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This Week of April 21

The Fourth Sunday of Easter

Little children, let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action. 

John 3: 18

Weekly Calendar

Quick Links for Online Worship and Fellowship

Prayer Requests

If you have additions to our Parish Prayer List, please fill out this,

Online Prayer Request Form There are also always paper forms available in the rear of the church or our parish office.

Our Easter Collection

Our Easter Collection

We asked and boy did you respond! We are so pleased to share that our Easter Collection to support the Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza resulted in just over $5000!

Ahli Arab Hospital has remained open throughout the months since the attack. It is the only hospital known to be currently operating in Northern Gaza, it has continued to provide critical relief to anyone who is in need of its services. We ask that you continue to pray for the safety of this hospital community. We know your generous donations will be put to good use as the conflict sadly continues. Thank you all!

A Giant Huzzah!

Thank you to all the members of our Search Committee who worked so very hard on our behalf, conducting a thorough, thoughtful, prayerful and Holy Spirit led search for our new Rector. Thank you for your many months of dedication and hard work. Job well done!

It is beginning to look a lot like Tea Time!

It is officially Daffodil Tea Weekend.

Mother nature is cooperating and our Daffodil Meadow is peaking and Janis and ALL of her helpers have been VERY busy transforming Walden Hall into a high tea salon. The Tea is completely SOLD OUT. A VERY BIG THANK YOU to all of you who have worked so very hard to help make this treasured event happen.

Opportunities to Celebrate Earth Day

Mashpee Wampanoag Honor The Earth Spring Festival

The FCEN Faith Communities Environmental Network is sharing a special invitation with us:

The Mashpee Wampanoag Honor The Earth Spring Festival on Saturday, April 20th 11 am to 4 pm Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Government Center 483 Great Neck Road South in Mashpee. This is celebration in honor of Earth Day, featuring exhibitors with a shared mission to protect and preserve the ancestral homelands of the Wampanoag. Please click on the flier below for more information. Registration is requested for some events.

Saint Mary's to Host a Meet and Greet

The Bishops' Transition Committee will be hosting a series of open meetings May 7-11, giving the people of our diocese an opportunity to meet and learn more about the nominees for election as the diocese's 17th bishop diocesan. 

All in the diocesan community are invited to attend.

Saint Mary's is privileged to be hosting one of these Meet and Greet sessions on Wednesday, May 8, from 10 to 11:30 AM. For those of you who are unable to attend in person the sessions will be live-streamed as well. We will be sharing the link with you in the near future.

As a reminder, the final Slate of Candidate for Bishop was shared on March . Please click here to access information on each of the candidates.

Our Movie Theology Series will continue in May and June. Please see the flier for the upcoming films.

We Need More Coffee Hour Hosts!

Hosting the Coffee Hour in Walden Hall is easy, a great way to meet other parishioners, and help build our Saint Mary's community.

A a host or hostess (we believe in gender equity) you and a companion provide store-bought or home-made finger food goodies for all to enjoy after the 10:00 AM service. There is also a coffee hour after the 8:00 AM service on the first Sunday of each month.

It's all with the help of our wonderful Sexton, Lanny who makes the coffee.

There is a sign-up sheet on the bulletin board in the sunroom. Click here for more information.

Contact person: Hub Mathewson, 774-994-158 or at hubmathewson@comcast.net

OUTREACH

Barnstable Neighbor 2 Neighbor

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Barnstable Neighbor 2 Neighbor (BN2N) is a group made up of volunteers who serve older residents in the 7 villages of Barnstable who are living safely and independently in their homes. We need more volunteers to ensure that we can meet the service needs of members.

A member makes a request and a volunteer signs up to fulfill the request. Examples of what our volunteers do include:

• Drive members to appointments, run errands,

grocery shop, or to attend a concert or movie

• Do light household tasks including small repairs,

organizing cupboards, putting away groceries

• Guide members learning new technology

like smart phones,tablets, TVs

Volunteers choose services to fulfill based on their own schedules and availability…or serve on a committee.

If you would like to join us in volunteering, please request a volunteer application and CORI form by calling: 508-418-9220

or leaving a message on our website: barnstableneighbor.org

Habitat for Humanity

Dennis & Wellfleet Homeownership

Applications Are Now Available :

Application Submission Deadline: Monday, May 13, 2024

Applications are available at:

• Saint Mary's sunroom table.
• Online at the Habitat Cape Cod’s website, click here.
• Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod’s office: 411 Main Street (Route 6A), Suite 6, Yarmouth Port, MA 02675
• Dennis Public Library, 5 Hall St. Dennis Port
• Wellfleet Public Library, 55 West Main St. Wellfleet
• Or call to have a paper application mailed to you: 508-362-3559 (Habitat Cape Cod office)

 Applicants are strongly urged to attend one of the in-person or virtual Zoom Habitat Cape Cod Application/Information Workshops for prospective buyers. More information is available here.

If you have any questions, please contact Family Programs Manager Mary Ann Mills-Lassiter maryann@habitatcapecod.org.

Featured Finds of the Week

Look at this beautiful plantation style Ethan Allen chair! The seat cushio could use some cleaning but otherwise it is in beautiful condition.

The shop is also chock full of beautiful little teapots and tea sets in honor of our Daffodil Tea. Stop in this weekend to see some of the new inventory.

Angels' Treasures is open from 10 to 3 Wednesday - Saturday.



Celebrate Earth Day with Barnstable Land Trust

April 22, 2024

Location: Barnstable Land Trust

Time: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Price: $10/Members; $15/Nonmembers

Stroll together through the natural world with the words of poet, Mary Oliver, echoing in our minds. Join Ellen Snoeyenbos, founder of the Walking Readers Group, for this unique opportunity to blend literature and nature. The group will walk and pause along the trail at Pogorelc Sanctuary to read poems from Oliver's "Devotions" collection and reflect on what her poetic images mean. This is the first of four nature/literature walks under BLT's new eARTh Connections programming which is supported in part by a grant from the Mid-Cape Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency. Books are also available for purchase at Titcomb's Bookshop in Sandwich. $10/Members; $15/Nonmembers. Registration is required at https://blt.org/mary-oliver

• Weekly E-News deadline: Wednesday at noon.
• In an effort to keep it brief we will only highlight happenings of the next 10 days in our E-News.
• The deadline for submissions for our Monthly E-Newsletter will be the 25th of the prior month.
• For your convenience, the Monthly Newsletter (printed out) will be available in the sunroom and the back of the church for those who would like a paper copy. If you know of someone who would enjoy receiving a paper copy in the regular mail please let Allison know.

     Saint Mary's Episcopal Church

P.O. Box 395

3055 Main Street

Barnstable, MA 02630

508-362-3977

www.stmarys-church.org