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FROM THE RECTORIN-PERSON WORSHIP THIS SUNDAY
WE PRAY FOR THE REPOSE OF THE SOUL OF JOHN MCGOWAN, who died
Sunday night. He was at the Woodstock Inn in
Vermont, one of his favorite places, and died in his sleep. I will announce
details of John’s Memorial Service when they are available. Please keep his
sister Hope in your prayers. If you would like to send her a card I have her
address. Please email me if you would like her address or get it from me on
Sunday morning.
KELLY ANTONELLI’S HOUSE IN OSSIPEE BURNED DOWN RECENTLY, and she lost most of her clothes
and belongings. If you would like to contribute to a gift for her, please write
a check to St. Andrew’s and put her name in the memo line.
WE STILL NEED READERS, ACOLYTES AND LEMS FOR OUR HOLY WEEK
SERVICES (see Holy Week schedule below).
Please contact me or Jonathan if you are able to fill one of these roles. There
is also a sign-up sheet in the Parish Hall.
If you would like to read a part in the PASSION GOSPEL THIS
SUNDAY please contact me ASAP.
THE DEADLINE FOR EASTER FLOWER DONATIONS is this Sunday,
April 10. Forms are available in the church.
Please fill one out if you would like to give flowers in memory of someone or
in thanksgiving. Suggested donation amount is $20. You may also call Carrieanne
in the office.
MASKS ARE NOW OPTIONAL in church except while singing, when our respiratory droplets can spread as far as 15
feet. There is an area in the back of the church on the Memorial Garden side
that is reserved for those who are more comfortable being masked and physically
distanced. Signs will be posted in that area. Masks are required for singing,
so please bring a mask or pick one up at the door.
As before, please, for the safety of others, plan to
attend church on Zoom if you have recently traveled commercially and/or been
present at large gatherings, or are not feeling well.
EPISCOPAL RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT DONATIONS FOR UKRAINE
Are you looking for a way to help
Ukrainians? Episcopal Relief and Development is collecting donations that are
sent to organizations that are already on the Ground in Ukraine. You may bring
a check to church on Sunday (make it out to St. Andrew’s and put ERD in the
memo line) or you may donate online at https://Support.episcopalrelief.org/ukraineresponse
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!
IN-PERSON WORSHIP THIS SUNDAY
WE PRAY FOR THE REPOSE OF THE SOUL OF JOHN MCGOWAN, who died
Sunday night. He was at the Woodstock Inn in
Vermont, one of his favorite places, and died in his sleep. I will announce
details of John’s Memorial Service when they are available. Please keep his
sister Hope in your prayers. If you would like to send her a card I have her
address. Please email me if you would like her address or get it from me on
Sunday morning.
KELLY ANTONELLI’S HOUSE IN OSSIPEE BURNED DOWN RECENTLY, and she lost most of her clothes
and belongings. If you would like to contribute to a gift for her, please write
a check to St. Andrew’s and put her name in the memo line.
WE STILL NEED READERS, ACOLYTES AND LEMS FOR OUR HOLY WEEK
SERVICES (see Holy Week schedule below).
Please contact me or Jonathan if you are able to fill one of these roles. There
is also a sign-up sheet in the Parish Hall.
If you would like to read a part in the PASSION GOSPEL THIS
SUNDAY please contact me ASAP.
THE DEADLINE FOR EASTER FLOWER DONATIONS is this Sunday,
April 10. Forms are available in the church.
Please fill one out if you would like to give flowers in memory of someone or
in thanksgiving. Suggested donation amount is $20. You may also call Carrieanne
in the office.
MASKS ARE NOW OPTIONAL in church except while singing, when our respiratory droplets can spread as far as 15
feet. There is an area in the back of the church on the Memorial Garden side
that is reserved for those who are more comfortable being masked and physically
distanced. Signs will be posted in that area. Masks are required for singing,
so please bring a mask or pick one up at the door.
As before, please, for the safety of others, plan to
attend church on Zoom if you have recently traveled commercially and/or been
present at large gatherings, or are not feeling well.
EPISCOPAL RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT DONATIONS FOR UKRAINE
Are you looking for a way to help
Ukrainians? Episcopal Relief and Development is collecting donations that are
sent to organizations that are already on the Ground in Ukraine. You may bring
a check to church on Sunday (make it out to St. Andrew’s and put ERD in the
memo line) or you may donate online at https://Support.episcopalrelief.org/ukraineresponse
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!
Blessings, Caroline
Blessings, Caroline
Services are held in person
or via Zoom (email RectorSAITV@gmail.com for Zoom information)
or Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/standrewsinthevalleytamworth/
AND...
JOIN US FOLLOWING THE SERVICE FOR
JOIN US FOLLOWING THE SERVICE FOR
The Collect
Almighty God, whose most dear Son went not up to joy but first he suffered pain, and entered not into glory before he was crucified: Mercifully grant that we, walking in the way of the cross, may find it none other than the way of life and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The First Lesson Isaiah 50:4-9AOur reading tells of the servant who speaks for the Lord and suffers persecution, but still trusts in God's help and vindication. This is the third of the "servant songs" that come from a period late in Israel's exile. The servant might be thought to be the faithful of Israel, the prophet himself, or another historical or idealized figure. The people are weary and tired of the Lord's calling, but the servant steadfastly continues. Christians have long perceived in these words a foretelling of Jesus' mission.
A psalm of trust by one who looks to the Lord for mercy and protection.
The Second Lesson Philippians 2:5-11 From one of the earliest Christian hymns we hear how Christ Jesus accepted the condition of a servant, was obedient even to the point of death, and was then given the name above every name. It is possible that this poem was adapted by Paul or another disciple from the hopes for a savior of a people who did not yet know Jesus. He has fulfilled humanity's dream of one who will share fully in the mortal condition before his exaltation. To him every knee shall bow and every tongue confess the great name of the Lord now known in person, Jesus.
The Gospel Luke 22:14-23:56
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The Ministerial Development Fund brings high-potential early- and mid-career clergy together with congregations, who have similarly great potential but are not able yet to support full-time clergy. The partnership provides three fully funded years, and reduced support for two more years, to encourage dynamic clergy leaders to engage and grow their congregations and establish financial sustainability. Without the Ministerial Development Fund, St. Peter’s, Londonderry might not have a full-time clergy person today.
How might these funds have an impact on a church’s sustainability and future mission?
Hear from the Rev. Colin Chapman, rector of St. Peter’s, Londonderry, by clicking below:
Learn more about the From Deep Roots, New Life campaign by clicking here
Parish: : David and Pat, Carolyn, Marty, Jim, Sue, Joan, John, Grete, Becky, Steve, Gabriel, Bob, Dick
Family and Friends: Megan, John, Angela, Audrey, Gary, Grace, Tracy, Josh and Zac, Carolyn, Jack, Laurie, Alexa, Chris, Lyse, Margaret, Melody, Peg, Curt, Sage, Sharon, Johnathan, Mary
For those who have died: John McGowan
Birthdays: Audrey Berry 04/14
Anniversaries: Peter and Trudy Thompson 04/16
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, Saturdays, April 23 – May 28, 2022
from 9:00 to 10:30 am
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
“Blessed is the king who comes in the name of God!”
—Luke
19.38
“Crucify
him!”
—Luke
23.21
He knows.
And chooses so anyway.
He knows how fickle our love,
how fleeting our kindness.
We reject what we most deeply desire,
condemn what we most deeply need.
Our glory and our ruin both clamor.
Into that very wound he rides,
into the deepest divide of our souls.
On the Scorned Way—
into the scorn itself—he rides.
Into the choice between love and the way of the world,
and into our failure to choose well, he rides,
having chosen.
To prevail in the battle between good and evil,
between love and fear,
one must embrace them both
and enter the cleft
and still choose.
Worship the One
who embraces our beauty and our woundedness,
who forgives the failure of our worship.
Come with him on the Foolish Way,
the Way of Love,
...and fail... and be forgiven... and come again.
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