Dear friends and parishioners,
We open this week with amazing grace notes of generosity.
So much is happening at St. Edward’s and our ministry is so strong, we should really be calling today’s email message, “Ministry Monday”!!
First, our Sunday Online Service recap: If you missed our streaming service yesterday, no worries! You can watch it by clicking the link below and you can also download the service bulletin to follow along.
Click here to connect to our YouTube Channel to enjoy our July 12th Sunday service of Holy Eucharist Rite II.
Click here to download the Sunday Service 10:15 AM bulletin – Rite II.
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MINISTRY HAPPENINGS AT ST. EDWARD’S
GREETING CARD MINISTRY
A ministry we are launching today is a greeting card ministry. With great good fortune and some very heavy lifting, Thomas Ishler was able to secure quite a bounty of greeting cards from a pharmacy that was closing its doors in Lancaster County. Thousands of cards were to be tossed away and Thomas had a wonderful idea to bring them to St. Edward’s so that we could open the opportunity for people to come in, safely “shop” for greeting cards, and donate a free-will offering for their selection. We have set them up in the Christian Ed wing in safe and healthy spaces for people to, take a drive, get out of the house, browse the cards and make their selections. Bring your own “green” shopping bag to fill up. In our season of Covidtide, card writing is a great way to reach out to those who you miss so dearly. So, stop by and stock up! Zoom, Facetime, text, and email are great, but everyone loves to get a card in the mail from people in their life. We also encourage people to reach out to others they know and perhaps put together packets of cards to give away. Maybe the residents of retirement communities or nursing homes would love a supply of cards to send. What a great way to reach out to our wider community in ministry and love! If you feel comfortable, give an organization a call and see if you can put together a bag of cards to drop off for their residents! Everyone has an extra shopping bag to bring in and fill up. We hope to see you soon! Please come in any day, Monday – Friday between 10:30 AM – 4:00 PM. We have in place healthy practices for your comfort and safety.
PLANT-A-TREE MEMORIAL GARDEN PROJECT
As part of Phase One of our Memorial Garden beautification, we have launched a plant-a-tree campaign to create the green wall between our sacred space and our neighbor. In just 1 week, we have received commitments for 13 trees!! We are in need of 7 more commitments. We hope you will prayerfully consider donating to this phase of this most important and sacred space. Please know that there are other very important elements of Phase One that would benefit from your gift, should we meet our tree quota.
BASKET AUCTION
And as if the generosity towards our Memorial Garden project was not enough, we have commitments for 9 baskets so far, ranging from wine baskets, a Mexican food-themed basket, tea time basket, gift card baskets, perhaps a “thanksgiving feast” basket. . but there are so many more ideas. . all we need is you! Contact the parish office if you will commit to creating a basket. As always, we can arrange the basket, & we wrap, bow, and tag each basket for you!
SCHOOL SUPPLIES for the Landisville Primary Center
Collections start JULY 19 and we will set up a bin outside our covered front entry, as well as a staging area inside our front red doors, during the week & Sundays for people to make their drop-off. The list is as follows:
Pencils Colored pencils Crayons
Erasers Notebook paper Colored paper
Glue sticks Tissues Hand Sanitizer
Dry Erase Markers, fine pt., black Dry Erase Markers, fine pt., red
Folders without clasps
Let’s help our neighborhood children be ready to learn!
COOKBOOK MINISTRY
We hope people are gathering their favorite recipes and any creative writing, drawing, music they would like to share for our cookbook!
MINISTRY, WORSHIP & FELLOWSHIP THIS WEEK
On Tuesday, the Cultural Events ministry will be holding a Zoom meeting at 7:00 PM to discuss possible future events during this time of COVID19. this meeting is led by Patrick Ishler.
Wednesday Noonday Service of Healing – July 15th
Please enter through the parish hall doors. Masks are required. We have put in place healthy practices for your comfort and safety. May we ask that you please let the parish office know if you are planning on attending (if you have not already done so).
Wednesday also brings to us Bible Study, at 6:30 PM, via Zoom, faithfully led by Bill & Yvonne Gasperetti. While they are in the middle of the current session, if you are interested in learning more about Bible Study, please contact Bill at [email protected] or Yvonne at [email protected].
Friday Evening Prayer
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
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A closing prayer from The Book of Uncommon Prayer – Meditations & Devotions
Better Way
If I am right, thy grace impart
Still in the right to stay;
If I am wrong, O teach my heart
To find that better way!
– Alexander Pope
Be well. Stay safe. Keep the faith.
– Michelle