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Holy Week

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Holy Week
9 – 16 April 2017
St. Paul’s Church, Halifax
An Invitation to join in the Music & Drama of
Palm Sunday to Easter 2017

The Invitation
‘Holy Week’ is described in both the Book of Common Prayer and the Book of Alternative Services, though the roots of this week are much deeper and its practice more contemporary. It has been the most important week in our Christian Calendar for most of the history of the Christian Church. It was also called the ‘Great Week’, the ‘Week of the Holy Passion’ and the ‘Week of Forgiveness’ in early years. In the earliest years the church kept every Sunday as a day of the Resurrection with worship centred round the ‘Lord’s Table’ (see Mark 16.1-8, I Corinthians 11.17-26; 14.26; 16.2). Later, the church added a special celebration of the day of the Resurrection (‘Easter’) annually around the time of the Jewish Passover, when Christ arose from the dead. Then a whole preceding week, with a special spiritual focus, was developed. It began with Christ’s entry into Jerusalem (‘Palm Sunday’) and included special worship on ‘Maundy Thursday’, ‘Good Friday’, and ‘Holy Saturday,’ to help Christians walk with Jesus Christ. The further we have travelled from the historical days of Jesus, the more necessary this week has become to refresh our faith.
The spiritual focus of our pilgrimage through this week is best summed up in a few of St. Paul’s many words on the connection between Christ’s life and our own: ‘If we have been united with Christ in a death like his, we will certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his’ (I Corinthians 6.5). Many parishioners will assist us with their wonderful gifts in our pilgrimage through Holy Week. We hope as many parishioners as possible will join us, with guests, for each of these ‘combined services’ of worship!

Palm & Passion Sunday
9 April 2017, 10:00 a.m. Eucharist & Palm Procession with Children’s Art Activities during the homily; 11:30 a.m. Parish Lunch. We will celebrate Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem and remember his coming passion. Weather permitting, we will take our Hosanna! praises into the Grand Parade. A parish lunch will follow.

Holy Monday
10 April 2017, 7:30 p.m. Lenten Carols. This is a free concert of contemporary music created and performed by the 2016 St. Paul’s Scholar, Mark Flowerdew.

Holy Wednesday
12 April 2017, 11:00-11:30 a.m. Eucharist. All invited.

Maundy Thursday
13 April 2017, 6:00 p.m. Eucharist & Foot Washing with a 7:15 shared supper to follow (it will be provided, though contributions can be given to help cover its cost). We will celebrate Christ’s great act of ‘servanthood’ and remember the ‘first Christian Passover’ (Holy Communion or Eucharist). This whole-family celebration will have two special features. The first is a simple foot-washing in which all present will be invited to participate. And the liturgy will end in a brief silence, while the table is ‘stripped’ so we can understand the departure of joy at Christ’s betrayal—but not the disappearance of divine love. We will enjoy fellowship at the informal dinner immediately after.

Good Friday
14 April 2017, 12:00-2:00 p.m. Liturgy of the Cross. We will commemorate Christ’s death for us on the cross. This is a ‘Service of the Word’ based on hearing the Scriptures. We will pray and sing as we mourn our Saviour, and begin to hope for the resurrection within the enduring love of God. Various members of the congregation will offer meditations on the Scriptures that they have prepared. We shall begin our service at noon, the hour of the crucifixion. It will end by about 2.00 p.m. or a little later. There will be no children’s programme.

Holy Saturday ~ Easter Sunday
15 April 2017, 7:00-8:30 p.m. Scripture, Prayer, Song, Poetry and Light. We will ‘keep watch’ in the ‘sure and certain hope’ of Christ’s resurrection. Long ago, the Vigil began late Saturday and then very early on Sunday moved into the first Easter Eucharist. But many parishes, like ours, separate these two. An Easter Candle will be lit in the darkness of the Vigil, and then the worshippers’ candles will be lit to mark our prayers. The ancient Christian song of salvation, the complete Exultet and other songs, will be sung. Scriptures and poems describing God’s love throughout history will be shared.
16 April 2017, 10:00-11:30 a.m. Eucharist with Baptism and a Children’s Programme in Parish House. Having walked with Christ in his trials, suffering and death we will now celebrate his glorious resurrection with all the arts of our hands and voices and instruments! It is the most joyful day of the Christian year, and a day when the parish draws together to sing its praises to our Saviour. In the midst of the Eucharist we will renew our baptismal vows. And we will sing and say many times: ‘Alleluia! The Lord is risen … He is risen indeed! Alleluia.’ This will be an all-ages celebration.

Thanksgiving Sunday at St. Paul’s

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Hello everyone,

Our national day of Thanksgiving is upon us and our parish has much for which to be thankful—and so do we all.

We look forward to a Sunday service with two opportunities to offer ‘thank offerings’ to God at a very special offertory procession on Sunday:

Items of food for our in-house outreach (list below) and gifts of money for our refugee project (to be placed in Thanksgiving envelopes you have or will be made available to you on Sunday morning). Help us raise a genuine chorus of praise to our Creator and Redeemer!

Please consider bringing one or more non-perishable food items as a Thanksgiving offering on Sunday, 11 October. All items collected will be used to help those who attend The FISH Coffeehouse and/or the Wednesday Lunches, two of our valued outreach programs.

In order to provide the most needed items, please select from the following lists:

Rector’s Lunch
• Long grain rice
• Small pastas (macaroni, penne, shells)
• Canned beans (kidney or white)
• Canned tomatoes (diced or ground)
• Split green peas (bag)
• Red lentils (bag)
• Bouillon cubes (beef, chicken, or vegetable)
• Low sodium chicken broth ( can or tetra box)
• Tomato juice (large can)
The FISH Coffeehouse
• Cookies
• Tea bags (herbal)
• Hot chocolate powder
• Apple juice ( large can)
• Frozen juice
• V8 Juice

The LORD will indeed give what is good, and our land will yield its harvest. Psalm 85:12

Sunday Parking – Canadian Country Music Awards

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We have been informed by the city that portions of Duke, Argyle and Carmichael streets will be closed all day Sunday, in order to accommodate the Canadian Country Music Awards. The Wardens have arranged access via Carmichael Street – although you might wish to come a bit early because of the heavy traffic expected.

If you are stopped en route to the church, simply inform those monitoring access to the area that you are a parishioner of St. Paul’s on your way to church, and you will be granted access. If you need to, please call the Semior Warden at 902-456-8578.

In situations such as these, a small amount of patience and good-will by all parties involved can go a long way to ensuring a pleasant experience for all!

JESSICA WIEBE Bearing Arms, B(e)aring Wounds

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One woman’s witnessing to the space between war and healing.

This exhibition comprises a selection of mixed media that includes drawings, photography and collage. Wiebe continues to bear witness to her tour in Afghanistan while exposing what was wounded to the possibility of healing. In her own words, ” the memories I carry of Afghanistan are ‘covered in dust, blurred and distorted.’ I am blinded slightly [ ] and scarred with detached memories of that place and that time.”

Opening Reception:
Saturday, November 8th 2:00-3:30 pm
Exhibition Hours: Mon.-Fri. 11:00-3:00 pm
Saturday, November 8th to Friday, November 28th
St. Paul’s Anglican Church
1749 Argyle Street, Halifax
(902) 429-2241 www.stpaulshalifax.org

JESSICA WIEBE: http://www.jessicalynnwiebe.com

PEGGY TOOLE: Journey to Joy

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PEGGY TOOLE Journey to Joy

a spiritual pilgrimage through drawing and painting

Exhibition Hours: Mon.-Fri. 11:00-3:00 pm

Saturday, October 4th to Friday, October 24th

Peggy Toole: Journey to Joy is the first of a series of exhibitions programmed by Ian McKinnon, Artist-in-Residence at St. Paul’s Anglican Church