Watercolor Painting by Ned Reade
Welcome to St. Andrew's Parish
Kent, CT
St Andrew's Parish is a vibrant Episcopal community in the Anglican tradition which gathers in beauty and in grace to celebrate and share God's gifts to all of God's people.
With God’s help, we strive to listen, to serve, and to grow.
If you are interested in reading a special piece describing the special character of St. Andrew's Parish, with regard to our ongoing search for a Provisional Priest in Charge,
please click HERE.
For a more in depth view of our Sacraments and Ministries, our Mission, our Outreach and Music programs, as well as our local volunteer work here in the Northwest Region of the Episcopal Church in Connecticut - please click HERE:
With God’s help, we strive to listen, to serve, and to grow.
If you are interested in reading a special piece describing the special character of St. Andrew's Parish, with regard to our ongoing search for a Provisional Priest in Charge,
please click HERE.
For a more in depth view of our Sacraments and Ministries, our Mission, our Outreach and Music programs, as well as our local volunteer work here in the Northwest Region of the Episcopal Church in Connecticut - please click HERE:
A Letter from the Wardens
Dear Friends,
As we continue with Social Distancing in these unprecedented times, our faith brings us comfort. Much has been posted on social media from the Governor's Office and of course from our Bishops through the ECCT Media. With the directive to continue with Social Distancing through April 30, we will not resume with services in the church until at least the beginning of May. If any important additional information should be communicated, we will send out a special E-pistle as needed.
Now is also a good time to go to our website for updated information...George always keeps it current. Please know you can go online to the Washington National Cathedral and attend services that are being broadcast online from there. The website is: https://cathedral.org And our YouTube posting of last week's morning prayer and weekly recordings, with accompanying bulletin, will be on the website and also distributed by a Special E-pistle. Also included on the site are links to NWCT Regional Church News.
In an effort to reach out particularly to those at risk and are unable to get out, the Vestry has each taken a page from our directory and telephoned our local parishioners to touch base and make sure they are not in need of anything. Frankly, it was as much for our sense of well-being as for the folks we contacted. Don't be shy about calling friends if you need anything or just need hearing a friendly voice. That's what our Parish Community is all about.
As we are keeping so many in our prayers during these uncertain times, please make note of how to add names to the Prayer List. Our celebrant for video services will add those names during the service.
Lastly, if you are in need of fresh air at 8:00 every evening, a stroll by the church to hear the bell-ringing with the interior softly lit, is quite inspirational. Our thanks to Ron Marasco and his merry band for making this happen.
Stay safe,
The Wardens
Dear Friends,
As we continue with Social Distancing in these unprecedented times, our faith brings us comfort. Much has been posted on social media from the Governor's Office and of course from our Bishops through the ECCT Media. With the directive to continue with Social Distancing through April 30, we will not resume with services in the church until at least the beginning of May. If any important additional information should be communicated, we will send out a special E-pistle as needed.
Now is also a good time to go to our website for updated information...George always keeps it current. Please know you can go online to the Washington National Cathedral and attend services that are being broadcast online from there. The website is: https://cathedral.org And our YouTube posting of last week's morning prayer and weekly recordings, with accompanying bulletin, will be on the website and also distributed by a Special E-pistle. Also included on the site are links to NWCT Regional Church News.
In an effort to reach out particularly to those at risk and are unable to get out, the Vestry has each taken a page from our directory and telephoned our local parishioners to touch base and make sure they are not in need of anything. Frankly, it was as much for our sense of well-being as for the folks we contacted. Don't be shy about calling friends if you need anything or just need hearing a friendly voice. That's what our Parish Community is all about.
As we are keeping so many in our prayers during these uncertain times, please make note of how to add names to the Prayer List. Our celebrant for video services will add those names during the service.
Lastly, if you are in need of fresh air at 8:00 every evening, a stroll by the church to hear the bell-ringing with the interior softly lit, is quite inspirational. Our thanks to Ron Marasco and his merry band for making this happen.
Stay safe,
The Wardens
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Wednesdays Holy Eucharist 6:00 pm Fridays Prayer & Meditation 5:30 PM Sundays Holy Eucharist 8.30 am Holy Eucharist 10.30 am St. Andrew's Financial Condition During the Coronavirus Shutdown Fortunately, our parish is in solid financial condition. We need, however, to remind everyone that funds from our congregation's weekly donations and yearly pledges have declined due to our Church's closure. I and the entire vestry are grateful, as always, for your continued financial support of St. Andrew's. At this moment, your contributions are more crucial than ever if we are to continue to operate and provide social outreach during this difficult time and into the future. During the closure of St. Andrew's, we are encouraging people to mail their contributions because it is the safest way to maintain social distancing. If you want to have your donation go towards a specific purpose, please label it as such. St. Andrew's mailing address is: St. Andrew's Parish P.O. Box 309 Kent, CT 06757 Again, we so appreciate any offerings you are able to give. Stephen Morocco, Treasurer |
Please subscribe to our YouTube channel, where you can find our Sunday services online, by clicking HERE. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ For the added benefit of our parishioners and potential "virtual attendees" please know you can also go online to the Washington National Cathedral and attend the services that are being broadcast online from there. The website is: https://cathedral.org Parishioner Kristin Phelps has a great idea! We would like the members of our worldwide St Andrew's Parish to share stories of how we each have been spending our time during the current pandemic: Where are you spending your quarantine? How are you keeping busy? What are you reading? What is the biggest change you are experiencing? Are you attending any online services, both here and worldwide? Please email your stories to George Potts at gpotts@snet.net and he will upload them to the parish website so that we can all see them. All of them will be viewable once the page is published at https://www.standrewskentct.org |
SERVICES FOR PALM SUNDAY - APRIL 5, 2020
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**Pease note: Palm Sunday Services with Rev. Stephen Klots will be available on YouTube and through our website at www.standrewskentct.org
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SERVICE for PALM SUNDAY
5 April 2020
Liturgy of the Palms
Prelude Hosanna J. Weinberger
The people standing, the Celebrant says
Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord.
People Peace in heaven and glory in the highest.
Celebrant Let us pray.
Assist us mercifully with your help, O Lord God of our salvation, that we may enter with joy upon the contemplation of those mighty acts, whereby you have given us life and immortality; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Holy Gospel Matthew 21.1-11
Celebrant The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew
People Glory to you, Lord Christ
When Jesus and his disciples had come near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, "Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her; untie them and bring them to me. If anyone says anything to you, just say this, `The Lord needs them.' And he will send them immediately." This took place to fulfill what had been spoken through the prophet, saying, "Tell the daughter of Zion, Look, your king is coming to you, humble, and mounted on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey." The disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them; they brought the donkey and the colt, and put their cloaks on them, and he sat on them. A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. The crowds that went ahead of him and that followed were shouting, "Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest heaven!" When he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was in turmoil, asking, "Who is this?" The crowds were saying, "This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth in Galilee."
Celebrant The Gospel of The Lord
People Praise to you, Lord Christ.
Celebrant The Lord be with you.
People And also with you.
Celebrant Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
People It is right to give him thanks and praise.
It is right to praise you, Almighty God, for the acts of love by which you have redeemed us through your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. On this day he entered the holy city of Jerusalem in triumph, and was proclaimed as King of kings by those who spread their garments and branches of palm along his way. Let these branches be for us signs of his victory, and grant that we who bear them in his name may ever hail him as our King, and follow him in the way that leads to eternal life; who lives and reigns in glory with you and the Holy Spirit, now and forever. Amen
Celebrant Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
People Hosanna in the highest.
Procession
Celebrant Let us go forth in peace.
People In the name of Christ. Amen.
Hymn 154 All Glory, Laud and Honor (stanzas 1-3) Valet will ich der geben
refrain:
All glory, laud, and honor to thee, Redeemer, King!
to whom the lips of children made sweet hosannas ring!
st. 1:
Thou art the King of Israel, thou David's royal Son,
who in the Lord's Name comest, the King and Blessed One.
st. 2:
The company of angels is praising thee on high;
and we with all creation in chorus make reply.
st. 3:
The people of the Hebrews with palms before thee went;
our praise and prayers and anthems before thee we present.
Collect of the Day
Celebrant The Lord be with you
People And also with you
Celebrant Let us pray
Almighty and everliving God, in your tender love for the human race you sent your Son our Savior Jesus Christ to take upon him our nature, and to suffer death upon the cross, giving us the example of his great humility: Mercifully grant that we may walk in the way of his suffering, and also share in his resurrection; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
First Reading Isaiah 50.4-9a
The Lord God has given me the tongue of a teacher, that I may know how to sustain the weary with a word. Morning by morning he wakens-- wakens my ear to listen as those who are taught.
The Lord God has opened my ear, and I was not rebellious, I did not turn backward. I gave my back to those who struck me, and my cheeks to those who pulled out the beard; I did not hide my face from insult and spitting. The Lord God helps me; therefore I have not been disgraced; therefore I have set my face like flint, and I know that I shall not be put to shame; he who vindicates me is near. Who will contend with me? Let us stand up together. Who are my adversaries? Let them confront me. It is the Lord God who helps me; who will declare me guilty?
Reader The Word of the Lord.
People Thanks be to God
Psalm 31:9-16 (Please read responsively by verse.)
9 Have mercy on me, O LORD, for I am in trouble; *
my eye is consumed with sorrow,
and also my throat and my belly.
10 For my life is wasted with grief,
and my years with sighing; *
my strength fails me because of affliction,
and my bones are consumed.
11 I have become a reproach to all my enemies and even to my neighbors,
a dismay to those of my acquaintance; *
when they see me in the street they avoid me.
12 I am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind; *
I am as useless as a broken pot.
13 For I have heard the whispering of the crowd;
fear is all around; *
they put their heads together against me;
they plot to take my life.
14 But as for me, I have trusted in you, O LORD. *
I have said, "You are my God.
15 My times are in your hand; *
rescue me from the hand of my enemies,
and from those who persecute me.
16 Make your face to shine upon your servant, *
and in your loving-kindness save me."
Second Reading Philippians 2:5-11
Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited, but emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, being born in human likeness. And being found in human form, he humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death-- even death on a cross. Therefore God also highly exalted him and gave him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus
every knee should bend, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Homily The Rev. Stephen B. Klots
The Nicene Creed page 358
The Prayers of the People (Form III) page 387
The Confession and Absolution page 360
The Peace
Holy Communion
The Great Thanksgiving: Prayer A page 361
Prayer for Spiritual Communion
In union, O Lord, with the faithful at every altar of your Church where the Holy Eucharist is celebrated, I desire to offer you praise and thanksgiving. I present to you my soul and body with the earnest wish that I may always be united to you. And since I cannot now receive you sacramentally, I ask you to come spiritually into my heart. I unite myself to you, and embrace you with all the affections of my soul. Let nothing ever separate you from me. May I live and die in your love. Amen.
Blessing
Hymn 210 Hosanna, loud hosanna (stanza 1-2) sung to the tune Ellacombe
st. 1:
Hosanna, loud hosanna, the little children sang,
through pillared court and temple the lovely anthem rang.
To Jesus, who had blessed them close folded to his breast,
the children sang their praises, the simplest and the best.
st. 2:
"Hosanna in the highest!" that ancient song we sing,
for Christ is our Redeemer, the Lord of heav'n our King.
O may we ever praise him with heart and life and voice,
and in his blissful presence eternally rejoice!
Postlude Rigaudon A. Campra
Dismissal
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SERVICE for PALM SUNDAY
5 April 2020
Liturgy of the Palms
Prelude Hosanna J. Weinberger
The people standing, the Celebrant says
Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord.
People Peace in heaven and glory in the highest.
Celebrant Let us pray.
Assist us mercifully with your help, O Lord God of our salvation, that we may enter with joy upon the contemplation of those mighty acts, whereby you have given us life and immortality; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Holy Gospel Matthew 21.1-11
Celebrant The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew
People Glory to you, Lord Christ
When Jesus and his disciples had come near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, "Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her; untie them and bring them to me. If anyone says anything to you, just say this, `The Lord needs them.' And he will send them immediately." This took place to fulfill what had been spoken through the prophet, saying, "Tell the daughter of Zion, Look, your king is coming to you, humble, and mounted on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey." The disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them; they brought the donkey and the colt, and put their cloaks on them, and he sat on them. A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. The crowds that went ahead of him and that followed were shouting, "Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest heaven!" When he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was in turmoil, asking, "Who is this?" The crowds were saying, "This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth in Galilee."
Celebrant The Gospel of The Lord
People Praise to you, Lord Christ.
Celebrant The Lord be with you.
People And also with you.
Celebrant Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
People It is right to give him thanks and praise.
It is right to praise you, Almighty God, for the acts of love by which you have redeemed us through your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. On this day he entered the holy city of Jerusalem in triumph, and was proclaimed as King of kings by those who spread their garments and branches of palm along his way. Let these branches be for us signs of his victory, and grant that we who bear them in his name may ever hail him as our King, and follow him in the way that leads to eternal life; who lives and reigns in glory with you and the Holy Spirit, now and forever. Amen
Celebrant Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
People Hosanna in the highest.
Procession
Celebrant Let us go forth in peace.
People In the name of Christ. Amen.
Hymn 154 All Glory, Laud and Honor (stanzas 1-3) Valet will ich der geben
refrain:
All glory, laud, and honor to thee, Redeemer, King!
to whom the lips of children made sweet hosannas ring!
st. 1:
Thou art the King of Israel, thou David's royal Son,
who in the Lord's Name comest, the King and Blessed One.
st. 2:
The company of angels is praising thee on high;
and we with all creation in chorus make reply.
st. 3:
The people of the Hebrews with palms before thee went;
our praise and prayers and anthems before thee we present.
Collect of the Day
Celebrant The Lord be with you
People And also with you
Celebrant Let us pray
Almighty and everliving God, in your tender love for the human race you sent your Son our Savior Jesus Christ to take upon him our nature, and to suffer death upon the cross, giving us the example of his great humility: Mercifully grant that we may walk in the way of his suffering, and also share in his resurrection; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
First Reading Isaiah 50.4-9a
The Lord God has given me the tongue of a teacher, that I may know how to sustain the weary with a word. Morning by morning he wakens-- wakens my ear to listen as those who are taught.
The Lord God has opened my ear, and I was not rebellious, I did not turn backward. I gave my back to those who struck me, and my cheeks to those who pulled out the beard; I did not hide my face from insult and spitting. The Lord God helps me; therefore I have not been disgraced; therefore I have set my face like flint, and I know that I shall not be put to shame; he who vindicates me is near. Who will contend with me? Let us stand up together. Who are my adversaries? Let them confront me. It is the Lord God who helps me; who will declare me guilty?
Reader The Word of the Lord.
People Thanks be to God
Psalm 31:9-16 (Please read responsively by verse.)
9 Have mercy on me, O LORD, for I am in trouble; *
my eye is consumed with sorrow,
and also my throat and my belly.
10 For my life is wasted with grief,
and my years with sighing; *
my strength fails me because of affliction,
and my bones are consumed.
11 I have become a reproach to all my enemies and even to my neighbors,
a dismay to those of my acquaintance; *
when they see me in the street they avoid me.
12 I am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind; *
I am as useless as a broken pot.
13 For I have heard the whispering of the crowd;
fear is all around; *
they put their heads together against me;
they plot to take my life.
14 But as for me, I have trusted in you, O LORD. *
I have said, "You are my God.
15 My times are in your hand; *
rescue me from the hand of my enemies,
and from those who persecute me.
16 Make your face to shine upon your servant, *
and in your loving-kindness save me."
Second Reading Philippians 2:5-11
Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited, but emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, being born in human likeness. And being found in human form, he humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death-- even death on a cross. Therefore God also highly exalted him and gave him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus
every knee should bend, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Homily The Rev. Stephen B. Klots
The Nicene Creed page 358
The Prayers of the People (Form III) page 387
The Confession and Absolution page 360
The Peace
Holy Communion
The Great Thanksgiving: Prayer A page 361
Prayer for Spiritual Communion
In union, O Lord, with the faithful at every altar of your Church where the Holy Eucharist is celebrated, I desire to offer you praise and thanksgiving. I present to you my soul and body with the earnest wish that I may always be united to you. And since I cannot now receive you sacramentally, I ask you to come spiritually into my heart. I unite myself to you, and embrace you with all the affections of my soul. Let nothing ever separate you from me. May I live and die in your love. Amen.
Blessing
Hymn 210 Hosanna, loud hosanna (stanza 1-2) sung to the tune Ellacombe
st. 1:
Hosanna, loud hosanna, the little children sang,
through pillared court and temple the lovely anthem rang.
To Jesus, who had blessed them close folded to his breast,
the children sang their praises, the simplest and the best.
st. 2:
"Hosanna in the highest!" that ancient song we sing,
for Christ is our Redeemer, the Lord of heav'n our King.
O may we ever praise him with heart and life and voice,
and in his blissful presence eternally rejoice!
Postlude Rigaudon A. Campra
Dismissal
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Links to NWCT Regional Church News
https://www.episcopalct.org/northwest/
https://www.episcopalct.org/northwest/parish-live-streams/
https://www.episcopalct.org/northwest/region-news/
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Prayer List During the Time of Transition
FISH provides rides for non-drivers needing to keep
local medical appointments
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VOLUNTEERS
ARE VERY MUCH NEEDED,
IN PARTICULAR DRIVERS!
FISH is very short-handed ....
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Please call Edith Altvater
(new number: 860.539.9957)
if you can help!
local medical appointments
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VOLUNTEERS
ARE VERY MUCH NEEDED,
IN PARTICULAR DRIVERS!
FISH is very short-handed ....
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Please call Edith Altvater
(new number: 860.539.9957)
if you can help!
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