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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,
As I type this, the myriad details of Holy Week
preparation are taking place all around me. There is a
group of women in our parish hall getting ready for the
children who will gather tomorrow morning for "Palm
Saturday." They are making sandwiches, getting
supplies ready for egg dying and preparing materials
for making Easter cards for our shut-ins. 
The
storytellers and actors for the "passion walk" are
working on their parts. The honey, flour, oil and bowls
for baking bread for Eucharist, are waiting on the
counter top in the kitchen. Staff members are making
final edits on the pile of bulletins for the extravagant
worship we will begin on Sunday. Worship leaders
are communicating about schedules and details,
rehearsals and meals. Vestments are being cleaned,
hemmed and mended. My email inbox is filled with
questions and communications from the Vestry who
are planning an Easter Feast to follow the Great Vigil.
They've chosen an international theme for the food
and beverages, in keeping with their awareness that
God is Lord of the universe and has redeemed people
of every nation. Altar guild members have been
cleaning and polishing in the sacristy getting every
vessel and detail prepared for the worship
spaces.
It is extraordinary to consider the many details, and the
depth of loving care offered by the dozens of ministers,
all getting us ready to enter into Holy Week. I think this
preparation is something like a great prayer we are
offering, in hope and in love.
We are almost ready to enter in. There will
be more to do as the week progresses, but we trust
that God will be present and we will have all we need.
Palm Sunday, we remember Jesus' own entering in to
the first Holy Week. He entered Jerusalem for the
week that changed history and changes each one of
us. Ready or not, we follow Christ, to enter in, to
remember and to celebrate. I look forward to seeing
you and walking with you through the gates.
Jennifer
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| This Sunday |
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Palm Sunday
March 28, 2010
Liturgy of the Palms & 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
Liturgical Ministers for this Sunday:
8 a.m. Holy Eucharist
Eucharistic Minister-Lisa Decker
Lector-Tammi Miller
Ushers-Christine Jenkins & Gerry McAvoy
Greeter-Barbara Priddy
Coffee Hour- Diane & David Madsen, Jessica
D'Alessandro
10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist
Eucharistic Minister-Rhoda Bucci
Eucharistic Visitor-Anne Bryant
Lectors-Susan McDonald & Bill Dench
Cantor- Emily Dench
Acolytes- Lydia DeAngelo, Cheyenne
Lambert, Ali Amaral
Ushers-Bill Tierney & Jim Bryant
Altar Guild-Susan Bergstrand & Betsy
Kelley
Greeters- The Haggerty Family & Ernie &
Beverly Fairhurst
Counters-Suellen Franze & Susan
McDonald
Coffee Hour-The Chase & Hess Families and
Eunice Tuckerman
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| Palm Saturday |
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JOIN US! tomorrow, 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!
Contact: Janice Johnson at (508)761-8622.
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| Gethsemane Prayer Vigil |
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"They went to a place called Gethsemane; and he
said to his disciples, "Sit here while I pray."
Mark
14:32
From the end of the Maundy Thursday Liturgy until
Noon on Good Friday you are invited to sit in prayer
and contemplation in the presence of the Blessed
Sacrament at the Altar of Repose. This act of devotion
recalls Jesus praying in the garden and his invitation
for his disciples to sit with him. If you would like to
participate in this devotion, please sign up on the
table in the entryway. You may like to sign up in pairs
for the over night times.
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| Special Opportunity for Giving to the Bread of Life Food Pantry |
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The Bread of Life Food Pantry located at Newman
Congregational Church, Rumford is participating in
the 13th Annual $1 Million
Giveaway to Fight Hunger.
Please give generously during March and April as all
food and monetary donations will be matched by the
Alan Shawn Feinstein Foundation. $1 million will be
divided among anti-hunger agencies nationwide, so
your generosity will be greatly appreciated during this
campaign. Checks can be made payable
to "Newman Congregational Church"
with "Bread of Life Food Pantry" noted on the
memo line.
The Bread of Life Food Pantry is asking for the
following items to be donated for the month of
April:
Crackers, Beef Stew, Hamburger Helper
and Cereal.
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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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| The Great Give Away/Yard Sale |
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Mark your calendars, and tag your "stuff" for
Saturday,
April 17. The Great Give Away-Yard Sale
hours are 9 a.m.
- 1 p.m. Items that were put aside from the
Simple Challenge "decluttering" can be brought to the
church April 13 & 14, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. and April 15, 10
a.m.-2 p.m.
and 6-8 p.m. Please be sure to price the items -
stickers are available on the Simple Challenge
bulletin board in the Parish Hall. Volunteers are
needed to help with set-up (10 a.m.-?, Friday,
April 16) and clean-up after the event. There will be a
Simple Challenge potluck supper celebration, Friday,
April 16 at 6 p.m. Discussion during the dinner will be
about what we have learned from the Simple
Challenge. A sign-up sheet, for those wishing to
attend the party, is on the table in the entrance of the
church. Contact Judy Phillips: jphillips304@cox.net or
401-438-7447.
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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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The Sunday of the Resurrection:
Easter Day
April 4, 2010
8 & 10:30 a.m. Festival
Eucharist with music
Sermon: The Reverend Jennifer Pedrick
No Christian Education classes
~classes
will resume on April 11~
Easter Egg Hunt, Noon
Scripture readings:
Isaiah 65:17-25
Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24
Acts 10:34-43
Luke 24:1-12
Read these
lessons
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