Palm Sunday and the
Blessing of the Palms – As is our tradition, weather permitting we
will begin our Palm Sunday celebration with the blessing of the Palms and
procession to the Sanctuary beginning in front of the Parish House. If you
would prefer to not process across the Church yard, palms and service leaflets
will be available in the Sanctuary.
Spring Parish Clean-up – We will finish the spring clean-up this coming
Saturday, March 23. Please come and assist making the grounds pretty for our
Easter Celebration.
Easter Lily Orders – This coming Sunday is the deadline for ordering Easter lilies.
Please turn in your forms and payment either to the Parish Office or in the
collection plate. The Easter lilies will be used to decorate the church for
Easter Sunday. The dedications will appear in the Easter Sunday bulletin for
the second service.
We will decorate the Sanctuary next Saturday morning, March
30, in preparation for Easter Sunday. For more information please contact Lynn
Rose.
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March 24, 2013, 10:30 am Holy Eucharist Rite
I
Lessons for Palm Sunday
Lesson in
Procession: Luke 19:28-40
First Lesson: Isaiah 50:4-9a
Psalm: Psalm 31:9-16
Second Lesson: Philippians 2:5-11
Gospel: Luke
22:14-23:56
Lay Participants for March
24, 2013 - 10:30 am service
Eucharistic
Minister: Terry
Lector: Ben
Prayers: Ben
Ushers: Nick and Tina
Nursery Attendant: Lillian
Nursery Assistant: To be identified
Refreshments: Marlene Stanton
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Chalicers/Eucharistic
Ministers – I would like to enlist
some more volunteers to serve at the Altar as Chalicist/Eucharistic
Minister/Acolyte. I feel that the Parish wants to have that ministry function
on a regular basis but I also feel we may be burning out the licensed Eucharistic
Ministers. The licensing requirement is simple – some training by me (nothing
difficult), and an application for licensing to the Diocesan Office (which is
never turned down). Please pray about this ministry and contact the Rector if
you feel called to serve.
Psalms during Lent – We will try something new while reciting the
Psalm in worship during Lent. We will recite the Psalm antiphonally by whole verse
by side of the sanctuary. The Eucharistic Minister will lead one side and the
Rector the other. We will observe a slight “monastic pause” at the asterisk.
Holy Week Services – Please
plan to attend any or all the community worship services planned for Holy Week.
We should celebrate as we have in years past: Maundy Thursday at Oakland UCC –
Supper at 6:00 pm and service at 7:00 pm, Good Friday at Wesley Chapel UMC at
7:00 pm, and Easter Sunrise at St. John’s at 7:00 am.
Wednesday Night Lenten
Series – Our Lenten series concludes this evening March 20. We
will start with supper at 6:30 followed by the study session. We will end at
8:00. There is a sign-up sheet posted in the Narthex for volunteers to supply
the meal for each session.
Tonight’s session
will continue our investigation of our worship, liturgical, and denominational
heritage. We will complete our survey the growth of the Anglican Church, the
Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, and the Book of
Common Prayer. We will close the investigation with an examination of some of
the vast resources available for personal and corporate worship in the
Episcopal Church. Please come join us.
“Penny Power” for Boys’
Home, Inc. – During the season of Lent we will be collecting any loose
change in the jar in the Narthex and in the Parlor. Our change will be given in
order to help us change the story of a boys’ life. Please see the flyer in the
Narthex or Parish House or visit www.boyshomeinc.org
for
more information.
Wednesday Morning Book
Study – The
Wednesday morning book study will take a break during Holy Week but will continue
its study of the book “Conversations with Scripture and with Each Other:
Spiritual Formation for Lay Leaders” by M. Thomas Shaw on April 3. On April 3
we will study and discuss Chapter 3, “The Cross and Suffering of Jesus” and how
that event shapes Scripture, our profession of faith, and our community life. If
you are interested please contact Margaret or the Rector.
Community Outreach – There
will be a meeting on Wednesday, April 3rd, in the Parish Hall from
7:00-8:30 pm. All are invited.
Spring
Craft and Vendor Fair – The fair will be held on Saturday, April 13th,
in the Parish Hall from 10:00-3:00 pm. We need volunteers to assist with set
up, making baked goods, and clean up. There is a sign-up sheet posted in the
Narthex.
Our Thanksgivings – We are collecting tangible statements regarding
our blessings and thanksgivings in the jar in the Narthex.
Formation Classes – This coming Sunday we will discuss our Old
Testament reading Isaiah 50:4-9a, “The Servant’s Humiliation and Vindication” from
9:15-10:15 am come see what the buzz is about. Next week’s class will be cancelled due to the other events of the
morning but will resume the following Sunday from 9:15-10:15 am. All are invited to join us for class next Sunday.
A reminder; there is nursery service available during the education hour.
Thought
for the week – Praise: The Psalms are full of emotional honesty and transparency—even the
truth about our ugliest impulses. Rage, resentment, violent retribution, even
the cursing of others: it’s all there in the Psalms. If we pray with this kind
of honesty, and live with this kind of truth telling, we approach the presence
of light and life. Truth telling leads us toward fuller life.
-Br. Mark
Brown
Society of Saint John the Evangelist
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Upcoming
Events:
Daily Mon.-Thu. *
Daily Morning Prayer – 9:00 am (Parish House)
Wed. Mar. 20th *
Lenten Soup Supper and Study – 6:30-8:00 pm (Parish Hall)
Thu. Mar. 21st *
Choir Rehearsal – 7:00 (Sanctuary)
Tue. Mar. 26th *
Obici Healthcare Foundation Bravo Breakfast –
9:00
– 11:30 am (Smithfield Center)
*
Choir Rehearsal – 7:00 pm (Sanctuary)
Wed. Mar. 27th *
Renewal of Ordination Vows - 10 a.m.
(St. Stephen's, Newport News)
Thu. Mar. 28th *
Community Maundy Thursday Service – Supper @ 6:00 pm;
Worship
@ 7:00 pm (Oakland Christian UCC)
Fri. Mar. 29th *
Community Good Friday Service – 7:00 pm
(Wesley
Chapel UMC)
Sat. Mar. 30th *
5th Saturday Luncheon – Suffolk Salvation Army
*
Preparing the Sanctuary for Easter
Sun. Mar. 31st *
Easter Sunrise Service – 7:00 am
*
Festive Easter Eucharist – 10:30 am
Mon. Apr. 1st *
Easter Monday – Parish Office closed
Wed. Apr. 3rd *
Outreach Committee Meeting – 7:00 - 8:30 pm (Parish Hall)
Thu. Apr. 11th *
Set up for G.C.F.W. Junto Woman’s Group event
Fri. Apr. 12th *
G.C.F.W. Junto Woman’s Group event – 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
(Parish
Hall)
*
Set up Parish Hall for Vendor and Craft Faire – 3:00 pm
Sat. Apr. 13th *
Vendor and Craft Faire – 10:00 am – 3:00 pm (Parish Hall)
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Community
Church Websites:
New
Community Christian Center http://www.nccfamily.us
Oakland
Christian Church (UCC) http://www.oaklandchristianchurch.com/
Perfecting
Saints Church of God in Christ http://www.pscogic.com/
Wesley
Chapel United Methodist Church http://www.wesleychapelchuckatuck.org
Ebenezer
United Methodist Church http://ebumc.net/
Coalition
Against Poverty in Suffolk (CAPS) http://www.capsuffolk.com
PASTORAL CARE
Pray for Katherine, our
presiding bishop; Holly, our bishop; and Les our priest.
Marianne, Meriwether, Allen, David, Shirley, Suzanne, Janis,
Dominique, Lon, Pat, Barbara, Tina,
Kathleen and Fergal, Steve, Morse, Frances, Andy, Beth, Marvin, Clare, Steve,
Adelle, Rick, Kathy, Jeanie, June, Ronald, and Dorothy.
Serving in the Armed Forces and Overseas: Bryan, Elizabeth,
Dane, Leon, and Patrick
Parish Cycle of Prayer: Jim & Margaret
Diocesan Cycle of Prayer: Center for Psychotherapy & Healing
Anglican Cycle of Prayer: For Peace in Jerusalem; The Rt. Rev. Suheil Dawani of
Jerusalem.
Birthdays in March
David 02 Shannon 06
Brooks 07 Wade 08
Mary-Margaret 08 Caroline
09
Fred 12 Tim 13
Pretlow 15 John 18
Elizabeth 19 Hansa
20
Millard 21 John
27
Cooper 28
If you are in need of Pastoral Care
Please call Father Ferguson.
Home: 757-484-8409
Contact Minister of Music Roger Peyton
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