Saturday, September 21, 2013

LITURGY OF THE WORD AND WEEKLY












Sunday, September 29, 2013: Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost
First Lesson: Jeremiah (32:1-3a, 6-15)
Psalm 91:1-6, Page 719, BCP
Second Lesson: Paul's Epistle (1 Timothy 6:6-19)
The Holy Gospel Of Our Lord Jesus Christ According To Luke (16:19-31)
Suggested Readings For The Week
Monday 1 Corinthians 7:25-31; Tuesday 1 Corinthians 7:32-40; Wednesday 1 Corinthians 8:1-13; Thursday 1 Corinthians 9:1-15; Friday 1 Corinthians 9:16-27; Saturday 1 Corinthians   
10:1-13.                                                                                    
Sunday, September 22, 2043: Eighteen Sunday After Pentecost
First Lesson: Jeremiah (8:18-9:1)
Psalm 79:1-9, Page 701, BCP
Second Lesson: Paul's Epistle (Timothy 2:1-7)
The Holy Gospel Of Our Lord Jesus Christ According To Luke (16:1-13) 
Suggested Readings For The Week
Monday 1 Corinthians 4:8-21; Tuesday 1 Corinthians 5:1-8; Wednesday Corinthians 5:9-6:8; Thursday Corinthians 6:12-20; Friday Corinthians 7:1-9; Saturday Corinthians 7:10-24
Sunday, September 15, 2013: Seventeen Sunday After Pentecost
First Lesson: Jeremiah (4:11-12, 22-28)
Psalm 14, Page 598, BCP
Second Lesson: Paul's Epistle (1 Timothy 1:12-17)
The Holy Gospel Of Our Lord Jesus Christ According to Luke (15:1-10)
Suggested Readings For the Week
Monday 1 Corinthians 1:1-19; Tuesday 1 Corinthians 1:20-31; Wednesday 1 Corinthians 2:1-13; Thursday 1 Corinthians 2:14-3:15; Friday 1 Corinthians 3:16-23; Saturday 1 Corinthians 4:1-7.
Sunday, September 8, 2013: Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost
Our celebrant was The Rev. Judith Alexis 
First Lesson: Jeremiah (18:1-11)
Psalm 139:1-5,12-17, Page 794, BCP
Second Lesson: Paul's Epistle (Philemon 1-21)
The Holy Gospel Of  Our Lord Jesus Christ According To Luke (14:25-33)
Suggested Readings For the Week
Monday Philippians 1:1-11 Tuesday Philippians 1:12-30; Wednesday Philippians 2:1-11; Thursday Philippians 2:12-30; Friday Philippians 3:1-16; Saturday Philippians 3:17-4:7.

Sunday, September 1, 2013: Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost
Our celebrant was the Rev. Judith Alexis  
First Lesson: Jeremiah (2:4-13)
Psalm 81:1, 10-16, Page 704, BCP
Second Lesson: Paul's Epistle (Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16) 
The Holy Gospel Of Our Lord Jesus Christ According To Luke (14:1, 7-14)
Suggested Readings For the Week
Monday James 2:1-13; Tuesday James 2:14-26; Wednesday James 3:1-12; Thursday James 3:13-4:12; Friday James 4:13-5:6; Saturday James 5:7-12, 19-20. 



NEWS AND EVENTS
From The Desk Of The Rector
Today the church reminds us that we must strive for unity. "For by on Spirit we were all baptized into one body; whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free; and have all been made to drink into one Spirit. For in fact the body is not one member but many (1 Corinthian 12:14). "The Holy Spirit gives us the ability to overcome insularity, our closed-eared deafness to one another." He makes communication possible. He teaches: "But the Helper, the Holy spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I I said to you (John 14:26). 
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.
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.
St. Monica's Harvest Celebration
St. Monica's Annual Harvest Celebration was held Sunday, September 22, 2013 at 4:00 p.m. 
Birthday And Anniversary in September
Happy Birthday to: Taylor Thomas 1st; Ashley Cohen 3rd; Elaine Stewart 3rd; Dorothy archer 5th; Elizabeth Amartin 6th; Ceceline Morison 6th; Kevin Forand 7th; Concie Hanlan 7th; Bjorn Hume 8th; Jordon Rice and Joyce Samuels 9th; Cheris Lea Branch and Vina Morgan 10th; Delores Samuda 11th; Wentworth Lawrence and Kerrie ann Stewart 13th; Marva Douglas-Brito and Alice Satchel 14th; Iman Devonish and Varon Webb 17th; Pauline Scott 19th and Cisalee Harrison 20th; Rochelle Holder 25th; Irene Linton and Felicia Mikell 26th; Earline Bradshaw.
Happy Anniversary to: Richard and Joyce Samuels.
Condolences For September
Please be informed of the death of Ms. Daisy Bell. Our Christian sympathy goes out to her family and friends. May her soul and those of all the faithful departed rest in peace.
In Memory For September

In Memory of: Clifford Haywood 1st; Jennie Weaver 2nd; Annie Warren 3rd; Philip Goode 4th; Kathryn Blake 8th; Dwight Wheeler 11th; Geneva Willis and John Craig, Sr. 12; Audley Watson 14th; Vanessa Price 15th; Milton Ross 16th; Lois Martin and Dudley Nevers 17th; Cecelia Taylor 17th; Ernest Thornton 18th; Luther Smith, Jr. 20th: Clement Pearl and Kenneth Walker 21st; Easton Holmes and Leslie Jackson 24th; Jacinta Davis 28th.
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


Stations Of The Cross
Stations of the Cross is a series of artistic representations, very often sculptural, depicting Christ Carrying the Cross to his crucifixion in the final hours (or Passion) of Jesus before he died, and the devotions using that series of commemorate the Passion, often moving physically around a set of stations. Sourse: Wikipedia Click Here

There are fourteen stations. They are as follows:
1. Jesus is condemned to death
2. Jesus carries his cross
3. Jesus falls the first time
4. Jesus meets his mother
5. Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus  to carry his cross
6. Veronica wipes the face of Jesus
7. Jesus falls the second time
8. Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem
9. Jesus falls a third time
10. Jesus' clothes are taken away
11. Jesus is nailed to the cross
12. Jesus dies on the cross
13. The body of Jesus is taken down from the cross
14. Jesus is laid in the tomb
Source: Click Here









THE BOOK CORNER



The Glorious Cause
By Jeff Shaara

This is a splendid book. I thought that Jeff Shaara did a great job in Rise to Rebellion, the first book in this series, that began with the Boston Massacre and ended with the Declaration of Independence. In The Glorious Cause, we see the infant United States facing the might of a furious King George and an aroused British people. The Americans are ill-trained and ill-equipped, but they have two things going for them - their determination and their military leader, George Washington. He is the dominant figure in Shaara's picture of the revolution. I think we sometimes forget how great this man was, but he was every bit as great as most Americans regard him. Shaara portrays Washington's courage, his moral standards, his kindness, his sometimes doubts in himself, and above all, his brilliance on the battlefield, where he successively outmaneuvered British Generals Howe, Clinton, and Cornwallis. We also see how the Americans used guerilla tactics ti Kill British soldiers at every opportunity all over the nation in bitter, little fights. Finally, the French make America's independence possible by supplying powerful aid to bring Cornwallis , and really the British Army, to defeat at Yorktown. In 638 pages, Jeff Shaara tells a fascinating and inspiring story.