From the Rector
Holy Week & Easter resources and services
As we approach the upcoming most sacred week of the church year, we are planning services to fit our current “hybrid” model of in-person and online offerings, as well as preparing at-home prayer resources.
Mark your calendar now to stop by the church from Noon-1:00 pm on Saturday 3/27 to pick up your Holy Week & Easter bag which will include: palms for Palm Sunday, prayer resources, at-home communion kits for Easter Day, and filled Easter eggs for families to create egg hunts at home.
On Palm Sunday (3/28 ) you may attend indoor worship at 8:30 am (reserve seats online) or online worship at 10:30 am (Zoom & Facebook). Both services will begin with the blessing of the palms and include a reading of the Passion.
On Maundy Thursday (4/1 ) we will gather on Zoom for an agape supper with readings and prayers at 6:30 pm. While enjoying simple dinners in our own homes, we will come together virtually to read scripture and pray as we remember the final night Jesus spent around a table with his friends. More details coming soon.
On Good Friday (4/2 ) you’re invited to journey The Way of the Cross on Zoom at 7:00 pm. In this traditional stations of the cross service we will walk Jesus’ final steps through scripture, prayer, and artwork.
On Easter Day (4/4) we will have two services of Holy Eucharist: an in-person service at 8:30 am (reserve seats online) and an online service with choir at 10:30 am streaming on Facebook and YouTube. If you would like to share communion during the later service be sure to pick up at-home communion kits ahead of time.
As we make our way through our annual Lenten pilgrimage I hope you will join me in marking the holy days ahead of us.
Yours in God’s peace,
Kristin+
We need your ALLELUIA! this Easter
Dig out your craft supplies and get creative to make a poster of any size saying ALLELUIA! then take a picture of members of your household holding the sign and send it to the church office by 3/29.
We’ll use everyone’s pictures to make a special video to be included in our Easter Day online worship service.
PS – this isn’t just for kids, we want everyone to participate!
Financial Help for Parishioners
The members of our community who gave a generous donation to the Rector’s Discretionary Fund with the hope of helping parishioners with winter heating assistance have extended these funds to help parishioners in whatever way in needed during these tough times. Please reach out to Rev. Kristin for more information if we can help you in the coming months.
Sunday Worship Information
IN PERSON WORSHIP
PLEASE DRESS APPROPRIATELY FOR THE WEATHER AS WE WILL HAVE WINDOWS OPEN FOR VENTILATION
Reserve Your Seats
Based on Diocesan guidelines and the size of our sanctuary our max capacity for this service will be 40 people. This means that if you would like to attend the 8:30 am service you will need to sign up in advance. The link to sign up will be in the Shell Newsletter every week and on the website homepage about half way down.
NOTE: If you are assigned to serve as an usher, reader, or on altar guild you do NOT need to sign up for any date at which you are serving.
CLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SEATS FOR March 14 and 21
COVID Protocols
For the safety and protection of everyone, the following practices will be followed:
- Masks and social distancing will be required, along with the parameters established in the Covenant for Regathering.
- Only the front entrance will be unlocked and open
- Ushers will record everyone who attends in our contact tracing binder
- Hand sanitizer will be placed in prominent locations at the entrance and in church
- The church will look different – the rows of chairs have been replaced by spread out groupings of chairs to maintain distancing
- Prayer books and hymnals have been removed, the weekly bulletin will have the complete order of service
- Toys, books, and crayons have been removed; activity sheets will still be available
- This service will be an abbreviated Holy Eucharist and is designed to last about 30 minutes
- There will be no music at this service (the same as our 8:30 am Eucharist prior to COVID)
- There will no coffee hour after the service
ONLINE WORSHIP
Join us on the Fourth Sunday in Lent for Morning Prayer at 10:30 am followed by Zoom Coffee Hour, or watch the service livestreamed on Facebook.
A printable bulletin is available here.
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 820 8668 4148
Passcode: 242425
One tap mobile +13017158592,,82086684148#
Facebook Livestream
We plan to begin streaming to Facebook at 10:30 am. If you arrive at Facebook and you don’t see the video, please refresh your screen. There is a delay.
The middle-high Sunday School classes will be at 9:30 am on March 14th in the sanctuary following masks/distancing/sanitizing guidelines. Once the nicer weather arrives, we will return to holding class in the outside Memorial Garden.
Sunday School classes will be held this coming Sunday, March 14 on Zoom for preschool-5th.
Outreach
REQUEST FOR EASTER DONATIONS
The Outreach Committee is pleased to announce it has very recently become aware of a community project we can work on this month with your help.
The Lorien Senior Center is requesting Easter baskets filled with specific items to be used as prizes for their popular Easter Bingo. Therefore, we are requesting donations of the following generic items for men or women to win:
Coloring books
Crossword books
Fun things
Puzzles
Crayons
Nail files
Soft toothbrush
Pocket size Kleenex
Pencils
Combs
Brushes
Markers
Sharpies
Hand lotion
Body wash
Small stuffed toys
Trinkets
Sealed candy
Hand sanitizer
Chapstick
PLEASE NOTE: NO homemade food items will be accepted and all candy must be in the original store packaging.
Your Outreach Committee members will assemble, wrap the filled baskets in cellophane, and attach a beautiful bow before delivery to The Lorien Senior Center later this month.
Donated items may be delivered to the Church Mondays through Thursdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., or Sundays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. PLEASE DEPOSIT YOUR DONATIONS IN THE TUB BY THE CHURCH DOOR at the above hours beginning Sunday, MARCH 7 through Sunday, MARCH 21.
Your help with this Outreach project for our community will be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance!
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Lectionary Readings for the Fourth Sunday in Lent:
Next Week’s Commemorations:
| 17 | Patrick, Bishop and Missionary of Ireland, 461 |
| 18 | Cyril, Bishop of Jerusalem, 386 |
| 19 | Saint Joseph |
| 20 | Thomas Ken, Bishop of Bath and Wells, 1711 |
Prayer Rotation
Please join the Daughters of the King in praying for each parishioner in rotation during 2021 by taking this notice home and by posting it where it will remind you pray to on a daily basis for the needs and blessings of:
John Cerveny (Ricky, Matthew)
Pat Chalk
Joan Collins
A member of the Daughters of the King will be contacting you this week for special prayer requests.