St. Paul’s Family Worship Weekly Postcard 4-1-21
| Blessings to St. Paul’s Beloved Family Eucharist Congregation! |
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| Join us for Worship Join us this Sunday, April 4 Easter Sunday 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. Pre-recorded Easter Spiritual Eucharist(links will be emailed on April 3) Click here for the 10:30 Easter Worship Booklet 11:30 a.m. Explore the Sermon over Coffee. Here is the Zoom link  Family Ministries Sunday Schedule 9:30-10:10 am: Family Worship via Zoom 1:00-2:00 pm on 2nd & 4th Sundays: Middle & High School Youth Group in the Garden 2:30-3:30 pm: Family Group in the Garden ** No Youth Group or Family Group on Easter Sunday** A Prayer for Maundy Thursday  A prayer, from Common Prayer for Children and Families Maundy Thursday Jesus said to his disciples, “I give you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, so you also must love each other. This is how everyone will know that you are my disciples, when you love each other” -John 13:34-35 A new commandment, you gave at the table, To love one another as you made us able. When we love one another, all will know it is true That we and our friends, indeed, follow you. So let us remember the commandment to love So the world becomes more like heaven above. Amen. All Things Youth  Hello St. Paul’s Middle & High School Youth! NEW SCHEDULE: 2nd & 4th 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. Gather with Youth from Around the DioceseLet’s Talk About It: Compline + Conversation for 9th-12th graders Fourth Sundays from 7:00-8:30 PM https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88633651492 Pray, Play, Connect: A Fun and Prayerful Space for 6th-12th graders Third Mondays from 7:00-8:30 PM https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81625716888 Connect on Instagram Follow us @maineyouth_episcopals! Family Groups  Family Group continues to meet in the Garden at 2:30 – 3:30 pm each Sunday. If you are interested in joining a Family Group please reach out to Rev. Katie. Please note: Wear a mask and practice physical distance. Faith at Home  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 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: Lent 2021: Snacks and Naps! 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. April’s theme is… TBA – Coming Soon! 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.  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 Holy Week at St. Paul’s  Monday–Friday, 7:30 am Holy Week Celtic Morning Prayer Facebook Live Monday–Wednesday, 7:30 pm Celtic Evening Prayer Facebook Live Maundy Thursday, April 1 7:30 am Celtic Morning Prayer Facebook Live 11:00 am Maundy Thursday Healing Prayers Zoom ID: 844 7491 3273, Passcode: 151904 7:30 pm Maundy Thursday Spiritual Eucharist, Sacramental Handwashing Facebook Live Maundy Thursday 7:30 pm Worship Booklet Good Friday, April 2 7:30 am Celtic Morning Prayer Facebook Live 10:30 am Good Friday Stations of the Cross in the St. Paul’s parking lot & Facebook Live 12:00 pm Good Friday liturgy Facebook Live Good Friday Noon Worship Booklet Easter Vigil, Saturday, April 3 7:30 am Celtic Morning Prayer Facebook Live 7:00 pm Easter Vigil, Service of Light, lighting of Paschal candle and reading of salvation history St. Paul’s parking lot and streamed on Facebook Live. Bring your bells to ring! Easter Vigil Worship Booklet Easter Sunday, April 4 9:30 Family Worship on Zoom ID: 96617111762, Passcode: church 10:30 The celebration of Easter Sunday pre-recorded service Facebook (YouTube link will be emailed on 4/3) 11:30 Easter Sunday exploring the sermon coffee hour conversation on Zoom ID: 96617111762, Passcode: church Sacred Ground Program Offered  Have you been wondering about how you might learn more about the history of racism in our nation and how you might consider your own call to anti-racism learning and formation? Have you been wondering about joining a Sacred Ground Circle? This Spring St. Paul’s will begin a second round of Sacred Ground Circles! If you are interested in joining please email Rev. Katie Holicky. For more information on Sacred Ground click here. Help with St. Paul’s Research Project  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. MCHPP Food Drive A Big THANK YOU! Dear people of St. Paul’s, I want to extend a heartfelt thank you for your contributions to last Saturday’s food drive. In the seven years that we have been supporting MCHPP in their mission to feed the hungry, it was the most successful ever. This will help feed many families and seniors as we go through coping with Covid-19. We still need to support them with the checks that we write. The end of this pandemic is in sight, but it will be a while before we get to the point we were before it started. I hope that you will continue to do this in any amount you can spare. Again, thank you for your contributions last Saturday. Bill Edman St. Paul’s Weekly Calendar |
