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. Emily Blair Stribling, presiding
Indigenous Peoples' Sunday
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Celtic Eventide
Sunday at 5 p.m. in the Parish Hall
Join us for this service of poetry, silence, music, prayer, and reflection.
Our reflector will be Annie Scarff.
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All services and meetings will be held both in-person and via Zoom unless otherwise designated.
| | | | 9:00 a.m. Women's Breakfast at Stonecutters Kitchen | | | | 4:30 p.m. Meditation/Silent Prayer (Zoom) | | | | |
1:00 p.m. Worship & Music Ministry meeting (Zoom)
5:00 p.m. Legacy Evening & Potluck (Click here to sign-up)
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10:00 a.m. In-person Meditation
10:30 a.m. Bible Study with The Rev. Alice Hildebrand
4:00 p.m. Choir rehearsal
| | | | 8:30 a.m. Men's Breakfast | | | | |
9:30 a.m. Gathering at the Meditation Garden
10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist with Pastor Elaine Hewes, presiding.
3:00 - 5:00 p.m. Housewarming and Open House at Karen and Bruce Downs (details below)
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Bible Study - Rev. Jenny Reece will present
"Six Mystical Poets Sing about Creation"
| | Friday, October 30 - Thursday, November 5 | | 8:30 - 5:00 p.m. WindowDressers Community Build | | | | 5:00 p.m. Potluck Supper and discussion on Bishop Mariann Budde's book, How We Learn to Be Brave | | Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost | | |
And all of a sudden, with Natalie’s little stones of love metaphorically coming our way, I realized that the cornerstone that is Jesus is not a solid block of granite or a block of cement reinforced by rebar… But rather it’s a cornerstone that’s intended to be broken open again and again and again… broken into little pieces of love that can be taken out into the world and shared… just like the bread we share every Sunday…
Sermon given by Pastor Elaine on October 4th.
Click below for the video recording. A text copy is available here.
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Miriam: I am grateful for the seaweed that often lies in beautiful patterns along our rocky shores. It feeds our soil, provides a habitat for various marine species, cleans coastal waters, sequesters carbon dioxide and those are just a few of its contributions to our ecosytem.
Mickey: I am grateful for Sylvia Earle, a marine biologist. Her work is the protection of oceans and all life therein. In 1979, she held the record for "deepest walk on the sea" at 1,250 feet. At age 91, she still dives! Google her life and accomplishments.
My son Christopher's first profession was saturation diving, thus the interest.
| | Giving our Priorities Shape (GPS) Action Item | | |
Indigenous Peoples' Day 2026
At the start of each Sunday service, we say together, "We pray for the courage to find ways to support our indigenous neighbors who still face injustice and prejudice. "
Looking forward to the Midterm elections on Tuesday, November 3, please do some research about Maine legislative and gubernatorial candidates and their support or lack thereof for the issues highlighted by the Wabanaki Alliance of Maine. Look up the candidates and their positions, and review the Wabanaki Alliance website (https://wabanakialliance.com/) for their endorsements and their legislative scorecard for the recent 2026 legislative session.
Did you know that St. Brendan is one of more than 300 organizations that are members of the Wabanaki Alliance Tribal Coalition?
| | Window Dressers Community Build | | |
Two weeks from today, we begin building inserts to keep our neighbors warm this winter. It is hard to describe how much enjoyment we all have working together at this build. We are so grateful for the help our community provides, which makes this outreach possible. Please click below to see the days and times when you could come and join the fun. We need full shifts, especially Nov 2 - Nov 4. | | You are all invited to an Open House | | |
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Karen and Bruce Downs are having a Housewarming/Open House
Sunday, October 18th - 3:00 to 5:00 pm
15 Madison Field Lane (Driveway on the left just past 500 Reach Road, Deer Isle)
Plenty of parking is available in the field.
| | Education & Spiritual Development Ministry | | | | | |
The Lord was . . .in the silence
Kings 19:12
Zoom Meditation/Silent Prayer
Monday at 4:30 p.m.
Readings, poems, and prayers are shared before a period of silence.
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10:00 a.m. on Wednesdays
In-Person Meditation/Silent Prayer at St. Brendan
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Bible Study
Wednesday, 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
The Rev. Alice Hildebrand will offer the final session of a three-part program entitled
Using Our Own Stories to Be Advocates for Peace and Justice.
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Catherine Washburn – 5
Jackie Wilson – 6
Frances Barbour – 13
Kathy Burton – 15
Sandy Lentz – 16
Julia Walkling – 20
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Nancy Greene – 20
Regina Christianson – 21
John Haley – 21
KC Morrish – 22
Carolyn Mor – 29
Louis Pickens – 30
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News from Near and Far
Lynne Witham shares this Facebook post from Families First Community Center in Ellsworth. This organization provides supported transitional housing for homeless families. They are "graduating" two families that are ready to move into non-supported apartments on their own and could use some help with furnishing them.
| | They also welcome plants, home decor, and other cozy touches to help make these new spaces feel like home. To donate, text Arielle Morong, Property & Office Manager, at (207) 460-3711. Thank you! | | |
Support a good cause!
DISES 8th Grade Yardwork and Fall Flower Bulb Fundraiser
| | We pray for those in special need: | | |
Janet and Scott
Fran Liberatore
Abby Peters
Barbara Wright
Debra & Baby Carter
Harry Vickerson
Julie M
Cathy Johnson
Meg Graham
Charlie Putnam
Mike S.
Meredydd Cooper
Henna Torrey Roy
Jerry
Agnes and Billy
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Gwyn Murray
Sally
Beth Kyzer
Tammie Cox
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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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 Williams, Stoneburner, and Sherman 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. Thomas, Winn, Saint Mary's, Falmouth, and for the sick and those who care for them.
In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, we pray for The Anglican Church of Burundi Brasil.
On the Island and Peninsula, we pray for Sargentville Chapel Circle, Sedgwick.
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The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost
During these last weeks of the Church Year, we come to the section of Matthew’s Gospel marked by intense confrontations between Jesus and the religious
establishment; these confrontations were to lead to his crucifixion. In today’s Gospel, Jesus is again teaching about the Kingdom. Here it is described in a way that antagonized the establishment. If those who are religious do not respond to God’s call, they will be replaced by others who do respond.
In the first reading, Isaiah foresees the Kingdom of God as a great feast (the same image Jesus uses in today’s Gospel reading) and as a feast for all people, not just a few. This is one of the places in the Hebrew Scriptures where we see Israel’s understanding of God as a national or tribal God expanding into seeing God as God of all.
We continue to read Paul’s letter to the Philippians. Paul brings his letter to its conclusion, calling on the people to live in peace and unity and to help one another.
Our gathering in Eucharist is a foreshadowing of the Kingdom of God. We are called to bring all people into this fellowship and meal. In this way, the Kingdom of God is revealed and humanity’s hope is made more certain.
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
Nina Dayton
Kassie Grey
Skip Greenlaw
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