On Saturday, November 15th, 10 members of St. Aidan’s gathered together to make Chrismons for decorating the tree they will have for Christmas. Chrismons are symbols of Christ or some part of Christ’s ministry (the word itself is a combination of “Christ and Monograms”) The first Chrismons were creations of Frances Kipps Spencer of Danville,…
St. Aidan’s celebrated a ceremony of the Blessing of the Animals at Bad Little Falls Park in Machias on Saturday, October 4th at 2:00 PM in honor of St. Francis of Assisi who was known for his special connection to animals. There were prayer and music along with each creature receiving a blessing. It was…
On Sunday, September 7th, St. Aidan’s Machias and their sister church Christ Church Eastport gathered together for a joint Parish Eucharistic Service and Picnic at the Dennys River Sportsman’s Club and Conservation Preserve in celebration of the start of the Season of Creation. Flautists Connie Wiggin and Ann O’Brien played in accompaniment to Taizé songs…
Ashes could be symbolic of the old sinful self-dying and returning to the dust and were used in ancient times to express grief. Ash Wednesday begins the forty days of Lent and is named for the custom of placing blessed ashes on the foreheads of worshipers at Ash Wednesday services. The ashes are a sign…
St. Aidan’s will be holding special services for Stations of the Cross / Way of the Cross every Friday at 3:00 p.m. from March 7th, through Good Friday on April 18th, 2025. The Stations of the Cross, also known as Way of the Cross, commemorate Jesus’ passions and death. There are 14 stations, each depicting…
St. Aidan’s Famous Plant Sale is back. Saturday, May 25th from 9am until all the plants are sold. We have over 1000 Perennials for sale this time. Covid delayed this bi-annual event, but we are back and are stronger than ever. We have hundreds of Irises, Daylilies, Hostas, Primroses, Centurias and Filipendula as well as…
St. Aidan’s will be holding special services for Stations of the Cross / Way of the Cross every Friday at 3:00 p.m. from February 16th, 2024 through Good Friday on March 29th, 2024. The Stations of the Cross, also known as Way of the Cross, commemorate Jesus’ passions and death. There are 14 stations, each…
Longtime members Wayne and Gail Peters begin a new chapter in their lives. “Something New, Something Old.” On Sunday, July 9th, 2023, St. Aidan’s welcomed our new priest John Lein+ and his family into our family and in the same service had to say goodbye to our brother and sister, Wayne and Gail Peters. As…
As of July 1st, 2023, John Lein+ has become part of our parish family here at St Aidan’s. We are excited to welcome John along with his wife Miriam and his 3 sons Will, Seth and Dietrich to Downeast Maine. Their daughter Elise is currently attending college at West Virginia University. John will be serving…
Seen here with her husband Stephen, an accomplished musician in his own right, she performed “Now the green blade riseth” on her magnificent pedal harp. After the service was completed, she gave the parish an explanation about the origins of the instrument and who built this one. Regina+ goes over the details and history of…
