St. Brendan the Navigator Episcopal Church
Our Mission: "To Love, Praise, Welcome and Serve"
| | 9:30 a.m. Gathering at the Meditation Garden | | |
Worship on Sunday:
10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist
Pastor Elaine Hewes presiding
| | Endowment fund meeting during coffee hour (more information below) | |
All services and meetings will be held both in-person and via Zoom unless otherwise designated.
| | | | 8:30 a.m. Men's Breakfast | | | | 4:30 p.m. Meditation/Silent Prayer (Zoom) | | | | |
10:00 a.m. In-person Meditation
10:30 a.m. Bible Study with The Rev. Tim Ensworth
4:00 p.m. Choir rehearsal
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Friday - Sunday,
April 24-April 26
| | Island Clean-up (more information below) | | | | 10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist with The Rev. Emily Blair Stribling presiding | | |
"That you may have life"
Sermon given by The Rev. Timothy Ensworth on April 12th.
Click below for the video recording. A text copy is available here.
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Easter Joy
We give thanks for Josephine Jacob's imaginative and beautiful coloring of
this year's Journey through Lent calendar. Alleluia!
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The Jesus of the Gospels
As there seems to be a fair amount of conversation these days in our country about Jesus; what his values were, where he spent his time, who he invited to the table, how he responded to those in the political and religious halls of power in his day… I thought it might be helpful to remember that the only record of what Jesus said and did is found in the four Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. So perhaps it might be helpful to read these books again, holding the question before is, “What did Jesus do?” (In contrast to the popular question, “What would Jesus do?” which can be subjective.)
And perhaps it might also be helpful to carry Matthew 5:1-12 (the Beatitudes) around with us. To memorize them in case we are called to testify to the way and the witness of Jesus. And to remember what one theologian said at another time in our nation’s history when Jesus was being co-opted to support the goals of the Empire, “Never trust a Jesus without wounds.” Because of course, at the heart of who Jesus was and did was love… accompanying, suffering love. Any images, policies, and propaganda that portray Jesus in any other way are false and not true to the Jesus made known in our Scriptures.
There has never been a better time to study the Gospels and to ask ourselves what it means to be a Christian. There has never been a more compelling time to take the Beatitudes to heart and to ponder what it might mean for us to live by them. There has never been a more important time to be the Church and to remind ourselves what it means to follow Jesus.
We can’t do this work alone. But together, as the body of Christ, we can, by the power of the Holy Spirit, bear witness to the God who is known in the pattern of blessing, breaking and sharing… the very pattern of Jesus’ life, death and resurrection. Blessing, breaking and sharing. To know Jesus, to follow Jesus, is to pattern our lives in the same way. May we do so, and thus bear witness to the Jesus who bore the wounds of love and who rises still to bear this love to our suffering world. And, in the most astounding paradox and promise of our faith, may we, in the blessing, the breaking and the sharing of our lives, know it to be all joy.
| | Giving our Priorities Shape (GPS) Action Item | | |
Celebrate Earth Day on Wednesday, April 22.
Do something to care for creation.
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At our annual meeting on July 19, we will be voting on what to do with a sum of money that has been called an "endowment fund" in the St. Brendan financial reports for a number of years, but which is in fact not an endowment fund in the "legal" sense of the word. So, the vestry thought it would be important to have a congregational conversation about these funds well before the annual meeting so folks could think about the options for what we might do with this money moving forward. (The options include setting up a true endowment fund, allocating the money to some other purpose, or finding another solution to the endowment fund situation.)
To that end, we will have a conversation after worship this Sunday, April 19 during the coffee hour. We hope you can come.
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From the Bishop:
Help immigrant and refugee kids attend summer camp
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Dear Friends in Christ,
Thank you for your generous response to our call earlier this year to help our immigrant neighbors with financial gifts to our emergency “Walking Together” fund. Together we raised nearly $60,000 for Mainers affected by the increased ICE presence in our state—monies that were used to assist parishioners directly, and distributed to organizations providing legal assistance, food, and rent relief.
I want to bring to your attention another way to help in this current environment. Our diocesan summer camp, Camp Bishopswood, has heard from immigrant and asylee parents that they remain concerned about protecting their families. Several have asked if their children can stay longer this summer because they know it’s a safe place.
Camp Bishopswood already provides over $55,000 in campership support to immigrant and refugee families whose children attend camp thanks to Level Ground—a Maine Summer Camps Initiative that provides summer camp experiences to underserved children and youth in Maine. The leadership of Camp Bishopswood has asked us to help them raise an additional $35,000 to allow even more immigrant campers to come experience camp and allow them to stay longer.
We know many of our churches, many of you, especially those outside of our cities, are wondering how you can help our neighbors living in fear. Donating to Bishopswood can help camp leadership respond to these families by providing children of immigrant families with a safe environment this summer and a chance at a life-changing experience, whether it’s hiking Katahdin, making new friends, or taking a morning swim in Lake Megunticook.
Please consider making a gift of any size today and continue to pray for adults and children seeking safety and stability in their new life in this country.
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You can also contribute by writing a check to Camp Bishopswood, 98 Bishopswood Rd., Hope, ME 04847 with memo line: Walking Together.
Faithfully in Christ,
The Rt. Rev. Thomas J. Brown
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The Town of Deer Isle's annual roadside cleanup is planned for Friday through Sunday, April 24-26. We have signed up to clean the stretch of Route 15 from Reach Road to Lowe Road. Contact John Arrison to sign up for St. Brendan's Earth Day Cleanup team.
If you would like to help clean up a piece of road near where you live, check with the town website and its cleanup map at https://www.deerislemaine.gov/environment.
| | Education & Spiritual Development Ministry | | |
" . . . in your presence there is fullness of joy. . ."
Psalm 16:11
Zoom Meditation/Silent Prayer at 4:30 p.m.
Readings, poems, and prayers are shared before a period of silence.
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10:00 a.m. Wednesdays
In-Person Meditation/Silent Prayer at St. Brendan
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Bible Study
Wednesday at 10:00 a.m.
Bible Study on April 22 will be the second in a series led by The Rev. Tim Ensworth on “Sowing Tears, Reaping Joy: The Bible and Brahms' Requiem.”
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Judy Curtis – 15
Sally McConnell – 16
Tim Ensworth – 21
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Elizabeth Compton – 23
Barbara Wright – 30
Elaine Taggert – 30
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The Hancock County Food Drive began on April 4th this year. It is an annual food collection and fundraising project that supports food pantries, free meal programs, and school backpack programs across Hancock County.
More than 1 in 10 Maine households go without nutritious food, making Maine the most food-insecure state in New England. Childhood food insecurity rates in our region are even higher: according to the Kids Count Data Center, 1 in 5 children in Hancock County live in food-insecure households.
At the end of the drive, all of the donations will be evenly distributed among the participating food assistance programs. 100% of your donation goes toward feeding people in our community! To donate or learn more, click the button below.
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Community Matters More voting is now open!
Bangor Savings Bank's Community Matters More Program allows you to vote for your favorite non-profit. This could mean $5,000 for Families First Community Center to continue helping families who are facing the devastating effects of homelessness.
Please take a few seconds to vote. Once you've clicked on Maine and then Hancock County, you'll see a field where you can type in Families First Community Center. Click here to find out more about this organization.
| | We pray for those in special need: | | |
Danny Judkins
Cathy Johnson
Meg Graham
Charlie Putnam
Judson Brown
Martha Dane
Caroline Dane
Mike S.
Jennifer Hutchinson
Meredydd Cooper
Henna Torrey Roy
Liz Leuthner
Jerry
Agnes and Billy
Julie and Tom
Gwyn Murray
Sally
Beth Kyser
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David
Preston Henderson
Mollie Ann Meserve
Tammie and Jason Cox
Tyler Goss
Kate Hallen & Bob Blum
Judith Jerome
Mimi Maslan
Semantha
Judy Miller
Megan
Bishop Thomas Brown
Naomi
Anne Burton
Hewit
Mary Ann and Terry
Nishah
David Morrish
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Corbin
Rebecca
Pam B
Jaxson
Heather Corey
Stephen Gill
Bill Scaife
Brent Was
Gary and Wellesley
Mary Lawrence Hicks and family
Nancy Greene
Peter Brown
Seth
Linda Shepard and family
Lindsay Bowker
Marcia Scott
Carol Stoneburner
| | We pray, also, for those who love and care for them. | | |
We continue to hold in prayer those in our community who have recently lost loved ones; among them are the Stoneburner, Sherman, Hewes, Putnam, Wright, and Clauson/Hewes families.
We pray for those struggling with addiction and mental illness and their caregivers.
We pray for all those receiving care through Neighbor Care and for all the relocated residents of the Island Nursing Home and their families.
We pray for the victims of gun violence -- in our cities and towns, in our schools, in our places of worship, and in our homes.
We pray for the victims of the violence of armed conflicts around the world. We pray for those made refugees by the violence of armed conflicts. We pray for the victims of terrorist attacks everywhere.
We pray for all who suffer the effects of domestic violence and the violence of bullying in our schools and workplaces.
We pray for our nation, our president and vice-president, and all elected and appointed leaders.
We pray for all peacemakers and all those who work for justice; may we be found in their ranks.
We pray for all those serving in the armed forces of our country.
We pray for Sarah Mullally, Archbishop of Canterbury; Hosam, Bishop of Jerusalem; Sean, our Presiding Bishop; and Thomas, our Bishop.
In the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, we pray for St. Andrew's, Millinocket, and for our Creation Care Team and parish Earth Keepers.
In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, we pray forThe Church of the Province of
Myanmar (Burma).
On the Island and Peninsula, we pray for the Eggemoggin Baptist Church, Sedgwick.
| | | 3rd Sunday of Easter
Each year on this Sunday, the Gospel reading reflects on one aspect of the Lord’s resurrection. Today’s reading is an account of the risen Christ sharing food with his friends. Today we hear about his breaking bread with two disciples who encountered
him on their way to Emmaus. Jesus expounded the scriptures to them and at table took bread, said the blessing and broke the bread. It was at that moment that they recognized him.
The first reading continues Peter’s sermon on the first Pentecost day, which we began reading last Sunday. The result of the sermon was a large crowd turning to Jesus as Messiah and being baptized. The church’s way of living and sharing its life is then briefly described.
Today’s reading from 1 Peter continues the letter’s theme: baptism and its results in our lives. We are all new people in the risen Lord and now live in him. Each Sunday is the resurrection day. For that reason, the church has always made the Eucharist
the center of its Sunday worship.
As the disciples on the road to Emmaus discovered, Jesus really did rise, and meets us here in the sharing of God’s Word and in the breaking of the bread. As he did on that evening, we take bread, say the blessing, break the bread, and meet the risen Christ.
Notes on the Sunday Readings and Seasons of the Church Year. Copyright © 2009 by Michael W. Merriman. Church Publishing Incorporated, New York
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Office Hours: Tuesday 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Pastor Elaine Hewes
Tel: 207-479-5651
elaine.hewes@gmail.com
Emergency Contacts:
| | Warden - John Arrison, 207-505-2474 arrison17@gmail.com | | Warden - Allen Downs 207-348-2560 agdowns53@gmail.com | | |
Emily Hawkins - Treasurer
Cindy Beyer - Clerk
Beth Carter
Kassie Grey
George Pazuniak
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