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Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost 8/30/20

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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Our Sunday service is now broadcast live on our Facebook page. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO HAVE A FACEBOOK ACCOUNT TO ACCESS THE LIVE BROADCAST. You can access Facebook through our website. Click Videos and you will see the Live Broadcasts. There will also be a red LIVE indicator if it is in progress. Be sure to check in a few minutes early.

August 30 Sunday Worship Service St. Aidan's Feast Day Celebration

St. Aidan of Lindisfarne O holy Bishop Aidan, Apostle of the North and light of the Celtic Church, glorious in humility, noble in poverty, zealous monk and loving missionary, intercede for us sinners that Christ our God may have mercy on our souls. Thou didst teach and preserve Christ's doctrine and didst spread the faith throughout Northumbria, O holy Aidan. Unceasingly pray to God for us, for thou dost worship before His throne for ever. Amen. "He was a pontiff inspired with a passionate love of virtue, but at the same time full of a surpassing mildness and gentleness." - St. Bede the Venerable. (www.portraitsofsaints.com) Original art by Tracy L Christianson

Eucharist Service RITE II, 10:00 am - Rev. Thomas Baker Sermon: 4 and 3 and 3 and 4

We have different documents you can access for our worship service. The In-House Bulletin includes the order of service using the Pentecost Worship Booklet. It also includes Announcements, Thanksgivings and Prayers. Click here for the Bulletin used for In-House Worship. Click Here for the St. Aidan's Day Worship Booklet The Lectionary Readings are: Genesis 37:1-4,12-28; Psalm 105:1-6, 16-22, 45b; Romans 10:5-15; Matthew 14:22-33.  Click here for the Lectionary Readings For those who wish to use the Book of Common Prayer while watching on Facebook Live, use this order of service link. It includes the Lectionary readings and Prayers of the People. Click here for the order of service using the Book of Common Prayer. This link is also available on our Facebook page under Notes.

In-House Service: Remember Social Distancing! If you are attending our In-House Worship Service, please remember to sit on a chair holding the Worship Booklet and Bulletin.

ROTA for Sunday, August 30 Chalice Bearer: Jane Bush Lector 1: Mark Sappenfield Lector 2: Sarah Smith Intercessor: Paul Reed Ushers: Don and Janet Seifert Counter: Jim Bush Altar Guild: Carrie Wilson Click here for the September-October 2020 ROTA ATTENTION:The New ROTA is done. Thank you for those who responded about your schedules. Sharon Seidel

Fr. Tom's Talk ... To help celebrate the feast of our church this Sunday, August 30, I thought I’d share with you a short history about our church with some information taken from the 2000 Parish Directory.   The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 made Kansas a territory whose people would decide whether it was admitted to the Union as a slave or free state. This set off a rivalry with proslavery supporters from bordering Missouri. The conflict escalated into the violence known as “Bleeding Kansas.” In the midst of these turbulent times the first Episcopal service held in Olathe on May 8, 1858 in a private home, was led by the Rev. Mr. John Drummond, a missionary priest living near Spring Hill.   In 1862 Rev. B.T. Bensted came from Canada as an instructor at the Kansas School for the Deaf. The church grew under his leadership and, with the energies of the St. Bridget’s Chapter of the Daughters of the King, they built Emmanuel Church that stood until the 1960’s. In the next twenty years the church moved three times and changed its name to St. Aidan’s. In 1985 we moved to our current location.   Our parish was named in honor of Aidan of Lindisfarne, an Irish monk and missionary credited with converting the Anglo-Saxons in Northumbria to Christianity. To find out more about St. Aidan I encourage you to attend Adult Form this Sunday, August 30. To quote the Rev. Doctor Martin Luther King, “We are not makers of history. We are made by history.”   For 162 years St. Aidan’s has been worshiping, healing, and serving our community and the Diocese of Kansas. I give thanks and hold in prayer all the men, women, and Rectors who have lived and died and have shaped and strengthened us. Yes, we face challenging times but so did those who came before us. Like them we will carry the torch of our heritage to light the way into a bright future. 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. My office hours are Monday - Thursday 10 am - 3 pm. 785-670-0158; [email protected].

Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; for you are setting your mind not on divine things but on human things.” Matt.16:23

What a turnaround for Peter! Last week acclaimed by Jesus, this week called Satan. It reminds us that we wont always get it right, won’t always avoid a nasty stumble. Like Peter, we too can recover and become a great follower of Jesus.

Unison 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 .

The Calendar at St. Aidan's Sunday, Aug. 30 9:00 am: Adult Forum, In-House and Facebook Live 10:00 am: Worship, In-House and Facebook Live 11:15: St. Aidan's Feast Day Celebration Tuesday, Sept. 1 8:00 pm: Al Anon Wednesday, Sept. 2 12:00 pm: Noon Day Prayer - Facebook Live only Thursday, Sept. 3 8:00 pm: Al Anon Sunday, Sept. 6 9:00 am: Adult Forum, In-House and Facebook Live 10:00 am: Worship, In-House and Facebook Live Tuesday, Sept. 8 8:00 pm: Al Anon Wednesday, Sept. 9 12:00 pm: Noon Day Prayer - Facebook Live only 5:30 pm: Vestry Meeting Thursday, Sept. 10 8:00 pm: Al Anon Sunday, Sept. 13 9:00 am: Adult Forum, In-House and Facebook Live 10:00 am: Worship, In-House and Facebook Live 11:15 am: St. Bridget's Chapter of the Daughter of the King Meeting

Announcement Updates

St. Aidan's Feast Day - August 30 We will be doing an abbreviated St. Aidan's Day Feast Day celebration after the service on August 30. We will meet outside under the portico for ice cream and prayers.

Drive-by Communion St. Aidan's now has a once-a-month, drive-by communion. It is on the fourth Sunday of the month from 11:15 am - 11:30 am.

Adult Forum Adult Forum is on Sunday at 9 am. It is both in-house and on Facebook. On August 30, we will be learning more about St. Aidan.

Adult Forum, August 23 Noon Day Prayer, August 26

Noon Day Prayer with Fr. Tom and the Prayer Book Please join us for Noon Day Prayer on Wednesday. It is on Facebook only.

New: Worship Committee Fr. Tom is looking for people to serve on a Worship Committee. Please see him if you are interested and for details. 785-670-0158 or [email protected].

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Johnson County Food Ministry at Center of Grace - August 27 Barb Belt is out of town for July and August. Please call Paul Reed at 913-269-4564 with any questions during this time. We are making 150 meals, boxing them and distributing them outside - the dining room is still closed. Volunteers will be needed to shop, prepare food, box the meals, make individual baggies of cookies/brownies, and hand out the packages at 5:30 that evening.

St. Aidan's Information ...

Pledges: Reminder, if you are unable to attend the in-house service at St. Aidan's, you can send your pledges and offerings to the office.

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].

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Thanksgivings and Prayers  Thanksgivings – We give thanks for the birthday of Carolyn Sturgeon. We give thanks for the anniversary of Tom and Julie Wojtas. 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 Anglican Church of South America; people of the South Pacific islands: Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Western Samoa and the French Overseas Territories of New Caledonia (Kanaky) and French Polynesia (Tahiti). In the Kansas Cycle of Prayer, we pray for St. Thomas the Apostle, Overland Park. 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 Julie Wojtas, Junior Warden Don Hutchinson, Jane Bush, Mark Sappenfield, Sarah Smith and Kathy Mencer; for the Vestry Clerk, Carolyn Sturgeon; for our Treasurer, Tim Tatlock; and for our delegates, Don Hutchinson and Carolyn Sturgeon, and our Alternate, 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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