LIVE AUDIO STREAMING during today’s service is available on the Order of Service page. Recorded audio will be added following worship.
GODLY PLAY for children 3-6 years via zoom at 1:30 pm. Today’s story is ‘Jairus’ Daughter’ Matthew 9:18-26.
PARISH LIFE NOTES
PASTORAL MINISTRY OF ANOINTING WITH OIL AND LAYING ON OF HANDS WITH PRAYER FOR HEALING follows the celebration of the Holy Communion today.
GOSPEL IN THE GARDEN UPDATE. Thank you to all who donated plants, seeds, and bulbs for our Gospel in the Garden in the project. Soil will be delivered to the raised beds on Tuesday morning , to be followed by a planting bee. Please contact Yvonne if you can help and have plants to donate.
ST. MARY’S OUTDOOR YARD SALE will take place on July 24th. We will start accepting items starting July 18th. Household items, clothing, treasures, jewelry, toys, tools, books (no Encyclopedias or Reader’s Digest). More information to come. Volunteers of all ages welcome! Please call Clara with questions.
ST. MARY’S ETHIOPIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH which worships at St. Mary’s on Saturday mornings celebrated Holy Baptism on Saturday.
(Modified 2021-06-27: Added audio recording of sermon.)
St. Mary’s Anglican Church, Trinity 4, June 27.2021 Revd. Canon Claude Schroeder
Sermon on Mark 5. 21-43
Audio recording of sermon
“The moment is coming when, having done the ‘right’ thing all along, your round peg will not fit in the hole that’s next presented to you. The time is coming when you will be on the outside: a divorce, a bankruptcy, a felony, a betrayal, a cancer, an addiction, a death. Well, yes, death.” (Timothy Kimbrough)
I don’t think there is a person here doesn’t know what it’s like to find yourself on the outside, when the round peg that is your life doesn’t go into the square hole that is presented to you. Divorce, bankruptcy, crime, betrayal, cancer, and death, well yes death, sooner or later come calling.
The sooner one realizes this, the better. “It is good”, writes the author of the Book of Lamentations,” for one to bear the yoke in youth, to sit alone in silence when the Lord has imposed it, to put one’s mouth to the dust (there may yet be hope), to give one’s cheek to the smiter, and be filled with insults.” (Lamentations 3. 27-30). It’s why if at all possible, you should try have your nervous breakdown early in life, in your youth, and learn what it means to place your hope in God. It will hold you in good stead for when things really get difficult later in life.
Our Gospel lesson for today from St. Mark tells the story of three people, whose round peg did not fit the square hole that had been presented to them.
GODLY PLAY for children 3-6 years via zoom at 1:30 pm. Today’s story is ‘Jairus’ Daughter’ Matthew 9:18-26.
PARISH LIFE NOTES
WEDDING BELLS. Congratulations and blessings to St. Mary’s parishioners Derekand Li who were united as husband and wife in a service of Holy Matrimony yesterday at St. Mary’s! See sermon attached.
GOSPEL IN THE GARDEN. This week raised beds for St. Mary’s Gospel in the Garden Project were put together. Many thanks to Terry for all his work. Top soil will be delivered this week. We will now be in need of vegetable seedlings, and flowers to fill the earth! Please contact Yvonne in the office if you can contribute!
ST. MARY’S OUTDOOR YARD SALE will take place on July 24th. We will start accepting items starting July 18th. Household items, clothing, treasures, jewelry, toys, tools, books (no encyclopedias or Reader’s Digest). More information to come. Volunteers of all ages welcome! Please call Clara for questions.
St. Mary the Virgin Anglican Church, Wedding of Derek and Li, June 19, 2021
Sermon John 2. 1-11. The Revd. Canon Claude Schroeder
“This, the first of his signs, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee, and manifested His glory; and his disciples believed in Him.” (John 2.11)
I guess that first thing that strikes us about our Gospel lesson today where at the wedding at Cana in Galilee, Jesus miraculously transformed something of the order of 180 gallons of water into wine, is that there was obviously no public health order in place forbidding the serving of beverages at religious ceremonies!
“Wine”, according to the Scriptures, “makes glad the heart of man.” (Psalm 104.15). How natural that the wedding guests at Cana in Galilee were found to be drinking wine. Would you raise your glasses for a toast to the bride! Would you raise your glasses for a toast to the groom!
But then, as we heard, they ran out of wine. We all know what that means. When the wine runs out, the party is over, and it’s time to go home.
This for us is the real point of identification with our story today. These last 15 months of COVID the wine had been running out all over the place. It’s been running out on our jobs, it’s been running out of on our friendships, it’s been running out on our marriages and families. When the wine runs out, the party is over, and it’s time to go home. And then, what? As many have been doing under COVID, we go and buy a puppy dog.
GODLY PLAY for children 3-6 years via zoom at 1:30 pm. Today’s story is ‘Calming the Storm’ Mark 4: 35-41.
PARISH LIFE NOTES
WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENT! This Saturday, June 19 at 2:00 p.m. at St. Mary’s, Derek and Li will be joined together as husband and wife in the service of Holy Matrimony. All members of St. Mary’s Parish family are warmly invited. Please let the Rector or the office know if you plan to attend.
LIVE AUDIO STREAMING during today’s service is available on the Order of Service page. Recorded audio will be added following worship.
ST. MARY’S OUTDOOR YARD SALE will take place on July 24th. We will start accepting items starting July 18th. Household items, clothing, treasures, jewelry, toys, tools, books (no encyclopedias or Reader’s Digest). More information to come. Volunteers of all ages welcome! Please call Clara with questions.
VESTRY UPDATE. At our meeting on June 1, the Vestry appointed two delegates for the Synod to elect a new Bishop: Bob and Andrew. Ben agreed to be an alternate. Vestry also received and approved Rev. Nathaniel Deng Mayan’s Ministry Covenant, and formally recognized Nathaniel as an Associate Priest at St. Mary’s. Nathaniel’s duties in the parish will be primarily liturgical and pastoral, though he will also continue to chair the Refugee Sponsorship Committee. This position is non-stipendiary, but St. Mary’s supports Nathaniel’s M.Div. studies at Wycliffe College through the Hipperson Trust Fund. We are grateful to Nathaniel for his commitment to sharing his gifts and ministry with our parish, and we give thanks to God for Nathaniel and Yar, Nyamoun and Nyang, and the bright gift they are to St. Mary’s!
Vestry also reviewed the current status of Saskatchewan’s current pandemic health orders. As of May 30, we may have 30% of capacity (i.e. 60 people) for in-person worship, as long as we can maintain 2 meters’ distance between households. The last couple of Sundays we have had between 30 and 40 people attend on Sunday morning. Greeters continue to note who attends on Sunday mornings, in order to facilitate contract tracing, should that become necessary. Masks remain mandatory indoors. We do ask that parishioners be careful about maintaining physical distance when entering and exiting the church. The April financial statements have been finalized. Income for January-April 2021 was $70,090.60 or 34.8% of our budget for the year. Expenses for January-April 2021 were $84,850.48 or 40.5% of our budget for the year.
Beth, People’s Warden
DIOCESAN QUESTIONAIRE. As part of the preparations for the election of a new Bishop, a “profile” of our Diocese is being prepared to be distributed to all potential candidates. To that end, parishes of the Diocese have been asked to respond to a questionnaire. (See attached document). Please pass on any thoughts and comments to Beth.
GODLY PLAY for children 3-6 years via zoom. Today’s story is ‘Feeding the Five Thousand’ Luke 9: 10-17.
PARISH LIFE NOTES
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION. During announcements this morning we will celebrate and bless David and Janice on the occasion of their 40th wedding anniversary. “Hugs and Kisses” all around!
“TOHU VA-VOHU” are the Hebrew words for “formless” and “void” in the English translation of Genesis 1.2 which describes the problem God faced in the beginning of creation: “The earth was without form and void” Tohu va-vohu. This also describes the problem we are facing in the garden at St. Mary’s… (See photo below).
So how did God go about solving the problem? As we read on in Genesis 1, on the first three days of creation God created order, and then, on the next three days, God filled the emptiness. On the sixth day, God made man in his own image, male and female He created them, God blessed them, and commanded them to continue His good work by creating order out of the chaos, and to fill the emptiness. This is what we hope to see happen this week. Watch this space as the St. Mary’s garden takes new shape and is filled!
CONDOLENCES. Former St. Mary’s parishioner Sherri passed away on Sunday, May 30. Please remember the family, especially Brittany and Noah in your prayers. May she rest in peace and rise in glory.
SUNDAY ATTENDANCE RESTRICTIONS. IN conformity to the Public Health Order of the Provincial Government, the maximum attendance at public worship has been lifted from 30 person to 30% of capacity, which allows up to 60 people to attend. We continue to observe public health protocols, and there is no need to register in advance.
WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENT! ON June 19th, at 2:00 p.m. at St. Mary’s, Derek and Li will be joined together as husband and wife in the service of Holy Matrimony. All members of St. Mary’s Parish family are warmly invited. Please let the Rector or the office know if you plan to attend.
LIVE AUDIO STREAMING during today’s service is available on the Order of Service page. Recorded audio will be added following worship.
JOB POSTING. The newly formed Immanuel Anglican Church in the St. Cuthbert Archdeaconry is looking for a dynamic and collaborative individual for the permanent, part-time position of Office Manager. The hours of work will be six hours Monday through Friday, mornings and afternoons, for a total of 30 hours each week. The hours required will be reviewed after six months. The job will be performed on-site at the Immanuel Massey Road interim primary worship site. Interested individuals should send an email outlining their experience, skills, abilities, and interest, including references, as they relate to the Office Manager Role Description below to the wardens at wardens@immanuelanglicanregina.ca. Inquiries about the position can be sent to the same address.Salary will be commensurate with experience. Benefits will be in accordance with Diocesan of Qu’Appelle benefits. Deadline for receipt of expressions of interest is June 15, 2021.
