tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84014245138682459642024-02-19T10:16:39.743-05:00St. Ansgar Lutheran Church515 Woodford Street ,
Portland, Maine 04103
(207)774-8740
saintansgarwebmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577395916868165809noreply@blogger.comBlogger135125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8401424513868245964.post-78866759283742673762016-06-21T14:00:00.001-04:002016-06-21T14:00:56.099-04:00New Website!Thanks for checking out our website! <br />
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We've recently updated and moved our website here: <a href="http://saintansgar.org/">http://saintansgar.org</a>.<br />
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Check out the new website for information about who we are, when we worship, how you might become involved in our community, and what current events are coming up!<br />
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As always, join us for worship on Sunday morning! We begin our 9am worship time this coming Sunday, June 26th! We will worship at 9am thru Sunday, September 4th, 2016. 10am worship will begin on September 11th, 2016.<br />
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We look forward to seeing you soon!saintansgarwebmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577395916868165809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8401424513868245964.post-81588794166997438352016-03-19T13:36:00.002-04:002016-03-19T13:39:55.030-04:00Holy Week 2016<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday. We celebrate and remember Jesus triumphal entrance into the city of Jerusalem. Riding on a donkey, people placed palms before him as they would for a King. Over the course of the week, however, these positive feelings about Jesus changed. We will remember these changing feelings through a dramatic reading of the story throughout our entire worship service. This is a very interactive service with Holy Communion.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We continue Holy Week with remembering Jesus last passover meal with his friends and disciples. As they gathered for the meal, Jesus emphasized the message he was bringing by serving his friends and washing their feet. In doing so, Jesus turns the established cultural rules on their heads, bringing the message that every person around the table is as important and loved as every other person. As the continued and ate, Jesus left them with the promise of his grace and forgiveness through sharing bread and wine - the body and blood of Christ. We remember both of these acts through a foot washing ritual during worship as well as celebrating Holy Communion.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Worship continues on Friday with the telling of Jesus trail and death. We call this sad day "good" as it is the day in which we <i>know</i> that there is nothing so horrific or tragic in which God is not present. It is this day that allows us to truly know the depth of God's love. We worship this day with a Tenebrae service - a service of light and darkness - through the reading of the passion of Christ interspersed with singing and prayer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">St. Ansgar will join our Episcopal neighbors in celebrating the Easter Vigil again this year. This service begins with the fire of the Holy Spirit, continues with the telling of stories from the Christian faith, and culminates in the first Eucharist of Easter. It is a very festive service that will engage the senses. This service will take place at St. Luke's Cathedral on State Street. Please join us!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Holy Week concludes with celebrating the Feast of the Resurrection! Join us in celebrating Christ's resurrection from death - the promise that God's love is stronger than the pain and suffering we experience. There will be time for children to lead us in worship, choir singing, communion, and much celebration! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Please also join us for the <b>Easter Breakfast at 9am on Easter Sunday</b>. The breakfast costs $4 for an individual or $10 for a family. All the money raised will go towards camperships for our youth to attend Camp Calumet this summer!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Lent is underway at St. Ansgar! We are partnering with the area Lutheran Churches this year, as we have in the past, for our Lenten Soup Suppers and Worship. Again, we will be using Holden Evening prayer to shape our worship. This year our host is <a href="http://www.trinitywestbrook.com/">Trinity Lutheran Church</a> in Westbrook. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We are also doing a <b>Bible study on the book of James</b>. James is one of the few books in the New Testament that is neither a Gospel nor a letter from Paul. James is often categorized with a body of literature in the Bible called Wisdom Literature. (Think Proverbs, Job, Ecclesiastes, etc.) Our Bible Study will take us through four themes relating to Wisdom.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Bible Study will meet for four Sundays, Feb. 14-March 6th after coffee hour (beginning between 11:30 and 12pm) in our church Library. Come once or come every time! All are welcome.</span></div>
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saintansgarwebmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577395916868165809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8401424513868245964.post-57045783416214650612016-01-28T17:47:00.001-05:002016-01-28T17:47:58.581-05:00Reconciling in Christ Sunday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.76px;">January 31st is RIC Sunday! </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.76px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.76px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.76px;">RIC stands for Reconciling in Christ - the name for the formal process a Lutheran congregation goes through to officially become a congregation that is welcoming and affirming of people who identify as LGBTQ.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.76px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.76px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.76px;">Please join us after worship and coffee and conversation for an hour long transgender ally training. Sarah Holmes, Assistant Director of Student Life and Diversity; Coordinator, Center for Sexualities and Gender Diversity at USM, and two of her students, Quinn Gormley and Benn Marine, will help us learn some basics about gender identification, why pronouns matter and how we can be good allies. Get your questions answered and help us celebrate the 6th anniversary of our adoption of our LGBTQ welcome statement! </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.76px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.76px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.76px;">Invite friends or family. All are welcome!</span>saintansgarwebmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577395916868165809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8401424513868245964.post-60177765109657296122015-12-24T14:17:00.005-05:002015-12-24T14:18:21.034-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">Join us on Christmas Eve at 7:00 p.m. for a family Christmas service with Holy Communion. There will be special time for the children as well as a candlelight singing of "Silent Night."</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">On Christmas morning at 9:00 a.m. we have a quieter, simpler service of Holy Communion. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">On Sunday, December 27th, join us at 10:00 a.m. for a Service of Lessons and Carols.</span>saintansgarwebmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577395916868165809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8401424513868245964.post-19866355762481686802015-11-04T19:33:00.003-05:002015-11-04T19:33:52.556-05:00Scandinavian Weekend 2015!<div align="center" class="yiv0219322703msonormal" style="text-align: center;">
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<br />saintansgarwebmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577395916868165809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8401424513868245964.post-86787696082188620812015-09-20T15:03:00.003-04:002015-09-20T15:03:30.063-04:00"How do you like THEM apples?"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEu7MVw_4k3p_WKHprm0pxPcuUUOhA1GrumqcxWYBWkQ_-8hCLJYEvR8SzkvVdPYj8ISaXvrDm4pciX4tWUjLNAcSIDEzq8btJrD3n0XbnkwhrrCKkCtZhCJB2Qdq0DZnPxE5Q1qDM5Coq/s1600/apples.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEu7MVw_4k3p_WKHprm0pxPcuUUOhA1GrumqcxWYBWkQ_-8hCLJYEvR8SzkvVdPYj8ISaXvrDm4pciX4tWUjLNAcSIDEzq8btJrD3n0XbnkwhrrCKkCtZhCJB2Qdq0DZnPxE5Q1qDM5Coq/s320/apples.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">In the tradition of Strawberry Sunday and Blueberry Sunday, on October 5th we will be celebrating Apple Sunday at the <em>Coffee and Conversation Hour </em>immediately after worship. Please bring something made with apples that you would like to share!</span>saintansgarwebmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577395916868165809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8401424513868245964.post-83323846060600008002015-09-08T14:24:00.002-04:002015-09-08T14:24:18.079-04:00God's Work....Our Hands<div style="clear: left; float: left; height: 142px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; width: 276px;">
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">"God's Work, Our Hands" is the ELCA's motto. Churches across the country will celebrate our call to love and serve our neighbors on September 13th in all kinds of ways.</span> </span><br />
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<br /><span style="color: blue;">For the first time this year, St. Ansgar is also going to participate by celebrating the various ministries you all do both inside the church and outside our congregation in the local communities.<br /><br />So, mark your calendars for this congregational celebration!</span>saintansgarwebmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577395916868165809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8401424513868245964.post-45445292286414545312015-04-05T18:45:00.004-04:002015-04-05T18:45:59.013-04:00A weekend to celebrate ecofeminism!<span class="fsl"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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What is ecofeminism? Find out this April 10th-12th when St. Ansgar Lutheran Church in Portland welcomes Dr. Rosemary Radford Ruether, world-renowned activist, feminist theologian, and international lecturer. A prolific author, she is also currently teaching at Claremont School of Theology, Claremont CA.<br /><br /> The centerpiece of the weekend will be a presentation by Dr. Ruether, followed by Q&A with the audience. The presentation will be followed by lunch, then a panel conversation about Mainers engaging in a range of ecological efforts, including solar energy, sustainable living, and climate change awareness. (Full schedule is listed below.)<br /><br /> Among the panelists: Rev. Dr. Susan E. Davies, feminist theologian, activi<span class="text_exposed_hide">...</span><span class="text_exposed_show">st and former Academic Dean and professor at Bangor Theological Seminary; David Littell, Commissioner of the Maine Public Utilities Commission and former Commissioner of Maine’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP); Ray Sirois, IT Director at Wright Pierce Engineering and one of 3,000 presenters trained by Al Gore's Climate Project. <br /><br /> Reverend Susan Gilpin, a sustainable living course instructor at OLLI (the Senior College at USM), and Dr. Debra McDonough, an associate lecturer in genetics at the University of New England will facilitate.<br /><br /> All events, including lunch, are free of charge.<br /><br /> Weekend Schedule:<br /> Friday, April 10<br /> 7:00pm – Movie: “Disruption”<br />Watch the hour-long cinematic journey through the wild world of climate change, followed by a discussion<br /> facilitated by Anne D. Burt, Consultant for Maine Council of Churches’ Environmental Justice Program.<br /> Saturday, April 11<br /> 9:30am – Coffee and welcome<br /> 10:00am – Presentation: “What is ecofeminism?” / Q&A with Dr. Ruether<br /> 12:00pm – Lunch (RSVP to rrr@saintansgar or 774-8740)<br /> 1:00pm – Panel Response and Discussion<br /> Panelists include Ray Sirois, an IT specialist at Wright Pierce Engineering, and Reverend Susan<br /> Gilpin, a sustainable living course instructor at USM/OLLI.<br /> *Dr. Ruether will be signing books after the event. (Books will be available for purchase all weekend.)<br /> Sunday, April 12<br /> 10:00 – Worship, Dr. Rosemary Radford Ruether, guest preacher<br /> You’re invited to return for the celebration of the Eucharist. Coffee and conversation follow in the church hall.<br /><br /> RSVP appreciated but not required.<br /> 207-774-8740, ext 4 • rrr@saintansgar.org</span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: 22.7199993133545px;">Passion narrative and Eucharist. Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week.</span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: 22.7199993133545px;">We remember Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem and then his passion and crucifixion.</span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: 22.7199993133545px;">We use "The Cry of the Congregation" for a shared passion narrative.</span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: 22.7199993133545px;">Join Pr. Mia Dyson and the parish pastoral team for this solemn and prayerful service. </span></div>
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<strong style="line-height: 22.7199993133545px;">Maundy Thursday, April 2- 7:00 pm Eucharist</strong></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="line-height: 22.7199993133545px;">Jesus is making his journey to the cross. That journey includes time with the disciples in that</span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: 22.7199993133545px;">Be present in the quiet as the altar is stripped and we follow Jesus' journey to Gethsemane.</span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: 22.7199993133545px;">On the evening of this day we call "Good," be present as we journey with Jesus to the cross.</span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: 22.7199993133545px;">Come and discover a love that is unmeasured, a love that transforms our lives the very world</span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="line-height: 22.7199993133545px;"><strong style="line-height: 22.7199993133545px;"> Saturday morning Easter Egg Hunt, 10:00 am </strong></span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22.7199993133545px;">Holy Saturday, April 4 - 7:00 pm Joint Easter Vigil at Cathedral of St. Luke</span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22.7199993133545px;">Pastor William Barter, Preacher </span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: 22.7199993133545px;">Although celebrated Holy Saturday evening, this ancient service is the dramatic Easter vigil liturgy that</span></div>
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: 22.7199993133545px;">Come and join us for a delicious breakfast on this most festive of days.</span></div>
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saintansgarwebmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577395916868165809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8401424513868245964.post-64187871750373626642015-02-25T13:55:00.000-05:002015-02-25T16:48:33.097-05:00Eternal Rest grant unto her, O Lord<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our dear sister in Christ, Lorraine Nevers, died peacefully at 11:45 this morning.<br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Eternal God, you
gave Lorraine</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"> a new birth in baptism and entrusted her </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">to us to
know and to love. As we thank you for the life we shared, help us now to release her</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"> to your mighty keeping. Bring us all to that day when we shall
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Lorraine's favorite hymn was "Lift High the Cross!" As a tribute to her and a musical interlude in our time of loss, I am including a link to a lovely rendition of it below.<br />
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And then at 4:00 p.m. we will have a vespers service (Holden Evening Prayer) to celebrate the ministry and bid a fond farewell to Associate Pastor Ellen Schoepf. After two-and-a-half years of amazing pastoral service, she has accepted the call to be the new pastor of Faith Lutheran Church in Okemos, Michigan. The vespers will be followed by a soup supper and reception in the church hall.</div>
saintansgarwebmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577395916868165809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8401424513868245964.post-22436505765956582062015-01-07T12:32:00.001-05:002015-01-07T12:32:20.651-05:00Solar open house!Saturday, January 10th, 9-10:30 a.m.<br />
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Join us at the St. Ansgar Church in Portland to get answers to questions such as, how much do these systems cost, what can I expect for my return on investment, what are the available incentives for solar energy systems and how do they perform in our Northeast climate? See examples of homeowners in your community who are saving with solar and learn about our exclusive Own Your Power solar financing program! - See more at: http://www.revisionenergy.com/blog/event/solar-open-house-st-ansgar-church/#sthash.M2n5JKnO.dpufsaintansgarwebmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577395916868165809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8401424513868245964.post-42015149633432914242014-12-28T12:56:00.000-05:002014-12-28T12:56:18.610-05:00Dedication of the new solar panels!<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;">Come join us and be part of the move toward a healthier earth!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;">This coming Sunday, January 4, 2015, at 10:00 a.m., the people of St. Ansgar will officially dedicate the solar panels that now generate our electricity. We will welcome the Feast of Epiphany a couple of days early to remind ourselves that Christ is the light of the World. And just as that light empowers us all toward goodness, the light of the sun helps to free us from the entrapment of fossil fuels!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Christmas Morning service at 9:00 a.m., a quieter service.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">On Sunday, December 28th, there will be a Holy Communion service with Lessons and Carols. Please join us!</span>saintansgarwebmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577395916868165809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8401424513868245964.post-48435170845294941712014-11-14T10:16:00.004-05:002014-11-14T12:40:21.894-05:00Scandinavian Weekend!<br />
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WEEKEND AT ST. ANSGAR LUTHERAN CHURCH IN PORTLAND: <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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celebrate the holidays, Scandinavian style! On Saturday, December 6<sup>th</sup>,
come buy gifts for the loved ones on your list at our annual church fair. On
Sunday, December 7<sup>th</sup> watch us bestow this year’s young St. Lucia
with a crown of candles. There will, of course, be delicious traditional
Scandinavian treats at both events!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Woodford Street, Portland (corner of Woodford Street and Brighton Avenue)</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Although the temps are in the 80's some days, the fall is upon us. As we move from the slow pace of summer, we turn our minds to the life and ministry of our church.</span><br />
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Attention Parents and 5<sup>th</sup> - 8<sup>th</sup> Graders - Our Fall kick-off event with area Lutheran churches </div>
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<b>God's Work, Our Hands / Christian Education Kick-off All Church Event</b></div>
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the 2014-2015 year. Then, after eating lunch, we will package cookies and care packages to send to military personnel in Afghanistan. We ask that you bake cookies ahead of time in preparation for this event.</div>
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We will begin collecting these items on Sunday, August 31, and package them <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1533120305" tabindex="0">Sunday, Sept. 14</span>!</div>
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Senior Saints - <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1533120306" tabindex="0">Monday, September 15</span>, Westbrook Senior Citizens, Westbrook, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1533120307" tabindex="0">1:00 pm</span></div>
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Paul's PALS - S<span style="font-size: 12pt;">unday, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1533120310" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">September 28</span></span>, Inn at the Village Square, Gorham, </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">2:00 pm</span></div>
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The September meeting of PALS will be held on Wednesday, September 17th at 11:00 am</div>
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at IHOP. The speaker will be Deanna Ross who will speak about Valentines. Planning meeting at <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1533120313" tabindex="0">10:00</span>. Please make your reservation by <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1533120314" tabindex="0">Friday, September 12th</span>.</div>
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<b>"Bringing It All Home: A Recovery of the Ordinary" </b></div>
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Dr. Janet Gunn will share her story of the Palestinians <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1533120318" tabindex="0">on Wednesday</span> evening, <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1533120319" tabindex="0">September 17th</span></div>
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her story is a teenager from a refugee camp near Bethlehem who was shot by an Israeli soldier</div>
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during the first year of the First Intifada and died two years later. Janet met the boy at a</div>
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Palestinian hospital shortly after his fatal wound and accompanied him to a Boston hospital</div>
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for six weeks of life-saving emergency medical treatment. She became a member of his family</div>
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over the course of the two years he survived on hyperalimentation, a feeding of essential minerals</div>
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Janet flew back from a visiting professorship at Hobart & William Smith Colleges for the two-</div>
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week wake following his death in the fall of 1990 when she was an integral part of the wide community visitation with the boy's family. Her memoir, <i>Second Life,</i> is a testimony to the life</div>
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and death of Mohammad along with the resulting recovery of the ordinariness of the life she</div>
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seemed to have lost at the death of her father when she was five years old. A <b><i>kitchen spoon </i></b></div>
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begins and ends her story.</div>
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Copies of her book, <i>Second Life: A West Bank Memoir</i>, (University of Minnesota Press, <span style="font-size: 12pt;">1995) </span></div>
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Summer is here. A time to (finally) enjoy some warm weather and relaxation.<br />
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Beginning on June 29th, worship moves to 9:00 a.m. The earlier time gives families more flexibility in their Sunday plans.<br />
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Our church is now air-cooled, so the temp in the sanctuary rarely goes above 72 degrees. Check it out!<br />
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Despite the relaxed nature of summer, there are still activities going on. Watch this blog and our Facebook page to see when we will have special events in the summer.saintansgarwebmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577395916868165809noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8401424513868245964.post-44916117720410382672014-04-17T18:21:00.001-04:002014-04-19T22:24:52.238-04:00Holy Week is Here!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Easter Sunday, April 20 – Easter Breakfast & 10:00 a.m. Eucharist </span></b><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">Come and join us for a delicious breakfast on this most festive of days. Breakfast </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now begins the solemn season of Lent. Beginning on Ash Wednesday, March 5th, Lent is the season that leads us to Easter on April 20th. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Lent begins with the imposition of Ashes. Our Ash Wednesday service is at 7:00 p.m., and includes a brief communion service.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As part of our Lenten journey, we are offering two educational opportunities for people of all ages. On the Sunday mornings of Lent, we will gather at 9:00 a.m. in the fellowship hall with our children and any interested adults to do an art project that is Scripture-based and focused on Lent and the cross.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On Sunday afternoons from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m., we will have a bible study for adults and confirmation students, and the focus will be on the Sunday readings of Lent. These are rich readings that lead us to recall our baptism, tracing the history of our relationship with God in Christ. Please join us!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On the Wednesdays of Lent, please join us for a regional Lutheran gathering at First Lutheran Church, 132 Auburn Street, Portland. We begin with a soup supper at 6:00 p.m., followed by an evening prayer service at 7:00 p.m. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The above
poem by Malcolm Guite is a beautiful reflection on Epiphany. During January and
February this year, we walk through the Sundays of Epiphany, an “Ordinary Time”
in the language of our sister denominations. In the cold and gray days of
winter, slogging through slush, slipping on ice, shoveling snow, and trying to
stay warm, we may lose sight of the wonder of the Epiphany as we await the
beginning of Lent in early March.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: large;">But as the
poem reminds us, the story of the Epiphany might have been someone else’s
story, except that it was not. No, this time, we were the chosen people, the
ones destined to receive a new king. Although born in a filthy stable, a
glorious incarnation is found in Jesus.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: large;">And we
make pilgrimage together to seek the Lord where He may be found.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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have actual video of the Magi arriving at the stable, but have you ever
wondered what that moment must have looked like? Don’t you think at least one
of these “kings” from the east would have asked, “Are we in the right place?”
Do we think for a moment that they expected such a humble and smelly place in
which to find a newborn King?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">I believe
that the experience of the Magi challenges us to seek the Lord in the
surprising places, in the people we least expect to reflect the light of
Christ, in the face of the stranger and the outcast, and yes, even in the life
of the person next to you!</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: large;">For the
next couple of months, green vestments signify an ordinary time in the church
year. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: large;">But is
there really anything “ordinary” about Epiphany? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Bill Barter</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">St. Ansgar will celebrate Christmas with two services:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On Christmas Eve at 7:00 p.m. we will have the family Christmas service with Holy Communion. There will be a special Christmas message for the children, along with some amazing brass, violin, organ, and vocal music. ASL for the deaf and hearing impaired will be offered at this service.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On Christmas morning, we have another communion service at 9:00 a.m. This service is much quieter than the Christmas Eve service. Some people prefer the informal and contemplative nature of this service.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On Sunday, December 29th, join us at our regular 10:00 a.m. worship time for a festival of Lessons and Carols with Holy Communion.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On Sunday, January 5th, join us once again at 10:00 a.m. for an intergenerational Christmas pageant to tell the story of our Savior's birth and the arrival of the three wise men.</span>saintansgarwebmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05577395916868165809noreply@blogger.com0