Canterbury Communications photo challenge! How do you see our church? Snap a photo at Canterbury this week, and send to the office!
!!! General deadline for Canterbury Communications: Mondays at 12pm !!!
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Upcoming at Canterbury
Upcoming Adult Formation Sessions are described here.
Saturday April 13
9am-2pm Pre-Easter Parish Cleanup
Palm Sunday April 14:
8 AM - 8:55 AM Blessing of the Palms and Procession Blessing of the Palms, Passion Reading, and Eucharist
10 AM - 11:30 Blessing of the Palms and Procession (gather around UNM duckpond by or wait for the procession in the sanctuary), Passion Reading, Eucharist
12 PM Vestry meeting
5 PM - 7 PM Todos Dinner and Eucharist
Maundy Thursday April 18
6:30 - 7:30 PM Footwashing, Eucharist, Stripping of the Altar, Overnight Vigil
Good Friday April 19
7:30 AM - 8:10 AM Morning Prayer and Good Friday Liturgy
Noon - 12:45 PM Good Friday Liturgy
6:30 - 7:40 PM Good Friday Liturgy
Holy Saturday April 20
10 AM - 10:30 AM Interment of the ashes of Janet Kirkpatrick
11 AM Orchestra Rehearsal
Decorating for Easter
8 PM - 9:30 PM The Great Vigil of Easter
Sunday April 21 The Feast of the Resurrection
One Service 10 AM: - 11:20 AM Eucharist, Easter Egg Hunt, Parish Easter Feast
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News from the Household of Canterbury
March Vestry Meeting
At the March 17 Vestry Meeting,
- heard a report from the search committee
- discussed the future of the Hildegard Center
- voted to discontinue weekday morning coffee hour due to health and safety concerns (see report here).
- planned to start a series of testimonies by parishioners to publish on the Canterbury website.
- heard a report on the McHugh organ
- discussed a proposal from Luther House-Canterbury Campus Ministries for noontime weekday prayers at the alumni chapel on UNM's campus.
The next Vestry meeting will be held on Palm Sunday, April 17.
Canterbury Writing Group
The Canterbury Writing Group will meet at noon on Sunday, March 24. Please join us--everyone is welcome! The February Writing-Group free-write was on weather and was followed by a brief discussion of William Greenfield's poem, "Five to Ten." We used the same structure to list a 'weather phenomenon' in terms of other things. For example, it hails like fisted stones. Next we read Pablo Neruda's "Ode to My Socks" and talked about the poem's imagery and straightforward language. We were going to write an ode or a rant about weather, but our energy levels were low and we left that for another day! For more info, contact Chandra Bales: chan.bales@gmail.com
Last chance to join the Canterbury Choir!
Fred Frahm writes: You are invited to join a choir being newly formed at Canterbury. My plan is to add choral music for the season of Easter at the 10 AM Eucharist. This ensemble will rehearse regularly on Wednesday evenings starting 3/27 from 6 to 7:30 PM, and again on Sunday mornings from 9:10 to 9:35 AM. The choir will not be vested and will sit as usual with the congregation until they are called to gather at the appointed place to sing their anthem. Read more about this opportunity here!
Pre-Easter Parish Cleanup
We are scheduling a parish work day on Sat, 4/13, 9am-2pm, with lunch provided. A signup sheet, with a list of tasks, will be posted by Sun, 3/31, and anyone who wishes to take on a particular task at a time of his/her own choosing will be able to do so. Thanks to Bob Moriarty, the building is in good condition, but every household needs a thorough spring cleaning, so let’s make everything shine for the Day of Resurrection!
Diocese awards $5,000 to support Canterbury's participation in Faithworks
Canterbury is part of a coalition of local churches that are teaming up to hire a social worker to support the churches' homeless outreach efforts. Each of the churches has been asked to financially support this ministry. We have just received word that the Diocese will support our participation in the coalition with an award of $5,000 delivered in two installments over the course of the year. Faithworks is now ready to hire their social worker. Read more here.
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A Eucharist for the LGBTQ+ Community and our Allies
Sun. 4/14 at 6pm at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Rio Rancho.
2903 Cabezon Rd, Rio Rancho, NM
For more information:
contact Rev. Chuck Jones.
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Around the Diocese of the Rio Grande
The Bishop's Budget Roadshow continues.
The next conversation will be: Sat, 3/23 at 1pm at St. Francis on the Hill, El Paso.
The session will be broadcast live on Facebook. For notifications & events, follow Bishop Michael Hunn on Facebook.
Around the Episcopal Communion
Advocacy training on refugee resettlement issues set for June 27-28
Registration is now open for “Love God, Love Neighbor: Advocacy in Action,” a two-day interactive training for clergy and laity interested in developing or improving their advocacy skills and having the opportunity to advocate directly to members of Congress and their staff about protections for refugees.
Sponsored by the Office of Government Relations in partnership with Episcopal Migration Ministries, “Love God, Love Neighbor: Advocacy in Action” will be held Thursday-Friday, June 27-28, in Washington, D.C., with the option to attend the One Journey Festival on Saturday, June 29. This day-long festival, held on the grounds of the National Cathedral, celebrates refugee contributions.
More information available here.
Episcopalians, Methodists ponder full-communion proposal after UMC vote
The Episcopal Church and the United Methodist Church have been considering a full-communion agreement between the two churches. After the UMC’s recent decision to reinforce its opposition to same-sex marriage and the ordination of LGBTQ clergy, the two denominations are in a period of prayerful waiting, in anticipation of a denominational ruling on the constitutionality of some parts of the decision. More information available here.
An invitation to ‘Take the Pledge’ and care for God’s creation
Episcopalians and friends concerned about all of God’s creation are invited to join Presiding Bishop Michael Curry in pledging to take action to protect and renew God’s world and all who call it home. The goal is to gather at least 1,000 pledges with concrete, personal commitments by Earth Day, April 22.
Find the pledge and and related resources here.
News from other communities of faith
Visual Art as an Expression of Spirituality
The N.M. Interfaith Dialogue presents the 25th Annual Spring Colloquium Tues 3/26 from 7:30am-2:30pm at Congregation B'nai Israel on Indian School Rd. More info here.
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St. Chad's is hosting a Stations of the Cross Wilderness Hike on Good Friday.
Call Saint Chad's for more details at 505-856-9200.
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