St. Brendan the Navigator Episcopal Church
Our Mission: "To Love, Praise, Welcome and Serve"
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Worship this Sunday:
10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist
Pastor Elaine Hewes, presiding
The Rev. Timothy Ensworth, preaching
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All services and meetings will be held both in-person and via Zoom unless otherwise designated.
| | | | 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Mardi Gras celebration in the Parish Hall (change of venue!) | | | | 4:30 p.m. Meditation/Silent Prayer (Zoom) | | | | |
11:00 a.m. Worship & Music Ministry meeting (Zoom)
4:00 - 5:30 p.m. Bible Study 101 (Zoom only)
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10:00 a.m. In-person Meditation
10:30 a.m. Bible Study
12:30 p.m. Outreach Ministry meeting
4:00 p.m. Choir Rehearsal
| | | | 9:00 a.m. Women's Breakfast at Stonecutters Kitchen | | | | 10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist with Pastor Elaine Hewes presiding | | | | 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper | | | | 3:00 p.m. First annual "Talent" show | | Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany | | |
The Beatitudes, which serve to introduce Jesus’ ethical teachings in Matthew’s Gospel, mean to indicate a life of blessing that flows as a consequence of a life of loving, of caring, of showing mercy, of peacemaking, of following the way of Jesus, who in turn reveals the heart of God…
Sermon given by Pastor Elaine Hewes on February 1st.
Click below for the video recording. A text copy is available here.
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If we knew just how powerfully our thoughts, words, and actions affected the hearts of those around us, we'd reach out and join hands again and again.
Tara Brach
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An antidote to despair
In a time when there is so much uncertainty and fear, and when we as Christians are trying to figure out how we can support our immigrant neighbors, express our concerns to elected officials, resist the temptation to despair, love our enemies, and all manner of other seemingly impossible things, it’s important to know where we can find sustenance and nourishment, inspiration and courage for the work we are called to do.
Our faith tradition offers practices that can help us as we try to discern the way ahead and search for the gifts that will equip us for the journey: the practices of prayer, Scripture reading, Sunday worship, the Eucharist, being in community. And we each have our own “tools in the toolbox” to guide and strengthen us as well: among them, poetry, music, the natural world, creative endeavors, making things, walking the dog, spending time with dear friends, standing at the edge of the ocean and breathing in the air…
This week, a friend of mine, knowing I was in need of some sustenance and nourishment for a flagging spirit, suggested I “Google” Alvin Ailey’s “Revelations” and find the YouTube performance of that 32-minute piece given at Lincoln Center. So I did. And it was such a gift. And while I’d like to say why seeing that performance gave me hope and courage, I will instead invite you to watch it too.
A gift from one person to another person to another… An antidote to despair if ever there was one…
| | Giving our Priorities Shape (GPS) Action Item | | |
On January 31, 2026, 154 Bishops of the Episcopal Church including Maine’s Bishop Thomas Brown, posted a letter to their fellow Americans saying in part, ”what is happening in communities across this country runs counter to God’s vision of justice and peace. This crisis is about more than one city or state – it's about who we are as a nation. The question before us is simple and urgent: Whose dignity matters?... Our faith gives us a clear answer: everyone’s... By the grace of God may this season of grief become a season of renewal. May courage rise from lament, and love take root in every heart”.
Read the complete letter here.
Please call or write your Senators and Representative and urge them to vigorously protest the lawlessness of ICE, to ask for accountability, and to insist on the safety and human rights of all persons – citizens, non-citizens, “documented” and “undocumented”.
Another organization to research is the American Immigration Council.
| | From Bishop Brown: A Faith-in-Action Update | | |
Look with pity, O heavenly Father, upon the people in this land who live with injustice, terror, disease, and death as their constant companions. Have mercy upon us. Help us to eliminate our cruelty to these our neighbors. Strengthen those who spend their lives establishing equal protection of the law and equal opportunities for all. And grant that every one of us may enjoy a fair portion of the riches of this land; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
— "For the Oppressed," Book of Common Prayer
| | Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper | | |
February 17th from 4 - 6 p.m.
St. Brendan Parish Hall
Come enjoy a variety of pancakes (including gluten-free) with local maple syrup and sausages, and homemade applesauce.
Let us know you are coming!
Sign up at church or click here.
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Bible Study 101 on Tuesday, 4:00 to 5:30 pm, on Zoom only
Our final session is this Tuesday, February 10.
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Bible Study on Wednesday at 10:30 am
February 11 - We will begin our Lenten Study of some of Wendell Berry's poems. We will have copies of the material at church this Sunday. If you will be Zooming, contact mantichino@gmail.com to receive the material by email.
February 18 - No Bible Study today - Ash Wednesday service at 5:00 p.m.
February 25 - Lenten Bible Study
| | Education & Spiritual Development Ministry | | |
". . . Light shines in the darkness . . "
Psalm 112: 4
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
| | Bible Study on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. | | |
David Morrish – 4
Ruth Robinson – 4
Marilyn Fuchs – 9
Judy Miller – 10
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Marcia Scott – 16
Bill Melbostad – 21
Jane LaChance – 24
| | Writers' Reading at the Deer Isle Library scheduled for this Saturday, February 7th is postponed due to Covid exposure. | | |
An invitation from the Deer Isle Sunset Congregational Church
Friends:
A small group gathered at the church last week to share concern over current events in Minneapolis and a perceived sliding away from the founding values of our country. That is: government of the people, by the people, for the people; enacted with tolerance and forbearance. We decided to gather in a peaceful vigil outside our church on Thursdays at noon. Appropriate signs are welcome, and we want to emphasize loving kindness and a peaceful point of view. All are welcome to join us on Thursdays.
Pastor Kim
| | We pray for those in special need: | | |
Peter McKee
Caroline Dane
Mike S.
Jennifer Hutchinson
Meredydd Cooper
Henna Torrey Roy
Liz Leuthner
Jerry
Helen and Gibbie Nauman
Agnes and Billy
Barbara K.
Julie and Tom
Gwyn Murray
Sally
Beth Kyzer
David
Preston Henderson
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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
Corbin
Rebecca
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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
Tony Stoneburner
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 Sherman, Hewes, Putnam, Wright, Clauson/Hewes, Pierson, Wade/Scaife, Dahlen, Stoessel, and Miller/Budd 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 the Church of Our Father, Hulls Cove, and for the work of United Thank Offering.
In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, we pray for Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui.
On the Island and Peninsula, we pray for Congregational UCC, Brooksville.
| | | The Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany
Today and for the next several Sundays, we hear portions of Jesus’ teaching from the Sermon on the Mount. This continues the theme of Epiphany, the showing forth of Jesus as the Son of God. Note also that the way of living which he teaches
enables those who follow his teaching to themselves be “epiphanies” of God’s presence in the world.
Isaiah warns us that living rightly does not depend on carrying out religious devotions such as fasting. He is speaking in a time when the people were careful to fast but ignored God’s call to live at peace with each other and to care for the poor and helpless. Religious devotions that are merely outward show do not enable us to be right with God.
In seeking to speak to the divisions in the Corinthian church, Paul takes on those who are proud of having special and private knowledge about God, believing their “wisdom” sets them apart from other church members. However, Paul announces that God’s wisdom is far greater than human wisdom and that God’s wisdom is “Jesus Christ, and him crucified.”
Jesus’ Epiphany is fulfilled in our own time in Word and Sacraments and in the lives of those who through baptism have been made part of his body the church. In the liturgy, our part in making Jesus known to all people is initiated in the Eucharistic feast and fulfilled as we are sent into the world in his name to care for the helpless and to be instruments of God’s peace and reconciliation.
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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