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ALL ANGELS BY THE SEA
WEEKLY TIDINGS
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Reminder:
Daylight Savings Time begins
Sunday, March 9th at 2:00 am.
Set your clocks forward one hour.
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SUNDAY SERVICES
8:00 and 10:00 am
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The flowers for Sunday, March 9th are given to the glory of God. | |
ST. PATRICK'S DAY DINNER AND CONCERT | |
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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
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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.
We pray for the repose of the soul of Lou Getz.
May light perpetual shine upon her.
| A BRIDGE BETWEEN ALEX AND DAVE | |
Podcast: A Bridge Between
Episode 116: You Will Be Saved
Also available on Spotify:
Spotify: A Bridge Between
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Pet Blessing!
Saturday, March 8th, from 10:30 to 1 pm, All Angels will have a booth at the LBK Open House. Stop by and bring your pet, and a friend’s pet, for a blessing.
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Memorial Services
The Memorial Service for Anne Roberts is on Friday, March 14th
at 10 a.m.
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.
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Gallery Artists
Our featured artist in March is iconographer Christine Hales.
Please stop by and enjoy the work of this talented local artist. Checks should be written to All Angels by the Sea.
Christine will be hosting an open house after the 10:00 church service on March 16th to talk about her Icons.
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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!
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Discussion Groups
There will not be a Tuesday discussion group next week.
However, all are invited to join on Wednesday, as your schedule allows, for our Discussion of What Is Jesus Teaching Us.
The regular Discussion Group schedule will resume on Tuesday, March 18th.
For those in person, I'll have the coffee ready. For those on Zoom, here's the link: https://zoom.us/j/5955701807
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Bridging Lent to Easter: What is Jesus Teaching Us
This past discussion, we talked about how Jesus handles temptation and what that teaches us about our own temptations. Next week, Wednesday, March 12th, we will discuss how Jesus handles rejection (and lament).
The reading and questions are attached.
What is Jesus Teaching Us Week 2
The video discussing the reading is here (but you do not need to watch it in advance as we will watch it together):
Bridging Lent to Easter Week 2: Jerusalem! Jerusalem!
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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Seek First
Oh, hey Lent, I didn’t see you standing there.
Lent snuck up on me (again) this year. The season of Lent is a 40-day period before Easter when followers of Christ have taken time to reflect and meditate on God’s holy word, to examine their lives in regard to living the Good News of God’s abundant and overflowing grace, and, for some, to give up chocolate.
Next week, I am a part of a small team (with the bishop) that is leading a day-long clergy retreat. This is our theme: Seek First.
Clergy get pulled in many different directions – especially in Lent – so we are taking the time to remind ourselves of Jesus’s words:
Do not worry! Who among you can add a single moment to your life by worrying?
Instead, seek first the Kingdom of God, and his righteousness, and everything you need shall be added to you. So, stop worrying about tomorrow because tomorrow can worry about itself.
Each day has enough trouble on its own. Instead, seek first God’s Kingdom.
Here is a Lenten question for you: what are you seeking?
For me, I’d like to say that I am seeking first God’s Kingdom. But, self-reflection would say differently. Since mid-summer last year, I’ve been dealing with things that are right in front of my nose – storms, recovery, ageing, and worry. The Holy Spirit reminds me that Jesus said to stop worrying and then said, “seek God’s Kingdom”. His wisdom tells me I have to set aside worry before I can seek the Kingdom of God.
I know in my heart I need to set aside worry; but my brain tells me that worry has kept my people alive for a very long time. If not for worry, we would have died off long ago in the winters that grip northern England. Jesus knows this. Yet, he also knows how we are designed to live. Although worry kept my ancestors alive, worry certainly has a downside on both physical and mental health – a shortening of one (physical) and inhibiting joy on the other (mental). And let’s be frank, worrying is also a waste of time because it doesn’t solve problems.
Jesus knows this too.
I have found that when I intentionally seek God’s Kingdom, I stop worrying. I also have found that the assistance I need gets added to me when I seek God first. In seminary, my study group was stressing out about a final exam coming up. One of the professors, an Episcopal priest, walked by our table and said, “You look stressed. Are you taking time to pray?” My friend shot back, “We don’t have time to pray, look at everything we have to study for!” The professor smiled and said, “Try seeking God first in prayer and the rest of this will get added to you.” And he was right. We did well on our exam, and we had a good night’s sleep because we decided to pray and seek God first.
- Fr. Dave
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