Palm Sunday - 2026
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That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Philippians 2:10-11
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Fr. Paul led our Holy Communion service on this Palm Sunday morning.
Please find Fr. Paul's sermon at the following link:
"The Christological Hymn of the King."
Thank you Hutch, Phil, and Levi for serving with Fr. Paul. Thank you Hutch for leading our Morning Prayer service.
Team 2 (Fr. Paul, Benita, Laurel, Rose Marie, and Carol) served a wonderful lunch after services! Their dishes included Beef Stroganoff, chicken casserole, tossed salad, bread & butter, chocolate chip cookies, and coconut cake. Thank you all for the delicious lunch!
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Christian Education:
Both Christian Education and Children's Sunday School are on hiatus until Sunday April 12, The First Sunday after Easter.
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A Very Busy Holy Week and Easter Sunday Coming Up!
The special services and activities for Holy Week and Easter are listed below:
Holy Wednesday, April 1
11 am Low Mass
6 pm Holy Communion
Maundy Thursday, April 2
6 pm Holy Communion
Foot washing
Stripping of the Altar
Good Friday, April 3, 6 pm
Good Friday Services
Easter Sunday
April 5
10:15 am Morning Prayer
11 am Holy Communion
No Sunday School
After Easter services, we will celebrate with a Congregational Easter Feast. The church will provide an Easter ham and drinks! We are asking members to bring pot luck appetizers, sides or desserts to share. Please join for this wonderful Easter dinner!
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Regular Weekday Activities
Mass is scheduled for Wednesday, April 1 at 11 am and at 6 pm.
The regularly scheduled Thursday Choir practice and Bible Study are cancelled this Thursday, April 2. Please find a recording of this past Thursday's lesson, at the link below:
"Monarchianism, Origen, and the Lead up to Nicaea."
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The church looked beautiful for the Palm Sunday service!
Thank you Diane, Rose Marie, Rosalind, and Teresa for decorating the church with the palms and for making all the palm crosses!
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Congratulations to Jackson! He was awarded a Roan Scholarship to ETSU!
ETSU published the following write up:
Meet Jackson and help us welcome him as a member of the Roan Class of 2030! Jackson is from Kingsport, TN and attends Dobyns-Bennett High School.
High school highlights: Jackson is a disciplined leader, accomplished musician, and servant-hearted mentor. As first sergeant of his 113-member Air Force Junior ROTC corps and Tenor Drum Squad Leader in one of the nation’s top marching bands, he leads with composure and conviction. He is a multi-year All-East and an All-State percussionist, a past patrol leader in his scout troop, a certified lifeguard, and a devoted weightlifter. In all of these endeavors, Jackson strives to put others first, leading with courage and steadiness.
What do others say? “Whether he is navigating a historical debate, leading a scout troop, or performing on stage, Jackson brings thoughtfulness, excellence, and integrity to everything he does.” — Chief Master Sergeant (Retired) Melanie Blankenship, AFJROTC Instructor
Jackson’s take: “I believe that asking questions is the best way to grow.”
May God continue to bless and watch over him in all his future endeavors!
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This past week, Jessica, Keith, and Levi were at Teresa's house collecting cherry wood for a woodworking friend. During that visit, Levi demonstrated just how big the old oak tree in the front of Teresa's yard really is!
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Bp. Jones published the following Easter message this past week on Substack:
The 2026 Easter Message of the Presiding Bishop of the Anglican Province of AmericaMar 26
As we commemorate the Passion and Death of Our Lord Jesus Christ during Holy Week, and we celebrate His glorious Resurrection during Easter Week, we profess that Jesus Christ lives. Jesus Christ reigns. Jesus Christ is Lord. Christus vincit! Christus regnat! Christus imperat! – Christ conquers, Christ reigns, Christ commands. ‘Our Lord Jesus Christ, which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords; Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen’ (I Timothy 6.15-16). We are reminded in this holy season that Our Lord’s real human death is unrepeatable and has resulted in His ultimate physical glorification and immortality: because Christ destroyed death by His own death, to which He was freely and voluntarily subject, His risen humanity, body and soul, is forever victorious over death. Now for all eternity Christ lives, Christ conquers, Christ reigns – and we shall live, conquer, and reign because of Him, in Him, and through Him and for Him. We proclaim to you that Jesus Christ, who was dead on Friday, is alive in a Body on Sunday. Christ is risen from the dead. If you are baptised into His Body, and if you believe that He died on Friday to forgive your sins, then you will rise from the dead. We need not fear death. Jesus Christ has solved the problem of death by rising from His Tomb. Christ has destroyed the power of sin through death, and, thus united to Him in His death, we shall overcome sin and live forever in Him. No longer should we fear death, for Christ has overthrown death. He has conquered our own death and will manifest that victory in our own bodies in our own resurrection on the Last Day. The Christian, the one found in Jesus, already possesses the victory! ‘For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s’ (Romans 14.8). ‘Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, Jesus also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage’ (Hebrews 2.14-15). The Easter Liturgy allows us both to witness and participate in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, the Consecration of the Most Precious Body and Blood of Christ, and the offering of the Eternal Sacrifice of Calvary and the Empty Tomb made present on our Altars. The Church extends us the opportunity to make our own intentions and to offer them in body, soul, and spirit with Our Lord in the offering of the Eucharist. As we cross ourselves in Church, kneel, stand, sit, and offer our adoration, confession, thanksgiving, and supplication, we enter the Holy Sepulchre and encounter the Risen Lord. In beholding the Mass, and receiving its fruit in our Easter Communions, we may say with Blessed Lancelot Andrewes, ‘It is finished and done, so far as in our power, Christ our God, the Mystery of thy dispensation. For we have held remembrance of thy Death, we have seen the figure of thy Resurrection, whereof graciously vouchsafe to make us all partakers in the world to come.’ God bless you! The Most Reverend Chandler Holder Jones, SSC |
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Cook Team Schedule
Team 1 Diane, JP, Ambler, Keith & Jessica
Team 2 Fr. Paul & Benita, Laurel, Rose Marie, Carol T
Team 3 Michele, Lin, Lynn, Hutch & Misty
Team 4 Rosalind, Teresa, Melinda, Fr. Mike & Nancy
Team 5 Catered by the Church
Mar 1 Team 3
Mar 8 Team 4
Mar 15 Catered
Mar 22 Team 1
Mar 29 Team 2
Apr 5 (Easter) Ham w/ Potluck sides & desserts
Apr 12 Team 3
Apr 19 Team 4
Apr 26 Catered
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April Activities
Holy Week Services:
Wed., April 1
11 am, Holy Communion
6 pm, Holy Communion
Thur., April 2
10 am Choir Practice cancelled
11 am Bible Study cancelled
Thur., April 2 - Maundy Thursday
6 pm Holy Communion
Foot washing
Stripping of the Altar
Fr. Paul
Friday, April 3 - Good Friday
6 pm Good Friday Services
Fr. Paul
Sunday, April 5 - Easter Sunday
9:15 am Christian Education cancelled
10:15am Morning Prayer
11am Holy Communion, Fr. Paul
with incense
Easter Dinner after services
Ham w/ Potluck sides/desserts
Wed., April 8
11 am, Holy Communion, Fr. Paul
6 pm, Evening Prayer
Thur., April 9
10 am Choir Practice
11 am Bible Study
Sun., April 12
9:15 am Christian Education
10:15 am Morning Prayer
11 am Holy Communion, Fr. Paul
Team 3
Wed., April 15
11 am, Holy Communion, Fr. Paul
6 pm, Holy Communion, Fr. Paul
Thur., April 16
10 am Choir Practice
11 am Bible Study
Sun., April 19
9:15 am Christian Education
10:15 am Morning Prayer
11 am Holy Communion, Fr. Paul
Team 4
Wed., April 22
11 am, Holy Communion, Fr. Paul
6 pm, Evening Prayer
Thur., April 23
10 am Choir Practice
11 am Bible Study
Sun., April 26
9:15 am Christian Education
10:15 am Morning Prayer
11 am Holy Communion, Fr. Paul
catered lunch supplied by church
Wed., April 29
11 am, Holy Communion, Fr. Paul
6 pm, Holy Communion, Fr. Paul
Thur., April 30
10 am Choir Practice
11 am Bible Study
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