Newletter for 10/11/2020

St. Aidan's Weekly Newsletter

Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost 10/11/20

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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Clean-up Day - Saturday, Oct. 10 at 11 am Reminder: Please come help out at the church on October 10 at 11:00 am. We have some cleanup that needs to be done on the outside of the church to get ready for fall.

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.

October 11 Sunday Worship Service

Holy Eucharist RITE II, 10:00 am - Rev. Tom Baker Sermon: Joy > 2020

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 Season after Pentecost Worship Booklet The Lectionary Readings are: Exodus 32:1-14; Psalm 106:1-6, 19-23; Philippians 4:1-9; Matthew 22:1-14.  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, October 11 Chalice Bearer: Mike Belt Lector 1: Clarice Ewing Lector 2: Paul Reed Intercessor: Karon Wintrode Ushers: David Kahn, Don Seifert Counter: Don Seifert Altar Guild: Karon Wintrode Click here for the September-October 2020 ROTA ATTENTION: If you are unable to serve on your scheduled Sunday, please find your replacement.. Sharon Seidel

Fr. Tom's Talk ... With apologies to those who attended church last Sunday, I wanted to share with you some thoughts from my sermon that parishioners found helpful.   In 1971 Judy, the daughter of my Aunt Irene married Marvin. He was a handsome man getting ready to receive his Ph.D in history and he was black. I found out about Marvin’s race in the back seat of our car on the way to their wedding. I was asked not to be shocked. Not to stare. Even though interracial marriages were becoming a bit more visible in the 70’s my parents told me that Marvin and Judy were taking a very dangerous step.   In our Gathering of Clergy we talked about how the Episcopal Church has contributed to the legacy of racism and white supremacy. For many the first reaction will be - “Oh no, I can’t possibly be racist!” Yet, Church records in Virginia reveal notation after notation of black persons being sold for the benefit of the parish.   Our own St Aidans is located on Black Bob Road, named for the last Shawnee Chief to resist leaving what was known as Indian Territory. We can still say to ourselves that we had no part in any of that. Still, less than a hundred years ago the Olathe news wrote “The Black Bob group did not divide the land into individual tracts, as was the American's custom; his band, being of limited intelligence.”   During the Clergy Gathering we prayed laments for our churches’ role in profiting from the selling and trading black persons. On Saturday we spent the day examining, even though we proclaim to not be racist, how we all take part in institutional and structural racism. We ended with a service of repentance.   To be honest, it was a difficult and exhausting three days. It’s never easy looking into the mirror and seeing racism. We left with a charge from our Bishop to see where and how in our own communities racism continues and more importantly ask ourselves how we will respond and repair the ugliness of racism. Please reflect and pray how we can use art and how we want to actively respond to our Bishops call. My next Tom’s Talk will share more information.   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. … Fr. Tom

“Rejoice in the Lord always. And again I say rejoice!"” Philippians 4:4

This well known verse goes on to say, let your gentleness be known, be anxious for nothing, but in everything pray with thanksgiving. In these challenging times, doing this will bring us the peace that guards our hearts and minds. It will also be an encouragement to others to seek the Lord.

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 .

Click here for St. Aidan's Updated October 2020 Calendar

The Calendar at St. Aidan's Sunday, Oct. 11 9:00 am: Adult Forum, In-House and Facebook Live 10:00 am: Worship Service, In-House and Facebook Live 11:15 am: St. Bridget's Chapter of the Daughters of the King Meeting Tuesday, Oct. 13 8:00 pm: Al Anon Wednesday, Oct. 14 12:00 pm: Noon Day Prayer - Facebook Live only 5:30 pm: Vestry Meeting Thursday, Oct. 15 8:00 pm: Al Anon Thursday, Oct. 17 11 am: Roger Ewing's Celebration of Life Service Sunday, Oct. 18 9:00 am: Adult Forum, In-House and Facebook Live 10:00 am: Worship Service, In-House and Facebook Live

Announcement Updates

St. Bridget's Chapter of the Daughters of the King - New Food Ministry! This Week, starting October 13th, St. Bridget's Order of the Daughters of the King is beginning a new all-parish food ministry. We will strive to keep on hand at the church seven grocery paper bags of food (with a long shelf-life) to be available for Father Tom to give as needed.

We will use the Harvesters' Most Wanted Food List to guide us in filling our grocery bags. We invite any parishioner who would like to help with this ministry to contact any Daughter on Sunday after church or text/call Carolyn Sturgeon at (913) 499-9375. Please stay tuned for future announcements about this timely and much needed ministry.

Click Here to see the Harvesters' Most Wanted Food List

Roger Ewing (1927-2019) Celebration of Life Service October 17 Please join us at St. Aidan's for Roger Ewing's Celebration of life service on Saturday, October 17 at 11 am.

BackSnack Packing Resumes October 21 St. Aidan’s is in our second decade of working with five Olathe Elementary Schools in this important ministry. Further details will be coming soon. October BackSnack Packing/Delivery Schedule: Pack: 10/21 at 5 pm. Deliver: 10/22 Pack: 10/28 at 5 pm. Deliver: 10/29 Please add these dates to your October Calendar. Also Attached is the Back Snack Pack and Delivery Schedule for the 2020-2021 school year.  Don Seifert, 913-208-7393 dseifert10@comcast.net Click here to see the BackSnack Packing and Delivery Schedule for 2020-2021

Johnson County Food Ministry at Center of Grace - October 22 St. Aidan's provides the Fourth Thursday of the month drive-thru meal through Johnson County Food Ministry at Center of Grace. Contact for the JCFM Fourth Thursday meal at Center of Grace is Barb Belt 913-515-9001 or Carolyn Sturgeon. 913-499-9375.   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. Patrick's Day Dinner" Rescheduled - October 24 at 6 pm

Saturday, October 24 at 6 pm will be our "St. Patrick's Day Dinner" rescheduled We will have tables available to dine in that are socially distanced, and meals to go. If you bought a ticket in March, you are good to go! If you did not, tickets will be available for purchase. We will have corned beef, potatoes, cabbage, carrots and brad. Please respond with how you will participate and how many.

Drive-thru Communion - October 25 - from 11:15-11:45 am St. Aidan's now has a once-a-month, drive-thru communion. It is usually on the fourth Sunday of the month from 11:15 am - 11:30 am.

Vestry News

Please consider serving on the Vestry for 2021. If you want to talk to someone about what is involved, please contact Sr. Warden Julie Wojtas or any vestry member. We are also looking for a Vestry Clerk. This position in not a member of the vestry, you are just required to take notes and distribute after the meeting. If you are interested, please contact Julie Wojtas, 630-865-3931. Both of these positions require a once a month meeting.

Adult Forum Adult Forum is on Sunday at 9 am. It is both in-house and on Facebook.

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

St. Aidan's Weekly Newsletter The Weekly Newsletter is sent out on Fridays at Noon.

George Dunmore (1931-2020) George Dunmore , 89, died peacefully on September 21, 2020 at Ascension St. Vincent's Southside Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida. He was a longtime member of St. Aidan's, a Tuskegee Airman, and was well respected in our community. There will be no services due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the American Cancer Society in his name. Click here to view George Dunmore's Obituary.

Don Hutchinson Is Moving to Tennessee ... We wish him well. He will be greatly missed! Click here to read Don Hutchinson's Goodbye Letter

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 October Birthdays and Anniversaries

Thanksgivings and Prayers  Thanksgivings – We give thanks for the birthday of Tajuania Walters. 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 Church in the Province of the West Indies. In the World Council of Churches Cycle of Prayer, we pray for the people of Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. In the Kansas Cycle of Prayer, we pray for the youth ministries of the diocese. 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, Jane Bush, Mark Sappenfield, Sarah Smith and Kathy Mencer; for the Vestry Clerk, Carolyn Sturgeon; 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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