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.
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April 7, 2013, 10:30 am Holy Eucharist Rite
II
Lessons for the Second
Sunday of Easter
First Lesson: Acts 5:27-32
Psalm: Psalm 150
Second Lesson: Revelation 1:4-8
Gospel: John
20:19-31
Lay Participants for April
7, 2013 - 10:30 am service
Eucharistic
Minister: Jim
Lector: Suze
Prayers: Marlene
Ushers: Bert and Marcella
Nursery Attendant: Lillian
Nursery Assistant: To be identified
Refreshments: Marlene
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Easter Thank You –A
special thank you to all who have made Lent, Holy Week, and Easter Day a
special day. Many thanks for those who cleaned, sang, ate, worshiped, and all
other ministries offered this year. The Rector.
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.
Today’s Psalm – We will sing the portion of the Psalter in together
using a metrical version of the Psalter from A New Metrical Psalter by
Christopher Webber as we sing Psalm 150 together. The Psalm will be set to Hymn
680, “O God, our help in ages past” (St. Anne) from the Hymnal 1982. The
words and music will be found on a bulletin insert.
Volunteer opportunity – King’s
Fork High School is looking for assistance to help them reach full
accreditation. They have requested our prayers and for people to volunteer
helping the students. More information can be found on the Suffolk Public
School’s website at: http://www.spsk12.net/parents/volunteer/.
Thank you for prayerfully considering this opportunity to volunteer to help in
our community.
“Penny Power” for
Boys’ Home, Inc. – During the season of Lent we collected $57.55
for Boys’ Home. Thank you to all who have helped this worthy cause.
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.
Our Thanksgivings – We are collecting tangible statements regarding
our blessings and thanksgivings in the jar in the Narthex.
Formation Classes – This week we will discuss Acts 5:27-32, “The
Apostles Are Persecuted” from 9:15-10:15 am in the Parish Hall. Next week’s
class will discuss the first New Testament (substitute for the Old Testament in
Easter Season) lesson Acts 9:1-20, “The Conversion of Saul” 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 – Innocence: Christ sets us free from the weight of our sins and failures so
that we can join the procession into God’s future—with a certain lightness of
being.
-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. Apr. 3rd *
Outreach Committee Meeting – 7:00 - 8:30 pm (Parish Hall)
Thu. Apr. 4th * Choir Rehearsal – 7:00 – 8:30 pm
(Choir Room)
Mon. Apr. 8th *
Vestry meeting – 7:00 – 9:00 pm (Parlor)
Tue. Apr. 9th *
Chuckatuck Founders’ Day meeting (Wesley Chapel)
Wed. Apr. 10th *
Chuckatuck Ruritan Oyster Roast – 4:00 – 6:00 pm (Kirk Farm)
Thu. Apr. 11th *
Set up for G. F. W. C. Junto Woman’s Club event
*
Choir Rehearsal – 7:00 – 8:30 pm (Choir Room)
Fri. Apr. 12th *
G. F. W. C. Junto Woman’s Club 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)
Mon. Apr. 15th *
G. F. W. C. Junto Women’s Club – 10:00 am – 3:00 pm (Parish
House)
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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, Andy, Beth, Marvin, Clare, Steve, Adelle, Rick, Kathy, Jeanie, June, Ronald, Dorothy, and the Donahue Family.
Serving in the Armed Forces and Overseas: Bryan, Elizabeth,
Dane, Leon, and Patrick
Parish Cycle of Prayer: Shawn and Lizzie
Diocesan Cycle of Prayer: Epiphany Episcopal School of Danville.
Anglican Cycle of Prayer: The Rt. Rev.
Beneah Salalah of Kenya.
Birthdays in April
John 06 Barbara 10
Matthew 14 Bryan 16
Paul 24 BC 27
Bernice 30
Anniversaries in April
Tim & Bev 03 Doug
& Mac 30
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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