Trip to Museum of Russian Icons Trip - Tuesday, June 5

The WSM are planning an outing to the Museum of Russian Icons located in Clinton on Tuesday June 5.  This museum houses the largest collection of icons in North America and should be quite a treat.  We have arranged for a docent tour at 11:00 a.m. and will have lunch at a nearby restaurant (Ristorante Via Alto 27) at 12:30 p.m. Both men women are welcomed.

The cost of the tour is $4 a person.  The museum is about an hour drive.  So those wishing to carpool should plan to meet at St. Mary's at 9:45 am.  Otherwise, we will see you at 11:00 a.m. at the museum.  For more information on the museum,  go to:

 http://www.yankeemagazine.com/issues/2010-03/travel/religious-icons. 

Please RSVP via the sign-up sheet is on the bulletin board or email to Ann Igoe at annmarieigoe@yahoo.com so that we can make the proper reservations.

 

St. Mary's Picnic is coming!  Sunday, June 10. Please join us!

 
Calendar for the Upcoming Week
Sunday, June 3
  8:00am  Holy Eucharist
  9:45am  Childcare
  9:45am  Sunday School
10:00am  Holy Eucharist
11:00am  Coffee
  4:30pm  Christ the King
Monday,  June 4
  8:30am  Yoga
12:45am  Staff Meeting
  8:00pm  AA (6:30 newcomers)
Tuesday, June 5
WSM Outing to Icon Museum
Thursday, June 7
  9:30am  CTK - Chapter Rm.
  4:30pm  Miracle Kitchen
Friday, June 8
  8:00am  Yoga
Saturday, June 9
  7:45am  Parish Hall in use
Sunday, June 10
 8:00am    Holy Eucharist  - Preacher: The Rev. Gwen Buehrens
                Concelebrant:  The Rev. George Stevens
 9:45am    Childcare
10:00am   Holy Eucharist - Preacher: The Rev. Gwen Buehrens
               Concelebrant:  The Rev. George Stevens
11:00am   Church Picnic and Farewell to The Rev. Gwen Buehrens
  4:30pm   Christ the King

St. Mary's Calendar for May 27, 2012

St. Mary's Participants at Babson Night

Sunday, May 27

No Sunday School

  8:00am  Holy Eucharist

10:00am  Holy Eucharist

  9:45am  Childcare

11:00am  Coffee Hour & Pentecost Cakes

  4:30pm  Christ the King

Monday,  May 28

Office Closed

  8:00pm  AA (6:30 newcomers)

Wednesday, May 30

10:30am  Hills & Falls Parish Hall

Thursday, May 31

 9:30am  CKT - Chapter Rm

  7:30pm  Adult Choir

Friday, June 1

12:00pm  Hills & Falls - Chapter Rm

Sunday, June 3

  8:00am  Holy Eucharist

  9:45am  Childcare

10:00am  Holy Eucharist

11:00am  Coffee Hour

  4:30pm  Christ the King 

Babson Night

Junior Choir Step-up Presentation
 and Babson Night - Sunday, May 20

On Sunday, May 20 we will recognize the members of the Junior Choir with the Step-up Sunday presentation during the 10:00 a.m. service.  Members of the Junior Choir wear crosses with colored ribbons signifying their years of membership in the choir.  On Step-up Sunday we thank them for their commitment and dedication to the choir, and we “step them up” to the next year of membership by presenting them with a new ribbon.  During the service the Junior Choir will share their Babson Night contribution titled “God is Love.”

                                                                                                                                   

Also on May 20 the Junior Choir will participate in the Babson Night program with young people from the other religious institutions in Wellesley.  The Grace Knight Babson Fund was created to encourage Biblical memorization and support religious education in the Wellesley area.  This program is open to the public and will be held at 4:00 p.m. on May 20 at Knight Auditorium on the Babson College campus.  Following the program the Junior Choir will celebrate the year with a pizza party for singers and their families.

Congratulations to the members of the Junior Choir: Louisa Barnes, Rowan de Peyster, John LaViolette, Jake Lawton, Julia Lawton, Nicholas Pyzowski, Kyle Reece, Fletcher Smyth, Amelia Tucker, Frances Tucker and Carly Wolf.

Calendar at St. Mary's for Week of May 20

Sunday, May 20

  8:00am  Holy Eucharist

Step-up Sunday
No Church School
(Children will sit with their parents)

  9:45am  Childcare

10:00am  Holy Eucharist

11:00am  Coffee

  4:00pm  Babson Night

  4:30pm  Christ the King 

Monday,  May 21

  8:30am  Yoga

12:45pm  Staff Meeting

  8:00pm  AA (6:30 newcomers)

Thursday, May 24

  9:30am  CTK - Chapter Room
  1:00pm  Clergy Group

No Choirs

Friday, May 25

  8:00am  Yoga

  9:30am  Hills and Falls - Parish Hall

Sunday, May 27

Pentecost Sunday

  8:00am  Holy Eucharist

  9:45am  Childcare

  9:45am  (TBD) Sunday School - K-5

10:00am  Holy Eucharist

11:00am  Coffee and Pentecost Cakes 

  4:30pm  Christ the King 

St. Mary's Calendar for Week of May 13, 2012

Happy Mother's Day

Sunday, May 13

  8:00am  Holy Eucharist

  9:45am  Childcare

  9:45am  Sunday School - K-5

10:00am  Holy Eucharist

11:00am  Coffee  

  4:30pm  Christ the King

Monday,  May 14

  8:30am  Yoga

10:30am  Movement Class - Hills & Falls

12:45pm  Staff Meeting

  8:00pm  AA (6:30 newcomers)

Tuesday, May 15

12:00pm  MECA

  7:30pm  Vestry

Thursday, May 17

  1:00pm   Clergy Group

  6:30pm  Junior Choir -Last Rehearsal

  7:30pm  Adult Choir

Friday, May 18

  8:00am  Yoga

  7:30pm  Adult Choir

Sunday, May 20

  8:00am  Holy Eucharist

  9:45am  Childcare

  9:45am  Sunday School - K-5

10:00am  Holy Eucharist

                Step-up Sunday

11:00am  Coffee  

  4:00pm  Babson Night

  4:30pm  Christ the King 

St. Mary's Calendar for Week of May 6, 2012

Monday,  May 6
  8:00am  Holy Eucharist

  9:45am  Childcare

  9:45am  Sunday School - K -5

10:00am  Holy Eucharist

11:00am  Coffee

  4:30pm  Christ the King 

Monday,  May 7

  8:30am  Yoga

12:45pm  Staff Meeting

  8:00pm  AA (6:30 newcomers)

Tuesday, May 8

  6:30pm  WSM Annual Meeting & Dinner

Thursday, May 10

  9:30am  CTK - Chapter Rm.

  6:30pm  Junior Choir

  7:30pm  Adult Choir

Saturday, May 12

  4:00pm   Christ the King

Sunday, May 13

  8:00am  Holy Eucharist

  9:45am  Childcare

  9:45am  Sunday School - K-5

10:00am  Holy Eucharist

11:00am  Coffee  

  4:30pm  Christ the King

More Pictures of El Salvador Trip to Santa Maria Virgen

Please click the link to see more pictures of our recent trip to El Salvador

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150836352208126.467330.91081113125&type=1&l=6537af80f9

St. Mary's Calendar for Week of April 29, 2012

Santa Maria Virgen in El Salvador

Sunday, April 29

  8:00am  Holy Eucharist

  9:45am  Childcare

  9:45am  Sunday School - K -5

10:00am  Holy Eucharist

11:00am  Coffee

  4:30pm  Christ the King 

Monday,  April 30

  8:30am  Yoga

10:30am  Movement Class - H & F

12:45pm  Staff Meeting

  8:00pm  AA (6:30 newcomers)

Tuesday, May 1

  9:30am  Holy Eucharist

10:00am  WSM Board Meeting

Thursday, May 3

  9:30am  CTK Womens Group

  4:30pm  Miracle Kitchen

  6:30pm  Junior Choir

  7:00pm  Hills & Falls Chapter Room

  7:30pm  Adult Choir

Friday, May 4

  8:00am  Yoga

  9:30am  Hills & Falls Movement Class

Saturday, May 5

  1:00pm   Piano Recital

  4:30pm   Cello Recital

Sunday, May 6

  8:00am  Holy Eucharist

  9:45am  Childcare

  9:45am  Sunday School - K-5

10:00am  Holy Eucharist

11:00am  Coffee  

  4:30pm  Christ the King 

More Pictures from El Salvador

The Reverend Liz Steinhauser, B-SAFE Coordinator to Preach on April 22

For a number of years, St. Mary’s has participated in a wonderful program called B-SAFE. The B-SAFE program (Bishop’s Summer Academic & Fun Enrichment Program) provides safe, enriching activities for hundreds of Boston youth and teens. Working in six Boston neighborhoods, the program is designed to provide academic programs, a healthy breakfast and lunch and amazing recreational activities.

This weekend, we will be joined by one of B-SAFE’s coordinators, The Rev. Liz Steinhauser. Reverend Steinhauser is an associate at St. Stephen’s in Boston (where B-SAFE began) and coordinates youth programs. She will preach at the ten o’clock service and facilitate an adult forum following the service. I ask you to welcome her warmly as she describes how our partnership deepens our faith and helps youth in Boston.

St. Mary's Calendar for the Week of April 22

Sunday, April 22
8:00am Holy Eucharist
Preacher & Celebrant: The Reverend George Stevens
9:45am Childcare
9:45am Sunday School - K -5
10:00am Holy Eucharist
Preacher: The Reverend Liz Steinhauser
Celebrant: The Reverend George Stevens
11:00am Adult Forum on B-SAFE led by The Reverend Liz Steinhauser
4:30pm Christ the King
Monday, April 23
Clergy Conference
8:30am Yoga
8:00pm AA (6:30 newcomers)
Tuesday, April 24
Clergy Conference
Wednesday, April 25
Clergy Conference
7:30pm Zumba
Thursday, April 26
6:30pm Junior Choir
7:30pm Adult Choir
Friday, April 27
8:00am Yoga
9:30am Hills & Falls Movement Class
Saturday, April 28
11:00am Interment
Sunday, April 29
8:00am Holy Eucharist
9:45am Childcare
9:45am Sunday School - K-5
10:00am Holy Eucharist
11:00am Coffee
4:30pm Christ the King

El Salvador Notes & Cristosal Conference

Here are a few ways to learn more and stay in touch with Santa Maria Virgen and our church in El Salvador.

First, Santa Maria Virgen has an active Facebook page that you can "friend". We will soon let you know of a link where you can access pictures of our trip.

www.facebook.com/iglesiaanglicanasantamariavirgen

Second, the Episcopal foundation for El Salvador - Cristosal - is having their northeastern seminar next week (Sunday April 29) just down the road from us in Auburndale. The documents below have information and a registration form (advance registration is requested). Click pages below to enlarge.

Pictures from El Salvador Trip in April 2012

George, Paul ,and August are safely back from El Salvador.
See some pictures below:

St. Mary's Calendar for Week of April 15

George, Paul & August will be on outreach this weekend to Santa Maria Virgen in El Salvador

Second Sunday of Easter
Sunday, April 15
8:00am Holy Eucharist Preacher & Celebrant: The Reverend Gwen Buehrens
No Church School
9:45am Childcare
10:00am Holy Eucharist Preacher & Celebrant: The Reverend Gwen Buehrens
11:00am Coffee
4:30pm Christ the King
Monday, April 16
Patriot’s Day - Office Closed
8:00pm AA (6:30 newcomers)
Tuesday, April 17
7:30pm Vestry Meeting
Wednesday, April 18
3:00pm Margaret Coffin Prayer Book Society Meeting
7:30pm Zumba
Thursday, April 19
1:00am Clergy Group
No Choir
Friday, April 20
8:00am Yoga
Sunday, April 22
8:00am Holy Eucharist
9:45am Childcare
9:45am Sunday School - K-5
10:00am Holy Eucharist
11:00am Coffee
4:30pm Christ the King

Pictures from Easter Day 2012

Calendar for week of April 8, 2012

Easter Sunday, April 8
No Sunday School
 6:00am    Easter Sunrise Service
 9:45am    Childcare (for ages 5 and under)
10:00am   Holy Eucharist with Special Easter Music
11:00am   Easter Egg Hunt for the children in the churchyard (K-6)
                 Refreshments on the front lawn
2:30pm Christ the King Easter Lunch & Egg Hunt
4:30pm Christ the King Service
Monday, April 9
Office Closed
  8:00pm   AA (6:30 newcomers)
Tuesday, April 10
  7:00pm Stitch’n Chat at Peggy Scott’s Home
Wednesday, April 11
  7:30pm Zumba
Thursday, April 12
  6:30pm   Junior Choir
  7:30pm   Adult Choir
Friday, April 13
8:00pm   Yoga
9:30pm Hills & Falls Movement Class
12:00pm Hills & Falls Staff Meeting - Chapter Room
Sunday, April 15
No Church School
8:00am   Holy Eucharist - The Reverend Gwen Buehrens
  9:45am   Childcare Provided
10:00am   Holy Eucharist - The Reverend Gwen Buehrens
11:00am   Coffee Hour
4:30pm Christ the King

St. Mary's Calendar for Week of April 1

PALM SUNDAY
Sunday, April 1
8:00am Holy Eucharist
9:45am Childcare
9:45am Sunday School
(Starts in church then leave with teacher to class after the palm procession).
10:00am Holy Eucharist
11:00am Coffee
11:15am Choir Rehearsal Sanctuary
4:30pm Christ the King
Monday, April 2
8:30am Yoga Class
2:00pm Staff Meeting
8:00pm AA (6:30 newcomers)
Tuesday, April 3
9:30am Holy Eucharist
10:00am WSM Board Meeting
Wednesday, April 4
7:30pm Tenebrae Service
Thursday, April 5
5:30pm Junior Choir
6:30pm Adult Choir
7:30pm Maundy Thursday Service
Friday, April 6
office closed
12:00pm Way of the Cross
7:30pm Good Friday Liturgy
Sunday, April 8 - Easter Day
6:00am Easter Sunrise Service
10:00am Holy Eucharist
with Special Music
11:00am Easter Egg Hunt on Lawn
& Refreshments
2:30pm Christ the King Lunch &
Easter Egg Hunt
4:30pm Christ the King Easter Service

Music for Holy Week

On Palm Sunday, the music will take us from the "Hosannas" of Jesus' entry into Jerusalem to the cries of anguish at the Cross. The service will begin with a call to Jerusalem, The Holy City, sung by alto soloist Lynn Edwards. Following the procession the Adult Choir will sing "Lift up your heads, o ye gates," by English composer William Mathias, and then move to the Passion with the anthem "Christ for us became obedient unto death," and the South African song Senzeni na (What Have We Done?).

Maundy Thursday, April 5 at 7:30 p.m. the choir will lead Passiontide hymns and sing Edward Elgar's Ave verum as we remember the Last Supper and strip the altar in preparation for Good Friday.

On Easter Sunday. April 8, the sounds of brass and organ will fill the sanctuary as we celebrate the resurrection. The Junior Choir will offer the anthem "Sing Out with Joy," and the Adult Choir, accompanied by trumpeter Ken Laing, will sing anthems by American composers William Billings and K. Lee Scott. Congregation and choirs together will sing Easter hymns. Please join us on this festive day!

CAN YOU HELP?

EL SALVADOR OUTREACH - LAPTOPS, MEDICAL SUPPLIES & SUITCASES NEEDED FOR EL SALVADOR
George Stevens, Paul Pyzowski, and August Cole will be visiting El Salvador and our sister parish Santa Maria Virgen in April. There is already a dress making project underway to make thirty handmade girls dresses.We are looking for the following to hand carry down - if you have any of these, please let us know:

1. Older laptop computers - still functioning, of course, and with a power supply.

2. High value medical supplies, including medicine and nutritional supplements. Also, packaged sterile bandages and
wound dressings. The Diocese in El Salvador does have a physician on staff and all medical supplies would be
given to her.

3. Old large suitcase(s) that can be used to pack handmade dresses, laptop computers, and high value medical supplies, and
then left in El Salvador (so we don't have to pay extra baggage charges for the return trip).

Thanks for your help!

Calendar for the week of March 25, 2012

Sunday, March 25
8:00am Holy Eucharist
9:45am Childcare
9:45am Sunday School (K-5)
10:00am Holy Eucharist
11:00am Coffee
12:30pm El Salvador Dress Project
4:30pm Christ the King
Monday, March 26
8:30am Yoga
12:45pm Staff Meeting
8:00pm AA (6:30 newcomers)
Tuesday, March 27
Rosie’s Lunch Outreach
7:30pm Outreach Meeing
Wednesday, March 28
7:30pm Zumba
Thursday, March 29
9:30am CTK - Chapter Room
6:30pm Junior Choir
6:30pm Chapter Rm in use
7:30pm Adult Choir
Friday, March 30
8:00am Yoga
9:30am Movement Class
Saturday, March 31
9:00am Icon Painting
4:00pm Cello Workshop
Sunday, April 1
8:00am Holy Eucharist
9:45am Childcare
9:45am Sunday School (K-5)
10:00am Palm Sunday - Holy Eucharist
11:00am Coffee

Calendar for Week of March 18

Sunday, March 18
8:00am Holy Eucharist
9:45am Childcare
9:45am Sunday School (K-5)
10:00am Holy Eucharist & Special Music
11:00am Coffee
11:15am Lenten Study
12:30pm El Salvador Dress Project
4:30pm Christ the King
Monday, March 19
8:30am Yoga
12:45pm Staff Meeting
8:00pm AA (6:30 newcomers)
Tuesday, March 20
7:30pm Vestry Meeting
Wednesday, March 21
7:30pm Zumba
Thursday, March 22
9:30am CTK - Chapter Room
6:30pm Junior Choir
7:30pm Adult Choir
Friday, March 23
8:00am Yoga
Saturday, March 24
9:00am Icon Painting
7:30pm Hills & Falls Auction
Sunday, March 25
8:00am Holy Eucharist
9:45am Childcare
9:45am Sunday School (K-5)
10:00am Holy Eucharist
11:00am Coffee
12:30pm El Salvador Dress Project
4:30pm Christ the King

Special Music Sunday in Lent

March 18 at 10:00 a.m.
Jesu, meine Freude by Dietrich Buxtehude (ca. 1637-1707)
Benedictus, qui venit by Johann Michael Haydn (1737-1806)

On the Fourth Sunday in Lent, March 18 at 10:00 am, the St. Mary’s Adult Choir, soloists and string orchestra will present two choral works, Jesu, meine Freude (Jesus, My Joy) by the Baroque composer Dietrich Buxtehude, and Benedictus, qui venit (Blessed is He Who Comes) by Michael Haydn, an Austrian composer of the Classical period. Both of these pieces invite us to reflect on our relationship to God as we reach the mid-point in our Lenten journey.

Although little is known about his early life, Dietrich Buxtehude influenced several composers of his time, most notably J.S. Bach. In 1705 Bach was given a month’s leave from his job in Arnstadt to visit and study with Buxtehude at St. Mary’s Church in Lübeck. Bach stayed for four months and was almost fired from his job! He heard Buxtehude’s organ music and his vocal compositions, likely including Jesu meine Freude. The piece is a set of six variations on the German chorale tune (in our hymnal #701). The first and last movements are simple settings of the tune, interspersed with instrumental counterpoint. The central movements are solo arias for sopranos and bass, and a rhythmically-challenging trio.

Johann Michael Haydn was born 275 years ago in an Austrian village, the younger brother of well-known composer Joseph Haydn. As a child he followed in his brother’s footsteps and sang in the choir at St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna. In 1763 he became the “Kapellmeister” (choirmaster) at St. Peter’s in Salzburg where he composed over 360 church compositions, as well as instrumental music. Like Buxtehude, he influenced other composers, particularly Mozart whose famous Requiem resembles Michael Haydn’s earlier setting. In the intimate scale of the Benedictus, qui venit, Haydn conveys the same gentle and trusting spirit that we hear in much of Mozart’s early music.

All are welcome to join us for this service of Lenten musical refreshment on Sunday, March 18 at 10:00 a.m.

Lenten Outreach to Rosie's Place

The Women of St. Mary's, as part of their Lenten outreach, will be catering and serving lunch to the guests of Rosie's Place on Tuesday, March 27. Rosie's Place is a shelter for poor and homeless women where every guest matters. We will be serving a nutritious, healthy meal consisting of a chef's salad topped with smoked turkey breast and low fat cheese, pita bread and fruit. Eight to ten volunteers are needed to help prepare and serve the meal. A sign-up sheet will be on the parish hall bulletin board. Monetary donations are gratefully accepted as well as any items for the food pantry which can be placed in the "Food for Rosie's Place" bin (next to the bulletin board). For more information, please contact Jane Sabin at janesabin75@gmail.com or 781-444-5246.

Schedule At Rosie's Place
8:00a.m Doors open and vacant beds in the overnight shelter are filled by lottery.
8:15am Guests can sign up for showers, use of a computer, telephone, locker or laundry room.
8:30-11:30am - Food pantry is open.
9:15-11:30am - Volunteer doctors and nurses see guests in the wellness center.
9:15-11:00am - Morning ESL, GED, Literacy and computer classes are underway in the Women's Education Center.
8:00- 4:00pm - A housing search specialist meets with guests to help find permanent affordable housing.
10:00-1:00am - A caseworker from the Dept of Mental Health meets with guests.
11:30am - Dining room opens for lunch.
1:00-4:00pm - Legal services lawyers counsel guests by appointment.
1:15-3:30pm - Afternoon classes in Women's Education Center.
4:30pm - Dining opens for dinner.
4:30-6:30pm - Food pantry is open.
6:00-8:00pm - Evening classes in the Women's Education Center.
9:00pm - Lights go out and guests in the overnight program are in, safe and sound.

St. Mary's Calendar for Week of March 11

Photographer: Paul Pyzowski

Sunday, March 11
8:00am Holy Eucharist
9:45am Childcare
9:45am Sunday School (K-5)
10:00am Morning Prayer
Preacher: The Reverend Michael Hamilton
11:00am Coffee
11:15am Lenten Study
4:30pm Christ the King
Monday, March 12
8:30am Yoga
12:45pm Staff Meeting
8:00pm AA (6:30 newcomers)
Tuesday, March 13
7:00pm Cub Scouts
Wednesday, March 14
7:30pm Zumba
Thursday, March 15
9:30am CTK - Chapter Room
1:00pm Clergy Group
No Junior Choir
7:30pm Adult Choir
Friday, March 16
8:00am Yoga
9:30am Movement Class - Hills & Falls
Saturday, March 17
9:00am Icon Painting
9:30am Special Music Rehearsal - Sanctuary
10:00am EFM Meeting
Sunday, March 18
8:00am Holy Eucharist
9:45am Childcare
9:45am Sunday School (K-5)
10:00am HE & Special Music Sunday
11:00am Coffee
11:15am Lenten Study
12:30pm El Salvador Dress Project at Silk Road
4:30pm Christ the King