Sunday, October 6, 2013


LITURGY OF THE WORD AND WEEKLY READINGS








Sunday, October 27, 2013:Twenty-Third Sunday After Pentecost
First Lesson: Joel (2:23-32)
Psalm 65, Page 672, BCP
Second Lesson: Paul's Epistle (2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18)
The Holy Gospel Of Our Lord Jesus Christ According To Luke (18:9-14)
Suggested Readings For The Week
Monday: Revelation 1:4-20; Tuesday: Revelation 11:1-19; Wednesday:Revelation 12:1-12; Thursday: Revelation 14:1-13; Friday: Revelation 15:1-8; Saturday: Revelation 17:1-14.

Sunday, October 20, 2013: Twenty-Second Sunday After Pentecost: A Public Service Of Healing
First Lesson: Jeremiah (31:27-34) 
Psalm 119:97-104, Page 771, BCP
Second Lesson: Paul's Epistle (2 Timothy 3:14-4:1-5)
The Holy Gospel Of Our Lord Jesus Christ According To Luke (18:1-8)
Suggested Readings For The Week
Monday: 1 Corinthians 15:30-41; Tuesday: 1 Corinthians 15:41-50; Wednesday: Matthew 10:16-22; Thursday: 1 Corinthians 16:1-9; Friday: 1 Corinthians 16:10-24; Saturday Philemon 1_25.
Sunday, October 13, 2013: Twenty-First Sunday After Pentecost
First Lesson: Jeremiah (29:1, 4-7)
Psalm 66:1-11, Page 673, BCP
Second Lesson: Paul's Epistle (2 Timothy 2:8-15)
The Holy Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ According to Luke (17:11-19)
Suggested Readings For The Week
Monday: 1 Corinthians 13:(1-3)4-13; Tuesday: 1 Corinthians 14:1-12; Wednesday: 1 Corinthians 14:13-25; Thursday: 1 Corinthians 14:26-33a, 37-40; Friday: 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; Saturday: 1 Corinthians 15:12-29.
Sunday, October 6, 2013: Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost
First Lesson: Lamentations (1:1-6)
Psalm 137, Page 792, BCP
Second Lesson: Paul's Epistle: (2 Timothy 1:1-14)
The Holy Gospel Of Our Lord Jesus Christ According To Luke (17:5-10)
Suggested Readings For The Week
Monday: 1 Corinthians 10:14-11:1; Tuesday: 1 Corinthians 11:2, 17-22; Wednesday: 1 Corinthians 11:23-34; Thursday: 1 Corinthians 12:1-11; Friday: 1 Corinthians 12:12-26; Saturday: 1 Corinthians 12:27-13:3.  
                                                                                    


NEWS AND EVENTS












From The Desk Of The Rector
October is Christian Steward Month. Our the is "Flourish in Faith." Our commitment sunday will be on October 27, 2013. We pray that all of us will swhow our love for god's mission and our faith in god by being the bet stewards ever.
St. Monica's Website
To visit St. Monica's website CLICK HERE.
Directions To St. Monica's
For driving directions to St. Monica's, 3575 Main Street, Hartford CLICK HERE
Food Pantry
Everyone please bring a nonperishable food item to continue our weekly support helping those in need.
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.
Young People's Fellowship
The Young People's Fellowship (YPF) is selling pies for Thanksgiving. The cost is $12.00 for each pie. You may place your order through Sunday, November 3, 2013.
Public Service Of Healing
Our Healing Service was held on Sunday, October 20, 2013 at both services.
St. Monica' Religious Calendars
2014 Religious Calendars are available for $10.00 each. Please consider buying these as gifts for your family and friends. See Arlette Hurdle after the 8:00 a.m. service or Euna Farrell after the 10:30 a.m. service to purchase the calendars. Your support for this effort is greatly appreciated.
Birthday And Anniversary in October
Happy Birthday to: Synfoni Green 2nd; Angela Chambers and Trevor wilson 4th; Beverly Haughton 5th; Nicolas Harvey 6th; Susan Davis and Carol Harris 7th; Immauni James 8th; Elijah Henriques 10th; Florence Burke 11th; Patton Duncan 16th; Eddie Davis, jason Harvey and Neville Radway 18th; Andrea Anderson 22nd; Pat David 24th; Beverly Forrester and Taylor Jordan 25th; Monet Warren 28th; Edrick Hall 30th.
Happy Anniversary to: Percy and Eleanor Nelson 30th.
In Memory For October

In Memory of: Sarah Dukes and Joseph Calloway 1st; George Terry 2nd; Clariana Airey 3rd; Amy Taylor 5th; Andrew Jordon and Stephen Okrey 8th; Beatrice McCoy 9th; Clarissa Ford and Hubert Hamilton 10th; Robert Palmer and Louise Waterman 11th; Zelma Smith 13th; Bertram Jones and Florence Jones 14th; Edward Weaver 15th; Ella Holloway 17th; Archibald Reedy 19th; viola Jones and Cobrine henry 22nd; Magnolia Cole 23rd; Adeline Powers and Gwendolyn Calvin 25th; Eugene Nelson, Delores Swett and Philip Owens 27th; Cecelia Irving, Hubert Cooke, Sr. and Ida Worrell 28th;  Cynthia Anderson 29th; Mary Baisden 30th.
Memorial Service for Daisy Bell
There will be a Memorial Service for Daisy Bell on Saturday, October, 2013 at Saint Monica's. The service will begin at 10:00 a.m.
Food Pantry
Please continue to donate to the Ruth Small Food Pantry. 
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. 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.
Clergy
The Rev. Charles Davidson
Vestry Members
Carol Anderson, Cyrus Aimey (Junior Warden), Veronica Airey-Wilson, Joyce Asiedu, Winston Barnaby, Walter Benjamin (Senior Warden), Marie Brown-Harvey (Secretary), Patricia David, Evelyn Green, David Hickmon, A. Bates Lyons, Joseph Noel, Evelyn Stewart, Terrie Thomas.
Music
Rochelle Holder - Youth Choir
Nathaniel Baker - Music Director/Organist
Rector Emeritus
Canon Cyril Burke
Email
monicahartford@gmail.com


  

ITEMS  OF  INTEREST









Healthy Living
Avoiding Food And Drug Interactions
What you eat or drink may delay, accelerate, decrease or increase drug absorption. Beware of consuming large amounts of:
Grapefruit juice - Avoid grapefruit juice when taking certain statins to treat high cholesterol - particularly simvastain (Zocor). lovastatin (Mevacor) or certain calcium channel blockers, such as felodipine , nifedipine (Procardia XL) and nisoldipine (Sular). Grapefruit juice should be avoided when taking the organ transplant drug cyclosporine (Neoral, Sandimmune, others) and anti-anxiety drug pirone (Buspar).  Grapefruit can increase levels of these drugs in the body, which can lead to more side effects.

Source: "Health Tips: Avoiding Food And Drug Interaction." Mayo Clinic Health Letter (January 2011), p.3.

See next month for more on the subject.






THE BOOK CORNER
Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: An American Controversy 
by Annette Gordon-Reed

Gordon-Reed shows how many prominent historians have discounted evidence of a TJ-Sally liaison simply because it comes from, or is attributed to African-American sources, while they eagerly rely on equally slim, or even slimmer, evidence from Euro-American sources. She also highlights the expressed reluctance of some "brand name" Jefferson scholars to ascribe reprehensible conduct of Mr. Jefferson, regardless of evidence that it may have occurred. I read the first (1997) edition of this book, which appeared before the DNA study was released. The new information from DNA results supports Ms. Gordon-Reed's cautionary proposition that we should not ignore or discard any evidence simply because of its source. I was glad to hear that the DNA results confirmed the long-standing oral tradition that Eston Hemings and his descendants are related to Thomas Jefferson. This new century needs people possessed of the Hemings steadfast truthfulness.
Review by John Chastain