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2. Contact the Rev Catherine Hicks, Rector 5. Latest Newsletter-the Parish Post (June, 2018) 6. Calendar 8. What’s new on the website 10. Latest Sunday Bulletin (June 17, 2018 11:00am), and Sermon (June 10, 2018) |
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3-Minute Retreats invite you to take a short prayer break right at your computer. Spend some quiet time reflecting on a Scripture passage.
Knowing that not everyone prays at the same pace, you have control over the pace of the retreat. After each screen, a Continue button will appear. Click it when you are ready to move on. If you are new to online prayer, the basic timing of the screens will guide you through the experience.
Daily meditations in words and music.
Your daily prayer online, since 1999
"We invite you to make a ‘Sacred Space’ in your day, praying here and now, as you visit our website, with the help of scripture chosen every day and on-screen guidance."
Saints of the Week, June 10 – June 17
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Ephrem of Edessa, Syria, Deacon, 373 |
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Saint Barnabas the Apostle |
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Enmegahbowh, Priest and Missionary, 1902 |
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[Gilbert Keith Chesterton, Apologist and Writer, 1936] |
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Basil the Great, Bishop of Caesarea, 379 |
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Evelyn Underhill, 1941 |
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[George Berkeley, 1753, and] Joseph Butler, 1752, Bishops and Theologians |
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June 10, 2018 Pentecost 3, Proper 4
All the pictures are here and service commentary.
From Top, left, clockwise -3 families celebrate 45+ years together, An Instructed Eucharist from Catherine, a friend visits from the river,Youth Sunday for greeters,Day lilies out this week, Queen Anne’s Lace on the altar,Friday’s spectacular sunrise.
June 10 Instructed Eucharist
An Instructed Eucharist is a real-time worship teaching or commentary which sheds light on major elements of the service, why we do what we do. Catherine decided to do one on June 10
More videos of the Instructed Eucharist.
Text of the Instructed Eucharist.
The Week Ahead…
June 13 – 10:00am, Ecumenical Bible Study
June 17- 11:00am, Pentecost 4, Holy Eucharist, Rite II
Sunday, June 17 Readings and Servers
Village Harvest June 17
Please bring dish washing liquid and cleaning supplies for the distribution this month.
Nature Hikes gets us out of our protection layer – our home into nature – to go beyond the walls of comfort, to take a step, perhaps even a hike, towards reunion with the earth and all its life and beauty and simply to be awe struck with what God has produced. We must be aware that the earth needs to be protected. It has been said that “people will protect what they love.”
Join us in finding new ways to restore our communion with all of Creation. And yes- to have fun with each other!
We are doing one Tuesday, June 19th in Portobago Bay, 9:30AM. Join the children in a worshipful walk around the neighborhood. Email Catherine for more information
Coming June 28…
Have you ever thought to yourself that one day you’ll go visit someone, but you never seem to get around to it? And also, we are all ONE body through Jesus Christ our Lord. And so, ONEDay gives us the opportunity to visit those who are part of our ONE body who can no longer get to church, or who have trouble getting out on a regular basis.
On Thursday, June 28th, we’ll meet at church at 1PM. From 1-1:30PM, we’ll pray for those we plan to visit. At 2PM, visitors will head out to pay visits, and all will return to church by 4PM for a time of reflection on the visit and prayer for those with whom we’ve spent time. Please let Catherine know if you are interested in visiting or being visited.
Anything but Ordinary! Ordinary Time
Basically, Ordinary Time encompasses that part of the Christian year that does not fall within the seasons of Advent, Christmas, Lent, or Easter.
Ordinary Time is anything but ordinary. According to The General Norms for the Liturgical Year and the Calendar, the days of Ordinary Time, especially the Sundays, "are devoted to the mystery of Christ in all its aspects." We continue our trek through the both the Gospels of Luke and John- through parables challenges, healings – some great stories and teachings.
Lent is about preparing people to live as disciples of Jesus. Easter Season is about giving especially the newly baptized or confirmed time to focus deeply on the doctrinal foundations of the faith and on discerning the Spirit’s calling and gifts for ministry, culminating in a celebration and commissioning for these ministries at Pentecost. The Season after Pentecost is about seeking the Spirit’s guidance and supporting one another as we undertake these ministries in Christ’s name.
While there are parts of Ordinary Time through the year, we think of Trinity Sunday until Christ the King Sunday or up to Advent as the Sundays of Ordinary Time.
So What is an Epistle?
By Jack Wellman
"I read a survey many years ago that tested the biblical literacy of Christians. One of the questions was “What were the wives of the apostles called?” There were multiple choice answers and the one answer that received the most votes was the apostles wives were called “epistles” but that is, of course, wrong so let’s find out the answers to the questions: what were the epistles in the Bible and what does the word epistle mean?
Lectionary, Pentecost 4, Year B
I. Theme – The Surprising and Unexpected Revelations of God
"Mustard Tree" – Katy Jones
The lectionary readings are here or individually:
Old Testament – Ezekiel 17:22-24
Psalm – Psalm 92:1-4,11-14 Page 720, BCP
Epistle –2 Corinthians 5:6-10,[11-13],14-17
Gospel – Mark 4:26-34
Today’s readings are colored by lovely shades of green, and are filled with images of growth and newness. From the cedars of Ezekiel to the palm tree of the psalm, the flourishing of human beings is part of all creation’s fruitfulness.
In the first readings, Ezekiel gives the Israelites hope that one day God will restore their strength and Samuel sees beyond outward appearances to choose the least likely son of Jesse to anoint as king. Paul reminds his Corinthian communities that our eternal dwelling is not found here on earth but is with the lord.
In the gospel, Jesus uses two parables to describe how God’s dynamic presence—the kingdom—grows in our lives. In Jesus’ parable of the kingdom, seed (God’s word) is scattered broadly. Perhaps as he told this story, Jesus was watching a farmer hand-sow a field. The farmer does not know how the seed sprouts and grows. The process goes on while the farmer sleeps and wakes, not by any effort on the farmer’s part, but by the mystery of growth itself. “The earth produces of itself” and the harvest comes. Jesus is not trying to explain the mystery of growth. He is commanding the same kind of trust in the reality of God’s kingdom that we depend upon in the natural world. Just as we believe a seed is growing in the dark ground while we cannot see it, so we believe the kingdom is growing in our dark world.
For the spiritually perceptive, Jesus himself is the seed God has sown in the world. We believe in the divine kingdom already “planted” in Christ and trust the creative Spirit of God to bring forth the new harvest of redeemed human souls.
The word “harvest” is also used as a biblical note of warning. The sickle is judgment. The grain was ripe when Jesus came into the world. But now the time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God is at hand. God’s kingdom has already sprung up in Christ, and we must decide whether or not to be among the disciples who understand his words and live by them.
God is doing something new, which is the new thing God began in creation. God is bringing the high down low and lifting up the low to be high. God is creating us anew, in a way in which we grow and live together in a way that honors God and each other, and not ourselves. The reign of God is built when we live for each other, building each other up, doing Christ’s work here on earth. The reign of God is built when we recognize that death does not have a hold on us, and that life is worth living when we live for others, not for ourselves. Everything old dies, but in Christ, everything becomes new, and life surpasses death.
Read more about the lectionary…
World Refugee Day (June 20) and Seminar (June 18)
Currently, there are over 65 million displaced persons around the world, and of those, 21 million are refugees. Refugees are people that have had to flee their home country due to persecution based on religion, race, nationality, or membership to a particular social or political group. The Episcopal Church’s foremost response to the refugee crisis is through Episcopal Migration Ministries, the Church’s resettlement agency that partners with the federal government to resettle refugees and offer them new life in communities around the U.S.
Refugee resettlement is a final option for refugees—it is a life-saving option for individuals who cannot return home or integrate into the country into which they fled. Refugees who are resettled to the U.S. undergo extensive & lengthy vetting and are partnered with one of nine resettlement agencies, such as Episcopal Migration Ministries, to receive tools to assist them as they integrate, thrive, and become self-sufficient.
On World Refugee Day, June 20, Episcopalians can join in celebration and in prayer to honor the dignity of each refugee. While refugees face often unimaginable situations and loss, refugees are individuals who bring untold skills and talents that reflect the indomitable human spirit. As people of faith, we must recognize those individual hopes and dreams as we answer the call to love as Jesus loved and welcome the stranger.
Prayer for World Refugee Day
“Gracious God, we pray for our newest neighbors, that those families who have sought refuge from the ravages of war and violence may find not only shelter and sustenance, but also a loving and supportive community in which to create a new beginning with dignity. Amen.”
Learn More
A June 18 webinar recounts Episcopal Church legacy of welcoming refugees. Episcopal Migration Ministries and the Office of Government Relations is hosting a one-hour free webinar, "Our 1939 Moment: Continuing the Legacy of Welcome", on Monday, June 18 at 4 pm EDT.
Register here. Our present moment is not so unlike our past. In the 1930’s and 1940’s, the Church was galvanized to stand for refugees fleeing Nazi atrocities in Europe.