The Shamrock

March 23, 2016

EVENTS AND SPECIAL SERVICES IN HOLY WEEK AND EASTER

HOLY WEEK

WEDNESDAY in Holy Week, March 23

7:30 pm Tenebrae, Nave (no meal)

THURSDAY in Holy Week, March 24, Maundy Thursday

12:15 pm Holy Eucharist, Stripping of the Altar, Chapel

7:30 pm Holy Eucharist, Foot Washing, Agape Meal & Stripping of the Altar,Nave

9:00 pm - 11 am, Vigil at the Altar of Repose, Chapel

SACRED WATCH - 9 pm March 24 - 12 pm March 25
Keep watch this night with our Lord, in the Chapel. Sign up here or on the sheet outside the office.
GOOD FRIDAY - March 25

12:00 pm, Good Friday Liturgy, Chapel
5:00 pm, Stations of the Cross for All God's Children:Come for an interactive, intergenerational Stations of the Cross. Together we will tell and walk the story of Jesus' journey to the Cross. All are welcome, and this experience is designed with younger children in mind.

7:30 pm, Good Friday Liturgy, Nave

HOLY SATURDAY - March 26

10:30 am Holy Saturday Liturgy, Chapel

EASTER SUNDAY- March 27
- 6:30 am Easter Vigil with Holy Eucharist, Nave

8:00 am Easter Breakfast, Parish Hall

9:30 am Children's Easter Egg Hunt

10:30 am Flowering of the Cross, Holy Eucharist, Nave

Easter Sunday welcomes children! A parish-wide Easter brunch begins at 8:00 AM, followed by an Easter Egg Hunt at 9:30 AM. This year we will offer two Egg Hunts, one for children in first-grade and younger, another for 2nd-5th grade. Children are invited to bring flowers to flower the cross as the 10:30 AM liturgy begins.

PALM SUNDAY PHOTOS

This annual event took place Tuesday, March 22 at the Cathedral of St. Philip. It is a gathering of our bishops, lay people and clergy of the diocese of Atlanta in Holy Week. All will reaffirm their baptismal vows and clergy will reaffirm their ordination vows as we prepare for the celebration of Easter. A special feature of this year's Reaffirmation of Vows is the inclusion of the foot washing ceremony; an example set by Jesus for his disciples as an act of humble service.

A NOTE FROM SARAH, JULIA, AND LIZ

about Youth and Children's Ministries

Stations of the Cross for All God's Children: Come for an interactive, intergenerational Stations of the Cross. Together we will tell and walk the story of Jesus' journey to the Cross. All are welcome, and this experience is designed with younger children in mind. 5:00 PM on March 25, 2016.

Easter Sunday: Easter Sunday welcomes children! A parish-wide Easter brunch begins at 8:00 AM, followed by an Easter Egg Hunt at 9:30. This year we will offer two Egg Hunts, one for children in first-grade and younger, another for 2nd-5th grade. Children are invited to bring flowers to flower the cross as the 10:30 liturgy begins.

For the Season of Easter, Formation for both Children and Youth will begin at 9:15 AM. Our lessons will begin promptly at 9:15, so please arrive on time so you won't miss any of the fun!

Click here to read the most recent Children's Ministry email newsletter.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Quiet Day - As We Age...Celebrating & Expanding Our Creative Contemplative Living, Saturday, April 23, 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.: Barbara Dolan Meinert, D.Min., will be our featured leader/presenter.

Chalice, Cheese, and Hafiz on Saturday, April 3, 7 p.m.: Join us for a fun,informal evening. More information to come.

Family Summer Camp : Please save the date for our upcoming Family Summer Camp:

Who: Rising K through rising 5th graders and their parents

When: July 25-28, 5:30-8:00 PM

Office Closure: The church office will be closed Monday, March 28 and Friday, April 1.

Stephen Ministry: Changes can be difficult, especially when they are unexpected. Stephen Ministers are trained to help people learn to cope with unwelcome changes in their lives for as long as they are needed. If youhave experienced great changes or know someone who has, learn more about Stephen Ministry by contacting Fr. Dick at (770) 455-6523 or Anne Duncan at (770) 454-9053, annebduncan@gmail.com. Everything you tell a Stephen Minister is kept absolutely confidential.

LOOKING AHEAD

Wednesday, March 23, 7:30 p.m., Nave	Tenebrae Service
Thursday, March 23, 12:15 p.m., Chapel	Maundy Thursday Holy Eucharist, Stripping of the Altar
Thursday, March 24, 7:30 p.m., Nave	Maundy Thursday Holy Eucharist, Foot Washing, Agape Meal & Stripping of the Altar
Thursday, March 24 at 9 p.m.- Friday, March 25 at noon	Sacred Watch, Chapel
Friday, March 25, noon, Chapel	Good Friday Service
Friday, March 25, 5 p.m.	Stations of the Cross for All God's Children
Friday, March 25, 7:30 p.m., Nave	Good Friday Service
Saturday, March 26, 10:30 a.m., Chapel	Holy Saturday Liturgy
Sunday, March 27, 6:30 a.m., Front lawn, Nave	Easter Vigil with Holy Eucharist
Sunday, March 27, 8 a.m., Parish Hall	Easter breakfast
Sunday, March 27, 9:30 a.m.	Easter egg hunt
Sunday, March 27, 10:30 a.m., Nave	Flowering the Cross, Holy Eucharist
Tuesdays, April 5, May 3, June 7	Pub Theology & Trivia, Dunwoody Tavern

WEEKLY EVENTS

Centering Prayer: We meet in the library on Mondays at 1:15 p.m. All are welcome!
**We will not meet Monday, March 28, as the office will be closed.

Join Mother Julia:

Noon- Meditative Basics Class (open to beginner and long time practitioner alike)

Cost: $10. Please speak with Julia if this cost is a hardship, so that scholarship can be joyfully arranged.

**Yoga will not meet March 28 as the church office will be closed.**

SUNDAY MORNING CHRISTIAN FORMATION

Formation classes will not meet on Easter, March 27. Please join us at 6:30 a.m. for the Great Vigil of Easter with Holy Eucharist, for breakfast at 8 a.m., an Easter egg hunt at 9:30 a.m., and Holy Eucharist at 10:30 a.m.

OUTREACH

Malachi's is open each Wednesday - lunch at 11:30 a.m. Free grocery shopping from 1 -3 p.m.
Click here to learn more.

Link your Kroger Plus Card to Malachi's Storehouse and every time you shop and use your Plus Card at Kroger, Malachi's receives money from your purchase!

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