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St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Mountain Home
A welcoming, prayerful community devoted to love of God and one another, in Christ. |
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St. Andrew’s is a vibrant, diverse, and growing congregation in the heart of the Ozarks in Mountain Home, Arkansas. We are located in North Central Arkansas between the beautiful Twin Lakes Region of Bull Shoals Lake and Lake Norfork. There are many active community outreach ministries at St. Andrew’s, including Angel Food Ministries, Kindness, Inc., Hospice House and Serenity House, support of area children in need, along with social and educational “inlets.” You may find companionship in a mens’ or womens’ group, crafting such as woodworking or stitching, exercise activities such as gardening, or yoga for balancing your body, mind and spirit, or joining the fun of planning breakfasts, or our annual Mardi Gras Dinner. Between Sunday worship services, there is an engaging Adult Forum which investigates and discusses a variety of interesting topics through books and DVDs. If you are interested in more formal theological studies, you might want to explore Education For Ministry, a four-year distance learning program from The University of the South, studied weekly at St. Andrew’s. Being fed, healed and reconciled are the core teachings of Jesus Christ. No matter what your current situation is in life, know you may enter as a stranger here, be fed, and leave with new friends. The Peace of the Lord be with you. | |||||||||||||||||||
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The Vicar’s Corner |
This weekend I served as the Priest at the Senior High
Winterstar – a retreat for the youth in our diocese held at Camp
Mitchell. Very quickly I was reminded why I love
working with youth. Not only do
they bring energy to worship that makes me tired just watching them –
they
bring a perspective to reading the Gospel that is fresh and alive. After reading the story of Mary and Joseph finding Jesus in
the temple after three days of searching for him, one young lady said
his
parents responded like her parents would. “What were you thinking – didn’t you know we would be worried?” Another commented on what it must have
been like for Joseph to hear Jesus say he was in HIS father’s house – as
if to
say to Joseph, “you’re not my dad!” So often we read the Bible and have trouble identifying with
the stories we read. But the youth
I was with could identify with the story of Jesus, who as a young man,
was
searching for his identity. The
story ends, and Luke says, “Jesus increased in wisdom and in years, and
in
divine and human favor.” God’s Peace, Jim+
DOK to Host Speaker Joan
Baldridge March 13 Come get the straight scoop about Mary Magdalene when the Daughters of the King host noted scholar Joan Baldridge as she presents a lecture entitled “Mary Magdalene: Saint or Sinner? Are You Sure?” The lectures, based in part on her master’s thesis, explore Mary Magdalene in art from the third century to the twenty first century. They also examine the scriptural and non-scriptural basis for the many stories and myths about this popular saint. She calls the lectures a work-in-progress, constantly being revised and expanded. Please join us on March 13, 2010, from 9:00 am to Noon, followed by lunch. Cost for lunch is $5.00. Call 870-425-3560 for more information, or to reserve your seat.
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Lenten + Easter Worship Schedule Stations of the Cross every Friday during Lent at Noon April 1 - Maundy Thursday Service - 5:30 p.m. April 2 - Good Friday Worship Service - Noon April 3 - Easter Vigil - 8:00 p.m. Sunday, April 4 - Easter Morning Worship Services 8:00 and 10:30 a.m. Easter Egg Hunt for Children after 10:30 worship Regular Sunday Worship Schedule Rite I-Holy Eucharist Adult Forum Catechesis Rite II-Holy Eucharist Any Fifth Sunday of the Month
Fish Fryday – March 26!
A Fried Catfish Supper with all the fixins’, will be held on March 26 from 5:30 until 7:00 p.m. Cost is $7.50 per person. Buy tickets at the door, or purchase in advance at the church office. Carry out is available.
The stained glass window in St. Andrew’s nave may be viewed as a type of mandala, or circle of completion, with its symbols drawn from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible. It is a spiritual teaching tool in a sacred space, useful for focusing attention toward the divine and aiding in meditation.
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Scriptural Resources The Lectionary “…a book or listing that contains a collection of scripture readings appointed for Christian or Judaic worship on a given day or occasion.” The Book of Common Prayer is one of the major works of English literature. There are several dozen versions of the BCP from all over the world: Forward Day By Day is available online with links to either NRSV or RSV of the Bible: Links to more Bible resources: Other Sites of Interest:
The Christian Classics Ethereal Library http://www.ccel.org/ Internet Sacred Text Archive http://www.sacred-texts.com/
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church| 511 Coley Drive| Mountain Home, Arkansas 72653| 870-425-3560
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