Worship this Sunday:

10:00 a.m. Service of Healing with Holy Eucharist

Kathleen Hayward, reflector

Scripture readings for this Sunday (Notes are below)

Wisdom of Solomon 1:13-15; 2:23-24

Psalm 30

2 Corinthians 8:7-15

Mark 5:21-43

The bulletin can be found here.

Join us in-person or online. Click below for the Zoom link.

Please bring long-stem flowers from your garden to the church on Friday morning or afternoon so we can make flower arrangements for Marilyn's service on Saturday.  There will be a bucket of water on the porch for donations.

Saturday, June 29

11:00 a.m. Marilyn Verhey’s memorial service

                       Click here for the Zoom link

                       Luncheon following the service

Monday, July 1

4:30 p.m. Meditation/Silent Prayer (Zoom)

Wednesday, July 3

10:00 a.m. In-Person Meditation/Silent Prayer

10:30 a.m. Bible Study on Vices of the Mind

Saturday, July 6

4:00 p.m. Celebration of life for Roger Greene in the Parish Hall

Sunday, July 7

10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist with Pastor Elaine Hewes presiding

10:30 a.m. "Choosing a Good Death after a Long Life" Dr. Samuel Harrington, presenter

4:00 p.m. Mimi Gerstell discusses the challenge to the theory of Dark Matter

10:30 a.m. "The Divine Comedy," presented by Pete Dane and Mary Jane Poole (more information below)

Sunday, July 21

11:00 a.m. Annual Meeting

5:00 p.m. Celtic Eventide

Sermon given by The Rev. Steve Hayward on June 23rd.

Click below for the video recording.

Joy Abounds

Thank you all for your prayers and blessings. My granddaughter, Maya Jordana Bloom, was born on Father’s Day. Another divine incarnation in feminine human form.



Love and blessings,

Tom Yaroschuk

Allen and Donna Downs also have a new granddaughter who arrived last week.

Eriska Lillian Steer was born on June 20.

Judy Miller: I am home as of Monday night. Thank you for your prayers and for the words of encouragement and support you sent.

Diane and I are so grateful for Pastor Elaine's prayer for a safe transplant procedure for Allen and me on the day of our surgery, for prayers on the Sunday before the surgery supporting Donna and Diane, and for the involvement of all the members present. Thank you.

We are also grateful for the prayer vigil held on Tuesday morning while the kidney transplant was taking place. Thank you.

Thank you to Pastor Elaine for coming all the way to Portland to be not only with Allen and me during the surgery, but also with Donna and Diane.

We are so very grateful for all the love and caring you have shown all of us during this ordeal. St. Brendan's is such an extraordinary group of Christians who care so much about each other. May your witness continue forever. Thank you.

Finally, I want to thank Diane for all her love and support as we walk this road.

Peace and love to one and all, 

Diane and Skip

For the month of June, St Brendan will fly the Progress Flag and post the sign “Justice For All."

In recognition of June as PRIDE month and the need for justice for racial and tribal groups in Maine, as well as gender, you are invited to explore Maine organizations that specifically support racial, gender, and tribal justice.

Maineequaljustice.org

OUTmaine.org

Equalitymaine.org

MaineInitiatives.org

WabanakiAlliance.com

Following the June 9th service, Fay Beaudoin mentioned ways we can help the efforts of the Healthy Island Project. One way is to contribute these items to their Pantry:

- laundry detergent in pods

- laundry dryer sheets

- incontinence pads/underwear for both men and women

- toilet paper

- paper towels

- women’s sanitary pads from panty liners to period pads/tampons

- toothbrush and toothpaste

- shaving cream and disposable razors

- sanitary wipes/dudes wipes

- dish soap in small bottles

- bars of soap

- antiperspirant for both women and men

We will repackage some items, such as toilet paper, disposable razors, and laundry detergent (laundry pods can easily be made in smaller quantities), so many people can have access to them. Other items, like toothbrushes or pads, will be kept in their original packaging.

Look for the box in the entryway to drop off your items. Thank you!

The installation of the cross, created by stone-cutter James Boster, happened on the morning of Saturday, June 24, with the heavy physical lifting and tightening of the cross braces performed by James Boster, George Pazuniak, and Allen Downs, and with some spatial organization input from Meg Graham, Elaine Hewes, and Nina Dayton. There is some additional explanation of the piece, and its components, at this link:  https://www.fibonaccistudio.org/cross

The Rt. Rev. Sean Rowe

elected 28th Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church

Read more about the Presiding Bishop-Elect here.

Click on the photo to hear some thoughts from Presiding Bishop Elect Rowe.

Other videos of interest:

Bishop Brown offers his thoughts on the election of Sean Rowe. Watch here.

The Presiding Bishop-Elect's address to the deputies and bishops following his election and confirmation is available here.

The Office of Public Affairs hosted an afternoon press conference with Presiding Bishop-Elect Sean Rowe and Presiding Bishop Michael Curry. Watch the press conference here.

For all General Convention-related news, live streams of the House of Bishops and the House of Deputies, worship services, photographs, and other public affairs, please visit the General Convention Media Hub.

"You send forth your spirit . . ."

Psalm 104:30



Join us for Meditation/Silent Prayer

every Monday at 4:30 p.m. by Zoom



Readings, poems, and prayers are shared before a

period of silence.

Bible Study

This Wednesday, July 3rd, we continue with the final discussion led by Dr. Peter Antich on the book Vices of the Mind. This study will be both in-person and over Zoom.

DANTE: Inferno, Purgatory, and Paradise in three weeks

You are invited to sign up for a three-session discussion of Dante's Commedia (Divine Comedy). The sessions will be held on three successive Wednesdays, July 17, 24, and 31, from 10:30 to noon, both in person and on Zoom.

Dante is someone we have all heard of and may have read something by him in college (most likely bits of The Inferno). However, you may know little about him or his epic unless you are Italian. Since he deserves to be in the top four European writers, along with Shakespeare, Homer, and Virgil, it is well worth spending time with him and his masterpiece.

If you are willing to take the journey with us, you will do yourself a great service by watching, prior to July 17, the recent two-part program on Dante on PBS. The four hours will give you a solid orientation to the man, his times, and the incredibly ambitious epic that absorbed many years of his life up to his death. You will need to obtain a copy of the Commedia from among the countless English translations. 

I have been as ignorant of Dante as you might be. Fortunately, Mary Jane Poole has had deep immersion into Italian culture and that alone means Dante has soaked into her DNA, though she would not want you to assume she is anything resembling a Dante scholar. She will be a pilgrim on this journey with us, but, like Virgil was to Dante, she will help us see why this trip is worthwhile. Please click below to register.

July Birthdays

Del Bright – 7

Emily Hawkins – 9

John Arrison – 13

Luke Williams – 21

Tallulah Pickens – 21

Heather Corey – 25

Ann Williams – 28

Judy Curtis

Susan Manne

Cheryl Grindle

Semantha and Lee

Emily Gibson

Beth and Tito Kyzer

Judy

Megan

Avery

Bishop Michael Curry

Bishop Thomas Brown

Naomi

Carol Simanton

Billy Nutter

Robert B. Tobin

Anne Burton

Hewit

Pat and Dave

Mary Ann and Terry

Nishah

David Morrish

Corbin

Rebecca

Pam B.

Susan Wade

Jase

Jaxson

Heather Corey

Stephen Gill

Brent Was

Bill Scaife

Stewart and Julie

Gary and Wellesley

Mary Blanco

Max

Mary Lawrence Hicks and family

Skip Greenlaw

Diane Greenlaw

Bob Budd

Nancy

Peter Brown

Nick

Seth

Linda Shepard and family

Mary Ann Shaw

Lindsay Bowker

Nancy Boothby

Marcia Scott

Tony Stoneburner

Carol Stoneburner

Nancy Stearns

Isabelle H.

We continue to hold in prayer those in our community who have recently lost loved ones; among them are the Miller/Budd, Verhey, Greene, and Adams families.

We pray for those struggling with addiction and mental illness and their caregivers.

We pray for all those receiving care through Neighbor Care and for all the relocated residents of the Island Nursing Home and their families.



We pray for the victims of gun violence -- in our cities and towns, in our schools, in our places of worship, and in our homes.

We pray for the victims of the violence of armed conflicts around the world. We pray for those made refugees by the violence of armed conflicts. We pray for the victims of terrorist attacks everywhere.

We pray for all who suffer the effects of domestic violence and the violence of bullying in our schools and workplaces.



We pray for our nation, our president and vice-president, and all elected and appointed leaders.

We pray for all peacemakers and all those who work for justice; may we be found in their ranks.

We pray for all those serving in the armed forces of our country.

We pray for Justin, Archbishop of Canterbury; Hosam, Bishop of Jerusalem; Michael, our Presiding Bishop; Thomas, our Bishop.

In the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, we pray for St. Cuthbert, MacMahan Island; St. Barnabas, Rumford, and for those serving at the 81st General Convention of the Episcopal Church.

In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, we pray for Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui. 

On the Island and Peninsula, we pray for Church of Jesus Christ Restoration Branch, Deer Isle.

Sixth Sunday after Pentecost

Today’s liturgy directs our attention to God’s care for the poor and less fortunate. In the Gospel reading we hear the account of Jesus’ raising the young daughter of the Jewish official, Jairus. Mark inserts within this story the healing of a woman who 

had suffered hemorrhages for twelve years. The girl and the woman, by the custom of their times, were both regarded as of little value. But Jesus’ compassion extends to them as it does to all people.

In the Wisdom of Solomon we learn that death has no part in God, nor does it belong in this world. We are in God’s image and intended for a righteous and eternal existence.

Paul calls on the Corinthians to emulate the generosity of other churches in giving to a collection to aid less fortunate Christians. Jesus, Paul reminds us, became poor for us so that we might become rich; that is, he became human so that our humanity might be raised into the life of God. Thus, for the sake of others, we follow Jesus’ example and share our own material goods.

We gather in Eucharist as the People of God, called to be the means by which God makes known the divine compassion for all people. It is the poor and neglected in society for whom God is especially concerned as Jesus demonstrated in healing the sick. We are called and given to the world to minister in God’s name.

The Rite Light: Reflections on the Sunday Readings and Seasons of the Church Year. Copyright © 2009 by Michael W. Merriman. Church Publishing Incorporated, New York