Dear Friends,

I love the story of the Prodigal Son or how many call it The Parable of the Loving Father. You can listen to Sunday's Sermon Click Here
I have often spent time contemplating Rembrandt's rendering of this scene and commend it to you for your contemplation this week...


I pray that in the days ahead that Almighty God would give us grace to be looking down the road with compassion, mercy, forgiveness and love ready to welcome Prodigals and see them reconciled to our Heavenly Father.

in the Mission,
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There are lot's of places to get involved, to share in the work of this growing ministry.  The weeks ahead will be full of activities as we move toward Holy Week and Easter.  One particular opportunity will be the Easter Egg Hunt, (see below)  this is the first time we are doing this for the community and we need to get the word out.  See below and check out this link... Click Here

Flower Guild - In Lent we do not do flowers but that will change on Easter Sunday (March 31st) and there is a need for folks to help in this aspect of our worship.  It may seem daunting to some but Roseddy Montgomery will help train people and you can contact her for more information roseddyb@gmail.com

Catechesis of the Good Shepherd - needs teacher assistants and this is an amazing ministry to our children and I think folks who participate learn as much as the kids (if not more)  Contact Jada Kearns for more jadakearns@hotmail.com  

Stations of the Cross for Families and Children - On Good Friday, March 29 at 4pm this has been a fixture in our Holy Week schedule since we began and it is a means of engaging the community in the passion of Jesus walking with Him to the cross.   The youth group is taking the lead but this is an opportunity to lend a hand and get involved.   Contact Brett Spencer
brett@canterburyretreat.org

Community Easter Egg Hunt / Saturday March 30th (Holy Saturday) 10am- 12noon on the main campus at Canterbury.   This is a family friendly event and we need help with all the things we will do from food and refreshments, crafts, activities, hospitality and more.  We may even have an Easter Bunny appear.   The details are still being planned and Lydia Pierce is organizing the details currently but we need a lot of help!  Contact Lydia clpierce1106@earthlink.net

Our Holy Week schedule will be full and fun; rich and profound and it is a journey that leads us deeper into the mystery of our redemption.
    March 24th - Palm Sunday Services 8am and 10:15am
    March 28th - Maundy Thursday Service 7pm
    March 29th - Good Friday
                           12noon - Day Good Friday Service
                             4pm - Stations of the Cross for Children & Families
                             8pm - Tenebrae
    March 30th - Community Easter Egg Hunt
    March 31st - Easter Sunday!
                          6am - The Great Vigil of Easter - Sunrise
                          8am - Easter Day Celebration Eucharist (no incense)
                        10:15am - Easter Day Celebration Holy Baptism and  
                                              Eucharist (with incense)
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WE HAVE A FACEBOOK PAGE...  CLICK HERE   video teaching continues in the Pastor's Class on Sunday at 9am.  Mike Atkins teaches this amazing video series on the Cross of Jesus unveiling the many profound moments that the cross mediates to those who believe. Please make every effort to attend this teaching as a part of your lenten journey this year, it will change your life.  You can read about Mike at... http://mikeatkinsministry.com/1-about.htm

Wednesdays in Lent we will have a soup supper and Lenten Prayer Meeting in the St. Augustine Chapel. (supper at 6pm / Prayer Meeting at 6:30pm)  It is a time to gather and fellowship and to pray and share in the Eucharist. The goal is to create a quiet, contemplative space where we give God our undivided attention.  

Interested in a Summer Mission Project? We are sending a team to help the recovery on the Jersey Shore after Hurricane Sandy. We have connected with Fr. Russell Griffin, formerly serving in our diocese he is now at St. Uriel the Archangel Episcopal Church in Sea Girt, New Jersey. You can check their website at http://www.urielsg.org  We are still finalizing the details and looking at the first 10 days  of July. The mission will involve a work project and community outreach. We are partnering with other churches in the diocese in this effort. If you're interested contact Fr. Jon