Remember to "spring your clock forward" one hour this Saturday night!

Daylight saving time begins this Sunday at 2:00 a.m.

Worship this Sunday:

10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist

The Rev. Jennifer Reece, presiding

The Way of Water (c) Jan Richardson. janrichardson.com

Scripture readings for this Sunday (notes are below)

Exodus 17:1-7

Romans 5:1-11

John 4:5-42

Psalm 95

The bulletin can be found here.

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

Monday, March 9

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

Wednesday, March 11

10:00 a.m. In-person Meditation

10:30 a.m. Bible Study

12:30 a.m. Outreach Ministry meeting

3:45 p.m. Choir rehearsal

5:00 p.m. Lenten Vespers - Cathy Washburn, reflector

Saturday, March 14

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

Sunday, March 15

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

10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist with Pastor Elaine Hewes, presiding

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

Looking Ahead

Wednesdays,

March 18 and March 25

5:00 p.m. Lenten Vespers - Reflectors are Carl Woodard, and Dwight Staples

Let us listen to Nicodemus… Because I think he would tell us to just “be” in that state of unknowing… to just sit in the desert of our wilderness with our cupped hands open and empty… to acknowledge our uncertainty, our anxiety, our fear, our rage, our pain… and in the absence of any sign of water or hope whatsoever, to lift our heads for the scent of it… 

Click below to read Pastor Elaine Hewes' sermon given on March 1st.

John Coltrane, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, a talking dog, Cajun humor –

we heard it all at St. Brendan's first Talent Show.

Our thanks to those who shared their talents, to John Arrison, who spearheaded this event, and to George Pazuniak for his assistance with the technical aspects of the program. If you would like to view a video of the talent show, email Miriam at mantichino@gmail.com for the link.

It Matters

Kindness matters.

Compassion matters.

Mercy matters.

Resistance matters.

Justice matters.

The rule of law matters.

Working for the common good matters.

Resistance matters.

Anger matters.

Grief matters.

Silence matters.

Resistance matters.

Humility matters.

Courage matters.

Confession matters.

Resistance matters.

Planting seeds matters.

Making snow angels in the snow matters.

Standing in the moonlight matters.

Making bread matters.

Sharing bread matters.

Crumpling on the floor matters.

Getting back up matters.

Helping someone else get back up matters.

Making something with your hands matters.

Listening to the Bach Double Violin Concerto matters.

Listening to the theme from “Schindler’s List” matters.

Resistance matters.

Undermining hatred with love matters.

Disarming hatred with love matters.

Silence matters, listening matters, silence matters.

Resistance matters...

Because as the Cheshire Cat in “Alice in Wonderland” says,

“How you get there is where you’ll arrive.”

How we get there is where we’ll arrive.

It all matters.

Every single little gesture in the direction of love matters.

So let us resist with the fierceness of love,

And make snow angels in the snow. 

~ Elaine Hewes

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 11, at 5:00 p.m. in-person and over Zoom.

This week's reflector is Cathy Washburn.

The bulletin will be posted on the website.

Annie Porter was our reflector on February 25th.

Click below for a text copy of her reflection.

‘What is Full Communion? Your ELCA and UMC Questions Answered’

March 12, 3 p.m.

Join this webinar to learn what full communion is, why it matters, how clergy exchange works between churches, and more. Hosted by The Episcopal Church’s Office of Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations, the webinar will explore the church’s full communion relationship with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, including the recent inclusion of deacons in clergy exchange guidelines, as well as the church’s full communion proposal with the United Methodist Church. Speakers include: 

• The Rev. Kirsten Guidero, ecumenical and interreligious officer, The Episcopal Church 
• The Rev. William O. Gafkjen, Interim Executive, Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 
• The Ven. Carole Maddux, Archdeacon, the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta, and member of the Lutheran-Episcopal Coordinating Committee 
• Demarius Walker, Associate Chaplain, Earlham College, and member of the United Methodist Church-The Episcopal Church Dialogue 

There will be time for audience questions. A recording will be sent to registered participants.

 "Let your . . . Love surround us Lord,. . . "

Psalm 33:22



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 scripture readings 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 and will begin radiation therapy this week. 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

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 3:00 p.m. 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 hold in prayer the family of Tony Stoneburner, who died on February 22nd.

May God's strong love hold Carol and her family at this time.

We pray for those in special need:

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 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. Augustine's, Dover-Foxcroft, and for those struggling with addiction.

In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, we pray for The Episcopal Church in Jerusalem & The Middle East.

On the Island and Peninsula, we pray for the Sargentville Chapel Circle, Sedgwick.

Third Sunday of Lent



This Sunday we hear the story of the Samaritan Woman, one of the classic biblical passages for those preparing for baptism at Easter. As the woman was gradually

enlightened about Jesus and about her relationship to God, so the candidates are growing in their relationship with God during Lent. They look forward to receiving in baptism the “living water” of God’s Spirit in their lives. Those already baptized are filled with that living water and continue to be enlightened by God’s Spirit.

In the first reading, we move forward in the history of salvation from the call of Abraham and Sarah to the account of Moses and Israel in the Exodus from Egypt. On the occasion we read about today, God provides water for the people in the desert. This is an image of God’s loving care for all people in the spiritual dryness of this world.

The second reading is about the new life we have in God through Christ. Jesus gave up his life for us, in order that we might be put right with God. In his death and resurrection, the estrangement between God and humanity is being repaired. We, in baptism, have been reconciled with God.

As people in the desert thirst for water, so Christians find in their Lenten living the thirst for life that only God can quench. All of us, both the baptized and those preparing for baptism, are, like the Samaritan woman, being enlightened and filled with the grace of the living water that comes from our Savior.

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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Cindy Beyer - Clerk

Beth Carter

Kassie Grey

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