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Sunday 1-23-2022

The mission of St. Aidan's is to make disciples by proclaiming

Christ as Lord and making a difference in our community.

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Annual Meeting, Sunday, 1-30-22

The St. Aidan's Annual Meeting is on Sunday, January 30, 2022! Please mark your calendar and plan to attend!

Vestry Nominations

The Vestry, along with the Rector of the parish, share in the work of vision and oversight of the congregation. By canon the Vestry is to care for the building and the fiduciary matters of the congregation. At St. Aidan’s the Vestry takes on the “big” picture items and works to move the congregation toward its mission and vision.

This year Mark Sappenfield and Chair, Jane Bush will conclude their terms in January. If you are interested in being nominated or nominating someone, please let Fr. Tom or any Vestry members know. Elections will take place at our annual meeting in January.

Vestry meets on the 2nd Wednesday of each month.

Join us for 'in-person' worship on Sunday, 1-23-2022

NOTE: St. Aidan's Sunday Services are also on Facebook Live.

You can access the Live Facebook broadcast through our website.

If you are watching our online worship service, please use the attached Worship Booklet below. It includes our Lectionary Readings and Hymns

Click here for Sunday Worship Booklet

Check Unison, Facebook, and our Website for Schedule Updates.

Click Here to view You Tube Channel

Adult Forum

Please join us on Sundays at 8:45 am, before the 10:00 am worship service.

No one wants to take a step back by returning to wearing masks in church, especially during the Christmas season. Unfortunately, Covid numbers and its variant are rising.

Your vestry and I want to protect you and our visitors by requiring everyone to wear a mask during services. Thankfully we can still sing in church. We may have to wear masks but we can still see the Star!

Be our Guest (coffee hour) is also canceled until further notice.

If you have any questions, please contact me.

In prayer,

Fr Tom

Holy Eucharist RITE II, 10:00 am-The Rev. Thomas Baker

ROTA for Jan. 23, 2022

Acolyte: Mike Belt

Lector 1:Barb Belt

Lector 2: Mark Sappenfield

Intercessor: Clarice Ewing

Ushers: Don and Janet Seifert

Counter: Mike Belt

Altar Guild: Karon Wintrode

The January and February 2022 ROTA is finished.

As usual, please find your replacement if you are unable to serve on your Sunday. Then please let me know.

Thank You, Sharon Seidel

St. Aidan's January-February 2022 ROTA

"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor."

Luke 4:18

Jesus becomes aware that God has called him to a certain task. That same kind of awareness can come to us at times as well. What quiet voice might be speaking in our hearts? What might God be anointing us to do?

Click Here to see St. Aidan's January 2022 Calendar

Click here to see St. Aidan's January Birthdays and Anniversaries

Cup of Hot Cocoa with Fr. Tom is Back!

Back by popular demand. Hot Cocoa with Fr. Tom. will be held every Tuesday night, January 25th through February 22 at 7-7:30 pm on Zoom.

A link to our Zoom meeting can be found on our website and Facebook page.

Grab a cup of hot cocoa or your favorite beverage and join us!

Noon Day Prayer with Fr. Tom

Join Father Tom Baker for Noon Day Prayer on Wednesday.

It is live on Facebook.

Online Giving

For online giving, for those using technology, please go to our website:

Donations - St. Aidan's Episcopal Church (staidansolathe.org)

Or if you would like to donate through other means, Please contact Tim Tatlock at 913-764-3050

Center of Grace: January 27

St. Aidan's helps prepare and hand out meals at Center of Grace in Olathe, on the fourth Thursday of the month. This month it is January 27. Dinner prep is at 3:00 pm and at 5:00 pm we distribute food at Center of Grace.

Also, we would appreciate your help by bringing individually wrapped desserts for the Center of Grace to St. Aidan's by 2 pm on that Thursday.

BackSnacks

St. Aidan’s is in our second decade of working with five Olathe Elementary Schools in this important ministry.

... See St. Aidan's Facebook and Web page for more information about BackSnacks.

Pastoral Concerns and Prayer Requests

Pastoral Concerns:

In case of pastoral emergencies, please contact Fr. Tom Baker at

785-670-0158 (call or text) or email him at [email protected].

Prayer Requests:

Please email any prayer requests to Karon Wintrode, and she will post them on Unison. [email protected].

Sustaining Earth, Our Island Home

“I would like to share with you an initiative from the National Episcopal Church's office of the Most Rev. Michael Curry. "Sustaining Earth, Our Island Home" tackles the Episcopal Church's pledge for the care of creation and provides support for individuals and parishes seeking to take those incremental steps toward living in a more sustainable, moral manner when it comes to the impact we have upon the Earth and our capacity to continue to live on it. To paraphrase Bishop Bascom the biggest environmental problems are not biodiversity, water usage, or climate change but greed, selfishness, and apathy.

To learn more about this program, please visit http://www.sustainislandhome.org/ and enroll yourself in this program. Please remember to list St. Aidan’s, Olathe as your parish. Our Bishop will reward the parish with the most participation.”

Fr. Tom Baker

Click here for link to Sustaining Earth and Island Home