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Saint Mary’s Episcopal Church Where Word and Sacrament come together in celebration and service

JESUS CHRIST, HEAD OF THE CHURCH

The Fifth Sunday in Lent

Sunday, March 29 at 10am

RITE II

Church Office: (239) 992-4343 Fax: (239) 498-4551

9801 Bonita Beach Road P.O. Box 1923

Bonita Springs, FL 34133

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The Rev. Dr. Michael G. Rowe, Rector [email protected]

The Rev. Dr. D. William Faupel, Priest Associate [email protected]

The Rev. Gail Tomei, Assisting Priest [email protected]

The Rev. Bobbie Parini, Assisting Priest [email protected]

The Rev. William K. Gilmore, Deacon [email protected]

The Rev. Paula Hartsfield, Assisting Deacon [email protected]

Bob Raubolt, Deacon Candidate [email protected]

Kathleen V. Pignato, Music Director [email protected]

Nancy Vaughn, Youth and Families Minister [email protected]

Ian Mitchell, Office Administrator [email protected]

Barbara Williams, Office Assistant [email protected]

Sandy Gunger, Sexton [email protected]

Priest Associate Emeriti The Rev. George Curt

The Rev. Dr. Alfred L. Salt

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Fifth Sunday in Lent 2020 1

Dear members and friends of St. Mary’s,

As we continue to face the challenges and anxieties of this pandemic, we remember a couple of things that St. Paul wrote to his churches and to the whole Church.

We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose. (Romans 8:28)

And

See that none of you repays evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to all. Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. Do not quench the Spirit. (1 Thessalonians 5:15-19)

We know the protocols that we are urged to follow and we follow them for our own sakes and for the sake of others. It may be harder to remain confident that God is working his good purposes in and through us. It may be harder to rejoice and pray and give thanks. And yet we know that what matters most – Christ’s saving love for us and our eternal life in him – is as real and true now as it has ever been. In fact, we may be more aware of it now and those we love may need to know about it now more than ever.

So let us pray for ourselves and others that in the challenges we face we will find God drawing us to him and calling us to greater faithfulness, kindness, generosity and witness.

Here are some practical details that serve our mission.

Sunday Worship

We continue to offer the Sunday Eucharist at 10 am only, without congregation until further notice. Please share in this at https://www.facebook.com/stmarysbonita/. Other videos are available on the same Facebook page and on St. Mary’s YouTube page at

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNhw2BGKcunmyMx6BQJFW2w/videos

This applies to the special liturgies of Holy Week: Maundy Thursday at 7:00 pm, Good Friday at noon, Easter Vigil on Saturday evening and Easter Day at 10:00 am.

Weekday Worship

Weekday Eucharist and Evening Prayer continue in the Church because these congregations are small and we are able to keep our distance. Most weekday services are streamed on Facebook.

You can share in noonday prayer on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday through the Naples Deanery Worship website.

Pastoral Care

All in person visits are suspended except for last rites. If death is approaching, please contact one of the priests.

As always, when sick or facing surgery yourself or if you know someone who is, please notify the church office . The clergy and pastoral care team are ministering over the phone with prayer, comfort and spiritual communion.

Please help by reaching out to others whom you know who might be in need of concrete help or an encouraging word.

https://www.facebook.com/stmarysbonita/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNhw2BGKcunmyMx6BQJFW2w/videos

http://www.stmonicasnaples.org/naples-deanery-virtual-worship-and-events/


Holy Communion

You may receive Holy Communion at the weekday masses. You may also stop by the church at other times and receive communion from the reserved sacrament. Please contact the church in advance so that a priest or other minister is available. (The reserved sacrament is consecrated bread and wine, the Body and Blood of Christ, kept in the tabernacle in the chapel in order to give Holy Communion to those who for good reason cannot attend the Eucharist.)

Confessions

To make your confession during this time, please contact the priest of your choice. Confessions will be heard and absolution given over the phone.

Supporting our Church

Even though we have had to temporarily cut back on attending worship, St. Mary's is still open and serving and therefore still needs your financial support. You can mail a check to the church (P.O. Box 1923, Bonita Springs FL 34133) or you can donate on-line through the church's website (www.stmarysbonita.org/online-giving) either by credit card or by electronic funds transfer from your bank account. Thank you for your continued generous support of St. Mary's and its work.

Are you in need?

Some people are particularly hard hit at this time. If you need practical help, such as a drive to an appointment or help with shopping, we have parishioners eager to help you. Please contact the parish office.

If you are in financial difficulty, please contact me directly. Like all rectors, I have a Discretionary Account for precisely this purpose. We can also put you in touch with other resources.

St. Mary’s Ministries

We are beginning to use Zoom for St. Mary’s gatherings. This includes meetings as well as study and fellowship groups. The Wednesday morning Bible Study resumes this week at 10:30 am. To participate, send an email to [email protected] and we will send you an invitation.

Zoom is easy to use but for your first few times please allow extra time to get connected.

St. Mary’s clergy and staff are dedicated to the ministry of our Church and are available to you through the Church Office or directly. The church office is still open during the week 9 am to 5 pm and any suggestions, information or offers of help would be gratefully received. Also please reach out if we can help and remember you are not alone.

Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. (Hebrews 12:1-2)

God bless you.

Fr. Michael Rowe

PS A counseling resource that might be helpful is at the back of the bulletin on page 15.

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Insight into The Liturgy David Bergquist HOLY WEEK: The Paschal Mystery Made Known

There are several doctrines of our faith as Christians we hold to be fundamental; among which are the Incarnation, the Trinity, and the Paschal Mystery. It is during Holy Week that we experience and celebrate the Paschal Mystery; that is, Christ’s Passion, Christ’s Death, Christ’s Resurrection. The remaining act of the Paschal Mystery is Christ’s glorification in his Ascension. It is important, indeed essential, to realize that such doctrines are accepted as truths to us because they have been divinely revealed to us by God’s grace and we, through the power of the Holy Spirit, believe them to be so. They are realities to us even though they exist outside our human understanding for explaining them. Therefore, during Holy Week, beginning with The Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday, and encompassing Maundy Thursday with the Last Supper; Good Friday with Christ’s Passion, Crucifixion, and Death; and Christ’s Resurrection with the Easter Vigil on Saturday and Easter Sunday; we enter into and participate in the Paschal Mystery as the fundamental truth of our faith. So what is that we are participating in; as the fundamental truth of our faith? Where does the word Paschal come from and what does it mean? And why is it deemed a mystery? First, the word Paschal has its origins in the Early Church, as found in poetry in the second century. Its broadest definition is that of passover; which has a direct biblical connection to God’s interceding on behalf of his Chosen People, Israel when he passed over the homes of the Israelites in bondage in Egypt and saved them from death and destruction while the Egyptians suffered God’s wrath. Consequently, the Feast of the Passover, in which with Holy Week is rooted, became a major annual liturgical event among the people of Israel. Therefore, and not by coincidence, we as Christians, essentially observe in the Paschal Mystery our passing over from death into life, darkness into light, bondage into freedom; all through the redemptive act of Christ’s passion and death on the Cross; and his resurrection, leaving behind the empty tomb. These are realities, truths for us as Christians; they give us our identity, and we affirm them week after week when we recite the Nicene Creed and celebrate the Eucharist. Requiring more spiritual ascetic effort to understand on our part, perhaps, is what it means to call this a mystery. Holy Scripture is always the first and best place to look for answers to questions about our faith; and so we read from St. Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians the following: “…for surely you have already heard of the commission of God’s grace that was given me for you, and how the mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I wrote above in a few words, a reading of which will enable you to perceive my understanding of the mystery of Christ. In former generations this mystery was not made known to humankind, as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit.” And that’s just the beginning; few realize that the word mystery appears nearly 30 times in the New Testament. Actually, the more appropriate translation is mystical (“that which awaits disclosure or interpretation”). We express our “mystery of faith” in the heart of the Eucharist; understood as “a mystery hidden in God, which can never be known unless revealed by God.” This mystery has now been made known to us, it was to St. Paul, in Jesus Christ. All of Christ’s mighty acts of Holy Week, beginning with The Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday and culminating with Easter are the fulfillment of the Paschal Mystery: our crossing over from bondage into freedom, darkness into light, death into life. Now endowed with this revelation we are even more empowered to say “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.”


The Gathering of the People Prelude: “Songs of Comfort” ................................................................................................ Medley Introit: Vindicate me, O God, and defend my cause against an ungodly nation; from wicked and deceitful men deliver me, for you are my God and my strength. Send forth your light and your truth; these have led me and brought me to your holy mountain and to your dwelling place.

When the bell rings please all stand. Opening Hymn “I Sing the Mighty Power of God” See page 17 Celebrant: Bless the Lord who forgives all our sins. People: His mercy endures forever.

Collect for Purity

The Season of Lent

During the penitential season of Lent, the Church gives up her expressions of joyous praise. The Gloria in Excelsis is not used at the Eucharist and Alleluia is excluded from

all services until the Easter Vigil.

“I invite you, therefore, in the Name of the Church, to the observance of a holy Lent, by self-examination and repentance: by prayer, fasting and self-denial; and by reading and

meditating on God’s Holy Word”. (BCP page 265)


Cantor: Kyrie eleison, Kyrie eleison, Kyrie eleison.

Cantor: Christe eleison. Christe eleison. Eleison, eleison.

All repeat the Kyries above.

Collect of the Day

Almighty God, you alone can bring into order the unruly wills and affections of sinners: Grant your people grace to love what you command and desire what you promise; that, among the swift and varied changes of the world, our hearts may surely there be fixed where true joys are to be found; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Liturgy of the Word (Please be seated)

Ezekiel 37:1-14 The hand of the LORD came upon me, and he brought me out by the spirit of the LORD and set me down in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. He led me all around them; there were very many lying in the valley, and they were very dry. He said to me, “Mortal, can these bones live?” I answered, “O Lord GOD, you know.” Then he said to me, “Prophesy to these bones, and say to them: O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. Thus says the Lord GOD to these bones: I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live. I will lay sinews on you, and will cause flesh to come upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and you shall live; and you shall know that I am the LORD.” So I prophesied as I had been commanded; and as I prophesied, suddenly there was a noise, a rattling, and the bones came together, bone to its bone. I looked, and there were sinews on them, and flesh had come upon them, and skin had covered them; but there was no breath in them. Then he said to me, “Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, mortal, and say to the breath: Thus says the Lord GOD: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.” I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood on their feet, a vast multitude. Then he said to me, “Mortal, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They say, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost; we are cut off completely.’ Therefore prophesy, and say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD: I am going to open your graves, and bring you up from your graves, O my people; and I will bring you back to the land of Israel. And you shall know that I am the LORD, when I open your graves, and bring you up from your graves, O my people. I will put my spirit within you, and you shall live, and I will place you on your own soil; then you shall know that I, the LORD, have spoken and will act,” says the LORD. Lector: The Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God.


Psalm 130 (Sung by all)

1 Out of the depths have I called to you, O LORD; LORD, hear / my voice; * let your ears consider well the voice of my / supplication.

2 If you, LORD, were to note what is done / amiss, * O Lord, / who could stand?

3 For there is forgiveness with / you; * therefore you / shall be feared.

4 I wait for the LORD; my soul waits / for him; * in his word / is my hope.

5 My soul waits for the LORD, more than watchmen for the / morning, * more than watchmen / for the morning.

6 O Israel, wait for / the LORD, * for with the LORD / there is mercy;

7 With him there is plenteous re/demption, * and he shall redeem Israel from / all their sins.

Romans 8:6-11 To set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. For this reason the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God's law-- indeed it cannot, and those who are in the flesh cannot please God. But you are not in the flesh; you are in the Spirit, since the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. But if Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness. If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies also through his Spirit that dwells in you. Lector: The Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God.

Gospel Acclamation


Cantor: I am the resurrection and the life, says the Lord; whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will never die.

Deacon: The Lord be with you. People: And also with you.

Deacon: The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John. People: Glory to you, Lord Christ.

John 11:1-45 Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. Mary was the one who anointed the Lord with perfume and wiped his feet with her hair; her brother Lazarus was ill. So the sisters sent a message to Jesus, “Lord, he whom you love is ill.” But when Jesus heard it, he said, “This illness does not lead to death; rather it is for God’s glory, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.” Accordingly, though Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus, after having heard that Lazarus was ill, he stayed two days longer in the place where he was. Then after this he said to the disciples, “Let us go to Judea again.” The disciples said to him, “Rabbi, the Jews were just now trying to stone you, and are you going there again?” Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours of daylight? Those who walk during the day do not stumble, because they see the light of this world. But those who walk at night stumble, because the light is not in them.” After saying this, he told them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going there to awaken him.” The disciples said to him, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will be all right.” Jesus, however, had been speaking about his death, but they thought that he was referring merely to sleep. Then Jesus told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead. For your sake I am glad I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.” Thomas, who was called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, that we may die with him.” When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days. Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, some two miles away, and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them about their brother. When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, while Mary stayed at home. Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. But even now I know that God will give you whatever you ask of him.” Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.” Martha said to him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.” Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?” She said to him, “Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one coming into the world.” When she had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary, and told her privately, “The Teacher is here and is calling for you.” And when she heard it, she got up quickly and went to him. Now Jesus had not yet come to the village, but was still at the place where Martha had met him. The Jews who were with her in the house, consoling her, saw Mary get up quickly and go out. They followed her because they thought that she was going to the tomb to weep there. When Mary came where Jesus was and saw him, she knelt at his feet and said to him, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her also weeping, he was greatly disturbed in spirit and deeply moved. He said, “Where have you laid him?” They said to him, “Lord, come and see.” Jesus began to weep. So the Jews said, “See how he loved him!” But some of them said, “Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying?”


Then Jesus, again greatly disturbed, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone was lying against it. Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, “Lord, already there is a stench because he has been dead four days.” Jesus said to her, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?” So they took away the stone. And Jesus looked upward and said, “Father, I thank you for having heard me. I knew that you always hear me, but I have said this for the sake of the crowd standing here, so that they may believe that you sent me.” When he had said this, he cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” The dead man came out, his hands and feet bound with strips of cloth, and his face wrapped in a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unbind him, and let him go.” Many of the Jews therefore, who had come with Mary and had seen what Jesus did, believed in him.

Deacon: The Gospel of the Lord. People: Praise to you, Lord Christ.

The Sermon (Please be seated) ..................................................................................... Father Faupel

The Nicene Creed ................................................................................................................ BCP 358

We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen.

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father. Through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary, and was made man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified.

He has spoken through the Prophets.

We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.

We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.

The Prayers of the People ................................................................................................... BCP 383

Cantor With all our heart and with all our mind, let us pray to the Lord, saying, Lord, have mercy.” For the peace from above, for the loving-kindness of God, and for the salvation of our souls, let us pray to the Lord. Lord, have mercy. For the peace of the world, for the welfare of the holy Church of God, and for the unity of all peoples, let us pray to the Lord.


Lord, have mercy. For Dabney our Bishop, and for all the clergy and people, let us pray to the Lord. Lord, have mercy. For Donald our President, for the leaders of the nations, and for all in authority, let us pray to the Lord. Lord, have mercy. For Bonita Springs, for every city and community, and for those who live in them, let us pray to the Lord. Lord, have mercy. For the good earth which God has given us, and for the wisdom and will to conserve it, let us pray to the Lord. Lord, have mercy. For the aged and infirm, for the widowed and orphans, and for the sick and the suffering, let us pray to the Lord. Lord, have mercy. For the poor and the oppressed, for the unemployed and the destitute, for prisoners and captives, and for all who remember and care for them, let us pray to the Lord. Lord, have mercy. For all who have died in the hope of the resurrection, and for all the departed, let us pray to the Lord. Lord, have mercy. For deliverance from all danger, violence, oppression, and degradation let us pray to the Lord. Lord, have mercy. That we may end our lives in faith and hope, without suffering and without reproach, let us pray to the Lord. Lord, have mercy. In the communion of the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Joseph and of all the saints, let us commend ourselves, and one another, and all our life, to Christ our God. To thee, O Lord our God. (The Celebrant sings a concluding collect.) In the communion of the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Joseph and of all the saints, let us commend ourselves, and one another, and all our life, to Christ our God. To thee, O Lord our God. Confession and Absolution Deacon: Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor Most merciful God,

we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.


We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen.

Celebrant: Almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you all your sins through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen you in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life. Amen.

The Peace Announcements

The Liturgy of the Eucharist

Offertory antiphon: I kept my feet firmly in your paths; There was no faltering in my steps. Turn your ear to me; hear my words. Lord, hear a cause that is just, pay heed to my cry. Turn your ear to my prayer. Guard me as the apple of your eye. Hide me in the shadow of your wings. As for me, in my justice I shall see your face and be filled with the sight of your glory.

V. Display your great love, you who save your friends, O Lord.

Offertory Solo: “Forgiven” ................................................................................................ L. Daigle

At the Presentation all join in singing (please stand) (Verse 5) ................................... Hymnal 143

O Father, Son and Spirit blest, to thee be every prayer addressed,

who art in three-fold Name adored, from age to age, the only Lord!

Eucharistic Prayer A ............................................................................................................ BCP 361

Celebrant: The Lord be with you People And also with you. Celebrant Lift up your hearts. People We lift them to the Lord. Celebrant Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. People It is right to give him thanks and praise. Then, facing the Holy Table, the Celebrant proceeds

It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere to give thanks to you, Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth.

You bid your faithful people cleanse their hearts, and prepare with joy for the Paschal feast; that, fervent in prayer and in works of mercy, and renewed by your Word and Sacraments, they may come to the fullness of grace which you have prepared for those who love you.

Therefore we praise you, joining our voices with Angels and Archangels and with all the company of heaven, who forever sing this hymn to proclaim the glory of your Name:


Sanctus……. .............................................................................................................................. chant

Prayer of Consecration (Please kneel) ................................................................................ BCP 362

Memorial Acclamation ............................................................................................................ chant

Great Amen ......................................................................................................................... BCP 363

The Lord’s Prayer ................................................................................................................ BCP 364

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name, Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil; for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen The Breaking of the Bread .................................................................................................. BCP 364

Christ Our Passover.................................................................................................... Hymnal S 156

Agnus Dei .. ............................................................................................................... Hymnal S 161


The Invitation

Communion of the Faithful

A reader will lead you in the following prayer for Spiritual Communion

My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the most Blessed Sacrament. I love you above all things and I desire to receive you into my soul. Since I cannot now receive you sacramentally, come spiritually into my heart. I embrace you as if you were already there and unite myself wholly to you. Never permit me to be separated from you. Amen.

For those present in church Holy Communion will be administered in one kind only (only the host not the chalice) Communion Antiphon: Give praise to the Lord for his kindness, for his wonderfull deeds toward men. He has filled the hungry with good things, he has satisfied the thirsty. O give thanks to the Lord for he is good; for his love endures forever. Let them say this, the Lord‘s redeemed, from the hand of the foe. Some wandered in the desert, in the wilderness, finding no way to a city they could dwell in. Hungry they were and thirsty; their soul was fainting within them. Then they cried to the Lord in their need and he rescued them from their distress and he led them along the right way. to reach a city they could dwell in. Let them thank the Lord for his love, for the wonders he does for men. Let them offer a sacrifice of thanks and tell of his deeds with rejoicing.

Post Communion Prayer .................................................................................................... BCP 366

Almighty and ever living God,

we thank you for feeding us with the spiritual food of the most precious Body and Blood of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ; and for assuring us in these holy mysteries that we are living members of the Body of your Son, and heirs of your eternal kingdom. And now, Father, send us out to do the work you have given us to do, to love and serve you as faithful witnesses of Christ our Lord. To him, to you, and to the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory, now and for ever. Amen.

Blessing

Closing Hymn: “Hail Thou once despised Saviour” ............................................... See page 19

Dismissal (The people respond: Thanks be to God)

Special Intentions for the Prayers of the People

Today, the fifth Sunday in Lent, is the focus of the Primates’ Task Group’s call for a period of prayer and repentance in the Anglican Communion.

For the Diocese of Southwest Florida – The Rt. Rev. Dabney T. Smith; Companion Diocese of the Dominican Republic; Companion Diocese of Georgia; Companion Diocese of South Carolina; Companion Diocese of Eastern Louisiana; St. Raphael's, Fort Myers Beach; St. Stephen's, New Port Richey; St. Thomas', St. Petersburg; St. Vincent 's, St. Petersburg; St. Wilfred 's, Sarasota; Trinity-by-the-Cove, Naples


• for all who are suffering from the coronavirus.

• for the development of effective vaccines to battle the coronavirus.

• for Meals on Wheels and the care, they provide for home bound

• for businesses that have been impacted by the pandemic.

• for the students, tutors and faculty of Bonita Charter school.

• In thanksgiving for the beauty found in hymns remembering John Donne, Priest 1631

• for those who suffer in mind, body or spirit especially _________ and those on the Pastoral Care list.

• Patrick Cox, Brian Fuller, Brandon Hoekstra, Amos Kelley, Timothy Kull, Sean Lankford, Kevin Latimer, John Joseph Moore, Joseph Parini, Gabriel Parini, Erin Peterson, Scott Turner, Andrew Lankford, and for all chaplains on active deployment both at home and abroad.

• for the Divine love and mercy to sanctify all souls departed: especially Kenneth Strickland.

We offer our prayers in union with those of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Joseph and all the saints.

The Holy Eucharist is offered on Tuesday at 5:30 pm for a greater appreciation of literature, on Wednesday for spiritual, emotional, mental and physical healing and on Thursday at 7:30 am for those who provide pastoral care.

Save The Date ❖ April 5-11 Holy Week ❖ April 12 Easter

Our rector, Fr. Michael Rowe will be retiring at the end of April. His last Sunday with us is April 25/26. There will be a farewell reception

for him on Saturday afternoon, April 25 from 2 to 4 pm.

Keeping Lent

Sunday worship at 10 am continues with scripture, music, prayer and ceremonies attuned to the season of Lent and can be viewed by streaming the Eucharist, but attendance is not allowed.

Weekday Eucharist on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday continue as usual as does Evening Prayer on Monday through Saturday and Morning Prayer on Tuesday at 10:15 am. Why not take part this Lent? Most are streamed live.

Stations of the Cross are offered every Friday at noon during Lent. Please arrive at least 5 minutes before noon to prepare in silence.

A Display Table in the narthex has booklets and other resources to introduce us to Lent. Please have a look and place money in the box on the wall where the Forward Day by Day booklets are.


Easter Schedule

Sunday, April 5

10 am Sunday of the Passion Eucharists

HOLY WEEK

Monday, April 6

12 noon Holy Eucharist

Tuesday, April 7

5:30 pm Holy Eucharist

Wednesday, April 8

12 noon Holy Eucharist

Thursday, April 9

Maundy Thursday, 7 pm Solemn Eucharist

Friday, April 10

Good Friday, 12 noon, Liturgy of the Passion

5:30 pm Stations of the Cross

Saturday, April 11

8 pm Easter Vigil with Eucharist

Sunday April 12

10 am Easter Sunday, Solemn Choral Eucharist


Schedule at St. Mary’s as influenced by the current situation

Everything on this list is happening.

Monday

March 30 5:00 pm Evening Prayer

Tuesday 10:15 am Morning Prayer

March 31 12:45 pm Staff Meeting

5:00 pm Evening Prayer

5:30 pm Holy Eucharist

8:00 pm AA Empathy Meeting

Wednesday 12:00 pm Healing Eucharist

April 1 5:00 pm Evening Prayer

Thursday 7:30 am Holy Eucharist

April 2 9:00 am Centering Prayer

5:00 pm Evening Prayer

Friday 12:00 pm Stations of the Cross

April 3 5:00 pm Evening Prayer

Saturday 4:00 pm Evening Prayer

April 4 8:00 pm AA Group Meeting

Sunday 10:00 am Eucharist Rite II (Streamed)

April 5 6:30 pm AA Group Meeting


Connecting with St. Mary’s

The church website has multiple links to the streaming of Eucharists

www.stmarysbonita.org The Sunday 10:00 AM Eucharist will be streamed live on:


and on recorded video available after services at the

Parish You Tube Page (use the links below)

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNhw2BGKcunmyMx6BQJFW2w

Visit with Fr Michael Rowe online anytime at:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjjkUV6TI27Yc3Hgmd9uInQ

For connecting into online meetings, we are using ZOOM

We will be using ZOOM for meeting purposes

The person organizing the meeting will send out an invitation to join.

You will need to click on the first link and follow instructions to load in the meeting ID and password.

Put in the number and you will join the meeting

Please make sure your volume is turned on and you must have a camera in your computer to be able to fully participate.


https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNhw2BGKcunmyMx6BQJFW2w

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjjkUV6TI27Yc3Hgmd9uInQ


Hymnal 398


Hymnal 495

Documents

Welcome to Saint Mary’s Episcopal Church · 3/29/2020 · Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that