St. Paul’s Family Worship Weekly Postcard 2-25-21
| Blessings to St. Paul’s Beloved Family Eucharist Congregation! |
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| Join us for Worship Join us this Sunday, February 28 The Second Sunday in Lent 9:30 a.m. Rev. Katie Holicky and musician Susan Brown will lead us in a time of song, prayer, story, and sharing with our friends! Here is the link for the Zoom gathering. Click here for the 9:30 Family Worship Booklet 10:30 a.m. Spiritual Eucharist on St. Paul’s Facebook live 11:30 a.m. Explore the Sermon over Coffee Here is the Zoom link  If you didn’t get a Lenten Meditations Booklet yet, you may pick up a copy during Parish Office Hours. If you’d like a book mailed or delivered, please email the church office. A Prayer for Lent300  from Common Prayer for Children and Families After he was baptized, Jesus returned from the Jordan River full of the Holy Spirit, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness. There he was tempted for forty days by the devil. -Luke 4:1-2 God of mercy and forgiveness, You made us to love you and your creation, And to love our neighbors as ourselves, But we fall into sin When we choose to do hurtful things; Guide us through the forty days of Lent, To come closer to you With prayer, fasting, and giving. Amen. Ice Fishing Thank You Thank you Macauley, Carol, and Tom for guiding us on such a fun outing this past weekend!    Fun Things For Families  Check out these Lenten Resources: Lenten Color by Number. Check out these options for a creative daily moment with God through Lent. The Way of the Cross multimedia devotional. From tracking your carbon footprint, to Lenten Madness brackets visit the Diocese of Maine webpage for various ways to engage with Lent this year. Here are some helpful resources to keep you and your family faithfully connecting. Holy Troublemakers and Unconventional Saints. An illustrated children’s storybook about people of diverse faiths who rocked the religious boat on behalf of love and justice. Common Prayer for Children and Families. Whimsical, simple illustrations and prayers drawn from Episcopal prayer resources Common Prayer for Children and Families is a collection of prayers and liturgies written for kids and the adults or communities who pray with them. Faith at Home, lectionary based family devotions. Enjoy some Bible Stories brought us by Godly Play. Well suited for the youngest among us. Parents and teens, are you looking for a way to deepen your daily prayer practice? Order of Saint Helena offers a free Daily Office “App” for smartphones and tablets. Check out these inclusive language daily office prayers. Visit their website by clicking the link above to learn more about this community of women in the Episcopal Church. Pray As You Go. Here is a helpful website, also available as an app for your smartphone or tablet, that offers you a daily practice of readings, prayers and even musically Psalms! Justice Resources  Check out the new children’s book Netflix show: Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices The Center for Racial Justice in Education has some great resources to help families in the work of racial justice. Family Sermon by Rev. Dr. Mark Bozzuti-Jones about the sin of racism. A list of resources from some Episcopal friends in North Carolina. A short family guide to supporting racial justice now. Book Lists: (various social justice topics, including racial justice) Social Justice Books; A Teaching for Change Project Act for Social Justice Embrace Race: “Diverse” Books for Children Anti-Racism Books for Elementary Students Indigo Arts Alliance Book list NEW CONTENT: 21 Anti-Racism Videos To Share With Kids: These helpful videos cover a variety of topics to help us talk together about race and racial justice. They’re Not Too Young to Talk About Race: This helpful chart breaks down concepts of race that children can engage with based upon age. Justice Book Bags! We have a beautiful collection of justice-oriented and inclusive books for children. If you would like to borrow a justice book bag, please reach out to Rev. Katie Holicky to schedule a time to pick up books. Katie’s Corner  Stories from Katie’s Corner: Advent 4: Joy Advent 3: Love Advent 2: Peace Advent 1: Hope Gratitude Many Hands, A Penobscot Indian Story Take-Home Bags This school year, in addition to other offerings, we will try on “take home formation”. Stop by church and grab your family’s monthly bag with simple activities. February/March theme is… The Lord’s Prayer and Lent! A digital copy can be found here. Contact Katie to schedule a time to pick up your bag or let her know if you’d like it dropped off at your home.  Family Groups  Family Group continues to meet in the Garden at 2:30 pm on Sundays. We will be doing so through the winter! If you are interested in joining a Family Group please reach out to Rev. Katie. If you can, please let Katie know you plan on attending so we can account for numbers as we set up the space. Please note: Wear a mask and practice physical distance. All Things Youth  Hello St. Paul’s Middle & High School Youth! Youth Group gathers on Sundays from 1-2 p.m. in the Garden. Please wear a mask, practice physical distance, and bring your own water and snack should you need them. Episcopal Youth Maine  Third Mondays: Pray, Play, ConnectThis 6th-12th grade gathering continues the third Monday of each month, from 7-8:30 pm. Youth play silly games, connect with one another and end with prayer and song. Second and Fourth Sundays: High School Compline Join in a time of check in and prayer. Compline runs from 7-8:30 pm. Connect on Instagram Follow us @maineyouth_episcopals! Sunday Junior Paper – Click to Read!  Parish Office Hours Precautions to Observe While you are in the building of St. Paul’s We love you. We do not wish to spread the virus to those we love. That’s why… 1. Masks are required at all times. 2. Sign in for contact tracing. 3. No more than six people at a time in entire building. 4. Stay six feet or more apart. 5. Only one person at a time in parish office. (Please make arrangements with staff if you need to meet one-on-one in person.) Click for Parish Office Hours Looking Ahead Events Coming Up Third Sundays from 4:00 -5:00 p.m. – Zoom Soup and Scripture Chat March 21, Mark 11:1-11 April 18, John 10:12-18 First Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. – Zoom Hymn Sings March 3 – A link will be emailed that day at noon  St. Paul’s Research Project  Help Needed with St. Paul’s Research Charla A. Spann is researching and documenting information on all the different types of Fiber/Fabric used at St. Paul’s. Currently she is focusing on to the Altar Hangings and other Fabrics used at the services – Chasubles, Stoles, Banners, etc. Anyone who can share information on the history of any of these items, please contact Charla at chaspann13@gmail.com. Relief Programs Needing Support Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program This is the second week in Lent and we are called to observe Lent with acts of mercy. Giving to MCHPP to help those who are food insecure and to The Gathering Place and Tedford Housing for people who are without adequate shelter are local ways to help. MCHPP was started thirty-five years ago at St. Paul’s. They provide food for food insecure families in our region. Last year 1 in every 8 people in Maine faced hunger. One Friday in November their food pantry served ninety-four families, the largest in their history. The need will likely increase throughout the winter. Your donation, in any amount, will go a long way to assist them in providing nutritious food for those in need. This includes children going to school in a hybrid situation and senior citizens struggling to pay for heat, medicine, and food. Their mailing address is MCHPP, 12 Tenney Way, Brunswick, ME 04011. Episcopal Relief & Development News Episcopal Relief & Development is supporting the Episcopal dioceses of Dallas, Texas and West Texas as they provide emergency relief to individuals and families impacted by the unprecedented ice storm, low temperatures and power outages last week. To learn more or to contribute to their efforts see episcopalrelief.org Contributions can also be sent by mail to Episcopal Relief & Development PO Box 7058 Merrifield, VA 22116-7058 St. Paul’s Weekly Calendar |
