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| Week of January 17, 2021 |
| Our all-parish annual meeting will take place virtually on Sunday, January 31, after the 10am service. We will meet on Zoom, vote to pass a budget and elect new members of the vestry. Watch this space for details and plan to join us for this important business meeting. |
This Sunday
| 10AM Holy Eucharist Limited to 10 in-person attendees – Social distancing and masks required – Sign Up Watch the broadcast on our YouTube channel Service Material can be found on our website This week’s Scripture readings – 2nd Sunday after Epiphany 1 Samuel 3:1-20 Psalm 139:1-5, 12-17 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 John 1:43-51 |
A Note from the Rector
| In my sermon last Sunday I said that partisan politics is not the business of the Church. Instead, I posited, the Church is a politics all of its own. I want to use a few of these Rector’s Notes to act as footnotes to back that statement up, and to elaborate on it especially from Scripture. Mostly, I want to meditate on some passages of Scripture that are undeniably political and yet point to what I would call God’s politics, or, in the language of Scripture: the Kingdom of God. God’s reign is in direct contrast to many of the political machinations that we humans have come up with over the millennia. In these explorations, I am taking the long view. Yes, I think Scripture speaks to our pressing current situations, but it does so “sidelong.” It is with an understanding that God’s timing is not humanity’s and that political brokenness is not something that is new (even if it is urgent). So, without naming names, or drawing conclusions that each of you can draw on your own, I want to begin in the first book of the Bible, Genesis. The Tower of Babel Genesis 11:1-12 relates the well-known, but not well understood, story of the Tower of Babel. It’s worth reading again since it may have been awhile (the last time it came up in the Sunday lectionary was Pentecost, June 9, 2019). The story is set in the distant past when humans were first gathering together and building cities. It relates how a group of humans migrated to the plains of Shinar (also known as Mesopotamia, modern day Iraq and Iran). [more] |
Services
| You can view our live-stream on our YouTube channel. A link to this video will be posted to Facebook. Sunday January 17, 2021 – 2nd Sunday after the Epiphany Holy Eucharist, Rite II with Prayers of Spiritual Communion 10AM Live-streamed, In-person attendance limited to 10 The Rev. James Stambaugh, celebrant & preacher Sunday January 24, 2021 – 3rd Sunday after the Epiphany Holy Eucharist, Rite II with Prayers of Spiritual Communion 10AM Live-streamed, In-person attendance limited to 10 The Rev. James Stambaugh, celebrant & preacher Zoom Compline is held every night at 7:30PM A brief time of prayer and checking in with other members of CHA “Zoom Compline has been really helped me through this difficult time. It’s such a great way to close the day.” – CHA Member Follow this link to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/233415613?pwd=dTBDeUhrUUdSak9MS3RUaXdDSDhpUT09 or call into the meeting toll-free 1-888-475-4499 Callers will be promoted to enter this meeting ID: 233 415 613 and password: love Zoom Bible Study is held every Thursday at 11AM We will be starting a new book of the Bible in the next few weeks. Now is a great time to join us as we get ready to discover a new view on the never-changing promises of God. Follow this link to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/788355291?pwd=R2FQRWltZ01LWG92WGtPSm54cXJSUT09 or call 1-888-475-4499 US Toll-free You will be prompted to enter this meeting ID: 788 355 291 *note: the password for all Zoom meetings is “love” |
Announcements
| + Pledge Update: Hold Fast With 34 pledges received our current pledge number is $119,094. We are still expecting several more pledges and are on track to meet last year’s pledge amount and meet our budget needs for 2021. If you have been meaning to pledge, there’s still time! Send in your pledge card, or request a new one from James or JT. Thank you so much to everyone who gives of their time, talent, and treasure so that Holy Apostles can remain a faithful, hopeful, and generous community of faith that spreads the love of Jesus in our neighborhoods and world. + Outreach Opportunity – MLK Day Food & Supply Drive: On Monday, January 18, Haverford Township will hold a food & supply drive from 10am-2pm at the Haverford Community Recreation & Environmental Center, 9000 Parkview Drive, Haverford. Items to be collected: non-perishable food, paper products, cleaning supplies, baby care items including diapers, wipes and bottles, children’s clothes, pots & pans, books and school supplies. See Haverford Township website for more details. + “Bread for the Journey” – a virtual Epiphany pilgrimage! The season of Epiphany marks a time of journey, illumination, and the manifestation of God as a child of refugees. As a diocese in 2021, we will be walking a different kind of pilgrimage this year: a journey of inner illumination to discover where God is manifest among us today. This year-long journey begins with our first virtual pilgrimage in Epiphany. Recalling the holy family’s flight to Egypt, we will enter the sacred story of scripture and our own lives to share stories of migration, immigration, hope, fear, and flight. We hope that you’re able to join us for this special time together next Thursday, 1/21, at 6:30pm https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bread-for-the-journey-epiphany-refugee-pilgrimage-tickets-136346093837 The pilgrimage is free and open to all in the diocese – please feel free to share this invitation with others. + Sunday School: Sunday School will be held online via Zoom on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month for preschool (5 years old) through 8th grade. You can join Sunday School using this link (all ages welcome): https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89142013163?pwd=WFpJVDlZVFJhOUVVa1gxQ2k0djVndz09 We’re looking for more teachers! If you would like to be involved in this exciting ministry, contact Peter Patton: pmpatton307@gmail.com + Bible Study: Every Thursday at 11AM (currently on Zoom). We will be starting a new book of the Bible in the next few weeks. Now is a great time to join us as we get ready to discover a new view on the never-changing promises of God. . Join us anytime using this link: https://gmail.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1f491246993696e01f4487821&id=d52f77ccb0&e=fca055bb29 + One Love: Our diocese has created an online platform where you can find inspirational videos, sermons by the bishop and other clergy, and online services. Visit DioPA One Love Online: https://episcopalpa.online.church + Eucharistic Visits: During this time, the rector and trained Eucharistic ministers may visit others to bring them the Eucharist. Meeting in outdoor spaces of homes will be preferred. Contact the rector if you would like to schedule a visit. + Giving: You can still mail pledge contributions to the church at this time. The mail is checked regularly. You can also securely give online. Go to holyapostlespa.org and click on the “Give” button on the top right hand corner of the webpage. + Online Worship: Online worship continues! We will be live-streaming each Sunday at 10AM. We will be calling on our virtual choir to provide music for us, and there will be occasional readings from members at home. It’s all happening on our YouTube Channel. Be sure to hit the SUBSCRIBE button! + Happy Birthday! The following folks have birthdays in the month of January.2nd Paul March 4th Jamie Grant 5th Bradford Smith 7th Katie Gentile 8th Kalli Miller 20th Deborah Stambaugh 21st Maddie Johnson Paige Johnson 25th Christine Costello If your birthday, or the birthday of another parishioner in your family is missing, please notify the Parish Office at holyapostlespa@gmail.com |
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