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Picture of the Week!
REMINDER;
This Sunday is the Ministry Fair
more information below.
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Music of the Week!
Dear Lord And Father Of Mankind
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In case you missed it...
Homily of the Week!
The Very Rev.Tracey Lind
October 7th sermon
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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
- The Rev. Tim Boggs will celebrating and preaching at 8 am and celebrating at 9:30 am and celebrating at 5:30 pm.
- The Rev. Holly Clark will be assisting.
- Jim Strand is on the organ bench.
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Meetings & Events
10/14 Ministry Fair
10/18 Confirmation Evening
10/21 Blood Pressure Screening
10/21 Youth Group Meets
10/23 Book Club
10/27 Diocesan Convention
10/28 Family Service
11/3 Health Chat
11/4-11 Family Promise
11/4 Youth Group Meets
11/4 Dedication Sunday
11/4 All Saints Day Service
11/4 Parish Breakfast
11/18 Long John Sunday
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Overview of Children and Youth Programs
Introducing
Children's Chapel
for ages four through sixth grade (Godly Play, Our Place, Connect)! This space will provide a bit of welcome, music, and prayer to start off our Sunday School time before breaking down into age groups for our lessons. Please have your child come to the Godly Play classroom downstairs at the start of Sunday School.
Nursery: Care provided during 9:30 am worship for babies and toddlers.
Godly Play: ages 4- grade k
This is a program of wonder and storytelling with inviting object lessons.
Our Place: grades 1st- 4th
A fun filled rotation based program of Bible exploration. Rotated stations include: Thou Art, Show Me Cinema, and Playhouse
Connect: grades 5th -6th
God's story meets our story, every week, with games, artwork and fun!
Rite 13: grades 7th- 8th ***(Please note 9/9 Rite 13 will be helping with Parish Breakfast)***
This program focuses on God at work in our real lives through service and formation.
1st Sunday- Help with Parish Breakfast
2nd SATURDAY- Preble Street Soup Kitchen
3rd & 4th Sundays- Formation lesson upstairs. Children start out in worship, and after the Peace head upstairs to the Y
outh room.
Youth Group: grades 9th- 12th
Wild games, surprising conversations, and our own prayers.
Gathers 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month from 3:30-5:00pm.
Peace,
Katie Holicky, Minister for Children and Families
Contact Katie Holicky if you have any questions or would like to help out.
[email protected]
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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 Clark at
[email protected].
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Blood Pressure Screening
October 21st
A reminder from your
Health Ministry.
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How do you wish to leave?
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SAVE THE DATE:
November 3rd, 7-8 pm
HOW DO YOU WISH TO
LEAVE THIS GOOD LIFE?
For most older Americans a desired peaceful death is elusive.
Sadly, aggressive medical procedures are more
often the norm.
How does this happen?
How could we change the pattern?
"
At Peace: Choosing a Good Death
After a Long Life"
Speaker: Samuel Harrington, MD
Author and Caregiver
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I am not sure why, but autumn is a time of year when we seem particularly aware of all that we have been given. Perhaps it's because there are so many activities and opportunities in this season. Perhaps it's because of the natural, bountiful harvest time we're in and the Thanksgiving plans we make.
And perhaps...it's because this is a season when we reflect on what we've been given with an eye toward what we are called to share.
As we remember how graced and gifted we are, our imaginations turn toward what we might give of all we've been given. I think this imagining, this wondering is a sacred step. And I invite you to join me in it!
This Sunday we celebrate our Ministry Fair at St. Alban's,
and
we launch our Stewardship plans for the 2019. It's no accident that we do these good things together. The Fair gives us a chance to be stimulated by some of the remarkable efforts that together we make in God's world. And... receiving our pledge packets for a new year reminds us of a sacred invitation to give of our time, talent and treasure.
My prayer is that you'll join all your St. Alban's neighbors in this good and stimulating wondering!
See you in church
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Personalized Stewardship Packets
are ready for us all!
Your Stewardship Committee, chaired by Frank Governali, has been hard at work. And their invitation to us to plan for our 2019 pledges of r time, talent and treasure are awaiting!
Please pick up your packet on
Sunday, October 14th.
If there is not a personalized packet for you, please
take a blank packet and fill-in your name and pledge.
Pledges will be collected and dedicated on All Saints Day, November 4
th.
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Did you know?
Did you know that our own Parish Nurse and active parishioner, Liz Davy was recently applauded at the Anniversary Dinner for the Portland Free Clinic for her decades of service to some of the neediest in our community? Liz, a gifted RN, has been serving there... year-in, year-out nursing with all her warmth and care. She has recently retired from this good clinic work, but she and Dick remain active supporters.
The Portland Community Free Clinic, located at 103 India Street, provides primary care to uninsured, low-income adults living in Cumberland County, Maine. All services at the PCFC are provided at no charge.
In honor of Liz's devotion and St. Alban's deep appreciation of her, the St. Alban's Clergy Discretionary Fund, filled with gifts from the parish, has made a donation of $250 to the Portland Free Clinic in honor of Liz Davy, our Parish Nurse
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What feeds your soul?
Find out THIS SUNDAY
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Saint Alban's Stewardship Committee invites you to...
Saint Alban's Ministry Fair
Sunday, October 14th
The rich parish life that we share at Saint Alban's would not be possible without the efforts of parishioners who work behind the scenes to enhance our worship experience and foster fellowship. From arranging altar flowers to reading scripture during worship services - from teaching our children to feeding the hungry - opportunities for involvement at Saint Alban's vary as widely as do the talents and interests of our parishioners.
This will be a great time to learn about the many lay ministries that exist at Saint Alban's.
We hope you will find a ministry that interests you and feeds your soul.
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A Beautiful 2019 Calendar celebrates our Apostles' Windows
On Sale Now!
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Thinking of
an early Christmas gift?
Have you ever wondered about the twelve windows at the rear of the sanctuary?
Do you know what they represent?
One of the windows shows a snake coming out of chalice.
Another shows a battle axe.
What could they mean?
Find out by purchasing a beautifully designed 2019 calendar. The colorful pictures were taken by Peg Keyser and the research was completed by Rev. Ben Thomas. Do you remember our summer intern from 2017?. Here is a "colorful" story: one Apostle met his end after being struck by a fullers' bat and then sawed in two.
 Who was that and what is a fullers' bat anyway? The mystery just gets deeper. The calendars cost $20 each and are a wonderful gift for family and friends. They will be on sale after services throughout the fall.
Help support St. Alban's.
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Interested in sharing your Sacred Story?
This January and beyond St. Alban's is returning to a great parish tradition...the opening and sharing of our stories...our Sacred Stories.
A Sacred Story group is a small, confidential gathering of St. Alban's adults who want to deepen their faith, build community, and draw closer to God by sharing key moments of life with one another. These may be formative tales or remembrances of where we experienced the holy or the sacred in our every day lives. We have refreshed the similar, but not identical program, that was offered several years ago.
Assistant Rector Holly Clark and Ogden Williams will co-lead this offering for adults in the January session. Other cohorts will be formed in the coming year.
To express interest and to indicate your availability:
click here
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Volunteer Training:
You're invited to join the
vibrant ministry of Family Promise
In order to volunteer directly with families during our next host week, November 4-11 you need to have attended one of the GPFP trainings.
The next one is Tuesday, October 23rd, 9:30am-12:30pm at HopeGateWay, 509 Forest Ave. Portland, ME.
No preregistration is required.
Attend the training and complete the required paperwork before you leave. If you have questions about Family Promise at St. Alban's, please contact lay leader, Debbie Phelan, or Rev. Holly Clark [email protected] To learn more about Greater Portland Family Promise, go to:
https://greaterportlandfamilypromise.org/
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Long John Sunday
November 18, 2018
Ahoy
! Once again, the crew from the St. Elizabeth's Jubilee Center ministry at the Essentials Pantry is collecting brand new long underwear to keep our neighbors who come from far off ports of call warm this winter.
While supplies are fresh in local stores, please purchase a package or two of thermal or insulated tops, bottoms, or socks for women, children or men. Our Essential Pantry neighbors come in all sizes, so any size or gender are welcome!
There are alternatives for landlubbers...
*Donate "pieces of eight" by writing a check: made out to St. Alban's Episcopal Church with "Long John Sunday" written on the memo line
*Order from other companies on-line
Drop off your purchases in the Treasure Chest at church during the next weeks. On "Long John Sunday," November 18th, our gifts will be received, blessed and sent on their warming way!
Merci Obrigado Gracias Botondi mingi Shukraan
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All are welcome
The St. Alban's Book Club will be meeting on October 23rd.
"Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President" by Candice Millard will be discussed at 7p.m. on October 23.
The selection for November 20 is "Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine" by Gail Honeyman.
Copies of both books have been set aside for St. Alban's at Nonesuch Books.
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