August 22nd, 2020

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St. Aidan's Weekly Newsletter

Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost 8/23/20

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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FOR COVID19 INFORMATION, CLICK HERE!!!

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 23 Sunday Worship Service

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

Sermon: Tests

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 S eason after Pentecost 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

Chalice Bearer: Paul Reed

Lector 1: Clarice Ewing

Lector 2: Joe Fossati

Intercessor: Karon Wintrode

Ushers: Mark and Norma Sappenfield

Counter:Don Seifert

Altar Guild: Karon Wintrode

Click here for the revised July-August 2020 ROTA

ATTENTION: I am currently working on the September-October ROTA. If you are unable to serve on certain Sundays during those two months, please email me at the church email. staidansolathe@sbcglobal.net. The ROTA will be available on Thursday, August 27. Sharon Seidel

Fr. Tom's Talk ...

There I was in the grocery store’s checkout lane when it happened. After announcing the total I owed I saw the sign, “We can’t give change.” As you may know, many businesses post signs like this due to the shortage of coins caused when Covid19 forced the US Mint to significantly scale back production. “No change would sure make life boring,” I quipped to the cashier. I think my attempt at a pun went over the cashier’s head as she once again drily said, “That will be $76.93, sir.”

Life without change would certainly be boring. Still, many of us avoid change at all cost. Change is seen as dangerous, filled with the unknown, and makes us feel vulnerable, especially if change is thrust upon us. Whether you initiated the change or not, change is just down right stressful. As a priest friend of mine used to say, “Everyone wants things to be different but no one wants to change.”

Without change we’d never grow, never learn, never mature. In our faith life, change is crucial. Our relationship with God needs to change as we go through life. If our faith remains where it has been since our childhood, teenager, or where it was in our early adult years, we miss God’s presence in the right here and now. Many people I met as a chaplain seemed to be stuck in their childhood beliefs where God either rewarded you for good behavior or punished you for bad behavior. They missed meeting a God filled with grace and love. Yes, change can be scary. Still God calls us to grow our faith, to find God’s presence even in our ever changing world.

In the story of the rich young man in Matthew 19:16-30, Jesus says to the man, “If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.” When the young man heard this he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.” This well-known story is seen as Jesus talking about the dangers of wealth, which is true. Yet it is also about a person unwilling to change, and he missed the love Jesus had to offer.

Maybe we could try something a little different. Maybe this week we could pray that God would open our hearts to change in some area of our lives. And just see what God will do.

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; tbaker1102@yahoo.com.

Simon Peter answered, "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God." Matthew 16:16

His response to Jesus’ “Who am I?” question foreshadows Peter’s lifelong commitment to follow Jesus. We are invited to make our answer too, in words and in our lifelong actions.

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. 23

9:00 am: Adult Forum, In-House and Facebook Live

10:00 am: Worship, In-House and Facebook Live

11:15-11:30 am: New Drive-by Communion

Tuesday, Aug. 25

8:00 pm: Al Anon

Wednesday, Aug. 26

12:00 pm: Noon Day Prayer - Facebook Live only

Thursday, Aug. 27

Johnson County Food Ministry at Center of Grace

8:00 pm: Al Anon

Sunday, Aug. 30

9:00 am: Adult Forum, In-House and Facebook Live

10:00 am: Worship, In-House and Facebook Live

11:15 am: St. Aidan's Feast Day

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

Announcement Updates

New: Drive-by Communion

Fr. Tom is beginning a once-a-month, drive-by communion. It is on the fourth Sunday of the month from 11:15 am - 11:30 am. It starts August 23.

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 tbaker1102@yahoo.com.

St. Aidan's Feast Day - August 30

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

Adult Forum

Adult Forum is back - Sundays at 9 am. It is in-house and on Facebook.

Noon Day Prayer with Fr. Tom and the Prayer Book

Please join us for the Wednesday Noon Day Prayer service on Facebook.

St. Aidan's Weekly Newsletter

The Weekly Newsletter is now sent out on Fridays at Noon.

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 tbaker1102@yahoo.com.

Prayer Requests

Please email any prayer requests to Karon Wintrode, and she will post them on Unison. kwintrode22@comcast.net.

Click here to see August Birthdays and Anniversaries

Thanksgivings and Prayers

Thanksgivings –

We give thanks for the birthdays of Gordon McDaniel and Karen Strain. 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; in the World Council of Churches Cycle of Prayer, we pray for the people of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania; and in the Kansas Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, we pray for St. John's, Parsons.

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.