PARISH LIFE March 29, 2015 ~ Palm Sunday St. Saviour’s Church Telephone: 250-492-4325

www.stsaviourspenticton.ca stsav@shaw.ca

Together in Mission

God of creation, God of new creation, you fill our world with wonder

and delight; you draw us into the circle of your healing and creative

love; you bless us beyond what we can ask or imagine, Through your

Holy Spirit you invite us to participate with you in the healing of the

world; You call us to be wise and faithful stewards of all your blessings. Kindle a vision of your

gospel purposes in your church and for this diocese. Ignite a passion to live abundantly in our

congregations and parishes. Stir us to be bold witnesses of all you are doing in the world, and

empower us together in your mission to live faithfully, daringly, and hopefully.

In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen

Services for Holy Week and Easter

Sunday, March 29 Palm Sunday Reading of the Passion, Blessing of Palms and

Eucharist at 8:00am & 10:00am

Monday, March 30 Holy Week Eucharist at 7:00pm

Tuesday, March 31 Holy Week Eucharist at 7:00pm

Wednesday, April 1 Holy Week Eucharist at 7:00pm

Thursday, April 2 Maundy Thursday Eucharist & Stripping of the Altar at 2:00pm

at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church (1370 Church St.)

Maundy Thursday Contemplative Service at 7:00pm

Friday, April 3 Good Friday Good Friday Liturgy at 2:00pm

Saturday, April 4 Holy Saturday Easter Vigil & Lighting of the Easter Candle at 8:00pm

Sunday, April 5 Easter Sunday 8:00 am ~ BCP Holy Communion for Easter

10:00 am Sunday ~ BAS Sung Eucharist for Easter

10:00 am Sunday Eucharist at St. John the Divine Keremeos

Rev. Ray Turner ~ Presiding

Wednesday, April 8 Easter Service 2:00 pm ~ Easter Service of Holy Communion for Shut-Ins

and those who have difficulty getting to church

Sunday, April 12 Easter 1 4:30 pm ~ Taize Worship for Easter

Our “Sound” team is looking for a donation of an Ipad

If you have one that you are no longer using and would like to donate

to a good cause ~ Please contact

Mike Stuchbery.

PWRDF Announces $20,000 for Vanuatu after Cyclone Pam

PWRDF has announced an initial grant of $20,000 in relief funds for Vanuatu after Cyclone Pam tore

through the country this weekend. Entire villages were destroyed by the storm. According to a BBC article, “President Baldwin Lonsdale said the storm had “wiped out” all development of recent years

and his country would have to rebuild “everything”.”

PWRDF continues to monitor the situation, and are in contact with the

ACT Alliance about the relief needs in Vanuatu.

Please make donations payable to “PWRDF”, mark them for “Vanuatu”.

Q U I E T D A Y – H O L Y S A T U R D A Y

The Spiritual Development Committee, (Central Okana-

gan) is hosting a Quiet Day on Holy Saturday at St

Mary’s East Kelowna from 10 am – 2pm. Please bring a

bag lunch coffee, tea, juice and water will be availa-

ble. The Reverend Trevor Freeman, half-time incum-

bent for St Mary’s East Kelowna and half-time executive

archdeacon for the Diocese of Kootenay will be leading

our time together. All are invited into quiet, those with

quiet day experience and those without. For those who

like to write in a journal, bring it along.

The Free Store is in need of

volunteers . If you are able to assist

with this very important ministry

please let Pat Simons know by calling

her at 250-492-3238.

Also, the Free Store would like

donations of men’s and women’s

underwear.

The Electromagnetic Age … A Sleeping Giant??

Brain tumors, Alzheimer's dementia, sleep disturbances, decreased memory, male infertility, immune dysfunction, childhood learning and behavioral im-pairments – are all linked by scientific studies to Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs). The World Health Organization has classified EMF-producing wireless devices as possibly cancer-causing.

Dr. Malcolm Paterson, PhD, whose career in cancer research spanned over 40 years on 3 continents, will review the health-related science of wireless devices including mobile phones, WiFi in schools and smart meters.

Learn the science-based facts and what you can do to protect your and your family’s health.

Join Our Informative Community Meeting

Saturday, April 11 ~ 10 a.m.

St. Saviour’s Anglican Church

150 Orchard Ave.

Penticton, BC

Sponsored by Men’s Group, St. Saviour’s Anglican Church

RIDES TO CHURCH FOR SENIORS

It has come to the attention of the Church Committee that a number of

seniors and/or disabled are missing church because they lack transpor-

tation and the bus service on Sunday is not adequate.

Seniors and/or disabled who need a ride to church on Sunday are invited

to phone the church office (250-492-4325) by Thursday each week to request a ride. The

secretary will keep a list of requests and a church committee representative will contact

you to confirm the details of your ride. Anyone attending St. Saviour’s (either service) who

is willing and able to participate in the program by giving rides, please leave your name

and telephone number at the office.

Can You Help?

Providing catering for funeral receptions in the Parish Hall is an important

ministry and fundraiser for the parish, but we're in need of a few more

people to help. Specifically, we need a table-setter, platers, servers, clean-

up help and bakers. If you can help in any of these areas, we have

provided a sign up at the back of the church or speak to

Cindy Ryley (250-492-5874).

On Wednesday, April 8th, 2015 at 2:00p.m.,

we will be holding a special Easter service of

Holy Communion for

shut-ins and those who have difficulty getting to church.

Following the service, refreshments will be served in the

parish hall.

If you would like to come, and need transportation, please

call our interim Pastoral Associate Angela King at

250-328-9997 or the Church office at 250-492-4325.

I hope I will have the please of seeing you.

Yours in Christ’s love,

The Rev. Canon Mike Stuchbery

Well it is almost Spring and time to think about what to plant.

This year St. Saviour's will again be taking part in a Spring Plant Fundraiser.

The supplier is the same, DeVrey's Greenhouse so we can expect the same great quality of plants. The prices have also remained

the same! In 2014 we raised $1748.80 from this fundraiser and I am hoping this year we will do the same.

Last year many of you took part in this fundraiser buying plants and also selling them to some of your friends and family.

Flowers will be ready to pick on Saturday May 9th , right in time for Mother's Day.

Orders and money will need to be in by Sunday April 18.

All cheques are to be made payable to St. Saviours.

Looking forward to another very successful fundraiser. Aleta

Some parishioners have had difficulty finding the Lenten Study Guide on the PWRDF site.

Here is a link to the download: http://pwrdf.org/resources/annual-resources/

Once you get to that page, scroll down until you come to the Lenten Resource and then you

can download it to your computer. Blessings, Sandra Paterson

PWRDF Good News Story

I am already home, buy my mind and heart

are full of the visit to the Philippines and the hol-

lowed out exhaustion of jet lag that strikes every

afternoon. Jet lag recovery generally takes a day

for every hour of time difference.

My first full day of visiting in the Philippines

started in Cebu. Patrick Gerard Torres, the new,

young executive director of Central Visayas Farm-

ers Development Center, Inc. (FARDEC) went with

me by ferry to the island of Bohol. Three young

dancers/workshop leaders, one researcher/

documentary maker, one staff, and the founder

welcomed us to the Bohol People’s Art Develop-

ment Centre (BPADC).

They shared their stories of October 15,

2013 when a 7.2 earthquake occurred at 8.12

a.m. and the aftershocks that continue and fright-

en those who lived through the earthquake.

Members of BPADC worked tirelessly delivering

food relief after the earthquake

They are now resuming workshops which offer

young people an opportunity to express their

feelings about the earthquake through dance and

drama, and the effect if has had on their lives and

communities. Working with local nurses, BPADC

provides psycho-social support for people who

have lost their houses and often family members,

and face years of rebuilding homes, schools and

communities. In many places the land is not yet

stable enough to rebuild.

On a drive along the coast we stopped at a

marine park where the shoreline after the earth-

quake has permanently receded nearly 40 me-

ters. A rainbow appeared on the horizon while we

were there. Dancer Marlon’s father and mother

welcomed us to their barangay (neighbourhood)

and offered us freshly cut coconuts to drink and

eat. Marlon says he hasn’t inherited his father’s

ability to climb coconut palms, but that evening I

saw the same grace and dexterity manifested in

his dances for social change. When people are

pressed by disasters and external forces that di-

minish or destroy life, desires for food, drink and

healthy communities distil into demands for sur-

vival and a future where people have a day and

active role in what happens to their land and live-

lihoods

A great way to save and give back—All proceeds go to

Lighthouse Penticton committed to helping the homeless ~ Lighthouse

Penticton houses the homeless for up to thirty days ~ a chance for them

to find permanent accommodation, and receive meals and counselling

while they work through this process!

These vouchers are available in the church office or contact Pat Simons.