Anglican Church of the Resurrection

The Rev Alan Wilmot has been appointed by Bishop Bill Murdoch to be Vicar of the Anglican Church of the Resurrection in Brewster. The Discovery Team of ACR made the recommendation of Fr. Alan to the Vestry, which in turn through an unanimous vote accepted the recommendation and made the request to Bishop Murdoch to appoint Rev. Alan Wilmot as Vicar. We were delighted than Fr Alan Wilmot accepted the appointment. Fr. Alan, his wife Perriann and son Eric are excitingly making preparations to move to Cape Cod to begin their journey with us in February. Fr Alan and Perriann’s daughter Merriam will be continuing her studies in Virginia. Through the Grace of God, the leading of the Holy Spirit and much prayer this process has led us to this point of anticipation of our future together. Keep us in prayer as we seek God’s will in our journey together. Watch for future posts to get to know Fr Alan!

Rev. Alan Wilmot comes to us after 20 years as a Navy Chaplain. He became ordained as an Anglican Priest for the Convocations of Anglicans in North America (CANA), a part of the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) in February 2009. Fr Alan brings strong ecumencial experience from his work as a Navy Chaplain. His spiritual journey brought him to combine his belief in the authority of scripture, his appreciation of liturgy and church tradition as expressed in Anglicanism. We welcome Fr Alan in our growth together.

Many thank you’s to our Discovery Team for their work with candidates and their recommendation for Fr. Alan Wilmot. So thank you to Lucy Carlsen, Dan Secor, Monica Rizzio, Joyce Hickman and chairman Gerry Dorman for your service !

ACR’s Annual Meeting will be on January 29,2012 following the 10 o’clock worship service

The Winter Schedule for the Anglican Church of the Resurrection Brewster, MA, service will be at 10AM for Sunday worship. This will be our schedule until July when our Summer Schedule will beign.

A4D Weekends… Co -Ed Weekend May 2012

June 10-19, 2012: The World of St. Francis – Walk in St. Francis footsteps through Assisi, Rome, Siena, etc. with Dr. Les Fairfield.

A MEDITATION ON GIVING
as given by Althea Dorman at a Vestry Meeting

Be dedicated to the Lord. In all your doings, with all your talents, and with your very lifestyle, may you always seek to glorify the Lord. In the name of the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

From Proverbs 3:9-10 – “Honour the Lord with your wealth, with the first fruits of all your crops; then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine.”

From Luke 6:38 – “Give, and it will be given to you. They will pour into your lap a good measure — pressed down, shaken together, and running over. For by your standard of measure it will be measured to you in return.”

From Philippians 4:15, 17 – “…not one church shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving, except only you… Not that I am looking for a gift, but I am looking for what may be credited to your account.”

And from II Corinthians 9:10,11 – “He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness, and make you rich in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion.”

Charles L. Allen, in his book All Things Are Possible Through Prayer, says “I speak often to people about tithing because I believe that is one of the finest ways to prove our faith in God. He said, ‘Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse…and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.’ (Malachi 3:10)
“But a lot of people don’t believe God can keep that promise. Their God is not even as big as ten per cent of their income. How big is your God? Big enough to supply all your needs? Or must you worry all the joy out of living today because of what might happen tomorrow?”

And in an article in the The Anglican Digest The Rev. Ted Schroeder of Amelia Chapel, Georgia has this to say: “Christian stewardship is different from raising money for charity. The goal of secular fund raising is dollars for a worthy cause. The goal of Christian stewardship is the faithful management of all that God gives so that God can use our gifts to transform us spiritually and to extend Christ’s transforming love to others.
“St. Paul spelled out these two goals in his lengthy definition of stewardship in II Corinthians 9:11-13.
“‘You will be made rich in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God. This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of the Lord’s people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God. Because of the service by which you have proved yourselves, people will praise God for the obedience that accompanies your confession of the Gospel of Christ, and for your generosity in sharing with them, and with everyone else.’
“Jesus summed up the spiritual connection between money and God this way: ‘Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.’ (Luke 12:34). Financial stewardship is treasure management that helps us escape the trap of selfishness by keeping ourselves spiritually focused on God.”
“In the parish in which I serve our focus is on the question, ‘What is God calling me (us) to do? Rather than on the question, ‘What does the parish need in order to pay its bills?’ Thus our emphasis becomes a spiritual growth experience, not a fund-raising effort.”

O God, for as much as without thee, we are not able to please thee; Grant that the working of thy mercy may in all things direct and rule our hearts; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

The WINTER Schedule for The Anglican Church of the Resurrection ’s worship serivce is on Sunday at 10 AM. This will continue until July when our Summer Schedule begins with a 7:30 Beach Service in addition to our morming worship.