Walking Through Holy Week |
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Dear People of God,
This strange pandemic-Lent is drawing to a close. Next week is Holy Week! We begin with Palm Sunday and Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem and he begins the descent from King to Crucified.
Holy Week is by far the most important season of the church year. In one week, we move from celebration to destruction and into new life. It is the essence of our faith, this miracle that God does the greatest work out of our failures. God’s redemption cannot be stopped even by injustice, death and torture. We cannot stop the good news, no matter how confused or broken we become. God’s love is just far more powerful than our worst qualities. And the Son of God will always rise.
More than ever, I believe that there is so much to gain from participation in the walk to the cross. Join us on Palm Sunday, we are offering both virtual and socially distant worship until the pandemic lifts. Carefully read our service schedule, as it is complex and multi-faceted. Choose where you feel called to worship and then join us. The miracle of Easter is best experienced when you have walked the way of the cross in Holy Week. How can we understand God’s love if we do not know what Jesus went through for us? The more you participate, the greater you will be blessed. I promise.
Walk with me now to Golgotha and beyond.
In Christ’s love,
Kate+
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Holy Week & Easter at the Cathedral |
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Palm Sunday, March 28
8 a.m. Social Distance Holy Eucharist in Cathedral
8:30 a.m. Procession of Palms from Main Street Park
11 a.m. Social Distance Holy Eucharist in Cathedral
Every Morning Monday through Friday
8 a.m. Daily Office of Morning Prayer
Meeting ID: 870 6019 1427 | Passcode: 465669
Maundy Thursday, April 1
7 p.m. Social Distance Service in the Cathedral
Livestream available on our website and YouTube channel Watch Here
The Watch Prayer Vigil
8 p.m. Thursday, April 1 through 12 p.m. Friday, April 2
Good Friday, April 2
The Seven Last Words
12 p.m. to 3 p.m. | Social Distance in the Cathedral
Livestream available on our website and YouTube channel Watch Here
Stations of the Cross
5:30 p.m. | Social Distance in the Cathedral
Stations of the Cross: A Service of Music and Poetry
7 p.m. | Social Distance in the Cathedral
Livestream available on our website and YouTube channel Watch Here
Holy Saturday, April 3
All are invited to decorate the church. Masks are required.
9 a.m. | Cathedral
Easter Sunday, April 4
Easter Vigil Service
6 a.m. | Social Distance in the Cathedral
Family Service and Egg Hunt
9 a.m. | Episcopal School of Jacksonville
Virtual Worship
10 a.m. | Available on our website and YouTube channel Watch Here
Holy Eucharist Celebration
11 a.m. | Social Distance in the Cathedral
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Note that any public location where people are present provides an inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19. While we have taken great care to sanitize all surfaces and follow safety guidelines, we cannot guarantee that you will not be exposed during your visit. |
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Church Without Walls - Palm Sunday |
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This Sunday, March 28, your Outreach Council will provide lunches for 25+ people attending Church Without Walls. We are asked to pack lunches using only individually wrapped pre-packaged foods. We are seeking donations of the following items: canned Vienna sausages, single-serving meat sticks or beef jerky, individually wrapped granola bars, single-serving canned fruit, applesauce, and pudding. We also need oranges, apples, and single-serving cookies. Donations may be dropped off (see note below) any time before 8 a.m. on Sunday. Contact Lynn Doiron at 904-703-0847 or doironl@comcast.net, if you have questions.
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Three Service Schedule Starts April 11 |
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Starting April 11 social distance worship will be offered Sundays at 8, 9:30, and 11 a.m. in the Cathedral Nave. Virtual worship will still be offered via YouTube at 10 a.m. |
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Youth Selling Greens Will Return April 11 |
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Our amazing youth are partnering with Native Fresh, a commercial aquaponics farm located in the heart of downtown Jacksonville and an initiative of Fresh Ministries. Look for them in the breezeway by the iron gates on Market Street after all services April 11. All funds raised will go towards scholarships for our youth to attend retreats and mission trips. We’ll be following all social distance protocols so please wear a mask. |
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Graduating Seniors Pictures |
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If you have a graduating senior this year that you would like to have included in the senior slideshow, please send their picture with their name and school to Liesl Gavronsky-Howsare by April 15th. |
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Help support St. Mary's Food Pantry by dropping off a bag of groceries in Ingram Lounge. Donations can be dropped off on Sundays before or after worship, or week days during office hours (Monday - Thursday 8 a.m. - 4 p.m., or Friday 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.). |
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Visit the New Prayer Shawl Corner |
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Our Prayer Shawl Corner is up and running! It’s on the first floor of the Brown House, behind the Cathedral Bookstore. Stop by if you want to: 1) pick up a Prayer Shawl for someone who is in need, such as an illness, medical procedure, bereavement, new baby, mental health, etc. 2) drop off a Prayer Shawl you have made, and attach a tag to it, or 3) pick up some donated yarn to make a Prayer Shawl or practice your knitting/crocheting. We also have donated knitting needles/crochet hooks, as well. Contact Lynn Doiron at 904-703-0847 or doironl@comcast.net, if you have questions.
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Dusk, Night, Dawn: On Revival and Courage by Anne Lamott
In Dusk, Night, Dawn, Anne Lamott explores the tough questions that many of us grapple with. As bad news piles up—from climate crises to daily assaults on civility—how can we cope? Where, she asks, “do we start to get our world and joy and hope and our faith in life itself back . . . with our sore feet, hearing loss, stiff fingers, poor digestion, stunned minds, broken hearts?”
April 1 | 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. | Zoom
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April 8 | 7 p.m. | Zoom
Event free, registration required.
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Join Realm: Our Online Community |
Have you logged in to Realm? Join us in our groups where you can participate in discussions, share pictures, and download your giving statements for your taxes! |
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Thank You for Your On-going Support |
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Sunday, March 28
Kirk Altman, Stuart Meyer, Will Higbe
Monday, March 29
No Cathedral Birthdays
Tuesday, March 30
Regina Deters, Amy Bandalos,
Jennifer Gordon
Wednesday, March 31
Marissa Norton
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Thursday, April 1
Janice Lee, Solomon Randolph
Friday, April 2
Hunter Sleiman
Saturday, April 3
David Perry, Richard Samuels, Lisa Senters
Don’t see your birthday listed here?
Log in to Realm to update your profile. Need a password reset link? Contact Devanne Jones at djones@jaxcathedral.org.
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Sunday, March 28, 2021
Palm Sunday
8 a.m. Holy Eucharist: Social Distance Worship, Cathedral Nave
Preacher: The Very Rev. Kate Moorehead
8:30 a.m. CD-J Palm Sunday Celebration & Procession, Main Street Park
10 a.m. Holy Eucharist: Virtual Service
Preacher: The Very Rev. Kate Moorehead
11 a.m. Holy Eucharist: Social Distance Worship, Cathedral Nave
Preacher: The Very Rev. Kate Moorehead
1 p.m. Arabic Service: Facebook Live
Preacher: The Rev. Canon Raja Zabaneh
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