Palm Sunday to Easter
Good Morning and Blessed Friday in Easter Week to all!
On this grey day, as we await rain and snow and other reminders that spring in the Rockies is not all sun and warmth and birds singing as we had earlier this week, the weather is a fitting reminder that change is part of the very ordinariness of life. I am reading a new translation of Julian of Norwich’s Divine Revelations of Love… and so fresh on my mind is that All– the good, the bad, the heartbreaking, the joy-filled, the change- All is precious and held in God’s Almighty hands… and in it all, God is making all things new and all will be well. Alleluia!
So, as we come to the end of the first week of Eastertide, I invite you to take a brief look at the week at St. Philip that has led to this week of joy. Thanks to all who have sent photos- some new ones are attached- and to all who participated and made each step filled with love. We had the blessing of music from Olivia, Shawn- with Ron helping lead singing, and Igor- with bells and alleluias at Easter Vigil and Easter Sunday; many lector and reading parts; Dave and Margaret ushering and assisting with myriad tasks to make each service special; sacristans cleaning, setting up, serving at altar, filling the church with flowers and joy at Easter… every single part of the Holy Week worship was filled with blessing and reverence and care… thanks to our wonderful team and those who attended, prayed, and helped– Thank you All!
Coming up, today at 5 pm we have Compline by zoom; Sunday services are at 8 and 10, with 10:00 service beginning with one of my all-time favorite songs- Morning has Broken- as well as blessing of new communion linens, thanks to a special donation, and the return of Episcopal Minutes for Eastertide. Mark your calendars for spring cleanup day- May 20, and for Pentecost Sunday-May 28. If you have someone or something to add to or remove from the prayer list, now is a good time to update. If you have a special event that you’d like commemorate by providing flowers for a particular Sunday, see the list in the Parish Hall. The prayer list and calendar follow.
And finally, take a few minutes to pray and rest in peace in God with this beautiful version of The Deer’s Cry- aka in other settings as St. Patrick’s Breastplate- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGHWiAGpIP0
The Rev. Janet Fullmer