LITURGY OF THE WORD

                                                                                                                                                                  

Sunday, February 22, 2015: First Sunday In Lent

First Lesson: Isaiah (43:14-20)
Psalm 25:1-9, Page 654, BCP
Second Lesson: Peters's Epistle (1 Peter 3:18-22)
The Holy Gospel Of Our Lord Jesus Christ According To Mark (1:9-15)

Sermon: The Rev. Tracy Johnson Russell

Sunday, February 15, 2015: Sixth Sunday After Epiphany

Service cancelled because of the weather (Heavy snow)

Sunday, February 8, 2015: Fifth Sunday After Epiphany

Service cancelled of the weather (Heavy snow)

Sunday, February 1, 2015: Fourth Sunday After The Epiphany

First Lesson: Deuteronomy (18:15-20)

Psalm 111, Page 754, BCP

Second Lesson: Paul's Epistle (1 Corinthians 8:1-13)

The Holy Gospel Of Our Lord Jesus Christ According To Mark (1:21-28)

Sermon: The Rev. Tracy Johnson Russell

NEWS AND EVENTS

St. Monica's Website

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Directions To St. Monica's

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

Parish Meeting
Due to the weather, the Parish Meeting and election of Vestry and Officers was rescheduled for , February 22, 2015.
Black History Program and Lunch

Due to the weather the black History Lunch was rescheduled for Sunday March 1, 2015. 
Birthdays And Anniversaries In February

Happy Birthday to: Gladstone Cooke 2nd; Jeannette Walker and Lisa Powell 3rd; Keith Martin 6th; Shauntelle Barnaby ande sharon Walters 7th; Racine Fairweather and Daniel ricketts 8th; Camry Brown 9th; Robert Nelson 12th; Norma Morris and Terrie thomas 14; Stephen Lightfoot 23rd; Monica Oliphant;  Shawn Bailey and Barbara Lindo 26th; Evelyn Rhule and ruth Small 28.

Happy Anniversary to: Greta Jordon; Bob and Stephanie Lightfoot 26th.

In Memory Of: William Smith 1st; Doris Dale and George Lindesay 2nd; Vernell McKnight 3rd; Ena Sterling 5th; Walter Mitchell and Warren Fuller, Jr. 6th;Edward Hicks, Sr. 7th; Inez Rhule, Uris Crooks and Barry Washington 8th;  Lewis Brewster 9th; Cyrus Crooks 11th; Diana Wells and robert Jones 12th; Alfred Leckey 13th; Harriot Parker 14; Prince Reid  and Walker Wiggins 15th; Jennie Calloway, Lisa Cuffy and Verl Samuda 17th; Mabel Jones Jones 18th; George Taylor and Pedro Hester 19th; Clara Luster, Albert Gaines, Michael Holder, Clancy Stevenson and Martin Smith 22rd; Emma Wimbish  23rd; Hortense Sofin, Seth Sharp and Lovenzo Rowe 24th; Paul Mikell and James Willis 26th; Lillian King and George Bell, Sr. 27th; Lilla Carlozzo 28th;  Charles Allen 29th.

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

ITEM OF INTEREST

Epiphany
We begin Epiphany by remembering the wise men or Magi.They symbolize the coming of all nations to worship Christ. The shepherds presumably were Jewish; the wise men were not. We have no idea where they came from, but it is appropriate that they are often shown as being of different races. If we divide the world between Jews and Gentiles, as the Jews traditionally did, the wise men, like most modern Christians, were Gentiles. Had they not come, we might not be Christians. They represent us. And their gifts speak of a profound understanding of Christ. The first gift, gold, is a symbol of wealth.Like the offertory in the Eucharist, the gold says that all we have comes from God and is to be offered. Frankincense , the second gift, is a symbol of worship. The smoke of incense rises and has often seemed to worshipers to represent their prayers ascending to God's throne. This child, unlike all others, is to be worshiped. The third gift, myrrh, was an ointment used to anoint bodies for burial. When Jesus was taken down from the cross, Joseph of Arimathea brought myrrh and spices anoint Jesus' body before it was sealed in the tomb. The king was born to die.
Source: Christopher L. Webber, Welcome to Sunday. Morehouse Publishing: Harrisburg, PA, 2007, p. 47. 

THE BOOK CORNER

The Rebels of Ireland
by Edward Rutherfurd

If you have more than a passing interest in Ireland and its people, this is a great book. In an easily readable format, Rutherfurd has done a magnificent job in exploring the people of Ireland and their culture, religion and politics. If you've ever wondered why the Irish think and act as they do, this is the novel to read.
If your interest in Ireland and its people is merely cursory, look elsewhere. The Rebels of Ireland and its companion, The Princes of Ireland, are long novels requiring commitment on the part of the reader.
Reviewed by Joseph M. Barryon

Note: The Princes of Ireland was reviewed June 2013.