Acts of the Apostles – 02/27/2022

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THIS SUNDAY
Last Sunday after the Epiphany

9AM Morning Prayer on the Lawn
Join us on the lawn under the tent with heaters or
Listen on 92.3fm on your car radio in our parking lot

10AM Morning Prayer, Rite II in the Church
As of Friday, 2/25/22, Montgomery County’s
positive test rate for COVID is 6.2% therefore
masks are optional in the church building
Watch the broadcast on our YouTube channel
Service Material can be found on our website

Scripture readings for the 7th Sunday after the Epiphany
Exodus 34:29-35
Psalm 99
2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2
Luke 9:28-43a

Sunday, February 27, 2022 – Last Sunday after the Epiphany

• 9AM – Family Service on the Lawn, Holy Eucharist – Rev. James R. Stambaugh, Celebrant & Preacher
• 10AM – Choral Service in the Church, Holy Eucharist, Rite II with Prayers of Spiritual Communion – Rev. James R. Stambaugh, Celebrant & Preacher
• 11:30AM – Vestry Meeting
• 7:30 PM – Compline via Zoom. Click here to join

Monday, February 28, 2022

• 9:15 AM – Morning Prayer in the Church. If you cannot join us in person, you can pray Morning Prayer at home. The service begins on p. 75 in the BCP.
• 10:30 AM – Continuation of Book Sort – we have more stickers to put in the sorted books in the Memorial Room before they are delivered.
• 1:30 PM – March Newsletter mailing – join us in the Memorial Room to fold, stuff, stamp and label!
• 7:30 PM – Compline via Zoom. Click here to join

Tuesday, March 1, 2022 – Shrove Tuesday

• 9:15 AM – Morning Prayer in the Church
• 6:30 PM – Confirmation & Dragons meets under the tent on the lawn
• 7:30 PM – Compline via Zoom. Click here to join

Wednesday, March 2, 2022 – Ash Wednesday

• 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM Ashes to Go Fr. James will be distributing ashes in the church parking lot for those unable to attend services later
• 9:15 AM – Morning Prayer in the Church
• 12:15 PM – Ash Wednesday Liturgy. Join us in person
• 6:30 PM – Ash Wednesday Liturgy. Join us in person or watch our livestream.
• 7:30 PM – Compline via Zoom. Click here to join

Thursday, March 3 2022

• 9:15 AM – Morning Prayer in the Church
• 11:00 AM – Bible Study via Zoom. We are studying the Epistle of James. New folks are always welcome. No previous experience required.
  Click here to join
• 7:30 PM – Compline via Zoom. Click here to join

Friday, March 4, 2022

• 7:30 PM – Compline via Zoom. Click here to join

Saturday, March 5, 2022

• 7:30 PM – Compline via Zoom. Click here to join

Sunday, March 6, 2022 – 1st Sunday in Lent

• 9AM – Family Service on the Lawn, Holy Eucharist – Rev. James R. Stambaugh, Celebrant & Preacher
• 10AM – Choral Service in the Church, Holy Eucharist, Rite I with Prayers of Spiritual Communion – Rev. James R. Stambaugh, Celebrant & Preacher
• 7:30 PM – Compline via Zoom. Click here to join

A big thank you to “Sunday Morning Regulars” John, Linda, Peter, Anne, Pat, Wendy, Marilyn, Nancy and Patty for the time donated to sorting, checking and labeling the children’s books we will be delivering to Darby Free Library on Thursday 2/24.

Interesting note… Darby Free Library is the oldest continuous use Library in the country.

The books are being delivered to Park Lane Elementary (part of Darby Mission) for kids to have and use at home.

Great job all!

Fondly, Cassie

DARBY MISSION

March 16th Food Giveaway Drive

Once again this month we are collecting pasta sauce – any brand or variety – for the Darby Food Giveaway. You can leave your donations in the back of the church, or in the Can-estoga wagon by the tent on Sundays – even though it’s jars and not cans! Deadline: Tuesday, March 15 for a timely delivery to the mission!

PROJECT SHARE

Our Current Drives:

• Apostle’s Cup Coffee – after purchasing some for yourself you can donate an extra bag to Project Share. $4 of every purchase goes directly to the Darby Mission to fund their various projects. You can help two of our Outreach partners with one purchase!
• Socks – socks, boots and gently used winter coats
• Soup – cans of hearty/chunky soups for the lunch program.
• Corks – we are collecting these for craft projects at Project Share and the Darby summer camps to build bird houses
• Girl Scout Cookies – sure it’s hard to part with them, but if you’re willing, we’ll take your donated cookies to Project Share to add to the other lunch goodies we’re supplying. Just two weeks left to purchase Girl Scout Cookies for 2022. Don’t miss out! See announcement below for Emma Gallagher’s cookie link!

+ ASH WEDNESDAY
Lent begins this week with Ash Wednesday. Please plan to join us as you are able.

• Ashes to Go in the parking lot between 7:30 and 8:30 in the morning
• Ash Wednesday Liturgy at 12:15pm – in person only
• Ash Wednesday Liturgy at 6:30pm – in person and livestream

+ LENTEN STUDY 2022
Be sure to see the March Newsletter, coming to your mailbox this week, for all the details of this year’s Lenten Study: Quest for the Holy Grail.

If you’re not on the newsletter mailing list, you can find a copy linked on the Worship with Us page of our website beginning Tuesday, March 1, or contact the office (HolyApostlesPA@gmail.com – 610-642-6617) to be added to the mailing list!

+ APOSTLE’S CUP COFFEE
Bags of Apostle’s Cup coffee continue to be available for purchase on Sundays and from the church office during regular church hours. Bags are $15 each and $4 of every purchase goes directly to the Darby Mission to support their efforts in the community.

In addition to purchasing coffee for your own use, you can purchase bags as donations for use at the Darby Mission meals or for Project Share.

+ COFFEE HOUR IS BACK!
Join us between the 9AM and 10AM services, or after the 10AM service for some coffee, donuts and fellowship time out on the lawn. Assistance with the cleanup process afterwards is greatly appreciated.

+ MARCH NEWSLETTER

• If you would like to help prepare the March newsletter mailing, meet in the Memorial Room on Monday, February 28th at 1:30 PM for folding, stuffing, stamping and laughter. Please note the change in meeting time.

+ MASKS IN CHURCH BUILDING
While our Vestry has determined that the requirement for wearing a mask during indoor church services will be based on the Montgomery County positive test rate falling below 7.0%, masks must continue to be worn in the building whenever Little Friends Daycare is in session. Thank you for your understanding and care for the young children in our midst.

+ GIRL SCOUT COOKIES – LAST TWO WEEKS!
Emma Gallagher is selling Girl Scout cookies again this year for Troop 7031!
$4 a box ($5 a bag for the Gluten Free) Emma will deliver to your home or can drop off cookies at church. Flavors this year are: Thin Mints, Peanut Butter Patties, Peanut Butter Sandwiches, Caramel Delights, Shortbreads, Lemonades, Toast Yays and Adventurefulls. Gluten Free are Caramel Chocolate Chip. The new cookie, Adventurefulls are a crispy chocolate brownie cookie with a salted caramel frosting and chocolate drizzle.

You can order directly from Emma through her personal link: www.tinyurl.com/emmagcookies or by texting Michelle at 610-659-2109. If ordering online, please remember to select Girl Delivery to avoid shipping charges! Emma and her troop thank you!!

+ FLOOR CLEANING
On Saturday, March 12, the floors of the Parish Hall and the kitchen will be getting a thorough cleaning and so will be off-limits to all traffic.

+SUNDAY BRUNCH CLASSICAL MUSIC CONCERT
Michael Poll, classical guitarist & Emi Ferguson, flutist and Juilliard professor, in concert at Holy Apostles – Sunday, April 3rd 11:30am. The concert is free, but donations are highly encouraged. All donations will be split between CHA outreach initiatives and Michael Poll’s non-profit for music education.

+ 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. James, Nancy Haas, or use the form on our website.

+ CHURCH SERVICE ATTENDANCE
We look forward to seeing you back at church if you feel comfortable there. Masks will continue to be required in the church building when the active infection rate in Montgomery County is 7% and above. Services will also continue to be livestreamed on our YouTube Channel. Be sure to click the Subscribe button so you never miss a posting.

+ 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.

+ CHURCH OFFICE HOURS
Office hours for the week of February 27:
Tuesday – 3/1 – 10:00am – 3:00pm
Wednesday – 3/2 – 10:00am – 12:00pm; 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Friday – 3/4 – 9:00am – 12:00pm
Email is monitored daily

+ DISMANTLING RACISM (FOR TEENS)
March 26 and 27, 2022, 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM at Episcopal Mission Center on St. Luke’s campus, 5421 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19144 This is a FREE event open to youth 13 and older. Click here to register!

+ PILGRIMAGE OF THE HOLY LAND
Join Bishop Gutiérrez from 8/27-9/6 on a pilgrimage of the Holy Land. You will pray your way through the holy sites of our faith and marvel at the present witness of our Episcopal sisters and brothers. Email the Rev. Canon Matthew Dayton-Welch, Canon for the Holy Land, for more details.

+ BE INSPIRED
Each Thursday the Bishop is offering a 60-second Bible reflection and challenge on the Diocesan Instagram page – episcopalpa. Follow and be inspired!

+ STAY UP TO DATE WITH ALL DIOCESAN NEWS
Click here to receive the weekly newsletter from the diocese in your inbox.

The following folks have birthdays coming up:

February
27 – Meg Delevan; Alice Vroome
28 – Braeden Wherry; Colin Vroome

March
2 – Nancy Haas
3 – Christine Arenson
5 – Preslee Gallagher, Tim Woestman
6 – Mackey Vroome
13 – Lydia Buschenfeldt
17 – Peter Cavanaugh
18 – Rory Byrne-Dugan
26 – Edmund Stambaugh
28 – Christine Vroome, Jenny Mustered
31 – Alex Dupre

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