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St. Aidan's Weekly Newsletter

Sunday 3-27-2022

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

Christ as Lord and making a difference in our community.

Visit Our Website

Join us for 'in-person' worship on Sunday, 3-27-2022

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 the Sunday Worship Booklet

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

Click Here to view You Tube Channel

Masks are now recommended, but not required.

If you have any questions, please contact me.

In prayer, Fr Tom

St. Aidan's Lenten and Easter Schedule

Stations of the Cross inside St. Aidan's

Wednesday, March 30, 12 Noon

Wednesday, April 6, 12 Noon

Wednesday, April 13, 12 Noon

Palm Sunday Service. April 10 at 10 am

Maundy Thursday Service. April 14 at 7 pm

Good Friday Service. April 15 at 7 pm

...Church will be open for private prayer 12 Noon - 3 pm.

Resources will be made available

Easter Sunday Service, Sunday, April 17, at 10 am - Jesus is Risen!

Season of Lent

During Lent, St Aidan’s will provide you with many ways to help you observe a holy Lent. We have free copies available of “Living Well Through Lent” a booklet of Lenten daily reflections.

For your reflection, Fr. Tom will be emailing short scripture verses on weekdays during Lent.

Finally, if need help finding a Lenten practice or like to talk about the meaning of Lent, please contact Fr. Tom, he is happy to talk with you one on one. 785-670-0158 (call or text)

Noon Day Prayer with Fr. Tom

Join Father Tom for Noon Day Prayer on Wednesdays.

It is live on Facebook.

Fourth Sunday in Lent, March 27, 2022

Adult Forum: 8:45 am, before the 10:00 am worship service.

Morning Worship: 10 am, Holy Eucharist RITE II - Rev. Tom Baker

Acolyte: Sarah Smith

Lector 1: Clarice Ewing

Lector 2: Paul Reed

Intercessor: Karon Wintrode

Ushers: Mark and Norma Sappenfield

Counter: Mike Belt

Altar Guild: Jane Bush

Be Our Guest: Restarting Easter Sunday, 4-17-22

... If you would like to provide snacks for the social hour after church, please contact Janet Seifert at (913) 449-4960.

Below is the March and Updated April ROTA.. If you will be gone any Sunday in those months, please find your replacement, and let me know.

Thank You, Sharon Seidel

St. Aidan's March and April 3-24-22 Updated ROTA

Click here to see St. Aidan's March 2022 Calendar

Click here to see St. Aidan's April Calendar

Click here to see St. Aidan's March 2022 Birthdays and Anniversaries

Click Here to see St. Aidan's April Birthdays and Anniversaries

We give thanks for the birthdays of Tom Taylor, Mercedes Juache and Sarah Smith.

Then Jesus said, "There was a man who had two sons." Luke 13:8

We immediately recognize this introduction to the parable of the prodigal son. It represents such an ordinary but complex situation...how to balance competing interests and values. Stewards always strive for balance, measuring how best to care for all the persons and situations they encounter.

Mark Your Calendar: Women's Summit in Wichita, April 22-23

"Celebrating God's World: the Earth, the People and Their Faith"

Friday, April 22, is the 50th Anniversary of the first Earth Day. Taking advantage of that, most of our program Friday evening will focus on creation care.

On Saturday, April 23 we will focus on interfaith issues. In this everchanging world, it is more and more important to follow the words of this quote from Sr. Joan Chittister: "Nothing will bring world peace faster than the opening of our lives to cultures and religions unlike ours."

Click here to see Women's Summit Brochure

HELP UKRAINIAN REFUGEES!

Episcopal Relief & Development is partnering with Anglican agencies and other ecumenical partners to provide humanitarian aid in response to the refugee crisis caused by the war in Ukraine. Partner with Episcopal Relief & Development by donating to the International Disaster Response Fund. Your support will help meet critical needs for people fleeing the violence including food, cash, blankets and hygiene supplies. Help today | Read more about the response.

BackSnacks

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

Our Drivers pick up BackSnacks and deliver them to these five schools, so the students get healthy weekend snacks all school year.

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

JCFM at Center of Grace

St. Aidan's helps prepare and hand out meals at Center of Grace in Olathe, on the fourth Thursday of the month. April 28 is our next dinner service.

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.

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

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].

Vestry Members

Our 2022 Vestry Members are: Paul Reed, Sr. Warden, Clarice Ewing, Jr. Warden, Sarah Smith, Kathy Mencer, Bonnie Eckel, Barb Belt and Tom Wojtas. Our Vestry Clerk is Janet Seifert; and our Treasurer is Tim Tatlock. Thank you all for your faithful service.

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