St. Bride's Church
621 N. Sparrow Road; Chesapeake, VA 23325  
  (757) 420 - 7033
March 10, 2021
LENTEN PROGRAM TONIGHT
Evening Prayer from St. Peter's
7pm
On St. Peter's, Norfolk
 Facebook page.

Followed at 7:20 by a teaching on Baptism. The teaching is based on the book
Being Christian by Rowan Williams.
Chapter 1 is Baptism. You can find portions of Chapter 1 on Google books. It is also
available through some local libraries on streaming services.
Please let the office know if you would like paperback copy of the book.

You may access the teaching via zoom using the information below.
Fr. Jesse Lassiter is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Jesse Lassiter is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Lenten Teaching
Time: This is a recurring meeting Meet anytime

Join Zoom Meeting

Meeting ID: 813 9640 6052
Passcode: 3pYRYd
The Office of the Bishop

Indoor worship to resume!
I was glad when they said unto me, let us go into
the house of the LORD! (Psalm 122:1)
 
With great joy, we are pleased to announce that percent positivity rates for the Commonwealth of Virginia have remained at or below 8 percent for 14 days or more. In consultation with the Health Advisory Panel, the Bishop is pleased to lift the restriction on indoor in-person worship and other gatherings. 
Beginning immediately, St. Bride's is open for in-person worship. The congregation must be masked and distanced just as we were in the Fall.

We know that some people are not yet able to participate in person.
We will continue to live-stream our services.
The may be found by Googling St. Bride's Anglo-Catholic.

Current Mass times are
9am Wednesday, Low Mass
10:45am Sunday, High Mass

The absent members of the congregation will be remembered in prayer.
The 2021 Flower and Candle charts have been posted.
Please call the office if you have dedications for specific dates.
St. Bride's is looking for some additional Ushers. Current responsibilities will be assisting attendees during the filming of Mass, and ensuring that the participants are socially distant. Ushers will also be responsible for pushing the button on an I-phone (provided) to begin recording the Mass, and stopping the recording following the Mass.
Please see or call Mary Lovell if you are interested.
We will be collecting canned goods during
Lent to benefit
St. Matthews food closet.
Drop your cans/dry goods at Church during office hours
or use a key if you have one. Place them in the
box on the kitchen counter. If you would prefer you may send a check or bring money by. We will use the funds to purchase Food Lion gift cards.
Our parishioners as well as others in need may receive assistance from the food closet.
LENT AT SAINT BRIDE’S CHURCH

  Wednesdays in Lent

9:00 AM Low Mass in Church ( Priest, Server, distancing precautions.)

7:00 PM  A joint Zoom meeting with St. Peter’s. Fr. Jesse will be teaching on the Basics of our Faith. This will be an excellent refresher for many and a useful introduction for those who are seekers. See previous Zoom information.

Sundays in Lent

10:45 AM  The High Mass in Church.
During Lent the Mass will include The Great Litany in Procession or Chanted Decalogue. People must be masked and social distanced.

You may also participate in Mass via our Facebook page, St. Bride’s
Anglo-Catholic as a livestream (while it is happening) or watch and participate later. 

Independent Study in Lent

We have many excellent DVDs that we are happy to lend out. Topics include Saints, Bible Study, Liturgy and Church History. If you missed some of our previous presentations during Adult Formation, now is a great time to catch up. Call the Office to request a specific DVD or presenter. We can make sure you
can get the DVD.
Altar Flowers for Easter 
Altar Flowers may be given in memory of or in thanksgiving for someone special.  Please be sure to indicate the name as you wish it to appear in the bulletin.

I would like to donate $          toward the cost of the Easter Altar flowers and to remember the following names:

In loving memory of:                                                                                                                                                                                      

In thanksgiving for:                                                                                                                                                                                        

Given by:                                                                                            
(Deadline for listing in the Easter bulletin is Palm Sunday, March 28th)
If you would like to make a donation toward the cost of Easter Altar flowers,
please let the office know by Palm Sunday, March 28th.

Happenings at St. Bride's
As you know, we have a Living Memorial Fund. Donations to this fund, in memory of loved ones, or in thanksgiving for an occasion or person are only used to purchase permanent items for use in the church. The Vestry has approved several expenditures from this fund. These pictures are of the red votive candles we previously used and the new blue candles.
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Happy March Birthdays!

March 3 - Holly Butt
March 4 - Kathy Gower, Steve Anderson
March 7 - Stephen Braithwaite
March 10 - Sophia Lassiter
March 11 - Pete McCoy, Jr.
March 15 - Maryann Corcoran
March 21 - Ben Williams
March 29 - Everette Floyd
March 30 - Ted Zepnikowski
March 31 - Mariette Leonard

Happy March Anniversary!

March 5 - Steve and Florence
Cupschalk


Don't forget to set your clocks ahead one hour this weekend!
OFFICE HOURS – PLEASE CALL BEFORE COMING
Geralyn will be in the office Monday, Wednesday and Friday
from 9am -1pm.

Mary Lovell's office hours: Wednesday 9-11.
Please call Mary Lovell at 757-237-2503, if you need anything! 

Fr. Jesse's regularly scheduled days off are Tuesday and Saturday.
Appointments available.
In case of an emergency call Fr. Jesse at 1-386- 566-1967