Dear friends and parishioners,
We have so much happening at St. Edward’s this week, and every week in the fall. Amazing Adult Spiritual Formation and Prayer opportunities; cultural events; our upcoming Basket Fundraising event culminating in our October 24th Annual Dinner & Entertainment event where we will be delighted with talent and discover who has won our famous baskets! None of this would be possible without the amazing ministry of our parishioners, as well as the generous support of those near and far from St. Edward’s in helping us steward our mission. Thank you!
There is a lot to mention today (below), so I leave you with a prayer for the week For Clergy and People from the Book of Common Prayer:
Almighty and everlasting God, from whom cometh every good and perfect gift: Send down upon our bishops, and other clergy, and upon the congregations committed to their charge, the healthful Spirit of thy grace; and, that they may truly please thee, pour upon them the continual dew of thy blessing. Grant this, O Lord, for the honor of our Advocate and Mediator, Jesus Christ. Amen.
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In case you missed it!
Reminder: Giant grocery cards should be in by Wednesday, September 9th. I will email those who signed up to make arrangements for pick-up.
If you signed up to donate a basket, please deliver them to church by this Sunday, September 13th.
Here is our September Scepter (click here). It is overflowing with great articles and information about all of our parish life events, worship, and spiritual formation.
And “thank you” to Mac Miller for this wonderful parish publication that you have so faithfully been creating for St. Edward’s all these years! We are so grateful for your ministry!
Be well. Stay safe. Keep the faith.
– Michelle
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Have you completed your Anglican Identity Assessment Yet? If not, please take a few minutes to complete this brief assessment of the Anglican values that shape our parish by going to the following website:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9G39Y5H
Each congregant is asked to complete an assessment. If more than one person needs to complete the exercise on the same computer, you will need to close the browser all the way back to the beginning before starting the next one. Otherwise, you may get a message that says it was already completed.
The assessments will be forwarded directly to the Diocese where they will be tabulated. The results will be returned to the parish minus any identifying information.
We are asking you to please complete this by September 15!
Thank you for your support and participation!
Shaped by Faith Team,
Father Rick, Julie Hoff, Herb Johnston
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MINISTRY, WORSHIP & FELLOWSHIP CALENDAR FOR THIS WEEK
Wednesday Noonday Service of Healing – Wednesday, September 9th
Please enter through the parish hall doors. Masks are required. We have put in place healthy practices for your comfort and safety.
Wednesday Evening, September 9th – 6:30 PM Contemporary Bible Study
Led by Bill and Yvonne Gasperetti via Zoom. Please email Bill or Yvonne if you would like to participate.
Friday Lunch & Learn Adult Spiritual Formation – 12 Noon – 1 PM
Join us for this 8-week series led by Father Rick, Bob Mosbach, and Wanda Stoltzfus. Please scroll down in this email message for a special section dedicated to the information on how to join this Zoom session on Fridays and a link for downloading the curriculum sheet for this Friday’s session. We look forward to seeing you on Fridays!
Friday Evening Prayer – September 11th
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:
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Friday Lunch & Learn: September 11th 12 Noon – 1 PM via Zoom
Please join us for this informative and spiritual time together for the next 8 weeks, commencing THIS FRIDAY. We will begin the first week with introductions and a discussion about our Book of Common Prayer (chapter 1 of ‘Walk in Love’), and then in subsequent weeks, delve into chapters on the sacraments of Baptism and Eucharist, followed by the Sacramental Rites, the Church calendar, and the liturgies of Holy Week and Easter. After that, the Daily Office and different ways to pray. Attendance at every session is not required.
Handout for this Friday Session Click here.
We encourage you to have your Book of Common Prayer for each session and the text, Walk In Love is optional, but can be ordered at forwardmovement.org or by contacting the parish office (we have copies on hand). If you do not have a copy of the BCP on hand, this link will give you the downloadable pdf.
Each week, we will provide a hand out in the Monday emails that you can download and review prior to the Friday session.
With Peace,
Father Rick, Bob Mosbach, and Wanda Stoltzfus
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