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2 Easter
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Next Sunday's Lections
3 Easter
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Acts 3:12-19
Psalm 4
1 John 3:1-7
Luke 24:36b-48
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Upcoming Events
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Bible Study Basics
9:30 am in Roberta's Hall
Pastoral Care Commission
Wednesday, April 18 in Roberta's Hall at 6:00 pm
Vestry Meeting
Sunday, April 22 in Roberta's Hall after the 10:30 service
Good Shepherd Sunday Lunch
Honoring "The Committee"
(Food Bank: George Schultz, George Madill, Dick Boucher)
Sunday, April 29 after the 10:30 am service
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Upcoming Events in the Diocese
ART FOR THE HEART JUST FOR TEENS Saturday, April 21
at Church of the Ascension
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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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Regularly Scheduled
Worship Services
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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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"Almighty and everlasting God, who in the Paschal mystery established a new covenant of reconciliation" Collect for Easter 2 BCP
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Dearly Beloved in Christ,
The Paschal mystery is the Easter mystery - the passion, death, and resurrection of our Lord. The word "Paschal" comes from the Greek "pascha" which derives from the Hebrew "pesah" meaning "to pass over." The Hebrew Passover remembers when the Angel of Death passed over the houses of the Hebrews in Egypt that had been daubed with the blood of lambs - the event that brought the Jews release from slavery.
The Paschal mystery is the Passover of the Lord, in which the Lord passed over from death to life. This is the event that establishes the "new covenant of reconciliation." Reconciliation with our holy, holy, holy God in whom no darkness dwells, in whose presence the darkness of sin is consumed. For holiness and sin cannot coexist, like fire and paper, the very nature of the one is to consume the other. But in this mystery, we who are sin-riddled, who would be consumed in the holy presence of God, are given the gift of reconciliation with God.
Like any gift we are free to receive it or reject it. To receive it fully we need to extend two hands: i) the hand of faith, trusting in the sinless Paschal lamb on whom all our sins were laid, an "atoning sacrifice" for us, and ii) the hand of confession and repentance. For "if we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves ... if we say that we have not sinned we make him a liar ... if we say that we have fellowship with him while we are walking in darkness, we lie."
For this sweet fellowship with God, this new covenant of reconciliation, this perfect Shalom with God we must reach out in faith and repentance to receive this Paschal gift, and in it we find none other than the Lord himself.
May we trust completely and repent fully, and receive the great peace of reconciliation of which we also are to be ambassadors.
In the Peace, Grace, and Love of our risen Lord, Rev'd Sarah+ |
Ambassadors for reconciliation in Sanford - read about the work of the Lord through the unified prayer ministry of Sanford pastors: A letter from Father Rory Harris of Holy Cross Episcopal Church, Sanford.
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Recognizing our "Growing in Communion" kids with a children's homily
More Easter Egg Hunt and Easter Lunch photos on the website: |
 You are cordially invited!
To our Good Shepherd Sunday Lunch
April 29 after the 10:30 am service
Honoring The Food Bank "Committee"
(George Madill, Dick Boucher, George Schultz)
Joann Darville would greatly appreciate your help with food and set up. Please contact Joann if you can help out: 407 461 0097
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Can you help us praise the Lord?
With Doug moving out of state and a couple of other members incapacitated due to illness/surgery the choir needs your help!
If you can carry a tune please pray about supporting the congregation's worship by joining the choir. Call Patty 407-831-7481
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PARISHIONER PRAYER NEEDS
Sheila, 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
Jennean, Robert, Tasos, Jason, Kyle, Fr Dick Grant, Lew, Kailee, Paul, Duncan, Alan, Debra
NON-PARISHIONER FRIENDS AND FAMILY PRAYER NEEDS
Russel, Mark, Deacon Barbara, Sheila, Bonni, 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 BIRTHDAY
Cade and Camden Anderson, and Jan-Marie Waters
THOSE CELEBRATING THEIR WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Mike and Ramona Pietkiewicz SAFE TRAVEL Jim and Dianna Bivins, Jim and Joy Sutton, Wayne and Jan-Marie Waters REST IN PEACE Mary-Nona, Rebeka Bumsted's grandmother
PRAYER REQUEST LINK: click here for link
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