Worship this Sunday:

10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist

Pastor Elaine Hewes, presiding

Scripture readings for this Sunday (notes are below)

Numbers 20:1-13

Psalm 148

Romans 13:8-14

Matthew 18:15-20

The bulletin can be found here.

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

Monday, September 7

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

September 8-11

17th Annual St. Brendan Women's Retreat

Wednesday, Sept. 9

10:00 a.m. In-person Meditation

10:30 a.m. No Bible Study this week

4:00 p.m. Choir rehearsal

Saturday, September 12

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

Sunday, September 13

10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist with The Rev. Andrew Stoessel, presiding

5:00 p.m. Celtic Eventide – Ron Stegall, reflector

Looking Ahead

Thursday, October 8

7:00 p.m. "Courage is Contagious" - An evening with Bishop Mariann Budde, Merrill Auditorium in Portland

Healing Sunday

Reflection given by Coleen Barbeau on August 30th.

Click below for the video recording.

Barbara K.: I was grateful for another visit to Little Cranberry Island and Ashley Bryan's "Storyteller's Pavilion." I happened to notice the boat "HOPE" as we rowed through the anchorage.

Season of Creation

Along with Episcopal congregations in the Maine Diocese and beyond, we will be observing the “Season of Creation” for the next six Sundays, focusing on the theme “Living Water.” During Sunday worship, this theme will find its way into our hymns, our prayers, our confession, our reflection and our GPS Action Items. And people will be invited to bring water from their homes, as well as from the rivers, lakes, ponds and ocean for our baptismal font (be prepared to get a little wet each Sunday). 

Of course, part of the hope for our observance of the Season of Creation is that we will all recommit ourselves to finding ways of protecting, respecting and caring for our Mother Earth. But on a deeper level, there is the hope that we would all remember the interconnectedness of all of creation; that we would sense the countless ways in which the well-being of the earthworms, the rivers, the mud puddles and the oak trees are directly connected to the well-being of all of creation, including the health and well-being of humankind.

And on a deeper level still, there is the hope that by taking time to ponder the beauty, the fragility, the mystery and the alchemy of cosmic energy that holds all of creation in a constellation of connection, we will come to know that truth of these words by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin who wrote, “Love is the most universal, the most tremendous and the most mystical of cosmic forces. Love is the primal and universal psychic energy. Love is a sacred reserve of energy; it is like the blood of spiritual evolution.”

Perhaps we can focus our attention on these words during the Season of Creation, taking them into ourselves until we know their truth deep in the blood and the bones, the fonds and the feathers, the tides and the storms, the fears and the tears of our own lives. Love is the primal and universal psychic energy, and love holds us all. 

Welcome to the Season of Creation. May our immersion in the beauty of the earth and the love that connects us help us to open our hearts and arms (our wings and our branches) to one another and to the world outside our doors.

Every September into October, Christians worldwide celebrate our call to care for God's Creation through prayer, praise, and advocacy. This year, we unite around the theme of "Living Water." We are called to take the initiative to promote environmental justice, to be aware of and to advocate for environmental actions that do not take water for granted but rather understand the need to protect and conserve water as essential to the existence of humanity and all life on our planet.

For starters, our GPS Action Invitation is to consider how we use water at home.

• Could you install a rain barrel at the corner of your house to provide for your garden's needs?
• Can you remember to turn off faucets or showerheads whenever possible to reduce water use?
• Reflect on the simplicity, satisfaction, and good health of drinking at least several glasses of water a day. Realize that in many parts of the world, all the above uses are increasingly not possible, and the scarcity of water is causing life-threatening situations.

By the time you read this note, you should have received the stewardship letter for 2027. If you did not receive a letter, please contact Skip at 207-460-1260.  

Our thanks to Beth and Preston Carter for writing such a thoughtful and gracious letter.

We are about a month late in starting our stewardship efforts this year. We would appreciate it if you would return your pledge by the end of September. The Finance Ministry needs this information to begin their work in October. Thank you very much.

Peace and love,

Skip Greenlaw                                                                  

The purpose of these daily devotions is to open our eyes to some of the “created ones” with whom we share common ground, to awaken our hearts to their needs, and to take new steps toward living together in peace.

Each day of the 2026 Season of Creation (Sept. 1 – Oct. 4) participants will receive a Daily Devotion via email bringing to light a different keystone species in our Province 1 EcoRegion. The Devotions will include a photo, a brief description, thoughts on how the species reflects our image of God, and a closing prayer.

Addresses for Barbara Wright, Luke Williams, and Judy Miller

Barbara Wright (new address)

15 Piper Road

Apt C218

Scarborough ME 04070

Luke Williams (transitioning to this address now)

Aston Gardens

12951 West Linebaugh Ave.

Tampa, FL 33636

Judy Miller

300 Began Way, Apt 4207

Woburn, MA 01801

617-645-1711

Click the image above to read the Wabanaki Alliance August newsletter.

 "Owe no one anything,

except to love one another"

Romans 13:8

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

There will be no Bible Study this week.

September Birthdays

Janet Arrison – 1

Elaine Hewes – 1

Vesta Kowalski – 1

Jack Beaudoin – 2

Donna Downs – 8

Sawyer Hawkins – 10

Jo Jacob – 11

Curtis Flowers – 17

Joe Grey – 17

Preston Carter – 19

Pam Mallory – 19

Catherine Hicks – 20

Allen Downs – 24

Bruce Downs – 24

Alan Flowers – 24

Miriam Antich – 25

Barb Putnam – 27

Barbara Kourajian – 28

News from Near and Far 

Bishop Mariann Budde (Episcopal Diocese of Washington, DC) is a nationally respected faith leader, author, and advocate for justice, known for her courageous and faithful public witness. On October 8th in Portland, she will reflect on the role of faith in shaping moral leadership and building a more just and compassionate society.

This gathering is an opportunity for people of all backgrounds to come together and learn how to be brave, stand for justice, speak truth to power, and seek mercy for our most vulnerable and marginalized neighbors. Tickets can be purchased here. All proceeds to benefit the Maine Council of Churches.

We pray for those in special need:

Barbara Wright

Debra Carter

baby Charles

Harry Vickerson

Julie M.

Cathy Johnson

Meg Graham

Charlie Putnam

Mike S.

Meredydd Cooper

 Henna Torrey Roy

Jerry

Agnes and Billy

Gwyn Murray

Sally

Beth Kyser

Preston Henderson

Tammie Cox

Tyler Goss

Kate Hallen & Bob Blum

Judith Jerome

Mimi Maslan

Judy Miller

Megan

Bishop Thomas Brown

Naomi

Anne Burton

Hewit

Mary Ann and Terry

Nishah

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

Marcia Scott

Carol Stoneburner

We continue to hold in prayer those in our community who have recently lost loved ones; among them are the Williams, Stoneburner, Sherman, and Hewes 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. Andrew & St. John, Southwest Harbor, for Christian Education programs, and for the reverent care of all creation.

In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, we pray for The Episcopal / Anglican Province

of Alexandria.

On the Island and Peninsula, we pray for Congregational UCC, Brooksville.

Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost

We now reach a section of Matthew’s Gospel in which Jesus teaches about God’s way of dealing with humanity: namely, forgiveness. Today’s reading is primarily concerned with the Church’s role as the agent of forgiveness. Even when a member of the Church is unrepentant, the Church is not to give up on that person easily. We are to make every effort to move the sinner to repent and accept the forgiveness of God, which Jesus has commissioned the Church to offer.

Today’s passage from the Epistle to the Romans deals with the characteristics of Christian living. Note that we are called to love each other and to recognize that our lives are completely bound up in the lives of our brothers and sisters.

We are given many ways of ministering and the Eucharist is a model of our ministry in caring for others and the world. In the Eucharist, by remembering Christ’s dying and rising, we become participants in God’s redemptive action. Our own lives are filled with meaning because we share in his life, death, and resurrection.

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

Nina Dayton

Kassie Grey

Skip Greenlaw

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