With Bulletin For March 3 Service

Dear St. Paul’s Church Family,

  Before Olly and our critters and I moved to Nantucket in June of 2018, so many friends in Delaware who knew the island only in the summertime asked incredulously, “You are going to live there year round!? What will you do in the winter?” Although where we lived in Rehoboth Beach was also a summer resort, during our time there we had witnessed the evolution to a year round economy to meet the needs of rapid development. This did provide many benefits to the community, but it also stripped the area of the peaceful offseason downtime. 

  At church tomorrow we will hear the Ten Commandments twice: in The Decalogue of A Penitential Order that we use throughout Lent, and in the first lesson from Exodus. The fourth commandment is: Remember the Sabbath Day and keep it holy. Sabbath means in Hebrew to literally rest from labor, a challenge for most of us in the often frenzied pace of this modern era. And though we are busy in the community most every day at St. Paul’s Church, we are also able to experience the offseason beauty and serenity of the island, a season of Sabbath renewal.

Thank you for your commitment to serving the needs of our island neighbors in the many ways that we now do. Our ministries are wonderfully interwoven and continue to create intergenerational and multicultural relationships - both pastoral and social. It is an honor to be called upon by non-parishioners too during their time of need. One precious moment I experienced last week after getting off the ferry in Hyannis was a kindergartner from our afterschool Ready, Set, Read program dragging his Mom over to introduce her to me. St. Paul’s Suppers continues too to create those relationships, and are now being supplied by Terry Noyes’ Movie Club crew, parishioner Chef Jack Williams and Chef David McGuire.

When we arrived those years ago, my brother Matthew warned that March on Nantucket is sometimes referred to as Hate Month. He noted that some folks are tired of being cooped up for these past months, that many are out of work and living off their diminishing savings, and so people might feel a bit edgy right about now. This is all the more reason to be intentional about observing this Lenten season of reflection and restorative Sabbath time. As we prayed on Ash Wednesday, “Restore us, good Lord, and let your anger depart from us. Favorably hear us, for your mercy is great.” See you at church!

The peace of Christ,

Max

This Week at St. Paul’s Church in Nantucket

Tuesdays -Thursdays

8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.  Regular church office hours; Parish House

Fridays

9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.  Regular church office hours; Parish House

Tuesday, March 5

10:00 a.m.        Sherburne Commons Eucharist

12:00 p.m.        Lunchbox Series in the Parish House

Wednesday, March 6

9:00 a.m.          Staff Meeting

12:00 p.m.        Mid-Week Music

2:30 p.m.         Meal Delivery Ministry

Thursday, March 7

11:30 a.m.          Bible Study in the Parish House

Sunday, March 10  Daylight Savings

9:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist 

10:45 a.m. Coffee Hour

Upcoming Happenings

St. Paul's Lunchbox Series D / Lunch with King David

Absalom, Absalom!  Join us for Lunchbox on Tuesday, March 5, noon to 1 pm. We will finish reading (aloud) the play that Lunchbox adapted from the Second Book of Samuel.  No thespian experience required. Our readings have stimulated interesting discussions on leadership, parenting, and grandparenting.. To receive the handout, please write to Sam Baker at  . 

The link address for Lunches with King David is Zoom Link for Lunch with King David

Calendar of Upcoming Events

Palm Sunday, March 24 at 9:20 a.m.

Gather at the pocket park (corner of Fair and Main Street at 9:20 a.m.) for the Procession of the Liturgy of the Palms. Service starts at 9:30 a.m.

March 28, Maundy Thursday

Service at 7:00 p.m.

Maundy Thursday Eucharist and stripping of the Altar 

Good Friday, March 29 from noon to 1:00 p.m.

Prayers & Scripture Commemorating The Crucifixion

Good Friday at 6:00 p.m. ~ Faure’s classic “Requiem” transcribed for piano and organ with readings of the requiem text. A contemplative Good Friday service.

Holy Saturday, March 30 at 7:00 p.m.

The Great Vigil of Easter 

Easter Sunday, March 31 at 9:30 a.m. 

Easter Morning Celebration of the Resurrection & Eucharist

Coffee Hour and Easter egg hunt to follow

April 17, 7:00 p.m. Free Concert by Stile Antico, one of the world’s finest vocal ensembles, here at St. Paul’s Church. 

Updated Contact Information

Please email if your contact information has changed and needs to be updated.

The information to access our daily broadcast offerings is as follows:

Sunday Holy Eucharist at 9:30am

• in person
• via Facebook Live at St Paul's Church in Nantucket - Episcopal
• or via Zoom at click here and then click on Join a Meeting and use the ID code and then the Passcode when prompted with the meeting ID # 983 0366 8882 Passcode: 373740
• to phone in 1-301-715-8592 code: 98303668882#

Thursday morning Bible study 11:30-12:30, in person at church and via Facebook Live or Zoom (with the meeting ID # 957 8383 4554 and Passcode 206515).

Joe Hammer’s Mid-Week Music @St. Paul's, Wednesdays at noon, in person at church and via Facebook Live.

St. Paul’s Church in Nantucket (Episcopal)

March 3, 2024

Third Sunday in Lent

Ringing of the Church Bell

Prelude                  Matin Hymn (Moring Hymn)

                            Louis Leféburé-Wély (1817-1869)

Hymn 685         Rock of ages, cleft for me                                Toplady

The Acclamation 

Salutation

The Decalogue

Confession

Absolution

Kyrie S96           Lord, have mercy             Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy.

 Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.

Lord, have mercy, have mercy.

Collect of the Day

The Lessons

A Reading from Exodus 20:1-17

Psalm 19

A Reading from 1 Corinthians 1:18-25

The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John 2:13-22.

Sermon                                                                The Rev. Max J. Wolf

Music Meditation         A Lenten Meditation

           Louis Leféburé-Wély; arr. Edward Broughton (1934-2015)

The Prayers of the People

The Peace

The Peace of the Lord be always with you. And also with you.

Announcements

Offertory Anthem    Lead Me, Lord                                           Choir

            Words: Psalm 5:8, 4:9; Music: Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810-1876)

Lead me, Lord, lead me in Thy righteousness, make Thy way plain before my face. For it is Thou, Lord, Thou, Lord, only, That makest me dwell in safety.

The Holy Communion

The Breaking of the Bread

At the Communion    Prière                           Louis Leféburé-Wély

Postcommunion Prayer (BCP 365)

Blessing

Hymn 152        Kind Maker of the world, O hear      A la venue de Noel

Dismissal

The people respond: Thanks be to God.

Voluntary                  Benediction                      Louis Leféburé-Wély

All are invited to Coffee Hour after the service. 

Celebrant                                The Rev. Max J. Wolf 

Verger                                      Curtis Barnes

Eucharistic Minister               Stacey Stuart

Readers                                   Jackie McGrady, Lucy Bixby

Ushers                                     Trish Anderson, Phil Smith

Altar Guild                               Trish Anderson, Dottie Gennaro,

                                                  Ann Smith  

Music Director                         Joe Hammer