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Photos: Parish Dinner on March 5 (2/3)

pyzowski@pyzowski.com (Paul Pyzowski) — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:17:00 +0000

Special Music Sunday on March 14 at 10AM Service

pyzowski@pyzowski.com (Paul Pyzowski) — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:30:00 +0000

Cantata BWV 106 - Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit (God's Own Time is the Best of All) by J. S. Bach (1685-1750)

In celebration of the 325th anniversary of Bach's birth, the St. Mary's Adult Choir, soloists and guest instrumentalists will perform Cantata BWV 106 during the 10 a.m. service on Sunday, March 14.

This cantata, known as Actus tragicus, is an early composition, probably written by Bach in 1707 for his uncle's funeral. It is scored for two recorders, two violas da gamba and continuo. The text consists of Biblical passages and verses from existing hymns, addressing the theme of human mortality and, at the same time, reminding us of God's continuing presence with us.

During the first half of the 18th century, the most important form of Protestant church music was the cantata. Bach wrote cantatas for every Sunday of the Church Year, as well as for special services. The cantata was performed following the Gospel reading, either before or after the Sermon, as a sung proclamation of the Word of God. Cantata 106 will be performed as the musical centerpiece of our service on March 14. Please join us next Sunday for this special Lenten meditation in song.

--Kirsten Johnson

St. Mary's Update for Sunday, March 14, 2010

noreply@blogger.com (St. Mary's New and Noteworthy) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:41:00 +0000

Sunday, March 14
8:00am Holy Eucharist Celebrant: The Reverend Ms. Margaret Schwarzer
Preacher: Nick Gilbert
9:00am Sunday School for grades 4-5
and Middle School
9:45am Childcare
10:00am Special Music & Morning Prayer
Homily: The Reverend Ms. Margaret Schwarzer
10:00am K-3 Attend Church first; (leave at 2nd hymn w/ teachers)
11:00am Coffee
11:30am Adult Forum - Lenten Study
Topic: Forgiveness
Child Care & activities for youth provided.
1:00am West Gallery
Monday, March 15
8:30am Yoga
8:00pm AA (6:30pm newcomers)
Tuesday, March 16
12:00pm MECA
7:30pm Vestry
Wednesday, March 17
6:30pm Sharing a New Song
Thursday, March 18
6:30pm Junior Choir
7:30pm Adult Choir
Friday, March 19
8:00am Yoga

Photos: Parish Dinner on March 5 (1/3)

pyzowski@pyzowski.com (Paul Pyzowski) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:50:00 +0000

Noah Francis Bullock New Director of Fundacíon Cristosal

pyzowski@pyzowski.com (Paul Pyzowski) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:33:00 +0000

Some of our parish members will remember Noah Bullock, who was with our 2008 mission trip in El Salvador and also visited St. Mary's last summer. Cristosal is a U.S. Episcopal Church Foundation focused on relief and development efforts in El Salvador.

"Noah Bullock was unanimously elected Director of Fundacíon Cristosal by the Board of Directors February 27th, 2010 in San Salvador.

"Noah holds an MA in Development from the University of Central America, San Salvador, and a BA with an emphasis in Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of Montana, Missoula.

"He has lived in El Salvador since 2005, engaged in community and parish development, sustainable agriculture projects, human rights advocacy, and health programs with the Episcopal Church. He developed El Centro Pastoral de Jiquilisco, the work of the Salvadoran Anglican Church in the Eastern Provinces from 2006-2009, living and working in rural communities comprised of relocated ex-combatants and displaced persons from El Salvador's civil war.

"In addition to his full time efforts on behalf of Fundacíon Cristosal, Noah is conducting a written and photographic project on poverty and development in El Salvador entitled "That a More Humane World Might Be," based in La Libertad province."

Good News: March 5, 2010

pyzowski@pyzowski.com (Paul Pyzowski) — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:55:00 +0000

The Good News from March 5 is now available for download:

Good_News_2010_March_05.pdf

This issue includes the article "Roman Catholcism as Seen Through the Eyes of a Rabbi", adapted from a sermon preached by Rabbi Ron Weiss, St. Mary's Rabbi-in-Residence, on Sunday, February 28.

I think I should also say to you that one of the reasons I am proud to live in this area, aside of course, from St. Mary’s of which I am very proud, is because of St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church, which is a close neighbor of yours, and because that church is the home of the Voice of the Faithful, an organization of Catholics who have attempted to move the larger Catholic church kicking and screaming into the 21st century. It’s difficult to tell yet what impact they have had, but they represent an aspect of the Roman church that allows us to know that the church is not monolithic, but in fact, like every religion that I am familiar with, it represents a spectrum running from highly conservative to ultra-liberal, with all the stops in between. As I say, this is true of every religion: Protestant, Jewish, Muslim, so that it makes it very difficult to speak in general terms of any religious tradition. One only needs as an example the Episcopal Church in Massachusetts or elsewhere in the US to see how wide is the spectrum, and how diverse is the make-up of your church.

Good News: February 26, 2010

pyzowski@pyzowski.com (Paul Pyzowski) — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:50:00 +0000

The Good News from February 26 is now available for download:

Good_News_2010_February_26.pdf

This issue includes a special article on the state of the Anglican church in Zimbabwe, and our sister parish there, St. Luke’s in Greendale Parish, Harare, whose members were locked out of their church this past Christmas.

600 Posts!

pyzowski@pyzowski.com (Paul Pyzowski) — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:05:00 +0000

We usually don't post self congratulatory materials, but we wanted to note that we have now posted 600 items in this blog in the its first two-and-a-half years of operation. Your editors have tried to make this blog relevant and timely, and keeping it up to date has been a major goal for us.

St. Mary's Calendar for Sunday, March 7, 2010

noreply@blogger.com (St. Mary's New and Noteworthy) — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:41:00 +0000

St. Mary's in 1937 (Historic American Buildings Survey Arthur C. Haskell, Photographer Sept. 9, 1937 (c) EXT.- FRONT & SIDE, LOOKING NORTH HABS MASS,9-NEWT,11-3)

Sunday, March 7
8:00am Holy Eucharist
Preacher & Celebrant: The Reverend Ms. Margaret Schwarzer
9:00am Sunday School for grades 4-5
and Middle School
9:45am Childcare
10:00am Holy Eucharist
Preacher & Celebrant: The Reverend Ms. Margaret Schwarzer
K-3 Attend Church first; leave at 2nd hymn w/ teachers
11:00am Coffee
11:30am Adult Forum - Lenten Study
Topic: Prayer
Led by The Rev. Margaret Schwarzer.
Child Care & Activities for youth provided.
*Special Youth Activities for the Lenten Adult Forum Series
Supervised activities will be available downstairs while parents attend the special Lenten program in the Chapter Room. Care will be available from 11:15am - 12 noon. Marie Schlegel will offer extended childcare for the younger children. Older youth will have the choice of viewing a movie in the middle school classroom or participating in other supervised activities in the K-5 Sunday School rooms. Popcorn will be served!

Monday, March 8
8:30am Yoga
12:30pm Staff Meeting
8:00pm AA (6:30 newcomers)
Tuesday, March 9
7:00pm Stitch'n Chat at Kitty Smitih's
7:00pm NLF Group in Chapter Room
Wednesday, March10
6:30pm Sharing a New Song
Thursday, March 11
6:30pm Junior Choir
7:30pm Adult Choir
Friday, March 12
8:00am Yoga
1:30pm Organ Tuning (sanctuary in use)
Saturday, March 13
9:00am Special Music Rehearsal
1:00pm Vestry Retreat
Sunday, March 14
Daylight Saving Time - Turn clocks forward
Church School & Childcare as usual
8:00am Holy Eucharist
Celebrant: The Rev. Margaret Schwarzer
Preacher: Nick Gilbert
10:00am Holy Eucharist
Celebrant & Preacher: The Rev. Ms. Margaret Schwarzer
11:30am Adult Forum - Lenten Study
Topic: Forgiveness
Led by The Rev. Margaret Schwarzer.

Childcare at 9:45 a.m.
Children are welcome to attend the church service with their parents or participate in childcare or Sunday school.

Photos: Youth Christian Ed (2 of 2)

pyzowski@pyzowski.com (Paul Pyzowski) — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:21:00 +0000

Diocesan Global Mission Website and Mailing List

pyzowski@pyzowski.com (Paul Pyzowski) — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:19:00 +0000

For those who are interested in global mission work (El Salvador, Haiti, and beyond), the Diocese of Massachusetts has a website and mailing list with information on activities at both the parish and diocesan level, maintained by the Rev. Ted Gaiser.

Reminder: All Parish Dinner this Friday

pyzowski@pyzowski.com (Paul Pyzowski) — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:06:00 +0000

Calendar for Week of February 28

noreply@blogger.com (St. Mary's New and Noteworthy) — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:49:00 +0000

The image above was created by the artist Jan Neal, and is part of a collection of logo art available for use on the Episcopal Church website. You can see much more at the website Episcopal Church and Visual Arts (ECVA), whose mission is to "encourage artists, individuals, congregations, and scholars to engage the visual arts in the spiritual life of the church".

Sunday, February 28
8:00am Holy Eucharist
Celebrant: The Reverend Ms. Margaret Schwarzer
Preacher: Nick Gilbert
9:00am Sunday School for grades 4-5
and Middle School
9:45am Childcare
10:00am Morning Prayer
Preacher: Rabbi Ronald Weiss
10:00am K-3 Attend Church first;
(leave at 2nd hymn w/ teachers)
11:00am Coffee
11:15am Adult Forum - Lenten Study
Topic: Yearning, Temptation, & Sin
led by The Reverend Ms. Margaret Schwarzer
*Childcare & Activities available during forum. Please see below
Monday, March 1
12:30pm Staff Meeting
8:00pm AA (6:30pm newcomers)
Tuesday, March 2
9:30am Holy Eucharist
10:00am WSM Board Meeting
5:30pm Riverside Station Neighborhood Coalition Meeting
Wednesday, March 3
9:30am Hills & Falls - Parish Hall
6:30pm Sharing a New Song
Thursday, March 4
Parish Hall in use for set-up
4:30pm Miracle Kitchen
6:30pm Junior Choir
7:30pm Adult Choir
Friday, March 5
No Yoga
Parish Hall booked all day
6:00pm Parish Potluck Dinner & Magician
Sunday, March 7
Childcare & Sunday School as usual
8 & 10am Holy Eucharist
11:00am Coffee
The Reverend Ms. Margaret Schwarzer
11:15am Lenten Study on Prayer led by The Reverend Ms. Margaret Schwarzer

*Special Youth Activities for the Lenten Adult Forum Series
Supervised activities will be available downstairs while parents attend the special Lenten program in the Chapter Room from 11:15 – 12 noon. Marie Schlegel will offer extended childcare for the younger children. Older youth will have the choice of viewing a movie in the middle school classroom or participating in other supervised activities in the K-5 Sunday School rooms. Popcorn will be served!

Wellesley Interfaith Food Drive

pyzowski@pyzowski.com (Paul Pyzowski) — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:47:00 +0000

It’s Time for the Wellesley Interfaith Food Drive!

Over the past eighteen months, the Wellesley Food Pantry has seen a significant increase in the demand for their services. More than 200 families are in need of their help. Starting Sunday February 28th, in a town wide effort to support the Food Pantry, twelve Houses of Worship in Wellesley will be collecting designated Food items for the Wellesley Food Pantry.

The Interfaith Food Drive will take place over a four week period. St. Mary's has been asked to collect only vegetable oil and mayonnaise or Roche Brothers $10.00 gift certificates. The Food Pantry has identified certain products for each House of Worship in order to best meet the needs of their clients over the next few months.

We ask that you bring your vegetable oil and mayonnaise to service with you on Sunday February 28, March 7th, 14th, and 21st. Please leave your donations in the collection boxes available in the Narthex.

Then on Saturday March 27th, all the Houses of Worship will bring their collections to the Assembly Room at the Wellesley Hills Congregational Church and celebrate the abundance of gifts for the Food Pantry.

We will also need volunteers from each House of Worship to help with separating and putting the food away in the Pantry on Saturday the 27. If you would like to help, please contact Elisabeth Comer at ewcomer@verizon.net.

We have so much to be thankful for and we know….that it is better to give than to receive. Thank you so much for helping in this wonderful Interfaith effort.

Lent's Spiritual Landscape Continues on Sunday, February 28

pyzowski@pyzowski.com (Paul Pyzowski) — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:42:00 +0000

In our Ash Wednesday Liturgy, our Book of Common Prayer invites us "in the name of the Church to the observance of a holy Lent, by self-examination and repentence; by prayer, fasting, and self-denial; and by reading and meditation on God's holy Word." This year, we will live out that invitation by exploring Lent's spiritual landscape together during our Adult Forum starting at 11:30am on the Sunday dates dates listed below.

Please join me to reflect on the theme of the week and discover its revelance for our 21st century daily living. February 28, Yearning, Temptation and Sin; March 7, Prayer; March 14, Forgiveness; March 21, Practicing Resurrection.

--The Reverend Ms. Margaret Schwarzer

Youth Collaborative Event for Middle Schoolers: Love Your Neighbor Scavenger Hunt and Adventure - Friday, March 5

pyzowski@pyzowski.com (Paul Pyzowski) — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:27:00 +0000

March 5 - March 6, 2010, from either Friday 4PM to Saturday morning 10AM, or just on Friday 4PM to 8:30PM

You find yourself broke, homeless and hungry in Newton Centre, with only your backpack.
· Where will you eat?
· Where will you sleep?
· Where will you shower?
· Who will help you?
Walk with your neighbors in their holey hungry shoes. Explore obstacles confronting our neighbors living at the margins of society, through a Scavenger Hunt in Newton Centre. Eat only what you can afford. Watch a movie about one family's life on the street. Sleep outside in a shelter that you build. Then create a 4-minute YouTube video to share what you learn with others. Youth are also welcome to attend Friday afternoon/evening events and leave after dinner, without staying for the movie (The Pursuit of Happyness), sleepover, and breakfast.

This event will be held at the Parish of Saint Paul, 1135 Walnut Street, Newton Highlands. Please let Isabel Phillips know if your middle schooler is interested in attending, or if you would be willing to be a chaperone for our youth in this event. More information and a registration form can be downloaded below:

Program_Description.pdf
Registration_Form.pdf

Yoga Classed Offered on Mondays and Fridays

pyzowski@pyzowski.com (Paul Pyzowski) — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:00:00 +0000

You are invited to join the yoga classes held at St. Mary's on Monday mornings from 8:30am - 10:00am, and on Friday mornings from 8:00am - 9:15am. All levels of experience, including beginners, are welcome. For cost and more information, please call Ann Igoe (781-772-2057) or Lee Croft at 781-431-7463.

Good News: February 19, 2010

pyzowski@pyzowski.com (Paul Pyzowski) — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 03:50:00 +0000

The Good News from February 19 is now available for download:
Good_News_2010_February_19.pdf

This issue includes the article "How to Keep a Good Lent" as well as an article adapted from Margaret's Ash Wednesday sermon.

Each year, as Lent comes, I am asked by interested people as to how they should organize their intentions and ambitions for the forty days. No two persons respond in the same way to Lent, and I am not going to try to prescribe a rigorous course of behavior. Experience tells me, however, that what I propose works, and because it does, I am eager to share it with you.

Photos: Youth Christian Ed (1 of 2)

pyzowski@pyzowski.com (Paul Pyzowski) — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 10:18:00 +0000

Photos: Barbara Harris Camp (September 2009)

pyzowski@pyzowski.com (Paul Pyzowski) — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 10:11:00 +0000

Several of our middle school aged youth participated in the Charles River Deanery Youth Collaborative trip to to the Barbara Harris Camp last autumn. The trip started from a chartered bus departing from St. Mary’s and included both a Eucharist and the experience, excitement and team building of doing a Low Ropes Course. Below are pictures from the trip.

Ash Wednesday Services, February 17

pyzowski@pyzowski.com (Paul Pyzowski) — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 09:29:00 +0000

Ash Wednesday services will be held at 9:30AM and 7:30PM on Wednesday, February 17.

DIocesan Medical Mission Trip Planning Meeting at St. Mary's

pyzowski@pyzowski.com (Paul Pyzowski) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:10:00 +0000

The diocese’s Global Mission Partnership Task Force and Samaritans Now, an Episcopal medical relief program, are hosting an informational meeting for any and all healthcare professionals interested in participating in a mission trip. Planning is underway for healthcare mission trips in 2010 and 2011 to the Caribbean, West Bank and Africa.

The meeting takes place on Saturday, April 10, 10 a.m., at St. Mary’s Church (258 Concord Street) in Newton Lower Falls. Attendance will help participants develop a vision for what is involved in this type of trip, learn more about details of participation as a member of a medical team and discern whether or not it is the right commitment for them. For more information: The Rev. Ted Gaiser, Global Mission Partnership Task Force (617/782-1577 or tgaiser@diomass.org).

Calendar for February 14, 2010 and Upcoming Week

noreply@blogger.com (St. Mary's New and Noteworthy) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:08:00 +0000

Sunday, February 14
No Church School
8:00am Holy Eucharist - The Reverend Ms. Margaret Schwarzer
9:45am Childcare
10:00am Holy Eucharist - The Reverend Ms. Margaret Schwarzer
11:00am Coffee Hour
1:00pm West Gallery
Monday, February 15
President's Day - Office Closed
8:00pm AA (6:30 newcomers)
Tuesday February 16
10:00am Staff Meeting
12:00am MECA
Wednesday, February 17
9:30am Ash Wednesday Service
7:30pm Ash Wednesday Service
Thursday, February 18
7:30pm Adult Choir
Friday, February 19
8:00pm Yoga
Sunday, February 21
Church School as Usual
8:00am Holy Eucharist
The Reverend Ms. Margaret Schwarzer
9:45am Childcare
10:00am Holy Eucharist
The Reverend Ms. Margaret Schwarzer
11:00am Coffee
11:15am Lenten Study on Fasting and Silence
led by The Reverend Ms. Margaret Schwarzer
Please note that childcare is available for the Lenten Study.

Parish Dinner Friday March 5th

pyzowski@pyzowski.com (Paul Pyzowski) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:00:00 +0000

CELEBRATE FAMILY, FUN & FELLOWSHIP AT THE MAGIC OF ST. MARY’S “MAGICAL” POT LUCK DINNER!

Friday, March 5th starting at 6:00 pm

Featuring special guest Bonaparte’! Be swept beyond amazement as renowned magician, Bonaparte dazzles St. Mary’s with his unique and interactive style of magic. As a leading magician in the entertainment industry, Bonaparte is sure to amaze all of St. Mary’s with his unique blend of magic, comedy, balloon sculptures and much more!! A favorite of children of all ages!

6:00 – Appetizers
All are welcome to come and enjoy a pre-show snack while Bonaparte meanders creating magic wherever he steps!
6:40 – Show begins
7:15 – Dinner served

Come early for the show and stay for dinner.
Not certain your kids can stay up past 8? Come fed and in PJs and stay just for the show.

If you have any questions, please contact Kathy Acuna at 781-235-5860/kathyacuna@yahoo.com, Julie Gilbert at j_gilbert@globe.com or Kathryn Quirk at quirkpr@gmail.com