Dear friends and parishioners,
St. Edward’s is alive in our faith, our community, and our worship as we walk in love, together. Many announcements were put forward in our Sunday worship bulletin yesterday and we would like to make them available to all of you to review, mark your calendars, and we hope you will participate during these upcoming months.
Click here to review our Prayer and Adult Spiritual Formation offerings.
Click here to review our upcoming Cultural Event on September 13th at 3:00 PM.
Click here to learn more about our Talent Show search.
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This week we invite your participation in the Shaped by Faith initiative. We are asking each parishioner to participate in a brief Anglican Identity Assessment which is available online at:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9G39Y5H
If more than one person needs to complete the assessment on the same computer, you will need to close the browser all the way bank to the beginning before starting the next one. Otherwise, you may get a message that says the assessment was already completed.
The assessments will be forwarded directly to the Diocese where they will be tabulated and returned to the parish minus any identifying data. The Shaped by Faith team will use the data is we proceed through our work with our regional group of parishes.
We are asking you to please complete this assessment by September 15!
Thank you for your cooperation and support!
Shaped by Faith Team
Father Rick, Julie Hoff, and Herb Johnston
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In case you missed it! Our Sunday 10:15 AM Rite II service.
Such a wonderful prayer to keep tucked in your mind for the week from the booklet, For Starters, that was penned by The Rt. Rev. Michael W. Creighton, when he was rector of St. Stephens Church in Seattle:
Dear God, thank you for this morning’s forecast. The Son is shining in my heart, and I expect Grace to be gently blowing in from the east at 10 mph. The precipitation of the last few days is gone from my eyes, and due to the high pressure system of love, my anxiety level is down. Tomorrow there is a chance of dark, patchy clouds over my life, but not enough to prevent the Son from rising and being with me every day. Thank you for this most glorious day. Amen.
Be well. Stay safe. Keep the faith.
– Michelle
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MINISTRY HAPPENINGS AT ST. EDWARD’S
FOOD PANTRY: We invite people to continue to donate funds to our Hempfield Area Food Pantry. The need continues. This is an amazing response to the needs of our wider community and we thank you all!
GROCERY CARDS: We have had a great response to the grocery card program and they will be ordered this week and available by Sunday, September 6th. We will connect with you to make sure we get them to you, either via your parish mailbox or to arrange for you to pick them up when the church is open.
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MINISTRY, WORSHIP & FELLOWSHIP THIS WEEK
Wednesday Noonday Service of Healing – Wednesday, September 2nd
Please enter through the parish hall doors. Masks are required. We have put in place healthy practices for your comfort and safety.
Friday Evening Prayer – September 4th
We invite you to Evening Prayer this Friday evening at 7:00 PM. This is a wonderful way to peacefully end our week and is led by Patrick Ishler.
Join us on Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86327105082
Join Code: 863 2710 5082