 SPOTLIGHT ON ANNUNCIATION/MT. OLIVET IN DIOCESEAN MAGAZINE
“God is wherever and however we gather.” Father Duane has an article in the June 2020 issue of Churchwork, a publication of the Diocese of Louisiana, in which he writes about the experience of pastoring through the pandemic. Read “Focusing on Connection and Community” here. PICNIC IN PLACE JULY 26 Since our planned Parish picnic on the church lawn had to be cancelled due to heightened restrictions on in-person gatherings, and since we still have PRIZES to give away, all are invited to participate in a “Picnic in Place” event on Sunday July 26, 5:30-7 pm! We will have bingo via Zoom (game cards will be sent out in advance), and prizes will be delivered to the winners! As last week’s pastoral letter urged, let’s be creative in how we re-imagine this gathering. Some folks in higher risk categories may need to picnic at home and rely on Zoom for community. Some of you may be comfortable with getting together in pairs or small groups to picnic outside with due precautions. The important thing is to maintain the connections that keep us strong and healthy as a community during this time when we cannot all gather in the parish hall or church pews. Outside-the-box thinkers, this is your time to shine! BE THE BRIDGE BOOK STUDY HAS NEW OPENINGS We now have three small groups studying Latasha Morrison’s book, Be the Bridge, Pursuing God's Heart for Racial Reconciliation. There are two evening groups meeting alternate Wednesdays from 6:30-8 pm, and one daytime group, which meets every other Wednesday morning, 10:30 am -12 pm. All meetings take place over Zoom (Meeting ID 504 895 8697). There is still time to join Evening Group B (led by Kyran) or the daytime group (led by Marcie), both meeting next on 07/22. The e-book is available from Amazon (smile.amazon.com/ch/72-0508566 will benefit the Church of the Annunciation Episcopal Foundation), you can order a hard copy from your preferred bookseller (Community Book Center is a Black-owned bookstore here in New Orleans), or from Christbooks.com. YOUR CHURCH IS AS VIBRANT AND ACTIVE AS EVER. HERE’S WHAT’S HAPPENING: Email or text Fr. Duane for the Zoom password. It is the same for every meeting at both churches.
AUDIO-ONLY TELEPHONE ACCESS TO ALL ANNUNCIATION ZOOM MEETINGS Call 1-646-558-8656, enter Meeting ID number 5048958697, enter numeric passcode (available on request from Father Duane) HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS Hurricane season has unfortunately not been cancelled. Are you prepared? Check out Ready.nola.gov/plan/hurricane/ for information, checklists, and other helpful resources. If you need help evacuating in the event of a hurricane or other disaster, please let Father Duane know. MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES 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 email Father Duane. More than ever, we need beauty in our lives! Sign up for Altar Flowers with Suzanne Fontan PARISH NEWS Vestry Vestry will meet July 26, 5pm 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. The Amazon shopping app on iOS and Android mobile phones now supports smile.amazon.com as well. Go into the main menu of the Amazon Shopping app, tap into 'Settings', tap 'AmazonSmile' and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the process. Neighbors in Need 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. 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 text GIVE to 504-565-2682. OR mail your check. PRAYER REQUESTS Intercessions are requested for Emily, Jonah, Martha and her daughter Lisa, Bates, and Sadie, and for public health and safety, and for families in conflict. Thanksgiving is offered for Morris Jones recovery. Prayers for Members of the Armed Forces. July Birthdays Eli Gay (07/01), Bates Whiteside (07/01), April Courtney-Foshee (07/02), Cynthia Costello (07/04), Avery Crooks (07/12), Steven Prejeant (07/16), Asher Howell (07/17), Myles Breaux (07/23), Robin Yeager (07/23), Julie Zitzmann (07/26), Lily Holmes (07/27), Maureen Young (07/29) 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. Prayer requests will automatically expire after one month on the list. If you want to renew a request, just let us know.
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 The following article by The Rev. Duane Wiggin-Nettles appeared in the June 2020 issue of Churchwork, a publication of the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana I recently heard a colleague push back against what must already be the most tired marketing trope of the decade, “In these uncertain times…” “What times are certain?” he said. I agree. Life has always been full of uncertainty and change. There’s a season for everything, as Ecclesiastes reminds us. But in every season, there is also a constant- -God. Scripture describes a world born out of chaos into the hands of a loving and stable Creator and redeemed by the incarnational Christ Jesus. This idea has guided me and the leadership at both parishes where I serve as priest, Free Church of the Annunciation - Episcopal and Mount Olivet Episcopal Church, to shift the focus from chaos and uncertainty to connection and community with God and one another - to be present in this moment. Early in the pandemic, I read a theological reflection from a Jesuit priest inviting us to see ourselves as a people in exile, as during the Prophets, when ancient Israel was removed from the temple, the physical presence of God in their lives. The great stability in their lives. As we have been separated from the eucharist, the physical, stable presence of God in our own lives. While the Israelites mourned their loss, the Prophets invited them to consider how to be the people of God without the temple. I felt this was a time for us to do the same. Our Episcopal and Anglican traditions offer many ways in which to experience the physical and stable presence of God when we gather, even without eucharist. We read in Ezekiel that the prophet literally ate the Scripture rolls, feasting on the word of God as an example to the people in exile. We decided we would also feast on Scripture during this time. I moved our services online to Morning Prayer. We could not pretend that nothing had changed. It was a different time. We could do nothing about what was happening, but we could do something about our response. We needed to find new ways to commune together with God. I decided to stream services from my house. My parishioners were working from home, so I would do the same. We’re all in this together. I also felt it was good to set an example to stay home. It’s been an opportunity to show people that we can find God in places other than the church building. God is wherever and however we gather. While acknowledging our loss, I encouraged us to embrace new-found opportunities before us. It’s been a time of creativity for me. I took the approach that online is a different medium than in-person so it should look different. Our streaming devices (phones, tablets, TVs) call for a more intimate experience. We do a live-stream at 10 a.m. each Sunday to foster community and connection in a way I felt pre-recording could not. We sometimes have technical issues, but in-person worship isn’t perfect either. Mics go out. Readers sometimes cannot be heard. The wrong hymn might be played. Once we got over the need for perfection, we instead focused on having a shared experience. A friend of mine summed it up well when he observed that we are about “connection, not perfection.” We follow the service with coffee hour on Zoom. We usually see about 20-25 people join in for time of fellowship, from all over the country and even from Canada. We end with prayer requests.  Instead of retracting, we’ve expanded our small group offerings using Zoom. We have formed new parent groups and retiree groups that people have been talking about for years but could never seem to get off the ground before. We are meeting people where they are, as Jesus and the early church went to the people wherever they were.
I make a point to attend most small group meetings over Zoom in order to see and connect with folks since the opportunity for casual conversations before and after service is not possible. I also spend a great deal of time on the telephone to stay in touch or provide pastoral care. The length of phone calls has surprised me the most. They last much longer than a pre-pandemic call. While I had to adjust my schedule to this, I’ve welcomed it. The one-on-one conversations offer an opportunity of deep connection. For all the disruption at this time, my parishes and I have learned new ways of being that we will carry into the next phase of our life together. Tomorrow won’t look like the past or the present. The future will bring its own challenges and joys. Chaos will certainly be there. As in every age, we will be faced with the choice between shrinking from it in fear or stepping out into the light of Christ in the hands of a stable Creator. Friends,
Due to increasing COVID-19 cases, the Mayor's new restrictions on outdoor gatherings, the Vestry and I felt it necessary to cancel this Sunday’s parish picnic. This news from the Mayor was difficult to hear. These measures affect everyone, but our prayers especially go out to owners and staff in the service industry who are struggling for their livelihoods, while trying to do the right thing. Most of us are feeling anxious. Some are angry at those who are not practicing social distancing or wearing masks consistently when in public. We need everyone to do their part for sure. But I think it is important to remember that even if everyone followed every rule, this virus would still be with us. There would be fewer cases and fewer deaths, but we would still not be "back to normal.” Science still has much more to learn about this virus in order to provide us with a path "back to normal." In the meantime, we are going to have to practice patience. I know. New Orleanians are only patient for one thing: a Mardi Gras parade. We will sit for hours waiting for one to come. But we don’t sit there moping, angry, and depressed. We wait in a spirit of community and connection with our family, friends and neighbors. Maybe that could be our inspiration as we anticipate the return of a time when we can again celebrate festivals, sit down in our favorite restaurants and bars, and sing together in the pews of our church. We can use this time of waiting to be creative about how we congregate and connect. We continue to be one church, but for now, we need to think about being one church made up of many small groups. Almost anything we would be doing in larger numbers can be adapted to a small group format -- learning, praying, serving others, and having fun. Small groups can more easily follow public health guidelines, and can be formed around particular safety concerns and needs. One group may be comfortable meeting in person on a front porch or backyard to watch a Sunday morning service together. Another may need to stay in touch through a text thread or zoom meeting. Some could organize ministry projects that could be carried out in person or remotely. I know we have the imagination to make this work, but it will take everyone’s active participation. This is an invitation for you to organize with others. As our mission instructs us, showing up for God, and for each other. If you need an ear to bend because life has been stressful, please call me anytime at 504-357-8211. Also, the Broadmoor Improvement Association offers counseling services on a sliding fee scale. The service is available to any of you on this email, since our church is located in the neighborhood. Call the BIA at 504-249-5130 or email wellness@broadmoorimprovement.com for more information. We don’t have to wait for “back to normal” to resume living out our mission. Come on friends. We miss each other. Let’s figure this out.  PARISH PICNIC THIS SUNDAY!
Our rained out Independence Day Parish Picnic will be held on the lawn at Claiborne and Napoleon this Sunday, July 12 from 5:30-7pm: Bingo, sprinkler for the kids, the lighting of the Easter fire, sparklers, and social distancing! This will be our first post-lockdown get-together, so please pay careful attention to the following expectations that your clergy and vestry have set for everyone’s protection:
BE THE BRIDGE BOOK STUDY Two of our small groups are exploring God’s call to racial reconciliation this summer, using the book, Be the Bridge, by Latasha Morrison, as a guide. Both groups will meet every other Wednesday on Zoom from 6:30-8pm. Please note that these groups will be closed to new participants after the first session. The second Annunciation group will begin their study July 8 (Zoom Meeting ID 504 895 8697). The e-book is available from Amazon (smile.amazon.com/ch/72-0508566 will benefit the Church of the Annunciation Episcopal Foundation), you can order a hard copy from your preferred bookseller (Community Book Center is a Black-owned bookstore here in New Orleans), or from Christbooks.com. The initial discussion will look at the sample excerpt that is free on Amazon. We begin gathering at 6:30 for social time, and the discussion will begin at 7, concluding at 8. Join us with an open heart and mind! (Our sister parish Mount Olivet will also begin a group this Thursday, July 9, Zoom Meeting ID 504 366 4650) ZOOM MEETING ACCESS All of Annunciation-hosted Zoom Meetings use Meeting ID and are password protected. To obtain the password, or for an easy 1-click link, or to join from your telephone for audio only, text or email Father Duane or email community@annunciationepiscopal.com YOUR CHURCH IS AS VIBRANT AND ACTIVE AS EVER. HERE’S WHAT’S HAPPENING:
HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS Hurricane season has unfortunately not been cancelled. Are you prepared? Check out Ready.nola.gov/plan/hurricane/ for information, checklists, and other helpful resources. If you need help evacuating in the event of a hurricane or other disaster, please let Father Duane know. MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES 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 Father Duane know at Duane@AnnunciationEpiscopal.com More than ever, we need beauty in our lives! Sign up for Altar Flowers with Suzanne Fontan. PARISH NEWS Vestry Vestry will meet July 26, 5pm 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. The Amazon shopping app on iOS and Android mobile phones now supports smile.amazon.com as well. Go into the main menu of the Amazon Shopping app, tap into 'Settings', tap 'AmazonSmile' and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the process. Neighbors in Need 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. 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 text GIVE to 504-565-2682. OR mail your check. PRAYER REQUESTS Intercessions are requested for Lawrence and Eileen, Jonah, Becky, Bates, Sadie, and for public health and safety. Thanksgiving is offered for Morris’ recovery and birthday. Prayers for Members of the Armed Forces. Prayers for the repose of the soul of Rev. Dr. Mark Gasquet July Birthdays Eli Gay (07/01), Bates Whiteside (07/01), April Courtney-Foshee (07/02), Cynthia Costello (07/04), Avery Crooks (07/12), Steven Prejeant (07/16), Asher Howell (07/17), Myles Breaux (07/23), Robin Yeager (07/23), Julie Zitzmann (07/26), Lily Holmes (07/27), Maureen Young (07/29) 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. Prayer requests will automatically expire after one month on the list. If you want to renew a request, just let us know.  What’s the buzz? (Scroll down for a complete list of what’s happening in our parish) PARISH PICNIC! Our annual Independence Day Parish Picnic will be held on the lawn at Claiborne and Napoleon this Sunday, July 5 from 5:30-7pm: Bingo, sprinkler for the kids, the lighting of the Easter fire, and social distancing! This will be our first post-lockdown get-together, so please pay careful attention to the following expectations that your clergy and vestry have set for everyone’s protection:
NEW BOOK STUDY - jump in either tonight or Wed, 7/8 Two of our small groups will be looking at God’s call to racial reconciliation this summer, using the book, Be the Bridge, by Latasha Morrison, as a guide. Both groups will meet every other Wednesday on Zoom from 6:30-8pm. The Annunciation Bible Study small group will begin their study July 1 (meeting ID 504 895 8697 email Father Duane at Duane@annunciationepiscopal.com for the password). The Annunciation Prayer Group will begin theirs on July 08 using Annette Sisco’s Zoom meeting space (email Annette at asisco@theadvocate.com for details). The e-book is available from Amazon (smile.amazon.com/ch/72-0508566 will benefit the Church of the Annunciation Episcopal Foundation), you can order a hard copy from your preferred bookseller (Community Book Center is a Black-owned bookstore here in New Orleans), or from Christbooks.com. The July 01 group will begin by looking at the sample excerpt that is free on Amazon. We begin gathering at 6:30 for social time, and the discussion will begin at 7, concluding at 8. Join us with an open heart and mind! ANNUNCIATION: UPDATE ON IN-PERSON WORSHIP At the regular Vestry meeting this week, the Vestry and I discussed a time-frame for returning to in-person worship. The Vestry voted to not return to in-person worship during the month of July. At the July meeting, it will make a decision about August. I’ll try to summarize our discussion. We considered the moral, theological, and legal implications for our congregation. While our Bishop has given permission to return to in-person and to hold communion services, there are several challenges for our church. The Vestry and I had hoped to hold communion services in July, but we are concerned by the recent uptick in cases around the city and state. Churches are consistently ranked as one of the least safe places to gather during this pandemic primarily because of our openness and welcoming approach to life together. The feeling was that while we all miss in-person worship, we think the health and safety of each of you is more important. As the saying goes: just because one can do something, does not necessarily mean one should do something. Let me assure you that when we feel it is safe to gather, we will return to in-person worship with communion. We eagerly hope for this to happen. OBITUARY AND FUNERAL NOTICE FOR REV. DR. MARK GASQUET A private funeral service will be held on July 11 for Rev. Dr. Mark Gasquet (family only). Rev. Gasquet was 11th Rector of Annunciation from 1973-2000. He served Annunciation faithfully through decades of many changes. During his time, the church once again became a diverse congregation that welcomed all people. We wouldn’t be who we are without his many, faithful years of service. Our prayers are with his wife, Marilyn, and their family. You can read his obituary here. YOUR CHURCH IS AS VIBRANT AND ACTIVE AS EVER. HERE’S WHAT’S HAPPENING: Email or text Fr. Duane for the Zoom password. It is the same for every meeting at both churches.
HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS Hurricane season has unfortunately not been cancelled. Are you prepared? Check out Ready.nola.gov/plan/hurricane/ for information, checklists, and other helpful resources. If you need help evacuating in the event of a hurricane or other disaster, please let Fr. Duane know. MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES 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 More than ever, we need beauty in our lives! Sign up for Altar Flowers with Suzanne Fontan at sfontan@entergy.com. PARISH NEWS Broadmoor Cottage for Rent Marcie has a great little cottage she says is spotless and available for a very reasonable rate to a drug-free tenant with a personal reference from a parishioner. Contact Marcie at 504-214-8314 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. The Amazon shopping app on iOS and Android mobile phones now supports smile.amazon.com as well. Go into the main menu of the Amazon Shopping app, tap into 'Settings', tap 'AmazonSmile' and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the process. Neighbors in Need 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. 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 text GIVE to 504-565-2682. OR mail your check. PRAYER REQUESTS Intercessions are requested for Ashley and children, John, Bill Grunmeyer, Pastor Greg Manning, Sadie, the Peterson family, April, Julie and Kenny, and Amelia, for those preparing to return to school in August, and for public health and safety. Prayers for Members of the Armed Forces, especially Sergeant Major Patrick Milstead and TSgt Earl Dontavious Moorer. Prayers for the repose of the soul of Rev. Dr. Mark Gasquet July Birthdays: Eli Gay (07/01) 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. 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. If you already have Zoom and know how to join a meeting, our meeting IDS are the same as our main phone numbers. 504 895 8697 for Annunciation, and 504 366 4650 for Mount Olivet. 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 the Meeting ID. Call Father Duane for the numeric passcode. Weekly News News is emailed weekly and posted to our website https://www.annunciationepiscopal.com/ shortly after. If you have announcements to include in weekly news, please send them to Kyran at community@annunciationepiscopal.com.  WHAT'S THE BUZZ?
NEW BOOK STUDY On July 1, the Wednesday night Bible study small group will begin a new book study examining the call to racial reconciliation from a Christian perspective. We are looking at several possible titles and will make a selection based on availability among other considerations. Discussion will take place on Zoom, every other Wednesday, 6:30-8pm. Please email Father Duane if you would like to participate. JUNE IS PRIDE MONTH There’s still time to celebrate Pride!
GET READY FOR GODLY PLAY THIS SUNDAY! Our children's Christian education program, Godly Play, is being brought to Zoom by Charlotte Aitken on Sunday mornings from 9 am to 9:50, in advance of the morning prayer service. Password is required. 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. For a copy of this Sunday bulletin, go here. After the service, fill your mug and jump over to Zoom Meeting ID 504 895 8697 for Coffee Hour. In order to make sure everyone has time to visit, we have created breakout rooms organized by parish. 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 Friday:
Email or text Fr. Duane for the Zoom password. It is the same for every meeting at both churches. HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS Hurricane season has unfortunately not been cancelled. Are you prepared? Check out Ready.nola.gov/plan/hurricane/ for information, checklists, and other helpful resources. If you need help evacuating in the event of a hurricane or other disaster, please let Fr. Duane know. MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES 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 More than ever, we need beauty in our lives! Sign up for Altar Flowers with Suzanne Fontan at sfontan@entergy.com. PARISH NEWS Vestry Meetings 06/28 4pm Annunciation Zoom Meeting ID 504 895 8697 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. The Amazon shopping app on iOS and Android mobile phones now supports smile.amazon.com as well. Go into the main menu of the Amazon Shopping app, tap into 'Settings', tap 'AmazonSmile' and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the process. Neighbors in Need 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. 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 text GIVE to 504-565-2682. OR mail your check to your church. PRAYER REQUESTS for both parishes Intercessions are requested for Sadie, the Peterson family, April, Julie and Kenny, and Amelia, for those preparing to return to school in August, and for the world. Prayers of thanksgiving are offered for father and uncles. Prayers for Members of the Armed Forces, especially Sergeant Major Patrick Milstead and TSgt Earl Dontavious Moorer. Prayers for the repose of the souls of the departed. June Birthdays: (Annunciation) Philip Carbo 6/03, Brian Rowan 6/04, Cliffie Pettigrew 6/08, Amelia Fabares 6/19, Michael Carbo 6/20, Blaze McGuire 6/20, Miriam Kennedy 6/23 (Mount Olivet) Dennis Bergeron, Sr. (06/07), Sarah Bullock (06/09), Meredith Blevins (06/18), John Neisler (06/24). 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. 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 page, facebook.com/AnnunciationNOLA Zoom Meetings Zoom is a video-conferencing tool that is free and very easy to use. If you already have Zoom and know how to join a meeting, our meeting IDS are the same as our main phone numbers. 504 895 8697 for Annunciation, and 504 366 4650 for Mount Olivet. 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 the Meeting ID. Call Father Duane for the numeric passcode. Weekly News News is emailed weekly and posted to our website https://www.annunciationepiscopal.com/ shortly after. If you have announcements to include in weekly news, please send them to Kyran at community@annunciationepiscopal.com.  RE-ENTRY PLANS IN PROGRESS (an update from Father Duane) Dear friends, It has been 13 weeks since we began worshiping and gathering online. As much as we’ve adapted to our new way of doing church, we also long to see each other and gather together in person. At this month’s Vestry meeting, we will finalize our plans for July, August, and September. Our discussions will continue to reflect on the theological, moral, and legal implications of gathering in person. The Vestry, staff, and I are looking at how we can safely uphold our core value of welcoming all while observing mandated restrictions. There are new procedures and precautions to be defined and delegated. And we must find a way to continue to include those who can’t join us in-person because of distance or risk. I ask your patience as we figure all these things out. I expect to be able to share a detailed plan with you before the end of the month. Please remember us in your prayers as we seek to safely gather our congregation with a focus of bringing the Good News of Jesus Christ to everyone. WHAT'S THE BUZZ?
JUNETEENTH Juneteenth (June 19) is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Wondering how to observe this important day? Here are a few ideas:
GET READY FOR GODLY PLAY THIS SUNDAY! This Sunday, June 21 from 9-9:50 am marks the start of Godly Play over Zoom in order to offer Christian education to the kids as well as get them together. Charlotte Aitken, Annunciation’s beloved Godly Play leader, is going to send out the details to the parents group. Charlotte is putting together a program with storytelling, Godly Play sets, and some kind of art and craft activity. 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. For a copy of this Sunday bulletin, go here. After the service, fill your mug and jump over to Zoom Meeting ID 504 895 8697 for Coffee Hour. In order to make sure everyone has time to visit, we have created breakout rooms organized by parish. 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 Friday:
Email or text Fr. Duane for the Zoom password. It is the same for every meeting at both churches. HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS Hurricane season has unfortunately not been cancelled. Are you prepared? Check out Ready.nola.gov/plan/hurricane/ for information, checklists, and other helpful resources. If you need help evacuating in the event of a hurricane or other disaster, please let Fr. Duane know. MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES 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 More than ever, we need beauty in our lives! Sign up for Altar Flowers with Suzanne Fontan at sfontan@entergy.com. PARISH NEWS Vestry Meeting 06/28 4pm Zoom Meeting ID 504 895 8697 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. The Amazon shopping app on iOS and Android mobile phones now supports smile.amazon.com as well. Go into the main menu of the Amazon Shopping app, tap into 'Settings', tap 'AmazonSmile' and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the process. Neighbors in Need 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. 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 text GIVE to 504-565-2682. OR mail your check to your church. PRAYER REQUESTS for both parishes Intercessions are requested for April, Julie and Kenny, Amelia, Sonny, Sam Milstead, Joyce Barefield, and Sadie, for the public and our leaders to exercise vigilance as restrictions are lifted, and for people to come together on problems tearing communities apart. Prayers of thanksgiving are offered for housing and employment, for healing and recovery of those who have been ill, especially of Marcia and of Sonny, for continued health of those who are well, Prayers for Members of the Armed Forces, especially Sergeant Major Patrick Milstead and TSgt Earl Dontavious Moorer. Prayers for the repose of the souls of the departed. June Birthdays: (Annunciation) Philip Carbo 6/03, Brian Rowan 6/04, Cliffie Pettigrew 6/08, Amelia Fabares 6/19, Michael Carbo 6/20, Blaze McGuire 6/20, Miriam Kennedy 6/23 (Mount Olivet) Dennis Bergeron, Sr. (06/07), Sarah Bullock (06/09), Meredith Blevins (06/18), John Neisler (06/24). 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. 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 page, facebook.com/AnnunciationNOLA Zoom Meetings Zoom is a video-conferencing tool that is free and very easy to use. If you already have Zoom and know how to join a meeting, our meeting IDS are the same as our main phone numbers. 504 895 8697 for Annunciation, and 504 366 4650 for Mount Olivet. 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 the Meeting ID. Call Father Duane for the numeric passcode. Weekly News News is emailed weekly and posted to our website https://www.annunciationepiscopal.com/ shortly after. If you have announcements to include in weekly news, please send them to Kyran at community@annunciationepiscopal.com.  JOIN US ON FACEBOOK FOR NOLA INTERFAITH PRAYER VIGIL Pastor Greg Manning of Broadmoor Community Church invites all to participate in An Interfaith Memorial Prayer Vigil, to be held at Congo Square, 06/14 from 4-7pm, to mourn lives lost to racist violence. For those who are unable to attend in person, we will host a livestream of the event on the Annunciation Facebook page. See Facebook.com/AnnunciationNOLA/events/ COMPLETE YOUR SURVEY! All parishioners were emailed a short survey last Sunday about our online church experience and ways forward. About half of you have responded, and we want to hear from the rest. It just takes a few minutes to answer 5 quick questions, so please do that now if you haven’t already by clicking the following link or copying and pasting it into your browser: https://forms.gle/yMBsJrnigJFhK1KG8 GET READY FOR GODLY PLAY! We are making plans to start back with Godly Play over Zoom in order to offer Christian education to the kids as well as get them together. Charlotte Aitken, Annunciation’s beloved Godly Play leader, is going to put a program together, with storytelling, Godly Play sets, and some kind of art and craft activity. Dates and details coming soon! CHURCH SERVICES, EVENTS, ACTIVITIES Here is a complete list of online events scheduled through next Friday:
Email or text Fr. Duane for the Zoom password. It is the same for every meeting at both churches. HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS Hurricane season has unfortunately not been cancelled. Are you prepared? Check out Ready.nola.gov/plan/hurricane/ for information, checklists, and other helpful resources. If you need help evacuating in the event of a hurricane or other disaster, please let Fr. Duane know. MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES 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 More than ever, we need beauty in our lives! Sign up for Altar Flowers with Suzanne Fontan at sfontan@entergy.com. PARISH NEWS 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 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. The Amazon shopping app on iOS and Android mobile phones now supports smile.amazon.com as well. Go into the main menu of the Amazon Shopping app, tap into 'Settings', tap 'AmazonSmile' and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the process. 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 Julie and Kenny, Amelia, Sonny, Sam Milstead, Joyce Barefield, and Sadie, and for all those in areas of our nation experiencing violence. Prayers of thanksgiving are offered for the work of Valeria’s vet and Annette’s construction crew, for the safe return of Brooke Nagle & her husband from Guatemala, for Yvonne’s recovery, for Genevieve’s health, for Gillian’s recovery from Covid-19, for success in containing Covid-19 in the Bahamas, for faith and for our church community, for awareness of racial injustice and for those protesting. Prayers for Members of the Armed Forces, especially Sergeant Major Patrick Milstead and TSgt Earl Dontavious Moorer. Prayers for the repose of the souls of the departed. June Birthdays: (Annunciation) Philip Carbo 6/03, Brian Rowan 6/04, Cliffie Pettigrew 6/08, Amelia Fabares 6/19, Michael Carbo 6/20, Blaze McGuire 6/20, Miriam Kennedy 6/23 (Mount Olivet) Dennis Bergeron, Sr. (06/07), Sarah Bullock (06/09), Meredith Blevins (06/18), John Neisler (06/24). 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. 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. If you already have Zoom and know how to join a meeting, our meeting IDS are the same as our main phone numbers. 504 895 8697 for Annunciation, and 504 366 4650 for Mount Olivet. 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 the Meeting ID. Call Father Duane for the numeric passcode. Weekly News News is emailed weekly and posted to our website https://www.annunciationepiscopal.com/ shortly after. If you have announcements to include in weekly news, please send them to Kyran at community@annunciationepiscopal.com.  WHAT CHURCH LEADERS ARE SAYING RIGHT NOW ABOUT RACIAL JUSTICE & RECONCILIATION:
MORE THAN EVER, WE NEED BEAUTY IN OUR LIVES! Sign up for Altar Flowers with Suzanne Fontan at sfontan@entergy.com. YOUR CHURCH IS AS VIBRANT AND ACTIVE AS EVER. Here are just a few things going on this week:
CHURCH SERVICES, EVENTS, ACTIVITIES Here is a complete list of online events scheduled through next Thursday:
Email or text Fr. Duane for the Zoom password. It is the same for every meeting at both churches. GUN LEGISLATION UPDATE House Bill 334, which proposed amending current gun laws to allow lawfully permitted concealed guns in houses of worship without knowledge or permission of church authorities, was amended in the Senate to require permission of church authorities. The bill has been signed by the Speaker of the House and will proceed to the Governor’s desk. For the digest of the bill as passed by the senate, see http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1177969 Read Bishop Thompson’s May 28 letter to the editor of the The Times-Picayune/Advocate, expressing his opposition to the bill. MINISTRY OPPORTUNITY 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 PARISH NEWS Annunciation Vestry News Annunciation’s vestry met last Sunday and discussed the use of preprinted envelopes for giving by mail; the legal moral and practical ramifications of re-entry into the church building; building and grounds issues; receipt of PPP funds, and possibility of adjusting annual budget in June. Vestry will meet again June 28. Mount Olivet Building Update Exploratory demolition has been completed on the church and structural engineering work is expected to begin June 10. Once we receive the structural engineer’s report, we will be able to put together a better timeline for the repairs. We are expecting the work on the church will keep the church building closed for repairs for most of the summer. 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 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. NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS 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:
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 Amelia, Brooke Nagle & her husband in Guatemala, Sonny, Sam Milstead, Joyce Barefield, Sadie, Doug Kuylen, for peace in the world and at home, for those unemployed and for all returning to the workplace, for healing of divisions in our country, for people suffering from addiction and in need of spiritual healing, for truth, reconciliation and healing of divisions in the nation, for the family of Modesto Reyes. Prayers of thanksgiving are offered for Morris’ recovery from Covid-19, for Buzz’s health and doctors at Tulane’s stroke center, for mask-wearers and for Carolyn’s family’s health, for Becky’s health and work and for Genevieve, for Cyndi’s health and family and for Rosie’s health, for John, Wendy, and Lincoln’s continued good health, for Kim’s family’s health and for her son, for Father Duane and for this church community. Prayers for Members of the Armed Forces, especially Sergeant Major Patrick Milstead and TSgt Earl Dontavious Moorer. Prayers for the repose of the soul: Alex Kriksciun June Birthdays: (Annunciation) Philip Carbo 6/03, Brian Rowan 6/04, Cliffie Pettigrew 6/08, Amelia Fabares 6/19, Michael Carbo 6/20, Blaze McGuire 6/20, Miriam Kennedy 6/23 (Mount Olivet) Dennis Bergeron, Sr. (06/07), Sarah Bullock (06/09), Meredith Blevins (06/18), John Neisler (06/24). 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. 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. If you already have Zoom and know how to join a meeting, our meeting IDS are the same as our main phone numbers. 504 895 8697 for Annunciation, and 504 366 4650 for Mount Olivet. 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 the Meeting ID. Call Father Duane for the numeric passcode. Weekly News News is emailed weekly and posted to our website https://www.annunciationepiscopal.com/ shortly after. If you have announcements to include in weekly news, please send them to Kyran at community@annunciationepiscopal.com.  Cross by Annunciation acolyte Justina, created for the May 24 online worship service. A FEW THINGS:
Giving is down in May, after holding steady in the first months of lockdown. If you are able to make a financial contribution, please do. Your church depends on it. It’s easy to set up text-to-give and after that, it’s as simple as texting a dollar amount. Get started by texting GIVE to 504-565-2682. You can also give using our EasyTithe website tool and of course, an old-fashioned check in the mail is still welcome. Pentecost, the birthday of the Church, is this Sunday -- bring out your red! It’s our tradition to wear red on this festival day, as a symbol of the fire of the Holy Spirit, and you’re invited to get creative with this at home. Get out your red track suit or fancy crimson hat or scarlet coffee mug (or hey, a bloody/virgin mary also counts) and let us know in the worship service chat or tag us on Facebook. Parish Directories are attached to this email and also available on the Mount Olivet and Annunciation websites for viewing, printing, or saving to your phone! Need to correct/update your listing? Let Kyran know! www.annunciationepiscopal.com/membership-directory.html www.mountolivet.org/member-directory.html Lagniappe! We have a new livestreaming number for people who want to listen to our live worship service over landline or mobile phone: 504-509-4650. Spread the word! 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 Jesse and Lulu Reeks (piano and violin). For a copy of this Sunday bulletin, go here. After the service, fill your mug and jump over to Zoom Meeting ID 504 895 8697 for Coffee Hour. In order to make sure everyone has time to visit, we have created breakout rooms organized by parish. 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:
Email or text Fr. Duane for the Zoom password. It is the same for every meeting at both churches. PARISH NEWS ALTAR FLOWERS Would you like to provide Altar Flowers for our Sunday service broadcast? Email Suzanne Fontan sfontan@entergy.com 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. 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 Diaper Drive - endings on Pentecost Sunday 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 Buzz, Maida, Molly, Adrian, John, Amy, Mark, Katie, Kim’s aunt, Matt & Jennifer, Sam Milstead, Carol, Brooke, Sonny, Joyce Barefield, Sadie, Doug Kuylen, families in crisis, victims of domestic violence, all children, and Memorial Hospital in the Bahamas. Prayers for safe travel for April. Prayers of thanksgiving for Sudurika’s continued recovery, for Becky, for ICU staff, for Cynthia Hill’s father’s health, for Cyndi’s good health, and for continued healing of Morris and Gillian. 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. 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. 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. If you already have Zoom and know how to join a meeting, our meeting IDS are the same as our main phone numbers. 504 895 8697 for Annunciation, and 504 366 4650 for Mount Olivet. 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 the Meeting ID. Call Father Duane for the numeric passcode. Weekly News News is emailed weekly and posted to our website https://www.annunciationepiscopal.com/ shortly after. If you have announcements to include in weekly news, please send them to Kyran at community@annunciationepiscopal.com. |
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