Acts of the Apostles – 07/04/2021

Week of July 4, 2021

This Sunday

6th Sunday after Pentecost – Proper 9

10AM Morning Prayer, Rite II
Masks are optional for those who have been vaccinated
Watch the broadcast on our YouTube channel
Service Material can be found on our website  

Scripture readings
Ezekiel 2:1-5
Psalm 123
2 Corinthians 12:2-10
Mark 6:1-13

A Note from the Rector

…will return after vacation

Services

You can view our live-stream on our YouTube channel.  
A link to this video will be posted to Facebook.

Sunday, July 4, 2021 – 6th Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 9 
Morning Prayer, Rite II with Prayers of Spiritual Communion 10AM
Toni Meiers, officiant

Sunday, July 11, 2021 – 7th Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 10
Holy Eucharist, Rite II with Prayers of Spiritual Communion 10AM
The Rev. Doris Rajagopal, celebrant & preacher

Weekday Meetings

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 passcode: love

Zoom Bible Study is held every Thursday at 11AM
We are doing a combined study of the Books of Daniel and Revelation. Please join us as we discover a new view on the never-changing promises of God. No previous experience required.
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
and passcode: love

*note: the passcode for all CHA Zoom meetings is “love”

Rector’s Vacation

James and his family are on vacation from June 21st until July 6th and then from July 10th until July 17th. The Stambaughs will be visiting family in Colorado and New Mexico whom they haven’t seen since 2019, and then spending a week in Maine.

For pastoral emergencies during this time, please contact our Senior Warden, Peter Patton – (215) 519-4377. Peter can put you in contact with a priest who can assist. James will answer his phone if he can, but there will be portions of his time away when he will be out of cell phone service.

Services will be as follows:

Sunday, July 4 – Morning Prayer, Rite II
Officiant: Toni Meiers (no sermon)

Sunday, July 11 – Holy Eucharist, Rite II
Celebrant and Preacher: Our Dear Friend, the Rev. Doris Rajagopal, Missioner to Darby

Compline via Zoom will continue nightly at 7:30pm

Bible Study via Zoom will continue on Thursdays at 11am
We are taking a break from the book of Daniel to look at First, Second, and Third John

Outreach – Up Next

Your generous donations to the
Darby Mission Summer Fun School programs
have been delivered!

CONNECT BY NIGHT…DURING THE DAY WITH PROJECT SHARE

Project Share – your donated books and bagged lunches will be delivered to the CBN facility each Tuesday in July.

We are looking for volunteers to pack 15 lunches for delivery each Tuesday. Each lunch will include:

  • A sandwich
  • A sweet
  • Apple or grapes
  • Juice box

 The Outreach Committee will supply sandwich supplies and brown paper bags, delivered to your home for assembly. You will supply the other items. Packed lunches will be picked up from your home and delivered to CBN.

DARBY DINNERS

This popular event will be restarting this summer with special precautions in place and we’ll be hosing the first one, a BBQ, on Tuesday, July 13
Master Griller: Joe Zorc

Food needed:
Entrees: Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, hamburger and hot dog buns
Sides & Condiments: Potato salad, coleslaw, macaroni salad, green salad, Salad dressing, chips, pickles, onions, mustard, ketchup and mayonnaise
Desserts!!!!: Brownies, Cupcakes and popsicles

How can you help? Provide and deliver food, assist with serving, and/or cleanup at the event.

If you want to provide food but can’t deliver it, you can arrange to meet up at the church, or arrange to drop your donation off at Cassie’s house. You may also choose to make a monetary donation to Outreach and let Cassie know what you’d like it used for.

Announcements

+ MAY WE PRAY FOR YOU? 
Intercession brings before God the needs of others (BCP p.857)
The Parish Prayer list is included in the monthly newsletter that is sent through the mail. Additional copies are also available on the table in the Narthex. To add your prayer needs to the list, you can contact Fr. JamesNancy Haas, or use the form on our website.

+ SUNDAY FELLOWSHIP 
As some restrictions have been lifted, we are now allowed to gather for fellowship following the 10 AM Sunday service. A list has been been posted outside of the church office with summer dates. We will need volunteers to sign up to provide a cold beverage out on the lawn. At this time, no cookies or snacks are necessary, given the current restrictions in place. Plenty of dates still available for your contribution!
+ JOIN US FOR HAPPY HOUR!
Happy hour on the lawn has been rescheduled for Friday, July 23rd at 6pm, weather permitting. This is a BYOB/snacks event. While we are not able to share food, we can share fellowship and fun! If you have never joined us, give it a try!  It is especially nice on a beautiful summer evening!  Hope to see you there!

+ CHURCH SERVICE ATTENDANCE 
We look forward to seeing you back at church if you feel comfortable there. Masks are optional for those who have been vaccinated Services will also continue to be livestreamed on our YouTube Channel. Be sure to hit the SUBSCRIBE button!
+ 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 Fr. James 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.

Diocesan News

+ LOVING PRESENCE
The Loving Presence Video captures the essence of America’s racist past through the testimonies of lay and clergy persons of the diocese. Reaffirming the recommendations of the Loving Presence Document, our video invites all people to reaffirm their commitment to ending racism in our nation and renew their baptismal covenant to Christ, creating a revolution of the heart. Watch it here.

+ FREE VACCINATION SITES
Our Diocese has partnered with several pharmacies to create free vaccination sites across the diocese.  If you are looking for a vaccine, you are welcome to these places, no registration needed (but do bring ID & insurance card): 
Vaccination Site & Times
•          St John’s Norristown: Every Tuesday and Thursday – 2-5:45

+ LOST BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
Remembering COVID-19 victims in the Episcopal Diocese of PA. More than 27,000 Pennsylvanians have died from the coronavirus. This does not include those that died indirectly through addiction that worsened as a result of the pandemic. This page is a place to add names of those in our diocese who lost their lives to this horrible virus – both directly and indirectly.

Happy Birthday!

The following folks have birthdays in the month of July:
3rd      Suzanne Lees
           Linda Day
9th       Andrew Meiers
10th     Annette Smith
17th     Sarai Colon Aquino
18th    Cliff Davis
26th    Anne Castimore

If your birthday, or the birthday of another parishioner is missing, please notify the Parish Office at holyapostlespa@gmail.com

Our mailing address is:
1020 Remington Road, Wynnewood, PA 19096 

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