28 National Park Canoe Rental

Nat Pk Canoe Rental, originally uploaded by mshook.

2 half day canoe, kayak or tandem kayak rentals for 2 ($35 each)

Value $140

About “Greta” our organ

The Hook & Hastings Organ Company built our organ, affectionately named “Greta” by our long time organist, Marilyn Dolliver, in 1885 as their opus #1261. Originally it was built for Trinity Methodist Church, Lynn, MA, - worship space of similar proportions to St. John. In 1996 we purchased it from Bethlehem Temple Pentecostal Church who had taken over the church. Several parishioners joined with a crew from David Wallace & Co. Pipe Organ Builders, in disassembling the organ for transport and storage at their facility in Gorham, ME. The organ was restored in the spring and installed in July 1997. Funding for the purchase and restoration was provided by the St. Andrew & St. John “Open Hearts, Open Windows” Capital Campaign Fund.

Our Hook & Hastings Tracker Organ

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Quietside Fair at St. John, July 19, 2008

The public is invited to join in at the Quietside Fair at St. John Episcopal Church, Southwest Harbor on Saturday July 19^th. Festivities begin on the church grounds at the conclusion of the 9 a.m. Quietside Festival Parade (about 10 a.m). Come hear the live music, enjoy the food, and shop the various booths that include: Plant sale, Basket Raffle, Pies & Lemonade, Handicrafts, the Treasure Trove, Gift Boutique and the fabulous Silent Auction. The Silent Auction includes lots of gift certificates from shops, restaurants, recreational activities, as well as antiques, vacation cabins, lunch and sailing around the “Quietside” from Somes Harbor to Bartlett Landing, or boating with lunch or meal at off-shore island restaurants. There is no admission charge and proceeds from the Fair will be shared between the church and the Hancock County Medical Mission. For information about the Fair, please visit our website: http://standrewstjohn.blogspot.com/ or call Ted Bromage - 207 244 3227, or email, ted@bromage.us

Mt. Desert Organ Festival - August 21-23, 2008

Saint Andrew & Saint John Episcopal Church in Southwest Harbor (and Greta - our 1885 Hook & Hasting Tracker Organ) will be privileged to host the first two sessions of a Mount Desert Organ Festival on August 20^th & 21^st.

• Wednesday evening, the 20^th, at 7p.m, Kevin Birch, Director of Music at St. John's Catholic Church in Bangor will present an illustrated lecture on "Hook Organs in the State of Maine", followed by a short recital on Greta, our fabulous organ
• Thursday evening, the 21^st, again at 7 p.m., Douglas Beck, Organist-Choirmaster, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Old Town, Alexandria, VA return to St. John for a full recital.
• Friday noon, the 22^nd, the festival will conclude at St. Saviour's Parish, in Bar Harbor, with Music Director Julia Morris-Myers performing on their Visser-Rowland organ. This will be the fourth, and concluding recital of St. Saviour’s August Friday noon recital series.

Admission is by donation. For details please visit our website: http://standrewstjohn.blogspot.com/ or call Ted Bromage - 207 244 3227, or email, ted@bromage.us