St. Aidan's Spark
Saturday, April 30, 2022

In this continuing time of COVID-19, the Spark is an additional way for us to stay connected. It usually goes out on Saturdays with the Sunday Booklets. On occasion it goes out on an additional day with special announcements or resources. 


In this Issue

• Worship Booklets for The Third Sunday in Easter - Morning Prayer
• Recipe of the Week: Avocado, Grapefruit, and Fennel Salad

Worship Booklets for The Third Sunday in Easter - Morning Prayer
Tomorrow our worship will be Morning Prayer. The 8 AM will be led by Susan Spencer and the 10 AM will be led by David Mealy. Cameron will be preaching via pre-recorded video, as the vestry is on retreat this weekend.

The 8 AM booklet can be found here.

The 10 AM booklet can be found here.

Booklets are also available on our website at https://www.staidansf.org/service-schedule

As mask mandates increasingly lift in the Bay Area, and as COVID-19 moves in an endemic direction, we look forward to making masks optional for gatherings here at St. Aidan’s. While we are not yet ready to take this step for everyone, we are moving in that direction by inviting worship leaders who are fully vaccinated and boosted, and who feel comfortable doing so, to remove their masks when exercising that leadership in order to be more clearly heard. One exception to this shift is that worship leaders will remain masked while consecrating the elements at the altar. This modest step beyond our practice of the last several months is in accordance with diocesan guidance, the latest version of which can be found at:

https://mcusercontent.com/55a4c86d3e04b0a68eba23b20/files/66ccd2e4 -65ab-4b6f-c949- a7101f319652/COVID_Response_Team_Guidance_9Mar21.pdf


Recipe of the Week: Avocado, Grapefruit, and Fennel Salad

This week at the Food Pantry, we had beautiful grapefruit. Here at the vestry retreat, as I talked about the possibilities for this week's recipe, Elena Wong suggested this one. If you don't like Fennel, you could likely substitute cabbage (which we've also had in recent weeks at the Food Pantry). Enjoy!

https://www.foodiecrush.com/avocado-and-grapefruit-fennel-salad/