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| Jesus heals the man born blind |
This coming Sunday, April 6, the Fifth Sunday in Lent, there will be ONE service only at 9:00 a.m. We will continue our series of dramatization of the Gospel portion – this Sunday: the Raising and Unbinding of Lazarus – followed by a dialogue sermon. You won’t want to miss it! We hope you will join us for worship and fellowship.
Looking ahead to Palm Sunday (April 13) and
Easter Sunday (April 20): We
will hold only ONE service at 10
o’clock on each of these Sundays (i.e. no 8 o’clock service). The full
schedule of services for Holy Week and Easter is posted below.
Readings
for this Sunday: Ezekiel 37:1-14, Psalm 130, Romans 8:6-11, John 11:1-45
Last
Sunday we recognized “Mid-Lent” or “Mothering Sunday,” with wonderful music by The Treblemakers,
Ginger Heard’s a recorder group, joined by Val May with voice and harp. We had
forsythia on the altar and indulged in traditional Simnel Cake at coffee hour. And our eyes were opened for the Gospel
presentation of The Man Born Blind. Special thanks to the actors!
See below for a gallery of additional pictures.
See below for a gallery of additional pictures.
Our Wednesday 5:30 Simple Lenten Suppers
continue: Eleven of us gathered last night as we indulged in delicious soups,
salad, and bread, fresh baked and hot from the oven. We ate in silence,
savoring our food, as we listened to passages from Paul Hawken’s 2007 book, Blessed Unrest. The reading led to some
thoughtful and encouraging conversation. For a taste of Hawken’s book, go to www.blessedunrest.com/video.html .
We closed with an
informal table eucharist. Join us next Wednesday, April 9, with a similar
format but different readings and different soups. Please talk to Carolyn Boldt
(767-0533) if you would be willing to provide soup, bread, or salad. We gather
at 5:30 and are out by 7:00. Please join us!
For
Wednesday of Holy Week, April 16, we will alter our Simple
Lenten Supper plan so as to view the film The Way, starring Michael Sheen. So as to facilitate eating, viewing, and
conversation, we will gather at 5:30, begin the film promptly at 5:45. And in
place of soup and salad, we will enjoy pizza during the movie. Conversation will follow.
For a glimpse: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzFV1Ixof0Q
For a glimpse: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzFV1Ixof0Q
Players wanted for the Easter Vigil production of the Deliverance form the Fiery Furnace!!! This will be a seven-minute dramatization of Chapter 3 from the Book of Daniel (in the Bible). It will require only ONE rehearsal, has no lines to memorize (they will be read), and will feature only minimal costuming. Both adults and young people are welcome. Talk to Heidi or Lisa. The Easter Vigil begins at 8 PM on Saturday, April 19… And it’s guaranteed to be a lot of fun.
Word
from the Rector…
At long last, the weather is warming. The snow
is melting. The sap is running. I know that sickness, ice, and slick roads have
kept many of you at home recently. Jesus’ powerful words that we will hear
proclaimed this coming Sunday are “COME OUT!” He is addressing Lazarus – four
days dead in the tomb – but he is also calling each and every one of us to COME
OUT! Come out of those dark and frightened places in our lives. Come out of our
feelings that we don’t really make a difference in the world. Come out from our
hibernation! The winter is past and gone.
(Well, almost.) The song of the
turtledove is heard in our land. (Well, maybe not turtle doves, but birds
are now awakening us in the mornings.) The church around the world is
approaching the holiest and most significant season of our year. The loving God
who has been with each of us since before we were conceived is calling us all
to wake up and come together so that we can be shaped anew as all walk together the final weeks and
days of our Lord’s life, through his trial and crucifixion and the time of
waiting. The meaning of the resurrection at Easter finds its power in the
events of the time that precedes it. Without that, Easter is bunny rabbits and chocolate
eggs. So, join us for the last Sunday of Lent before Palm Sunday. We all need
each other as we walk and celebrate these coming weeks together! If you’ve been
away from church… return! We have missed you!
See
you in church!
Blessings, Heidi+
Gallery
from last Sunday and The Man Born Blind Receives Sight (John 9:1-41)
The Blind Man begging.
A disciple asks, “Rabbi, who sinned? This man
or his parents?”
Jesus makes mud and spreads it on the man’s
eyes.
The man receives his sight.
The Pharisees consider the situation
the Pharisees try to make their point
The rector facilitates a lively,
thought-provoking conversation.
What does it mean to be blind?
What does it
mean to see?
Holy Week and Easter
Services 2014
Palm Sunday, April 13 - ONE service only
10
AM Blessing
of the Palms,
the Passion Narrative & Holy Eucharist
Wednesday,
April 16
9
AM Morning
Prayer5:30 PM Supper and film viewing of The Way, followed by discussion.
Maundy
Thursday, April 17
7
PM Liturgy
of the Day with foot washing, Holy Eucharist, and the stripping of the altar
Good
Friday, April 18
12-2
PM Meditations
on the Seven Last Words – Come and go as needed. 2 PM Stations of the Cross
7 PM Liturgy of the Day with hymns, solemn collects, and
communion from the reserved sacrament
Holy
Saturday, April 19
8 PM The Great Vigil of Easter, with kindling of the new fire,
Vigil readings,and the First Eucharist of Easter
Easter
Sunday, April 20 – ONE service only
10
AM Rite
II Festival Eucharist withhymns, choir and organ
