The Invitation
Emmanuel Episcopal Church April
2010
Reflections
from the Rector: Preparation and Instructions for Holy Week
Holy
Week begins with the Sunday
of the Passion, or Palm Sunday.
This year we will celebrate Palm Sunday on March 28th. The service will begin in the parish hall for
The
Liturgy of the Palms and then we will process with our palms into the
church. This feast celebrates the day when Jesus rode into
The
service for Maundy Thursday on April 1st
at 7:00 PM will take place again this year at St. Andrew’s
Each
year on Good Friday thousands of pilgrims fill
the narrow, winding streets over which Jesus Christ walked on the way to his
crucifixion on
On Easter
Sunday we will celebrate with two major services,
one at 9:00 AM for children and youth. An Easter egg hunt for the children at 10:00 and a traditional
service at 11:00 AM.
After
the forty days of lent often symbolized by hard times, the times of trial, the
times of self-denial, the time of mourning, it can be oh so very hard to
believe in what Jesus has said about being raised on the third day, so very
hard to believe that not only was he raised - but that we too will be raised,
that death does not in fact have the last word. As surprising as it is, it is true, and
consequently this is not only a great and joyous celebration but also the
cornerstone of the Christian faith.
Faithfully,
Stephen
News &
Events at Emmanuel
Sunday, March 28-Palm Sunday -We will meet in the
parish hall prior to the 10am service for the distribution and liturgy of the palms. After a time of prayer, we will proceed to
the church building.
Thursday, April 1-Maundy Thursday-Rev. Becker and Rev. Stribling will lead a joint service at
7:00 pm at St. Andrew’s Church in
Thursday, April 1-Youth and Parents: the third $50 deposit is due for the mission
trip.
Friday, April 2-Good Friday-Emmanuel will hold two
services, the first at noon and the second at 7:00pm.
Saturday, April 3-Brotherhood of St. Andrew Breakfast in the parish hall at
8:00am. All male members and friends of the parish are invited to attend.
Sunday, April 4-Easter Sunday:
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9:00am-Family Service with children’s sermon.
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10:00am-Easter egg hunt
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11:00am-Traditional
Service
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A celebratory coffee
hour will follow the 11:00 service, please bring hors d-oeuvres or sweets to
share.
Monday, April 5-DSF Meeting in
the office at 7:00pm.
Tuesdays, April 6 & 20-The Traveling Sisterhood will reconvene; all
women of the parish are invited to join this time of
study and sisterhood, on the first and third Tuesday night of each month at
7:00pm in the office.
Friday, April 16-Sunday, April 18-All Parish
Retreat to
Monday, April 26-Vestry Meeting in the office at 7:00pm.
Join
us for a memorable weekend of games, walking, hiking, fellowship, music, talent
and much more-Friday, April 16-Sunday, April 18. This year’s theme is “The Joy of Fellowship.”
Sign-up
sheets and fliers are available in the parish hall. You can also sign-up by calling or emailing
the church office. If you have signed
up, please submit your payment to the church office as soon as possible. Make checks payable to Emmanuel Episcopal
Church with “Shrine Mont Weekend” in the memo line.
Approximate costs for the weekend are:
Two
adults: $280
One
adult: $162
Children
8-12: $90
Children
4-7: $39
Children
3 and under: free
Children 13 and over billed
as adults. This price includes housing
for Friday evening-Sunday afternoon, six meals, and the 5 ½% lodging tax.
Any
questions or comments can be directed to Marci Daniels
at 364-1079 or Florence McCarty at 359-0068.
Delaplane Strawberry Festival
SAVE THESE TWO DATES!
First we party,
then we work!
Saturday, May 15, 6:00 pm- Festival Celebration
at Jeff & Laura Louden’s
Cobbler Mountain Cellars
Saturday & Sunday, May 29 & 30- DSF
at
The Search
Committee met on Sat. March 20th to produce a
questionnaire/survey for the parishioners to fill out. This survey will
help the committee formulate the profile that will help outline what
the congregation wants in the way of a rector for this parish. The
committee will meet again on April 3rd
to finalize the survey and prepare it to be distributed to the church
members.
Notes from the Balcony
April
2010
Katherine
Jameson
“Now the green blade rises from the
buried grain,
Wheat that in dark earth many days has
lain;
Love lives again, that with the dead has
been;
Love is come again like wheat arising
green.
When our hearts are wintry, grieving, or
in pain,
Your touch can call us back to life
again,
Fields of our hearts that dead and bare
have been;
Love is come again like wheat arising
green”
Hymn
204
I
am feeling the urge to dig in the garden.
I love the smell of earth and grass and mulch. I search the garden beds
with anticipation, wondering which of my perennials will actually return.
I seek the tiny green
leaves, knowing that just below the surface, much is going on. As I write this, the landscape is still
mostly brown, with just bare hints of green.
But very soon all the meadows will be green and
the trees will be full of blossoms and nature will have come to life
again.
As
I gather and dust off my gardening tools and begin to clear the earth and start
to dig and weed and as I prepare to plant my seeds and seedlings, I keep
hearing this hymn. It is one of my
favorite Easter hymns. The words of the
hymn were written by John Macleod Campbell Crum and set to
the French melody Noel Nouvelet. Originally a Christmas carol, Crum transformed it into an
Easter carol and it was published in
In
his book, The Church’s Year of Grace,
the Benedictine Pius Parsch takes us to a deeper
level of meaning: “We must not remain on
the plane of nature; for us nature is a holy symbol…which tells of another
world which now at Easter is likewise celebrating resurrection. Spring with its transformation of hill and
meadow is, accordingly, a great symbol of an event in sacred history and of an
event now taking place within the church.
Springtime is nature executing her Easter liturgy. Neither poetry nor art can even approximate
her grand display. In every corner of
her vast cathedral a thousand voices are shouting Alleluia, the voices of creatures that have come to life.”
As
in the words of the hymn, nature reminds us that the wintry griefs
of a human life will finally be healed in the sun of
springtime, and that death is a passage to new life. By considering the wonders of nature, we can
glimpse eternal truths. A simple act of
planting a seed, or bringing water and mulch to the garden, has meaning and
promise far beyond the commonplace. So dig on!
Perhaps this is why there is so much joy in gardening. It is so full of promise! Life and love will
come again like “wheat arising green”.
The whole bright
world rejoices now: Hilariter! Hilariter!
The birds do sing on every bough: Alleluia! Alleluia!
Then shout beneath the racing skies: Hilariter! Hilariter!
To him who rose
that we might rise: Alleluia! Alleluia!
Hymn 211
April Server
Schedule
|
April 4 |
April 11 |
April 18 |
April 25 |
|
Easter Sunday 9am Service & 11am Service *Acts
10:34-43 1
Corinthians 15:19-26 Altar Guild Ann Hemingway Katherine Jameson Lector 9am-? 11am-Pat
Hazel & Matt Nobile Chalice Bearer 9am- 11am-Lee Johnson & Acolytes Ana Colbert Emily Armstrong Joseph Armstrong Ushers 9am-John
Daniels & Hugh Langford 11am-Howard
Paine & Mark White Greeters Lori Langford Tellers John
Daniels Ed
DeBerry |
The Second Sunday of Easter 10am Service Altar Guild Ann Hemingway Katherine Jameson Lector Scott Christian Maggie McCarty Chalice Bearer Acolytes Daniel Harris (c) Aurora Klyne Peter Myers Ushers Howard Paine Greeters Scott Christian Bruce Troetschel Coffee Hour Karen Klyne Tellers John Daniels Ed DeBerry |
The Third Sunday of Easter No Service at Emmanuel A joint service with Leed’s Church will be held at All members of the parish are
strongly encouraged to attend the Shrine |
The Fourth Sunday of Easter 10am Service
Altar Guild Ann Hemingway Katherine Jameson Lector Peter
Myers Chalice Bearer Bruce
Troetschel Acolytes Annie
Harris (c) Alexis
McCarty Elizabeth
McCarty Ushers Alisa
Troetschel Greeters Mary Kay Cabell Coffee Hour Mary Husen Melissa Nobile Tellers John Daniels Ed DeBerry |
Good Friday, April 2 Services at Noon and 7:00pm at
Emmanuel Isaiah
52:13—53:12 Psalm 22 Hebrews
10:16-25 or Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 John
18:1—19:42 Lectors:
Maundy Thursday, April 1
7:00pm Service at
Exodus 12:1-4
[5-10] 11-14
Psalm 116:1,
10-17
1 Corinthians
11:23-26
John 13:1-17,
31b-35
Lector: Lee Johnson
May Server
Schedule
|
May 2 |
May 9 |
May 16 |
May 23 |
May 30 |
|
The Fifth Sunday of Easter 10am Service Altar Guild Helen Christian Ginger Harris Lector Deborah Padgett Chalice Bearer Mimi Davenport Acolytes Sub
needed Ana Colbert Emily Armstrong Ushers Ted Campbell John Daniels Greeters Mary Kay Cabell Randy Cabell Coffee Hour Ginger Harris Laura Louden Tellers Mimi Davenport Betty Ann Trible |
The Sixth Sunday of Easter 10am Service Altar Guild Helen Christian Ginger Harris Lector Bill Rodenberg Cordelaine Klyne Chalice Bearer Mary Welch Acolytes Daniel Harris (c) Peter Myers Aurora Klyne Ushers Dick McCarty Bill Rodenberg Greeters Alisa Troetschel Bruce Troetschel Coffee Hour Biddie Robinson Alisa Troetschel Tellers Mimi Davenport Betty Ann Trible |
The Seventh Sunday of Easter 10am Service Revelation
22:12-14,16-17,20-21 Altar Guild Helen Christian Ginger Harris Lector Randy Cabell Chalice Bearer Rob Porter Acolytes Will Rodenberg (c) Robert DeBerry Sub needed Ushers Ed DeBerry Billy Smith Greeters Scott Christian Coffee Hour Mary Bryan DeBerry Katherine Jameson Tellers Mimi Davenport Betty Ann Trible |
The Day of Pentecost 10am Service TBD Altar Guild Helen Christian Ginger Harris Lector Lee Johnson Chalice Bearer Mary Kay Cabell Acolytes Annie Harris (c) Alexis McCarty Elizabeth McCarty Ushers Jeff Louden Greeters Marc Nobile Bruce Troetschel Coffee Hour Mert Cook Shannon Davenport Tellers Mimi Davenport Betty Ann Trible |
The First Sunday After Pentecost 10am Service at Sky Meadows TBD Altar Guild Helen Christian Ginger Harris Lector Rob Porter Daniel Harris Chalice Bearer John Krumich Acolytes Sub
needed Ana Colbert Aurora Klyne Ushers Mark White Greeters Mary Kay Cabell Randy Cabell Coffee Hour No Coffee Hour DSF Tellers Mimi Davenport Betty Ann Trible |
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April Birthdays Apr 1-Jon Klyne Apr 2-Pauline Smith Apr 5-Ellen Becker Apr 13-Betty Herbert Apr 13-Neal McCarty Apr 14-Terry Golightly Apr 16-Pam Owens Apr 21-Cordelaine Klyne Apr 21-Joseph Maraska Apr 21- Apr 26-Matthew Apr 26-Jesse Swogger Apr 30-Emma Nobile
April Anniversaries Apr 6- Apr 7-Diane & Norris Royston Apr 26- If there are birthdays or anniversaries that are not listed above, please contact Heidi in the Church
Office. |
April Worship Schedule Thursday, April 1 Maundy Thursday 7:00pm-Joint Service at St.
Andrew’s in Friday, April 2 Good Friday Services at Noon and 7:00pm Sunday, April 4 Easter Sunday 9am-Family Service/Holy
Eucharist 10am-Easter egg hunt 11am-Traditional Service/Holy
Eucharist Noon-Coffee Hour Sunday, April 11 9am-Sunday School/Adult Ed 10am-Holy Eucharist/Baptism 11am-Coffee Hour Sunday, April 18 All Parish Retreat at Joint Service with Leed’s at Sunday, April 25 9am-Sunday School/Adult Ed 10am-Holy Eucharist 11am-Coffee Hour |
