March 14, 2024

Holy Comforter

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Holy Week & Easter

Dearest Holy Comforter Family,

Final preparations are underway for Holy Week and Easter. Your staff has our sights set on jelly beans, cascarones, as well as palms, incense, and everything else that invites us into the deep mystery and sorrow of Holy Week and then into the utter joy of the Sunday of the Resurrection. Along those lines, today, we received the following invitation from the Church of the Good Shepherd:

The Church of the Good Shepherd will again observe Good Friday with a Service of Lessons and Spirituals that draws on liturgies and prayers from the Book of Common Prayer and the many African-American spirituals influenced by the story of the Passion of our Lord. In addition to singers from the congregation and congregational signing, soloists will include Celia Porea, Nan Hastings Hornsby, and Quincy Hall. The service will be at 3 PM on March 29th.

We have scheduled this service at 3 o’clock both because of the Gospel traditions and to avoid scheduling conflicts with other Episcopal Churches in the area, for which noon and evening times are more common for this and related liturgies. We invite you and the members of your parishes to consider an experience of the Good Friday liturgy at Good Shepherd—where spirituals are part and parcel of the living tradition.

We would welcome your sharing this invitation in your Sunday bulletins and weekly newsletters. Since this is the only additional Holy Week service we will have, we are encouraging the members of Good Shepherd to explore the rich opportunities for observing Holy Week in other Episcopal churches in the area.

The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd is located in the historic Centennial Hill community of Montgomery at 493 South Jackson Street.

I think this will be a beautiful service and hope you will consider attending!

See you Sunday! Rosa+

 the Food Pantry

Critical needs in MARCH: Ramen noodles, canned tuna, condiments (ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, hot sauce, etc.), and paper/plastic grocery bags. If you'd like to donate, please drop off your items in the bins outside the double doors of McMaster Hall or the big basket inside.

 the Backpack program

Canned veggies, fruit, soups, tuna, vienna sausage, granola bars, and juice boxes.

 Donations can be left in the basket outside of the office window.

Community Garden

Please consider donating to this summer's crop.

Thank you, Jean Murray

March

March 5, 12, 19, 26 - Food Pantry 10 AM

March 6, 13, 20, 27 - Morning Prayer 10:30 AM Facebook live

March 4, 11, 18, 25 - Compline 7:00 PM Facebook live

March 8, 22 - Stamp Club 5 - 6:30 PM

March 24 - Procession of the Palms & Holy Eucharist 10:00 AM

March 27 - Blessing of the Stations of the Cross Plaques 12:00 PM

March 28 - Maundy Thursday Eucharist and Stripping of the Altar 6:00 PM

March 29 - Good Friday Liturgy 12:00 PM

March 30 - Washing of Altar and Holy Saturday Liturgy 10:00 AM

March 31 - Lighting of Paschal Candle and Festive Holy Eucharist 10:00 AM

11:00 AM, Children's Easter Egg Hunt

 Please pray for

Parishioners — Ann Carlton, Barbara Dailey, Rob Dailey, Fred Earle,

Dennis Endicott, Sidney Hennessey, Jason Hicks, Lamar Higgins, Scott Lollar,

Alden Monroe, Eddie Norred, John Parker, Lea Russell, Claudene Thomas,

Judith Granger Ward, Randy Woodland, Barbara Zdanis

Friends — Gay Curlin, Kathryn Dorlon, T.J. Esco, Wayne Goble,

Sharon Kelley, Jon Kusa, Ethan Tapia

Students — Matthew Franklin, Will Franklin, Addie Hoffman, Anna Hoffman,

Sam Lee, Michael Moore, Rachel Moore, Charles Speaks, Thomas Speaks, Aiken Via

In loving memory

Tom Hyde

Happy St. Patrick's Day!