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Phase 1 of reopening is here, and we have a prayerful plan. In case you missed it, please watch Father Duane’s video message above.
Parish Directories are now available on the Mount Olivet and Annunciation websites for viewing, printing, or saving to your phone! (These are password protected. Contact Father Duane for the site password.) Annunciation click here Mount Olivet click here Break out rooms for each parish are now enabled for our Half Caff Virtual Coffee Hour! Join us after the 10 am Sunday worship service for the chance to connect with old and new friends. CHURCH SERVICES, EVENTS, ACTIVITIES This Sunday both Annunciation and Mt. Olivet will meet again at 10 am on YouTube Live for readings, prayers, and music, with lay readers and music ministers, Jessica Holl and Steven Kennedy participating live from home. We'll also be joined by guest musicians Ainsley Matich and Jimmy Williams (Double Bass and Piano/Vocal). For a copy of this Sunday bulletin, go here. After the service, fill your mug and jump over to Zoom for Half-Caff, our moderated coffee (1/2) hour. In order to make sure everyone has time to visit, we have created breakout rooms organized by parish. Join the Zoom meeting after the service in the usual way, and the moderator will announce when we split into breakout rooms -- there is nothing new for you to learn to do. If you find yourself in the wrong breakout room or just want to switch it up, let the moderator know! Here is a complete list of online events scheduled through next Thursday:
READERS NEEDED We need people to pre-record readings for our Sunday worship service! If you have a smartphone or computer with video recording ability, you have all the equipment you need. Please let Fr. Duane know at Duane@AnnunciationEpiscopal.com Would you like to join Annunciation or Mount Olivet? Would you like to consider joining Annunciation or Mount Olivet? Fr. Duane will begin an inquirers class on the first Sunday of June, 06/07 at 6 pm on Zoom. First Sunday Seekers will meet once a month for four months - a total of four classes. Classes will last 90 minutes. This exploratory class is open to anyone, whether you seek baptism, renewal of your faith, or simply to transfer your membership from another church. Contact Fr. Duane at Duane@AnnunciationEpiscopal.com to sign up to attend. PARISH NEWS Broadmoor Virtual Block Party On Friday, May 15, from 7–9 pm, the Broadmoor Improvement Association (BIA) will present a virtual block party. This virtual fundraising event to support the BIA's emergency response efforts will feature special community guests, a cocktail demonstration from Turning Tables, cooking demonstration from a local chef, a community art project, entertainment from local musicians, and much more! Tickets start at $5 and can be purchased through facebook.com/broadmoornola/ Youth News Happening #84 has been postponed and will be rescheduled for September 25-27, 2020. Further details on registration will be available in late August. The Diocese is reaching out to those who have registered for the May weekend. If you have any questions, please email the Rev. Jane-Allison Wiggin-Nettles at jwigginnettles@edola.org Mount Olivet Vestry Meeting Vestry meets again on Monday, May 18 at 4pm on Zoom. EASTER Diaper Drive We have set up an Amazon wish list to make it easy to donate diapering supplies to our community's vulnerable migrant children served by the New Orleans Children's Health Project. At check out, choose Philip Howell for the shipping address, and Megan and Philip will get the donations where they need to go. Shopping from Amazon? Help support Annunciation. Your purchases made through our link at smile.amazon.com help support Annunciation at no extra cost to you. To select us as your preferred charity, visit smile.amazon.com and search for Church of the Annunciation Episcopal Foundation. Neighbors in Need Mount Olivet. The Algiers Point Lil Free Pantry continues to accept donations at the community garden at 615 Opelousas Street. Annunciation. The Broadmoor Food Pantry has seen the number of clients double in the last month. Stable shelf items can be dropped off at Broadmoor Community Church at 2021 South Dupre Street (next to El Pavo Royal) at the following times:
Resources for Parishioners Broadmoor Improvement Association exists to help every resident in Broadmoor thrive, and is open to all members of Annunciation, even if you reside outside the neighborhood. They provide affordable counseling and social services for all income levels on a donation basis. Call the BIA at 504-249-5130 or email wellness@broadmoorimprovement.com for more information. GIVING The work of the Church goes on, even if the building is closed. Your generosity is needed and appreciated more than ever. Please give what you can, and if you are concerned about being able to fulfill your pledge, just reach out to Bates Whiteside or Jessica Jackson at Annunciation or Cyndi Hardy at Mount Olivet. Together, we can weather these uncertain times. The all-around best way to give is with a recurring contribution through your bank account. It’s easy to set this up online, or our Parish Administrator Jessica Jackson can walk you through it. Give her a call at 535-4452. We are also grateful to accept your gift at any time in either of the following ways: Donate online at www.AnnunciationEpiscopal.com/Give or www.MountOlivet.org/Give. OR text GIVE to 504-565-2682. OR mail your check to your church. PRAYER REQUESTS for both parishes Intercessions are requested for Doug Kuylen, Joyce Barefield, Debra Walker, Warrenn, Ina, Herbert, Kate, our leaders, frontline workers, the unemployed, expectant mothers, mentally ill, senior care homes, John Hill, Monica, Jane, Bill, Tina, Chad, John, Jackie Clarkson, Sam Milstead, Reggie, Chris, Jane, Evelyn, Don, Roland, Arthur, Julie, Kenny and their family as they move. Prayers of thanksgiving for good health by Cyndi Hardy and for continued healing of Morris and Gillian by Rosanne. Prayers for the repose of the souls. Prayers for Members of the Armed Forces, especially Sergeant Major Patrick Milstead and TSgt Earl Dontavious Moorer. Prayers for May birthdays: Olive Campbell 05/01, Kerri Rose 05/02, Rhonzasé Washington 05/02, Rocky McGuire 05/02, Derrick Washington 05/03, Crickett Lapeyre 05/06, Miuna Mae Nyx 05/06, Ned Rannells 05/06, Dennis Bergeron III 05/08, Jane-Allison Wiggin-Nettles 05/10, Annette Sisco 05/13, Benjamin Kennedy 5/15, Corey Crooks Sr. 5/17, Cynthia Hill 05/19, Hazel Rue 05/20, Meghan Howell 05/23, CR Gruver 5/25, Valerie Mohammed 05/20 Do you or does someone you know need our prayers? Please submit prayer requests by the end of Monday for inclusion in the weekly news/service bulletin by contacting Rev. Duane at Duane@AnnunciationEpiscopal.com or (504) 357-8211. NEW: Prayer requests will automatically expire after one month on the list. If you want to renew a request, just let us know. STAYING CONNECTED YouTube Live Our online worship services are best viewed and heard through your internet-enabled TV. Open the YouTube app or channel and use the search window to locate Church of the Annunciation Episcopal and subscribe to our YouTube Live channel. You can also watch on your computer or smartphone through our website. Please note that our online services are live and subject to unforeseen technological glitches. Should our broadcast freeze, lose audio, video, or otherwise be interrupted, be patient. If we haven’t sorted it out in a minute or two, you can try refreshing the page. If it’s been several minutes or you see a notice that the video has been removed (due to overaggressive artificial intelligence monitors), go back to our main YouTube landing page and check to see if we’ve started over with a new feed. Perhaps use this time to pray for your worship team. It certainly can’t hurt. If you are on Facebook, be sure to like and follow our pages, facebook.com/AnnunciationNOLA and facebook.com/MountOlivetAlgiersPoint/ Zoom Meetings Zoom is a video-conferencing tool that is free and very easy to use. The simplest way to connect is to use this link to join any scheduled Zoom meeting hosted by Annunciation’s Zoom account. (The password will be entered for you automatically, just respond yes if prompted to download or open zoom app). If you are familiar with Zoom you can also join our Meeting ID: 504 895 8697 from the app. We use the same password for all our meetings. Message Father Duane if you don’t know it. Zoom works best when we can all see each other, but if you do not have access to a computer or smartphone with a video camera, you can still join in by telephone. Dial (346) 248-7799 and when prompted, enter Meeting ID: 504 895 8697 and numeric passcode 740232 Weekly News Weekly news will be emailed on Wednesdays and posted to our website https://www.annunciationepiscopal.com/ shortly after. Look for Father Duane’s video “Week in Review” on YouTube and Facebook also on Wednesdays. And in case you’ve wondered, we will also be mailing weekly news to the small number of parishioners who do not have access to email or social media. If you have announcements to include in weekly news, please send them to Kyran at community@annunciationepiscopal.com.
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