As we are in the second week in Lent you, may have noticed a few changes in the Order of Worship. You might want to pay closer attention to your Sunday Bulletin so you won't fumble like I did. A special note regarding the Prayers of the People: After each paragraph, the Leader says, "Let us pray to the Lord". The People respond, "Lord, have mercy."
A LITTLE NOTE OF INTEREST:
"The omission of alleluia during Lent goes back at least to the fifth century in the western church. The association of alleluia with Easter led to the custom of intentionally omitting it from the liturgy during the season of Lent, a kind of verbal fast which has the effect of creating a sense of anticipation and even greater joy when the familiar word of praise returns. We do not use it at church. We do not use it at home. We let it rest, as it were, during Lent, so that when it reappears on Easter, we may hear it anew. In fact, once it returns on Easter, we give it no rest at all, repeating it again and again, in celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus. The custom of actually bidding it farewell developed in the Middle Ages in Babylon. Many churches embrace the practice of physically "burying" the alleluia. This ritual practice is especially delightful and meaningful for children ". From the Episcopal Diolog of 03-20-2019
The Lenten Program continues on Wednesday evenings with soup and bread at 5:30 p.m. and study on the Book of Common Prayer at 6:00 p.m. Please join us.
During Lent Fr. Michael will be in the office on Wednesday instead of Thursday. Dianne's office hours remain the same. By the way--next Wednesday, the 27th, Fr. Michael will NOT BE IN TILL NOON.
A Memorial Service for Joyce Juhnke will be held in the late spring of this year.
Special Note: The phone at Kathleen & Laverne Broad's home is out of order and Frontier said it will be next week before they can get out to repair*****
Take notice of the beautiful NEW SHRUBS at the entrance to the Parish Hall donated by Mae and Morgan
Wright, dug up and planted by Tim Hallmark and Georgie Nolan, and others. Thank you one and all.
Correction of Last Week's E-Star: Correct address for Mary Bosshardt
801 CR 200 B
Burnet, Texas 78611
Those scheduled to serve next Sunday, the 24th the third Sunday in Lent are Sandy and Rufus Arrington.
Ushers are Alicia White and .............
Altar Guild are Diane Hays and
Coffee hosts are Carol Weathers and Alicia White.
V P of the Day is J J Gonzales.
Attendance Sunday, the 17th – 35
New Church Directory coming out very soon. HOPE YOU MADE YOUR DELETIONS AND
CORRECTIONS.
************Since we are now sending the E-Star from home let us know if you did not receive it--we will do our best to correct the issue.
Dates to Keep in Mind:
Thursday, March 21----Community Kitchen
Wednesday, March 27---Lenten Soup Supper at 5:30 and Study at 6:00.
Sunday, March 31--Daughters of the King meets after the Eucharist
From Fr. Michael's Sermon:
"And we find our place alongside Jesus’ human predecessors—the psalmist and the author of Genesis—as well as contemporary, Paul, and those who followed him by 300 years or so,
Patrick and his colleagues, right down to our own time and place, relying upon, depending upon, this shield and breastplate, this shepherd who refreshes and guides us, as we find ourselves, in the words of the communion hymn, “traveling through this wilderness.”
Have a Blessed Week
Carpe every Diem,
Rufus & Sandy
A LITTLE NOTE OF INTEREST:
"The omission of alleluia during Lent goes back at least to the fifth century in the western church. The association of alleluia with Easter led to the custom of intentionally omitting it from the liturgy during the season of Lent, a kind of verbal fast which has the effect of creating a sense of anticipation and even greater joy when the familiar word of praise returns. We do not use it at church. We do not use it at home. We let it rest, as it were, during Lent, so that when it reappears on Easter, we may hear it anew. In fact, once it returns on Easter, we give it no rest at all, repeating it again and again, in celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus. The custom of actually bidding it farewell developed in the Middle Ages in Babylon. Many churches embrace the practice of physically "burying" the alleluia. This ritual practice is especially delightful and meaningful for children ". From the Episcopal Diolog of 03-20-2019
The Lenten Program continues on Wednesday evenings with soup and bread at 5:30 p.m. and study on the Book of Common Prayer at 6:00 p.m. Please join us.
During Lent Fr. Michael will be in the office on Wednesday instead of Thursday. Dianne's office hours remain the same. By the way--next Wednesday, the 27th, Fr. Michael will NOT BE IN TILL NOON.
A Memorial Service for Joyce Juhnke will be held in the late spring of this year.
Special Note: The phone at Kathleen & Laverne Broad's home is out of order and Frontier said it will be next week before they can get out to repair*****
Take notice of the beautiful NEW SHRUBS at the entrance to the Parish Hall donated by Mae and Morgan
Wright, dug up and planted by Tim Hallmark and Georgie Nolan, and others. Thank you one and all.
Correction of Last Week's E-Star: Correct address for Mary Bosshardt
801 CR 200 B
Burnet, Texas 78611
Those scheduled to serve next Sunday, the 24th the third Sunday in Lent are Sandy and Rufus Arrington.
Ushers are Alicia White and .............
Altar Guild are Diane Hays and
Coffee hosts are Carol Weathers and Alicia White.
V P of the Day is J J Gonzales.
Attendance Sunday, the 17th – 35
New Church Directory coming out very soon. HOPE YOU MADE YOUR DELETIONS AND
CORRECTIONS.
************Since we are now sending the E-Star from home let us know if you did not receive it--we will do our best to correct the issue.
Dates to Keep in Mind:
Thursday, March 21----Community Kitchen
Wednesday, March 27---Lenten Soup Supper at 5:30 and Study at 6:00.
Sunday, March 31--Daughters of the King meets after the Eucharist
From Fr. Michael's Sermon:
"And we find our place alongside Jesus’ human predecessors—the psalmist and the author of Genesis—as well as contemporary, Paul, and those who followed him by 300 years or so,
Patrick and his colleagues, right down to our own time and place, relying upon, depending upon, this shield and breastplate, this shepherd who refreshes and guides us, as we find ourselves, in the words of the communion hymn, “traveling through this wilderness.”
Have a Blessed Week
Carpe every Diem,
Rufus & Sandy