St. Brendan the Navigator Episcopal Church
Our Mission: "To Love, Praise, Welcome and Serve"
| | Sixth Sunday after Pentecost | | | |
Worship this Sunday:
10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist
Pastor Elaine Hewes, presiding
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All services and meetings will be held both in-person and via Zoom unless otherwise designated.
| | | | 4:30 p.m. Meditation/Silent Prayer (Zoom) | | | | |
10:00 a.m. In-person Meditation
10:30 a.m. Prof. Peter Antich leads the first session on the Phenomenology of Illness
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 The Rev. Donna Downs presiding
5:00 p.m. Celtic Eventide - Mary Jane Poole, reflector
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Wednesdays,
July 15, 22, and 29
| | 10:30 a.m. A study of the Phenomenology of Illness with Dr. Peter Antich | | | | |
9:30 a.m. Lev Sherman's service in the Memorial Garden
11:30 a.m. Annual Meeting
| | | | 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Annual Lobster Picnic | | | | Celebration of the lives of Tony and Pat Stoneburner | | | | 17th Annual St. Brendan Women's Retreat | | Fifth Sunday after Pentecost | | |
"What does the Lord require?"
Sermon given by The Rev. Steve Hayward on June 28th.
Click below for the video recording.
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In the end, maybe it's wiser to surrender before the miraculous scope of
human generosity and to just keep saying thank you, forever and sincerely,
for as long as we have voices.
Elizabeth Gilbert
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"Vietnam, Long Time Coming"
As our nation celebrates its 250th birthday this weekend, I wanted to let you know about a film that will be shown at St. Brendan on July 21, so you can mark your calendars now. The film is a moving testament to both the devastating effects of war and the resilience of the human spirit as people reach across divides to find their common humanity. Please come and bring a friend.
"Vietnam, Long Time Coming", an award-winning documentary film, will be presented at St Brendan's at 6:00 on Tuesday, July 21.
In 1998, Deer Isle resident Dud Hendrick was invited to join the non-profit World TEAM Sports as Operations Director of the Vietnam Challenge. This would be a transformative experience for all involved, bringing together disabled and able-bodied veterans from both sides of the war for a grueling three-week bike ride from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City, 1100 miles to the south. Among the disabled were amputees and paraplegics on hand-cycles and blind bikers on tandem bikes. Each day, these former mortal enemies, with the help of bilingual staff, would cycle miles down hot, muggy, dusty, rainy roads and relax and decompress each evening, striving to find our common humanity.
Hendrick, himself a Vietnam veteran who attests that the ride was a profound, life-changing experience, will present "Vietnam, Long Time Coming," the award-winning documentary chronicling what became a life-changing experience for many of the participants.
Hendrick, a longtime member of Veterans for Peace and a member of Island Peace and Justice, will be joined by two widely known, prominent peace activist luminaries who will briefly speak about the lifelong impact of war and "having been there."
Doug Rawlings was drafted in the fall of 1968 and sent to the central highlands of Vietnam in July 1969. After returning from the war, he became engaged with anti-war activists and was one of the founding members of Veterans for Peace in 1985. He has served as president of the Maine chapter for most of the intervening years. He is a prolific poet, having edited three books of letters and authored five books of poetry. Doug has been honored as an American Who Tells the Truth by renowned artist Robert Shetterly.
Peggy Akers was a nurse in Vietnam stationed in Qui Nhon and Chu Lai. She has been active in Veterans for Peace in California, Michigan and Maine. She lives in Portland with her husband and corgi named Addie… short for Addietude. Peggy worked with the Seacoast Mission, providing vaccines to all the remote islands in Maine during Covid. She works with Maine Action Immigrant Network, providing vaccines and medical support. For 11 years, she served as the nurse at Seeds of Peace in Otisville, Maine, which brings together young people from the Middle East to play and dialogue for a more peaceful world.
A free-will offering will be taken to support the work of Project Renew, a bomb-clearance organization in Vietnam founded by Chuck Searcy in 2001. Chuck, an American veteran of the Vietnam War, joined us on the ride. He has lived in Hanoi since 1995.
| | Giving our Priorities Shape (GPS) Action Item | | |
As an Episcopal faith community in Deer Isle, Maine, how do we commemorate the 250th year of the Declaration of Independence?
An article in the Episcopal News Service (click the link below) is worth a read, reflecting on the Episcopal Church's history and intimate involvement with the new government from the late 1700's forward.
In the article, Bishop Sean Rowe and others reflect on the ever-widening divergence between the practices and goals of the United States Government and the Episcopal Church.
Sean Rowe writes: "It's time for the church to stand in solidarity with those who have no voice, to speak up. It means us taking a hard look at the systemic work that still has to be done … to make lives different, to bring people closer into relationship with God, to show love in the world."
How are we at St Brendan's giving shape to the priorities of our mission statement:
"to serve the needs of one another and of those on the island, the peninsula and throughout the world."
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Healer of Our Every Ill,
Breathe in and among all of us who dwell in this land.
Soothe our wounds. Calm our fears.
Mend our divisions.
Hope of All Tomorrows.
Open our ears and fill us with compassion.
Tender our hearts.
Inspire creative ideas to address the cries of our siblings and Earth itself.
Send forth your Spirit of Love and Unity.
Transform pointed fingers of blame into hands open in reverence
to receive one another.
Fan into flame the gift of our founding and let us be known as a people
united for the goodness, justice and peace of all people forever.
Amen.
Sister Pat Bergen, CSJ
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Cindy Beyer has a new schedule for July through September for Sunday coffee hour hostesses and hosts. I am responsible for scheduling assistants. If you would like to help out some Sunday, please let me know at church or call me at 460-1260.
Thank you.
Skip Greenlaw
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Marcia will be at the Hibbard Nursing Home until July 17. She very much appreciates cards. Keeping in touch with the people at St. Brendan's is very important to her.
Her address is:
Marcia Scott
c/o Hibbard Nursing Home, Inc. Room 52
1037 W. Main Street
Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426
Thank you so much to everyone who sprang into action to help Joel, Shirlanne, and Marcia furnish their apartment. The donations have been right on target, generous, and tremendously appreciated. Their move-in has begun, and we will report next week with an updated list of needs. Much has been donated, and it is a small apartment, so it's best to let things shake down for the next couple of days. We think they still need a queen-size mattress, a small kitchen table and chairs, and pots and pans. If you can help, you can contact Carolyn Mor at 207-632-2236, Shirlanne at 207-659-5162, or Joel at 207-401-9912.
| | Service for Lev Sherman at St. Brendan | | |
On Sunday, July 19th, our 9:30 gathering in the Memorial Garden will provide an opportunity for us to give thanks for the work and witness of the Reverend Lev Sherman as we share some words about him and sprinkle some of his ashes around our beautiful cross. Lev's wife, Ann Holland, will be with us for the service of thanksgiving and gratitude.
Lev was a frequent clergy presence at St. Brendan over the years and was much loved. Please come to give thanks for the many gifts he shared with the St. Brendan community.
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The 17th Annual St. Brendan Women's Retreat will be from Tuesday, September 8 to Friday, September 11, at the Diocese of Maine's Camp Bishopswood near Camden.
The inclusive cost is $300.00. Scholarship assistance is available.
For more information or if you plan to attend, contact Martha Dane at
mndane-114@hotmail.com or 207-947-8043.
| | Education & Spiritual Development Ministry | | | | |
"The flowers appear on the earth;
the time of singing has come . . ."
Song of Solomon 2:12
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 10:30 a.m.
July 8, 15, 22, and 29 - A Study of the Phenomenology of Illness
with Dr. Peter Antich
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Del Bright – 2
Emily Hawkins – 9
Lynne Ensworth – 10
John Arrison – 13
Sophie Webb – 14
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Scott Cleveland – 18
Luke Williams – 21
Tallulah Pickens – 21
Heather Corey – 25
Ann Williams – 28
Cindy Beyer – 29
| | We pray for those in special need: | | |
Susan Stitham
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
Beth Kyser
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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
Rebecca
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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 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 St. Peter's by the Sea, Cape Neddick, St. Christopher's, Winter Harbor, and for all victims of war.
In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, we pray for The Anglican Church of South America.
On the Island and Peninsula, we pray for The River Church, Stonington.
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Sixth Sunday after Pentecost
Today’s reading from Matthew is when Jesus learns of the murder of John the Baptist. He mourns that people rejected him and John: John, for his severe message
of judgment and ascetic lifestyle, and Jesus for his message of God’s love for all people and his zest for living. Nevertheless, God’s blessing is available for all who accept Jesus’ call and for all those who minister God’s love to other people.
The first reading continues the story of our ancestors in faith. Sarah has died and Abraham sends his servant to his far-away relatives to find a wife for Isaac. We hear of the servant selecting Rebekah, who becomes the next mother of God’s chosen people.
We continue in the second lesson to read from Paul’s letter to the Romans. Although, as we heard last week, we have died and been raised in baptism, we still find that sin is alive in us. Paul struggles here with the notion that we are dead to sin and yet sin is still active in our lives. He comes to no easy answer but instead rejoices in God through Jesus who is the only solution to this quandary.
In the liturgy, we are reconstituted as resurrection people. We find the principles of living in the world to be those of God’s Kingdom rather than those of the world. In worship and in our ministry to the helpless we become signs of contradiction to the world’s standards.
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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