IMPORTANT NOTICE: St. Mary’s continues Virtual Services until the end of February
Weekly Worship Services
Sunday, February 20, 2022
- First Message: Genesis 45: 3-11, 15
- Gospel: Luke 6: 27-38
8:00am – Virtual Adapted Morning Prayer Service via Zoom led by Steve Andrews. In place of a homily, there will be a Gospel Based Discipleship discussion. After the service a Zoom social gathering will be held.
9:00am – Virtual Family Church Service via Zoom. Thanks for all of your feedback, we will continue doing the Family church service for the month of February and then reassess again. All are welcome. The service begins at 9am and lasts about 20 minutes.
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10:00am – Virtual Adapted Morning Prayer via Zoom. Karen Olson, Canon for Ministry at Episcopal Church in Minnesota (ECMN) will give the homily; Jennifer Wedel is the Officiant. After the service a Zoom social gathering will be held.
No in-person service. Worship is via Zoom only.
What’s in this Weekly?
Worship Team
Name Tags
Keeping our community safe and healthy
Opportunities to serve St. Mary’s
Search Committee
Children and Youth
Outreach & Education
Prayers in the Weekly
Upcoming Events at Saint Mary’s
- New!: The Evening Compline Service has moved from Tuesday nights to Monday nights at 7:30pm.
- New!: The Thursday evening Contemplative Service will be Zoom only until the end of February and will then be reassessed.
Worship Team
- To hear the homily given by The Reverend Susan Moss, on February 13, Click HERE.
- Looking for a new Lent activity? Here’s one possibility…
Kate Bowler is an associate professor of the History of Christianity in North America at Duke University; she has a podcast; she writes books; she’s an optimist; six years ago she was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer and given 2 years to live. She invites you to join her in “A Good Enough Lent”. It’s a book, but also available is a free Reflection Guide. Check out katebowler.com/lent/ to learn more or to sign up for the free guide. - Another possibility for a new Lent activity…
These Daily Meditations are email reflections featuring Richard Rohr and the Center for Action and Contemplation (CAC) faculty, as well as guest teachers and authors, reflecting on the wisdom and practices of the Christian contemplative tradition. Subscribers receive an emailed meditation every day of the week. Each week builds on previous topics—but you can join at any time. On Saturday you’ll receive a summary of the previous week’s meditations and an invitation to practice—this will be your opportunity to go deeper with the wisdom and teachings and apply them to your day-to-day life. The hope is that these meditations will help deepen prayer practice and strengthen compassionate engagement in the world. This could be a Lenten practice or an on-going practice. Click HERE to learn more and to sign up. - Worship Schedule for February
- February 20—
- 8:00am Adapted Morning Prayer with Gospel Based Discipleship.
- 9:00am Family Service.
- 10:00am Adapted Morning Prayer. ECMN Canon for Ministry Karen Olson will preach.
- February 27—
- 9:00am Family Service.
- 10:00am Eucharist. The Reverend Susan Moss is celebrant and preacher.
- Mondays @ 7:30pm — Compline
- Thursdays @ 7:00pm — Contemplative Service
- February 20—
- Still thinking about giving the Worship Team input about your yearnings/longings around worship at St. Mary’s? It’s never too late to let us know what you’re thinking about. Use the feedback link below.
Feedback is welcome!
Click HERE to give feedback. Thanks!
Who are we?
February 22nd meeting and decide if we can resume in-person worship.
- Your name as you’d like it to appear on your name badge (Include personal pronouns if you’d like them listed)
- Which style you’d like: pin? clip? lanyard?
- If you’d like a rainbow pin on your name badge
St. Mary’s continues Virtual Services through the end of February
Ask not what St. Mary’s can do for you – ask what you can do for St. Mary’s
Search Committee
Lord Jesus Christ you are the Light of the World!
St. Mary’s Children’s and Youth for Winter
NEW! Pre-Tweeners Group on Wednesday from 6:30pm – 7pm:
We just started a group for kids who are K-2nd grade. Any child in that age group is welcome to join. We will be having a question of the day, talk about our lows and highs and then do a show and tell. All children K-2 are welcome to join. Please contact Mia for the link!
Outreach & Education
From MNIPL – Tell our state legislators that Minnesotans want bold climate action this year!
The 2022 session of the Minnesota Legislature has begun, and our lawmakers need to hear from us on climate! Our state has billions of dollars in budget surplus and additional federal dollars to spend. The newly announced MN House Climate Action Plan proposes investing $1 billion of the surplus in climate solutions. We can invest in clean energy, energy efficiency, clean transportation, good-paying green jobs, and cleaner air. Click here to send your elected officials a strong message: 2022 is the year to prioritize climate action!
Why this matters:
Our lawmakers need to hear from us at the start of the legislative session about the importance of bold climate action. Every call, email, and meeting makes a difference! Read more about the MN House Climate Action Plan, which proposes investing in clean energy, clean transportation, energy efficiency, and climate resilience. Later this spring, you’ll have an opportunity to help your congregation further this message by participating in an in-district meeting with your legislators on Zoom.
Making a difference in the world – KIVA Loans
Over the years, St Mary’s parishioners have “put money in a pot” to make loans throughout the world through the KIVA organization. Sometimes money was gathered at home parties; other times money was gathered at a soup supper before the Good Friday service. Loans were then made…and eventually those loans (most of them) are re-paid.
Each time money from loans is re-paid, it goes into St Mary’s KIVA account. About once every 3 months, the accumulated money reaches the $1200-1300 level…and then we know it’s time to make new loans!! We don’t want our dollars sitting in the account! We want them out helping people start new businesses or expand already existing businesses or improve their living situation (toilets!) or pay for education expenses for children.
So, recently 11 KIVA loans were made totaling $1,225.00 (plus an additional donation to the KIVA organization). Loans were made to Thailand, El Salvador, Albania, Guatemala (2), Liberia, Vietnam, Philippines, Congo (DRC) and Kyrgyzstan. What were the loans for? Weaving silk cloth; tortillas/hammocks; potato & onion seeds/pay a tractor driver to ready the soil; ingredients to cook food to sell; toilets (2); West African fabric; pearls/gems/thread to make traditional clothing; a cow for milk to drink and sell. Many of the stories talk about earning money so their children can attend school.
Since we haven’t been able to host a Soup Supper the last couple of years, that means we’ve had no “new” donations coming in. Our thanks go out to those who came before us and made donations so it would be possible for us to continue making loans and making a difference in the world.
Prayer Requests
Please pray for those on Saint Mary’s prayer list: Don; Claire; the Horton family; Anne; Kirby; Amara; the Strande family; Steven; Georgia; the Weber Nelson/Nelson family; Bishop Craig Loya as he leads the ECMN; all frontline workers; teachers and those who support children and youth in education, all who are thinking about getting or waiting to get a COVID vaccine or booster; all who are homeless, unemployed, or struggling financially; doctors, nurses, caregivers, and all who care for the sick or dying; all who work for new systems of justice and equity; all who are in need of prayer.
If you would like a name to be added to Saint Mary’s public prayer list, please email claire1412 at gmail.com. The prayer list will be updated weekly, and all prayers will remain on the list for one month unless otherwise requested.
CaringBridge for Don Horton
Hello my dear friends,
If you would like to stay updated on my dad’s health situation and don’t use Facebook, I will be posting updates on CaringBridge too.
Website Link: https://www.caringbridge.org/visit/donhorton
Much love,
Claire Horton
Upcoming Events at Saint Mary’s
Opportunities for Worship, Education, Choir, & Meet Ups
for the week of 2/18 – 2/24
Sunday, February 20, 2022
Virtual Morning Prayer via Zoom
8:00am
Link
Sunday, February 20, 2022
Virtual Family Church Service
9:00am Service
Link
Sunday, February 20, 2022
Virtual Worship Service
10:00am Service
Link
Monday, February 21, 2022
Compline (Now on Mondays!)
7:30pm
Link
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Vestry Meeting
7:00pm
For more information Click HERE
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
Pre-Tweeners
6:30pm
Contact Mia for more information. Click HERE
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
Youth Group
6:30pm
Contact Mia for more information. Click HERE
Thursday, February 24, 2022
Tweeners
7:00pm
Contact Mia for more information. Click HERE
Thursday, February 24, 2022
Saint Mary’s Dinner Group
Contact Julie Thomas for more information – julieandcats at comcast.net
Thursday, February 24, 2022
Thursday Evening Contemplative Service
Led by Erika Scheurer and Anna Clark
7:00pm
Link (please note that the Contemplative Service will be Virtual Only until the end of February and then reassessed)
Visit the Saint Mary’s Calendars page for more information on what is happening.