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SCHEDULE OF WORSHIP
Week of March 28, 2024                                                        PRAYER LIST 

Thursday, March 28: Maundy Thursday
6:00 p.m.      Holy Eucharist: BULLETIN

Friday, March 29: Good Friday

12:00 p.m.     Good Friday Service: BULLETIN
6:00 p.m.       Good Friday Service

Saturday, March 30: The Great Vigil of Easter

8:00 p.m.      Holy Eucharist: BULLETIN

Sunday, March 31: The Resurrection of Our Lord: Easter Day

9:15 a.m.      Nursery Opens
9:30 a.m.      Egg Hunt in Reynolds Square (Meet in Parish House)

10:30 a.m.    Holy Eucharist: BULLETIN

Wednesday, April 3
12:00 p.m.    Holy Eucharist with Prayers for Healing
12:30 pm.     Mid-Day Music. George Fergus, organ

Livestreamed services can be found on the on the Christ Church YouTube channel


MESSAGE FROM THE REV. DAVID C. SEYLE

I have sung it countless times—

Take up your cross, the Savior said
If you would my disciple be.
Deny yourself, the world forsake,
And humbly follow after me.


—and never gave it a second thought until this year. I wish I hadn’t decided to read Bonhoeffer during Lent. He wrote, “All theology must be concrete,” and so I have spent all of Lent pondering what denying myself would concretely entail.

Nadia Bolz-Weber, in a piece she wrote last week, suggested a way to put flesh and blood on this idea of denying ourselves. What if, when Jesus says deny yourself and follow me, he is not asking us to act like doormats? What if, she writes, "he is inviting us to deny the part of our self that wants to see itself as separate from God and others"?

"Deny the self that believes that spirituality should be a suffering avoidance program.
"Deny the self that always creates a list of demands.
"Deny the self that is so turned in on itself that it cannot see much of anything beyond itself.
"Deny the self that says horrible things to you about you.
"Deny the self that pretends you never need help."


In the end, one aspect of the whole death and resurrection that Jesus promises us is the death of the false self. But the death of the false self doesn’t feel good. In fact, Richard Rohr once wrote that “Holiness never feels like holiness; it just feels like you’re dying.” No matter how painful, when those unhealthy ideas and habits and identities we rely on are taken away from us, it just makes space for that which is actually real and actually holy.

Maybe Lent is less about giving up chocolate, but more about giving up on the things that, let’s be honest, weren't working anyhow.


CONNECTION


Reflections on Easter: Theme and Variations

9:30 a.m. Adult Forum in the Chapel
April 7–May 12

Join us in the Chapel during the Easter season as we discover the wonderful variations found in the life-changing theme of Easter. Borrowing a concept from musical compositions, we will begin with one theme: Easter. Different Easter stories from Scripture will be shared, and we will listen each week as a new variation flows forth and transforms us. Variations include forgiveness, reconciliation, joy, and peace.


Christ Church Choristers


Chorister rehearsals for the spring season begin Sunday, April 7, directly after the 10:30 a.m. Eucharist. Choristers will enjoy a time of fellowship and a pizza lunch following coffee hour, and rehearse for an hour in the choir room. Choristers sing for the 10:30 Eucharist on May 12, Mother's Day. For a full rehearsal schedule and to sign up, contact George Fergus.


Ordination of Bertice Berry to the Diaconate

Saturday, April 13, 11:00 a.m.

Your prayers and presence are requested for this sacred occasion! On Saturday, April 13, the Rt. Rev. Frank Logue will ordain Bertice Berry to the sacred order of deacons. A reception will follow the service.
                      


Low Country Boil

Sunday, April 21, following the 10:30 a.m. service


Immediately after church on Sunday, April 21, join us at Juliette Low Park in Gordonston (10 Edgewood Rd) for an outdoor low country boil. Delicious food and good company await! The park has a playground for kids and plenty of space to relax and spend time with one another. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m. There's no need to RSVP, and donations will be accepted to offset costs.


Next Week at Christ Church


Sunday, March 31: Easter Day
     9:30 a.m. Choir Rehearsal
     9:30 a.m. Egg hunt in Reynolds Square (gather in the Parish House, 2nd floor)
     10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist

Monday, April 1
     Church closed for Easter Monday

Tuesday through Friday, April 2–5
     10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Docent Tours

Wednesday, April 3
     12:00 p.m. Holy Eucharist with Prayers for Healing
     12:30 p.m. Mid-Day Music. If Music Be the Food of Love
     7:00 p.m. Choir Rehearsal

PHOTOS OF THE WEEK







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