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St. Edward’s Monday Message – September 21st

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Dear friends and parishioners,

We wish you a joyous and safe week!   So much went on this past weekend it was a joy to be at St. Edward’s on such beautiful September days.

Our gallery of happenings (below), show our relocating the children’s play set, the completion of the Memorial Garden Cross, the placement of our previous Memorial Garden cross to the front of our campus, and our vestry retreat this past Saturday.  None of this could happen without the generosity and ministry of all of our St. Edward’s parishioners.  Many thanks to all!

And. . . stay tuned for our BIG fundraiser variety show and basket raffle program which will be published and posted by THIS SUNDAY.  You will not want to miss out on participating in our ONE AND ONLY Fundraiser for 2020.

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In case you missed it, here is our Sunday service of Rite II from September 20th.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Cp2ZY3Ie1U

Be well. Stay safe. Keep the faith.

– Michelle

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Please continue to support the Hempfield Area Food Pantry with monetary donations and food items.  Below is a new “wish list” of food items for October:

Cereal, spam, prune juice, chicken and beef broth, large peanut butter, large jelly, 2 pound packages of rice, canned pears, instant oatmeal, boxed pasta, cream of celery soup, and cream of chicken soup.

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MINISTRY, WORSHIP & FELLOWSHIP CALENDAR FOR THIS WEEK

Wednesday Noonday Service of Healing – Wednesday, September 23rd

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 23rd – 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, September 25th,  Lunch & Learn Adult Spiritual Formation – 12 Noon – 1 PM

Join us for this series led by Father Rick, Bob Mosebach, and Wanda Stoltzfus.  Scroll down to download the handout for Friday’s session and to note the Zoom meeting join information.

Friday Evening Prayer – September 25th

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

Friday Lunch & Learn:  September 25th 12 Noon – 1 PM via Zoom

Please join us for this informative and spiritual time together for the upcoming weeks.  We continue with Session Two, with the Book of Common Prayer and our text, Walk in Love. As you read your text this week, and review Bob’s handout, we hope you will find a few extra minutes to explore and make notes and observations that can be shared with the group, as we take this journey towards a deeper understanding of our Episcopal Identity & Faith, together, in community. 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 these Monday emails that you can download and review prior to the Friday session.

With Peace,

Father Rick, Bob Mosebach, and Wanda Stoltzfus

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Sunday Service Online – Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 20 – September 20, 2020

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Dear friends of St. Edward’s,

We welcome you to online worship this weekend.

For those who feel comfortable with coming to church, we are fortunate to be able to hold in-person worship on Sundays at 8 AM – Rite I and 10:15 AM – Rite II. We hope that you will join us!  We continue to follow healthy practices for your comfort and safety and we are mindfully complying with mitigation efforts through the governor’s office, as well as our diocesan office.

Please know that we extend our warm invitation of worship to those in the wider community and those parishioners who are still at home, via YouTube Live, with our live streaming service each Sunday. We are one community of faith and we are worshipping together!

Click here to connect to our YouTube Channel to enjoy our Sunday service of Holy Eucharist Rite II LIVE at 10:15 AM on Sunday, September 20th.

A new feature on our YouTube Channel:  We offer an opportunity for those viewing our online service to Donate to St. Edward’s via our Paypal link directly from our YouTube Channel.  On the St. Edward’s Channel Home Page, in the lower right corner of the image of our church is a “Donate to St. Edward’s” link.  You can also find it in the “About” section, just scroll down to “links” in that section.  We have installed it, tested it, and it works securely and wonderfully!

Click here to download the Sunday Service 10:15 AM bulletin – Rite II

If you prefer the said service of Rite I, we have provided our service bulletin for you to download and enjoy the service.

Click here to download the Sunday Service 8 AM bulletin – Rite I

We also wanted to take this opportunity to share with you important announcements that are in our paper bulletin on Sundays, that may be of interest to you, at home, regarding upcoming events, as well as prayer and adult spiritual formation opportunities.

We ask that you keep all of the people of our far Western states in your prayers as they battle the horrendous wildfires.  Click here to read more about how we can help.

Blessing of the Animals is happening on October 2nd!  Click here to download the flier with details.

There is still time to submit your articles, photos, announcements to Mac Miller for our October Scepter.  Please send to Mac at:  [email protected] by Sunday, September 20th.

Parishioners Helping Parishioners

St. Edward’s is a community that has always shown their generosity by helping those in need in Lancaster and the World.  On October 3rd we will have an opportunity to help each other in our own parish.  The Social Outreach Committee will be hosting a day of giving. The purpose of this day is to assist parishioners that need help with yard work, small house repairs and/or cleaning projects.

We are looking for volunteers to help with the work.  We are also asking that anyone in need of these services reach out to the committee chair, Beth Lynch or fill out the form in the bulletin and leave it in the box in the narthex.

Here are a few ideas that we are able to help with:

Yard Work:  Leaf raking, pulling weeds, mulching, planting

House Repairs:  Sticking doors, dripping faucet, clog drain, filter changes

Cleaning Projects: Dusting high shelves, decorating for Fall, rearranging kitchen cabinets

Please contact Beth Lynch at [email protected] with your name and phone number if you would like to volunteer or if you could use some help with a chore.

Join us, at St. Edward’s, and with our convocation churches, for wonderful offerings, each week, of prayer and adult spiritual formation, via Zoom. Join in, anytime!  Click here to learn more.

We have an additional course offering from our friends at St. Luke’s, Mount Joy that may be of interest to people.  The details are below.  Please email [email protected] if you are interested in attending.

What if you could defuse tension and create accord in even the most volatile situations—just by changing the way you spoke?

Course details:  Wed October 7, 14, 21, 28  @ 12 noon.
There are four sessions of  60-90 minutes each, via Zoom:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87241283345

The session will be recorded, in case you cannot attend live. Please contact the office for the link to the recording.

Course objectives:

  • Identify the four steps of the Nonviolent Communication process
  • Employ the four-step process in every dialogue you engage in
  • Utilize empathy to safely confront anger, fear, and other powerful emotions
  • Discover how to overcome the blocks to compassion and open to our natural desire to enrich the lives of those around us
  • Observations, feelings, needs, and requests—how to apply the four-step process of Nonviolent Communication to every dialogue we engage in
  • Overcoming the blocks to compassion—and opening to our natural desire to enrich the lives of those around us
  • How to use empathy to safely confront anger, fear, and other powerful emotions

Besides prayers, calls, cards and emails, there is one more thing you can do to support St. Edward’s during this time. Please keep up-to-date with your pledge or regular contribution.  Pledges/giving can be mailed to the church, and we also have an easy-to-use “Give to St. Edward’s” button on our website that links to our secure Paypal page.  We have had several people engage with this newly installed Paypal giving button with great success, so please consider that as an easy way to support St. Edward’s.

To assist parishes, the diocese has set up online giving for each parish.  If you feel comfortable making your weekly giving or pledge donation in this manner (it is a secure giving tool), simply go to the diocesan web site, click on the tab up top and it will take you to a page where you can scroll down, find St. Edward’s, and continue with making your contribution!  Thank you for maintaining your faithfulness through your financial stewardship!

Click here if you would like to donate online through the diocesan portal. You will scroll down to find St. Edward’s under Lancaster. The portal is a secure giving site.

To learn more about St. Edward’s, please click our website, YouTube, or Facebook icons at the bottom of this email.

Be well. Stay safe. Keep the faith.

– Michelle

St. Edward’s Thursday Message – September 17th

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Dear friends,

Look for all links related to Sunday worship on our usual Saturday afternoon posting.

Many happenings at St. Edward’s, all listed below with easy-to-click links for reading and downloading of materials.

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Exciting news about our St. Edward’s Memorial Garden!  We have some amazing news to share about our Memorial Garden project:

– Our monument foundation has been poured and we will be meeting with the granite artisan on Monday to secure the installation of the base and the center piece of the monument within the next several weeks, with the engraved “wing” pieces installed shortly thereafter.  The perpetual plaques for mounting the name plaques will be picked up from the foundry in 2 weeks and installed onto the granite.

– We will also be dropping off the “St. Edward’s Memorial Garden” plaque on Monday to be installed on the flat piece of granite that will serve as the marker to the entrance of the garden.

– The outside-the-fence landscaping will begin TOMORROW! Very exciting.  With the paver pathway and interior garden landscaping scheduled for the first week in October.

– The water feature and benches will also be installed the first week in October.

– The cross will be completed this weekend with the installation of the cross beam and circle on Saturday.  Followed up by staining and oiling of the wood.

It is all coming together, thanks to our Memorial Garden committee, with the pastoral guidance and shepherding of the beautification of this very sacred space by Father Rick.  To that end, it is not too late to make a donation to this important project! We have some essential elements yet to be secured, and with your help, we can bring this project to its completion.  We most heartily thank those who have given so generously to this project and we look forward to the upcoming weeks where you will see the transformation come to life!
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St. Edward’s Talent Show, Boxed Take-Out Dinner & Basket Raffle:  Get ready folks!! The talent has been secured.  The boxed dinner menu has been set. The baskets have been gathered and are absolutely beautiful and by next weekend you will see a full program and basket catalog to start planning your basket ticket purchases (complete with instructions for this year).  It may be virtual, this year, but we guarantee it will be out of this world, fun, funny, & interesting with lots of laughs, wonderful community spirit and energy.  Do not miss out on what will be our ONE MAJOR FUNDRAISER for St. Edward’s for 2020!  Tell your friends & invite your family to participate!
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Articles, photos, news stories should be submitted to Mac Miller for the October Scepter no later than Sunday, September 20th.  Please send to Man at:  [email protected]
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Hempfield Area Food Pantry:  We are so thankful for all of the monetary (and food) donations that continue to come into our office through the generosity of our parishioners for our local Hempfield Area Food Pantry.  As always, the need continues.
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Parishioners-helping-Parishioners:  St. Edward’s is a community that has always shown their generosity by helping those in need in Lancaster and the World.  On October 3rd we will have an opportunity to help each other in our own parish.  The Social Outreach Committee will be hosting a day of giving.   The purpose of this day is to assist parishioners that need help with yard work, small house repairs and/or cleaning projects.

We are looking for volunteers to help with the work.  We are also asking that anyone in need of these services reach out to the committee chair, Beth Lynch, or fill out the form in the Sunday Announcement Bulletin and leave it in the box in the narthex.

Here are a few ideas that we are able to help with:

Yard Work:  Leaf raking, pulling weeds, mulching, planting
House Repairs:  Sticking doors, dripping faucet, clog drain, filter changes
Cleaning Projects: Dusting high shelves, decorating for Fall, rearranging kitchen cabinets

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Continue reading below for the details for our Friday and Saturday worship and fellowship activities.

Be well. Stay safe. Keep the faith.

Michelle


Friday Lunch & Learn:  September 18th 12 Noon – 1 PM via Zoom
Please join us for this informative and spiritual time together.  This week, we will finish our discussion about our Book of Common Prayer (chapter 1 of Walk in Love), and, if time permits, start our Chapter Two session.  Attendance at every session is not required.  If you would like to join and need a copy of Walk In Love, please contact the parish office.

Handout for this Friday, September 18th 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

Join Zoom Meeting

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Passcode: 228332

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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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Join us for our Virtual Saturday Social from 9 AM – 9:40 AM Saturday morning on Zoom.  It will be hosted by Christina McLaughlin. It’s a great time to get together and say “hello” to your fellow parishioners. We look forward to sharing some time of fellowship THIS SATURDAY, September 19th at 9:00 AM. Join Code and Pass Code are in your email.

St. Edward’s Monday Message – September 14th

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Dear friends and parishioners,

Another week of great ministry offerings and wonderful planning happening for upcoming events at St. Edward’s. I say this every week, and will say it again because we are so lucky to have expressions of God’s grace in our ministry:  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.  So, thank you, from our hearts and we wish you a joyous and safe week!

A wonderful prayer, for this week, from For Starters, authored by The Rt. Rev. Michael W. Creighton, when he was the rector at St. Stephen’s Church in Seattle:

Gracious Father, bless this band of believers and draw us closer together in your ministry. When we are coping, cheer us on.  When we are caring, let your love be alive between us.  When we are committing, let it be with our whole being. When we are apart, bind us together in the fellowship of your Spirit. Bless you for accompanying us everywhere, for accepting our humanness, and for calling us into deeper love and service. Amen.

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In case you missed it!  Click here to view our Sunday service of Rite II from September 13th

And in case you missed our Cultural Event yesterday afternoon, featuring the wonderful musical talent of Maria Thompson Corley, click here to view.

Be well. Stay safe. Keep the faith.

– Michelle

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If you have not already done so, please complete your online Anglican Identity Assessment today!  You can access the assessment at:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9G39Y5H

We are asking each parishioner to complete an individual assessment.  If more than one person needs to complete the assessment on the same computer, you will need to close the browser all the way back to the beginning before starting the next assessment.  Otherwise, you may get a message telling you that the assessment has already been completed.

The assessments will automatically be submitted to the Diocese for tabulation.  The results will be returned to the parish minus any identifying information.  The Shaped by Faith team will be using this data as we continue our work with other parishes in our region.

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 16th
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 16th – 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, September 18th,  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.  Scroll down to download the handout for Friday’s session and to note the Zoom meeting join information.

Friday Evening Prayer – September 18th
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

 


Friday Lunch & Learn:  September 18th 12 Noon – 1 PM via Zoom
Please join us for this informative and spiritual time together for the next 7 weeks.  We continue with completing Session One, and hope to start our conversation on Chapter Two,  utilizing the Book of Common Prayer and the text, Walk in Love. 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 these Monday emails that you can download and review prior to the Friday session.

With Peace,
Father Rick, Bob Mosbach, and Wanda Stoltzfus

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84479709447?pwd=OWlobm83TDgwNlVoK3hFbjBlWnZSdz09

Meeting ID: 844 7970 9447

Passcode: 228332

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+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)

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+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)

+1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown)

+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)

Meeting ID: 844 7970 9447

Passcode: 228332

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Sunday Service Online – Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 19 – September 13, 2020

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Dear friends of St. Edward’s,

We welcome you to online worship this weekend.

For those who feel comfortable with coming to church, we are fortunate to be able to hold in-person worship on Sundays at 8 AM – Rite I and 10:15 AM – Rite II. We hope that you will join us!  We continue to follow healthy practices for your comfort and safety and we are mindfully complying with mitigation efforts through the governor’s office, as well as our diocesan office.

Please know that we extend our warm invitation of worship to those in the wider community and those parishioners who are still at home, via YouTube Live, with our live streaming service each Sunday. We are one community of faith and we are worshipping together!

Click here to connect to our YouTube Channel to enjoy our Sunday service of Holy Eucharist Rite II LIVE at 10:15 AM on Sunday, September 13th.

A new feature on our YouTube Channel:  We offer an opportunity for those viewing our online service to Donate to St. Edward’s via our Paypal link directly from our YouTube Channel.  On the St. Edward’s Channel Home Page, in the lower right corner of the image of our church is a “Donate to St. Edward’s” link.  You can also find it in the “About” section, just scroll down to “links” in that section.  We have installed it, tested it, and it works securely and wonderfully!

Click here to download the Sunday Service 10:15 AM bulletin – Rite II

If you prefer the said service of Rite I, we have provided our service bulletin for you to download and enjoy the service.

Click here to download the Sunday Service 8 AM bulletin – Rite I

We also wanted to take this opportunity to share with you important announcements that are in our paper bulletin on Sundays, that may be of interest to you, at home, regarding upcoming events, as well as prayer and adult spiritual formation opportunities.

We ask that you keep all of the people of our far Western states in your prayers as they battle the horrendous wildfires.  Click here to read more about how we can help.

All Stauffers and Giant grocery cards are in your parish mailboxes.  Please visit the parish hall to retrieve them and place your payment in the envelope and either place in the plate or leave in the parish office.  If you need to make arrangements to pick up your cards please email the office as to when you will be stopping by so that we can confirm the office will be open.  Thank you for supporting this important ministry.

Parishioners Helping Parishioners

St. Edward’s is a community that has always shown their generosity by helping those in need in Lancaster and the World.  On October 3rd we will have an opportunity to help each other in our own parish.  The Social Outreach Committee will be hosting a day of giving. The purpose of this day is to assist parishioners that need help with yard work, small house repairs and/or cleaning projects.

We are looking for volunteers to help with the work.  We are also asking that anyone in need of these services reach out to the committee chair, Beth Lynch or fill out the form in the bulletin and leave it in the box in the narthex.

Here are a few ideas that we are able to help with:

Yard Work:  Leaf raking, pulling weeds, mulching, planting

House Repairs:  Sticking doors, dripping faucet, clog drain, filter changes

Cleaning Projects: Dusting high shelves, decorating for Fall, rearranging kitchen cabinets

Please contact Beth Lynch with your name and phone number if you would like to volunteer or if you could use some help with a chore.

Join us, at St. Edward’s, for wonderful offerings, each week, of prayer and adult spiritual formation, via Zoom, that have now begun in September. Join in, anytime!  Click here to learn more.

First, click here to view our flier for our talent search for our upcoming Variety Show fundraiser on October 24th. In partnership with our Cultural Events ministry, the fundraising committee will be putting on a Variety Show/Basket Auction event for our BIG fall fundraiser, this year, along with offering a lovely casual boxed dinner (think: no cooking while you watch the event on the St. Edward’s YouTube Channel!) that can be purchased and picked up, curbside, prior to the event. For this to be a success, we need YOUR TALENT!  It is all is the spirit of community, fun, and fundraising!

We will be hosting a very special live streamed musical event featuring Maria Thompson Corley: pianist, soloist, collaborator, and composer TOMORROW, September 13th at 3:00 PM.  Click here to get more information and the links for the event and the downloadable concert program.

Besides prayers, calls, cards and emails, there is one more thing you can do to support St. Edward’s during this time. Please keep up-to-date with your pledge or regular contribution.  Pledges/giving can be mailed to the church, and we also have an easy-to-use “Give to St. Edward’s” button on our website that links to our secure Paypal page.  We have had several people engage with this newly installed Paypal giving button with great success, so please consider that as an easy way to support St. Edward’s.

To assist parishes, the diocese has set up online giving for each parish.  If you feel comfortable making your weekly giving or pledge donation in this manner (it is a secure giving tool), simply go to the diocesan web site, click on the tab up top and it will take you to a page where you can scroll down, find St. Edward’s, and continue with making your contribution!  Thank you for maintaining your faithfulness through your financial stewardship!

Click here if you would like to donate online through the diocesan portal. You will scroll down to find St. Edward’s under Lancaster. The portal is a secure giving site.

To learn more about St. Edward’s, please click our website, YouTube, or Facebook icons at the bottom of this email.

Be well. Stay safe. Keep the faith.

– Michelle

St. Edward’s Thursday Message – September 10, 2020

administrator

Dear friends,

Look for all links related to Sunday worship on our usual Saturday afternoon posting.

Many happenings at St. Edward’s, all listed below with easy-to-click links for reading and downloading of materials.

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Sunday Live Streamed Concert with Maria Thompson Corley:  Click this link to learn about this special live streamed event and to download the concert program.

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Please click here to read a pastoral letter sent to tall members of the Diocese of Central Pennsylvania regarding Worship and Episcopal Visitations to our Churches in  this time of Covidtide.

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Giant and Stauffers Grocery Card Program:  The grocery cards are in your parish mailboxes.  For those who are interested in joining the grocery card program, our next order will be placed on Monday, September 28th for the first weekend in October delivery.  Please contact the parish office to order or learn more about the program. If you need to make arrangements to pick up your cards, please contact the parish office.
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Hempfield Area Food Pantry:  We are so thankful for all of the monetary (and food) donations that continue to come into our office through the generosity of our parishioners for our local Hempfield Area Food Pantry.  As always, the need continues.
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Talent Show:  We are continuing to seek talent for our variety show event fundraiser on Saturday, October 24th.  Click here for details.  We have a nice line-up of talent forming.  Why not be a part of this special parish event!

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Parishioners-helping-Parishioners:  St. Edward’s is a community that has always shown their generosity by helping those in need in Lancaster and the World.  On October 3rd we will have an opportunity to help each other in our own parish.  The Social Outreach Committee will be hosting a day of giving.   The purpose of this day is to assist parishioners that need help with yard work, small house repairs and/or cleaning projects.

We are looking for volunteers to help with the work.  We are also asking that anyone in need of these services reach out to the committee chair, Beth Lynch, or fill out the form in the Sunday Announcement Bulletin and leave it in the box in the narthex.

Here are a few ideas that we are able to help with:

Yard Work:  Leaf raking, pulling weeds, mulching, planting
House Repairs:  Sticking doors, dripping faucet, clog drain, filter changes
Cleaning Projects: Dusting high shelves, decorating for Fall, rearranging kitchen cabinets

—
Continue reading below for the details for our Friday and Saturday worship and fellowship activities.

Be well. Stay safe. Keep the faith.

Michelle


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 TOMORROW.  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

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84479709447?pwd=OWlobm83TDgwNlVoK3hFbjBlWnZSdz09

Meeting ID: 844 7970 9447

Passcode: 228332

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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.

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Join us for our Virtual Saturday Social from 9 AM – 9:40 AM Saturday morning on Zoom.  It will be hosted by Christina McLaughlin. It’s a great time to get together and say “hello” to your fellow parishioners. We look forward to sharing some time of fellowship THIS SATURDAY, September 12th at 9:00 AM.

Pastoral Letter from Bishop Scanlan Regarding Worship and Episcopal Visitations in our Churches

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September 8, 2020

Dear members of the Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania,

There is a phrase that we hear in Eucharistic Prayer B that resonates with me today: it is, “in the fullness of time.” (BCP pg. 369)

This phrase comes originally from the writing of Saint Paul in his letter to the Galatians when he references the birth of Jesus, God’s act of the incarnation, as having taken place in the “fullness of time.” (Galatians 4:4). The author of the letter to the Ephesians picks up the phrase and, writing about the consummation of time, says it is in the “fullness of time to gather up all things in him, things in heaven, and things on earth.” (Ephesians 1:10). In the Book of Revelation, we hear about a vision of those end times; the author John of Patmos writes with vivid detail about what is to come. There is a sense of urgency in his voice as he opens, “The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place…”. But, alas, today, in September 2020, we are still waiting.

God’s time is God’s time.

Since March, we have struggled to become accustomed to a new pattern of time. Some quip that “COVID-tide” is the season that we are living in the church today. “Coronavirus-time” is fluid, stretched, and undefined. Weeks melt into weekends, Mondays come again, and, on occasion, we get confused. I have had to look at my calendar more than once in a day to make sure I was “on the right day.” Sunday Church- a favorite grounding space and time in our week- has been altered and, with the luxury of pre-recorded videos, we can now worship at our convenience participating, if we like, in several services on a Sunday, toggling between YouTube and Zoom and Facebook Live.  For some of us, this time has enriched our spirituality and opened us to new and exciting ways of being in community. For others, this has been a time of loneliness, isolation and, theologically speaking, a wilderness journey.   We do not know when this will end. We do not know when we will be able to resume our usual practices. We have some influence over that (Wear a mask! Wash your hands!) but even as we do all the right things, we still need to wait.

One thing that was clear to me early on in the pandemic is that the safety of our congregations, clergy and diocesan staff has got to come first. I have been heartened by the care with which congregations have structured their worship to ensure safety, and I am so grateful for the spirit of cooperation in adhering to new measures of mask wearing, receiving communion in one kind, and sacrificing communal singing for the welfare of all. Thank you.

In spite of our efforts, we are not yet ready to resume services with large groups of congregants and some of the fleshy, hands-on, incarnational actions that our tradition values- sipping from a common cup, sharing a handshake or hug of peace, gathering in large groups to witness confirmations or ordinations- cannot be safely practiced.  Not now. Not yet. I have asked our Task Force on Operations to reconvene and discuss how the original set of guidelines issued in April have worked in their implementation and if there are any changes that the task force would recommend as we approach the seasons of Advent and Christmas.

And with the advice of the Standing Committee, I have elected to postpone any Sunday visitations until the virus abates. My assistant Carolyn Patterson is re-working the current schedule with a tentative re-start date of January 2021. We hope to be able to get me back on the road as soon as possible. Carolyn will be sending the new schedule out very soon and, as January approaches, we will see if we can implement it safely.

In the meantime, I will be offering ministry in these ways:

  • I will be available to “video-preach” on Sundays by submitting a pre-recorded sermon or by joining you, live, as a virtual guest preacher. Congregational Clergy: please contact Carolyn for available dates and to get on the calendar.
  • I will be offering, again, short videos every Friday morning, posted on our diocesan website.
  • I will continue my monthly blog posted on the diocesan website every first Friday.
  • I will be beginning a weeknight Zoom Q&A Gathering in the month of October for drop-in visits with me and one of my staff members for conversation and fellowship. This will be the “Bishop out of the Box” event for 4 weeknights in October and will continue on a monthly basis after that.
  • I will be hosting two “Confirmation Conferences” on Zoom- one for youth and one for adult confirmation candidates whose preparation is underway but whose confirmation liturgies will be postponed until a later date. The dates for these conferences will be announced shortly.

All of this is in an effort to be present to you, to hear how you are doing, and to offer prayers and words of hope until we can be together again.

Our diocesan staff will be similarly “sheltering” until the new year, but also available to parishes by phone, email and zoom.  If the clergy of your congregation would like one of our Canons, Dan, Chris and/or Robyn, to virtually guest preach, please contact them directly at [email protected], [email protected], [email protected].

I pray that by these efforts we can stay connected, strong in our faith, and encouraged as God’s people living in the Way of Love.

I am grateful for all of you, and in the name of our Lord Jesus, pray every good blessing upon you.

In the Way of Love,

The Rt. Rev. Audrey C. Scanlan

XI Bishop

 

 

St. Edward’s Monday Message – September 7, 2020

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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.

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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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Sunday Service Online – Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost: Proper 18 September 6, 2020

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Dear friends of St. Edward’s,

We welcome you to online worship this weekend.

For those who feel comfortable with coming to church, we are fortunate to be able to hold in-person worship on Sundays at 8 AM – Rite I and 10:15 AM – Rite II. We hope that you will join us!  We continue to follow healthy practices for your comfort and safety and we are mindfully complying with mitigation efforts through the governor’s office, as well as our diocesan office.

Please know that we extend our warm invitation of worship to those in the wider community and those parishioners who are still at home, via YouTube Live, with our live streaming service each Sunday. We are one community of faith and we are worshipping together!

Click here to connect to our YouTube Channel to enjoy our Sunday service of Holy Eucharist Rite II LIVE at 10:15 AM on Sunday, September 6th.

Click here to download the Sunday Service 10:15 AM bulletin – Rite II

If you prefer the said service of Rite I, we have provided our service bulletin for you to download and enjoy the service.

Click here to download the Sunday Service 8 AM bulletin – Rite I

We also wanted to take this opportunity to share with you important announcements that are in our paper bulletin on Sundays, that may be of interest to you, at home, regarding upcoming events, as well as prayer and adult spiritual formation opportunities starting in September.

If you have Stauffers grocery cards for September, they are in your parish mailbox. If you have Giant grocery cards, they will not be available until Wednesday, September 9th. Our apologies for any inconvenience. Please contact the parish office to make arrangements to stop by and pick your grocery cards up! Thank you for participating in this program and thank you to Carl Cotnoir for helping the parish office with organizing this important ministry.

Parishioners Helping Parishioners

St. Edward’s is a community that has always shown their generosity by helping those in need in Lancaster and the World.  On October 3rd we will have an opportunity to help each other in our own parish.  The Social Outreach Committee will be hosting a day of giving. The purpose of this day is to assist parishioners that need help with yard work, small house repairs and/or cleaning projects.

We are looking for volunteers to help with the work.  We are also asking that anyone in need of these services reach out to the committee chair, Beth Lynch or fill out the form in the bulletin and leave it in the box in the narthex.

Here are a few ideas that we are able to help with:

Yard Work:  Leaf raking, pulling weeds, mulching, planting

House Repairs:  Sticking doors, dripping faucet, clog drain, filter changes

Cleaning Projects: Dusting high shelves, decorating for Fall, rearranging kitchen cabinets

Please contact Beth Lynch with your name and phone number if you would like to volunteer or if you could use some help with a chore.

Join us, at St. Edward’s, for wonderful offerings, each week, of prayer and adult spiritual formation, via Zoom, commencing in September. Click here to learn more.

First, click here to view our flier for our talent search for our upcoming Variety Show fundraiser on October 24th. In partnership with our Cultural Events ministry, the fundraising committee will be putting on a Variety Show/Basket Auction event for our BIG fall fundraiser, this year, along with offering a lovely casual boxed dinner (think: no cooking while you watch the live streamed event!) that can be purchased and picked up prior to the live streamed evening event. For this to be a success, we need YOUR TALENT!  It is all is the spirit of community, fun, and fundraising!

We will be hosting a very special live streamed musical event featuring Maria Thompson Corley: pianist, soloist, collaborator, and composer on Sunday, September 13th at 3:00 PM. We will be featuring a program for you to download to read about the amazing talent of Maria Corley and the musical program notes on our YouTube page and prior to the concert.  Click here for information on this exciting Cultural Event.

Besides prayers, calls, cards and emails, there is one more thing you can do to support St. Edward’s during this time. Please keep up-to-date with your pledge or regular contribution.  Pledges/giving can be mailed to the church, and we also have an easy-to-use “Give to St. Edward’s” button on our website that links to our secure Paypal page.  We have had several people engage with this newly installed Paypal giving button with great success, so please consider that as an easy way to support St. Edward’s.

To assist parishes, the diocese has set up online giving for each parish.  If you feel comfortable making your weekly giving or pledge donation in this manner (it is a secure giving tool), simply go to the diocesan web site, click on the tab up top and it will take you to a page where you can scroll down, find St. Edward’s, and continue with making your contribution!  Thank you for maintaining your faithfulness through your financial stewardship!

Click here if you would like to donate online through the diocesan portal. You will scroll down to find St. Edward’s under Lancaster. The portal is a secure giving site.

To learn more about St. Edward’s, please click our website, YouTube, or Facebook icons at the bottom of this email.

Be well. Stay safe. Keep the faith.

– Michelle

St. Edward’s Thursday Message – Sept. 3, 2020

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Dear friends,

Look for all links related to Sunday worship on our usual Saturday afternoon posting.

There is a lot of great information in today’s message!

Please note that the Parish Office will be closed on Monday, September 7th for the Labor Day holiday, however, please look for our usual “Monday Message” as it will have important information for the week ahead.
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Giant and Stauffers Grocery Card Program:  The grocery cards have been ordered and should be in your parish mailboxes on Sunday.  If you do not come to Sunday services, please contact the parish office and we can make arrangements for you to pick up your grocery cards during the week.  Thank you to all who have reinstated their grocery cards, as this is an important source of passive income for St. Edward’s.  For those who are interested in joining the grocery card program, our next order will be placed on Monday, September 28th for the first weekend in October delivery.  Please contact the parish office to order or learn more about the program.
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Hempfield Area Food Pantry:  We are so thankful for all of the monetary (and food) donations that continue to come into our office through the generosity of our parishioners for our local Hempfield Area Food Pantry.  As always, the need continues.
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Talent Show:  We are continuing to seek talent for our variety show event fundraiser on Saturday, October 24th.  Click here for details.  We have a nice line-up of talent forming.  Why not be a part of this special parish event!

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Parishioners-helping-Parishioners:  St. Edward’s is a community that has always shown their generosity by helping those in need in Lancaster and the World.  On October 3rd we will have an opportunity to help each other in our own parish.  The Social Outreach Committee will be hosting a day of giving.   The purpose of this day is to assist parishioners that need help with yard work, small house repairs and/or cleaning projects.

We are looking for volunteers to help with the work.  We are also asking that anyone in need of these services reach out to the committee chair, Beth Lynch, or fill out the form in the Sunday Announcement Bulletin and leave it in the box in the narthex.

Here are a few ideas that we are able to help with:

Yard Work:  Leaf raking, pulling weeds, mulching, planting
House Repairs:  Sticking doors, dripping faucet, clog drain, filter changes
Cleaning Projects: Dusting high shelves, decorating for Fall, rearranging kitchen cabinets

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Season of Creation, September 1 – October 4, 2020

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop and Primate Michael Curry and the leaders of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), the Anglican Church of Canada and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada have prepared a series of devotions to observe the Season of Creation 2020.

The season, which began on September 1 with the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, is a time to join with the global Christian community in renewing, repairing and restoring commitments to God, to one another and to all of creation. For the four churches, it is also a time for strengthening relationships with one another. Through Scripture, hymns, advocacy and action, and weekly devotions, contributed by The Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), the Most Rev. Michael B. Curry, presiding bishop and primate, The Episcopal Church; the Rev. Susan C. Johnson, national bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada; and the Most Rev. Linda Nicholls, archbishop and primate of the Anglican Church of Canada.

The first devotion for Sunday September 6th introduces the theme of “Renewing, repairing and restoring,” in which Curry, Eaton, Johnson, and Nichols stress the significance of a collective responsibility in caring for creation. They reflect, “Waking up to matters of climate justice and environmental stewardship are among the most important callings people have today. Over many years, through many voices, our churches have come to a growing conviction that loving our neighbor includes loving Mother Earth as a neighbor.”  We have included the prepared pdf with all of the season’s devotions, here. Click here to view and keep for your reading throughout the season.

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Continue reading below for the details for our Friday and Saturday worship and fellowship activities.

Be well. Stay safe. Keep the faith.

Michelle

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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Join us for our Virtual Saturday Social from 9 AM – 9:40 AM Saturday morning on Zoom.  It will be hosted by Christina McLaughlin. It’s a great time to get together and say “hello” to your fellow parishioners. We look forward to sharing some time of fellowship THIS SATURDAY, September 5th at 9:00 AM. The join code and pass code are in your Thursday message email.

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Mark your calendars for an exciting St. Edward’s Cultural Event featuring Maria Thompson Corley on Sunday, September 13th at 3 PM on the St. Edward’s YouTube Live Channel. 

Click here for details.

We encourage you to tune into this very special event with a wonderfully accomplished pianist, composer, collaborator, author, poet, and voice actor who has appeared on concert stages around the globe!  We are blessed to have Maria Thompson Corley grace us with her talent for what will be a memorable (virtual) Sunday afternoon at St. Edward’s!  Please join us!