Celebrating Ember Saturday and Second Sunday in Lent FIRST VESPERS
March 30, 2024 MATINS March 31, 2024
Liturgical Color: Violet
And Jesus taketh his disciples, and goeth up into a mountain, and was transfigured before them. Matthew 17:1-25 |
Liturgical Offices for...
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Saturday, I Vespers March 30
Click the scroll to access office 5:00 PM - I Vespers
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Click the scroll to access office 10:00 AM -Matins 10:45 AM - Fellowship Coffee Hour |
Dear Church Parish Members, We are thrilled to invite you to our upcoming Spring Raffle and Potluck Event on May 5, 2024! This is a wonderful opportunity to gather, celebrate, and support our beloved church community. This year, we have four beautiful
raffle items, handcrafted and donated by some of our most talented church members: - A professionally hand-crafted solid oak cutting board
- An exquisitely hand-sewn quilt, perfect for wall hanging or bed covering
- A beautiful
basket of jewelry and gems to make any outfit pop
- A delightful basket assortment of personal and skin care items, offering a touch of luxury for the raffle winner
All Raffle items will be ready
for display in the Parish Hall by Sunday, April 7, 2024. - Tickets are $1 each, and we encourage you to sell these tickets to help support our church and invite new visitors.
- To get your tickets and
information, please visit us during coffee hour.
- Kindly record the names, phone numbers, and raffle item choices on the tickets you sell.
- Once you have collected money from ticket sales, please submit the donations with properly labeled tickets in envelopes marked "Raffle" and drop them into the church mail slot. Or, give donations to Joy, our
treasurer.
- Your ticket will be placed in the designated raffle item jar based on your ticket purchaser's selection.
The raffle drawings will be held at the Spring Raffle and Easter Potluck Event on May 5, 2024. During coffee hour, please let Sally, our fundraising coordinator know how many tickets you would like to sell for the event. We look
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Dear Parish Members, As Easter approaches, the Altar Guild kindly invites you to join us in enhancing our church's Paschal atmosphere by contributing to the floral
decorations for the most important day of the year. Our goal is to adorn the Altar with beautiful bouquets. To express
our gratitude, we will publish a list of those we wish to remember through these flower donations. Envelopes for contributions can be found on the table in the Narthex starting this Sunday, March 17. Please include the Memoriam or Thanksgiving sheet with your generous donation. To ensure timely arrangements, we
kindly request that donations be made by April, 28. Your participation will contribute to a more vibrant and meaningful celebration of the Paschal season. Thank you for your consideration and support.
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Review the Calendar for Matins and Vespers Weekday Hours.... |
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Please Remember to Pray for...
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Your Parish, Diocese, Archdiocese, Fr. David, Kh. Mona, Kh. Karen, Barbara Myers, Gary Gillmore, Art Sill, Alida Roth "O Lord Almighty, the Healer of our souls and bodies, You Who put down and raise up, Who chastise and heal also; do You now, in Your great mercy, visit our brothers and sisters who are sick." |
For a Priest Jesus, eternal Priest, keep this thy Priest, now unknown to our parish family, within the shelter of Thy Sacred
Heart, where none may touch him. Keep unstained his anointed hands, which daily touch Thy Sacred Body; keep unsullied his lips, purpled with Thy precious Blood; keep pure and unearthly his heart, sealed with sublime marks of Thy glorious priesthood. Let Thy holy love surround him, and keep him ever spotless from the world. Bless his labours with abundant fruit, and may they to whom he has ministered be here below with joy and consolation, and in heaven his beautiful and everlasting crown.
Amen.
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For the Increase of Priests O Almighty God, look mercifully upon Thy Church, and incline the hearts of many of her sons to
offer themselves for the work of the sacred ministry; so that by their labors, Thy Light may shine in the darkness of the world, and the coming of Thy kingdom may be hastened by the perfecting of Thine elect. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Reminder... There is a list left in the Narthex for parishioners to remember those who need our on-going intercessions to God. The list is picked up after the Office by one of the Acolytes so they can be remembered. Customarily their names are mentioned in the Mass. However, remembrances and intercessions now are moved to the announcements in our Communion Service.
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