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
| | You are invited to view "Reimagining the Stations of the Cross" in our Parish Hall after the service. More information on this exhibit is below. | | |
7:00 p.m. Tenebrae (Service of Shadows)
Wednesday, April 1
5:00 p.m. Maundy Thursday
The Rev. Stephen Hayward, presiding
5:00 p.m. Good Friday
The Rev. Emily Blair Stribling, presiding
Join us in-person or online for these services. Use the link below.
Check the website for the bulletins.
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All services and meetings will be held both in-person and via Zoom unless otherwise designated.
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8:30 a.m. Simmering Pot
4:30 p.m. Meditation/Silent Prayer (Zoom)
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Tuesday through Saturday
March 31-April 4
| | 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross Art Show open | | | | |
10:00 a.m. In-person Meditation
4:00 p.m. Choir rehearsal
7:00 p.m. Tenebrae (Service of Shadows)
| | | | 5:00 p.m. Maundy Thursday service, The Rev. Stephen Hayward presiding | | | | 5:00 p.m. Good Friday service, The Rev. Emily Blair Stribling presiding | | | | 7:00 p.m. Easter Vigil at St. Francis by the Sea | | | | |
6:00 a.m. Easter Sunrise Service at Commercial Pier, Stonington
10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist with Pastor Elaine Hewes presiding
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Tuesday through Saturday
April 7-April 11
| | 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross Art Show open | | | | 4:00 p.m. Jazz Concert with Scott Cleveland (piano and vocals) and Aiden Fiori (electric bass). Suggested donation is $20. | | |
"Breathe in us, breath of God"
Sermon given by The Rev. Dr. Jenny Reece on March 22nd.
Click below for the video recording. A text copy is available here.
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Lenten Vespers
Pastor Carl Woodward was our reflector on March 18th,
and Elder Dwight Staples offered the reflection on March 25th.
Click below for the video recording of these reflections.
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Marilyn Fuchs' photo of daffodils from Washington, DC.
Meredydd Cooper: I am grateful for the prayers and good thoughts on my behalf. So many wonderful gifts and surprises have been presented to me over the last few months. The most recent is that my PET scan and labs indicate that I am in remission from Hodgkin lymphoma.
The other things I am grateful for are the challenges and obstacles in my path while on my cancer journey. I have learned so much, found new levels of patience, creativity, and resilience through this process. So many surprises!
Thank you all!
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As we prepare to begin our observance of Holy Week with our Palm Sunday/Passion Sunday worship service, we are reminded that the "king" we know as Jesus was a king very unlike the kind of kings lauded and praised in the world. It seems somehow very fortuitous that many of us will be attending (or supporting in some way) one of the "No Kings" rallies in our area on the very weekend we will be recognizing the accompanying, suffering love of "King" Jesus. And in so doing will reject the image of Jesus sometimes seen these days that puts a national flag in one of Jesus' hands and a weapon of death in the other.
To follow Jesus is to follow the Prince of Peace. Below you will find an imaginative telling of the story of Jesus' Passion, beginning with his entrance into Jerusalem. I have shared this version of the story with you before. But at this moment in our life together, it seems appropriate to share it once again.
Ever grateful for the love that binds us together in the body in Christ,
Elaine
| | Giving our Priorities Shape (GPS) Action Item | | |
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.
Resistance is…
Joining the Island Peace and Justice Vigil on Mondays from 4-4:30 p.m.
directly across from the Deer Isle Stonington High School
Joining with Sunset Congregational Church friends on Thursdays at 3 PM
for a Vigil for peace and loving kindness
57 Church St. (Route 15)
Speaking freely and without fear, whether in public demonstration
or with your group of friends
Refusing to use 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
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If you are making a donation for Easter flowers, please email Barbara Kourajian by Sunday
with the name(s) you want to be listed
in the Easter Sunday bulletin.
| | Reimagining the Stations of the Cross | | |
This Sunday, during coffee hour, we will have an opportunity to experience the gift of twenty-two local artists who have offered 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.
Walking the “Stations of the Cross” has been a centuries-old Christian ritual for reflecting 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 are invited to experience the gift of these artistic expressions as a way to reflect on the challenging times in which we live, believing that in our shared experience, we might find common ground and a sense of hope.
The art show will be open for reflection Tuesday– Saturday, March 31 - April 11, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
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A letter from Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe
Dear people of God in The Episcopal Church:
For more than a century, Episcopalians have given generously to the Good Friday Offering, which supports the vital work and ministries of the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East. Today, the need of the church in the Holy Land is greater than ever, particularly given the recent escalation of war in the Middle East, and I hope you will join me in making a generous gift today at iam.ec/goodfridayoffering.
I am in frequent touch with Archbishop Hosam Naoum, who leads the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East, and I know how urgently he and his people need our support as they alleviate suffering and provide hope to God’s people of all faiths.
Read the full letter here.
| | A pastoral word from the House of Bishops | | |
The bishops of The Episcopal Church gathered from March 17-24 at Camp Allen Conference Center in Navasota, Texas. The gathering was focused primarily on the challenges and opportunities before the church.
Read more about the gathering here.
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"Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his mercy endures for ever."
Psalm 118 : 29
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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No Bible Study On April 1st or 8th
We will resume Bible Study on April 15 when Rev. Tim Ensworth will lead a discussion on “Sowing Tears, Reaping Joy: The Bible and Brahms Requiem.”
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Elizabeth Compton – 23
Judy Curtis – 15
Sally McConnell – 16
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Tim Ensworth – 21
Barbara Wright – 30
Elaine Taggert – 30
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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
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Housing Needed
This summer, the house where I have been renting my apartment for eight years will go on the market. My need is for a place to live that is affordable, year-round, unfurnished, one-bedroom, with a kitchen, and on the first floor.
I am a mature, responsible, single lady. No pets and non-smoking! I have been paying $750 a month, including heat and electricity. I could pay slightly higher, but I have a limited income.
Excellent renting history dating back to 1973! If you can help me, I would be very grateful.
Joyce Dunn
(207) 367-2769
joyce_dunn65@yahoo.com
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We hold in prayer the family of Lis Ingoldsby, whose son-in-law, Ross,
died on Monday.
May God's strong love hold Ross's family at this time.
We pray for those in special need:
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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 Grace Church, Bath, St. Saviour, Bar Harbor, and for all church musicians and choirs.
In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, we pray for The Anglican Church of Melanesia.
On the Island and Peninsula, we pray for the Eggemoggin Reach Society of Friends, Sedgwick.
| | | Palm Sunday
Today’s liturgy is in two parts. The Liturgy of the Palms celebrates Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem at the beginning of the week of his Passion. After we hear Matthew’s account of that event, the celebrant gives thanks over the branches of Palm, which we carry. In many congregations, a procession with branches follows as we enact the event that led directly to Good Friday.
The second part of today’s liturgy changes from triumph to tragedy as it focuses on the suffering and death of Jesus. The account of the Lord’s Passion is read from Matthew’s Gospel so that we may have a fuller sense of sharing with him in his redemptive acts of dying and rising for our salvation.
The first reading is from Isaiah. This is one of the servant songs in which God’s servant is rejected by the people but he will be vindicated by God.
The reading from Philippians is an early Christian hymn announcing that Jesus’ Lordship is revealed not in power and divinity, but in self-giving love to the point of dying for us, his beloved.
Today we enter into the celebration of the mighty acts of God that brought about our redemption. During this week we will rediscover what God has done for us, rediscover the meaning of our baptism, rediscover the meaning of our sharing in Eucharist.
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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