramadan Iftar, or fast-breaking meal. For locations and registration: http://www.mnchurches.org/respectfulcommunities/interfaithprogramming/takingheart/registration.html
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Loving Every Minute of Sitting at the Table
Dear Friends,
When your child texts you: “Please call ASAP!” - you do it!
“Dad, half the staff has a stomach bug. Do you think you and Mom can come out to
camp and help out?” The urgency in his voice made it hard to consider any option other than rushing out to help.
Quickly gathering ourselves, Staci and I loaded up the car and made the relatively short drive to camp. After being briefed by both our son and the program director, we responded with, “We’re happy to do whatever.” The relief in their eyes was soon followed by a moment of awkwardness as they slowly proceeded: “Well . . . what we really need you to do is help in the kitchen specifically washing the dishes.” It was apparent they felt bad for asking, and clearly thought we would balk at such a menial task. “We said we would be happy to do whatever, and we meant it,” we responded.
Two days later, we had washed hundreds of dishes, cooked enough grilled cheese
sandwiches to last a lifetime and fixed two toilets and a sink. Truth be told, we loved every moment of it!
In my lifetime of camp involvement, I have sat at every seat at the table. Camper, counselor, executive director - and yes, dishwasher. Each seat requires that we bring
our unique gifts to the table for the good of the whole. All places are of equal value; each is important.
I learned my “table manners” very early at another table. We are people of the holy table. We are welcome to the
holy table. Each time we gather at the holy table we “sit at a certain seat.” I have been blessed to be at one place as the presider, other times as the preparer, other times as one offering prayers. Each seat requires that we bring our unique gifts to the table for the good of the whole. All places are of equal value; each is important.
In the end it is not important where we sit at the table. What is important is both bringing our gifts and inviting others to do likewise to the table.
Blessings,
+Brian
The Bishop’s Blog, July 16, 2013
Wherever we are needed, we can contribute.
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how closely the outcomes of our volunteer work at Galtier followed the criteria set forth in Toxic Charity about responsible giving (p.106-107). Because the demographics of the school will be changing this year, we discussed other ideas for this courageous group of volunteers. Other topics discussed were mission trips, the lack of ideas for children in Toxic Charity, the failure of some charities to meet the criteria set forth in the book and the success of some charities that meet those criteria. The next discussion will be held on July 28th after the 10:30 Service. George and Anne Green will have us look at Feeding Our Starving Children and other charities we have at St. Mary’s. The third meeting will be on August 18. Read the book and/or just come and state your ideas and/or options. All are welcome. Questions or comments: Cathy McNaughton at [email protected] or 651-647-1609.
August 3: House Blessing Invitation
Amanda Underwood and Rachel Walberg want to welcome you to their new home for a House Blessing and Housewarming party! The House Blessing will take place August 3rd at 4pm. If you want to help bless our new home, please email Rachel at [email protected] for more details! RSVP requested by July 27.
August 4: School Tools
School Tools drive kicks off August 4! Details on page 16.
August 4: First Nations Kitchen
Please join us as we serve a great organic dinner at First Nations Kitchen on the evening of August 4. You can sign up online at http://bit.ly/O5dBi3 or contact Scott Barnard at [email protected]. Can’t make it August 4? Save these other dates: October 6, and December 1.
First Nations’ Kitchen (FNK) is a ministry of All Saints’ Episcopal Indian Mission in Minneapolis. It has been serving healthy, organic, traditional indigenous food in a welcoming, family environment every Sunday evening since November 2, 2008. While all are welcome at the table, FNK serves primarily indigenous people in the Twin Cities, particularly residents of nearby Little Earth of the United Tribes, the largest indigenous urban housing community in the U.S. FNK models environmentally sustainable practices in all aspects of the program (composting, recycling) and serves fare based on an ancestral diet of First Nations people (buffalo, wild rice, elk, fish, deer, turkey). See sites.google.com/site/ stmarysfirstnationskitchen.
August 6: National Night Out Block Party
Saint Mary’s Episcopal Church will be hosting a National Night Out block party from 6-9 PM. Come for burgers and hot dogs, and stay for the fun, while getting to know members, friends, and neighbors of St. Mary’s. We will be visited by St. Paul police, and we may even get a visit from a special police unit (K-9 or Mounted Police) and a fire department truck! This event will be fun for all ages!
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Saint Mary’s Announcements
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7:45 AM Reader: Victor Klimoski
10:30 AM Verger: Robert Butterbrodt, Sr. Chalice: Jennifer Bishop, Suzann Brown Ushers: Peter Fernand, __________
Intercessor: Suzann Brown First Reader: Jennifer Bishop Second Reader: Peter Howell Greeters: Gladys and Peter Howell Acolyte: Christopher W.
Assisting with Services Today
StMR = Saint Mary’s Room
Sunday, July 21
Coffee Team 7
7:45–8:30 AM Chapel Worship
8:00–9:00 AM Choir Rm Worship Band Rehearsal
9:00–10:00 AM Sanctuary Worship
9:45–10:30 AM StMR Coffee Hour
10:30–11:30 AM Sanctuary Worship
11:30 AM StMR Coffee Hour
4:00–5:30 AM StMR Daisy Troop Meeting
Monday, July 22
7:00-9:00 PM StMR Living at Home/Block Nursing 9:00 PM E-Weekly News deadline; send items to [email protected]
Tuesday, July 23 Noon Bulletin Announcements due; send to
4:00-6:00 PM Courtyard Staff meeting 7:00–9:00 PM StMR Vestry 8:00–8:30 PM Breadsmith Bread Pick-up
Wednesday, July 24
10:00 AM–2 PM Dept. of Indian Work Bread Delivery 7:30–8:45 PM StMR Adult Children of Alcoholics
Thursday, July 25
6:00–8:30 PM Details, p. 3 Dining on Thursdays 7:30–9:30 PM Undercroft Men’s AA group
Friday, July 26 No Events Scheduled
Saturday, July 27 No Events Scheduled
Sunday, July 28 Feast of St. Hildegaard
Coffee Team 8
7:45–8:30 AM Chapel Worship
8:00–9:00 AM Choir Rm Worship Band Rehearsal
9:00–10:00 AM Sanctuary Worship
9:45–10:30 AM StMR Coffee Hour
10:30–11:30 AM Sanctuary Worship
11:30 AM StMR Coffee Hour
In addition to the activities listed here, our facility is a gathering place for many groups and services here in the Merriam Park Neighborhood. You can see a more complete listing on our online calendar.
Saint Mary’s Staff
The Reverend LeeAnne Watkins, Rector [email protected] The Reverend Rex McKee, Deacon [email protected] Bjorn Gustafson, Music Director (10:30 AM) [email protected] Conie Borchardt, Music Director (9:00 AM) [email protected] MiaLisa McFarland, Youth and Children Minister [email protected] Jessica Huang, Volunteer and Communications Coordinator [email protected] Bulletin Announcements (due Tuesday noon) [email protected] Joanne Hodgeman, Nursery Attendant [email protected] David Wischnewski, Sexton [email protected]
Lourdes Mendez, Cleaning Staff [email protected]
This Week at St. Mary’s
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, A part of the worldwide Anglican Communion
1895 Laurel Avenue St. Paul, MN 55104-5998 651.646.6175 www.saintmarysepiscopal.org
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