"Comfy Space" Service
This Sunday at 9:15 a.m., there will be a "Comfy Space" service in the Children's Chapel. These services seek to provide worship experiences, including Eucharist, for members of the Christian community who tend to "wiggle" in church, as well as those who worship with them. Children participate in the liturgy, and the Cherub and St. Cecilia Choirs provide worship music. Sermon activities, music, lessons, and songs are designed to hold the interest of young persons while enabling parents and grandparents to enjoy the presence of God in a relaxed worship setting.
Hebrew Scriptures: Isaiah 43: 16-21
Psalm 126
New Testament: Philippians 3: 4b-14
Gospel: John 12: 1-8
FORUMS Sunday, March 13
9:00 a.m.:
The Christian Scriptures--La Paz
The New Testament: A series of video lectures by Bart Ehrman, Professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina, followed by discussion of the lecture. Topic for March 13: "Luke-Jesus the Savior of the World."
10:15 a.m.:
The Parables--La Paz
Canon Ted Holt presents a two-part series on parables Jesus used to reveal the nature and presence of the Kingdom of Heaven. The March 13 presentation will include Jesus' parables of The Treasure in the Field, The Pearl of Great Price, The Mustard Seed, and The Leaven in the Loaf.
10:15 a.m.:
Dante and the Inferno--East Gallery
As the Dante all-night reading on the night of Maundy Thursday approaches (March 24-25), we have the chance to find out more about the
Inferno and its author. Dr. Fabian Alfie, who teaches Dante at the University of Arizona, will tell us about the author and his background, and introduce us to this tremendous poem.
Adopt a Window!
Our grateful thanks to all of you who agreed to "adopt a window" (donate toward the restoration of our beautiful stained glass windows) last Sunday. Members of the Preservation & Endowment Foundation will be in the Perry Garden this morning, between the 9 and 11:15 a.m. services, to accept checks from those who wish to settle their commitment. Recognizing that the six beautiful Library windows are costly to restore, we have divided that cost into quarters. Parishioners may now participate in this vital restoration process for a tax deductible $1,400 per quarter donation. Donor names, or inscriptions, will appear on each window. Questions? Contact
John Bremond.
"Regular" Weekday Lenten Activities Conclude Next Week Next week is the last week before a special slate of Holy Week activities.
At 6 p.m. on Wednesday, the J2A youth and their parents host
Lenten Soup Suppers in the Murphey Gallery. Hearty, homemade soups (including a vegetarian option each week), bread, salad and dessert ($7 person/$20 family). Why cook when you can support the J2A pilgrimage, share a Lenten tradition, and enjoy fellowship over a delicious bowl of homemade soup at the same time?
At 6:45 p.m. in Room 10, the Rev. Canon Ted Holt invites you to
explore sin, evil, and guilt as realities that have affected us all ever since the mythical days of Adam and Eve and that Slippery Serpent. Weaving Biblical, theological, and psychological ways of viewing the themes of sin, evil, and guilt, he will do so in a way that will likely be quite new to you, and along the way expand your understanding of how each functions (as well as malfunctions) in your life and the lives of those around you. The evening concludes with a brief
Devotion for the Close of Day.
St. Philip's Friends of Music presents
noontime recitals during Lent on Thursdays at 12:15 p.m., in the Bloom Music Center. Entitled "Rising Stars in the Next Musical Generation," the series has showcased young high achievers in the Tucson area. On Thursday, March 17, the series concludes with harpist Claire Thai, presenting a program entitled "Glissando!"
Jeffrey to Perform at Cathedral
Our own Dr. Jeffrey Campbell, Associate Music Director and Organist, will be performing a Lenten Noon-hour Organ Recital at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Phoenix on Friday, March 18, at 12:15 p.m. Music of César Franck and Charles-Marie Widor will be featured. Free-will offering. If you are in the area, you are most welcome to join us for this musical offering at the Cathedral!
Gun Violence Prevention Event
Please join GVPA (Gun Violence Prevention Arizona) and St. Mark's Presbyterian Church in welcoming Sandy and Lonnie Phillips to Tucson. The Phillips' daughter, Jessica Ghawi, was killed in the theatre shooting in Aurora, Colorado, on July 20, 2012. They are traveling the country to share the story of their daughter's life and death and their own efforts to shed light on the injustice of laws that protect gun and ammunition sellers at the expense of victims and their families. Monday, March 14, 6:30-8 p.m. at St. Mark's Presbyterian Church, 3809 E. 3rd Street (west of Alvernon, south of Speedway). A question and answer period, music by local artist Sabra Faulk and songwriter Mitzi Cowell, and light refreshments will follow the presentation. FREE, with donations accepted to offset the Phillips' travel expenses.