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This Week of August 4

Ice Water

By Anastasia Kolesnikova

Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty."

John: 35

Pan Mass Ride Sunday 8/4/2024

FYI: This Sunday morning the annual Pan Mass RIde leg occurs between Mass Maritime and P-town. It is generally not an issue for our services as it begins bright and early 5:00 to 6:00 AM and MOST riders have moved well through Barnstable by the time we are having services. There is a water station in the village at the county court complex so, there may be some fans or congestion in the village.

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.

Wednesday Spirituality Discussion Group

Meets every Wednesday morning at 10:00 AM in the carpeted section of Walden Hall. The group is currently discussing the Gospel of Mark. If you would like to join this group, please reach out to Deacon Elizabeth Whitmore. All are warmly welcomed!

Thursday Morning Holy Eucharist, Book Discussion And, Breakfast Group

Please consider joining our weekly gathering on Thursday mornings in Walden Hall at 8:30 AM. All are welcome! Each week different participants take turns facilitating the discussion and contributing tasty breakfast treats.

Meet and Greets with Father Michael Continue:

We have added more opportunities to meet with Father Michael Horvath. If you have not signed up to attend an event yet, please take another look at the on-line sign-up. There are meet and greets scheduled in parishioners homes as well as in Walden Hall. Click here for the online sign-ups. Your hosts will reach out to you with any specific information or directions a day or so before the gathering. Please be sure to sign-up in advance to help our hosts plan. Thank you!

The 1891 Society ~ Saint Mary’s Church Library Talks:

Sunday, August 18, at 11 am in the church library,

“You and Your Spouse/loved ones- Know the what ifs”

Learn how to be prepared to handle the hurdles of the first year of being a widow/widower or being alone and the resources available to you. This informal session will be led by Linda Gadkowski, Certified Financial Planner ® and Kathey Parcells, CPA. Handouts will be provided. Please R.S.V.P. to Allison at community@stmarys-church.org

Our Annual Evensong Service at Saint Andrews Church will be held on August 25 at 5:00 PM.

Saint Mary’s Choir will sing Evensong with Father Michael preaching at St.Andrew’s in Hyannis Port on August 25 at 5:00pm. This Choral Evensong will be dedicated to past members of the Saint Mary’s Choir who are now singing in the “Heavenly Choir”. Please join us for this special night of music and remembrance.

Save The Dates!

A 3 Part Educational Forum - Sept. 8, 15 and 22

Putting Our Affairs in Order - Planning today for the living of tomorrow

Please join us for a 3-part Educational Offering of Saint Mary's Church for adults of all ages, recognizing the gift we give to ourselves and those we love - parents, children, and others when we plan today for the eventualities of tomorrow.

Sundays 11:30 - 1:30 in Walden Hall

A light lunch will be provided

• September 8 - Legal & Financial Considerations
• September 15 - Living Considerations
• September 22 - End of Life Considerations

More details to follow.

INREACH

Volunteer opportunities at Saint Mary’s:

Lemonade on The Lawn Season is Here

Lemonade on the Lawn is always weather dependent. IF it is truly nasty out, we will set up inside Walden Hall. We do not provide coffee in the summertime so please be sure to get your needed caffeine before you come to church.

Please consider signing up to host! There is a paper sign-up sheet in the sunroom on the bulletin board. Hosting the fellowship hour after our worship services is a great gift to our community. As host or hostess 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 Fellowship Hour scheduled 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 assists with set-up and clean-up.

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

Garden Update

We are still in need of more volunteers to help with our Gardens. In particular we could use some waterers. Please reach out to Allison if you are willing to spend about a half an hour a week either watering or dead-heading in our gardens. Allison will give you specific areas and instructions. This is easy and enjoyable duty but, it is also a huge time saver for our garden committee members who are already putting in a lot of time here. Thank you in advance for your help!



Next Garden Committee Meeting:

Tuesday August 6 at 4:00 PM in the Saint James Room

Next Garden Work Day: Saturday, August 10 at 9:00 AM.

ALL are ALWAYS welcome!

OUTREACH

Our Annual Back to School Backpack Drive Begins!

Hard to believe but, it is that time of year already! We are looking for your help with our annual Back to School Supplies Drive for Cape Cod children in need. We are looking for folks to sponsor a backpack with a donation of $20. For those who would rather purchase the items to fill the backpacks we have compiled the following list:

Please click on fliers below for more details.

There will be collection bins in the sunroom at Saint Mary's. We will collect items until August 28th. Thank you for your support!

It Isn't too late to get involved with Amazing Grace Camp!

You are encouraged to consider getting involved in this special program. Want to visit camp or get involved? I'd love to talk with you. Feel free to call Julie Lytle at 617-669-8411. You can also learn more from our website: https://amazinggracecapecod.org

Julie Lytle, Executive Director, amazinggracecapecod@gmail.com

Calling all local singers and performers!

We are looking for local talent to perform in a concert, to benefit Amazing Grace Camp!

We have some talent in our congregation at St Peter’s, but we would love to expand and add some new voices in our cause! The Amazing Grace Camp is a program started at St Mary’s Episcopal to provide free camperships to kids with one or more parents incarcerated.

It’s a great cause and we hope to make enough money to pay for a campership: ($1000)

Come sing with us! Tentative date: Saturday late in Sept. or in Oct.

For more info call Linda Martin: 508 364 5437.

Featured Finds of the Week

Angels' Treasures

It was difficult to choose what to feature this week because there are so many interesting items new to the shop. This beautiful hand painted mantle clock is very sweet and timeless.... pardon the pun.



Angels' Treasures thrift shop is open from 10 AM to 3 PM Wednesday - Saturday.

We are trying to spread the word about our shop into the community. If you haven't already

liked, FOLLOWED and SHARED our facebook page please take a minute to do so. Be sure to follow our facebook page so you are the first to see when we have exciting new inventory. Thank you so much for your support! Remember the proceeds from AT Thrift go to support our church's outreach.

Thank you!

Consider a night on the South side listening to beautiful music. This is a special opportunity to listen to some very talented musicians playing rare antique instruments in the beautiful chapel overlooking the sea.

The Barnstable Village Association invites you to:

The Jailhouse Jams

Every Wednesday, 6:00pm - 8:00pm

July 3 – August 21, 2024

Bring your blankets, beach chairs and dancing shoes to the outdoor stage at Barnstable County Courthouse! They have a food truck from Mom and Pops there or you can order a pizza from the Barnstable Market and dine on the hill. There will be local vendor and artisan tents as well.

2024 Concert Schedule

Aug. 7: Fred Clayton Band

Aug. 14: Willie J. Laws Band

Aug. 21: Funktapuss

An Invitation From The Unitarian Church of Barnstable

Announcing the Cobb’s Hill Concert Series

The Unitarian Church is celebrating its new Steinway Model B Grand Piano by offering 6 concerts of classical music starting in July and running through December 2024. We cordially invite you to attend the second in a series of six monthly concerts:

THIS Saturday, August 3, 2024 at 5:00 PM

Eldred Marshall on piano

Playing: Debussy Preludes from Book I and/or II

Bach Overture in the French Style, BWV 831

Bach Italian Concerto, BWV 971

Click here for a complete list of all the concert performers.

Tickets are $25 each or $125 for the 6 concerts in the series

tickets are available here or at the door.

Tales of Cape Cod - 2024 Programs

Our neighbors across the street at the Olde Colonial Courthouse have a full schedule of fabulous authors and speakers throughout the Summer and into the Fall. Please click here to see the full schedule of stimulating talks. Every Monday night from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. We share our parking lot on these evenings.

1891 Society News

The 1891 Society is an honorary group of church members and friends who have made a financial commitment to leave behind a gift to the Church upon their passing. You can become a member by stating

you have made a commitment to include the Church. No minimum gift is required and you will not be asked the amount. All members will receive equal recognition in appreciation of their universal “Spirit of Giving.” Members will be acknowledged on a plaque. Click here for more information.

Improving Our Social Media Presence

Allison is working to improve our social media and keep it a bit "fresher" and more engaging. We want everyone outside of Saint Mary's to see what a wonderful and vibrant community we are. In an effort to communicate all that we have to offer, We will be trying to post more frequently on our facebook and instagram pages about daily life at Saint Mary's. If you see Allison or Julie snapping pictures and videos around campus, please don't be alarmed. We would also love to have your contributions. Please share any of your own pictures or news with Allison so she can keep the feed fresh and lively.

Additionally, if you have not yet followed our Facebook or Instagram pages please do so. We have a public facebook page as well as, a private facebook group page we use for more internal communications. We use our instagram page to reach an even broader part of the community with hopefully compelling visuals of all that is happening at Saint Mary's. We want our social media to represent who we are and your contributions and feedback are most welcome. Thank you for your help.

• 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 is 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