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Bishop Su
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ragan Laura J. AhrensHere for Episcopal Visitation on PalmSunday
The Rt. Rev’d Laura J. Ahrens, BishopSu
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ragan of the Diocese of Connecticut willmake a regularly scheduledo
cial “Episcopal Visitation”to Christ Episcopal Church on theSunday of the Passion or PalmSunday. Bishop Ahrens is the firstwoman bishop to be elected in thisdiocese, the national church’soldest. Bishop Ahrens will beprincipal celebrant and preacher atthe 10:00 Holy Eucharist. She willalso participate in Guilford’s Ecumenical Liturgy of the Blessing of the Palms on the Guilford Green priorto the Eucharist. Following the service, she will visitat a Parish Brunch and then meet with the Wardensand Vestry. Please make every e
f
ort to attend PalmSunday services and join in providing a warmwelcome to Bishop Ahrens as she makes this o
cialvisitation to Guilford.
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Wednesday Holy Eucharist of Healing
Christ Episcopal Church’s Wednesday HolyEucharist of Healing is celebrated each weekat 12:00 noon. The
NEXT Healing Eucharistwill be on April 14.
There will be no serviceduring Holy Week or Easter Week.
The Liturgies of HOLY WEEK Beginwith our PALM SUNDAY SERVICE
HOLY WEEK SERVICE SCHEDULE
Palm Sunday – Passion of Our Lord - March28
8:00 am
Liturgy of the Blessing of the Palms
The Passion Gospel
Holy Eucharist – Rite One
9:45
Ecumenical Liturgy of the Blessing of Palms
On the Guilford Green
Procession to Christ Church
The Reading of the Passion Gospel
Holy Eucharist Rite II
The Rt. Rev’d Laura J. Ahrens
Bishop Su
f
ragan
Principal Celebrant and Preacher
Wednesday in Holy Week – March 317:30 pm
A Service of Tenebrae
Maundy Thursday – April 17:30 pm
The Liturgy of Maundy Thursday
Ceremonial Foot Washing
Celebration of the Lord’s Supper
Holy Eucharist Rite II
Children’s First Reception of Communion
Reservation of the BlessedSacramentSolemn Stripping of the Altar
Good Friday – April 212 Noon
The Liturgy of Good Friday
Distribution of the ReservedSacrament
Veneration of the Holy Cross
7:30 pm
The Liturgy of Good Friday – same asabove
with organist and choir
The Feast of the ResurrectionEaster 2010
The Great Vigil of Easter – Saturday, April37:30 pm
Kindling of the New Fire of Easter
Blessing and Inscription of the PaschalCandle
Festival Holy Eucharist of theResurrection
Administration of the Sacrament of Holy Baptism
Easter Sunday, The Feast of theResurrection –April 48:00 am
Holy Eucharist of the Resurrection
Rite One with Music and Hymns
10:00 am
Festival Holy Eucharist of theResurrection
Administration of the Sacrament of Holy Baptism
Christ Church’s Annual Easter Egg Hunt will beheld on Easter Sunday following the 10celebration of the Holy Eucharist of theResurrection. All children of the parish andvisitors that day are welcome to participate. Theuse of the EGG as one of the oldest symbols of Christ’s exit from the tomb and his Resurrectiondates to antiquity. Susan Jillson, Director of Sunday School is accepting
DONATIONS OFPLASTIC EGGS and EASTER CANDY for the egghunt.From the Interim Rector
Signs of Spring can be seen at every turn. Daylightsavings time has given us more hours of sunshine at theend of the day. Budding trees lining the roadways aretaking on a distinctive “reddish” hue. Perennials arebeginning to push through the sodden earth and morethan a few Robins have been sighted across the state. ForChristians the Season of Spring is surely a Season of Hopeand New Life. As we come to the end of our Lenten journey begun with the imposition of ashes on AshWednesday, we turn our focus to the preparations forobserving HOLY WEEK and the Great Feast of theResurrection.The Episcopal Church provides a rich liturgicalexperience during Holy Week.
(see Holy Week schedulein this issue.)
Beginning with Palm Sunday and ourcelebration of Christ’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem,we are invited to walk with Jesus as he makes his way tothe Cross on Calvary. There on that Cross, was given forus the ultimate sacrifice by a loving God. Jesus died sothat we might have eternal life. And by his rising to newlife at the Resurrection, we are given the promise that hewill always be with us, even until the end of time. It issurely a Season of HOPE.Here in Guilford, there is an added measure of hopefulness as the Search Committee completes itsdiscernment process andconsideration of priest candidates tobecome the next Rector of ChristEpiscopal Church. For only the
thirdtime in over 56 years
, the parishwill be welcoming a
NEW RECTOR
tolead this wonderful community of faith. The members of the SearchCommittee have dedicated anenormous amount of time in thispursuit. They deserve the gratitudeand thanks of ALL. The FINAL List of priest candidates will be handed onto the Wardens and Vestry at aspecial celebration of the Holy Eucharist in the weeks
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