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US FOR WORSHIP
THIS SUNDAY, March 25th, The
Sunday of the Passion, Palm Sunday,
there will be one service only at
10:00 a.m.
There is a service of Morning Prayer on Wednesday mornings at 9:00 a.m.
We hope you will join us for worship and
fellowship.
READINGS
FOR SUNDAY
Sunday, March 25, 2018
Palm Sunday
Year B
Isaiah 50:4-9a
Psalm 31:9-16
Philippians 2:5-11
The Passion Gospel Mark 14:32-15:39
FROM THE RECTOR
This
Sunday is Palm Sunday!
We will have one service at 10:00 am so that we may
all participate in the blessings of the Palms and Procession to the church. At
the moment, the weather appears to be in our favor – partly cloudy with a high
of 37. Not bad, given our recent weather! The liturgy will begin in the Parish
Hall. I hope you will join us.
We then have a full Holy Week schedule beginning
Wednesday with 9:00 am Morning Prayer and a reading of the Revelation to John
at 7:00 pm, and followed by liturgies of the day on Maundy Thursday and Good
Friday at 7:00 pm and The Great Vigil on Saturday at 8:00 pm. In addition, on
Good Friday the Sacrament of Reconciliation is available by appointment at
11:00 am, and a service of The Seven Last Words of Christ at Noon. This noon
service, consisting of a reading of each of Jesus’ last utterances from the
cross, prayer and silence, will last for two hours. You are invited to stay for
all or part of this service. Finally, on Easter Sunday, we will have one
service at 10:00 to celebrate the Resurrection of our Savior.
Holy Week is best observed by attending as many of
these services as possible. I urge you to consider coming as often as you are
able. Each liturgy has its own unique flavor, commemorating a particular event
in the last week of Jesus’ life. Maundy Thursday commemorates the Last Supper
and Jesus’ command to love one another, modeled by his washing the disciples’
feet. On Good Friday we commemorate his crucifixion through solemn prayer and
the veneration of the cross. The Great Vigil is a service like no other,
beginning in darkness and culminating in the joyous proclamation of Christ’s
Resurrection. If you are only able to attend one of the Holy Week services this
is the one! Here we kindle the new fire, remember our ancient salvation history
through Old Testament readings, renew our Baptismal vows, and celebrate the
first Eucharist of Easter. I hope you
will join us often.
Caroline
Martin Luther King
6:01 PM CDT
Bell Toll (7:01 our time)
April 4, 2018 marks the 50th
anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. It occurred
at approximately 6:01 pm at the Lorraine Motel, 450 Mulberry Street in Memphis,
Tennessee, now, the location of the National Civil Rights Museum. As part
of the commemoration, churches and campuses across the nation have been invited
to ring their bells 39 times
to honor the number of years Dr. King dwelled on this earth and to pay homage
to his legacy. Chris Boldt and I, who both grew up in the South and remember
the moment well, will toll the bells at St. Andrew’s at 7:01 EDT. All who would
like to join us are welcome.
FUNDRAISING
St. Paddy’s Dinner was a success!
Check out the pictures below
DINNER BELL
Dinner Bell cook team for this Sunday March 25th
Slader
Dinner Bell cook team for next Sunday April 1st
Easter Dinner/Carol Tubman & friends
All are invited. If anyone has any
special Easter dish
they would like to contribute, it is
welcomed!
~
Thank you for your volunteer
work in this special Outreach program!
From Preston
Upcoming
school event
School's Out Talent Showcase
to benefit the School's Out Program.
Ossipee
Central School
Come
and see local kids sing, dance and play music. It's a fun and
lively evening!
Friday
March 23rd 6:00pm at The Ossipee Central School
Center
Ossipee NH
$3
per person or a family (no size limit) $10
COMMUNITY FOOD CENTER
Starting April 1st, the Hannaford Cause Bag program at the Hannaford store located at 891
NH 16, Ossipee, NH will be focused on the sale of the FIGHT HUNGER BAGS in
support of THE COMMUNITY FOOD CENTER food pantry!!
Every day counts~ we hope you find the resources at http://newhannaford.bags4mycause.com/
helpful in your continued outreach.
And, don’t forget to share with everyone that the Fight Hunger bags
with the message “This bag helped feed someone in need” can be found on the
reusable bag rack at various registers.
The Food Pantry thanks you for your contributions throughout the year.
The Food Pantry thanks you for your contributions throughout the year.
The monthly item
for March is JELLO.
FORWARD DAY BY DAY FOR
TODAY
THURSDAY, March 22, 2018
Luke 21:16-19 You will be betrayed by parents and
brothers, by relatives and friends; and they will put some of you to death. You
will be hated by all because of my name. But not a hair of your head will
perish. By your endurance you will gain your souls.
Luke 21 is one of the
most difficult chapters in the New Testament to assimilate and hear. These
are the days of vengeance, Jesus says. Some of you will need
to flee, and others of you will die. Jesus is not pulling any punches.
Some scholars cast these verses as purely symbolic language, and others
maintain that the signs of the end times are presently upon us.
The Bible is what it
is. Jesus’ words are what they are. The details are best left to God.
What comforts me in
this difficult and strange chapter in the ministry of Jesus is the ending.
Jesus, after a long day of teaching, walks up the Mount of Olives to sleep. We
know the stones are his friends—no doubt the stars are as well. Closing his
eyes under the blanket of night, he finds peace. May we come to know that same
peace as well.
MOVING FORWARD: Watch
the sunset tonight. Spend some time thanking God for the stars in the sky and
the peace in your heart.
FROM Deb IN THE OFFICE
Please get your Easter Flower requests
in to me by Monday, March 26th.
FOOD
FOR THOUGHT
A
Prayer for Evening
At the setting of the sun,
in the darkness of the night,
we step from the day into the night
with a desire to be still,
and in being still
to turn to you, O God.
At the setting of the sun,
in the darkness of the night,
we turn to you.
- John Philip Newell
March BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES
If you do not see your birthday or anniversary listed, please make
sure Deb in the office has an information sheet on file for you.
Birthdays
March
10 Susan Ines
13 Trudy Thompson
16 Caroline Hines
20 Albert Bunker
21 Chris Boldt
30 Kaitlyn Marshall, Barbara Lord
31 Claudia Kennedy
PHOTO GALLERY
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| It starts with the COOJKING |
Pictures from
an evening with
Masters of the Celtic Harp
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