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Next Sunday's Lections
Palm Sunday
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The Liturgy of the Palms
Mark 11:1-11
Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29
The Liturgy of the Word
Isaiah 50:4-9a
Psalm 31:9-16
Philippians 2:5-11
Mark 14:1-15:47
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Upcoming Events
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Bible Study Basics
9:30 am in Roberta's Hall
Rev'd Sarah will lead a Sunday morning class during Lent that explores the basics of studying the Bible. Funeral Service for Eva Walsh Tuesday, March 27 at 2:00 pm in the chapel Outreach Commission Wednesday, March 28 at 2:00 pm in Roberta's Hall
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Upcoming Events in the Diocese
RESTORING THE SOUL HEALING CONFERENCE at
The Canterbury Retreat & Conference Center
May 3-5
with Pastor Sharon Lewis
and the Amazing Love Healing Ministry
Register early
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Weekdays
Monday thru Friday
Food Bank
open
10:00 am - noon
Wednesdays
Tabitha's Treasures
10:00 am
in Roberta's Hall
Prayer Shawl Ministry
Morning Prayer
2nd and 4th Wednesdays
in Roberta's Hall
at 12:00 noon
Holy Eucharist
1st, 3rd, and 5th Wednesdays
in Roberta's Hall
at 12:00 noon
Thursdays
Men's Bible Study
7:30 am in the Library
Choir Practice
7:00 pm in the Choir Room
(once per month during the Summer)
Weekends
Saturdays
Holy Eucharist
5:00 p.m.
(Chapel)
Sundays
Holy Eucharist
8:00 a.m.
(Chapel)
Breakfast
9:00 a.m.
(Parish Hall)
Christian Formation
9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Adult program
in Roberta's Hall
Holy Eucharist
10:30 a.m.
(Church)
Sunday School
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
K thru 4th grade -
Alleluia Chapel Program
in the Children's Chapel
Order of St Luke
Full Members meet on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month in the Prayer Ministry Room after the 10:30 am Service Associate Members meet on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month in the Bride's Room after the 10:30 am service Intercessory Prayer Team
meets in the Prayer Ministry Room on the 2nd and 4th Sundays after the 10:30 am service
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"Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit." John 12:24
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Dearly Beloved in Christ,
Yet again Jesus prepares his disciples for what he knows, but they cannot yet grasp: he must die. The new covenant promised through Jeremiah (31:31) is made possible only through his shed blood. A new covenant whereby God's law is written on hearts, not on stone tablets. Through his death the seed of God's Spirit is sown in the hearts of believers. Jesus' death is the seed that bears much fruit.
We have seen the truth of this metaphor around the campus since the workday. Seeds have been planted, and have already started to sprout. But before the seed could be planted a work of preparation needed to be done: vines that were choking off plants needed to be pulled out, dead branches cut off, the hard-packed soil tilled so that new shoots could push through. And then after the planting sunshine and water.
This is our spiritual journey during Lent. There is a work of preparation that needs to be done. We must allow the Lord, who has written his law on our hearts, to reveal to us that which is contrary to his law, that which is sin in our life, that which is a vine choking the life out of us, and we must turn and ask his forgiveness.
The Lord will do the rest of the gardening for us: he will remove the vines, he will cut off the dead branches and burn them in the fire, he will till the soil. For the foundation of the New Covenant in Christ's blood is forgiveness of sins. He promises not only forgiveness of sins, but their complete eradication from memory (Jeremiah 31:34b). And we will see the seed of the Spirit grow.
We will see new shoots bursting forth, shoots that grow by exposure to the light of his living Word, and by being watered by the Lord himself in the sacrament of his body and blood.
May we do the work of preparation so that the new life, that we see springing forth around the campus, springs forth also in our spiritual lives.
In the Peace, Grace, and Love of our Lord, Rev'd Sarah+ |
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CONSECRATION OF BISHOP GREGORY O. BREWER
For those who could not be present for this wonderful celebration - this is Part I of a video that has been posted on YouTube
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PALM SUNDAY
Next Sunday, April 1
All services will begin in the Centennial Courtyard for the Blessing of the Palms, followed by the Palm Procession into the Chapel (at the 5:00 pm Saturday and 8:00 am Sunday services) and into the Church (at the 10:30 am service)
EASTER FLOWERS AND MAUNDY THURSDAY ALL NIGHT WATCH
If you would like to remember or give thanks for a loved one this Easter please fill out an Easter Flower form or envelope with the name(s) of your loved-ones, and include your name(s). These will be included in a special bulletin insert in the Easter bulletins.
There is a sign up for the Maundy Thursday All Night Watch - this is our response to the Lord's question: "Will you wait with me one hour?" The All Night Watch takes place in the Chapel this year - it begins after the end of the Maundy Thursday service and continues until the Reserved Sacrament is brought back into the Church for the noonday service on Good Friday.
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PARISHIONER PRAYER NEEDS
Mario, Karen, Doug, Daniel, Sandy, Randolph, Michael, Peggy, Gloria G, Becky, Joan, Abbei, Meg, Brenda, Frances, Marcia, and Ramona
LONG TERM PARISHIONER PRAYER NEEDS
Ival, Marion, Chet, Stan, Jack, Mike, Suzee, Elizabeth, Roy, Terri, Sallie, Linda Sue, Donna, Lillian, Keisha, Jamie, and Jeanie
LONG TERM FRIENDS AND FAMILY PRAYER NEEDS
Robert, Tasos, Jason, Kyle, Fr Dick Grant, Lew, Kailee, Paul, Duncan, Alan, Debra
NON-PARISHIONER FRIENDS AND FAMILY PRAYER NEEDS
Claire, Brian, Paul, Lowell, Michael, Daniel, JoJo, Brooke, KP, Snuffy, Brooke, Tom, Barbara, Natalie, Robert, Geoff, Paul, Donna, Helen, Mary, Betty, Melissa, Ardith, Richie, Elizabeth
MILITARY PERSONNEL AND THEIR FAMILIES
Kevin Waters, Zachary Adam Copes, Christopher and Brigitt Kincaid, Justin Moye, Danny Graham, Hugh Darville, Chuck Gitschlag, Rory Patrick Coleman, Dennis Glasgow, Duncan Hanton, William Underhill, Taylor Lee. and Geoffrey Noplis OUR COLLEGE STUDENTS AND SEMINARIANS
Michael and Ryan Guerdan, Lindsey Nicolle, Allen Booker, Robert Borr, Matthew and Sarah Pierce, Robin Campbell, Isaac John Copes, Judith Warren-Brown, and David Bumsted.
THOSE CELEBRATING THEIR BIRTHDAYS
Chet Burley, Edie Guerdan, Jean LeMieux-Warthen, Keith Folsom
THOSE WHO ARE TRAVELING
Rodney and Tee Fabio, Dede, Jamie, and Mary Grace Eshleman
PRAYER REQUEST LINK: click here for link
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