Thoughts Approaching Easter
When one has lived as many years as many of us, it’s almost certain that there have been times and years when significant annual celebrations and events like Christmas and Easter have felt routine and even stale. Perhaps it’s happened in the past and perhaps it’s happening now. If so, fear not. Know that you are in good company. Even great saints experienced times of spiritual darkness, dryness, and doubt.
Yet the saints are precisely saints because they passed through the obstacles found in their lives, just as Moses and the Chosen People passed through the Red Sea. Moreover, first Moses and then the saints did so not by their own efforts, but by God’s grace. And if history is a fair indicator, then we can be confident that we too can and will pass through any darkness or staleness we might be experiencing this year.
This week we remember that one can only reach Easter morning after first living and passing through Maundy Thursday and Good Friday. This week we also remember that while the events we will celebrate happened to others centuries ago, their effects as well as the resulting gifts are our own enduring, eternal legacy. And that is reason to indeed celebrate!
Eastertime Blessings…
Mark
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Prayers and Reflections for Holy Week
Let everyone understand that the real love of God does not consist in tear-shedding, nor in that sweetness and tenderness for which we often long, just because they console us, but in serving God by serving those around us, in justice, fortitude of soul, and humility. – Teresa of Avila
More is accomplished by prayer if one carries it quietly on one’s heart than if one uses many words about it every day. – Author Unknown
Daily reflections and scripture readings are often part of our practices for Lent. This year, you can take advantage of readings and reflections all in one place and written by persons from Saint Andrew’s, Gobin UMC and Beach Grove UMC. The daily meditations will be in the newsletter each week and go from Wednesday to Tuesday, except for Sunday. Whether you enjoy these every day, or as the Spirit moves you, may this resource be a blessing!
Click here to view the readings and the accompanying links to the scriptures for each day.
The Sunday of the Resurrection: Easter Sunday
Sunday Worship, April 4
You can connect to the service via Zoom. Click on this link to connect. If you have not used Zoom before, you will be prompted to download Zoom, go ahead and do that. When you enter the meeting you should be able to see and hear others and others can see and hear you. If you come in a little late, please listen for a moment before speaking. In order to see everyone, go to Gallery view (upper right on PCs and upper left for Macintosh). When we get started everyone except the speaker will be muted. If you are reading or playing music, please be sure to unmute yourself.
If you are connecting via telephone dial 301-715-8592 and when prompted enter the Meeting ID: 847 8600 1703 and press #, then enter the password: pray and press # again.
Click here for the service booklet for April 4
Stations of the Cross
We will be having virtual Stations of the Cross again on Friday, April 2, Good Friday. Please tune in for special piano and organ music from our Organist, Albrecht von Gaudecker, and cello pieces from special guest, Eric Edberg!
Via Zoom, 7:00 p.m.
Zoom Meeting link – click here. If you are connecting via telephone dial 301-715-8592 and when prompted enter the Meeting ID: 847 8600 1703 and press #. The password is: pray.
Thanks to all the Saturday Non-Food Pantry Volunteers
We were very lucky again with the beautiful weather this past Saturday. And we had more wonderful DePauw volunteers passing out products. We gave out: 250 bags of products, 230 bottles of household cleaner, and 165 Easter bags for the kiddos.
We also gave out many, many packages of diapers, feminine hygiene, and incontinence products. Thank you to our new and repeat donors! If it is possible for you to continue to help with these products, we would appreciate it. We run out of almost all of these things almost every month.
Kate Berry
Book Study
The Wednesday book study on Convictions: How I Learned What Matters Most ended on Wednesday, March 10. We plan to start with a new Book Study after Easter, but no definite book or dates are set yet.
Wednesday Book Study
Via Zoom, 7:00 p.m.
Zoom Meeting link – click here. If you are connecting via telephone dial 301-715-8592 and when prompted enter the Meeting ID: 847 8600 1703 and press #. The password is: pray.
Maundy Thursday Service
Thursday, April 1, 7:00 p.m.
Good Friday Service
Friday, April 2, 7:00 p.m.
Easter Sunday Celebration
Sunday, April 4, 10:15 a.m.
You can connect to all of the services via Zoom. Click on this link to connect. If you have not used Zoom before, you will be prompted to download Zoom, go ahead and do that. When you enter the meeting you should be able to see and hear others and others can see and hear you. If you come in a little late, please listen for a moment before speaking. In order to see everyone, go to Gallery view (upper right on PCs and upper left for Macintosh). When we get started everyone except the speaker will be muted. If you are reading or playing music, please be sure to unmute yourself.
If you are connecting via telephone dial 301-715-8592 and when prompted enter the Meeting ID: 847 8600 1703 and press #, then enter the password: pray and press # again.
Non Food Pantry Latest
Saturday, April 24
• Noon to 3:00 p.m.
There will be a drive through distribution and no lunch. Kate Berry is coordinating the distribution. We are very grateful to Martha Rainbolt, Carl Huffman, Karen Hirt Mannon, and Christiane Wisehart who have worked very hard to obtain supplies for the Non-Food Pantry. Kroger is not able to acquire enough products for us so the items are being purchased from a variety of sources. This is much more expensive. Donations to help offset this extra cost will be gratefully accepted!
Top 4 Needed Items
Your prayers are asked for:
Lorrie Anderson, cousin of Joanne Haymaker
Beth Benedix, friend to many of us at Saint Andrew’s
Jo Ella Burns, friend of Terry Noble
Douglas Butler, brother-in-law of Claudia Butler
Ryan Farris, friend to many of us
at Saint Andrew’s
The family of Eric Fladeland, friend of Tim and Caroline Good
The family of Tom Gibson, brother of Gwen Morris
The family of Micah Grimm, friend of Zac and Savannah Johnson
Mary Ellen Gurnon, aunt of Daniel and Stephanie Gurnon
Rena Hale, sister of Thea Warren-Simpson
Steve Jones
Keith Keysor, friend of Andy Cullison
Lisa Breese Kincaid, daughter of Bob and Mimi Breese
Grayson Lyons, great nephew of Peggy Angleton
Jill McDermott, mother of Jim and Karen Mannon’s son-in-law
Stanley Morris
Mary Mountz
Marilyn Mourouzis
Gordon Redden
Jordan Sanders, sister of Jim Ensley
The family of Jeff Sheffler, son-in-law of Page and Narda Cotton
The family of Peter Staats, friend of Suzanne Hassler
Skip Sutton
Sydnor Thompson, brother of Harriet Moore
The family of Phyllis Wright, grandmother of Zac Johnson
Diocesan Cycle of Prayer: Saint John’s Church, Lafayette: The Rev. Dr. Bradley Pace, The Rev. Gretchen Freese.
Our companion dioceses: The Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil: The Most Rev. Mauricio Jose Araujo De Andrade, Primate of Brazil and Bishop of Brasilia. The people and Diocese of Haiti and Saint Andre’s in Mithon.
Birthdays: None
Anniversaries: None
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