St. Paul’s Episcopal Church

In the Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina

Pedro Orrente (Spanish) 1580-1645 Entry Into Jerusalem 1640The Hermitage

Sunday, March 25, 2018

The Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday

The Liturgy of the PalmsThe congregation gathers in the parish hall and receives palm branches from the ushers and others. After the Liturgy of the Palms, everyone will move outside as directed to the 16th street stairs and sidewalk, where the procession into the church will form.The following or some other suitable anthem is sung or said, the people standing: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.A Narrative from Matthew (21:1-11)The Celebrant then says the following blessingCelebrant 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 God 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 these 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 forever. Amen.The following or some other suitable anthem may then be sung or saidCelebrant Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.People Hosanna in the highest.We now all follow the Verger outside to the 16th street stairs and sidewalk where we will form the Procession of Palms into the church.

The ProcessionDeacon Let us go forth in peace.

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People In the name of Christ. Amen.During the procession, all hold branches in their hands as they follow in procession.

The congregation processes into the church and is seated until the ringing of the bell, prior to the hymn.

The Holy Eucharist The Word of God

Processional All glory, laud, and honor Hymnal 154The Collect of the DayCelebrant The Lord be with you.People And also with you.Celebrant Let us pray.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 people may be seated.)A Reading from 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;

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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?

Reader The Word of the Lord.People Thanks be to God.

(Silence for reflection upon the reading.)

Psalm 31: 9-16 BCP 623

ANTIPHON9 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.ANTIPHON

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.

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(Antiphon: choir and congregation, verses of the Psalm

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."ANTIPHON

A Reading from 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.Reader The Word of the Lord. People Thanks Be to God. (Silence for reflection upon the reading.)

Hymn Ah, holy Jesus, how hast thou offended Hymnal 158The Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark(Following the Passion narrative, a period of silence is kept.)Dramatis personæ:Mark: the narrator Cleve CallisonJesus Richard TrubiaChief priests, scribes The choirThe Soldiers The choirThe Crowd The congregationPontius Pilate Leon TilleryA Bystander Joan Rosko MillerThe centurion Richard LaudatiAll remain seatedMark: As soon as it was morning, the chief priests held a

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consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council. They bound Jesus, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate. Pilate asked him,

Pilate: Are you the King of the Jews?Mark: Jesus answered him,Jesus: You say so.Mark: Then the chief priests accused him of many things. Pilate

asked him again,Pilate: Have you no answer? See how many charges they bring

against you.Mark: But Jesus made no further reply, so that Pilate was amazed.

Now at the festival he used to release a prisoner for them, anyone for whom they asked. Now a man called Barabbas was in prison with the rebels who had committed murder during the insurrection. So the crowd came and began to ask Pilate to do for them according to his custom. Then he answered them,

Pilate: Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?Mark: For he realized that it was out of jealousy that the chief

priests had handed him over. But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas for them instead. Pilate spoke to them again,

Pilate: Then what do you wish me to do with the man you call the King of the Jews?

Mark: They shouted back,Crowd: Crucify him!Mark: Pilate asked them,Pilate: Why, what evil has he done?Mark: But they shouted all the more,Crowd: Crucify him!Mark: So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released Barabbas for

them; and after flogging Jesus, he handed him over to be crucified.Then the soldiers led him into the courtyard of the palace (that is, the governor’s headquarters); and they called

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together the whole cohort. And they clothed him in a purple cloak; and after twisting some thorns into a crown, they put it on him. And they began saluting him,

Soldiers: Hail, King of the Jews!Mark: They struck his head with a reed, spat upon him, and knelt

down in homage to him. After mocking him, they stripped him of the purple cloak and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him out to crucify him.They compelled a passer-by, who was coming in from the country, to carry his cross; it was Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus. Then they brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which means the place of a skull).All stand who are ableAnd they offered him wine mixed with myrrh; but he did not take it. And they crucified him, and divided his clothes among them, casting lots to decide what each should take.It was nine o’clock in the morning when they crucified him. The inscription of the charge against him read, ‘The King of the Jews.’ And with him they crucified two bandits, one on his right and one on his left. Those who passed by derided him, shaking their heads and saying,

Crowd: Aha! You who would destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself, and come down from the cross!

Mark: In the same way the chief priests, along with the scribes, were also mocking him among themselves and saying,

ChiefPriests:

He saved others; he cannot save himself. Let the Messiah, the King of Israel, come down from the cross now, so that we may see and believe.

Mark: Those who were crucified with him also taunted him.When it was noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. At three o’clock Jesus cried out with a loud voice,

Jesus: Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?Mark: which means,Jesus: My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?Mark: When some of the bystanders heard it, they said,

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Crowd: Listen, he is calling for Elijah.Mark: And someone ran, filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a

stick, and gave it to him to drink, saying,Bystander

:Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down.

Mark: Then Jesus gave a loud cry and breathed his last. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. Now when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that in this way he breathed his last, he said,

Centurion:

Truly this man was God’s Son!

A period of silence is kept.Meditation After The Gospel Litany of the Passion from The Crucifixion John Stainer

Holy Jesu, by the passion, by the woes which none can share, borne in more than kingly fashion, by thy love beyond compare:  Crucified, I turn to Thee, Son of Mary, plead for me.By thy look so sweet and lowly, while they smote thee on thy face, by thy patience, calm and holy, in the midst of keen disgrace.  By the path of sorrows dreary, by the cross, thy dreadful load, by the pain, when, faint and weary thou didst sink upon the road.By the spirit which could render love for hate and good for ill, by the mercy, sweet and tender, poured upon thy murderers still.

The Prayers of the People (Form I) BCP 383With all our heart and with all our mind, let us pray to the Lord, saying "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 Michael, our Presiding Bishop; Rob, our bishop; Dena, our rector; Kay, our deacon; Richard, our priest associate; St. Philip’s, Southport, the Rev. Canon James Hanisian, priest-in-charge; and for all the clergy and people, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, have mercy. For Donald, our President; for Roy, our Governor; for the leaders of the nations, and for all in authority, let us pray to the Lord.Lord, have mercy.

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For this city, 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 those on our parish prayer list: Ed, John, Earl, Karen, Dot, Curtis, Sam, Jackie, Audrey, Jere, Eleanor, Barbara, Richard, Barb, Bob and Pat and those friends of the Parish listed in the bulletin; 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 all the saints, let us commend ourselves, and one another, and all our life, to Christ our God.To thee, O Lord our God.Silence. The Celebrant adds a concluding Collect.

The PeaceCelebrant: The peace of the Lord be always with you.People: And also with you.

The Holy CommunionOffertory Anthem The Appeal of the Crucified (from The Crucifixion)

John StainerFrom the throne of his cross, the King of grief cries out to a world of unbelief: Oh! Men and women a far and nigh, is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by?  I laid my eternal power aside, I came from the home of the glorified, a babe in the lowly cave to lie.  I wept for the sorrows and pains of men, I healed them, and helped them and loved them, but then, they shouted against me, “Crucify!”  Behold me and see: pierced thro’ and

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thro’ with countless sorrows, and all is for you; for you I suffer, for you I die.  Oh! Men and women your deeds of shame, your sins without reason, and number, and name, I bear them all on this cross on high.  Is it nothing to you that I bow my head?  And nothing to you that my blood is shed?  Oh!  Perishing souls, to you I cry, is it nothing to you?  O come unto me, by the woes I have borne, by the dreadful scourge, and the crown of thorns, by these I implore you to hear my cries.  O come unto me, this awful price, redemption’s tremendous sacrifice, is paid for you.  O come unto me.

Congregational Response From all the dwell below the skiesThe people stand.

The Great Thanksgiving BCP 361

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Please turn to page 361 in the red Book of Common Prayer for the complete Eucharistic Prayer A

The people stand or kneel. The Celebrant sings or says:

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 God thanks and praise.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…Sanctus and Benedictus Hymnal S-124

Music: From New Plainsong; David Hurd (b. 1950)(The people stand or kneel)

Then the Celebrant continues

Holy and gracious Father: In your infinite love you made us for yourself… The Lord’s Prayer BCP 364The Breaking of the BreadThe Celebrant breaks the consecrated Bread. (A period of silence is kept.)

Fraction Anthem Hymnal S-161

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Music: From New Plainsong; David Hurd (b. 1950)Celebrant The Gifts of God for the People of God.

Communion of the PeopleAll are welcome to receive Holy Communion at the altar. For the bread, place one hand over the other and hold them up chest high so the minister can easily place the bread on the palm of your hand. You may then consume the bread or hold it to dip (intinct) into the wine and then place it in your mouth. If you wish to receive the chalice, please guide it to your lips. If you do not wish to receive the wine, indicate by crossing your arms. After you have received the bread and the wine, it is appropriate to say “AMEN.” Gluten free communion bread is available. Ask the priest.Communion Music Let thy Blood in mercy poured Hymnal 313Cross of Jesus, cross of sorrow Hymnal 160Jesus, remember me Taizé chant

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Let us prayPeople: Eternal God, heavenly Father, you have graciously accepted us as living members of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ, and you have fed us with spiritual food in the Sacrament of his Body and Blood. Send us now into the world in peace, and grant us strength and courage to love and serve you with gladness and singleness of heart; through Christ our Lord. Amen.The Celebrant pronounces a blessing to which the congregation responds, “AMEN.”Processional Ride on! ride on in majesty!

Hymnal 156DismissalThe Deacon dismisses the people, to which they reply: Thanks be to God.Voluntary Fugue in D minor Felix Mendelssohn

Rector’s notes on liturgyTruth nailed upon the cross compels nobody, oppresses no one; it must be accepted and confessed freely; its appeal is addressed to free spirits – Nicholas BerdyaevToday is two Sundays kind of rolled into one. Palm Sunday calls us to relive Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem, riding on a donkey, with palms and branches carpeting his path and loud hosannas announcing his arrival. Matthew quotes the prophet Zechariah, “Tell the daughter of Zion, look, your king is coming to you, humble, and mounted on a donkey…and he shall command peace to the nations.” (Zechariah 9:9-10) Whatever kind of king the crowds hoped Jesus would be, his every word and every action was evidence of the kingdom of God. Our Sunday then turns to the Passion and we witness the injustice and violence done to the king of peace, the God of love – truth nailed upon the cross.

Music at St. Paul’s Choral Evensong this Sunday, March 25th.  Organ recital by Sara Bryant at 5:30 p.m.  Evensong is sung at 6:00 p.m.  Music by Noble, Handel and others.  Evensong is a sung service of Evening Prayer and lasts about 35-minutes.The Crucifixion by John Stainer, Good Friday, March 30th at 7:30 PM.  Sung by the Choir of St. Paul's with Melvin Ezzell, tenor, Ronald Holmes, bass, and Richard Rhoads, organ.  This 45-minute concert recalls the Passion and Crucifixion of Jesus as narrated by tenor and bass soloists.  The concert is free.Join the Choir of St. Paul's in NYC this summer.  The choir has been invited to sing Sunday services at St. Thomas, Fifth Avenue on Sunday, August 26th.  St. Thomas is one of the most well know Episcopal churches in the country and is especially famous for its choir of men and boys.  We are inviting non-singers to travel with us. 

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Contact Ronnie at music@spechurch.com to receive information about various travel packages that are available.

ANNOUNCEMENTSCHILDREN OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD classes will not be held on March 25 or April 1. On Palm Sunday, children will gather in the Parish Hall at 9:50 a.m. to prepare for our Palm Sunday Procession and Skit. The children will be performing in the skit. An Easter egg hunt will be held after the 10:30 Easter Sunday service. Children are asked to bring their Easter basket and parents are asked to donate a dozen stuffed plastic eggs for the hunt.

THE BROKEN BODY[IES] OF CHRIST:Special Maundy Thursday Noon Service and Community Forum

in conjunction with the Wilmington Initiative for Light, Hope and JusticeMaundy Thursday (March 29), Rev. Robert W. Lee IV will conduct a special community service at St. Paul’s focused on reconciliation and race relations. His homily will be “The Broken Body[ies] of Christ. Following a light lunch, Rev. Lee will lead a community conversation on race relations and reconciliation.12:15 Community Service - 1:15 Light Lunch - 1:45 Community Forum - 2:30 AdjournIf you plan to come, please email hs2consulting@aol.com or text 413-219-6738 and indicate the number attending so we can order enough food.The Rev. Rob Lee will be a guest at St. Paul’s Thursday thru Sunday of Holy Week. Rev. Lee is a noted pastor, professor, activist and author. To learn more about him, search Rev. Rob W. Lee IV on You Tube.

MAUNDY THURSDAY VIGIL: The Vigil sign-up sheet has been posted on the bulletin board. Please sign up for a one-hour period between 8:00 PM Thursday, March 29, and noon on Good Friday, March 30. SATURDAY MORNING MINI-RETREATS: On April 14 we will pray amid the mysteries of Easter. We will gather in the Library from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m., where we will practice and discuss both ancient and contemporary ways of praying. Men and women are encouraged to come. Please email Mary McKnight at marym685@mac.com to sign up by Monday, April 9. COASTAL CAROLINA CABARET: The old song reminds us that “be it ever so humble, there’s no place like home.” But in the Wilmington area, some homes owned by poor people are not just humble: they are unsafe for their residents. That’s a problem that Wilmington Area Rebuilding Ministry (WARM) addresses.Since 1996, WARM has mustered volunteers and raised money to complete safety-related urgent repairs and accessibility upgrades that allow low-income homeowners in Brunswick, New Hanover and Pender counties to remain in their homes. By preventing home-related accidents and illness, WARM enables elderly homeowners to age in place in safety, and families to raise their children in a healthful environment.

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Every May, WARM volunteers target one homeowner for a special effort.Proceeds from the Coastal Carolina Cabaret will enable WARM to select two Mother’s Day of Hope honorees this year. And the door is open to any St. Paul’s parishioners who would like to volunteer as well. Learn more about WARM at www.warmnc.org.SILENT AUCTION: We are looking for donations of auction items valued at $250 or more. Please contact Dot or Tom Erway with questions or donations. Thank you for your continued support!

SPRING CLEANING? As you purge your closets, garage and other storage spaces in the next several weeks, please consider contributing items in good condition to the annual ABC (Attic, Basement, Closet) Sale at St. Paul’s.The sale will be held in the Parish Hall on April 28 and 29, and welcomes household items, clothing in good condition, sports and gardening equipment, art work, holiday decorations, and small items of furniture. (No mattresses.)Beginning April 1, there will be a storage pod in the parking lot to store any items you contribute. Tax forms are available as well. This year’s ABC Sale proceeds will benefit the Wilmington Boys Choir.For more information, contact Ronnie Wise or Jenny Callison. Thank you!

Prayer List In our parish… People requesting prayer

ED ABLARDFR. JOHN CAWTHORNE

EARL CRAIGKAREN DEJARLD

CURTIS DALEDOT ERWAYSAM GREEN

JACKIE HICKMANAUDREY LEWIS

JERE LEWISELEANOR MORTON

BARBARA O’ROURKEBARB SCALIABOB SCALIA

PAT WHITEHEAD

JANEL HEDGEPETHKIMBERLY HUBBARD

CHARLES G. SCHAFFERJIM SORRENTI

RAYLIENE STANFIELD

Please note that names will be removed after one month on the prayer list.Celebrating March Birthdays

3/01 Donny Cardwell, 3/02 Larry Wright, 3/04 Sonja Perkins, Dave Concilio,3/05 Richard Chapman, Livy Hitchcock, 3/06 Richard Rhoads,

3/07 Rocco Geisler, David Blinn, 3/08 Anne O’Dell, 3/09 Andrew Losee,3/10 Susan Carter, 3/13 Marion Somersett, Bill Anlyan,

3/14 Azucena Aguilar, Eleanor Morton, 3/17 Rachel King, Dianne Stansbury,3/22 Pat Whitehead, Beth Van Amberg, 3/24 Tom Hitchcock, Rachel Bridges

3/27 Bill Baker, 3/29 Pat Baker, Bill Petry 3/30 Carol White Celebrating April Birthdays

4/01 Mark Tedesco, Myles Joseph Mason 4/02 Bob Belaustegui, 4/04 Rev. Richard Banks,

4/05 Randy Beardsworth, 4/06 Barbara O’Rourke, 4/08 Charles Smith,4/09 David Heath, 4/10 Dot Erway, 4/11 Bill Farris, 4/15 William Bridges,

4/17 Jeffrey Hughes, 4/20 Jeanne Criscuolo, Gianna Long, Ross Studebaker4/22 Jeanne Bassett, 4/25 Paula Waterfield, Dawn Wilson,

4/26 Lyle Sullivan, Lucretia Tyckoski, 4/27 Twink Barr, 4/28 Merrilie Crafts,4/29 Leigh Coudriet 4/30 Steve Bucci

WEEKLY CALENDARMON 03/26 LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS LIBRARY 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM

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TUES 03/27 STUDY GROUP LIBRARY 7:30 AMDEACON’S CLASS: JAMES LIBRARY 10:00 AM

WED 03/28 STAFF MEETING 10:00 AMDEACON’S OFFICE HOURS 10:00 AM-2:00 PMHOLY EUCHARIST CHURCH 12:10COMMUNITY LUNCH PARISH HALL 1:00 PMEVENING WORSHIP CHURCH 5:30 PMCHOIR SCHOOL 6:00 PMTENEBRAE SERVICE CHURCH 6:00 PMADULT CHOIR CHURCH 7:00 PM

THU 03/29 GENTLEMEN OF NOBLE POVERTY 8:30 AMMAUNDY THURSDAY SERVICE CHURCH 12:15 PMMAUNDY THURSDAY LUNCH AND PROGRAM – PARISH HALL 1:00 PM – 2:30 PMHOLY EUCHARIST AND STRIPPING OF THE ALTAR 6:00 PM

FRI 03/30 MEN’S BIBLE STUDY PARISH HALL 7:30 AMGOOD FRIDAY SERVICE CHURCH 12:00 PMSTATIONS OF THE CROSS CHURCH 6:00 PMGOOD FRIDAY CHORAL CONCERT 7:30 PM

SAT 03/31 ALTAR GUILD CHURCH 9:00 AMMinistry Schedule March 25 – Palm Sunday April 1 - Easter

8:00 Greeters Tom Gerow Tom Gerow8:00 Lay Ministers Liz Hosier Rick Thayer

Breakfast Chefs Bill Baker, Donny Cardwell Merry Ann & Larry WrightAltar Guild Group 3 All Groups

Bread Bakers Joan Rosko Miller Nancy LoseeFlower Guild ALL AVAILABLE (Decorate on 3/31 at 9 a.m.)

Greeters Chip & Susan Carter, Trish Arnold Davis & Seton Webb, Trish ArnoldHospitality Purple Pink, Lavender, GreenIntercessor Trish Arnold Kathryn Hedgepeth

10:30Lay Ministers

Herb Gant, VergerLectors: Lynda Miller, Kathryn Hedgepeth, Sue Sramek

EMs: Steve Bucci, Dot ErwayAssisting Minister: Cheryl Wagoner

Crucifer: Bill AnlyanGospel Book Bearer: Leon Tillery

Thurifer: Don BrainardChildren’s Chaplain: Leigh & Chris Coudriet

Herb Gant, VergerLectors: David Heath, Cleve Callison, Marie Ashworth

EMs: Leon Tillery, Dot ErwayAssisting Minister: Cheryl Wagoner

Crucifer: Don BrainardGospel Book Bearer: Carolyn Demorest

Children’s Chaplain: Julie Martin

Ushers Sandra & Tom Ballard Ellen & Spencer WeigVestry Twink Barr Richard Laudati

GREAT VIGIL CHURCH 8:00 PM

A Warm Welcome to Everyone!Thank you for worshiping with us today. If you are new to St. Paul’s, please fill out a Guest card and place it in the offering plate or give it to the greeter or an usher. We invite you to join us following the 8:00 a.m. Eucharist for breakfast in the parish hall. For those attending the 10:30 service, please stay for the reception also in the parish hall. Please come to St. Paul’s again.

Would you like to know more about St. Paul’s?The first Sunday of each month, we host a coffee for all who would like to learn more about St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. Participation does not commit

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you to church membership, but it is an opportunity for you to explore the life and ministry of St. Paul’s.The coffee will be held in the library immediately after the 10:30 worship. Hope to see you there!

Holy Week ScheduleMarch 25 Palm Sunday

8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist9:00 a.m. breakfast 9:45 a.m. Liturgy of Palms. The gospel reading enacted by St.Paul’s children10:00 a.m. Procession of Palms - Route: From Princess St. to

14th St. and returning along Market St. Bagpipes and drum will lead the way.March 28 Wednesday in Holy Week – Tenebrae at 6:00 p.m.March 29 Maundy Thursday

6:00 p.m. Holy Eucharist and Stripping of the Altar All-night Vigil in Chapel until 12 noon on Friday

March 30 Good Friday 12 noon to 3:00 p.m. Good Friday service and vigil 6:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross7:30 p.m. The Crucifixion by John Stainer – Choir of St.

Paul’sMarch 31 Holy Saturday

8:00 p.m. Easter VigilApril 1 Easter Sunday

8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist8:45 a.m. Breakfast10:30 a.m. Festal Holy Eucharist Reception/Hunt for Alleluias & Eggs

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The Rt. Rev. Robert Skirving, BishopThe Rev. Dena Whalen, RectorThe Rev. Deacon Kay Swindell

The Rev. Richard Banks, Priest AssociateRonnie D. Wise, Director of Music and Organist

Richard Rhoads, Assistant Director of Music and OrganistCarl Samet, Parish Administrator

Greg Bushman, Facilities ManagerDiane Matz-Kane, Bookkeeper

Brent Erway and Walter Alonzo, Sextons

ST. PAUL’S VESTRY2016

Twink BarrRichard Laudati

Sue SramekRick Thayer

ClerkMerry Ann Wright

2017Barbara Bucci

Herb GantRoyster Hedgepeth

Spencer Weig

Senior WardenSpencer Weig

Junior Warden

Keith Calder

2018Keith Calder

Joe FarriSteve Haughey

Jan Vick

TreasurerBob Swindell

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