This Week of June 23

He woke up and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!”

Then the wind ceased, and there was a dead calm. 

Mark 4:39

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.

A special thanks to Ann German and Stella Bearse for saving our beautiful peonies from the rain and using them in an arrangement for our altar.

Wednesday Spirituality Discussion Group

Meets every Wednesday morning at 10:00 AM in the Saint Mary's Library. 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!

Celebrating Our Time With Father Scott

Be sure to mark your calendars for next weekend. There will be celebrations after each of the weekend services on June 29 and 30. We hope you will all join us and help us celebrate and thank Father Scott.

Meet and Greets with Father Michael:

We have added more opportunities to meet with Father Michael Horvath. If you have not signed up for a slot yet please take another look at the updated sign-up. We know have opportunities for meet and greets and parishioners homes as well in Walden Hall. Click here for the online sign-ups.

July 4th Parade Plans

You are invited to join us for the annual Barnstable, West Barnstable 4th of July Parade. This year we will be marching in the parade en masse to show our community spirit and to announce the arrival of our new Rector. We will provide Episcopal flags and American flags for people to wave. We need you to show up the morning of July 4th wearing your red, white and blue, ready to march and celebrate. The parade always starts at 9:00 AM sharp! We will assemble at Saint Mary's around 8:15 AM and then walk together to the County Courts Complex in the Village. Wear comfortable shoes and dress for the weather! Thank you for your support!

Garden Work Day -

Saint Mary's Garden Committee is always looking for new members and more help. It has been absolutely wonderful to have new members bring their unique gifts to our group. Thank you!

Our next Garden Work Day is scheduled for July 13th at 9:00 AM. We also have a Garden Committee Meeting Scheduled for Monday July 15th at 4:00 PM. All are ALWAYS welcome!

Ice Cream Social

We hope you will join us on the patio on July 7, following the 10:00 AM worship service. We will be celebrating the arrival of summer and our new Rector. Exciting times! All are warmly welcomed to attend!

All Parish Barbecue

Date: Wednesday July 24

Time: 5pm till dark, rain or shine

We hope you will join us in celebrating Summer, our new rector, and Saint Mary's beautiful gardens. This is an opportunity for the entire parish to gather and mingle with friends from all three services.

Barbecue and drinks will be provided. We are asking for everyone to bring their favorite Summer salad or dessert to share.

See you on the patio!

INREACH

Volunteer opportunities at Saint Mary’s:

Lemonade on The Lawn Season is Here

Yahoo! It has warmed up enough to switch from indoor coffee to having lemonade and treats on the patio instead. 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.

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

When it rains it pours!

As you all know, our little thrift shop is entirely dependent on donations. Janis spends countless hours each week chasing down good inventory for the shop at estate sales, on facebook marketplace, on the side of the road, in your homes, basements and attics. When there is an abundance of GOOD stuff she has to jump to grab it and then she has to find a way to STORE it. It is a constant challenge to keep all the inventory tucked away neatly and rotated through the store as space allows.

• More volunteers are needed to help with these constant collection runs and storage shuffles.
• Do you have a truck and a strong back?
• Are you gifted at de-cluttering and organizing?
• Angels' Treasures Thrift Shop could use your help!

OUTREACH

Featured Finds of the Week

Beautiful copper and glass garden lanterns to bring a little glow to your gardens at night. Need a BIG tote for the weekend getaways when you just don't know what all you might need to pack? We have a beautiful BIG SCOUT bag for sale.

Angels' Treasures thrift shop is open from 10 to 3 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, Thank you so much for your support! Remember the proceeds from AT Thrift go to support our church's outreach.

Thank you!

An Invitation From Saint Barnabas

Saint Barnabas's Episcopal Church warmly invites the congregations of the Cape & Islands Deanery to view the film "Philadelphia Eleven." This film will be shown at Saint Barnabas's Church in Falmouth on Wednesday, Jun 26th at 7pm. We hope you can have a group join us! Please click here to read more about this event.

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

The first concert is July 6 at 5:00 PM featuring:

James Rosenblum, piano; Tim Paek, cello; Jean Huang, violin; Sam Kelder, viola: E. Dohnanyi String Serenade op. 10; J. Brahms Piano Quartet, op.25

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

tickets are available here or at the door.

Book Signing and Read Aloud

Please join our parishioner, Jean Ciborowski Fahey PhD on July 27 at 1:00 PM at the Hyannis Barnes and Noble. Please click here for more information.

Watching Our Pennies - Please be tax smart

Just a friendly reminder that if you are doing any purchasing on behalf of the church please be sure to ask for the tax exempt discount. Stop by the office and see Julie OR Anne to get more information about the vendors where we have specific Tax Exempt ID numbers. Thank you for your help!

1891 Society News

“ Like a river, money must keep flowing, otherwise it begins to stagnate, to clog, to suffocate and strangle

its very own life force. Circulation keep it alive and vital.” Deepak Chopra

If you are interested in learning more about the 1891 Society, please contact Linda Gadkowski at 508-292-5500

• 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