ALL ANGELS BY THE SEA

WEEKLY TIDINGS

March 13, 2025

SUNDAY SERVICES

8:00 and 10:00 am

To live-stream the service - go to AllAngelsLBK.org, click on the "All Angels Enter Here" picture and you will be routed to our YouTube channel.

Zoom - go to https://zoom.us/j/5955701807 and watch and listen live. Be sure to stick around after the service for our coffee hour chat-with-your-neighbor time.


The bulletin can be found on the All Angels Website: 

AllAngelsLBK.org or at the following link: 


Bulletin for Sunday, March 16th

Scripture Readings for March 16, 2025


Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18

Psalm 27

Philippians 3:17-4:1

Luke 13:31-35


Click Here for the Readings

The flowers for Sunday, March 16th are given to the glory of God.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Last Sunday's Service

Sunday Sermon



If you would like to read Rev. Dave's recent sermon,

please click the link below:


Sermon: Be a Blessing to Others

ST. PATRICK'S DAY DINNER AND CONCERT

St. Patrick's Day Dinner & Concert

March 17th, 2025

Concert 3:30 pm - Dinner 5 pm

Concert & Dinner - $40.00 per person - reservations required

Concert only - $10.00 open to the public

Sign up sheet in the gallery or call the office


PRAYERS

We Pray for our People

Shed the light of your healing love on all who are sick in body, mind, or spirit. Bring health and hope to all who suffer, especially: Downs IV, Holden, Victoria, Kim, Barbara, Maria Christine, Caitlin, Dennis, Angie, Amy Jo, Carling, Michael, Ian, Joan, Diana, Anne, Doris, Alyssa, Joe and Denise. 

For those going through cancer treatments and those in remission, especially, Margaret, Downs III, Victoria, Alex, Connie, Douglas, Frank, Gerta, Lauren, TJ, Cara, Todd, Valerie, Violet, Joan, Nancy, Julie, George and Denise. Visit and comfort all who are under the care of skilled nursing, especially Timothy, Barbara, and Kim.

Be near to all who are in hospice care especially Jeanne.

A BRIDGE BETWEEN ALEX AND DAVE

Podcast: A Bridge Between



Episode 117: Our Citizenship in Heaven


Also available on Spotify:

Spotify: A Bridge Between

PARISH ACTIVITIES

Memorial Services


The Memorial Service for Anne Roberts is on Friday, March 14th

at 10 a.m. 

Bulletin for Anne Roberts Memorial Service


The Memorial Service for Don Judd is on Friday, April 4th at 10 a.m. Reception to follow. 

 

The Memorial Service for C.J. Nager is on Sunday, April 6th at 1 pm. The reception for him is during coffee hour after the 10 a.m. service.

Gallery Artist

Gallery Artist Christine Hales will be speaking about Icons and will be hosting coffee hour. Please stop by after the 10:00 service and learn the spiritual side of their creation.

Checks should be written to All Angels by the Sea.  

Second Heart Homes

On Sunday, we will welcome Megan Howell, founder and executive director of Second Heart Homes, to tell us about efforts being made to revive the dignity of the homeless and mental health population through housing, support and love. The goal is for individuals to achieve long term solutions of self-sufficiency with the help of case managers.

Choir News

Chancel Choir rehearsals are on Thursdays at 10 am.

Handbell Choir rehearsals on Thursdays 11:15 am.


New members are always welcome! Please feel free to join us!

Discussion Groups

The Wednesday group had a great discussion about lament and how Jesus handled it (and rejection). The idea came up that we should have a discussion group on Tuesday about lament. I found this article and am wondering what you think. 

For those in person, I'll have the coffee ready. For those on Zoom, here's the link: https://zoom.us/j/5955701807


To read the article, click the link below:

Lament is More than a Country Song



Bridging Lent to Easter: What is Jesus Teaching Us


Bridging Lent to Easter Week 3: The Parable of the Fig Tree

Coffee Hour Hosts Needed

One of the most important things we do is gather after the service for coffee hour. If you are interested in hosting, the sign up sheet is on the Gallery table. If you would like help, sign up and we will find someone to show you how it is done. 

2025 Donation to the Ministry of All Angels

If you have not already, I invite you to make a 2025 donation to the ministry of All Angels.

There are two ways to do it, one is to email our treasurer, Sandy Wood at treasurer@allangelslbk.org.

The other way is to click here for our secure online portal:

https://onrealm.org/AllAngelsBySeaE/-/form/give/now

Online Giving

If you would like to give to the offering plate electronically, you can find the online giving link on our All Angels website by clicking the link below:

AllAngelsLBK.org

Centering Prayer

Centering Prayer invites you to pray with them, every day, at 8 am, wherever you are. When you enter into prayer at 8 am (Eastern), you will know that others are praying at the same time. 

REFLECTION

Reflection, Lament and Jesus


Rejection stinks. It hurts. When I experience rejection, I question my own abilities and sometimes wonder who I am. Jesus felt rejection too. He felt it deeply. He was rejected by his community. He was rejected by his family, his friends, and even his best friend, Peter.


If you have felt the pain of rejection, Jesus knows what it feels like.


Lament is an expression of deep pain, often resulting from rejection. Sorrow, grief and regret are expressions of it. The Bible is full of lament. Two thirds of the psalms are laments. Every major person in the Bible experienced deep lament – Adam & Eve, Noah, Abraham, Sarah, Moses and Jonah. Jesus experienced lament, deeply.


When Jesus felt rejected, he would take time, by himself, in prayer and contemplation. He knew (or remembered) he was not alone.

Jesus shared his lament with God and with others.

When Jesus lamented, he focused on others – particularly those in need – and kept their health (and salvation) his primary concern. He found faith in who he was and his reason for living.

He also forgave those who rejected him. It didn’t matter to him if they accepted his forgiveness, he did it anyway (and he may have done it for himself to unburden the pain of sorrow and grief).


How do you handle rejection?


When I felt rejection while working in sales, I would remind myself of who I am and the reason why I am working. I learned from closing sales and from rejection. It seems that life is a balance between the two.


How do you handle lament?


Following Jesus’s example (and Noah, Abraham, Sarah, and Moses), I try to surrender my grief and sorrow to God. Lamenting to God reminds me to focus on those less fortunate than myself. It helps me to think outside of myself and to try to lift someone else’s burden.


Here is a prayer for those who are dealing with rejection and lament.


God is good. God is good to me. God is good at being God. (repeat three times)

 

God, to you I surrender my desire to prove my worth.

I surrender my need to understand why bad things happen.

I surrender my fears of others walking away and taking their love with them.

I surrender my anger, unforgiveness and my stubborn ways that hold me back from love.

I lay all of this before you Lord. Consume my lament with your holy fire. Turn it into ashes.

From now on, I invite you to walk with me as an unburdened child of God, with my soul safely held by you, and my heart free and ready to be the one you have lovingly created and restored.

Amen. 



- Fr. Dave