9:30 a.m. Gathering at the Meditation Garden

Worship this Sunday:

10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist

Pastor Elaine Hewes, presiding

Mud In Your Eye (c) Jan Richardson. janrichardson.com

Scripture readings for this Sunday (notes are below)

1 Samuel 16:1-13

Ephesians 5:8-14

John 9:1-41

Psalm 23

The bulletin can be found here.

Join us in-person or online. Click below for the Zoom link.

11:30 a.m. "Coffee & Tea with a Ministry"

The Outreach Ministry has prepared a document to read prior to the meeting to better inform the discussion. Click below to read.

Saturday, March 14

9:00 a.m. Women's Breakfast at Stonecutters Kitchen

Monday, March 16

9:00 a.m. Welcoming & Hospitality Ministry meeting

4:30 p.m. Meditation/Silent Prayer (Zoom)

Wednesday, March 18

10:00 a.m. In-person Meditation

10:30 a.m. Bible Study

3:45 p.m. Choir rehearsal

5:00 p.m. Lenten Vespers - Pastor Carl Woodward, reflector

Saturday, March 21

8:30 a.m. Men's Breakfast

Sunday, March 22

10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist with The Rev. Jennifer Reece presiding

Looking Ahead

Wednesday, March 25

5:00 p.m. Lenten Vespers - Dwight Staples, reflector

"From the Well of Loneliness to the Well of Community"

Sermon given by The Rev. Jenny Reece on March 8th.

Click below for the video recording. A text copy is available here.

Marilyn Fuchs: I am grateful when Spring comes again.

A reminder

Some of you may have received an email from "Elaine Hewes" with a request. Scammers are becoming more clever with these requests. Please do not respond to anything from Elaine that asks for help.

As we look ahead to Holy Week and Easter, I want to remind you of an opportunity for reflection being offered at St. Brendan this year, not only for our congregation, but for the whole community. You will find a copy of the press release below.              

                                    Reimagining the Stations of the Cross

                        Twenty-five Local Artists Share their Interpretations

From March 29-April 11, twenty-five local artists will offer their visual interpretations of the challenges, the sufferings, the longings and the beauty of our world using the “Stations of the Cross” as a “frame” through which to ponder these things. Their work will be exhibited at St. Brendan Episcopal Church, located at 627 North Deer Isle Road in Deer Isle.

While walking the “Stations of the Cross” has been a ritual practiced by Christians for centuries to reflect on the meaning of Jesus’ suffering and death, people from many walks of life have used the Stations of the Cross to reflect on their own suffering and longings, as well as on the sufferings and longings of the world. We invite the community to experience the gift of these artistic expressions as a way to reflect on the difficult and challenging times in which we live, believing that in our shared experience we might find common ground and a sense of hope.

There will be an opening of the art show on Sunday, March 29, from 2:00-4:00, with an opportunity to meet many of the artists. The exhibit will be open for further reflection from 1:00-4:00, Tuesday–Saturday, March 31-April 11. All are welcome. For more information, please call 348-6240. 

I am so grateful to the artists who are offering us the fruits of their labors and to John Arrison for being willing, along with Susan Webster, to put the show together. We will need folks from the St. Brendan community to help with the reception on March 29 and to “gallery sit” on the afternoons the art show will be open. If you are interested in helping, please let us know. You will find sign-up sheets in the narthex.                         

Lenten practice? How to respond with hope, gratitude, compassion, and love in the midst of very unsettling, unprecedented times of misuse of power, absence of truth-telling, disregard of common good, democratic and constitutional norms. Practice resistance to the forces of fear, violence, and war that are swirling around our country and world.

The practices below are partially taken from the wonderful Red Hat Story shared in our March 1 Navigator under News from Near and Far.

Resistance is…

speaking freely and without fear, whether in public demonstration or to your inner group of friends 

refusing simplistic language that pits groups against each other 

taking a break from media when it stokes your fear and anger 

getting to know your neighbor, especially those unlike yourself 

not losing hope that there is some good in this world and it’s worth fighting for 

joining with Sunset Congregational Church friends on Thursdays at 3 PM

for a Vigil emphasizing loving kindness and a peaceful point of view

57 Church St (Route 15)

This Lent, pick one form of resistance to practice throughout Lent,

or try a different one each week.

Join us for prayer, music, and a reflection on Wednesday, March 18, at 5:00 p.m. in-person and over Zoom.

This week's reflector is Pastor Carl Woodward.

The bulletin will be posted on the website.

Linda Nelson was our reflector on March 4th.

Click below for the video recording of her reflection. A text copy is available here.

Would you like to give Easter flowers in memory of or in thanksgiving for someone?

You can make a donation for flowers to adorn the altar by placing a check in the offertory basket or sending a check to the church (please put "Easter Flowers" on the memo line). You can also donate using the button below. Please scroll down to "Note or Designation" and write in "Easter Flowers."

If you are making a donation, please email Barbara Kourajian by Sunday, March 29 with the name(s) you want to be listed in the Easter Sunday bulletin. 

 "Once you were darkness, but now in the Lord you are light. "

Ephesians 1: 8



Zoom Meditation/Silent Prayer at 4:30 p.m.

Readings, poems, and prayers are shared before a period of silence.

10:00 a.m. Wednesdays

In-Person Meditation/Silent Prayer at St. Brendan

Bible Study

Wednesday at 10:30 a.m.

We will read Sunday's Gospel and discuss some of Wendell Berry's "sabbath poems."

March Birthdays

Colleen Spangler – 3

Pete Dane – 11

Stephen Hayward –11

Marge Anderson – 12

Billy Love – 14

Seth Wrightington – 14

Marjorie Haley – 20

News from Near and Far

Agnes Love is now in Florida with her brother for radiation therapy. If you would like to be in touch by mail, here is her address:

Agnes Love

8 Sea Winds Lane East

Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082

We pray for those in special need:

Meg Graham

Charlie Putnam

Judson Brown

Martha Dane

Peter McKee

Caroline Dane

Mike S.

Jennifer Hutchinson

Meredydd Cooper

 Henna Torrey Roy

Liz Leuthner 

Jerry

Helen and Gibbie Nauman

Agnes and Billy

Julie and Tom

Gwyn Murray

Sally

Beth Kyzer

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

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 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. Brendan the Navigator, Deer Isle, St. Andrew's, Newcastle, and for parishes in transition.

In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, we pray for The Anglican Church of Kenya.

On the Island and Peninsula, we pray for the The River Church, Stonington.

Fourth Sunday of Lent



This Sunday we hear the story of the Man Born Blind. This gospel reading has been used since early days of the church to help those preparing for baptism understand the process of enlightenment they are going through. In this story, the blind man progresses from the restoration of his physical sight to a deeper enlightenment about God until he is able to recognize Jesus as his Redeemer.

The first reading takes us to the point in the history of salvation when David is chosen by God as king. As is so often the case with the outstanding heroes of the faith, God’s choice is not apparent to those who evaluate by human standards. David’s anointing is an image of our own baptism in which God chose us and set us apart not for our own merits but because God loves us.

The second reading describes how those who have been baptized and now live in the light will carry on their lives. The final verse may be an ancient Christian baptismal hymn.

We, like the man born blind, are now awake and filled with the Light from Light through our baptism. As we continue in our Lenten pilgrimage toward Easter, enlightened by God’s Word and nourished by the sacraments, we find ourselves in the company of a great family of believers. Let us continue to pray for those preparing to be enlightened and anointed in baptism by the Holy Spirit at Easter.

Notes on the Sunday Readings and Seasons of the Church Year. Copyright © 2009 by Michael W. Merriman. Church Publishing Incorporated, New York

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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