"And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest."
St. Matthew 21:9
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Holy Week Services:
Maundy Thurday, March 27, 5 pm
Holy Communion
Foot washing
Stripping of the Altar
Good Friday, March 28, 5pm
Good Friday Services
Stations of the Cross
Easter Vigil, March 30
8 am - 5 pm
Please speak with Fr. Yossi if you want to help with the Vigil.
Easter Sunday
March 31 @ 11 am
Holy Communion
No Sunday School
No Morning Prayer
After Easter services, we will celebrate with a Festive Congregational Easter Feast. The church will provide an Easter ham and drinks! Please bring an appetizer, side dish, or dessert to pass.
Please join us!
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Fr. Yossi led a beautiful Palm Sunday Holy Communion service this past Sunday. The service started with him blessing the palms and then leading the congregation as we processed around the church. The procession was followed by the Holy Communion Service. Fr. Yossi's sermon contemplated what does it feel like to know you have one week left to live. Jesus knew that on the original Palm Sunday. He knew the Jewish authorities would now consider Him dangerous. He knew the disciples who marched proudly beside Him on Palm Sunday would abandon Him. Please find the complete service including the sermon at the following link:
Thank you Fr. Yossi for the beautiful service! Thank you Br. Scott for serving with Fr. Yossi.
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After services we enjoyed a wonderful lunch provided by Teresa, Diane, Lin, and Fr. Yossi. They served two types of lasagna, Caesar's salad, homemade sour dough bread, fruit salad, chocolate pecan pie, rum cake, and chocolate cake!
What a feast!
Also, Rose Marie and Teresa made sure we had plenty of Hot Cross Buns!
Delicious Food! Wonderful Company! Blessed Day!
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The Church looked beautiful for Palm Sunday!
Thank you Teresa for ordering all the palms and palm fans!
Thank you Rosalind, Diane, Fr. Paul....
Lin, Sue, And Teresa for making all the palm crosses and palm roses!
Even Miss Vicky had fun!
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Starting Sunday April 7, Fr. Yossi will start a new Christian Education series on miracles. Please note Christian Education classes are cancelled Easter Sunday.
Fr. Yossi has asked us to bring our Bibles for these studies. Please join us on April 7 at 10 am - a pot of coffee will be on!
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Our Bible Study will continue this Wednesday, March 27 @ 11 am at the church. Fr. Paul is leading a series of lessons which are focused on his book As It Is In Heaven A Biblical, Historical, and Theological Introduction to the Traditional Church and Her Worship. The topic for the next lecture is "From the Kingdom of Heaven to the Kingdom on Earth".
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Sue continues to lead our weekly online prayer group on Discord every Thursday at 2 pm. Thank you so much Sue for taking the time each week to lead our prayers! If you have a special prayer request but cannot join us, please send your request to Sue. Please contact me if you would like to join us on Discord.
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Please keep Rose Marie in your prayers as she lost her precious Molly this past week.
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Help for Those in Need
Lynn reminded us Shades of Grace is in need of toiletry items. Thank you Lynn for the reminder. St. Peter's has supported the Shades of Grace Ministry for a number of years as they provide help to those in need in the Tri-Cities area. Please find more information on Shades of Grace at the following link:
Lynn plans to deliver the toiletries to Shades of Grace after Easter. Please put any donations in the basket under the table in the Narthex.
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Lenten Appeal - 2024
The Lenten Appeal for 2024 goes to support St. Dunstan's Academy. Please consider supporting this worthy cause! Please mark any donation as "Lenten Appeal" and place in the offertory.
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Fr. Yossi received the following information from the Diocese of the Eastern United States (DEUS) office about the annual Diocesan Meeting. Fr. Yossi will attend as our Vicar. Teresa and I (Rosalind) will attend as voting delegates. All other members are invited to attend if interested! Please see Fr. Yossi if you are interested!
We are pleased to announce that the registration for the DEUS Synod is now open! The event will take place at the Sheraton Greensboro at Four Seasons in North Carolina, with St. John's Church serving as our host parish. You can find more information about registration, hotels, and the schedule on the APA website www.anglicanprovince.orgunder the Events tab.
The Synod will be held from July 29 to August 2, 2024. On Monday and Tuesday, various committees of the diocese will meet. On Wednesday morning, there will be a Clergy Conference and a Clergy Wives Brunch. The Synod will begin at 1:00 pm on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, and will end after the banquet on Thursday evening.
March Activities
Wed., Mar. 27 11 am Bible Study
Thur., Mar. 28 2 pm Online Prayer Group
Thur., Mar. 28 5 pm Maundy Thursday
Holy Communion with foot washing
Fr. Yossi, Hutch
Fri., Mar. 29 5 pm Good Friday Service followed by
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