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This Week
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DR. BRADY KNAPP CELEBRATES
 As the Rector announced earlier this month in worship, there will be a special reception during the 10:00 hour on Sunday, April 7, in honor of Dr. Brady Knapp. Dr. Knapp, who teaches at the University of St. Thomas and chairs the music department there, is Palmer's Director of Music and has served in that part-time role for more than 20 years. Throughout those two decades, he has nurtured the outstanding choral music program that lifts up our hearts to God at every Choral Eucharist and Evensong liturgy. As part of celebrating this anniversary, we would like to give Dr. Knapp a mini-sabbatical for the purpose of observing choral music programs in the Church of England and discussing those programs with his British colleagues. This will benefit not only Dr. Knapp but also Palmer. So the Vestry invites parishioners who would like to contribute to a sabbatical fund to send a check to the church and write "Knapp Sabbatical" in the memo line. In the meantime, do be sure to thank Dr. Knapp for his devotion to our life together in Christ!
"GREAT WEDNESDAY" CLASSROOM CHANGE
Traveling the Palmer Way: Life as a Pilgrimage will move to A101 (The Palmer Library). Our book discussion class for Lent
Everything Happens for a Reason and Other Lies I've Loved will be held in A102 (Chancery).
PALMERS ASSISTING RE-ENTRY (PAR)
 An informational meeting about Palmer's newest social justice initiative, Palmers Assisting Re-entry, will be held this Wednesday at 5:30 PM in room A201. PAR will support persons exiting prison as they seek to successfully re-enter society. Learn more about Palmer's newest social justice initiative and how you can get involved. Questions? Contact Cathy Troisi,
[email protected]
, 713-854-5980.
 Hal Gordon is once again leading the Stations of the Cross every Friday at noon through April 12 in the Nave. The Stations of the Cross is an ancient devotion by which believers may symbolically walk with Christ on the road to Calvary. Come join us. It will enrich your Lent and make your Easter all the more joyful.
SAFEGUARDING GOD'S PEOPLE CLASS
 The next Safeguarding God's People class is this Saturday, March 23 at 9 AM. Are you a ministry leader at Palmer? Are you a Eucharistic visitor or Stephen Minister? If so, or if requested by your ministry leader or clergy, you need to take a Safeguarding class! There is a new online recertification option for those who are currently certified and up for renewal. Please contact [email protected] to start your certification or learn more about the recertification process.
FAITH FORUM THIS WEEK:
Observing a Holy Lent: What's Grace Got To Do With It? This Sunday Morning at 10 AM in St. Bede's Chapel
 Our guest for the Faith Forum this week is
The Rev. Bob Flick. Bob is responsible for developing collaborative work with the Episcopal congregations, particularly in the area of mental health. Bob had served as Vicar at Lord of the Streets Episcopal Church serving Houston's homeless and disadvantaged. Along with serving many other churches, Bob spent 13 years as Director of Mental Health Services for The Gulf Coast Center in Galveston
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LENTEN BOOK DISCUSSION STARTS THIS WEEK:
Everything Happens for a Reason and Other Lies I've Loved
by Kate Bowler
 "What does it mean to die in a society that insists everything happens for a reason?" This is the question that motivates Kate Bowler's writing as stage IV colon cancer interrupts her life, just as it is taking off. A professor of American Christianity at Duke Divinity School, Bowler weaves her research interest in the prosperity gospel into the experience of diagnosis, treatment, and the loss of certainty that comes to enrich her faith. Riddled with wit and honesty, Everything Happens for a Reason invites us to consider our own mortality and the God who companions us through it. Join us for this lively discussion every Wednesday night in Lent at 7 PM in A102.
You can read her NY Times op-ed on the experience by clicking here or
click here to listen to a podcast with The Rev'd David Wantland who will be leading the discussion group.
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Upcoming Palmer Events
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BRAZOS BOOKSTORE PRESENTS:
Patton Oswalt -
Michelle McNamara's
I'll Be Gone in the Dark
 Brazos Bookstore presents Patton Oswalt, reading from and discussing his late wife Michelle McNamara's true crime
thriller,
I'll Be Gone in the Dark
. He will be in conversation with Michael Hagerty.
This event will take place on Tuesday, March 26 at Palmer. This is a ticketed event. Doors open at 7pm. the event starts at 7:30pm. Click here to learn more or purchase tickets.
LIVING COMPASS LENTEN MINI-RETREAT
 Come join us in the midway through Lent on Saturday, March 30 from 9 AM - 1 PM in St. Bede's Chapel. Lunch is included. It will be led by John Wallace and the Rev. Liz Parker.
We will use the Living Well Through Lent 2019 booklet (freely available at Palmer; online as a pdf) and the theme is Forgiveness. Please RSVP to John,
[email protected]
, if you are attending or may attend.
JERUSALEM PEACEBUILDERS SERVCE PROJECT
 On March 31, Jerusalem Peacebuilders will be bringing together Jewish, Christian, and Muslim youth for a day of volunteering, interfaith learning, and team-building at the Houston Food Bank. Teens will enjoy making new friends and a service-project focused on sorting and packaging donations for the needy of the city. All Palmer youth between the ages of 13-18 years old are invited to participate. For more information and how to register, please contact Youth Ministry, Davis Mathis, at
[email protected].
PARISH PHOTOS
 Calling all Palmers! On Sunday, April 14, Palmer is organizing a panoramic group photo with all of our members. It will be hung in the hallway next to the church office with the other newly installed parish photos. They date from 1930's all the way to the photo taken last year. Please mark your calendars to be a part of this momentous occasion.
NEW CHURCH DIRECTORY PHOTOS
 On Sundays, April 28, May 5, and May 12 we will be taking new church portraits and updating parishioner information in between services on the patio. The photos will be posted in the digital church directory on MyPalmer. If you don't have a MyPalmer account you can sign up by
clicking here. You can also download the Church Life app from your mobile device's app market and log in to your account. If you would like to volunteer to help or have questions contact Dustin Jesudason at [email protected].
SAVE THE DATE: SERVE SUNDAY IS MAY 5
 Mark your calendars for our next Serve Sunday, May 5. There will be opportunities for every Palmer to participate and our goal is 100% participation! If you would like to get more involved with planning or preparations, please contact Kelly Williams,
[email protected].
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