What’s Happening at St. Paul’s 6-4
| The June issue of The Messenger is here! Click here to read all the news of the parish. The Messenger can also be seen on St. Paul’s website stpaulsmaine.org and will be mailed to parishioners without an email address. |
| Sunday, June 6 The Second Sunday after Pentecost  9:30 Family Worship Rev. Katie Holicky and musician Susan Brown will lead us in a time of song, prayer, story, and sharing with our friends! Click here to link to the Zoom gathering Click here for the Family Worship Booklet  10:30 a.m. Spiritual Eucharist Click on the links below: To watch for the Worship Booklet for the St. Paul’s Announcements Readings1 Samuel 8:4-11 (12-15), 16-20, (11:14-15) Psalm 138 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1 Mark 3:20-35 Lectionary Page  Explore the Sermon over coffee on Zoom Sunday, 11:30 am Join in for a facilitated virtual gathering to check in with each other and explore the morning’s sermon. Click here to join. Parish Announcements Daily Morning Prayer and Compline — Join us every morning and evening on St. Paul’s Facebook Live for Morning Prayer and Compline, 7:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. On June 13 and July 8, St. Paul’s will offer Diocese of Maine pre-recorded Spiritual Eucharist. There will be no outdoor “picnic Eucharist” on these Sundays. Summer Sunday outdoor “picnic Eucharist” will be in-person in the Memorial Garden at 10:30 a.m. and Family “picnic Eucharist” at 2:00 p.m. beginning June 20. (see following guidelines for outdoor gatherings). Graduates to be Celebrated on June 20 at 10:30 and 2:00 In-person Outdoor “Picnic” Eucharist! Please email us (katieholicky@stpaulsmaine.org or stpauls@stpaulsmaine.org) with the name of a loved one who is graduating from high school, college, or graduate school. It will be important for our parish to recognize them, particularly again this year as remote and hybrid schooling continues. Midcoast Hunger Prevention Program Food Drive June 20 School will be over by the time we have our next food drive. MCHPP will conduct a program to feed children in the Brunswick area. They will have remote locations throughout the area. Some of the items that they will need are: peanut butter, jelly, cereal, beans, canned vegetables, pasta and sauce. The big green collection baskets will be located outside the doors to the Great Hall. Our last food drive on Holy Saturday was a great success. At that drive we collected 175 lbs. of food—a record. I hope that we can break that record on June 20th! Another great reason to donate in June 20th is also Fathers Day. Honor your father by donating food items in his name. You may also donate by writing a check in any amount and sending it to MCHPP, 12 Tenney Way, Brunswick, ME 04011. Tuesdays at 9:30 am—Holy Stitchers have begun meeting in the Memorial Garden, but will also connect through Zoom with those not able to meet in person. World Too Beautiful – An Online Contemplative Gathering First & Third Wednesdays of Each Month @ 5:45 pm World Too Beautiful, a collaboration between St. Luke’s Cathedral and the Diocese of Maine, is a twice-monthly musical and meditative gathering that focuses on beauty, interconnection, harmony, mutual encouragement, and healing. Bring a candle to light during our prayer time. For more information and the Zoom link visit https://www.episcopalmaine.org/ministry/world-too-beautiful Camp Bishopswood – Located in the beautiful woods of mid-coast Maine, Bishopswood is an Episcopal coed overnight camp affordable and open to all youths ages 6-16. The camp is open again and accepting registrations now at https://www.bishopswood.org/. Scholarships are available through St. Paul’s. Please email the office if you are interested (stpauls@stpaulsmaine.org). St. Paul’s Guidance for Outdoor and Indoor Gatherings* OUTDOOR Masks are not required for fully vaccinated people, but they are recommended for the sake of children who are not yet eligible for the vaccine and those who are immunocompromised. Physical distancing is not required. There is no limit to the number of people gathered. Masks are not required for congregational or choir singing. Sign-in for contact tracing is required. Community groups such as the 12-step groups may meet outdoors. If possible, it is recommended to bring a chair to use. Limited entry to the closed building for restroom use one at a time. Food and drink are served by servers who are masked. Food is served on individual plates. INDOOR** Due to work on the building, the building will remain closed until mid-August. Please note advisory below regarding restrooms. Masks are not required for fully vaccinated people, but they are recommended for the sake of children who are not yet eligible for the vaccine and those who are immunocompromised. The building will remain closed with the posted office hours schedule. There is no limit to the number of people in the building or parish office. There is no physical distancing required. Sign-in for contact tracing is required. WORSHIP Summer Sunday outdoor “picnic Eucharist” will be in-person in the memorial garden at 10:30 a.m. and Family “picnic Eucharist” at 2:00 p.m. beginning June 20. (see above guidelines for outdoor gatherings) On June 13 and July 8, St. Paul’s will offer Diocese of Maine pre-recorded Spiritual Eucharist. There will be no outdoor “picnic Eucharist” on these Sundays. When heavy rain is forecast, Spiritual Eucharist from the Nave at 10:30 a.m. will be offered on Facebook Live instead of outdoor in-person Eucharist. The Saturday email and a Facebook announcement will be the vehicles to inform the parish of this change. In-person indoor gatherings including Sunday worship will begin mid-August depending on the flooring installation in the building. New guidelines will be introduced at that time. *See guidance by the governor of Maine as of May 24th, 2021 located on the website of the Episcopal Diocese of Maine. https://www.episcopalmaine.org/resource/forcongregations/maine-guidelines **Thanks to a generous gift given by Caroline Russell, contractors will be painting and replacing flooring in the restrooms, kitchen, Great Hall, sacristy, hallways, and parish office during July and the first weeks of August. The building will not be open until mid-August. Because of June-July renovations, downstairs restrooms will either have a reduced number of toilets or even none. Upstairs restrooms will be unaffected. Parish Office Hours Monday: Building Closed except to Counters Tuesday: 9 am — 1:00 pm Carolyn Farr & Nancy Whitehouse Wednesday: 10 am – 2 pm The Rev. Carolyn Eklund & Nancy Whitehouse Thursday: 10 am – 2 pm The Rev. Katie Holicky, The Rev. Carolyn Eklund & Nancy Whitehouse Friday: 10 am – Noon Carolyn Farr Noon -2 pm The Rev. Carolyn Eklund Saturday & Sunday: Building Closed (ministers of the liturgy only) Prayer Requests Pray for St. Andrew & St. John in Southwest Harbor and Trinity Chapel in Kennebunk Beach.For the mission and ministry of Camp Bishopswood. Pray for Memorial Day as we remember all who have died in the service of their country. Pray for Anderson, Andrew, Cedric, Jason, Michael, Richard, and all in the military. Pray for those who died, especially for Judy Montgomery, Paul D’Alessandro and their dog, Sparrow who died this week, and also for Don and Peggy Cheetham, who died in December. We pray for: Christy, Ryan & family, Ray, John, David, Judi, Nick, Bob, Kathy, Skip, the Blackburn family, Willow, Ann, Jim, Lollie, James, Dave, Caroline, Jeffrey, Carol, Harlan, Shirley, Rob, Rick+, Elizabeth, Courtenay, Larry, Courtenay, Patsy, and Ward Jennifer, John, Reeve, Victor, Travis & family, Ben, Diane, Nate, Priscilla, Garrett, Elliot, Marcia, Lynn, Bill, Bob, Paul, Sue, Nan, Clare, Cameron, Barbara, Christy, Michael, Ryan, and Jacob, Jen, all essential workers and Sandy Matthew, Herb, Gair, baby Thomas, Jason, Annie, Terry, Mark, Donelda, Sudie, Pat, Marie, Michael, Debbie, Carol, Ron, Hope, Therese, Lois, Bob, Virginia, Sally, Steve, Luke, Catarina, Richelle, Darah, Chick, Linda, and Barbara Call or email the parish office if you would like a name to be placed on the prayer list. The names will be removed after three months unless otherwise notified. Click here for this week’s calendar |
