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Inviting Children and Youth Around the Altar at the Eucharist
For decades, at our 9:30 a.m. Sunday service, we have invited children and and youth to come up around the altar for the Eucharistic prayer. The COVID pandemic put a stop to this practice. Some of you may have forgotten, and others may have never experienced this practice. The reasons we invite children and youth to come forward around the altar are multiple:
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The Vestry has decided that starting on Sunday, September 11th, our 9:30 service and its activities will become mask optional. This change is due to now universal vaccine eligibility. Everyone 6 months and older who wants to be vaccinated can finally access the vaccine. The last group to become eligible was the under-5s, who could get their first dose in mid-June. Depending on how quickly families were able to get that first dose and which vaccine they received, children in this age group started to become fully vaccinated in early August, with many more coming up to full vaccination throughout August and September.
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Since returning to the sanctuary for worship services, many parishioners have commented on the sound of our organ. Several have spoken to our Music Director and Organist, John Jantzi, and have asked if something has changed. Your ears do not deceive you! During the first two years of the pandemic, the sanctuary was not as heavily used, offering a unique opportunity to renovate the organ.
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Dear friends in Christ,
We look forward to welcoming you back to worship together in person!
We know that some are past ready and some are not quite ready. I encourage you to have grace for your fellow parishioners as we navigate this time.
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On November 6, St. Mary’s began offering an additional daily office Zoom service: Morning Prayer Fridays at 9:30 AM. This daily office service will be using the resource Enriching Our Worship I. This supplemental liturgical material was prepared by the Standing Liturgical Commission of the Episcopal Church. St. Mary’s has long had a value of providing alternative worship opportunities to those who want and need it. A core focus of this value has been inclusive language.
