SAINT MONICA'S NEWS

Your comments and Contributions

Your comments and contributions are important. Please let us hear from you.

1. Send your emails to: monicahartford@gmail.com

2. Comments can be made on the blog.

3. See me (Floyd Wyche) in church. I attend 8:00 a.m. service

Pastoral Care

We are always grateful to members who visit on behalf of our Church. Please note a few things:

a) Before you visit on behalf of the Church you must attend Safe Church Training. Once you have attended you must give a copy of your certificate to the Rector.

b) You must always notify the Parish Office or the Rector when you plan to visit and you must give a report of your visit when it is completed.

c) Confidentiality is extremely important.

Friendly Reminder: Food Pantry & Saturday Feeding

This is a friendly reminder that the food and supplies in the Food Pantry storage area are for the Food Pantry and Saturday feeding use only. We have signed a contract with Food Share stating that we will only use these items for the Food Pantry and Saturday Feeding. All organizations are reminded to purchase their food and supplies. Plan ahead to insure that you will have what is needed for your activity. Please do not ask anyone with a key to open the Food Pantry. They are are not authorized to do so. Thank you for your cooperation.

Horace V. Davis Scholarship

The Horace V. Davidson Scholarship committee is asking each parishioner to contribute to the Scholarship Fund. the annual Horace V. Davidson scholarship applications are now available. The are two scholarships, one for first time applicants and the other for continuing students.The deadline for first time applicants is Saturday, May 15, 2010. The deadline for continuing students is Tuesday, June 1, 2010. All applications must be complete. Both applications are available from the Narthex and should returned to the church office. We thank you for your continued support of the young people of our parish.

St. Monica's Elderly Housing Board

There is one vacancy on the St. Monica's Elderly Housing Board. If anyone is interested in filling this position please contact either Winsome Barnaby or Jeannette Walker. Please send resumes to Mrs. Cisalee Harrell at St. Monica's Housing Apartments, 3545 Main Street, Hartford, CT 06020.

St. Monica's Day

We celebrated St. Monica's Day on Sunday May 9, 2010; this was also our Gift Day. Adult members were asked to give $106 to celebrate our 106th year of ministry and witness in Hartford. Parents were encouraged to have their children give multiples of 106, for example $1.06, $2.12, etc.

Bishop Ian Douglas

On Wednesday, May 12, 2010 our newly consecrated Bishop Ian Douglas visited St. Monica's. He spoke about the Anglican Communion and Mission. The service began at 6:30 p.m.

YPF Herbs Sale

The YPF will be selling mini herbs gardens on Sunday, May 23rd and Sunday May 30th. The Gardens are $25.00 each. The profit from this fundraiser goes towards the YPF upcoming trip to South Carolina. You can enjoy fresh herbs all summer. Thanks for your support.

Praise and Worship Service

The Praise and Worship Service scheduled for Friday, May 14, 2010 has been rescheduled. It will be held Friday, June 25, 2010 at 7 p.m. The evening will feature guest choirs and a message fro Rev. cynthia Williams. Please come and join in our 106th anniversary celebration.

St. Stephen's Red Carpet Gala

St. Stephen's Red Carpet gala will be held on Friday, May 28, 2010 from 7:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.

The location is at Birch Meadows, Bloomfield, Connecticut. Tickets cost $65.00 per person. Please see either Olive James or Pat Nelsons for more information.

Anglican Prayer Bead Workshop

The Frances Willis Cornwall Chapter and the Naomi Junior Chapter of the Daughters of the King will sponsor an Anglican Prayer Bead Workshop. The workshop will be held Saturday, June 12, 2010 at the Diocesan House from 8:30 a.m to 3:00 p.m. The $20.00 registration fee will cover a continental breakfast, lunch, prayer beads and workshop materials. Holy Eucharist and the Blessing of the Beads will follow the workshop. For more information and to register see either Jackie Noel or Agnes Macbeth. The workshop is open to all members of St. Monica's. Please RSVP for the event.

Birthdays and Anniversaries

Happy birthday: May 3rd Gregory Dupuy; May 5th Kathleen Register; May 7th Gregory Hurtle; May 9th Andre Barnaby; May 10th Patricia Bell; May 11th Kaya Waltin; May 13th Nancy Bailey; May 17th Percy Nelson; My 18th Lurlene Williams; May 19th Lloyd Wimbish; May 20th Glendolwyn Hall and Ann Johnson; May 27th Olive James and Marvin Jones; May 29th Elijah Elliott; May 31st Terry Brown, Sonia Dupuy, and Beverly Watkins; June 5th Norest Walters; June 6th Audrey Powell,

Happy anniversary: Mr. and Mrs. Winston Barnaby; Norma Brown 20th; Verna Ferguson 20th

Condolences

We record the death of Charles Satchell and we extend our Christian sympathy to his wife and relatives. We also extend our deepest Christian sympathy to Mr. Herbert Bowen on the death of his wife Mercelyn Bowen.