Monday, February 1, 2010

LITURGY OF THE WORD AND WEEKLY READINGS

Sunday, February 28, 2010

Genesis (15:1-12, 17-18)
Psalm 27, page 617, BCP
Paul's Letter to the Philippians (3:17-4:1)
The Holy Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke (13:31-35)

Suggested Readings for the Week

Monday Mark 3:7-19a; Tuesday Mark 3:19b-35; Wednesday Mark 4:1-20; Thursday Mark 4:21-34; Friday Mark 4:35-41; Saturday Mark 5:1-20.

Sunday, February 21, 2010

Deuteronomy (26:1-11)
Psalm 91, page 719, BCP
Paul's Letter to the Romans (10:8b-13)
The Holy Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke (4:1-13)

Suggested Readings for the Week

Monday Mark 1:1-13; Tuesday Mark 1:14-28; Wednesday John 2:18-25; Thursday Mark 2:2-12; Friday Mark 2:13-22; Saturday Mark 2:23-3:6.

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Exodus (34:29-35)
Psalm 99, page 728, BCP
Paul's Letter (2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2)
The Holy Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke (9:28-36, 37-43a)

Suggested Readings for the Week

Monday John 18:15-18, 25-27; Tuesday John 18:28-38; Wednesday Luke 18:9-14; Thursday John 17:1-8; Friday John 17:9-19; Saturday John 17:20-26.

Sunday, February 7, 2010

Book of Isaiah (6:1-8, 9-13)
Psalm 138, page 793, BCP
Paul's Letter (1 Corinthians 15:1-11)
The Holy Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke (5:1-11)

Suggested Readings for the Week

Monday John 7:37-52; Tuesday John 7:53-8:11; Wednesday John 8:12-20; Thursday John 8:21-32; Friday John 8:33-47; Saturday John 8:47-59.

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

Annual Parish Meeting

The Annual Parish Meeting was held Sunday, February 7, 2010 after
the 9:30 a.m. service.

1. These are the parishioners elected to the Vestry:

Senior Warden - Walter Benjamin
Junior Warden - Cyrus Aimey
Clerk - Marie Brown-Harvey

Vestry Persons:
Nora Brown*
Peter Marsele*
Bates Lyons

*Vestry member running for reelection

2. Stephanie Lightfoot, the outgoing Warden, made an oral annual
report.

3. Terry Brown, the outgoing Treasurer, presented the Treasurer's
Report. She answered all question presented to her.

Lent
Lent begins February 17, Ash Wednesday. There will be two services, at 12 noon and 6:30 p.m.Please return your palm for burning to prepare ashes for Ash Wednesday. Beginning Friday, February
19 at 6:30 p.m., we will have Stations of the Cross.

On Wednesdays we will have our usual Soup and Salad, followed by a
study of the book Life Together which was written by Dietrich
Bonhoeffer.

Just before we begin our study at 6:30 p.m. we will have an opportunity
to renew ourselves through praise and worship, testimonies, prayers,
and the laying on of hands.

If you would like to volunteer for Soup and Salad please
indicate by placing your name on the signup sheet. Our theme for Februaryis Love and Sacrifice.

From Fr. Davidson's Desk

2009 has been a good year all around. We thank God for the experiences we have had and for His
guidance. In two weeks we will celebrate one year occupancy in this lovely Parish Hall. We are
settling in slowly but surely. Yes we have issues with space but creativity in using small spaces is
a blessing we have received since we came here. We thank God for your financial support. We
have done it again. We have paid all our bills, to God be the glory, and we have money in the bank,
alleluia. We employed a young man to be our Music Director/Organist/Pianist and we are pleased
that he is making a difference to our music; thanks Nathaniel. We employed a parish secretary
and believe you me that has allowed me to do what I love the most in ministry, pastoral care.
Our Chancel Choir, Youth and Gospel Choirs, Altar Guild, ECW, DOK, Youth and other
organizations, committees and individuals have all done their bit to make 2009 a good year. The
Christian is never content with doing well; we must always do more and more.

Upcoming Events

1. The Young People's Fellowship (Y.P.F.) is sponsoring a coin drive to raise funds for Union of
Black Episcopalians (U.B.E.), to be held in Charleston, South Carolina. Please place your loose
change in the bottle labeled coin drive, that is located in the back of the Parish Hall.

2. The Hartford chapter of the Union of Black Episcopalians will sponsor a service to celebrate
the contributions made by Absalom Jones and Horace Clarence Boyer. Absalom Jones was the
first African american Priest in the Episcopal Church. Horace Clarence Boyer, a teacher and
musician, edited the hymnal Lift Every voice and Sing.

The service will be held 4 p.m. Sunday, February 21, 2010 at the Church of the Good Shepherd, 155
Wyllys Street, Hartford. The Rev. Canon Allison St. Louis, of Christ Church Cathedral, will preach.
Please contact Marion S. Hanson for more information.

3. The Young People's Fellowship will host a Black History dinner and presentation on
Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 4:00 p.m. The cost is $10.00 per person, 11 and over. The cost is
$5.00 per child, 10 and under.

4. Our next Diversity celebration will be for Ghana's Day of Independence, which is March 6. We
will celebrate the day on sunday, March 7.


Birthdays and Anniversaries

Gladstone Cooke and Maxine Hillburn February 2; Jeanette Walker January 3; Lisa Powell
February 4; Keith Martin February 6; Shauntelle Barnaby and Sharon Walters February 7;
Racine Fairweather and Daniel Ricketts February 8; Camry Brown February 9; Robert Nelson
February 12; Norma Morris and Terrie Thomas February 14; Steve Lightfoot February 23;
Oliphant Monica February 25; Shawn Bailey and Barbara Lindo February 26; Evelyn Rhule and
Ruth Small February 28; Richard Krausz March 1; David Hickman and Denzil Ricketts March 3;
Shannon Holder March 5; Edwina Tunning March 6.

Happy anniversary to Mr. and Mrs. Bob Lightfoot February 26.

Condolences

Sincere Christian Sympathy to the family of Cyril Crooks and the family of Beryl Gomes. We
also extend our sincere Christian sympathy to to the family of Michael Holder. May he rest in
peach.