CENTERING PRAYER
Starting March 23rd, we will be reading Cherished Belonging, Fr. Boyles book about his experiences with the youth of. Homeboy Industries. This is a loving and uplifting book in a time of so many downers. Please join us by contacting juliastesney@yahoo.com.
TRANSITION CORNER
Greetings from your Transition Committee!
This is an occasional update, as needed, about the workings of the committee as we begin the search for a new rector.
We met for the first time Wednesday with Rev. Cn. Tom Quijada-Discavage from the diocese who will guide us through this complex process. He will be a wonderful asset as we move forward. He offered lots of reassurance and resources.
We learned that of the 133 parishes in the diocese, 50 are in transition. So this is a bit like online dating: we want to be honest, but attractive to potential candidates.
We will have more information as we begin our first two tasks: to write a parish survey and then administer it and interpret its results and to conduct an outside audit.
More to follow as we continue our work. This is a process that will take 12 to 18 months.
Please keep us in your prayers—this is an all-parish undertaking.
Celeste Capaldo-Smith, Eileen Nelson, Gabby Portaluppi and Susan Cornner
BOOK CLUB
The book club will be discussing the following books the next three months:
May 5th- “March” by Geraldine Brooks”
June 2nd- “Ionia Iverson’s Rules for Commuting” by Clare Pooley
July 7th- “James” by Percival Evertt
The book club meets at 7:30 p.m. on Zoom. For a Zoom link contact Tom Moorman at tmoorman28@gmail.com
EXTRA CHURCH PANTRY FOOD NEEDED
As the number of people who come to the food pantry on Thursday's mornings increases each week, the food pantry would appreciate the following to help fill in the gap:
Canned Beans
Canned Chili
Canned Tuna
Mac & Cheese
The food items can go in the baskets in either narthex or leave in the kitchen (please mark the bags 'food pantry').
Thank you for supporting this important ministry!
CASINO NIGHT
***LESS THAN TWO WEEKS LEFT!!***
Don’t forget to put this on your calendar - our biggest fundraiser of the year will take place May 10, 2025, the night before Mother’s Day. Be sure to include a date night for the ‘mother’ in your life, on the night before the Sunday celebration. The theme is Western, with saloon girls, cowboys, and plenty of raucous entertainment to make for a wild evening!!
DONATIONS are still needed - do you own a hair salon, or get your hair done at one? Ask or donate a hair and/or nail treatment as a donation. Will your dry cleaner or your shoe repair person or your dress designer or your suit tailor donate to a good cause? Don’t be afraid to ask anyone with whom you do regular business! If they want proof of our charitable (501c3) status, we have letters in the office you can provide to all of the donors.
If you aren’t comfortable with asking businesses you frequent, how about considering a donation of any amount of money toward a Blackjack or Craps table? We’ll put a sign up thanking you for your donation to help defray the costs of the night. Please talk to the ticket seller on Sunday if you’re interested in this.
Tickets will go on sale after BOTH services, starting on Sunday, April 13th, 2025
$65/per person in advance $75/per person at the door.
MINISTRY OF HEALING
We are happy to offer the Ministry of Healing during selected Sunday services to anyone who wishes to participate. This has proven to be an intimate, comforting, and valuable experience. Healers are members of the congregation who are available to pray, one-on-one, with any parishioner who would like a healing prayer. Parishioners may come up to the healer who will be standing near the font, after taking communion. The healer may ask if there is any special prayer they would like. At this time, we will have a healer
available on the first, third, and fifth Sundays.
The healers are:
8:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m.
Blanca Morales John Hubbard
Susan Cornner Kate Nott
Renee Rivera
Paulette Schechtel