The Vine Newsletter (March 2008)

H o l y W e e k
Palm Sunday, March 16, through the Sunday of the Resurrection, Easter, March 23
Join us and bring friends or family members to commemorate the last week of Jesus’ earthly life.
Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday, March 16, 8 and10:00 AM
8, 10 AM Procession of Palms, Passion of Jesus, Holy Eucharist
9, 11:30 AM Make Palm Crosses in Patchett Hall

Maundy Thursday, March 20, 7:00 PM
7 PM Celebration of the Last Supper and institution of the first Holy Eucharist
Agape meal of breads, cheeses, olives, and fruits with the reading
of Jesus’ prayer for his disciples.
Stripping of the altar by the Altar Guild
8:30 PM -12 Watch by the people in the church. (Come and go.)*
Good Friday, March 21
Noon Stations of the Cross: Walk the Passion of Jesus, Patchett Hall
7 PM Good Friday Liturgy
Sunday of the Resurrection: Easter, March 23, 8 and10:00 AM
8, 10 AM Festive Eucharist of Christ’s Resurrection
Resurrect "Alleluia", bring bells to celebrate the joy
11:30 AM Easter Pot Luck luncheon and egg hunt

*As the disciples stayed with Jesus in the garden before his arrest, we spend time in
quiet. The church will be open for you to reflect, pray, read, meditate.
Good Friday Offering is for the Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East [See page 2.]
The Sacrament of Reconciliation is offered by appointment throughout the year.
*****************
Prayers for Peace marking the 5th Anniversary of the War in Iraq
Palm Sunday, March 16, 5 PM


Pray for peace on Palm Sunday evening as we recall the triumphal entry 2,000 years ago of the Prince of Peace into the holy city of Jerusalem and the beginning of the war in Iraq nearly five years ago. Karen and Ed McDonald will be joining us again for this special time of prayer for peace and for the peoples and families affected by the violence.
You may bring a candle.
Good Friday Offering
For over 150 years, the Anglican Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East has helped maintain the Christian witness in the Holy Land serving all of God's people there in a variety of ministries, proclaiming the gospel and promoting justice, peace, and love, thereby serving us all.
Since 1992, Episcopalians here have supported the ministries of the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East through the Good Friday Offering. It is vital that we continue to share in this burden, and not let our brothers and sisters in Jerusalem carry the cross alone. If you will not be present on Good Friday, write Good Friday Offering on the memo line of a check and place it in the alms basin on Palm Sunday.
Thank you to
 Tamela Rankin for leading the adult Lenten formation time at 9.
 Sonny Rhodes for taking on the responsibility of junior warden this year.
 Kim Pifer for being senior warden again this year. God bless and give her strength!
Jottings by Joyce
Spring and Easter fit well together as both are times of new beginnings. Trees and flowers will be bursting out with new growth and vibrant blooms after a time of bare limbs and dormancy underground. Like the barrenness of the winter landscape, we enter into the agony of Jesus’ suffering during Holy Week. Journeying with Jesus through the events of his last week help us to more fully appreciate the glorious joy of Easter, the most remarkable springtime new beginning – Christ’s resurrection. Join us on Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Day. Wave palms, institute Eucharist, walk the stations, pray before the cross, and sing “Alleluia, Christ is risen indeed!”
May the glory of the Risen Christ fill you with deep peace and radiant joy, Joyce
    
May you be at peace.
May your heart remain open,
May you awaken to the light of your own true nature,
May you be healed.
May you be a source of healing for all beings.
May there be peace on Earth,
May the hearts of all people be open to themselves and to each other,
May all people awaken to the light of their own true nature,
May all creation be blessed and be a blessing to All That Is. by Joan Borysenko