March 2010 The Candlelighter St. Mary's Episcopal Church Nebraska City, Nebraska

Holy Week Services The practice of most Christians of attending church services only on Sundays has resulted in a loss of the profound signifi- & Holy Week cance and spiritual power of Holy Week. The renaming of Palm Sunday Holy Communion 10:00 a.m. “Palm Sunday” as “” and the emphasis on the Monday Holy Communion 5:30 p.m. passion readings have contributed to the collapse of Holy Week into Palm Sunday and Sunday alone. The entire week, Tuesday Holy Communion 5:30 p.m. however, remains an important devotional and liturgical occa- Wednesday Holy Communion 12:10 p.m. sion for Episcopalians. 5:30 p.m. Agape Meal/Communion 6:30 p.m. Palm Sunday Stripping of the Altar The double title of Palm Sunday in the Prayer Book, “The Sun- Vigil with Blessed Sacrament 8:00 p.m. day of the Passion: Palm Sunday,” well describes the liturgy of Communion Reserved Sacrament 5:30 p.m. the day. The Liturgy of Palms, with its triumphal , Great and Baptism 6:30 p.m. modulates into a penitential eucharist dominated by the solemn proclamation of the passion . The liturgy of this day “sets Easter Sunday Holy Communion 10:00 a.m. the stage” for the coming week. The juxtaposition of triumph ______and crucifixion provides the spiritual foundation for all of Holy Week. Maundy Thursday

Holy Monday The “ of the Lord’s Supper” is celebrated in the evening on Maundy Thursday. This celebration commemorates the Last Sup- Our Gospel readings for through Good Friday are per of with his Twelve Apostles, the institution of the Eucha- all taken from the Gospel of John, and although they do not all rist, the institution of the priesthood, and the commandment of tell of events of Jesus’ last week in Jerusalem, they do all point brotherly love that Jesus gave after washing the feet of his disciples. us toward the paschal mystery. The Gospel lesson for Holy A sufficient number of hosts are consecrated for use also in the Monday is the story of the anointing of Jesus at Bethany by Good Friday service, and at the conclusion of the Mass the Blessed Mary. This day foreshadows the events of Good Friday through Sacrament is carried in procession to a place of reposition away Easter. from the main body of the church, which, if it involves an altar, is Holy Tuesday often called the “altar of repose.” The altar of the church is then stripped quite bare and all crosses are removed from the church In our Gospel reading for Holy Tuesday, Jesus tells those who except for one wooden cross where available. have come to celebrate the Passover in Jerusalem, “Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of the world will be driven Good Friday through Easter out. And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all The Triduum is the period beginning with sundown on Mauday people to myself.” Thursday and extending until sundown on Easter. It corresponds to the ancient celebration of the Pascha, with two days of fasting and one of celebration. It includes, therefore, the Maundy Thrus- When the principal services of Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and day Eucharist, the Good Friday liturgy, the Holy Saturday Word the Easter Vigil were celebrated in the morning, the office of liturgy, the Great Vigil of Easter, and the services on Easter Day. and of each day was celebrated on the evening of the preceding day in the service known as Tenebrae. The Epis- Please join us for all of these events during Holy Week. They will copal Church celebrates this office of Evening Prayer on Holy enrich your spiritual lives and those you worship and pray with. Wednesday. The Candlelighter March 2010 Page 2

Lay Ministry Assignments Monthly Readings (RCL Yr C)

First Sunday (Mar 7) Mar 7 3

Lay Reader(s) Steve Sherrow Exodus 3: 1-15 Chalice Bearer Dorothy Royal Psalm 63: 1-8 Acolytes Nathan Sherrow, Ashley Churchill 1 Corinthians 63: 1-13 Mimi Shirley Luke 13: 1-9

Altar Guild Karen Churchill Mar 14 4 Lent

Second Sunday (Mar 14) Joshua 5: 9-12 Psalm 32 Lay Reader(s) Bert Belding 2 Corinthians 5: 16-21 Chalice Bearer Ree Shirley Luke 15: 1-3, 11b-32 Acolytes Mimi Shirley, Nathan Sherrow., Ashley Churchill Mar 21 5 Lent Altar Guild Ree Shirley Isaiah 43: 16-21

Psalm 126 Third Sunday (Mar 21) Philippians 3:4b-14 John 12: 1-8 Lay Reader(s) Dorothy Royal Chalice Bearer Steve Sherrow Mar 28 Palm Sunday Acolytes Mimi Shirley, Nathan Sherrow, Ashley Churchill Isaiah 50: 4-9a Altar Guild Lana Moyer Psalm 31: 9-16 Philippians 2: 5-11 Luke 23: 1-49 Fourth Sunday (Mar 28) Apr 4 Easter Sunday Lay Reader(s) Bert Belding Chalice Bearer Dorothy Royal Isaiah 65: 17-25 Acolytes Nathan Sherrow, Ashley Churchill, Psalm 118: 1-2, 14-24 Mimi Shirley Acts 10: 34-43 Altar Guild Diana Dankof John 20: 1-18

First Sunday (April 4)

Lay Reader(s) Steve Sherrow Birthdays Chalice Bearer Dorothy Royal Mar. 3 Ree Shirley Acolytes Nathan Sherrow, Ashley Churchill, Mimi Shirley Mar. 6 Rosalee Simrell Altar Guild Annette Gaskill Mar. 10 Donna Whitesel Mar. 12 Susan Eckert Mar. 15 Gene Jackson Mar. 17 Dan Miyoshi Mar. 17 Carol Eckert Mar. 18 Don Wulf Mar. 20 Ruth Asboe Mar. 22 Clifton Jackson Alleluia Fund Mar. 25 Tony Chaney Mar. 25 Kama hand If you have not already done so, please Mar. 28 Muriel Bogle consider giving generously to the Diocese Mar. 31 Jim Fish of Nebraska Alleluia Fund. More infor- Anniversary mation about the wonderful ministry work made possible by your gift can be Mar. 5 Mr. & Mrs. Kelly Miyoshi found at www.episcopal-ne.org Mar. 5 Mr. & Mrs. Frank Royal The Candlelighter March 2010 Page 3

Elvis is in the building!

Happy Valentine’s Day

A very big thank you to Andrea Cullin, Annette Gaskill, and Nancy Meyer for all the work they did decorating the tables and serving great food. And a special thank you to Fr. Joel Lundak for the entertainment . Everyone had a great time! March 2010 Page 4 The Candlelighter

Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper

Whoopi was really working hard making pancakes. Heard someone got a couple of his practice pancakes, but they were good anyway! Nice going Whoop!

Jerry Vest came to help out with a friend. Good job!

Mike Valdez and Chris Bando took orders for pancakes, eggs, orange juice and sausages. But they didn’t get out of clean up.

Dick Miyoshi and Dr. Royal Eckert March 2010 Page 5 The Candlelighter

Tony Toogood and Brian Royal hard at work doing the dishes. They did a lot of dishes that night!

Sarah and Becka Blogle had a great time playing with Emilia Bando.

Steve and Nathan Sherrow made sure everyone’s cup was full of coffee or orange juice.

Pancakes and eggs. Great job, Gary. They were really good eggs! Everyone had a good time.

Men helping at the Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper

Walt Belding, Steve Sherrow, Jerry Vest, Brian Royal, Nathan Sherrow, Gary Cullin, Whoopie Landis, Frank Royal, Mike Valdez, and Chris Bando A Big Thank You!

At last count, the free will offering brought in a total of $535.00 The Candlelighter March 2010 Page 6 The Candlelighter March 2010 Page 7

Upcoming Events LENT SERVICE SCHEDULE Church Women United

World Day of Prayer Wed During Lent Holy Communion 5:30 March 5, 2010 Friday Fridays During Lent Stations of the Cross & 5:30 1:30pm And Holy Communion Bethel United Church of Christ

From the Episcopal Handbook Episcopal Church Women’s Meeting

Tuesday New fire: The fire kindled on Easter Eve, used to light the for the Easter Vigil. Symbolic of Christ’s resurrected presence. March 23, 2010

Sack Lunch at 6pm

Meeting at 6:30pm Welcome to the Church Year

Meetings are always the 4th Tuesday By Vicki K. Black of the month.

The Way of The Cross

Food Pantry This Lenten devotion began in the Holy Land in the custom of offering prayer at a series of places along the (Way of Sorrow)-those places traditionally associated with Jesus’ suffer- St. Mary’s collects items for ing and death in Jerusalem. Prayers, readings, and reflections at these stations of the cross, as they are known, developed during the Food Pantry to be given the Crusades and spread to parishes throughout Christendom, the 1st Sunday of the month. and today we have a form of this devotion in our Book of Occa- sional Services. Many congregations offer the Way of the Cross The Food Pantry is request- on the Fridays in Lent, or at other appropriate times during the ing, can fruit, tuna, soup, season. and personal care items. The service is conducted with a number of stops (or “station”) throughout the church, cloister, or garden, each adorned with a The Food Pantry will accept wooden cross, , or other representation of the events being commemorated, from Jesus’ condemnation by Pilate to his death other food items too, or a do- on the cross. nation of money. A hymn is usually sung at the beginning of the service, and as participants move to each station. At each stop a brief paragraph is read describing the event being comtemplated, followed by a prayer. In addition to participating in this service with others, Thank you for everyone helping out with Bingo at many people find it helpful to follow the Way of the Cross as a pri- the Ambassador for the month of February! The vate devotion during Lent. next month will be in June.

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If you are new to Nebraska City, or plan on visiting, we Service Schedule hope you will consider visiting St. Mary’s to join us in our worship services; or perhaps you will consider joining us Wednesday Morning Prayer 9:30 am as a permanent member of our parish family. Wednesday Holy Communion 5:30pm Friday Holy Communion 5:30pm ALL ARE WELCOME! Sunday Holy Communion 10:00am

Saint Mary’s Episcopal Church 116 South 9th Street, Nebraska City, Nebraska 68401 Telephone: 402-873-6517 Fax: 402-873-5334 ✥ E-mail: [email protected]

The Rt. Rev Joe G. Burnett………………………...... Bishop The Rev. Rick Swenson...... Priest in Charge Mrs. Diana Dankof...... Senior Warden Mr. Frank Royal...... Junior Warden

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