St. Brendan the Navigator Episcopal Church
Our Mission: "To Love, Praise, Welcome and Serve"
| | Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost | | | |
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Worship this Sunday:
10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist
The Rev. Emily Blair Stribling, Celebrant
The Rev. Barbara Lundblad, Preacher
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Celtic Eventide
Sunday at 5 p.m. in the Parish Hall
Join us for this service of poetry, silence, music, prayer, and reflection.
Our reflector will be Page Eastman.
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All services and meetings will be held both in-person and via Zoom unless otherwise designated.
| | | | 9:00 a.m. Women's Breakfast at Stonecutters Kitchen | | | | |
10:30 a.m. Bible Study - Prof. Peter Antich leads final session on the Phenomenology of Illness
4:30 p.m. Meditation/Silent Prayer (Zoom)
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11:00 a.m. Worship & Music Ministry meeting
7:00 p.m. "One Voice": A musical tribute to Marian Anderson - a Benefit Concert for Chelsea Davis’ Broadway-bound musical MARIAN (more info below)
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10:00 a.m. In-person Meditation
10:30 a.m. No Bible Study (Monday this week)
4:00 p.m. Choir rehearsal
| | | | 10:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Session B on Antigone | | | | 8:30 a.m. Men's Breakfast | | | | |
9:30 a.m. Gathering at the Meditation Garden
10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist with Pastor Elaine Hewes presiding
12:00 Noon The premiere full performance of “Voices of God”, a chamber music collaborative work of Elaine Hewes and the late John Kreitler, a beloved American composer (more info below)
| | | | 17th Annual St. Brendan Women's Retreat | | | | 7:00 p.m. "Courage is Contagious" - An evening with Bishop Mariann Budde, Merrill Auditorium in Portland | | Tenth Sunday after Pentecost | | |
Sermon given by Pastor Elaine Hewes on August 2nd.
Click below for the video recording. A text copy is available here.
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In gratitude for these summer days:
Not only the days, but life itself lengthens in summer.
I would spread abroad my arms and gather more of it to me, could I do so.
Richard Jeffries
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A small word from a normally very wordy Pastor…
Just this: a little something to carry with you in your pocket in these times, inspired by the mission statement of the United Church of Christ…
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Never put a period where Love has put a comma,
because Love is still speaking,
singing,
rising,
resisting,
moving
in the dark.
| | | Giving our Priorities Shape (GPS) Action Item | | |
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) set a historic high in July 2026, making roughly 51,000 administrative arrests. Temporary Protected Status (TPS) has officially ended following a U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the termination to proceed. The Department of Homeland Security's cancellation has gone into effect, stripping roughly 300,000 to 350,000 Haitians of their legal deportation protections and work permits.
We ask you to continue to keep in mind and to support, however you can, the legal and human rights of immigrants, some of whom have lived in this country for decades under protection but who are now endangered by orders of the current administration.
Some organizations are accompanying immigrants through this life-threatening time. Click below to learn more.
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After coffee hour on Sunday, August 16, there will be a presentation of John Kreitler’s Second Symphony, “Voices of God,” a symphony in five movements inspired by the poetry of Elaine Hewes.
This symphony was premiered in August 2024 by the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra. We will be playing a recording of the premiere performance with Elaine reading the poem that accompanies each movement.
John Kreilter’s daughter, Chelsea Marie Davis, will be with us for this event and will say a few words about her father’s work. John died just months before the performance of his symphony, but his music and his legacy live on.
The symphony is about 35 minutes long.
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Fundraiser for the Broadway-bound musical Marian
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You are invited to an evening of music and conversation with composers Chelsea Marie Davis and Victoria Theodore as they share the remarkable ten-year journey of creating MARIAN—a new American musical inspired by the life and legacy of Marian Anderson.
The evening offers a behind-the-scenes look at the making of an original musical on the threshold of its world premiere. It will include performances of songs from MARIAN, personal stories from a decade-long creative journey, and conversation about what it takes to bring a new work to the American stage.
MARIAN celebrates the extraordinary artistry and courage of Marian Anderson, whose historic 1939 Lincoln Memorial concert transformed America's cultural landscape and became a defining moment in our nation's story.
| | Education & Spiritual Development Ministry | | | | |
"Come away and rest a while"
Mark 6:31
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
Bible Study on Monday, August 10 @ 10:00 a.m.
Antigone B on August 13
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Richard Mallory – 8
Bringier McConnell – 8
Dan Reardon – 10
Fay Beaudoin – 11
Nancy Allison – 12
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Diane Greenlaw – 13
Woody Osborne – 20
Jim White – 22
Lori Parkhurst – 26
| | We pray for those in special need: | | |
Debra Carter
baby Charles
Harry Vickerson
Julie M.
Danny Judkins
Cathy Johnson
Meg Graham
Charlie Putnam
Judson Brown
Mike S.
Meredydd Cooper
Henna Torrey Roy
Jerry
Agnes and Billy
Gwyn Murray
Sally
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Beth Kyser
David
Preston Henderson
Tammie Cox
Tyler Goss
Kate Hallen & Bob Blum
Judith Jerome
Mimi Maslan
Judy Miller
Megan
Bishop Thomas Brown
Naomi
Anne Burton
Hewit
Mary Ann and Terry
Nishah
Corbin
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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
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 Williams, Stoneburner, Sherman, and Hewes families.
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 Trinity Chapel, Kennebunk Beach, and for postulants and candidates for Holy Orders in the Diocese of Maine.
In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, we pray for The Episcopal Church.
On the Island and Peninsula, we pray for Eggemoggin Baptist Church, Sedgwick.
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Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost
In today’s liturgy, water is a major symbol. The Gospel reading from Matthew is the account of Peter’s attempt to join Christ in walking on the Sea of Galilee. As Peter’s faith fails and he begins to sink below the waters, he cries to the Lord for help and
Jesus rescues him.
The Old Testament reading is the story of Elijah’s meeting with God in the eloquent silence that drowns out all other sounds. This famous story underlines the unexpectedness of our encounters with God. Like Peter, and Elijah, we need to be on our guard – God is about where we least expect it!
We also continue to read the Epistle to the Romans. In this part of Romans, Paul is dealing with his sorrow that many of his fellow Jews have not accepted Jesus as Christ but he does not believe that God has rejected them. All who turn to God in faith belong to God and there is no distinction, for all are one in Christ who have called on the name of the Lord.
Water in the scriptures is not only a symbol of life, but also a symbol of death. As Israel passed from death into new life at the Red Sea, so we gather as a community that has passed with Jesus from death into resurrection in the waters of baptism.
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
Nina Dayton
Kassie Grey
Skip Greenlaw
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