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Words From The Well

February 2016

CHURCH OF OUR FATHER 91 State Hwy 3, PO Box 186

HULLS COVE, MAINE 04644

207-288-4849 ~ [email protected]

churchofourfather.org

The Rt. Rev. Stephen T. Lane, Bishop of Maine

The Rev. Suzanne Cole, Priest-in-Charge

The Rev. Mary-Carol Griffin, Deacon

Lead me to the Cross

Technology can be a wonderful thing. Recently, I added an app to my iphone called

“Pandora”. This app is one that plays music of any genre you would want. I first heard it on my

son Dan’s computer and decided to add it to my laptop. All through Christmas it was either

“Pandora” on the computer or the records on the turntable! A 50+ year difference in how to

play the music, but the same tunes. Now that Christmas is over and we are already into the

season of Lent, I have switched my type of music to Christian Rock. No, not the hard rock type,

but a bit more life than slow, sleepy ballads. I was working in the office a few days ago and a

song came on that stopped me in my tracks. It was called, Lead Me to the Cross by Hillsong

United. I have it on a multi-artist CD so it wasn’t the first time hearing it, but the lyrics are very appropriate for

the beginning of Lent:

“Savior I come, quiet my soul

Remember redemption hill

Where your blood was spilled for my ransom

Everything I once held dear I count it all as lost

Lead me to the cross where your love poured out

Bring me to my knees Lord I lay me down

Rid me of myself I belong to You

Lead me, lead me to the cross

You were as I tempted and trialed

You are the word became flesh

bore my sin and death

Now you’re risen

(Repeat refrain)

The entire season of Lent is this journey to the cross. The first three Gospels record Jesus telling his disciples

to take up their cross and follow him. John gives a more personal use of the cross for Jesus as he carries it to

Golgatha. The cross was an instrument of death, the worst type of torture and public shame. When Jesus said for

us to take up our cross and follow him, he was asking for total commitment; to the point of death. Matthew

continues this command in taking up our cross, “whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for

my sake will find it.”

This is our calling as Christians; to take our cross, to see Jesus on the cross, to know what he has done for us,

and to let others know what Jesus has done for them. Jesus leads us to the cross of forgiveness and redemption,

repentance and new life in Him. Lent is a great time to start the journey and it continues past Easter; for the rest

of our lives.

“Jesus, lead me to the cross so I may know the fullness of your love and forgiveness. Fill my heart with such

joy from knowing you and your Father. Help me to empty myself of all the things that take me away from you.

Remind me every day to take up my cross and lose my life so that I may gain everlasting life through your grace.

Thank you, Jesus. Amen.”

Mother Sue+

P A G E 2 ~ FEBRUARY 2016

“SOUNDINGS II”

Greetings Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

I have elected to retain the heading “Soundings” (with Tony’s consent) that I might be

an echo of your thoughts, feelings and desires as I assume the role of your Senior Warden here at Church of Our Father.

It will be with sadness that we say goodbye to Kathleen Hawkes on Saturday, February

6 and pray for David, Paul and her family. We need to keep all the others on our Prayer List foremost in our prayers as well.

We will be having our annual pancake dinner on Shrove Tuesday, February 9. If you

could let Dick Salisbury or me know that you plan to attend, we can better plan ahead.

Your next vestry meeting will be Feb 21st after coffee hour as our new members join with those experienced members. All meetings are open and you are invited to attend and

observe how we are doing.

We will again be doing the Stations of the Cross on Wednesday evenings, followed with

Soup and Bread.

With His Blessings,

Mike Bullard

Senior Warden

Father Bob has a new address:

The Rev. Robert Raymond 25 Village Inn Road, Apt 211 Bar Harbor, Maine, 04609

W O R D S F R O M T H E W E L L ~ P A G E 3

Pick up a copy of the Annual Report for 2015

in the Parish Hall The Annual Report can also be found on our website

churchofourfather.org on the newsletter page.

Lunch with Mother Sue The sign-up sheet for Wednesday and Thursday lunches is on the bulletin board in the hallway.

If you haven’t done so already, please put your name on a date! We can go anywhere you would like; Governor's is only a suggestion.

Shrove Tuesday ~ Pancake Supper February 9 ~ 5 pm

Ash Wednesday Services ~ February 10 ~ 8 am and 7 pm

Prayer and Supper around the Mount Desert Island in Lent:

Tuesdays in Lent, gather with MDI Episcopalians (and others!) for a quiet, contemplative evening worship service at 4:30

followed by a light supper. February 9: Shrove Tuesday pancake supper at St. John, Southwest Harbor February 16: Location TBD February 23: at St. Mary’s, Northeast Harbor March 1: at St. Saviour, Bar Harbor (Note that this

coordinates with the March on Mount Desert Community Progressive Dinner in Bar Harbor)

March 9: at Church of Our Father, Hull’s

Cove March 15: at St. John’s, Southwest Harbor

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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3 8 am Holy Eucharist & Light Breakfast 1:30 pm Prayer Shawl Ministry

4 10 am ECW meeting First Place for Health class 6 pm

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6 Memorial Service for Kathleen Hawkes 2 pm

7 Last Sunday after the Epiphany 8 am & 10 am Holy Eucharist 9 am Reading Beyond the Dirty Pages class

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9 Shrove Tuesday 5 pm pancake supper

10 Ash Wednesday services 8 am & 7 pm 1:30 pm Prayer Shawl Ministry

11 10 am ECW meeting . First Place for Health class 6 pm

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14 First Sunday in Lent 8 am & 10 am Holy Eucharist Boy Scout Sunday 9 am Reading Beyond the Dirty Pages class

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16 MDI Lenten Service 4:30 pm

17 8 am Holy Eucharist & Light Breakfast 4:30Stations & Lenten Supper 1:30 pm Prayer Shawl Ministry

18 First Place for Health class 6 pm

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21 Second Sunday in Lent 8 am & 10 am Holy Eucharist 9 am Reading Beyond the Dirty Pages class

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23 St. Mary’s NEH Lenten Service 4:30 pm



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28 Third Sunday in Lent 8 am & 10 am Holy Eucharist 9 am Reading Beyond the Dirty Pages class

29 March 1 St. Saviour’s Bar Harbor Lenten Service 4:30 pm



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February 2016

Intercessory Prayer for our Friends, Family, Military, Prison Ministry, & Missionaries:

Cindy, Stacey Austin, Kate Berry, Sally Bradshaw, Karen Brown, Barbara, Betty Bullard, Isabel Cordova, Marjorie Dahl, Margaret Delehanty, Donahue Family, Kristi Dunn, Grace Dwyer, Ginny & Buddy Eaton, Laurie Fineman, Sarah Flynn, West Frazier, Jennifer Hatch,, Christina Heiniger, Helen, Isabelle, Cameron Knable, Yvonne La-vant, Diane Lefever, Katie Leighton, Joseph Manghan, Mary McEnroe, Peter Mills, Carly Murphy, Fannie Old-ford, Sue Olson, John Polanski, Nancy Salisbury, Kay Sawyer, Don Sciacca, Claire Shaw, Nicholas Shuck, Sara, Shawn Smoker, Bob Theriault, Tom Tukey, Jon Turner, Father Bob Raymond, Craig Wells, Darlene Wells, the ministry of Hospice, the Bar Harbor Food Pan-try and for the family of Kathleen Hawkes. Our Military: Pray for those who serve in the armed forces and are away from family. Prison Ministry: Pray for those who have loved ones in prison.

~ Diocesan Cycle of Prayer ~ “Please pray for

7 February ~ Last Sunday after Epiphany ~ The congregations of St. Margaret’s, Belfast, St. Andrew’s, Newcastle. For the victims of human trafficking and those who work to combat it.

10 February ~ Ash Wednesday 14 February ~ Lent 1 ~ The congregations of St. Alban’s, Cape Elizabeth, St. Nicholas, Scarborough. For the needy and the hungry. For the unemployed and underemployed.

21 February ~ Lent 2 ~ The congregations of St. Andrew’s, Millinocket and St. Thomas, Winn

28 February ~ Lent 3 ~ The congregations of St.

Matthew’s, Lisbon, Church of the Good Shepherd,

Rangeley. For the families of clergy in the Episcopal

Diocese of Maine.

6 March ~ Lent 4 ~ The congregations of All

Saints, Skowhegan, St. Mark’s, Waterville.

For the youth and their adult shepherds who are

preparing for and attending Teens Encounter Christ.

13 March ~ Lent 5 ~ The congregations of St. Giles, Jefferson, St. John the Baptist, Thomaston

20 March ~ Palm Sunday ! The congregations of St. Peter’s, Bridgton, St. Ann’s, Windham. For new members of the Church, penitents and seekers.

27 March ~ Easter ~ Alleluia. Christ is Risen. The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia. For new life in our homes, our families, and our communities.

February and March February and March February and March Anniversaries Anniversaries Anniversaries

February 9 Chuck and Deb Scott-Henderson February 14 Ada Hatch and Frank Gray

February and March BirthdaysFebruary and March BirthdaysFebruary and March Birthdays February 1 Nancy Salisbury February 2 Keith Berry February 3 Brian & Craig Berry February 8 Hayley & Maya McCabe February 10 Breaux Higgins February 11 Roxie Brechlin February 12 David Hawkes February 14 Aggie Sawyer February 19 Steve Biggers February 23 Ken Linscott February 24 Kaveh Hagkerdar February 25 Valeria Chiri February 26 Nathan Kitler February 27 Robert Keller February 28 Bob Theriault February 29 Mary Leland-Hopkins March 5 Joanne Peterson March 10 Mary-Carol Griffin March 11 Belle McCabe March 12 Elliot Servaites March 13 Carroll Leland March 13 Tammy Underwood March 15 Dimp Sawyer March 16 Jon Turner March 20 Dick Salisbury March 21 Bob Chaplin March 27 Chuck Scott-Henderson

Please remember with a Call, Card or Visit: William Kitler, 276 Knox Rd., Bar Harbor, ME 04609 Beth & Chuck Bradshaw, Bishop Lutaaya Theological College, P. O. Box 102, Mityana, UGANDA (EXTRA POSTAGE)


Parish Life……………………………………………………Parish Life……………………………………………………

Come join us for “Knitting Into The Mystery”

the new start of the Prayer Shawl Ministry

Wednesday, February 3rd at Church of Our Father

in the Parish Hall at 1:30 pm.

We are in the planning stages of where and when and would appreciate your input. Even

if you have never knitted before, it is an easy pattern to pick up. The idea is to knit

three, purl three, representative of the Trinity: faith, love, hope (1 Corinthians 13).

We will start our time together with prayer and when a shawl is completed, it will be

blessed by each of us before being sent off to bring comfort and joy to the recipient!

Perhaps you will have someone in mind to knit for or Mother Sue can make suggestions.

There will be shawl directions printed for you as well as needle and yarn suggestions.

Please join us,

Barbara Linscott and Barbara Craighead

“I have decided to pray for each country in the world

over the course of year. Accordingly, I select a country

in the world over the course of each week. Then I pray for God to bless each of those countries. For any coun-

try that is hostile to Christianity, I pray that God will raise up individuals who will introduce Christ to their people. I pray that for God will raise up individuals

who will introduce Christ to their people. I pray that scripture will be made available in more languages and

for volunteers who will devote themselves to learning those languages to be able to go and teach. My hope is that the next generation who lives in those countries

will learn about Jesus and live by his principles.

From the “Upper Room” devotional, Submitted by Beverly Sovet

If you would like to join me in prayer, prayer maps are on the table in the Parish Hall

Committed to carrying out Christ’s mission of salvation and healing,

the School of Healing Prayer is an opportunity for participants to experience His healing power in their lives

while also learning how to minister to others in their churches and communities.

The Three C’s of the School

Christ-centered Teaching

We are called to be Christ’s love to a hurting and broken world. As Jesus heals us (sometimes in ways we never envisioned!), He also equips us as instruments of His healing power to help

others. Integrating video presentations by the Francis MacNutt Christian Healing Ministry with

Scripture, worship, music, teachings, hands-on experience and much more, the trained faculty at Christ the King seeks to help participants learn how Christ works in and through them to

heal as we listen, love and pray with others.

Compassion Scripture is clear that Jesus, moved by compassion, healed mind, body and spirit. The Good

News is He continues to do so today in the power of the Holy Spirit! It is this same Holy Spirit who stirs up compassion and anoints those Jesus calls to serve as His healing instru-

ments. The Schools of Healing Prayer relies on this very same Spirit to help participants dis-cover His call to compassion in their lives.

Calling

Jesus calls every person by name, seeking them out for His purposes. If you feel our Lord is calling you to learn more about healing prayer for yourself and others, or your church is being

called to begin or strengthen our Lord's ministry of healing, then this School is for you.

There are four levels in the School of Healing Prayer. Each level builds off the previous as

participants are sequentially exposed to deeper aspects of Christ’s healing work.

Thursday – Saturday, April 28-30 at Church of Our Father

There is a fee of $150.00. We need 15 people to sign for this program. Food will be provided including lunch, snacks, coffee and tea.

Please contact Deb Scott-Henderson for an application at 244-7288


Youth and Family Ministries

Saturday February 13 from 1 to 3 pm Church of our Father Youth and Family Ministry will host its annual Valentine's Day cookie decorating event. This event is for all ages. Please come for a time of fun and fellowship. We will decorate cookies together, some to eat, some to take home and some to deliver to our local police, firefighters and health care workers. Refreshments and all supplies will be provide. Please join us!!!

~ Chris Krenicki

W O R D S F R O M T H E W E L L ~ P A G E 9

Beginning the Conversation

Participants will explore views, attitudes and fears about death and the dying process, as well as learn how to talk with loved ones about end-of-life decisions. We will also consider medical advanced directives, medical powers of attorney and gain knowledge to help honor individual beliefs and values.

Wednesdays, March 2nd & 9th – 6 to 7:30 p.m. Church of Our Father

Some things should not go unsaid. Come break the silence…

This program is supported by Hospice Volunteers of Hancock County

Please sign up on the bulletin board.

(These talks will follow Stations of the Cross and a light supper starting at 4:30 pm.)

Church of Our Father Annual Meeting Deacon’s Discretionary Fund

2015 Report Beginning Balance $345.79

Description Expenditures

Two Cards for Gas Assistance $ 100.00

Credit $ 0.02

Total Balance 12/31/15 $ 245.81

Respectfully submitted,

The Rev. Mary-Carol Griffin

P A G E 1 0 ~ FEBRUARY 2016

Maine2Mityana Mission ~ Music House Beth and Rev. Charles Bradshaw

January 30, 2016

Dear Praying Friends,

We are so grateful for your generous response to our last request for financial support. We

have many personal thank you’s to write to our December contributors.

If you have ever built a house in your own

country you might have an idea how stressful

such a project can be in another country.

The building in the photo is the Music House at Bishop Lutaaya College. There’s more happening

here than meets the eye.

One of the workers is our friend Henry. The building has given him steady employment for the past month. He is

saving money to return to auto mechanic school in Kampala. He asked me to hold his earnings so he doesn’t

spend them. They don’t call me Mama Beth for nothing!

The building will be the professional home for Kenneth,

who will carry on with teaching Lay Readers and other students at the College when we move back to the US

l later in 2016.

Denis is a 14 year old who will continue to pursue his passion for music. He has time on his hands to practice

the piano because his mother cannot pay school fees to send him to school.

Our morale was refreshed when the Diocese of Maine awarded the M2M Mission a

$6,000 grant to begin construction on the Music House. We are amazed that in one month the brick structure has risen to roof level. The Bishop of Mityana, Bishop

Stephen, is excited and supportive of the project. He likes to share about the

uniqueness of having a music program at a diocesan training center. There are only 2 other music schools in Uganda and they are both in Kampala.

After one month’s work

Henry’s turn to cook lunch

for the crew

W O R D S F R O M T H E W E L L ~ P A G E 1 1

&

On December 22 we had a Christmas

Concert and gave Ugandans in this com-munity the opportunity to contribute so

their children and grandchildren will be assured of a music education in Mityana.

We have raised enough money for the roofing and we thank God for this provi-

sion so far. Since we are here, we are building Ugandan style! We are praying

and trusting God for provision for the doors, windows, flooring, plastering,

electricity and paint. The estimated bal-ance is Ugx 60,000,000. If 60 people are

willing to contribute a million shillings each, we can make it! As they say here.

By the way, a million shillings is $277.

If you want to be part of this unique Music House in the Diocese of Mityana, please send

your donation to SAMS, and designate it for “Special Project, Music House” or donate online here: https://secure-q.net/Donations/SAMS/3289.

We are looking forward to being in Boston 2

weeks before Easter and then home on Mount Desert Island for a week. If you have a key-

board or guitar you aren’t using please con-tact us and we will bring it back with us for

use in the music department.

A Fund Raising event for the Maine2Mit-

yana Mission will be held on the evening of April 2nd at St. Savior’s Church in Bar

Harbor. If you are on MDI then, we invite you to come and be a part of it.

After being home in Maine, we will go to Ridgecrest, NC for the New Wineskins Conference

for Global Mission, April 7th-10th. We recommend this as a worthwhile way to spend 3

days, hearing from Christians who are serving in every part of the world.

Faithfully in Mityana

Bishop Kaziimba and Maama Margaret

at December 22 Fundraiser

Artist’s conception of the finished building

Church of Our Father Holy Eucharist: Sunday 8 and 10 am

Wednesday 8 am (followed by Light

Breakfast)

Words From The Well

IN THIS ISSUE P. 2: “Soundings”

P. 3: Upcoming Events

P. 4: Calendar

P. 5: Prayers, Birthdays, Anniversaries

P. 6-9: Parish Life

P. 10-11 Maine to Mityana

February

2016

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