FROM THE RECTORLink to Forward Day by Day
For
some unknown reason we didn’t receive this quarter’s copies of Forward Day
by Day. For those of you who are missing it, it is available online at this
link:
https://prayer.forwardmovement.org/fdd/
If
you would like to receive the daily reflection via email, scroll to the bottom
of the website page and click on the “Subscribe” button.
If
you’re a Facebook user it’s also available there. Search for Forward Day by Day
and follow the page.
We
hope to receive next quarter’s booklet on time!
Update on returning to in-person
worship:
We will return to in-person worship on March 13. Services will continue to be
livestreamed on Zoom and Facebook Live. Masks will be required and the
Vestry asks that you maintain physical distancing as indicated by the
round yellow stickers in the pews. Please, for the safety of others, plan to
attend church on Zoom if you have recently traveled and/or been present at
large gatherings, or are not feeling well.
Lenten Book Study
This
year’s Lenten Book study will begin on Wednesday, March 9 at 1:30 pm and
run through April 13, the Wednesday in Holy Week. Please let Caroline know if
you plan to join this book study. Attendance at every session is not required;
come as you are able.
BOOK CHANGE: The book is Witness at
the Cross: A Beginner’s Guide to Holy Friday by Amy Jill Levine,
Ph.D. It is available on Amazon for $16.19. We have studied other books by Amy
Jill Levine and thoroughly enjoyed them, along with the accompanying DVDs.
Here
is the blurb on the book from Amazon:
Experience Holy
Friday from the perspective of those who watched Jesus die: Mary his mother;
the Beloved Disciple from the Gospel of John; Mary Magdalene and the other
women from Galilee; the two men, usually identified as thieves, crucified with
Jesus; the centurion and the soldiers; Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus. Jews
and Romans, friends and strangers, the powerful and the powerless, the hopeful
and the despairing.
The story of Jesus’s death is not something we
just read: we think about it, and we experience it; we hear the taunts of the
soldiers, the priests, and the passersby even as we hear the famous “seven last
words” from the cross.
In Witness at the Cross, Amy-Jill Levine
shows how the people at the cross each have distinct roles to play. Each
Evangelist presents a distinct picture of the death of Jesus. Each portrays
different individuals and groups of people at the cross, each offers different
images and dialogues, and so from each, we learn how those meanings and
messages cross the centuries to any who would come to the cross today.
Link to Forward Day by Day
For
some unknown reason we didn’t receive this quarter’s copies of Forward Day
by Day. For those of you who are missing it, it is available online at this
link:
https://prayer.forwardmovement.org/fdd/
If
you would like to receive the daily reflection via email, scroll to the bottom
of the website page and click on the “Subscribe” button.
If
you’re a Facebook user it’s also available there. Search for Forward Day by Day
and follow the page.
We hope to receive next quarter’s booklet on time!
Update on returning to in-person worship: We will return to in-person worship on March 13. Services will continue to be livestreamed on Zoom and Facebook Live. Masks will be required and the Vestry asks that you maintain physical distancing as indicated by the round yellow stickers in the pews. Please, for the safety of others, plan to attend church on Zoom if you have recently traveled and/or been present at large gatherings, or are not feeling well.
Lenten Book Study
This year’s Lenten Book study will begin on Wednesday, March 9 at 1:30 pm and run through April 13, the Wednesday in Holy Week. Please let Caroline know if you plan to join this book study. Attendance at every session is not required; come as you are able.
BOOK CHANGE: The book is Witness at the Cross: A Beginner’s Guide to Holy Friday by Amy Jill Levine, Ph.D. It is available on Amazon for $16.19. We have studied other books by Amy Jill Levine and thoroughly enjoyed them, along with the accompanying DVDs.
Here
is the blurb on the book from Amazon:
Each Gospel has its own story to tell, all the
witnesses have their own memories, and every reader comes away with a new
insight. The witnesses at the Crucifixion watch Jesus die, and we watch with
them, and we watch them. And we come away transformed.
Blessings, Caroline
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The Collect
Almighty God, whose blessed Son was led by the Spirit to be tempted by Satan: Come quickly to help us who are assaulted by many temptations; and, as you know the weaknesses of each of us, let each one find you mighty to save; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
First Lesson Deuteronomy 26:1-11
In this first reading from the Hebrew Bible the Lord's mighty salvation of Israel from slavery in Egypt is recalled, and the people are bid to offer in thanksgiving the first fruits of their fields. The passage presents one of Judaism's oldest summaries of its history and confessions of its faith. It is always to be remembered that it was God who made them a people, who heard and delivered them from their distress and gave them this good land for a heritage.
Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16
A hymn of trust in Lord. The Lord will guard and deliver the one who loves and seeks refuge with God.
The Second Lesson Romans 10:8b-13
In this lesson Paul teaches that the word of faith is a gift to us; by it we make our saving confession that Jesus is Lord and that God raised him from the dead. Without God's grace the way of righteousness would be impossibly distant. But faith that leads to righteousness is in our hearts and the confession of salvation is on our lips. This is true for all people, no matter what their background, who call upon the name of the Lord.
The Gospel Luke 4:1-13
Our gospel is the story of the temptation of Jesus by the devil. After his baptism Jesus is led into the wilderness and confronted with the temptations which are inescapable in his ministry. He might seek to show that he is the Son of God by satisfying material needs, or he could control lives by ruling with worldly pomp and authority. Or, in what may be seen as the greatest temptation, he could direct allegiance through miraculous power. Instead Jesus three times confesses his obedience to the will of God.
The School for Ministry was launched in 2020 to develop leaders—both lay and ordained—called from throughout the region. The school serves students both online and in person at Trinity Church, Tilton. As a local resource, it offers students lower costs and an attractive alternative to attending a residential seminary full time. The school also has a particular focus on the development of bi-vocational leaders.
Funding is needed for a full-time dean, stipends for faculty, coverage of curriculum fees, scholarships for students, and upkeep and improvement of the school’s in-person space.
Consider:
How does local education of future clergy and lay leaders provide more opportunities for the church in New Hampshire and neighboring dioceses?
Watch a video of School for Ministry student Fred Chisolm below. at
Learn more about the From Deep Roots, New Life campaign by clicking here
Parish:
Audrey
Berry, Carolyn Boldt, Marty Cloran, Lin Frank
Judy Grace, Bev Hammond, Sue Huckman, Jim Huckman, Joan Marshall, John McGowan,
Elizabeth Pease, Grete Plender,
Becky Riley, Steve Thompson, Gabriele & Bob Wallace.
For those celebrating anniversaries
Please let the Parish Office know if you would like to add or remove someone
on the prayer list. Thank you.
Introduction to Mindful Living
A six session program, April – May 2022
offered online
Are you curious to learn what mindfulness is and how it can benefit you?
Are you wishing for a mindfulness refresher?
This six session, 90-minute class, will introduce various types of mindfulness meditations and practices to support you in incorporating mindfulness into your daily life. Each session will provide a supportive environment with time for instruction and practice and a question and response period. The program will assist you in building and deepening your own meditation practice. You will also learn informal ways to bring mindfulness into everyday life.
Topics covered will include:
· Mindfulness of breath and body
· Mindfulness of emotions
· Understanding thoughts & beliefs
· The wise heart -- nurturing joy & compassion
· Bringing your practice into the world
Practices will include:
· Walking meditation & mindful movement
· Self-compassion practices
· Mindfulness of thought meditation
· Offering compassion for self and others
· Working with difficult emotions
Facilitator -- Christianne Humphrey MDiv is a student within the Mindfulness Meditation
Teacher Training Certification program offered by Sounds True, in association withThe AwarenessTraining Institute and the Greater Good Science Center at the University of California at Berkeley. Christi has supported others in practices of the heart for over 20 years.
For more information or to register, contact Christi by phone (508) 633-7466 or email cchumphrey1@gmail.com.
Food for Thought
~
Wendell Berry
