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Saints of the Lenten Season March 18 is the feast day of Cyril, Bishop of Jerusalem, 386, and is esteemed for his work on the catechism used in the Church. On March 20 we celebrate the feast day of Cuthbert, Bishop of Lindisfarne, 687, monk and great evangelist. Cyril is the one we have most to thank for the development of catechetical instruction and liturgical observances during Lent and Holy Week. Born in Jerusalem about 315, Cyril became bishop of that city probably in 349. In the course of political and ecclesiastical disputes, he was banished and restored three times. His Catechetical Lectures on the Christian faith, given before Easter to candidates for Baptism, were probably written by him sometime between 348 and 350. The work consists of an introductory lecture, or Procatechesis, and eighteen Catecheses based upon the articles of the creed of the Church at Jerusalem, All these lectures (the earliest catechetical materials surviving today) may have been used many times over by Cyril and his successors, and considerably revised in the process. They were probably part of the pre-baptismal instruction that Egeria, a pilgrim nun from western Europe, witnessed at Jerusalem in the fourth century and described with great enthusiasm in the account of her pilgrimage. Many of the faithful would also attend these instructions. Cyril’s five Mystagogical Catecheses on the Sacraments, intended for the newly baptized after Easter, are now thought to have been composed, or at least revised, by John, Cyril’s successor as Bishop of Jerusalem from 386 to 417. It is likely that it was Cyril who instituted the observances of Palm Sunday and Holy Week during the latter years of his episcopate in Jerusalem. In doing so, he was taking practical steps to organize devotions for countless pilgrims and local inhabitants around the sacred sites. In time, as pilgrims returned to their homes from Palestine, these services were to influence the development of Holy Week observances throughout the entire Church. Cyril attended the Second Ecumenical Council at Constantinople, in 381, and died at Jerusalem on March 18, 386. Cyril’s thought has greatly enriched the observance of Holy Week in the 1979 Book of Common Prayer. Cuthbert was the most popular saint of the pre-Conquest Anglo-Saxon Church. He was born about 625. The Venerable Bede, who wrote a life of Cuthbert, tells us that in his youth, while tending sheep one night and praying, "as was his wont," he saw a stream of light break through the darkness, and in its midst, "a company of the heavenly host descended to the earth, and having received among them a spirit of surpassing brightness, returned without delay to their heavenly home." Learning the next day that Aidan of Lindisfarne had died at that very time, Cuthbert "determined forthwith to enter a monastery." Trained in the austere traditions of Celtic monasticism, Cuthbert was Prior of Melrose Abbey from 651 to 664, and then of Lindisfarne for twelve years. Bede says that he was accustomed to make visitations even to remote villages to preach to simple folk who, "neglecting the sacrament of their creed, had recourse to idolatrous remedies; as if by charms or amulets, or any other mysteries of the magical art, they were able to avert a stroke inflicted upon them by the Lord. . . ." Bede says that Cuthbert "often remained a week, sometimes two or three, nay, even a whole month, without returning home; but dwelling among the mountains, taught the poor people, both by words of his preaching, and also by his own holy conduct." Archbishop Theodore recognized Cuthbert’s greatness of character and made him Bishop of Hexham in 684, but Cuthbert continued to make his see at Lindisfarne. He returned two years later to his hermitage on the neighboring island of Farne, where he died on March 20, 687. Cuthbert accepted the decisions of the synod of Whitby in 663 that brought the usages of’ the English Church into line with Roman practice. He was thus a "healer of the breach" that threatened to divide the Church into Celtic and Roman factions. At the time of the Viking invasions, the monks of Lindisfarne carefully protected his relics during their wanderings, until, finally, they brought them to Durham, where one may see today the remnants of his shrine and visit his tomb. Lesser Feasts and Fasts, 2004
WEEKLY CALENDAR Sunday, March 18 8:00am Holy Eucharist 9:00am Adult Education NO SUNDAY SCHOOL 10:00am Holy Eucharist 10:00am Holy Trinity Bookstore Open 5:15pm Holy Eucharist 6:00pm NO EYC Monday, March 19 9:30am Yoga, Musikgarten Room 5:15pm Holy Eucharist and Healing 5:15pm Yoga, Musikgarten Room 5:30pm Mission and Outreach, Parish Hall Tuesday, March 20 7:00am HE and Women’s Breakfast 9:00am CDO, St. Francis 9:30am Yoga, Musikgarten Room 10:00am CDO Chapel, Nave 10:00am Holy Trinity Bookstore Open 12noon Allison Cancer Center, Women's Support Group, Parish Hall 7:00pm Cub Scouts, St. Francis Hall Wednesday, March 21 7:00am HE and Men’s Breakfast 8:00am Bible Study Fellowship, Nave & Ed. Wing 9:00am Musikgarten Class, (birth 15mos) 9:45am Musikgarten Class, (1-2 years) 10:00am Holy Trinity Bookstore Open 10:30am Musikgarten Class, (2-3 years) 11:15am Musikgarten Class, (3-5 years) 12noon Women's Bible Study, Parish Hall 4:15pm Study Time for Kids, Game Room 5:00pm Junior Choristers, Choir Room 5:30pm Supper, Parish Hall 6:00pm Bethel Bible Study, Room 1 6:00pm Kingdom Kids, Room 17 6:00pm Kids Plus, Game Room 6:00pm Girls of Grace, Room 9 6:00pm Boys’ Bible Study, Room 7 6:00pm EYC, Youth House 6:00pm Study of the Psalms, Room 2 6:00pm Scrapbooking, Parish Hall 7:30pm Adult Choristers, Choir Room Thursday, March 22 9:00am CDO, St. Francis 9:30am Yoga, Musikgarten Room 9:45am Rector’s Bible Study, Room 1 10:00am Holy Trinity Bookstore Open 11:00am Holy Eucharist and Healing
Feast Days for the week of March 18-24 Sunday, March 18: Cyril, Bishop of Jerusalem, 386. Ecclesiasticus 47:8-10, Psalm 122, Luke 24:44-48. Monday, March 19: St. Joseph. 2 Samuel 7:4,8-16, Psalm 89:1-29, Romans 4:13-18, Luke 2:41-52. Tuesday, March 20: Cuthbert, Bishop of Lindisfarne, 687. 2 Corinthians 6:1-10, Psalm 23, Matthew 6:24-33. Wednesday, March 21: Thomas Ken, Bishop of Bath and Wells, 1711. Philippians 4:4-9, Psalm 34:1-8, Luke 6:17-23. Thursday, March 22: James De Koven, Priest, 1879. 2 Timothy 2;10-15, 19, Psalm 103:4, 13-18, Matthew 13:47-52. Friday, March 23: Gregory the Illuminator, Bishop and Missionary of Armenia, c.332. Acts 17:22-31, Psalm 33:6-11, Matthew 5:11-16.
W W W Holy Week Schedule Palm Sunday, April 1 8:00 and 10:00am and 5:15pm Maundy Thursday, April 5 5:30pm Good Friday, April 6 12noon: Mass of the Pre-sanctified 1pm: The Way of the Cross 2pm: The Good Friday Liturgy The Great Vigil, Saturday, April 7 5:30pm Easter Sunday, April 8 8:00 and 10:00am and 5:15pm W W W
Easter Flowers To have your thanksgivings and remembrances of loved ones listed in the Easter Sunday pew bulletin, please send your donation, payable to Holy Trinity: memo - Easter Flowers, to the Parish Office no later than Wednesday, April 4. Attention: Cindy.
Palm Crosses Please come and help fold Palm Crosses for Palm Sunday, on Friday, March 30 at 9:00am in the Sun Porch. Call Caroline Holmes for more information, 694-5245.
Prayer List For Those in Trouble, Sorrow, Need, Sickness or Any Other Adversity: Tommy, Ashley, Pat and Al, Davion, Christopher, Erin, Weldon, Joe, Connie, Liz, Jimmy and Fan, Donny, Dave, Jere, Nickie, Gay, Richie, Lior, Meg, Livi, Britt, Kay, Susan, Steve, Tony, Johnny, Michael, Byron, and Tasha. (Please call Cindy in the Parish Office to place a name on the Prayer List. Deadline is Friday at 2:30pm.) For Those in the Military: Bo, Eli, Nick, James, Kimberly, Chris, Mike, Rosemary, Justin, Lisa, Craig, Jody, Andrew, David, Steven, Jordan, Sean, Michael, Patrick, Etienne, Annie, Casey, Nick and his platoon, and Victor. If you know of anyone in the Armed Forces, please feel free to call the Parish Office and place his or her name on the Prayer List.
HOSPITAL VISITS Please call the Parish Office at 683-4207, and let us know when someone from Holy Trinity is in the hospital or rehab center. We don't want to miss anyone. Thanks!
Birthdays and Anniversaries March 18-24 Those having a birthday: Erin Peek, Blanche Larson, Marilynn Philpy, Marjorie McKinney, Carol Overton, Teresa Staggs, Richard Motycka, Karlie Smith, Sarah Jane West, John Barto, Emily Peek, Will Sirgo, Chris Eberhard. Those having an anniversary: Mary Ann and Lee Majors, Trudie and Glen Thomason, Marianne and Wilbur Yeager, Terry and Sam Jolliffe, Jane and Dave Cooley, Evelyn and Gene Carnes.
Lay Eucharistic Ministry March 18, 2007 Joshua 5:9-12 Psalm 34 2 Corinthians 5:17-21 Luke 15:11-32 8:00am Holy Eucharist Bill Schammel Charles Simmons 10:00am Holy Eucharist Jack Bilbo Mark Wheeler 5:15pm Holy Eucharist Caroline Holmes Altar Guild Team II will serve March 17-23. Barbara Leeton, Captain. Nancy Stewart, Janet Sam, Bonnie Hubbard, Kay Sirgo, Cindy Carpenter, Linda George, Terry Staub.
Tuesday Morning Women’s Breakfast Elizabeth Greaves will serve breakfast on Tuesday, March 20, 2007, following the 7:00am Holy Eucharist.
Men’s Club Tom Wurster, Lea Crump, David Overton will serve breakfast on Wednesday, March 21, 2007, following the 7:00am Holy Eucharist.
Sunday Morning Adult Education 9:00am Adult Bible Study: led by Jim May in Room 1. Crossways Bible Study : led by Fr. Allen Whitman in the Parish Hall.
Wednesday Adult Education Women's Bible Study: led by Paula Howbert in the Parish Hall. 12noon. Brown bag lunch.
Adult Education Wednesday, 6:00PM Bethel Bible Study: facilitated by Fred Newman and Karen Mason in Room 1. Through Life's Windows—Topics on Faith led by Fr. Mark and Fr. Andy in Room 2. During Lent—February 28-March 28. Special five weeks - Psalms of David. Scrapbooking - Parish Hall
Adult Education Thursday, 9:45AM Rector's Bible Study: Thursdays at 9:45am in Room 1. This class will meet March 22 and 29, but will not meet during the month of April. The topic of study is the gospel of John.
YOUTH NEWS Calendar of Events Sunday, March 18: NO EYC.Wednesday, March 21: Game—Catch Phrase. Sunday, March 25: Service project. Meet at Hope House. 2100 W. Tennessee, corner of Tennessee and "N" streets. Wednesday, March 28: FUN EASTER GAMES.
Of course, we had a great time! SENIOR SUNDAY April 22 Seniors —be looking for a letter inviting you to participate in Senior Sunday to be held on April 22. Call Emily if you wish to participate, 683-4207 or 685-1499. KIDS SCOOP Making Plans for Summer Already? Don't forget to sign up to help with VBS this Summer! Plans are already underway and with over 220 children last year we need your help to get ready for this year.
VBS June 11-15, 2007 Please consider the following: Classroom leaders Recreation helpers Market Place leaders Registration helpers Clean up Crew Snacks
No Sunday School March 18 due to Spring Break.
Children’s Chapel March 18-NO CHILDREN'S CHAPEL March 25- Libby Lea April 1-Palm Sunday/Children’s Sermon April 8-Easter Sunday/Dedee Boring April 15- Wheatly Gates April 22- Libby Lea April 29- Kendall Clark
HOLY TRINITY BOOKSTORE & GIFT SHOP Hours of Operation Tuesday: 10am – 4pm Wednesday: 10am – 4pm 5pm – 6pm Thursday: 10am – 4pm Sunday: after the 10am service Bibles, Study Bibles, Prayer Books, Children’s Books, Devotional Books, Self Help Books, Baby Gifts & More Special orders available
HOLY TRINITY TRUST FUND The Holy Trinity Trust Fund is now accepting applications for grants. The deadline for applications is March 31, 2007. Applications may be picked up in the church office. Contact Bob Klemme at 687-5646 if you have questions.
NANCY'S PLACE Nancy's Place - Center for Creativity and Healing is available for use.Please contact Cindy Olive (Director) for more information or to submit a request for use of the facility (home phone: 686-9545 or e-mail: bucko1@cox.net). Keep in mind the mission statement of Nancy's Place: "To provide a Christian environment in which creativity can be identified, explored and nurtured." The clay studio should be open sometime in March and will offer instructive classes as well as open studio hours. If there is some type of art that you would like to be offered at Nancy's Place, please call. If you have a talent or creative outlet that you would like to share with others, please let Cindy know. It is up to each of us to make Nancy's Place come alive and offer our creative experiences back to God, who is our own Creator.
WANTED: STUFF for NANCY'S PLACE Here is a list of the types of things we are looking for: paint brushes, sponges, watercolors, acrylic paints, markers, paper (drawing or painting), tissue paper, poster board, old books, fabric scraps (small), yarn, embroidery thread, beads, wire, buttons, keys, charms, old costume jewelry, safety pins, bottle caps, rubber stamps, broken or chipped china or tile (for mosaics).... If you are unsure if we can use the items but you don't want them anymore, please call me, Cindy Olive, at 686-9545. Bring your "stuff" to the church office (collection box is in the copy room). Pick up is also available by arrangement. Thanks! Love, Cindy Olive
Come and play at our Spring Fling SaturdayDo something fun in your life and join us at our "play day" for grown ups. March 24 9:00 - 2:00 at Nancy's Place We will be creating mosaic flower pots (the fast and easy way). BYOP = You will need to bring a new flower pot (terra cotta works best and it must be made in USA or Italy. You can find them at Home Depot, Lowes, WalMart—call Kathy if you need help getting a flower pot). Bring an old towel and any old knives (to be used in grouting), lazy susans, and any trinkets you might want to place on your pot. We will have some items available like broken tile, stones, flat glass nuggets, seashells, etc.) Come and go as your schedule allows—if you're there for the whole day, bring a sack lunch. Any Questions? Call Kathy Wurster, 686-9482.
Holy Trinity Children’s Day Out We Need YOU! Every Thursday for the last several years, two wonderful ladies shared the duty of cleaning our Nursery linens. We have lost both of these amazing ladies to other obligations. If you would like to minister for this wonderful program and you love doing laundry – this is for you! Please call Karen at 413-0331.
Comunidad Alabare Every Wednesday, Bob Hilton comes to Holy Trinity to pick up food in the grocery cart in the Parish Hall to give to the poor who attend Comunidad Alabare. Please remember to bring food, especially canned or dry goods. Remember, need knows no season. Thank you!
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