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
The Rev. Donna Downs, presiding
The Rev. Timothy Ensworth, preaching
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Coffee and Tea with the Ministries this Sunday
Don’t run away too fast after our Sunday service this weekend! As part of our coffee hour “entertainment,” we will be filing back into the sanctuary to hear updates from one of our active ministries in the life of the parish, the Worship & Music Ministry. This will give the ministry an opportunity to let you know how things work and what is coming up in their work for the next few months. It also gives you a chance to ask questions, make suggestions, and provide thanksgivings for the work of this ministry. Please join us!
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All services and meetings will be held both in-person and via Zoom unless otherwise designated.
| | | | 8:30 a.m. Men's Breakfast in the Parish Hall | | | | 4:30 p.m. Meditation/Silent Prayer (Zoom) | | | | |
10:00 a.m. Meditation/Silent Prayer (in-person)
10:30 a.m. Bible Study
2:00 p.m. Service for The Rev. Persis Williams at
St. Francis, Blue Hill
4:00 p.m. Choir rehearsal
| | | | 10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist with The Rev. Donna Downs, presiding | | | | Benefit concert for WindowDressers – Matthew Dane, Christina Jennings and friends | | |
"The voice of the shepherd"
Sermon given by Pastor Elaine Hewes on May 11th.
Click below for the recording. A text copy is available here.
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No amount of regret changes the past. No amount of anxiety changes the future.
Any amount of grateful joy changes the present.
Ann Voskamp
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Letter from Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe on
Episcopal Migration Ministries
Down through the centuries the Church (meaning the Christian Church with a big "C"), has often acquiesced to the mandates of governmental and political pressure, even when those mandates have not aligned with the ways and the teachings of Jesus. As a pastor in the ELCA, I am deeply moved by the witness of the Episcopal Church and its leader, Bishop Sean Rowe, in the Episcopal Church's response to a mandate given by the present administration related to the resettling of one particular group of immigrants and the exclusion of others.
I encourage you to read the full text of the Presiding Bishop's letter issued on May 12 (click the button below). The letter explains the Episcopal Church's decision to end its refugee resettlement grant agreements with the U.S. federal government and discusses what lies ahead for Episcopal Migration Ministries' vital work. Bishop Rowe writes: "We are hard at work on a churchwide plan to support migrants and refugees."
At the heart of Bishop Rowe's letter, he writes, "As Christians, we must be guided not by political vagaries but by the sure and certain knowledge that the kingdom of God is revealed to us in the struggles of those on the margins. Jesus tells us to care for the poor and vulnerable as we would care for him, and we must follow that command. Right now, what that means is ending our participation in the federal government's refugee resettlement program and investing our resources in serving migrants in other ways."
I am grateful to Bishop Rowe and the Episcopal Church for bearing witness to Jesus' call to do justice and to care for the marginalized. It takes courage to do so. By bearing such a powerful witness, others will be inspired and empowered to do the same. As the old song goes, "It only takes a spark to get a fire going. And soon all those around will warm up to its glowing. That's how it is with God's love once you've experienced it. You spread God's love to everyone. You want to pass it on."
| | Giving our Priorities Shape (GPS) Action Item | | |
Another call for Advocacy
The Inflation Reduction Act, passed by Congress in 2022, is a groundbreaking law containing provisions for clean energy investment and environmental justice initiatives by way of grants for communities disproportionately impacted by environmental pollution. It is facing major cuts by Congress and profound opposition from the present administration. An Action Alert from the Episcopal Church’s Office of Government Relations is asking us to write our Senators and Representatives, urging them to vigorously oppose cuts to the environmental provisions of the IRA of 2022.
Click the button below for further information and a ready-made letter, or you can write your own. Thank you for caring.
| | Update on A Gathering for These Difficult Times | | |
We will not hold the "Gathering for These Difficult Times" scheduled for Tuesday, May 27, as these opportunities for conversation don't seem to be what folks need right now. Instead, we will put our energy into Celtic Eventide at 5:00 on Sunday, June 22, July 20, August 10, September 14, and October 12. These gatherings include music, poetry, silence, candle lighting and prayer. They are beautiful and contemplative services, and have been well-received the past two years.
The theme for this year's Celtic Eventide gatherings is "Finding Hope." If you are interested in sharing a story, a poem, a piece of music or a piece of art that speaks to this theme, please let Elaine know.
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" My purpose is to give life in all its fullness"
John 10:10
Meditation/Silent Prayer
every Monday at 4:30 p.m. by Zoom
Readings, poems, and prayers are shared before a period of silence.
| | Bible Study on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. | |
Conscious Aging
with Cynthia Bourgeault
June 2 - June 30
Cynthia writes: "No matter where you find yourself on the timeline of your life, the one thing we human beings all have in common is that we’re all aging. Beneath the endless surface variations, life itself seems to follow the same universal pattern, often pictured as a parabolic curve. The curve begins at birth as we come bursting out of the womb seething with life force and raw potential. It rises to the height of its powers in midlife, then slowly recedes, winding its way toward diminishment and dissolution.
This e-course will help you draw directly upon the power of your consciously achieved selfhood to bridge the gap between physical diminution and spiritual evolution."
If you decide to enroll in this e-course, we plan to have a Potluck Supper on Tuesday, June 17, for an opportunity for discussion. Please let Miriam or Elaine know if you decide to participate.
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Bill Scaife – 1
Ann Tarlton – 4
Jennifer Reece – 5
Rich Paget – 5
Cynthia Pease – 8
Meg Graham – 12
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Neil Haley – 13
Kaz Pickens – 15
Tom Yaroschuk – 17
Anne Burton – 22
Bunny Reardon – 27
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Also joining us from the community:
Scarecrow dressing with Mariner's Soar Liz Lincoln, Evergreen Garden Club,
Mural painting with our summer interns, Pottery by Frank Pitcher,
Wooden Boxes by Renee Sewall and more
| | We pray for those in special need: | | |
Gwen Murray
Sally
Beth Kyzer
David
Preston Henderson
Mollie Ann Meserve
Heidi (Jonny's mother)
Tammie and Jason Cox
Tyler Goss
Joyce Dunn
Kate Hallen & Bob Blum
Judith Jerome
Mimi Maslan
Susan Manne
Semantha and Lee
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Emily Gibson
Judy
Megan
Bishop Thomas Brown
Naomi
Robert B. Tobin
Anne Burton
Hewit
Mary Ann and Terry
Nishah
David Morrish
Corbin
Rebecca
Pam B.
Jaxson
Heather Corey
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Stephen Gill
Brent Was
Bill Scaife
Gary and Wellesley
Mary Lawrence Hicks and family
Nancy Greene
Peter Brown
Seth
Linda Shepard and family
Mary Ann Shaw
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 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 Justin Welby and his family; Hosam, Bishop of Jerusalem; Sean, our Presiding Bishop; and Thomas, our Bishop.
In the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, we pray for Christ Church, Norway; Trinity, Portland, and for those who advocate for the poor and the oppressed.
In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, we pray for The Episcopal Church in Jerusalem
and The Middle East.
On the Island and Peninsula, we pray for the Calvary Chapel, Deer Isle.
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Fifth Sunday of Easter
Each Sunday in the fifty days between Easter and Pentecost, we explore the
implications of Jesus’ dying and rising for our lives.
Today we hear from John’s Gospel some of the Lord’s words on the night before his death. The Lord tells his friends that he is going away and gives them his final instructions, “the new commandment” to love one another as he loves us.
This Sunday’s reading from the book of Revelation is a vision of the final consummation of God’s Kingdom as the new Jerusalem. The redeemed rejoice, for God dwells with them and does away forever with death and grief and weeping.
Today’s reading from Acts traces further the extension of the proclamation of Christ’s resurrection. Peter describes to the leaders of the church in Jerusalem the astounding discovery that God’s call is not only to Jews but to the Gentiles as well, as he tells of the conversion and baptism of Cornelius, the first Gentile Christian.
It is in our relationship of union with Christ in baptism and communion that his love for us is revealed. Our liturgy here equips us to carry out our larger liturgy, our work as God’s people, in loving others through ministry, service, and prayer. In that way, the work of extending God’s Kingdom will continue to spread in and through us, the Body of the Risen Christ, as we follow his command to love others as he loves us.
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 - Lis Ingoldsby, 207-348-2586 lisingo@msn.com | | |
Dan Reardon-Treasurer
Emily Hawkins-Clerk
Beth Carter
Woody Osborne
George Pazuniak
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