Sunday, July 1, 2012








LITURGY OF THE WORD AND WEEKLY READINGS
Sunday, July 29, 2012: Ninth Sunday After Pentecost
The Rev. Wilmot Dennis was the guest preacher at the 10:30 a.m. service.

First Lesson: 2 Samuel (11:1-15)
Psalm 14, Page 598, BCP
Second Lesson: Paul's Epistle (Ephesian 3:14-21)
The Holy Gospel Of Our Lord Jesus Christ According To John (6:1-21)
Suggested Readings For The Week
Monday Matthew 27:24-31; Tuesday Matthew 27:45-54; Wednesday Matthew 27:55-66; Thursday Matthew 27:55-66; Friday Matthew 28:1-10; Saturday Matthew 28:11-20.


Sunday, July 22, 2012: Eighth Sunday After Pentecost
The Rev. Alba Perez was our guest preacher at the 10:30 a.m. service.

First Lesson: 2 Samuel (7:1-14a)
Psalm 89:20-37, Pages 715-716, BCP
Second Lesson: Paul's Epistle (Ephesian 2:11-12)
The Holy Gospel Of Our Lord Jesus Christ According To Mark (6:30-34, 53-56)
Suggested Readings For The Week
Monday Mark 15:47-16:1-7; Tuesday Matthew 26:47-56; Wednesday Mark 1:14-20; Thursday Matthew 26:69-75; Friday Matthew 27:1-10; Saturday Matthew 27:1-13

Sunday, July 15, 2012: Seventh Sunday After Pentecost
First Lesson: 2 Samuel (6:1-5, 12b-19)
Psalm 24, Pages 613-614, BCP
Second Lesson: Paul's Epistle (Ephesians 1:3-14)
The Holy Gospel Of Our Lord Jesus Christ According To Mark (6:14-29)
Suggested Readings For The Week
Monday Matthew 25:1-13; Tuesday Matthew 25:14-30; Wednesday Matthew 25:31-46; Thursday Matthew 26:1-16; Friday Matthew 26:17-25; Saturday Matthew 26:26-35.

Sunday, July 8, 2012: Sixth Sunday After Pentecost
First Lesson: 2 Samuel (5:1-5, 9-10)
Psalm 48, Page 651, BCP
Second Lesson: Paul's Epistle (2 Corinthians 12:2-10)
The Holy Gospel Of Our Lord Jesus Christ According To Mark (6:1-13)
Suggested Readings For The Week
Monday Mark 23:1-12; Tuesday Matthew 23:13-26; Wednesday Matthew 23:27-39; Thursday Matthew 24:1-14; Friday Matthew 24:15-31; Saturday Matthew 24:32-51.

Sunday, July 1, 2012: Fifth Sunday After Pentecost
The Rev. Ann Marie Martin was our guest preacher at the 10:30 a.m. service

First Lesson: 2 Samuel (1:1, 7-27)
Psalm 130, Page 784, BCP
Second Lesson: Paul's Epistle (2 Corinthians 8:7-15)
The Holy Gospel Of Our Lord Jesus Christ According To Mark (5:21-43)
Suggested Readings For The Week
Monday Matthew 21:12-22; Tuesday Matthew 21:23-32; Wednesday James 5:7-10; Thursday Matthew 22:-1-14; Friday Matthew 22:15-22; Saturday Matthew 22:23-40.










NEWS AND EVENTS
From The Desk Of The Rector
During the month of August we hope to have a week of activities, sports and teaching for our children/youth in our church and neighborhood. Our them is Respect. We will use the summary of the law Love God and love your neighbor as yourself. We hope to begin at 9:30 a.m. and end at 1:00 p.m. We need your help. Please volunteer by Sunday, July 15, 2012.

Directions To St. Monica's
For driving directions to St. Monica's, 3575 Main Street, Hartford CLICK HERE

St. Monica's Sunday School Volunteers
Volunteers are needed for St. Monica's Sunday School. Please call or email Carol Anderson.

Emily Swope
Emily Swope was the guest musician on Sunday, July 15, 2012. Nathaniel Baker was in Spain.

The Rev. Wilmot Dennis
The REv. Wilmot Dennis was the guest preacher on Sunday, July 29, 2012. He was born in Maryland county, Liberia, West Africa. Rev. Dennis was ordained in May, 2008. He is trhe assistant pastor at Tower of Hope Christian Ministry in Bristol, Connecticut.

The Rev. Alba Perez
The Rev. Alba Perez was the guest preacher on Sunday, July 22, 2012. She entered the University of Puerto Rico at the age of 16 and graduated with a B.S. degree. Rev. Perez has a Masters of Divinity degree from the Seminario Evangelico de Puerto Rico and a second divinity degree from the Lutheran School of Theology, Chicago. She was ordained a pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in 1993. Rev. Perez has been a Chaplain at the Connecticut Children's Medical Center; she has pastored in the Frog Hollow section of Hartford; she worked with the Hispanic Health Council and the Hartford Board of Education. Recently Bishop Ian Curry asked her to serve as interim pastor at St. Luke's Episcopal Church Bridgeport.

The Rev. Ann Marie T. Martin
The Rev. Ann Marie T. Martin was the guest preacher on Sunday, July 1, 2012. She has served at Word of Faith Full Gospel Ministry in Hartford since 2004. Rev. Martin served as Youth Pastor as well as in the Intercessory Prayer and the Pastoral Care Ministries. She also leads the Street Ministry "Beyond the Wall" as well as assists the Pastor in general affairs. Rev. Martin's main concern is winning souls for the kingdom of God and to buildup the inner man. Rev. Martin co-hosts CHATS (Christians Having A Talk) which is a television program in Hartford.

Annual Picnic
Our annual picnic is planned for Sunday, July 15, 2012. We will have one service at 11:00 a.m. The picnic will begin at 1:30 p.m. We ask for the usual donations. Please see Joe Noel for more information.

Sharing Articles
Have you recently read an articles that you would like to share? If so, please send it to the Rector via email no later than Wednesday afternoon.

Food Pantry
Please continue to donate to the Ruth Small Food Pantry. Suggested items are canned or instant potatoes, canned meats (tuna, salmon, chicken(, canned sweet potatoes, soup, peanut butter,jelly and individual fruit cups. Thank you for your continued support.

Rescheduling Meetings
Fr. Davidson needs our cooperation if we wish to reschedule a meeting on Monday or Wednesday between 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. Fr. Davidson schedules interviews and pastoral counseling either before or after Prayer Meetings on Monday. He may also schedule interviews and pastoral counseling on Wednesday. He schedules events when there is no Bible Study. As a courtesy, please call Fr. Davidson to verify if he has anything schedule.

Activity Calendar
Weekly: 1) Mondays-Prayer meeting at 6:30 p.m. 2)Wednesday-Bible Study at 6:30 p.m.

Special Days (Weekly): 1) Wednesdays and Fridays-Food Pantry opens 10:00 a.m. to noon.
2) Every other thursday-Pro's and Con's task Force at 6:30 p.m.

Special Says (Monthly): First Thursday-Stewardship committee at 6:30 p.m. 2) Second Thursday-Vestry Meeting 6:30 p.m. 3) Third Tuesday- Women of Valier 4) Third and fourth Saturday opens at 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. 5) First Saturday-Episcopal Church women (ECW) at 12:00 noon.

Birthdays And Anniversaries in July
Happy Birthday to: Cindy Jones 3rd; Michael Rose 4h; Cyrus Aimey, Barbara Lindo and Winsome Barnaby 5th; Marie Harvey 6th; Leslyn Clarke 10th; Coleen Wilson 11th; Vickena Webb 15th; Gloria Marsele and Benoni Asamoah 16; Cisalee Harrell and Jordon Jones 20th; Shirley Freeman and Courtney Haughton 22nd; Enid Cook and Ena Farrell 24th; Robert Lightfoot 25th; Carl Harrison 26th; Natalie Wimbish 27th; Melvin Johnson, Agnes Rose and Victoria Webb 30th.

Happy Anniversary to: Robert and Patricia Nelson 7th.

Condolences
We extend our sincere Christian sympathy to the relative of Alice Satchell. May she rest in peace.

We extend our sincere Christian sympathy to Marcia Anderson-Esson, her family and friends as we mourn the death of her mother Gloria Madge Blake Brown. May she rest in peace.

In Memory for July
In Memory of: Samuel Williams and Richard Green 2nd; Frances Cornwall 4th; George Taylor 5th; Carolyn Jackson 6th; Avery Robinson, Sandra Davis and Susie Murray 7th; Mae T. Adams 8th; Barbara Mills 9th; Samuel A. Ulette 9th; Linda williams 10th; Charlotte Jacklyn 14th; Simon Williams 15th; William Taylor 16th; Kenneth Hastings 17th; Ruth H. McBean 18th; Leon Cornwall 19th; Keslake Bailey 19th; Margaret Porter 22nd; Richard Rhodes 24th; Rose Palmer 25th; Frederick I Evans 26th; Alexander Campbell 27th; Harry Lee 28th; Leslie Duncan 31st.
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Floyd Remembering Something Important
When I was a boy in elementary school, a film was shown in my classroom that had a profound affect upon me. I only remembered snippets: a young man singing, a group of young boys. But what was important was the message of tolerance. Throughout the years I thought about the film and wish I could see it again. Recently I saw a CD with the picture of the artist. Like a bolt of lighting it struck me, this was the young man in the film. Who was he? None other than Frank Sinatra. It was easy to find the film on Youtube.

Clergy
The Rev. Charles Davidson

Vestry Members
Carol Anderson, Cyrus Aimey (Junior Warden), Veronica Airey-Wilson, Joyce Asiedu, Walter Benjamin (Senior Warden), Nora Brown, , Marie Brown-Harvey (Secretary), Patricia David, Evelyn Green, David Hickmon, Shannon Holder, Bates Lyons, Joe Noel, Peter Marsele, Terrie Thomas.

Music
Rochelle Holder - Youth Choir
Nathaniel Baker - Music Director/Organist

Rector Emeritus
Canon Cyril Burke

Email
monicahartford@gmail.com

THE BOOK CORNER
Wolf Hall
by Hilary Mantel

Hilary Mantel's duly well-praised novel tells the story of Thomas Cromwell's rise to power during the tumultuous years between the fall of Cardinal Wolsey and the rise of Ann Bolyen. If these names are not familiar to you, then perhaps Wolf Hall might be a hard read, but if you have any knowledge of Tudor history and the reputations of these characters, especially Thomas Cromwell, generally portrayed as villain and Thomas More, generally portrayed as a saint, then this complex, beautifully written novel will offer pleasure and insights that will give the reader a beguiling read. In the realm of Joycean stream-of-consciousness, Wolf Hall moves through the early modern world like a roving camera, noticing telling details, snippets of conversation, random brutality, love and loss, and the forceful destruction of the English Catholicism at the behest and for the benefit of Henry VIII.
To American readers, this all might not seem important or relevant, but if you know anything about how our democracy and rights evolved, then you know the roots of American culture lie in the English Protestant Revolution. It all starts here, and Hilary Mantel gives us a masterpiece to discover.
Review by Mark D. Burgh