St. Aidan's Spark
Saturday, April 9, 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
- Palm Sunday Booklets for 8 & 10 AM
- Welcome to Postulant Lisa da Silva!
- Holy Week Schedule
- Holy Week Evening Prayer Booklets for Mon. Tue. & Wed.
- Recipe of the Week: Chickpea "Tuna" Spread
Worship Booklets for Palm Sunday
Tomorrow we will be observing Palm Sunday at 8 & 10 AM. Cameron will be presiding and preaching. Music at the 10 AM will be led by Guest Musician David Austin and our choir.
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
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
Welcome to Postulant, Lisa da Silva, Ph. D.
Welcome to Lisa Da Silva, who is a Postulant in the ordination process toward the priesthood here in the Diocese of California, and has been engaged in her Field Education with us since February of this year.
Lisa is sponsored by her home church, St. Columba’s, in Inverness. She has already completed her theological education at seminary in Massachusetts, and received her doctorate in Religion & Philosophy here in California. Lisa’s Ph.D. areas of focus – ecology and cosmology - deeply inform her vocational and ministerial interests. They include aiding our church’s leadership in climate justice, encouraging discipleship in contemplative practice and advocating for indigenous solidarity. Lisa’s ethnic and cultural roots are Amazonian, West Indian, Latin and English. She teaches on Ethics and Indigenous Wisdom Traditions at the University of San Francisco, where she is currently a Fellow in the McCarthy Center’s Community Engaged Learning cohort. Some of you may have already met Lisa at our 8 a. m. service, at the Friday Food Pantry or during our Good News Gardening days. She looks forward to connecting with you all in the years to come!
Holy Week Schedule
Our Holy Week and Easter Services will be in person and via Zoom, except for the asterisked services listed below (Mon-Wed Evening Prayer, Good Friday 12-3 PM, and Holy Saturday). All Evening Services will use the Wednesday Evening Prayer Zoom link. Good Friday midday service has its own link. Holy Saturday will use the Contemplative Prayer Link. Easter Sunday will use the usual Sunday morning link. Please reach out to us at office@staidansf.org for any Zoom links you need, and we look forward to seeing you in these holy days.
- **Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday April 11, 12, & 13: 7 PM Evening Prayer (via Zoom -evening prayer link)
- Maundy Thursday, April 14 at 7 PM (in church and via Zoom - evening prayer link)
- Good Friday, April 15
- **Midday Worship from 12-3 PM (via Zoom - special link)
- Good Friday Evening Worship at 7 PM (in church and via Zoom - evening prayer link)
- **Holy Saturday, April 15 at 9 AM (via Zoom - Contemplative Prayer link)
- Easter Vigil, April 15 at 7 PM (in church and via Zoom - evening prayer link)
- Easter Sunday 8 & 10 AM (in church and via Zoom - Sunday morning link)
Holy Week Mon-Wed Evening Prayer Booklets:
Holy Monday Evening Prayer booklet can be found here.
Holy Tuesday Evening Prayer booklet can be found here.
Holy Wednesday Evening Prayer booklet can be found here.
Recipe of the Week: Chickpea "Tuna" Spread
Earlier this week as the weather turned warmer, we recalled a tunaesque vegetarian spread we'd originally had at Kateri's brother's house, one we've made a few times since. Kateri found the below recipe online, memorably titled "Chickpea of the Sea," and adapted it slightly using mustard, real mayo and no onions. It was awesome on fresh bread with lettuce and tomato. Enjoy!
https://simple-veganista.com/chickpea-of-sea-salad-sandwic/
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