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This Sunday
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February 28th
The Second Sunday of Lent
O God, whose glory it is always to have mercy:
Be gracious to all who have gone astray from your ways, and bring them
again with penitent hearts and steadfast faith to embrace and hold fast
the unchangeable truth of your Word, Jesus Christ your Son; who with
you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18
Psalm 27
Philippians 3:17-4:1
Luke 13:31-35 8am: Holy Eucharist
Our early service is unaccompanied by music and usually lasts about 50 minutes. Coffee and fellowship are offered before the service begins in the parish hall, while the sanctuary is available for quiet prayer. Another coffee hour follows the service.
9am: Sunday School
In addition to Nursery care for children under three, there are two classrooms of Godly Play offered from pre-school through 2nd grade. 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders are invited to their own classroom where they'll study the Episcopal Prayerbook and Catechism in a pre-confirmation type class. One the first Sunday of most months, a special Children's Chapel event is offered for all kids. This year is brand new for us, so come early (or stay late of you're an eight o'clocker) and join us!
10am: Holy Eucharist
Our late morning service is accompanied by organ music, congregational singing, and the offerings of our adult mixed choir. On the first, and occasionally second, Sunday of each month, Soul Purpose, our contemporary music band, accompanies the liturgy. Nursery care is available for our youngest members and guests. A festive coffee hour for children and adults follows the Eucharist.
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Next Week at Christ Church
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March 1st through 6th
Monday
Cornerstone Office Closed
Tuesday
Altar Guild Meeting, 7pm, Guild Room/Library
Wednesday
Eucharist & Lunch, 12:05pm, Parish Hall & Sanctuary
Lenten Program, 6pm, Parish Hall
Thursday
Men's Group, 7pm, Trackside Pizza
For a look at our full calendar, and to see dates further in the future, check out our online calendar.
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Announcements
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Upcoming Events
Tonight is our monthly Youth Cafe! All youth from middle school and high school are welcome. Bring a friend! Starts at 7pm and ends by 10pm.
Spotlight Players present "Night, Mother"Friday, February 26th at 7:30 pm. There will also be a matinee on Saturday, February 27th at 4 pm. Tickets are $ 14 for adults, and $10 for seniors. Come support local theater.
After a great start this past week, our Wednesday Evening Lenten Program continues on March 3rd, 10th, 17th, and 24th. On
each Wednesday evening a dinner of soup and bread will be offered at
6:00pm, followed by a video program and discussion. The evening will
close with a short prayer service.
This year's Maundy Thursday liturgy will include an Agape Meal. See the article below for more information, and put April 1st at 6pm on your calendars!
On Palm Sunday, March 28th, there will be a potluck lunch following the 10am service. Along with lunch will be activities for all ages. Learn to fold your own palm cross using the blessed fronds from the liturgy. Bring a dozen hard-boiled eggs for a natural dyeing workshop. Start saving up onion skins (yellow and red) so we'll have enough for everyone to dye. Food, folks, and fun!
Please check the 'Mark Your Calendars!' section for more upcoming events, or check our online calendar.
General Announcements
New Church Directory:
Please check your contact information in the mock-up in the Parish Hall
on the table by the name tag board. If your address, phone number and
email address are correct, please put "OK" next to it, so it is obvious
it has been checked. If there are any additions or corrections, please
clearly mark them in red ink. The new directory will be published next
month.
Here are some things to collect for upcoming events. In the next couple of months we'll be having some special events that need particular items. Please save these things and bring them to church:
- Dry onion skins, either red or yellow (for natural dyeing of Easter eggs)
- Old candles (preferably white, for melting down into new candles and campfire starters)
- Dryer lint from cotton loads (also for campfire starters)
- Cardboard egg cartons (also for campfire starters)
- Votive Candle holders (glass, & empty, for filling with new candles)
March is 'Hot & Cold Cereal Month' for the Food Bank. Thank you for your generosity!
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Mark Your Calendars!
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Looking Ahead...
These events are a bit further off, but you may want to mark your calendars now, so you can plan on being there! New entries appear in bold type. And of course, you can look even farther ahead using our online calendar.
- Lenten Program, Feb 24, Mar 3, 10, 17, 24, 6pm
- Palm Cross/Easter Egg Event, March 28, 11:30am
- Holy Week
- Song of the Shadows (Wed. in Holy Week), March 31, 7pm
- Agape Dinner, April 1, 6pm
- Good Friday/Stations of the Cross, April 2, 7pm
- Holy Saturday, April 3, 9am
- Great Vigil of Easter, April 3, 8pm
- Potluck, Campfire Starters, Candlemaking, April 18
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Maundy Thursday
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Agape Meal
This year's celebration of Maundy Thursday will include an Agape Meal. We will gather in the Parish Hall at 6:00pm on the Thursday in Holy Week, April 1st. The meal is being planned by Rob Nathe and a volunteer crew, and will be a nice, sit-down meal.
In addition to excellent food, the meal itself, an Agape Feast, will become part of the liturgy for the evening. In the tradition of Seder meals, scripture will be read and questions asked and answered. Bread for the meal will be blessed, and a cup of wine as well. Following the meal, the congregation will process silently into the Sanctuary to participate in the stripping of the Altar in preparation for Good Friday.
Because of the nature of this meal, an accurate count is very important. As soon as you know you'll be attending, please put your name on the list. There will be a sign-up sheet in the Parish Hall, or you can email your reservation to us at office@episcopallup.com.
This Holy Week, give yourself the space to contemplate the mystery of Easter by attending this sacred meal with us.
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Birthdays and Anniversaries
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Special Days in March
Keep
these members of our Parish in your prayers as they celebrate important days in
their lives. Please call the office to report any omissions and/or errors to
this list.
MARCH BIRTHDAYS--
1-Jim
Demick
2-Rachel
Martinez
4-Sue
Stewart
5-Karen
Jensen
6-Carol
Kaiser
9-Caleb
Hansen
10-Daniel
Partington
13-Denny
Wohlford, Jerry DeVore
14-Rick
Tanner
19-Elena
Jensen Bary
20-Bill
Hudson
22-Cindy
Johnson
23-Pat
Horn
24-Pat
Murphy
25-Joe
Class
26-Mary
Stril
29-Don
Pelley
31-Duane Kaiser, Connor Blackwood
MARCH
ANNIVERSARIES ---
20-Muriel
and Lynn Ickes
29-Don
and Nancy Wilson, Clifton and Lisa Tedrick
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Mac's Back
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A Thank You and a Reminder
A thank-you from Melissa Thomas, Mac's daughter:
With
prayers, care and love from her family, friends and church members Mac
is back! Mother "Mac" is making steady progress since her illness in
December. How very lucky I am to have found Mother's friends take time
from their daily routines to be right at Mother's side. Your letters
and cards, your phone calls, and emails to "Mac" provided faith and
strength to her recovery. Your gifts of time, which you have shared by running errands and oodles of other odds and ends, has been invaluable! Lending
your hands to what I will characterize as "the ECD" Assault at 1203
Willow Street [Episcopal Church Do-ers] was marshaled by Roddi and Bill
Barton, Elsa, Pat and many others whose names I do not know. Team ECD launched a good, old fashioned scrubbing at 1203 Willow Street --making "Mac's" home warm and welcoming for her return from Texas. Though
your continued support and blessings "Mac" will only improve. Go
ahead-- spoil her a bit more-- many of you have told me you are ready
for "Mac" to be back! Guy and I are so grateful to each and every one of you. Peace be with you, Melissa and Guy Thomas
And a reminder:
That there will be a work party at Mac's home tomorrow, Saturday the 27th, at 9am, to help finish the work begun. This is primarily outdoor work, so bring some gloves and a pick-up truck if you've got one. Lunch will be provided around noon. Thanks!
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Questions? Comments? More Information?
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