Newsletter for 3/14/2021

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St. Aidan's Weekly Newsletter

The Fourth Sunday of Lent 03/14/2021

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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Daylight Savings Time begins this Sunday, March 14! Be sure to set your clocks ahead an hour!

Join us for 'in-person' worship this Sunday, March 14. Adult forum will be held in Sifers Hall at 9 am and worship is at 10. Masks are required, practice social distancing, and sign in for contact tracing. NOTE: St. Aidan's Sunday Services are also on Facebook Live. You can access the Live Facebook broadcast through our website. Check UNISON, FACEBOOK, and our Website for Schedule Updates.

March 14, 2021 Sunday Worship Service

Holy Eucharist RITE II, 10:00 am - Rev. Tom Baker Sermon: "Living In The Light"

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 the Worship Booklet Our Lectionary Readings are: Numbers 21:4-9, Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22; Ephesians 2:1-10; John 3:14-21. Click Here for the Lectionary Readings

ROTA for Sunday, March 14, 2021 Acolyte: Sarah Smith Lector 1: Mark Sappenfield Lector 2: Clarice Ewing Intercessor: Barb Belt Ushers: David Kahn, TBD Altar Guild: Jane Bush Counter: Mike Belt NOTE: I have made a couple of changes to the March ROTA. Please see the Revised March 2021 ROTA below. Also, if you know of upcoming vacation dates or Sundays you will be gone in April or May, please let me know so I don't include you on the ROTA for those Sundays. If you are unable to serve on your scheduled Sunday, please find your replacement.. Sharon Seidel Click Here For Revised March 2021 ROTA" 2021 Altar Guild Schedule

Fr. Tom's Talk ... Lent is a time when we traditionally focus on prayer, service, fasting, and repentance. Today I’d like to talk about repentance. Not many of us want to talk about it or think about repentance mostly because it brings up within us feelings of guilt and shame. The Book of Genesis tells us that in the Garden of Eden Adam and Eve once joined God in walks through the garden. Then after succumbing to temptation Adam and Eve hid themselves from God breaking the once intimate relationship they had with God. That’s what shame and guilt does: it cuts us off from God, leaving us alone. Repentance actually has nothing to do with guilt nor shame. Perhaps that’s too hard for us to believe. We can so easily feel guilty for our wrongs and our feelings of being unable to do what brings us closer to God. That’s why it is so crucial to realize that the word repentance literally means stop and turn around. It does not involve guilt but an awareness that one needs to turn around. Unfortunately too often we allow our sins to stop us in our tracks get bogged down in our shame and never turn around. Let’s say you drive to Chicago, to see a Cubs game (of course). As you’re driving you see a sign saying New Orleans 50 miles. You stop on the side of the road, cuss yourself out, then get in the car and continue on to New Orleans. What good is that? Instead, repentance calls us to simply get back inside your car, turn around and drive to Chicago. Rather than feeling guilt we need to have recognition. To recognize we’re going the wrong direction and turn around. Get a seat in the bleachers and enjoy the game.  Please let me know if you’d like to sit down and talk or enjoy a coffee, at a social distance of course, or feel free to call me at 785-670-0158, or email me at [email protected]. My office hours are Monday - Thursday 10 am - 3 pm. … Fr. Tom

"Those who do what is true come to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that their deeds have been done in God." John 3:21

Lent is a good time to further align our deeds with those of God. A Christian steward strives always to do that which God would want to see done.

Sunday, March 14, 2021 - The Fourth Sunday In Lent - In-person service 9:00 am Adult Forum 10:00 am: Spiritual Communion Service, In Person worship plus service is on Facebook Live  Wednesday, March 17 St. Patrick's Day 12:00 pm: Noon Day Prayer - on Facebook LIVE Thursday, March 18 NO BackSnack Delivery 6 pm: Cup of Cocoa - join us via ZOOM Sunday, March 21, 2021 - The Fifth Sunday In Lent - In-person service 9:00 am Adult Forum 10:00 am: Spiritual Communion Service, In Person worship plus service is on Facebook Live

Click here to see March Birthdays and Anniversaries

Heartland Cursillo Ultreya Zoom Meeting, Saturday, March 13 Hello friends! In the month of March…  * We will gather at a safe distance on SATURDAY, March 13th, with a Zoom Ultreya meeting at 10:00am. * We will share what we have learned from our Lenten Study — especially what we learned from Presiding Bishop Curry’s “The Way of Love.” Are we resting in God’s love? * To join the Zoom meeting use this sign-in link: Or copy and paste link... https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87263227567?pwd=NE1aRzl5RGtuamtJN2ZXN0FicE10Zz09 Or phone number: 1-312-626-6799. The Meeting ID is: 872 6322 7567  and Passcode is: 135065. *Click here for the music lyrics. Blessings! The Heartland Cursillo Community

News from St. Bridget’s DOK Chapter “Remembering and honoring the memory of our friend, George J. Dunmore, St. Bridget’s DOK Chapter has donated books about Black History (really American History) to St. Aidan’s Library. They are free to check out with a promise to return. And, special thanks to Dr. Tracey S. Fisher, author ✍️ of Little Big Change . . . for many of the book recommendations. Please stop by St. Aidan’s Library on Thursday during Office hours or before or after church ⛪️ on Sundays.”

Pledges and Offerings Please send your pledges and offerings to the church office. You may also donate online. MAKE SURE YOU DESIGNATE ST. AIDAN'S IN THE DROP DOWN BOX. Click here for Donation form.

Links for the ZOOM events are available on the website, under EVENTS.

Adult Forum  I’m excited to announce our next program for Adult Forum.    We will be be reading and discussing Diana Butler Bass' “Christianity for the Rest of Us” (link below).   This book has been used by many churches and is a very interesting read about what modern people are looking for in a church Her findings will surprise and encourage you!    Come join our growing group! The book is free and donations are appreciated.   Click here for link to book.

"Cup of Cocoa" with Fr. Tom - ZOOM Due to popular demand Cup of Cocoa has returned on Thursdays at 6 pm. Join us via ZOOM.

BackSnack Program 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. Click here to see the BackSnack Packing and Delivery Schedule for 2020-2021

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].

The parish email system is accessible through our website – www.staidansolathe.org See Julie Wojtas (630 865-3931) for information or any questions. Be sure to check Unison for all updated information regarding St. Aidan's.

Thanksgivings and Prayers  Thanksgivings – We give thanks for the birthdays of Ted Sturgeon and Karon Wintrode. We give thanks for the anniversary of Rev. Tom and Cherie Baker. We give thanks for the people of St. Aidan’s and the privilege of serving each other, our church and our community throughout the year. We give thanks for the faithfulness and resilience of St. Aidan's parish as we all work together during this difficult time, finding new ways to stay connected in spite of the challenges. Cycle of Prayer – In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, we pray for the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui. In the World Council of Churches Cycle of Prayer we pray for the people of Myanmar and Thailand. In the Kansas Cycle of Prayer, we pray for Trinity, El Dorado. For Our Parish Leadership – We pray for our rector, Rev. Tom Baker and his wife, Cherie. We pray for the members of the Vestry: Senior Warden Jane Bush, Mark Sappenfield, Sarah Smith, Kathy Mencer, Bonnie Eckel, Clarice Ewing and Paul Reed for the Vestry Clerk, Janet Siefert; for our Treasurer, Tim Tatlock; and for our delegates, Carolyn Sturgeon, and Sarah Smith.   For Our Troops, Veterans, and Law Enforcement – Almighty God, we commend to your gracious care and keeping all the men and women in the service and law enforcement at home and broad. Defend them with your grace; give them courage; and grant them a sense of your abiding presence; through Jesus Christ. Amen.   For the Departed – Eternal Lord God, you hold all souls in life: Give to your whole Church in paradise and on earth your light and your peace; and grant that all your faithful people may at the last enter into your unending joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.   For Guidance and Grace Heavenly Father, in you we live and move and have our being: We humbly pray you so to guide and govern us by your Holy Spirit, that in all the cares and occupations of our life we may not forget you, but may remember that we are ever walking in your sight; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.    For Healing – Heavenly Father, giver of life and health: Comfort and relieve your sick servants, and give your power of healing to those who minister to their needs, that those for whom our prayers are offered may be strengthened in their weakness and have confidence in your loving care; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

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