The Means of Grace

by Fr. Casey

There is not one single meaning of the cross, but many. Christ was not accomplishing only one thing in his death, but a multitude. Defeating violence with nonviolence. Shaming the principalities and powers. Rebuking mob violence. Standing in solidarity with all suffering. Vanquishing death with death. But the full power of what he was doing on Good Friday only becomes evident on Easter Day. It is the light shining from the empty tomb that illuminates the whole way of the cross, so that we can understand what Jesus was doing for the sake of all. Put another way, you can’t understand Easter without Good Friday, and you can’t understand Good Friday without Easter. 

In the next three days, we will hear again this dramatic story of how, to quote the ancient Orthodox Easter hymn, our Savior trampled down death by death, and bestowed life upon those in the tomb. How Christ took his teachings about love and lived them all the way to the very depths of hell, so that he could then carry all of us to the heights of heaven. Tonight we’ll remember his new commandment to love one another as he loves, and how he got down on the floor with a towel and pitcher to show us how to begin. Tomorrow ...

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In this E-news:

• The Sacred Three Days
• A Devoted Community
• Help Us Break The Fast
• Easter Day Choral Eucharists
• Special Worship for Families with Small Children
• Butterflies!
• Faithful Departed: Lawson Jackson

• Transfiguring Our Foundations Sixth Year Progress
• Church Offices Closed
• EMF Baseball Outing
• Bingo Night Save the Date
• Adult Formation for Easter
• Children & Youth Easter Formation
• Calling all VBS Volunteers

The Sacred Three Days

The Triduum is an opportunity to wade deeply into one's faith journey toward the Resurrection of Our Lord as we make our way from Maundy Thursday toward Easter Morning. Join us as we witness four new Christians pass through the waters of baptism and welcome a host of newly confirmed in the company of Bishop Wayne Smith who will be worshiping with us.

Maundy Thursday | March 28*

The Watch | March 28-29

Good Friday | March 29*

Holy Saturday | March30 | 8:30am

The Great Vigil of Easter | March 30 | 8pm

Easter Day | March 31*

* denotes multiple service times.

View the webpage for info on Childcare & Livestreams



A Devoted Community

Open Door will host tonight's Maundy Thursday Soup Supper in Roper Hall. The meal will take place from 5:00pm until shortly before the service at 7:00pm.

Bring loaves of bread and/or bottles of wine for this evening's Maundy Thursday offertory. The bread will be donated to Austin Street Center, and the wine is uncorked after the Great Vigil.

Keep watch for an hour before the Blessed Sacrament through tonight between the end of the Maundy Thursday service and the Good Friday service at noon.

Help Us Break The Fast

Every year, following the Great Vigil of Easter, the we celebrate a parish-wide potluck brimming with food and conviviality.fondly known as the Break the Fast party,

If you would like to contribute to the feast by bringing food, there is still time. If you cannot attend, or if bringing deviled eggs is just not your thing, you can still participate through a contribution which will help pay for paper goods, cutlery, additional food, flowers and some of the decorations - no amount is too small.

Choral Eucharists with Imperial Brass

Join with us as we herald the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ at our regular worship times of 9:00am and 11:15am. We will mark this festive day with special music and triumphant Imperial Brass.

Worship for Families with Small Children

Easter Morning at 9:30am in Roper Hall we will celebrate an Easter liturgy especially appropriate for families with young children. You are encouraged to bring flowers from your home to help decorate our cross. Families will be invited to place their flowers on the cross at the beginning of the service. The decorated cross will be placed outside for our butterfly release immediately following the service.

Butterflies!

Everyone is invited to share in our Easter tradition of releasing butterflies Easter Morning at 10:30am. We will gather beneath the Bell Tower. Following the release, join us for the Butterfly Release Reception outside the Tower Cloister featuring Lemonade tea, fruit trays, breakfast breads.

Lawson Jackson

We mourn the death of Lawson Jackson (age 97), longtime member of Transfiguration. Lawson died peacefully on Palm Sunday with his Eloise, his beloved wife of 68 years, at his side. His funeral service will be held on Thursday, April 11 at 2:00pm.

Rest eternal grant to him, O Lord, and let light perpetual shine upon him.

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As we approach the much-anticipated renovations made possible by the Transfiguring Our Foundations campaign, we are providing an update on the progress of the Sixth Year opportunity to sponsor interior furnishings.

Click here to learn more and participate

Church Offices Closed

Please make note that the Church Offices will be closed on Good Friday and on Monday and Tuesday following Easter Day. Offices will reopen on Wednesday, April 3. If you have an urgent pastoral need, you can contact clergy two ways: Call 972-233-1898 and press option 9 or click here.

EMF Baseball Outing

Episcopal Men’s Fellowship invites you to join them to watch the Frisco Roughriders play Corpus Christi Hooks in Frisco on April 9. The game starting at 6:35pm. Tickets are $27 per person and space is very limited.

Bingo Night

Youth Benefit

Join us for BINGO Night in Roper Hall on April 13 at 6:30pm. The cost is $20/person or $50 for a family of 3 or more. Proceeds benefit the Youth Pilgrimage to Scotland this summer.

You can also make a contribution to support the Pilgrimage if you so choose.

Adult Formation Starts April 14

As we move through Easter Season we have three unique formation opportunities for Transfiguration Adults. Class will begin on Sunday, April 14 at the formation hour (10:15am - 11:00am) between Sunday Services.

• Ignatian Spirituality

Led by Joseph Palacios and Fr. Ted.

• Braver Angels

Facilitated by Fr. Casey

• Visions of Resurrection in The Saint John's Bible

Guided by Mtr. Rebecca

See our

Adult Formation Pages

for class descriptions and details

Formation for Children & Youth

Starts April 14

Robust Formations offerings for Children and Youth kicks off for the Easter Season in two weeks.

Children:

Ages 2 years - Grade 5

We offer a Montessori style classroom experience for children 2 years old through 5th grade. Our youngest kids enjoy Wee Wonder, while kids 4 and over share in Godly Play, in which they grow their spiritual imaginations through storytelling and responsive play.

Learn more by visiting our Children's Formation Pages or contact Allison Blalock.

Youth:

Middle & High School

We invite youth to take their faith deeper. We offer engaging dialog-based growth opportunities on Sunday mornings and at Crossover on Wednesday evenings. See full details on our Youth Formation Pages or contact Delynda Moravec.

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