Dear Friends,
This week our journey of faith is intentional and profound as we walk through the passion of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Something to note: We now read the whole Passion Gospel on Palm Sunday; Why is that? One reason is it is an accommodation to culture. People would come on Palm Sunday to church, here the story of The Triumphal Entry and skip all of the weekday services and events of Holy Week. They would show up on Easter morning for a celebration of resurrection having missed the significant steps of Maundy Thursday and Good Friday. My invitation to all of us whether at Incarnation or in other places is to contemplate deeply the way of the cross and to consider what Jesus did for us by his obedience even unto death. We cannot gloss over the the many significant moments leading to his suffering death and eventually resurrection.
Liturgically by our services we turn the church campus into "Jerusalem" commemorating and identifying with Jesus in the institution of the Last Supper / Eucharist, His scourging, His crucifixion, His being laid in the tomb until we get to Easter Morning. It is a journey from death to life and the more deeply you engage in this journey the more meaningful Easter becomes.
So join in this time, walk the path, actively remember what Christ has done for you.
Click here for the Incarnation Holy Week Schedule please note: there was a "typo in Sunday's Bulletin" Services on Easter morning are:
6am The Great Vigil of Easter (with incense)
8:30am Holy Eucharist Rite II / Flowering of the cross (no incense) 11:00am Holy Eucharist Rite II / Flowering of the cross (with - incense) in the mission,
Father Jon+
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A Few Things...
FOR EASTER SUNDAY
This Sunday is also Food Sunday please bring non-perishable food items for the Oviedo Food Bank
This Sunday we will have the Flowering of the Cross please bring cut flowers to participate as a part of your Easter Offering.
We will be resurrecting the "Al-----as" at 10:30am between the 8:30am and 11:00am services.
Other items... Here is something completely different... Where technology might be taking us sooner rather than later. Steve Overstreet share it with me and I found it fascinating CLICK HERE
Please CLICK HERE for a letter from Charlie Pierce Chairman of the Canterbury Board and member of Incarnation asking for our help in a matter concerning Canterbury.
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