Thursday, September 4, 2014


LITURGY OF THE WORD 








Watch and Pray. Mark 14:38 
Sunday, September 28, 2014: Sixteenth  Sunday After Pentecost
The celebrant was the Rev. Estelle Webb
First Lesson: Exodus (17:1-7)
Psalm 78:1-4, 12-16, Page 694, BCP
Second Lesson: Paul's Epistle (Philippians 2:1-13)
The Holy Gospel Of Our Lord Jesus Christ According To Matthew (21:23-32)
Suggested Readings for The Week
Monday Acts 20:17-38; Tuesday Acts 21:1-14; Wednesday Acts 21:15-26; Thursday Acts 21:27-36; Friday Acts 21:37-22:16; Saturday Acts 22:17-29.
Sunday, September 21, 2014: Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost 
The celebrant was The Rev. Judith Cowper
First Lesson: Exodus (16:2-15) 
Psalm 105:1-6, 37-45,  Page 738, BCP
Second Lesson: Paul's Epistle (Philippians 1:21-30)
The Holy Gospel Of Our Lord Jesus Christ According To Matthew (20:1-16)
Suggested Readings For The Week
Monday Acts 18:1-11; Tuesday Acts 18:12-28; Wednesday Acts 19:1-10; Thursday Acts 19:11-20; Friday Acts 19:21-41; Saturday Acts 20:1-16.
Sunday, September 14, 2014: Fourteen Sunday After Pentecost
The celebrant was The Rev. Estelle C. Webb
First Lesson: Exodus (14:19-31)
Psalm 114, Page 756, BCP
Second Lesson: Paul's Epistle (Romans 14:1-12)
The Holy Gospel Of Our Lord Jesus Christ According To Matthew (18:21-35)   
Suggested Readings For the Week
Monday Acts 15:36-16:5; Tuesday Acts 16:6-15; Wednesday Acts 16:16-24; Thursday Acts 16:25-40; Friday Acts 17:1-15; Saturday Acts 17:16-34.
Sunday, September 7, 2014: Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost
The Celebrant was The Rev. Judith Cowper
First Lesson: Exodus (12:1-14)
Psalm 149, Page 807, BCP
Second Lesson: Paul's Epistle (Romans 13:8-14)
The Holy Gospel Of Our Lord Jesus Christ According To Matthew (18:15-20)
Suggested Readings For The Week
Monday Acts 13:44-52; Tuesday Acts 14:1-18; Wednesday Acts 14:19-28; Thursday Acts 15:1-11; Friday Acts 15:12-21; Saturday Acts 15:22-35.

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

NEWS AND EVENTS







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
Birthdays And Anniversaries In September
Happy Birthday to:  Ashley Cohen and Elaine Stewart 3rd; Dorothy Archer 5th; Elizabeth Martin and Ceceline Morson 6th; Kevin Forand 7th; Bjorn Hume 8th; Jordan Rice, Maya Tuning and Joyce Samuels 9th; Cheris Branch and Vina Morgan 10th; Delores Samuda 11th; Wentworth Lawrence; Kerry-Ann Stewart 13th;Marva Douglas 14th; Iman Devonish 16th; Varon Webb 17th; Pauline Scott 19th; Cisalee harrell 20th; Peter Marsele 22nd; Rochelle Holder 25th; Irene Linton and Felicia Mikell 26th; Earline Bradshaw 28th;

In Memory of: Clifford Haywood 1st; Jennie Weaver 2nd; Annie Warren 3rd; Phillip Goode 4th; Kathryn Blade 8th; Dwight Weeler 11th; Geneva Willis and John Craig, Sr. 12; Audley Watson 14th; Vanessa Price 15th; Milton Ross 16th; Lois Martin, Dudley Nevers and Cecelia Taylor 17th; Ernest thornton 18th; Luther Smith 20th; Clement Pearl and Kenneth Walker 21st; Easton Holmes and Leslie Jackson 21st; Jacinta Davis 28th.
Condolences
St. Monica's extends to the families of Hubbard Warren, Melvin Johnson and The Rev. Vernella Brown. May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace.
Vestry Members
Carol Anderson, Cyrus Aimey (Junior Warden), Veronica Airey-Wilson, Joyce Asiedu, Winston Barnaby, Walter Benjamin (Senior Warden), Marie Brown-Harvey (Secretary), April Carter, 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

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

ITEMS OF INTEREST








The New Revised Standard Version (1989)
This is the version of the Bible most often read in Episcopal Churches. It is a version of the Revised Standard Version, which continued the tradition of the King James Version. The translators had two objects in mind. First, to bring the latest information from scholars to their work so that their translation is accurate and faithful to the original text; and, second, to use more inclusive language to make the reading more accessible to everyone. Thus, when the word "men" is used in the text to refer to men and women, this translation uses a more inclusive term, like "people"or "humankind." When people are addressed as "brothers" this translation usually renders the phrase as "brothers and sisters." Because it was written with the traditions of the King James Version in mind, it reads aloud well, and that, as well as the inclusive language, accounts for its use in many churches.
Source: Vicki K. Black and Peter W. Wenner, Welcome to the Bible (Harrisburg, PA: 2007) pp.117, 118. 


Monday, September 1, 2014


THE BOOK CORNER
     A Tree Grows In Brooklyn
by Betty Smith

I had always meant to read this book and, at age 22, I finally got around to it. Making this purchase was an excellent decision. This is the heartwarming story of a little girl growing up in--where else?--  Brooklyn with her older brother, her overworked mother, and her deadbeat, drunken father. It follows her over a significant period of her life, making it one of the earliest "coming of age" stories which focuses on a girl. You grow up with Francie and experience her heartbreak along with her different aspects, from life in general to, at a little old love. Not only did the author do a great job of telling the story of a family, she also informs the reader about what it was like to grow up at the turn of the [twentieth] century in New York as a poor family. It makes readers (or at least it did for this reader) appreciate everything that they have in light of such poverty. However, it shows that, even in such dire poverty, children can still have happy and cherished memories of their childhoods. The book is a bit length and does ramble on at times, but it does not fail to keep you interested and turning the pages. It is also easy reading, although it may look intimidating--I managed  to get through it within a few days, and would definitely read it again. It is a great addition to anyone's library.
Review by S.R.W. Phillips "StevieRae5"