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This Week of May 5

The Sixth Sunday of Easter

This is my commandment,

that you love one another as I have loved you.

John 15: 12

Weekly Calendar

Friday, May 3

1:00 PM Grief Group, Library, zoom

Saturday, May 4

5:00 PM Taize with Holy Eucharist, Church

6:00 PM Taize Reception, Walden Hall

Sunday, May 5

8:00 AM Holy Eucharist, Church,

9:00 AM Monthly Fellowship, Walden Hall

10:00 AM Holy Eucharist, Church, Livestream

11:15 AM Fellowship, Walden Hall

11:30 AM Inquirers' Class, Saint James

1:00 PM Private Event, Walden Hall

2:00 PM Amazing Grace Planning Meeting, Saint James

Monday, May 6

10:00 AM Newcomers Committee Meeting, Saint James

3:30 PM Education for Ministry, zoom

6:45 PM Cape Cod Chorale Rehearsal, Walden Hall

Tuesday, May 7

8:00 AM Men's Fellowship, Walden Hall

12:00 PM Silent Meditation, First Lutheran Church

1:30 PM Knitting Group, Library

4:00 PM Garden Committee Meeting, Saint James

6:00 PM Lutheran/Episcopal Friends Group Meeting, First Lutheran Church

Wednesday, May 8

10:00 AM Bishop Candidate's Meet and Greet Session, Walden Hall and Nave

10:00 AM Wednesday Spirituality Discussions, zoom

6:00 PM Potluck Supper, First Lutheran Church

6:15 PM NO Parish Choir Rehearsal

7:00 PM Sacred Journey Worship Service, First Lutheran Church

Thursday, May 9

8:30 AM Thursday morning Holy Eucharist & Book Discussion, Walden Hall, zoom

5:00 PM Vestry Meeting, Saint James

6:30 PM Zen Meditation, Walden Hall

Friday, May 10

1:00 PM Grief Support Group, Library, zoom

Saturday, May 11

9:00 AM Garden Work Day, Gardens

5:00 PM Holy Eucharist, Church

Sunday, May 12

Happy Mother's Day

8:00 AM Holy Eucharist, Church

10:00 AM Holy Eucharist, Church, Livestream

11:15 AM Fellowship, Walden Hall

11:30 AM Inquirers' Class, Saint James

Quick Links for Online Worship and Fellowship

Click here for the livestream

of the 10:00 AM Sunday morning worship service.

You can enjoy the services live or watch the recording any time thereafter.

All of our services are available on YouTube after the livestream ends.

Click here for our YouTube channel

Please click the image below for our worship bulletin.

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.

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 our 17th Diocesan Bishop. Saint Mary's is privileged to be hosting one of these Meet and Greet sessions ourselves, 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. Click here for the livestream.

The final Slate of Candidates for Bishop is below:

Click here for information on each of the candidates.

Coming Events

Movie Theology:

Our Movie Theology Series continues in May and June. Please see the flier for the upcoming films. The next film is The Scarlet and The Black. Please click the icon to the right to view the flier for the series.

Covid Booster Clinic:

We will be hosting another Covid Booster Clinic in early May. The date is still to be determined. If you are 65 or older or immunocompromised and interested in receiving a booster, please reach out to Judy and Peter Scarafile at judyscarafile@gmail.com.

Outreach and Volunteer Opportunities

INREACH

Volunteer opportunities at Saint Mary’s:

Office Angels – please consider a few hours a week or monthly working in the Parish Office answering phones and greeting visitors. If you are interested, please see Julie Remie, Parish Administrator (admin@stmarys-church.org).

Garden Committee – do you like working in the garden? Our garden committee is always looking for additional members and volunteers. Please contact Allison Bresette, our Garden Chair (communications@stmarys-church.org)

Angels’ Treasures Thrift Shop – Angels’ Treasurers is seeking volunteers for shop coverage and help with our Social media presence. Please contact Janis Umschlag, Manager at angelstreasures@stmarys-church.org.

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

Habitat for Humanity - Doing The Important Work to Help with The Housing Crisis on Cape Cod

Nearly 400 children have or are growing up in Habitat homes on Cape Cod.

Last year, 21 homes were built in Sandwich, Falmouth, Chatham and Harwich.

This year, we are building 10 homes in Brewster, Wellfleet, and Dennis.

In our pipeline, with your continued support... 15 to 20 MORE homes!

Please click this link to donate to our spring appeal and help make the stability of homeownership a reality for more Cape Cod families.

Featured Finds of the Week

Wine for sale? Not quite. This faux glass of red wine is actually a candle that casts a beautiful warm glow. And also featured this week is a minimalist wine bottle holder for your table. The shop is chock full these days. Please do yourself a favor, and stop in. The Angel's will be happy to see you.

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

If you haven't visited, liked, followed and SHARED our facebook page

please check it out.

Thank you so much for your support!

Cape Cod Community News

Support Local Theatre AND our Parishioner, Hub Mathewson

Our parishioner Hub Mathewson has invited everyone to attend the upcoming play at the Barnstable Comedy Club. See the note from Hub below:

3 spoiler alerts:

1. This is a court drama about a prostitute defender who describes her kind of work in graphic terms, so it is for “mature audiences only”.

2. The Episcopal church is mentioned a couple of times, including the lines, "Your honor, they were married in a church ; an Episcopal church; the minister had green eyes, you never see an Episcopal minister with green eyes.”

3. I play the role of the psychiatrist trying to commit the defendant to a mental hospital. (A bit of type casting as well as a sharing my first name with the character.)

Cheers, Hub

NUTS

by Tom Topor

Directed by Linda M. Stevens

A woman must defend her sanity in court. If she is proven to be of sound mind, she will have to stand trial for murder. NUTS is a suspenseful, psychological courtroom drama that explores abuse issues, family and social power dynamics, and aspects of the criminal court system.

Opening Thurs., May 2 at 7:30 PM to May 19, 2024

Fri. & Sat. at 7:30 PM; Sun. at 2:30 PM

Tickets: $25 / $23

Click HERE to purchase tickets

Parish Communications

Doing Purchasing On Behalf of Saint Mary's?

This is a friendly reminder to ensure we are all on the same page for cohesiveness and consistency and practicing sound financial policy.

New Businesses/New accounts: Any new business accounts need to start with the Treasurer. Setting up a business account comes with a liability to the church that the Treasurer and Vestry need to vet and approve.

Vendors: ALL vendors, no matter the size of the work, need to fill out a W9, so please provide accurate contact information so that we can follow up and obtain one if need be.

Handling Invoices, reimbursements and proposals:

We Pay: invoices where the Bill to/account holder is "Saint Mary's" (also subject to budgets and approvals).
We reimburse YOU: If using a personal contractor/preferred store account (such as Trader Joes, Stop and Shop, Home Depot, Mid Cape Center, Shelpleys) that does NOT have Saint Mary's as the bill to/account holder. You should be technically paying for these and then seeking reimbursement. If not feasible, please check with the Treasurer before making the purchase.
Reimbursements: All reimbursements require an original receipt or invoice with details as well as proof of payment.
Tax Exempt: We have an St-2 and St-5 tax exempt status certificate. Whenever possible, please use these documents to make your individual purchases on behalf of Saint Mary's to avoid tax liability.
ALL proposals, estimates and contracts (no matter how small) need to have an original signature from all parties; One original needs to reside with the Parish Administrator in keeping with the diocesan records retention rules.

Use of Credit Card: The credit card needs to be signed out and back in by anyone using it - in the Parish Administrator's office. If you have the numbers on record (which you should not, so don't tell me!), please check with the Finance Coordinator or Treasurer before charging anything over $100 (or amount set by the Treasurer) to keep declines of purchases from happening.

Thank you all for your help in keeping our business practices sound. If you have any further questions, please contact Julie Remie, Parish Administrator .

1891 Society

What is estate planning?

Estate planning is the process of managing accumulated assets for the present and the future. It is a written expression of your intentions for the protection and preservation of your assets during your lifetime and their management and distribution upon your death. A will is the cornerstone of a sound plan but should include a durable power of attorney, a living will and a health care proxy. If you are interested in learning more about how you can help St. Mary’s Church, please contact Linda Gadkowski at lgadkows@capecod.net or 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 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.

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Saint Mary's Episcopal Church

P.O. Box 395

3055 Main Street

Barnstable, MA 02630

508-362-3977