St. Anne’s Episcopal Church 711 Henderson Dr
Jacksonville, NC 28540 Office: 910-347-3774 FAX: 910-347-5051
E-mail: [email protected] Website: stannesjacksonville.ecdio.org
The Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church
The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori
The Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina Bishop: The Rt. Rev. Robert S. Skirving Website: www.diocese-eastcarolina.org
The Clergy
The Ministers The Laity of St. Anne’s
Support Staff at St. Anne’s
Charles Coakley, Pianist Anne Lyon, Parish Assistant
Ruth Hochstrasser, Sexton Kim Stewart, Financial Secretary
St. Anne’s Parish Day School
Pamela Banta, Director (910) 347-0755
[email protected] [email protected]
VESTRY
Serving through 2015 Jim Hamilton, - [email protected] Robin Jones - [email protected] Kathy Morgan - [email protected]
Serving through 2016 Devon Holson - [email protected] Lindsay Russell –
Kendra Warlick– [email protected] Serving through 2017 Jr. Warden, Buddy Garrett - [email protected] Sr. Warden, Jim Owens - [email protected] Jean Mullen - Clerk of Vestry Ann Webb
SAINT ANNE’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
March 29, 2015 Holy Eucharist, Rite II 8:00am and 10:00am
Welcome!
As a community of faith, the members of St. Anne’s Episcopal Church are called to welcome all people.
We are committed to following our Baptismal vows as we seek to serve Christ in all persons, loving our neighbors as ourselves
and respecting the dignity of every human being.
As you enter this holy space, and before worship begins, Take a moment for quiet prayer and reflection.
THE CELEBRATION OF THE HOLY EUCHARIST
Palm Sunday
The liturgy of the palms We will gather in front of the church for the Blessing of the Palms.
Celebrant Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord. People Peace in heaven and glory in the highest.
Celebrant Let us pray. Assist us mercifully with your help, O Lord God of our salvation, that we may enter with joy upon the contemplation of those mighty acts, whereby you have given us life and immortality; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Mark 11:1-11 When they were approaching Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples and said to them, "Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately as you enter it, you will find tied there a colt that has never been ridden; untie it and bring it. If anyone says to you, `Why are you doing this?' just say this, `The Lord needs it and will send it back here immediately.'" They went away and found a colt tied near a door, outside in the street. As they were untying it, some of the bystanders said to them, "What are you doing, untying the colt?" They told them what Jesus had said; and they allowed them to take it. Then they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks on it; and he sat on it. Many people spread their cloaks on the road, and others spread leafy branches that they had cut in the fields. Then those who went ahead and those who followed were shouting,
"Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the coming kingdom of our ancestor David! Hosanna in the highest heaven!"
Then he entered Jerusalem and went into the temple; and when he had looked around at everything, as it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.
The Celebrant then says the following blessing: The Lord be with you. People And also with you. Celebrant Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. People It is right to give him thanks and praise.
It is right to praise you, Almighty God, for the acts of love by which you have redeemed us through your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. On this day he entered the holy city of Jerusalem in triumph, and was proclaimed as King of kings by those who spread their garments and branches of palm along his way. Let those branches be for us signs of his victory, and grant that we who bear them in his name may ever hail him as our King, and follow him in the way that leads to eternal life; who lives and reigns in glory with you and the Holy Spirit, now and for ever. Amen. 1
Holy God, Holy and Mighty,
Holy Immortal One, Have mercy upon us.
As we enter into Holy Week, may we walk The Way of the Cross.
Is there a high school senior in your household? If so, please call the church office and let us know! We will be honoring our seniors later this Spring.
NEEDED: Teens to help hide eggs for the Easter Egg Hunt next Sunday. If you would like to help, be at church by 9am.
Hiding the eggs is almost as much fun as looking for them!
There are small green collection boxes in the Narthex and the Admin. Offices marked “Harvest for Hospitality.” At the 2015 Diocesan Convention, a resolution was passed
asking each diocesan household to give $50 in support of the campaign. This dollar amount symbolizes the average farmworkers’ labor to harvest two tons of
sweet potatoes. The goal for The Diocese of East Carolina is $100,000.
Place your contribution in the box or bring it to the church office. Thank you for your generosity. You can find more information on this program at harvestforhospitality.dionc.org
Lenten Offering for Millennium
Development Goals
We take advantage of our access to clean drinking water. Most of us go to the faucet and get a glass of clean fresh water several times a day and never give the first thought to the importance of water. We have become so accustomed to having it, we rarely think about what our lives would be like, if we had to struggle to find water that was even halfway safe to drink. Sadly, in many other countries across the globe, this a problem
that is all too real. They are forced to drink water from rivers, streams, watering holes, and other water sources that are more than likely diseased or polluted. They are forced, often times, to bathe and cook with this same dirty water.
At the recent convention of the Diocese of East Carolina the Millennium Development Goals Committee gave a 5 gallon bucket to each congregation encouraging them through the season of Lent to ask people to place their coins or bills into the bucket. At the end of
Lent all monies will be returned to the diocese and sent to Episcopal Relief and Development for their clean water initiatives. Please be generous in your response.
Our bucket is located on a table to your right as you exit the church.
Don’t forget to feed your Hope Chest for Episcopal Relief and Development. We will collect the boxes next Sunday.
Unseen Guest News
When you prepare meals for your family, make a little extra for Jesus- the Unseen Guest at your table. Trays for packaging meals are available in the
Unseen Guest Pantry. Just note on the top what is inside the tray and the date you packaged it. Freeze and return to the church at your convenience!
The Unseen Guest Ministry is in need of volunteers to hand out food on Tues. and Thurs. mornings from 10am-noon. If you are able to give
one morning a month, please call or email the church office. If you are able to ‘sub’ on occasion, please notify us as well.
There is a poster in the Parish Hall with information about Cooking/Packing Days. Our next Packing Day will be Saturday, April 25th, beginning at 9am.
The menu will be turkey, sweet potatoes and green beans. Pick up a post-it note off the poster and return your item the week before the Packing Day. If you have any questions, contact Nancy Hunnicutt at 333-8776.
Please see the poster on the bulletin board in the main hallway about Queens In Unity, a fun and formal fundraiser banquet benefitting
The Onslow Women’s Center. The Banquet will be held on Saturday, April 18th from 7-9pm, and will
feature a fashion show, guest speakers and games and door prizes. A portion of the $25 ticket is tax deductible.
On the bulletin board you will also find a list of supplies that the Women’s Center is always in need of. You may bring your items to the church, and we will see that they get to the right place!
Thank you for your support.
St. Anne’s Needs YOU!
If you or your child(ren) would like to serve as an acolyte, call the church office and let us know. We will be scheduling a training session after Easter. Children as young as 5 years old
can be Gospel Bearers. What a wonderful way to be involved in the service on Sunday!
Also, the choir is always looking for voices! No auditions, minimal practice time, and you don’t even have to read music! We warm up in the choir room Sundays at 9:30am-join us!
If you have taken an Acolyte robe home for any reason, please return in to the vesting room as soon as possible. It seems that a few of our vestments have wandered off!
The palms are distributed to the people.
Celebrant Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. People Hosanna in the highest.
Celebrant Let us go forth in peace. People In the name of Christ. Amen.
Procession into the church (10:00 service only-see insert) Hymnal 154, vs.1-3 All Glory, Laud, and Honor Valet will ich dir geben
(8:00am-read while processing, 10:00am –read after assembling in the church) Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29 (read in unison) Bulletin Insert
Almighty God, whose dear Son went not up to joy but first he suffered pain, and entered not into glory before he was crucified: Mercifully grant that we, walking in the way of the cross, may find it none other than the way of life and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Celebrant Bless the Lord who forgives all our sins. People His mercy endures forever. Celebrant The Lord be with you. People And also with you. Celebrant Let us pray.
The Collect of the Day Prayer Book, Page 272 Almighty and everliving God, in your tender love for the human race you sent your Son our Savior Jesus Christ to take upon him our nature, and to suffer death upon the cross, giving us the example of his great humility: Mercifully grant that we may walk in the way of his suffering, and also share in his resurrection; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
The Liturgy of the Word (Please be seated)
The First Lesson Isaiah 50:4-9a
The Lord GOD has given me the tongue of a teacher, that I may know how to sustain the weary with a word. Morning by morning he wakens--wakens my ear to listen as those who are taught. The Lord GOD has opened my ear, and I was not rebellious, I did not turn backward. I gave my back to those who struck me, and my cheeks to those who pulled out the beard; I did not hide my face from insult and spitting. The Lord GOD helps me; therefore I have not been disgraced; therefore I have set my face like flint, and I know that I shall not be put to shame; he who vindicates me is near. Who will contend with me? Let us stand up together. Who are my adversaries? Let them confront me. It is the Lord GOD who helps me; who will declare me guilty?
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Psalm 31:9-16 Prayer Book, Page 623
9 Have mercy on me, O LORD, for I am in trouble; * my eye is consumed with sorrow, and also my throat and my belly. 10 For my life is wasted with grief, and my years with sighing; * my strength fails me because of affliction, and my bones are consumed.
11 I have become a reproach to all my enemies and even to my neighbors, a dismay to those of my acquaintance; * when they see me in the street they avoid me.
12 I am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind; * I am as useless as a broken pot.
13 For I have heard the whispering of the crowd; fear is all around; * they put their heads together against me; they plot to take my life.
14 But as for me, I have trusted in you, O LORD. * I have said, "You are my God.
15 My times are in your hand; * rescue me from the hand of my enemies, and from those who persecute me.
16 Make your face to shine upon your servant, * and in your loving-kindness save me."
The Epistle Philippians 2:5-11
Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited, but emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, being born in human likeness. And being found in human form, he humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death--even death on a cross. Therefore God also highly exalted him and gave him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bend, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. The Gospel (8am service only-when invited please stand as you are able.) Mark 14:1-15:47
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Please leave your copy of the Passion Narrative in the pew or pew pocket when you leave today. Thank you.
Schedule for Holy Week...
Palm Sunday 3/29 Holy Eucharist 8am/10am w/fellowship following. (The Rev. Thomas Midyetter, Celebrant and preacher) LGBT Support Group Potluck Dinner and Fellowship, beginning at 6:30pm in the Parish Hall. All are welcome.
Wed. 4/1 Holy Eucharist/Healing 12:15pm, The Rev. Mary Ogus, Celebrant BROWN BAG LUNCH DAY! Stay after the service and fellowship with us.
Maundy Thursday 4/2 Holy Eucharist, Foot Washing, Solemn Stripping of the Altar Chaplain David Duprey, Celebrant
Good Friday 4/3 12 noon Stations of the Cross, 7pm Good Friday Liturgy
Easter 4/5 Holy Eucharist 8:00am with Festival to follow Egg Hunt for children aged 10 years old and under, beginning at 9:30am Holy Eucharist 10:00am with Festival to follow (The Rev. Thomas Midyette, Celebrant and preacher)
Easter Day ~ April 5th
St. Anne’s community of faith will gather in the Parish Hall after the 8 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. services to celebrate our Lord’s resurrection.
These will be Potluck Events. Please bring finger foods ready to serve (i.e., sliced or cooked and on trays/plates/platters).
Following is a list of suggested items: Ham Biscuits, Mini Quiche, Cheese & Crackers, Assorted Breads (Muffins, Coffee Cakes, Donuts, Danish), Deviled Eggs, Cookies, Quartered Sandwiches (Peanut Butter, Pimento Cheese, Chicken Salad, Open Face Cucumber), Fresh Fruit and/or Veggies.
Drop your items off in the kitchen on your way to the service. Please mark your name clearly on anything you want returned.
The Good Friday Offering
Since 1922, Episcopalians have supported the ministries of the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East through the Good Friday Offering. Through the work of the Episcopal
dioceses in the Middle East, Christians maintain a peacemaking and stabilizing presence in the region, serving their neighbors regardless of faith background.
To make a donation to the Good Friday Offering, please write a check payable to The Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society, write "Good Friday Offering" in the memo line, and place in the
collection plate or bring it to the church office any time during Holy Week. Thank you.
Visitors are ALWAYS welcome!
We are thankful that you are worshiping with us today. You are invited to complete the “Guest Invitation” found in the pew rack.
You may place the completed invitation in the offering plate or give it to an Usher.
St. Anne’s Weekly Good News
Join us in the Parish Hall following each service this morning for coffee or lemonade, munchies and conversation. All are welcome!
Please welcome the Rev. Thomas Midyette, our Celebrant and preacher today. He has served at numerous churches in the Diocese of North Carolina and the Diocese of East Carolina including St. Stephen’s in Goldsboro, St. Paul’s in Clinton, St. Paul’s in
Beaufort and St. Paul’s in Greenville. He is also an accomplished musician, serving as organist and choir director at St. Andrew’s in Morehead City. He is married to Peg Herman Midyette,
and has a daughter, Meg. (He is also a cousin of parishioner Pat Kennedy.)
Birthdays March 29th Shelly Voyles 31st Anne Lyon
April 4th Kris Willard 5th Van Everett
**If we miss your Birthday or Anniversary,
please call the church office and let us know!
March /April Birthdays
LAST CALL FOR EASTER FLOWERS
There are envelopes in the pew pockets for Easter flower donations. Please be sure to put YOUR name on the envelope, noting the names of your loved
ones, and whether they are being honored or remembered. You may place the envelope in the collection plate or mail it/bring it to the church office.
Names must be received by this coming Tuesdayfor inclusion in the Easter bulletin.
The Parish Day School needs your help with their Spring Fling.!
There is a poster in the Narthex with tickets for drink donations. Take one or more tickets, then return your donation to the church
or school by April 10th. Any and all support is greatly appreciated.
If you are in need of pastoral assistance, please let the church office know. We will put you in contact with Clergy. If you or someone you know is sick,
having surgery, has had a death in the family, etc. please contact the church office.
The Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ according to St. Mark 10am service only-Please refer to the green folder to follow along.
The congregation has a part in this passion play. Please join in where appropriate, and stand (as able) when directed.
Sermon The Rev. Tom Midyette The Peace Prayer Book, Page 332
Greet one another in the name of Christ!
~If you have children in the nursery whom you wish to receive Communion or a blessing, please go to the nursery at this time, returning promptly.
The Offertory Sentence *The Offertory Anthem Adult Choir Ah, Holy Jesus, How Hast Thou Offended Herzliebster Jesu
The Offertory Presentation (silent presentation of gifts)
The Holy Eucharist
(The Lord’s table is open to all baptized persons. If you are unable to come up but wish to receive the Sacrament, please notify one of the ushers and the clergy will come to you.)
The Great Thanksgiving: Eucharistic Prayer A Prayer Book, Page 361
*Sanctus Hymnal S125
The Lord’s Prayer Prayer Book, Page 364 *Fraction Anthem Hymnal S161
*Communion Hymn (choir and congregation) Hymnal 142 Lord, Who Throughout These Forty Days St. Flavian
Post Communion Prayer Loving God, we give you thanks for restoring us in your image and nourishing us with spiritual food in the Sacrament of Christ’s Body and Blood. Now send us forth a people, forgiven, healed, renewed: that we may proclaim your love to the world and continue in the risen life of Christ our Savior. Amen. (from Enriching Our Worship 1)
Blessing
Silent Procession into the World
Dismissal Celebrant: Let us bless the Lord. People: Thanks be to God
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IN YOUR DAILY PRAYERS, PLEASE REMEMBER:
** Parish Members ** Family, and Friends:
Deployed Parishioners: Rob Glynn If you know of someone who is currently deployed, please let the Church office know.
Anglican Cycle of Prayer: Jerusalem (Jerusalem and Middle East)-The Right Rev. Suheil Dawani Diocesan Cycle of Prayer: The Bishop and Staff of the Diocese of East Carolina The Rt. Rev. Robert S. Skirving The Rev. Canon Matthew E. Stockard St. Joseph’s-Fayetteville The Rev. Teddra Hussey-Smith Jesús Peregrino– Barahona, Dominican Republic
Wine for the month of March is given to the glory of God by Jim Hamilton, Charla Lewallen and Anne Lyon.
Candles for the month of March are given to the glory of God by Devon and Marcella Holson and Charla Lewallen.
The Prayer Candle Table: Candles may be lit as prayers are offered. A sign-up sheet to give a donation for candles and supplies is posted in the hallway to the Parish Hall.
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayers and petition, with thanksgiving, present your request to God. Phil. 4:6
**To place a name on the prayer list, you may call the church office (347-3774), or use the sheet posted on the bulletin board near the exit door to the Day School.
Names will be posted for four weeks unless otherwise requested.
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Johnnie Spencer Doris Gaskins Pat McNally Mary Eslick
Jason Jones Aunika Browne Edna Neverdousky Dorothy Crute Andrew Stevens Patty Mercer Jean Simchick Joe Eckenrode Bette Otto
Jim Burney/Family Karen Sawyer Kenny Walters Don Browning Emilce Kerrigan Guss Chadwick Charles Vann Patti Lanier Herbert Lucas
Lela Laughter Ned Mercer Don Sortino Frank Harris Carol McCauley Dee Cumbo Shirley Cox
Worship Assistants Serving Today
Serving St. Anne’s next Sunday (April 5th)
ushers Lay Eucharistic ministers lectors acolytes Altar guild Coffee angel Fellowship Hour
8:00am
Bob Canning
Buddy Garrett
Carrieanne Hayward
C: Ronald Sortino TB: TB: GB:
Cindy Hart, Elizabeth Angell
Jane Swint
10:00am
Ty Hart
John Carter, Ruth Hochstrasser
Anne Lyon
C: Ruth Hochstrasser TB:
TB: Kai Irizarry GB: Lara Irizarry
Lorraine Jarvis
ushers Lay Eucharistic ministers lectors acolytes Altar guild Coffee angel Fellowship Hour
8:00am
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Lindsay Russell
Jane Swint
C: Aaron Herzer TB: TB: GB:
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Easter Festival
10:00am
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Mark Bulris, Ruth Hochstrasser
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C: Maddox Bulris TB: McKenzie Bulris
TB: Al Mackrell GB: Robert Dyer
Easter Festival