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Holy Week Service Schedule
Palm Sunday-March 28
8 a.m. Liturgy of
the
Palms and Holy
Eucharist
10:30 a.m. Liturgy of the Palms, Procession and Holy
Eucharist
Maundy Thursday-April 1
7 p.m.
Holy Eucharist, Foot Washing & Stripping of the
Altar
Gethsemane Prayer Vigil
beginning after the Maundy Thursday service until
Noon on Good Friday.
Come sit and pray before the Blessed
Sacrament.
Good Friday- April 2
7 p.m.,
Solemn Liturgy of Good Friday
The Great Vigil
of Easter
Saturday,
April 3, 7
p.m.
begins in the Parish Hall
followed by an Easter Feast hosted by the
Vestry.
The Sunday of
Easter Morning
April
4
8
a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Festival Eucharist with
music
Easter Egg Hunt at Noon.
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Dear
friend,
This week our weather has taken a
wonderful turn
from dark and rainy to bright and clear. There is a
sense of more light as our clocks have shifted and we
have more sun at the end of our days. On our journey
through Lent, there is another shift or rather a
deepening taking place. This Sunday and the coming
week is the last one before Holy Week begins. In the
Simple Challenge we have taken on in community, we
are calling this week "The Last Frontier." It is the last
week of de-cluttering before we enter into that sacred
space and time where we simply worship, pray, dine,
walk and sit together with Jesus Christ. Holy Week
will be a time of offering and awareness. We offer our
time, hearts, minds, bodies and souls. We will
become aware of God's abundant, extravagant love for
us and for
the whole creation as Jesus Christ's own offering
sinks in and takes new root in our lives.
It will not be a simple or easy journey. The gospel for
this week points toward the costliness to and the
vulnerability of those who love Jesus. The Good
News this
week is a vivid portrait of Mary, a beloved friend of
Jesus, anointing his feet with a pound of costly
perfume and then wiping it with her hair. When we
pause with this image there is a tenderness and
intimacy to this scene that borders on uncomfortable.
It speaks volumes of the love she has for Jesus. We
become painfully aware that Jesus is preparing for his
own death as he refers to his burial and tells those at
the meal that they will "not always have me."
How then shall we prepare for the days ahead? One
clue may be found when we think about how we would
prepare for the death of a loved one. What are the
things that remain unaddressed in the relationship?
What needs to be said? How do we love someone as
we prepare for their death? There may be some
spiritual de-cluttering to do in addition to whatever
material preparations you feel called to make. One
thing is fairly certain for me, and that is that our time
together in worship will be rich and transformative. I
look forward to worshiping with you this week and in
the weeks to come.
Faithfully,
Jennifer
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| This Sunday |
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The Fifth Sunday in Lent
March 21, 2010
Holy Eucharist, 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.
Sermon: The Reverend Jennifer L. Pedrick
Christian Education at 9:15 a.m.
Godly Play-PreK-5: Faces of Easter V
Adult Forum-"Via Media"
Bible Study- 1st & 2nd Timothy
Scripture readings:
Isaiah 43:16-21
Psalm 126
Philippians 3:4b-14
John 12:1-8
Read these
lessons
Liturgical Ministers for this Sunday:
8 a.m. Holy Eucharist
Eucharistic Minister-Arthur Manning
Lector-Pat Blenkiron
Usher-Mike Seger
Greeter-Rhoda Bucci
Coffee Hour- Betsy Kelley & Mel Inman
10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist
Eucharistic Minister- Mary Lambert
Eucharistic Visitor-Gracelynn Rizzolo
Lectors-Renee Haggerty & Don Leggat
Cantor- Bill Patterson
Acolytes- AJ Hess, Josh Hess & Samantha
Hess
Ushers-Bill Chase & Matt Chase
Altar Guild-Barbara Kent & Shirley Baker
Greeter- The Chase
Family
Counters-Vivian Johnson &
Bo Ivey
Coffee Hour-George & Carol Nunes, Pat &
Ron Jeffrey & Gracelynn Rizzolo
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| Simple Challenge Film Series |
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Tonight's Features, (March 19):
"Babette's Feast"
and for
the children, "Happy Feet."
 
Come and bring your friends to
the
Friday night
movies at
Epiphany! Childcare is
available. Movies will begin at 7 p.m. in the
Parish Hall.
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| The Simple Challenge Lent 5: March 21-27, "The Last Frontier" |
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Over the course of Lent, we are cleaning out and de-
cluttering our material possessions as a spiritual
discipline. This week we are invited to take on a last
repository of our stuff, some place where you put
things that you may not need very frequently or maybe
things that you do not need at all. This may be your
garage, attic, storage shed, basement or even a
rented storage unit. Consider the idea that perhaps
the most important "frontier" for your work this week
isn't your material clutter, but your spiritual clutter or
neglect. This is a week for looking back over this
discipline of de-cluttering. What have you
experienced? Learned? How have you struggled?
Changed?
There are a couple of other options that may be more
useful in your spiritual journey toward Holy Week and
Easter and you may want to consider these instead of
tackling one of the areas above. Here are the options:
- · You might like to re-visit one of the
previous areas of de-cluttering to finish it up or to
figure out why it posed difficulty. Sometimes our
clutter on the outside has something to teach us
about clutter on our inside. Perhaps there is some
unfinished relationship, some memories or some
attachments that need some attention and
release.
- · Take a prayerful, slow, mental tour of your
home. Is there a place that you particularly don't want
to tend? Why is that? Is there a way that you might sit
in that place with Jesus to learn something new about
yourself? Having Jesus next to you or being aware of
God's presence with you can help you to remember
you are loved just as you are, clutter and all.
- · You may have found this whole de-
cluttering as a spiritual discipline to be a ridiculous
idea, really a bunch of hooey. Or maybe you thought it
was a good idea, wanted to try it, but didn't get to it or
very far into it. Now is the time to relax about that and
simply notice that this was your journey. Reflect on
this experience, noticing any feelings, insights or new
ideas that come up. Is there anything you would like
offer in prayer?
Come up with a strategy for your de-cluttering so that
you experience gratitude for what you have and keep
AND experience generosity in giving away what you
can. Think about a strategy for spiritual de-cluttering
so that you may experience gratitude for who you are
and generosity of spirit in offering yourself in whatever
ways make sense to you. Thank God for you and the
life you are called to!
This week's offerings for the "Great Give Away" may be
labeled and set aside until the week of April 11 - 16
when they may be brought to church. We will be
having a Simple Challenge Celebration on the
evening of April 16 and the Great Give Away is on
Saturday April 17.
If you have broken or outdated electronics, you can
recycle them. Look on the website for Rhode Island
Resource Recovery Corporation at www.rirrc.org.
You may consider offering items on "Jen's List" see
Jennifer's office door for "in community" giving and
receiving.
For your reflection and prayer this week:
As they go through the desolate valley, they shall find it
a place of springs. Psalm 84:6
Almighty God, you alone can bring into order the unruly
wills and affections of sinners: Grant your people
grace to love what you command and desire what you
promise; that, among the swift and varied changes of
the world, our hearts may surely there be fixed where
true joys are to be found; through Jesus Christ our
Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever. Amen.
Collect for Lent V, The Book of Common
Prayer
~Check out Epiphany
in the news!~
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| Simple Challenge Fieldtrip |
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Saturday, March 20, ALL are
welcome on a
fieldtrip to Recycling for
Rhode Island Education, located on Spooner
Street
at 95 Hathaway Ctr., Ste. 3, Providence, RI.
We will meet in
the parish hall at 9 a.m. to carpool together. If
interested, please contact
Brett Brumbaugh by telephone, 401-490-0746 or
email, bbrumbaugh5{at}gmail{dot}com.
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| Palm Saturday |
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JOIN US! on Palm Saturday, March 27, from 10 a.m. to
1 p.m., to experience the wonders and mystery of the
Holy Week story. We are preparing a great program for
children ages 3 to 10, which includes making cards
for shut-ins, coloring eggs, and baking communion
bread. Lunch will be provided. Friends are welcome!
Sign-up NOW! on the sheets on the table in the
church entrance or by calling Janice Johnson at (508)
761-8622.
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| Easter Memorials & Thanksgivings |
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The flowers that add to the beauty of our Easter
worship are provided by the Altar Guild with donations
from members and friends. If you would like
someone remembered with flowers on our Easter
memorial and thanksgiving list, please fill out the form
found in the bulletin and return it, by Sunday, March 28,
with your check to the church office.
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| Epiphany's Great Give Away! |
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Save the date for Epiphany's Great Give Away,
Saturday, April 17th from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., rain or
shine This giant yard sale, will benefit Haitian
relief efforts through Episcopal Relief and
Development. If you are de-cluttering as a
spiritual discipline by taking part in the Simple
Challenge, or simply Spring cleaning, save your items
and bring them to church during the week of April 11.
Better yet, bring your give aways and help out with the
yard sale. If you are interested in helping you can
meet with Judy Phillips, on Sunday, March 21 at 9 a.m.
in the multi-purpose room or contact her: jphillips304
{at}cox{dot}net or 401-438-7447. More updates to
come so stay tuned!
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| Good Friday Hunger Walk |
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This annual walk to raise money for and awareness of
the hungry and homeless will take place on Friday,
April 2. You can help out by participating as a walker
and/or by making a donation. Golden donation
envelopes have been included in your box of pledge
envelopes this year and others are available on the
table in the entrance of the church. *Checks
should
be made out to Good Friday Hunger Walk.*
Contact
Charlene Underhill, 401-438-6347 / eundrh{at}aol{dot}
com
or Matt Hawryluk, 401-728-4382/
scooterfly104{at}cox{dot}net for more information or
you
may check out the website at www.
goodfridaywalkforhungerri.org
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| Next Sunday |
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Palm Sunday
March 28, 2010
Holy Eucharist, 8 a.m.
Liturgy of the Palms,
Procession
& Holy Eucharist, 10:30 a.m.
Silent Reflection after the Dramatization of the
Gospel
Christian Education at 9:15 a.m.
Godly Play-PreK-5: Faces of Easter VI & VII
Adult Forum-"Via Media"
Bible Study- 1st & 2nd Timothy
Scripture readings:
Isaiah 50:4-9a
Psalm 31:9-16
Philippians 2:5-11
Luke 22:14-23:56
Read these
lessons
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