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From Bishop Jake

All, 

The clergy of our Diocese, just received this message from Bishop Jake Owensby. Accordingly, we return to these restrictions now.

Dear Ones, 

Due to the rising number of COVID cases among the fully vaccinated—and a breakout of cases among the vaccinated at Epiphany, New Iberia—I am issuing the following restrictions. 

We will return to the use of intinction only for the cup at Communion. Additionally, we will pass the peace from a distance. I recognize that many of you have continued these practices, and it now applies to all.

The root of the problem is the very low vaccination rate in our state. Accordingly, I urge each of you to do all in your power to persuade people in you surrounding community to get vaccinated. Louisiana is among the five least vaccinated states in the country. 

As I stated when restrictions were lifted, evolving circumstances could demand a return to more restrictive guidelines. Let’s work together now to avoid a return to masks, attendance maximums, and social distancing.

As always, the non-vaccinated and those with compromised immune systems are strongly encouraged to wear masks or to attend virtual worship only. The infected should quarantine.

In the event of a breakout in your congregation, you will need to cease in-person services in your building for one week to ensure that the space is COVID-free. Outdoor services would still be a viable option if weather permits.

Thank you for your steady leadership, patience, and cooperation. Stay safe and be well.

Please know that we will keep you posted as the situation changes. Please encourage those you know to get vaccinated, and keep everyone in your prayers.

 

Sunday, July 18

Join us for “at church” or “virtually” for worship this Sunday, July 18, 2021, The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost, at St. Alban’s, St. Thomas’, St. Patrick’s, and Iglesia Episcopal La Esperanza de Familias Unidas. 

Holy Eucharist, Rite Two
St. Albanś - 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.*
St. Thomas' - 10:00 a.m.*
St. Patrick’s – 1:30 p.m.*

* These liturgies will be Live-Streamed on Facebook for those who choose to remain at home. 
Download a pdf of the leaflet to print or to use on your phone or tablet. Holy Eucharist -  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-CwjM2PECcnMXThI2j4jTW-vppXkeqvU/view?usp=sharing

La Santa Eucaristía: Rito Dos
Iglesia Episcopal La Esperanza de Familias Unidas – Domingo - 5:00 p.m.
y vía transmisión en vivo en nuestra página de Facebook.

Zoom Compline
Sunday -  8:00 p.m.

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We hope to “see” you all on Sunday as you are most comfortable!

Dawnell+, Whit+, Rob+ and Deacon Rita

Art from Clip Art, Steve Erspamer, Liturgy Training Publications – ltp.org

Friday

Peace

 

Argula von Grumbach

Argula von Grumbach, Scholar and Church Reformer, c. 1554

Collect:

Almighty God, who gave your servant Argula von Grumbach a spirit of wisdom and power to love your Word and boldly to draw others to its truth: Pour out that same spirit upon us, so that we, knowing and loving your Holy Word, may be unashamed of Christ and may not sin against the Holy Spirit that is within us; this we ask in the name of the same Son and Holy Spirit, who live and reign with you, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Argula von Grumbach née von Stauff (1492-c. 1554) was a Bavarian writer and noblewoman who, starting in the early 1520s, became involved in the Protestant Reformation debates going on in Germany. She became the first Protestant woman writer, publishing letters and poems promoting and defending Martin Luther as well as his co-worker Philip Melanchthon and other Protestant groups. She is most known for directly challenging the University of Ingolstadt's faculty when she wrote a letter to them speaking out against the arrest of a Lutheran student. As one of the few women at the time openly speaking out her views, her writings sparked controversy and often became bestsellers, with tens of thousands of copies of her letters and poems circulating within a few years of their publication.*

*The Lectionary, via Wikipedia, http://www.satucket.com/lectionary/Argula_von_Grumbach.html 

Join us tonight for Evening Prayer and our Bible Project Class to learn something new about the Bible.

Zoom Evening Prayer & Bible Project
Wednesday, 5:30 p.m.
 
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