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Easter Signup Correction & Apologies! |
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Dear Parishioners,
Please accept my apologies for the Easter worship signup confusion caused by the first send of today's eNews!
The signup will be available on our website on Sunday morning, March 28 (Palm Sunday) through Maundy Thursday or until we reach our limitation of 100.
Please do check back on the website on Sunday. We also will include the signup details and link in the Sunday Special email that will go out at about 7 a.m. on Sunday.
Susan Frye
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As a tangible sign of the new life we celebrate on Easter, we will offer an in-person, indoor Easter Sunday worship service in our Sanctuary, limited to 100 people, on April 4 at 10:00 a.m. The service will also be live-streamed for all to enjoy. We have been carefully watching COVID vaccination and infection rates, and Bishop Sam Rodman has authorized a special provision for Easter worship only, given its primacy of place in our communal life and faith. We are not making further decisions about the reopening of the church at this time. We remain committed to loving God and our neighbor, acting in the best interests of our church and the wider community.
For those interested in attending, the Easter morning service sign-up will be open and available on our website https://standrewsgso.org ** Palm Sunday morning ** through Maundy Thursday or until we reach our limitation of 100 persons. If you do not have internet access, you may call the church for assistance making your Easter in-person reservation. During the service, everyone will be masked, including the singers and priest, and must observe social distancing. This development marks a change in our previously published Holy Week schedule. We will offer this indoor service in lieu of the outdoor 3:00 p.m. service that we had previously planned on Easter Sunday afternoon. Please be patient as we navigate this new and joyful development. |
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Holy Week at Home Pickup, March 27 (Saturday)
10 a.m.–12 p.m.
You may pick up Palms, Communion, and Holy Week Worship prayers and liturgies. The printed portion of these materials also can be accessed here.
Palm Sunday, March 28
10:00 a.m.
Liturgy of the Palms Online Service: Holy Eucharist and Reading of the Passion Palms can be picked up Saturday March 27, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Holy Wednesday, March 31
7:00 p.m.
Compline and Reflection: From Ashes to Alleluia ( online)
Maundy Thursday, April 1
Evening
Music and Meditation Offering ( online) Agape Meal Parishioners are invited to prepare a special meal in their homes.
9:00 p.m.
Gethsemane Watch (through noon on Good Friday)
Sign up here to participate in our Parish Prayer Vigil in your home, praying as Jesus did with his disciples the night before his crucifixion.
Good Friday, April 2
12:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Sanctuary Open for Prayer and Self-Guided Stations of the Cross
Special Music for Meditation by Rev. Phil Barrineau, noon to 1 pm
Holy Saturday, April 3
10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Flowering of the Easter Cross
Bring your backyard flowers to participate in this Easter tradition.
Easter Day Worship, April 4 ** Note change in schedule. **
10:00 a.m.
Festive Eucharist Online and In Person RSVP is required for in-person worship. Signup link will be available on our website Palm Sunday morning through Maundy Thursday, or until we reach our limitation of 100 people. (Use YouTube link above to view live-streamed service.)
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Gethsemane Watch
Sign up here for our Maundy Thursday prayer vigil.
The Garden of Gethsemane is where Jesus asked his disciples to pray with him the night before his crucifixion. This year, we will follow that command with a vigil on Maundy Thursday by keeping vigil in our homes. Our Gethsemane Watch will begin at 9:00 p.m. on Maundy Thursday (April 1) and end at noon on Good Friday (April 2).
All are invited to sign up for an hour of prayer. You can be silent, pray with the Psalms, or offer what is on your heart. Use the link below to sign up. Our goal is to have St. Andrew’s parishioners and friends praying throughout the night during our Gethsemane Watch, journeying alongside Jesus.
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Our stations will be open Thursday through Saturday, weather permitting, 10 to 6.
We have created five outdoor prayer stations for this season of Lent around our church campus. There are four along the front and one in the Gabriel Garden in the back.
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Our Lenten Offering "From Ashes to Alleluia" Continues |
Each Wednesday at 7:00 p.m., we are gathering online for Compline, followed by a reflection and/or spiritual practice at 7:30 p.m. Come for one or both. Led by the Rev. John de Beer.
The reflection for each week will be available online ahead of time for those who would like to see them or who cannot attend. The reflection for March 24th is available at this link. You can view the Prayer on the Goodness of God that was developed during the Lent 1 reflection at this link.
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Palm Sunday, March 28
Please join us for virtual worship on Sunday at 10:00 a.m. If you’re new or just checking us out, please fill out our Virtual Visitor Card so we’ll know you’re among us. We’re glad you’re here!
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The EYC gathered outside this past Saturday, masked and socially distanced, to explore the prayer stations set up around the perimeter of the church. Taking time to be still, be present, and to be thankful. The youth also took part in a random act of kindness by signing and delivering cards and flowers to two neighborhood Asian-owned businesses. More EYC gatherings to come in April! |
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We Pray for...
Those on our Parish Prayer List: Mary Stalter; Anna Stalter; Ella Janssen; Judy Wells; Norma Bullock; Moira Ermentrout; Laurie Simon Queen; Bruce Adkins; Charles and Rebecca Goodrum; Dee Dee Fulton; Judy Stancil; Maria Wilmoth; Barbara Sherer; Leslie; Johnetta Shablack; Dorothy Cook; Jenna Cottrill; Jimmye Olivey; Karen Hall; Don Lowe; Lynn Palmgren; Jamie Smith; Larry Phillips; Greg Chambers; Paula Pile; Sandra Witherspoon; Val Swan; Dick Montgomery; Mike; David York; Jeff Cummer; Linda Shablack; Sarah Ames; Scott Lee; Dale Brinley; Libby Eberhard; Charles Kelshaw; Camille; Poppy and her parents; Jim and Ali Ostridge; Patrick and Margaret Miller; Page Davies; Ali Avery; Julie Jennings; Nancy Brown; Barbara Van Cleve; Frank and Sandy Tatem; Gia Yunker; Karen Moth; Amanda; Ann Hardin; Don Brooks; Debbie M.; Jacqui Butcher; Scott Durham; Mack Baker; Doug Sanecki
Those Serving in our Military: Wes Durham, Tom Stauffer, Paul Zeigler, Stephen Johnson, Benjamin Phillips, Kenneth Gearhart, Alex Reyes, Raymond Harrison, Catharyn Nosek
The Departed: Medford H. Roe, Sr., father of Cathy Jordan
Those Expecting: Ashley and Chris Courtright, son and daughter-in-law of Cheri and Mark Courtright; Emily and Clint Thomas, daughter and son-in-law of Anne Wilkinson and Mike Sanford
Birthdays: Margaret Ann Horne, Patrick Miller, Armando Ramirez, Glenn Strohl, Kimberly White
Anniversaries: Ernie Dishner and Paula Boothby, Russ and Mimi Pomeroy, Paul and Ann Florence
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