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Picture of the Week!
Debbie Fisher snapped this picture of our newest office worker. Weevee was rescued by Karen from Puerto Rico.
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Readings of the Week
The Third Sunday
In Lent
March24th
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O Day Of Peace
An unusual and very pleasing setting of a
favorite hymn...
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- 8:00 am Quiet, spoken and traditional
- 9:30 am Holy Communion with choir and children's programs
- 5:30 pm Celtic
Eventide...contemplative, musical and prayerful
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Clergy and Music
This Sunday
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- The Rev. Tim Boggs will be preaching at 8 am, 9:30 am and celebrating and preaching at 5:30 pm
- The Rev. Holly Hoffman will be celebrating at 8 am and 9:30 am
- Jim Strand is on the organ bench.
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Meetings & Events
3/24 Parent Meeting
3/26 Vestry Meeting
3/27 Wednesday Eucharist
3/31 Bring a Friend to Church
3/31 Easter Garden Creating
4/3 Wednesday Eucharist
4/7 Parish Breakfast
4/8 2nd Monday Lunch
4/9 Vestry Meeting
4/10 Wednesday Eucharist
4/14 Palm Sunday
4/15 Quiet Morning Communion
4/15 Candlelight Labyrinth
4/16 Quiet Morning Communion
4/16 Candlelight Labyrinth
4/17 Quiet Morning Communion
4/17 Evening Communion
4/18 Maundy Thursday
4/19 Good Friday
4/21 Easter
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Summer Seminarian
Housing Needed
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We are delighted to announce that Maryann Younger a postulant for Holy Orders from the Diocese of Delaware and soon a rising senior General Theological Seminary will be our Summer Seminarian 2019.
Maryann who enjoys the confidence of your rector, staff and parishioners who have met her while visitng GTS, brings
 many gifts to this summer internship.
Maryann will serve with us us from early June through early August. We will soon begin a search for housing for Maryann. She alone will need housing as her husband is in an intensive summer program of his own and will visit on occasion.
If you have an idea for summer housing, please be in touch with Fr. Tim [email protected]
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July 15th- 19th
9am-12pm Monday-Thursday
4pm-7pm Friday Family Night
Returning for 2019 ....
Friday Family Night
Families are invited to jump into the excitement of Camp together for an evening of fun and formation!
Dinner will be included.
Save the dates ... registration opening soon!
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Overview of Children and Youth Programs
Children's Chapel
Ages four through sixth grade! A space of welcome, music, and prayer before lessons in our age groups. 9:30am, downstairs in Godly Play.
Nursery
: During 9:30am worship for babies and toddlers.
Godly Play
: ages 4- grade k
Wonder and storytelling with inviting object lessons.
Our Place
: grades 1st- 4th
A rotation based program of Bible exploration.
Connect
: grades 5th -6th
God's story meets our story with games, artwork and fun!
Rite 13
: grades 7th- 8th
Focusing on God at work in our lives through service and formation.
Debbie Fisher, Interim
Minister for Children and Families
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High School Youth
Gatherings
Our usual meetings for fun, food, fellowship, and prayer are on the first and third Sundays of each month at 3:30 - 5 pm.
The adults involved with leading the high school youth group are the Rev. Holly Clark, Anne Sedlack, and Peter Durgin.
If you would like to be added to our email list to learn about upcoming high school youth events, please contact the Rev. Holly Hoffmann at
[email protected].
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Caring for the
Caregiver Group
Starting this spring, St. Alban's will provide an opportunity for those caring for others to come together weekly for support. To learn more about this upcoming opportunity, please contact Liz Davy at
[email protected]
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Contemplative Stitching
All are welcome
Any level of handwork
quilting, embroidery anything.
9 am - 10 am
Every 2nd and 4th Friday
of the month at St. Alban's
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This week I've been aware of a personal desire to be a better listener.
I wonder why?
Maybe it's because of spring and all the new sounds in the air or because I'm still enjoying the reverberations of a nearly silent retreat on a New England farm last weekend. Maybe it's because I've been interviewing candidates to be our new music director, listening carefully to them and their recordings and references. Maybe it's because it's Lent and I'm trying to bring my hearing more closely to the Spirit. Maybe it's because our Vestry is meeting soon and I'm listening to their wisdom. Maybe it's because I'm usually so darn noisy, and listening affords me some peace from my own ruminations!
Whatever the cause, this fresh listening feels good. I suspect it feels good because it is good. It's relational and healthy.
The German pastor and thinker Dietrich Bonhoeffer puts it this way
...What we owe one another involves listening. Just as our love of God involves listening to God's word, the beginning of loving action is learning to listen. We do God's work for our brothers and sisters when we learn to listen to them.
As we bring ourselves to Lent, may we renew the loving action of listening.
Blessings,
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This Sunday March 24th
Rite 13 Parent Conversation
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Attention Parents!
During coffee hour after the 9:30 service on Sunday, March 24, there will be a conversation for parents of current 6th, 7th, and 8th graders with the Rev. Holly Hoffmann about our formation offerings for this age group. Current 6th grade parents are included in this conversation of Rite 13 since the outcome of the discussion this day will shape Rite 13 for the spring and next year. Please join us in the Connect classroom!
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March 31st
Bring A Friend Sunday
Create An Easter Garden
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March 31st ... Easter Gardens ... and
"Bring a Friend Sunday!"
The Fourth Sunday in Lent is a special day at St. Alban's - it's Bring a Friend Sunday!
Kids - invite a friend to come along and enjoy the fun and formation going on in Godly Play, Our PLACE and Connect.
During coffee hour we'll have all the supplies needed to create an Easter Garden for you to take home and enjoy through Holy Week.
And ... we'll unveil the theme and the super fun activities planned for July's Camp St. Alban's.
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Midweek Evening Eucharist
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Midweek Evening Eucharist in Lent
Gather around the altar this Lent
on Wednesday evenings at 6 pm for Holy Eucharist.
March 13, 20, 27
April 3, 10 &17
The evening will include the reading of a short passage from our Lenten Reader, A Season of the Spirit by Martin L. Smith, followed by a time for silent individual reflection and Holy Eucharist.
Stay after for conversation with others or return to your evening having paused in your week to nurture your relationship with God through prayer.
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Farewell Gatherings for Bishop Steve
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Farewell Gatherings for Bishop Steve and Gretchen Lane are planned for
May 11th
in Orono, and May
17-18th
in Portland. The events will offer clergy, members of the diocese and friends the opportunity to share memories and offer gratitude and thanks to Bishop Lane and Gretchen for leadership e for the past 11 years.
The
Farewell Gathering South
will begin Friday evening,
May 17th
at 5 p.m. at the Westin Portland Harborview Hotel and will include a Farewell Reception with music and a brief program.
(Note: Pre-registration for tickets will be required and available in advance (only) at $20 each.
Watch for more information in a few weeks
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The Farewell Gathering South will continue with
Festive Holy Eucharist
at 10 a.m.
Saturday, May 18th
at St. Luke's Cathedral, followed by hospitality and the unveiling of the Bishop's official portrait.
(Note: this gathering is free and open to all, however advance/pre-registration will be required.
Additional information will be provided in a few weeks
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Note: please...no gifts, however if so inclined, the Lanes have indicated donations to
Camp Bishopswood
would be welcome.
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Baptism is the full initiation by water and the Holy Spirit into the Body of Christ, the Church, and is the way we enter a covenant relationship with God as Christians and how we acknowledge our adoption into the family of God.
The Saturday evening Easter Vigil is a traditional time of baptism in the Church that stretches back to the earliest days of
 Christianity. If you are an adult and have not been baptized yet and would like to be baptized, please contact the Rev. Holly Hoffmann or the Rev. Tim Boggs so we can make arrangements for your baptism this Easter season. If you are interested in being a part of the adult and teen Confirmation class that will be offered this summer and are not yet baptized, this is excellent opportunity to be baptized and embark on this next part of your spiritual journey.
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Earlier this month, your Vestry had a fruitful overnight retreat at the Marie Joseph Spiritual Center. We want to share some of this rich time with you and ask for your help.
Please click on this link to reread the letter and then share your valued insight by sending us an email at
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Jubilee Center/Essentials Pantry
The Polar Vortex may return!!
35 warm winter coats were given out recently to newly arrived immigrants. Please keep donating warm coats/parkas, and consider adding hats, mittens, gloves, and scarves too. Also, of great need are warm socks, boots and sturdy shoes.
Always on the Wish List are large cooking stock pots for families, feminine products (pads, not tampons are preferred), seasonal clothing and footwear, and housewares.
We are serving more families than ever that need our help.
Merci Shukraan Obrigado Thanks Gracias
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On April 16, we'll be discussing "Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup," by John Carreyrou. This title is a departure for the book group as it is only available in hardcover. Nonesuch likely has the hardcover in stock, as it's still a bestseller. I would prefer not to order multiple copies at this time because several members are using other sources. A copy can be ordered online, as an e-book, or through inter-library loan..allow a little bit of time if you choose this last method. If you have any questions about this, do not hesitate to contact me for help. .
A riveting story of the biggest corporate fraud since Enron, a tale of ambition and hubris set amid the bold promises of Silicon Valley.
For next book discussion, I hope we pick a book with a short title
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