Worship
Lent 2010
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Lent: Why Do We Do The Strange Things We Do?
by Fr. Eric Dudley
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Fourth Sunday in Lent, March 14
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The Golden Calf Syndrome: Idolatry Begins with "I"
A 2010 Sermon Series
Teaching Theme: Comfortable Religion
Key Text: Ephesians 4:1-7,11-16
Collect
Gracious Father, whose blessed Son Jesus Christ came down from heaven to be the true bread which giveth life to the world: Evermore give us this bread, that he may live in us, and we in him; who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. (BCP, Collects: Traditional, p. 167)
Lectionary (2010 Series)
Daily Office Readings for this week
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Sunday Services
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Our 9:00 a.m. service has the largest attendance, and a signficant number of young families worship at that time. There is no incense used except on high holy days. While still reverent and worshipful, this earlier service feels somewhat more relaxed. Our 11:15 a.m. service provides the whole “smells and bells” worship experience, with incense used to waft our prayers to heaven every week. This simple difference serves to make the later morning service seem more formal, although the same sense of fellowship and friendliness is found in the congregation. |
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Our 5:00 p.m service, Veritas! An Anglican Service of Praise, is our contemporary service in which praise and worship songs rise rather than traditional hymns. The liturgy of the Book of Common Prayer still anchors the service, but the joyful noise is comprised of contemporary music led by a worship ensemble. All worshipers are welcome! |
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Wednesday Service
At 12:10 p.m, in addition to the Holy Eucharist, this liturgy includes the sacramental rite of Unction of the Sick, which is the anointing of the sick with oil whereby “God’s grace is given for the healing of spirit, mind, and body” (BCP, p. 861). The service also includes a Litany of Healing, which gives those present an opportunity to name aloud those for whom they are interceding. This enables us to pray for those who are ill, while making the necessary separation between intercession for others and the prayers and action associated with the laying on of hands and anointing, which we receive for ourselves. This is an important distinction, since one does not receive the laying on of hands and anointing, or any other sacrament, by proxy. May Christ’s presence and grace bring you healing.
Feasts and Liturgies
| February | |
| 17 |
Ash Wednesday Liturgies at 12:10 pm and 7:00 pm |
| 19 |
Stations of the Cross 5:30 pm |
| 24 |
Feast of St. Matthias the Apostle Observed at the 12:10 pm Eucharist |
| 26 |
Stations of the Cross 5:30 pm |
| March | |
| 5 |
Stations of the Cross 5:30 pm |
| 12 |
Stations of the Cross 5:30 pm |
| 19 |
Stations of the Cross 5:30 pm |
| 24 |
Feast of the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary Observed at the 12:10 pm Eucharist |
| 26 |
Stations of the Cross 5:30 pm |
| 28 |
Palm Sunday Liturgies at 9:00 and 11:15 am, and 5:00 pm |
| 29 |
Private Confession Heard from 12:30-2:30 pm |
| 30 |
Private Confession Heard from 12:30-2:30 pm |
| 31 |
Private Confession Heard from 12:30-2:30 pm |
| April | |
| 1 |
Maundy Thursday Liturgy at 7:00 pm |
| 2 |
Good Friday Liturgies at 12:10 pm and 7:00 pm |
| 2 |
Stations of the Cross 3:00 and 5:30 pm |
| 3 |
Easter Vigil With Holy Baptism at 8:30 pm |
| 4 |
Easter Day: Liturgies at 9:00 and 11:15 am and 5:00 pm |
| 11 |
Children’s Catechumenate Festal Eucharist 9:00 am |
| 28 |
Feast of St. Mark the Evangelist Observed at the 12:10 pm Eucharist |
| May | |
| 2 | 5th to 6th Grade Transition |
| 2 |
Confirmation 5:00 pm |
| 5 |
Feast of Saint Phillip and Saint James, Apostles Observed at the 12:10 pm Eucharist |
| 12 |
Feast of the Ascension Observed at the 12:10 pm Eucharist |
| 16 |
Baccalaureate 9:00 am |
| 23 |
Feast of Pentecost with Holy Baptism at 9:00, 11:15 am and 5:00 pm |
| 26 |
Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Observed at the 12:10 Eucharist |
Lent and Holy Week Services
Ash Wednesday – February 17
Services at 12:10 and 7:00 p.m.
This service marks the beginning of the Season of Lent, during which we quiet our lives and our hearts in a 40-day period of reflection and prayer, mirroring the 40 days our Savior spent in the Wilderness. This day is called Ash Wednesday because we each receive a mark of ashes on our foreheads to remember our mortality and our desperate need for God. It is our hope and expectation that the reflection of Lent will make all the more joyous the coming of Easter.
Maundy Thursday – April 1
Service at 7:00 p.m.
The word “Maundy”comes from the Latin word for “commandment.” During this service we remember our Lord’s commandment to love one another through acts of service, symbolized in Christ’s washing of His disciples’ feet. We also obey His instruction to remember Him through partaking of the Lord’s Supper, for during this service we receive Communion for the last time until Easter. After the service, the Altar is stripped of all its adornment to recall the barrenness of a world wherein our Savior was arrested, beaten and killed.
Good Friday – April 2
Services at 12:10 and 7:00 p.m.
This brief service remembers Christ’s death on the Cross. We believe the solemnity and woe of this service sets into proper, stark relief the rejoicing of Easter. This day of mourning is “Good” because through Christ’s suffering on the Cross our redemption was assured.
The Stations of The Cross
Fridays in Lent, 5:30 p.m.
In the days leading up to Easter, the Brotherhood of St. Andrew will lead groups on a walk through the Stations of the Cross, the ancient church’s fourteen moments of remembrance of how Christ suffered and died for the sake of the whole world. These walks recalling Christ’s Passion will occur at our downtown Campus.
The Great Vigil of Easter – April 3
Service at 8:30 p.m.
Join us in the grandest liturgy in the church year as we read in the darkness the story of Salvation History, sing songs of hope and longing for our long-awaited redemption, ring bells to welcome in Easter Day, baptize new converts to the faith, and finish with a feast to rejoice over the brightest of days – Easter!
Easter Sunday – April 4
Services at 9:00 and 11:15 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Our church will be full of joy as we celebrate Christ’s victory over sin and death through His Resurrection. Horns and flowers and the rejoicing of God’s people will mark this greatest day in creation history!