WEEKLY BULLETIN
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the Episcopal church of st. andrew
eighth sunday after pentecost, 14 july 2024
SUNDAY WORSHIP at OSA and Gould Rd.: Join us at 8am at Old Saint Andrew's Church on King Hill Road or at 10am at 52 Gould Road. Instead of a homily, Jay will field questions from the congregation during the "sermon slot." If you have a query about any element of the Christian faith or more specifically about Episcopal belief or practice, write it down on an index card and drop it in the box when you arrive at church on Sunday morning (you don't need to sign the card as the questions are posed anonymously). Wardens Nancy Rollins and Claire Place will read a question and Jay will have two minutes to answer before we move on to the next question. Online worshipers may submit their questions to Claire Pace via email at [email protected]. The 10am Eucharist is live-streamed HERE. The Order of Worship is HERE.
The flowers at Old St. Andrew’s are given in memory of Katharine and John Cushman by their daughters. The flowers at Gould Rd. are given by Kathleen Hunter in thanksgiving for St. Andrew's Church.
Happy Birthday this week to Stevie Spina, Nonie Reynders, Fifi Mitchell.
Funerals on Saturday - We celebrate the life of Frances Henry Booth at OSA tomorrow at 10am. Born into a ranching family in rural Oklahoma, Frances and her husband Mac summered on Sunapee. She died on 31 December 2023 after a 10-year struggle with Alzheimer's Disease. You can read her obituary HERE.
David Brinley Cave (8 January 1937 - 23 July 2023) will be laid to rest at Pine Hill Cemetery in Wilmot at 1pm on Saturday. David's father was from England and David's grandfather was Chaplain at St. Paul's School in Concord. His obituary is HERE.
Please pray for the repose of their souls and for their families.
The Chosen Discussions - Kathleen will lead the discussions of S4E8 after church on Sunday.
Cook-Outs on Tuesday Evening - Everyone is welcome to St. Andrew's Patio Cook-Outs on the Tuesdays of July. We will be joined on Tuesday, 16 July by the Rev. Joe Hubbard, formerly Vicar of St. Christopher's Mission in Bluff, Utah and now pastoring two parishes in South Dakota, one largely white and one indigenous. About twenty guests from across the Diocese will join us, so we'll have two grills going and Joe will speak after supper. As always, please bring something to put on the grill for yourself and a side dish or dessert to share. Joe preaches this Sunday at St. James, Sunapee at 9:30am.
Composing a Life: Summer & Beyond - In July we shall meet on Monday, 22 July at 10am and Wednesday, 24 July at 4pm to discuss How We Learn to be Brave: Decisive Moments in Life and Faith by Mariann Edgar Budde, Episcopal Bishop of Washington (184 pages).
In August we'll read The Four Things that Matter Most: A Book About Living by Ira Byock, M.D. (216 pages). We'll meet on 26 & 28 August at 10am and 4pm as usual.
In the Fall, we'll turn to Elaine Pagels in September (Why Religion: A Personal Story) and Atul Gawande in October (Being Mortal) and then have a break during November and December.
This group is open to all, so please consider joining us. And if you might be willing to lead one of the upcoming conversations, I'd love to hear from you.
-- Alison Seward ([email protected])
Outreach Offering for Navajo Ministry- Our July Last Sunday Outreach is to St. Christopher's Mission in Bluff, Utah. Food and fellowship are well-met together in their long and narrow dining room. It is here that Navajo and visitors gather daily to share their stories and come to know one another better. But, how much more welcoming this space would be if people were not tripping over a sagging floor! So the focus of our July Outreach offering is a new floor - leveled and without a ridge and the reinforcement of three cracked ceiling joists with metal plates. Your generosity will make this happen! Your gifts, matched by our anonymous donors, can be mailed to St. Andrew's at any time during the month - marked for Outreach, or placed in the offering plate. You may also give online HERE.
For Your Calendar: Beach Cricket Fun - Join Episcopalians and their friends across the Granite State for an informal game of cricket on Rye Beach this Sunday from 2-4 pm. We'll meet in the St. Andrew's parking lot at 12 noon to carpool. If you head there on your own, please park at St. Andrew's-by-the-Sea, walk down and cross Route 1A, and you'll see us just north of Rye Beach Club.
Parish Directory - To assist those creating an updated parish directory, please check the draft copy — via this link Directory or hard copy in the hallway to the parish hall — to make sure your contact information is accurate and that you are included. Email Shelly with corrections or additions at [email protected]. We will continue to include a photo of everyone. Please let us know if you want to use the current photo or send a digital photo of your choosing in jpeg (jpg) format directly to Alice Perry [email protected] who is assembling the photo section. Shelly is able and willing to take your photo during office hours (9:30 - 3:30, Monday - Friday).
WindowDressers: Spread the Word - WindowDressers brings community volunteers of all economic and social situations together to improve the warmth and comfort of interior spaces, lower heating costs, and reduce carbon dioxide pollution by producing low-cost insulating window inserts that function as custom, interior-mounted storm windows. St. Andrew’s will host a “community build” for the Kearsarge region from 14-21 November. You can learn more about the inserts and sign-up to have your windows measured HERE. Volunteer opportunities will be posted in a few weeks.
Bits & Bobs -
Jay's email: From time to time, scammers create a fraudulent email address similar to Jay's and send out "phishing emails" that impersonate Jay and ask people to reply to the email. Please do not respond. I have two email addresses: [email protected] and [email protected]. If you receive an email asking for a favor, or if the tone strikes you as a bit strange, please check the email address of the sender. And please know that I will not ask for favors, gift vouchers, or money via email. If you are in the slightest doubt, please do not respond to the email and call the office instead.
Monday Meditation at 6pm in the sanctuary. A snippet of scripture and a bit of music lead into 20 minutes of silent prayer.
Prayer List - Candie, David Almond, Bill, John & Nancy, Bob, Anne Watkins, Mary Nell, Suza, George Shepherd, Gwen Place, David Solomon, Peter, Sandy Blain, Judith Kidder, Hugo, Ann, The Rt Rev. Michael Curry, Sue, Christine Taylor, Bennett Gray, Morris & Jeanne, MaryAnne & Paul, Gary P., Anne & Dave Bailey, Valerie Gage, Neisja, Greg Potter, Janet, Dan Gately, Ryan & Lorraine, Carol Paige, and Russell Jacobs.
Pray for the repose of the souls of the recently departed.
Remember with thanksgiving those who died at this time in years past: with thanksgiving MaryAnn Hayward, Steven Winter, Dana Goodwin, Margaret Sloan, Natalie Davis, Margaret Thomas, Pat Slabotsky, and Arlene Fradette.
Are You Caring for Someone with Dementia? Good Day Respite is a day program run by Lake Sunapee VNA that supports adults with mild to moderate memory loss and their caregivers. A Licensed Nursing Assistant oversees the program, which meets throughout the year on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Kearsarge Community Presbyterian Church in New London. Participants are dropped off by their caregivers at 10am and enjoy discussion, games, lunch, crafts, entertainment, and more. Volunteers help facilitate these activities, all of which provide stimulation and socialization for the program participants until their caregivers return to pick them up at 3pm. During the program’s five hours, caregivers of the participants have time for errands, activities, and a much-needed break, knowing their loved ones are in a safe and enjoyable place. The program fee is $50 per day, and scholarships are available for those in need. If you are caring for an individual with dementia, Lake Sunapee VNA can help you determine if the program is right for you. For more information or to set up a time to visit the program, call 603-526-4077.
Feeling Called? Jay spoke about our calling to serve God. If you would like to help lead our worship, our Verger Anne Hall would love to hear from you ([email protected]). There are openings for ushers, acolytes, lectors and chalice bearers. Training is provided. If you would like to learn how to craft the Prayers of the People for Sunday morning worship and take a turn composing them every few months, please be in touch with Jay ([email protected]).
Christian Formation - Opportunities abound at St. Andrew's and in the wider Episcopal Church to deepen your faith.
Goings On About Town
Invitation to Craft Group on Tuesdays - Please join us Tuesdays at 9:30 in the parish hall**. You might:
Openings on Our Altar Guild - St. Andrew's Altar Guild always welcomes new members. If you are looking for a quiet way to be more involved in church activities, please contact JoAnn Hicks or Becky Rylander.
Our Thrift Shop is looking for a few good volunteers to help a couple of hours per week. Please contact Jackie Thompson if you can help (603.526.8979)
The flowers at Old St. Andrew’s are given in memory of Katharine and John Cushman by their daughters. The flowers at Gould Rd. are given by Kathleen Hunter in thanksgiving for St. Andrew's Church.
Happy Birthday this week to Stevie Spina, Nonie Reynders, Fifi Mitchell.
Funerals on Saturday - We celebrate the life of Frances Henry Booth at OSA tomorrow at 10am. Born into a ranching family in rural Oklahoma, Frances and her husband Mac summered on Sunapee. She died on 31 December 2023 after a 10-year struggle with Alzheimer's Disease. You can read her obituary HERE.
David Brinley Cave (8 January 1937 - 23 July 2023) will be laid to rest at Pine Hill Cemetery in Wilmot at 1pm on Saturday. David's father was from England and David's grandfather was Chaplain at St. Paul's School in Concord. His obituary is HERE.
Please pray for the repose of their souls and for their families.
The Chosen Discussions - Kathleen will lead the discussions of S4E8 after church on Sunday.
Cook-Outs on Tuesday Evening - Everyone is welcome to St. Andrew's Patio Cook-Outs on the Tuesdays of July. We will be joined on Tuesday, 16 July by the Rev. Joe Hubbard, formerly Vicar of St. Christopher's Mission in Bluff, Utah and now pastoring two parishes in South Dakota, one largely white and one indigenous. About twenty guests from across the Diocese will join us, so we'll have two grills going and Joe will speak after supper. As always, please bring something to put on the grill for yourself and a side dish or dessert to share. Joe preaches this Sunday at St. James, Sunapee at 9:30am.
Composing a Life: Summer & Beyond - In July we shall meet on Monday, 22 July at 10am and Wednesday, 24 July at 4pm to discuss How We Learn to be Brave: Decisive Moments in Life and Faith by Mariann Edgar Budde, Episcopal Bishop of Washington (184 pages).
In August we'll read The Four Things that Matter Most: A Book About Living by Ira Byock, M.D. (216 pages). We'll meet on 26 & 28 August at 10am and 4pm as usual.
In the Fall, we'll turn to Elaine Pagels in September (Why Religion: A Personal Story) and Atul Gawande in October (Being Mortal) and then have a break during November and December.
This group is open to all, so please consider joining us. And if you might be willing to lead one of the upcoming conversations, I'd love to hear from you.
-- Alison Seward ([email protected])
Outreach Offering for Navajo Ministry- Our July Last Sunday Outreach is to St. Christopher's Mission in Bluff, Utah. Food and fellowship are well-met together in their long and narrow dining room. It is here that Navajo and visitors gather daily to share their stories and come to know one another better. But, how much more welcoming this space would be if people were not tripping over a sagging floor! So the focus of our July Outreach offering is a new floor - leveled and without a ridge and the reinforcement of three cracked ceiling joists with metal plates. Your generosity will make this happen! Your gifts, matched by our anonymous donors, can be mailed to St. Andrew's at any time during the month - marked for Outreach, or placed in the offering plate. You may also give online HERE.
For Your Calendar: Beach Cricket Fun - Join Episcopalians and their friends across the Granite State for an informal game of cricket on Rye Beach this Sunday from 2-4 pm. We'll meet in the St. Andrew's parking lot at 12 noon to carpool. If you head there on your own, please park at St. Andrew's-by-the-Sea, walk down and cross Route 1A, and you'll see us just north of Rye Beach Club.
Parish Directory - To assist those creating an updated parish directory, please check the draft copy — via this link Directory or hard copy in the hallway to the parish hall — to make sure your contact information is accurate and that you are included. Email Shelly with corrections or additions at [email protected]. We will continue to include a photo of everyone. Please let us know if you want to use the current photo or send a digital photo of your choosing in jpeg (jpg) format directly to Alice Perry [email protected] who is assembling the photo section. Shelly is able and willing to take your photo during office hours (9:30 - 3:30, Monday - Friday).
WindowDressers: Spread the Word - WindowDressers brings community volunteers of all economic and social situations together to improve the warmth and comfort of interior spaces, lower heating costs, and reduce carbon dioxide pollution by producing low-cost insulating window inserts that function as custom, interior-mounted storm windows. St. Andrew’s will host a “community build” for the Kearsarge region from 14-21 November. You can learn more about the inserts and sign-up to have your windows measured HERE. Volunteer opportunities will be posted in a few weeks.
Bits & Bobs -
- The Rev. Dr. Kathleen Rusnak will lead the discussion of the final episode of The Chosen, Season 4 on 21 July at 11:30am.
- Composing a Life meetings will take place on Monday, 22 July at 10:00am and Wednesday, 24 July at 4:00pm, when we will discuss Mariann Edgar Budde's How We Learn to be Brave.
- Please save the date for the annual Crop Walk, Sunday, 6 October at 1:00pm around Pleasant Lake.
- Thanks to an army of volunteers, WindowDressers produces low-cost insulating window inserts that function as custom, interior-mounted storm windows. St. Andrew’s will host a “community build” for the Kearsarge region from 14-21 November. You can learn more about the inserts and sign-up to have your windows measured HERE. Volunteer opportunities will be posted in a few weeks.
Jay's email: From time to time, scammers create a fraudulent email address similar to Jay's and send out "phishing emails" that impersonate Jay and ask people to reply to the email. Please do not respond. I have two email addresses: [email protected] and [email protected]. If you receive an email asking for a favor, or if the tone strikes you as a bit strange, please check the email address of the sender. And please know that I will not ask for favors, gift vouchers, or money via email. If you are in the slightest doubt, please do not respond to the email and call the office instead.
Monday Meditation at 6pm in the sanctuary. A snippet of scripture and a bit of music lead into 20 minutes of silent prayer.
Prayer List - Candie, David Almond, Bill, John & Nancy, Bob, Anne Watkins, Mary Nell, Suza, George Shepherd, Gwen Place, David Solomon, Peter, Sandy Blain, Judith Kidder, Hugo, Ann, The Rt Rev. Michael Curry, Sue, Christine Taylor, Bennett Gray, Morris & Jeanne, MaryAnne & Paul, Gary P., Anne & Dave Bailey, Valerie Gage, Neisja, Greg Potter, Janet, Dan Gately, Ryan & Lorraine, Carol Paige, and Russell Jacobs.
Pray for the repose of the souls of the recently departed.
Remember with thanksgiving those who died at this time in years past: with thanksgiving MaryAnn Hayward, Steven Winter, Dana Goodwin, Margaret Sloan, Natalie Davis, Margaret Thomas, Pat Slabotsky, and Arlene Fradette.
Are You Caring for Someone with Dementia? Good Day Respite is a day program run by Lake Sunapee VNA that supports adults with mild to moderate memory loss and their caregivers. A Licensed Nursing Assistant oversees the program, which meets throughout the year on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Kearsarge Community Presbyterian Church in New London. Participants are dropped off by their caregivers at 10am and enjoy discussion, games, lunch, crafts, entertainment, and more. Volunteers help facilitate these activities, all of which provide stimulation and socialization for the program participants until their caregivers return to pick them up at 3pm. During the program’s five hours, caregivers of the participants have time for errands, activities, and a much-needed break, knowing their loved ones are in a safe and enjoyable place. The program fee is $50 per day, and scholarships are available for those in need. If you are caring for an individual with dementia, Lake Sunapee VNA can help you determine if the program is right for you. For more information or to set up a time to visit the program, call 603-526-4077.
Feeling Called? Jay spoke about our calling to serve God. If you would like to help lead our worship, our Verger Anne Hall would love to hear from you ([email protected]). There are openings for ushers, acolytes, lectors and chalice bearers. Training is provided. If you would like to learn how to craft the Prayers of the People for Sunday morning worship and take a turn composing them every few months, please be in touch with Jay ([email protected]).
Christian Formation - Opportunities abound at St. Andrew's and in the wider Episcopal Church to deepen your faith.
- Faith & Issues meets via Zoom on Saturday mornings from 9:00 - 10:30. The Rev'd Katrina Wagner convenes and coordinates the group. You can contact her at [email protected] if you are interested in learning more about the group. They are taking a break over the summer and will meet again in September.
- If you are unable to join us for Midday Prayer at 12 noon in church on weekdays, a group meets online. Please contact Anne Hall ([email protected]) for the Zoom link.
- There are many online prayer tools, but for brevity and quality, Jay highly recommends this 12-minute daily offering: pray-as-you-go.org for your phone or computer.
- The Rev'd Celeste Hemingson offers a weekly Bible study on Zoom that looks at the upcoming Sunday readings. You can contact Celeste at [email protected].
- The Lectionary Page sets out the Bible passages read in worship on Sundays and other holy days HERE.
Goings On About Town
Invitation to Craft Group on Tuesdays - Please join us Tuesdays at 9:30 in the parish hall**. You might:
- work on a project to sell at our Summer Fair or St. Nicholas Fair;
- work on you own project;
- see what others are creating and maybe try something new (one week clay earrings were made using a pasta machine!)
- enjoy lively conversation
- The coffee will be on!
Openings on Our Altar Guild - St. Andrew's Altar Guild always welcomes new members. If you are looking for a quiet way to be more involved in church activities, please contact JoAnn Hicks or Becky Rylander.
Our Thrift Shop is looking for a few good volunteers to help a couple of hours per week. Please contact Jackie Thompson if you can help (603.526.8979)