THE FOURTH SUNDAY in LENT (Mid-Lent)
April 3, 2011
Year A & Daily Office Year One
BCP Page 323 8:00AM HOLY EUCHARIST RITE I
Page 167Traditional Collect (insert)
Page 340Eucharistic Prayer II
9:15 & 11:15 AM HOLY EUCHARIST RITE II
The WORD of GOD
PROCESSIONAL HYMN 493 "O for a thousand tongues to sing"
BCPPage 355Opening Acclamation
HYMN “Peace before Us” (insert)
Insert Collect (BCP p. 219); SUNDAY SCHOOL goes to "Upper Room"
I SAMUEL 16:1-13; PSALM 23 (p 612); EPHESIANS 5:8-14
GRADUAL HYMN 645, verses 1-3 "The King of love my Shepherd is"
InsertThe Gospel: JOHN 9:1-41
GRADUAL HYMN 645, verse 4-6
The Sermon: The Rev. Scott Fisher
Page 358The Nicene Creed
Page 392The Prayers of the People – Form VI
Page 360The Peace
Page 830/431 Announcements, Introductions, Birthdays, Anniversaries
The HOLY COMMUNION
OFFERTORY HYMN (9:15) R&C Choir
(11:15) Choir Anthem: "Blest Savior, Friend Divine"
HYMNAL 380, verse 3The Doxology
Page 361The Great Thanksgiving (Eucharistic Prayer A)
Page 367Sanctus (Hymnal S-129)
Page 364The Lord's Prayer
Page 364Fraction Anthem (Hymnal S-156)
COMMUNION HYMNS: Song Book 88a, 89, 48, 107, 64
Page 365/6The Post Communion Prayer & Blessing
RECESSIONAL HYMN 671 “Amazing grace! How sweet the sound"
[Note: "Alleluias" are omitted during Lent. They are hiding under the altar until the Easter Vigil]
All persons baptized with water & the Spirit in the Name of the Trinity are invited to receive the Eucharist. Those who wish to only receive a blessing may cross their arms.It is perfectly acceptable to receive the Eucharist in only one kind (i.e. the Host), and then decline the chalice, crossing your arms.
4-3-11
THE FOURTH SUNDAY in LENT
THIS WEEK at SAINT MATTHEW’S
2011
Sunday, April 3rd (The Fourth Sunday in Lent)
8 AM Holy Eucharist, Rite I
(Nursery available for children three years & younger)
9:15 & 11:15 AM Holy Eucharist Rite II
~Sunday School dismissed after Collect of the Day to "Upper Room"
1 PM Adult Confirmation/Inquirers Organizational Meeting ~ Church
1:30 PM Fairbanks Correctional Center Women's Eucharist
3 PM Midnight Sun Pow Wow General Membership meeting (Parish Hall)
Sunday-Friday 12 AM Compline
Monday, April 4th
6:00PM Soup & Lenten Study on “God & Empire ”~ Parish Hall
6 PM Education for Ministry (EFM) ~ Parish Library
Tuesday, April 5th
Funeral for Agnes Moore @ David Salmon Tribal Hall
Wednesday, April 6th
9:30 AM Holy Eucharist w/Healing Prayers
5:30 PM St. Matthew's Round & Chant Choir practice
5:30 PM Youth Confirmation Class ~ Upper Room
Contact Dawn Jagow (488-9468)
6 PM Choir Rehearsal
6 PM Youth Ministry Meeting ~Upper Room
7 PMEvening Prayer & Holy Eucharist
Thursday, April 7th
5:30 PMGwich'In Singing (Parish Hall)
Friday, April 8th
3:30 PM Funeral for Ruth Gudshinsky (Chapel of Chimes)
5:30 PM Lenten Stations of the Cross
6 - 8 PMSt. Matthew's Stewardship Committee Presentation ~
I Have a Story to Tell featuring Shirley Gordon, Fr. Steve
Matthew, Karen Parr, & Gladys Terry
Sunday, April 10th (The Fifth Sunday in Lent)
8 AM Holy Eucharist, Rite I
(Nursery available for children three years & younger)
9:15 & 11:15 AM Holy Eucharist Rite II
~Sunday School dismissed after Collect of the Day to "Upper Room"
WELCOMEto everyone visiting from throughout the Interior and beyond. We welcome the Rainbow Girls from the International Order of the Rainbow for Girls (for ages 11-20), observing the Anniversary of their founding in 1922. You are invited to join us at our coffee hour in the parish hall after each service.
PALM SUNDAY/HOLY WEEK/EASTER Liturgical Schedule is posted in the Parish Hall. If you are interested and willing to assist with these services, please sign up. Training is available. There are 154 places to serve.
ContactChurch office (456-5235) for Easter Vigil baptisms.
UPDATING St. Matthew's CHURCH DIRECTORY ~ If you would like your picture or family picture taken for it, please contact Marlin Collins or Shannon Torrence between Sunday services. Thank you all who paticipated.
The Vestry is still seeking Applicants for Sexton. Applications available on Parish Hall bulletin board.
NEEDED: Sunday School healthy snacks - juice and crackers, etc.
COMING: April 30th Garage Sale ~ Deacon Bella Jean Savino
Bishop Mark Lattime will be here May 22nd for a Dedication of the just published Gwich'in translationof the New Testament andConfirmation. Confirmation classes begin this week ~ See Calendar.
FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP thru February 28, 2011
Operating Income (Month)$15,724 (YTD) $37,717
Operating Expense 26,594 53.399
Surplus/(Deficit) $(-10,870) $(-15,682)
Weekly offering need to meet 2011 budgeted ministry needs: $6,120.10
Last Sunday's offering (operating fund): $2,908.57
Pay-pal donations during February: $1,090
THOSE ASSISTING IN THE LITURGY
YOU, The COMMUNION of SAINTS and
8:00 a.m.9:15 a.m.11:15 a.m.
First Lesson:Helen BurrellJeremiah JohnsonLouise Smith
Psalm:Greg SandstromMary Downs-Last
Epistle:Helen BurrellJane SandstromKaren Parr
Prayers:Bruce GadwahCindy StragierPaul Simpson
Acolyte/Crucifer:Jesse Taylor/Sarah Reed
Chalice: Bruce GadwahGreg/Jane SandstromPaul Simpson/Louise Smith
Ushers: John ParsonsGene Freeman
Nursery: ------Millie Ambrose ------
Organist: Laura Vines Laura Vines
Altar Guild: Maggie Castellini, chr
Coffee Hour:Karen Parr
OUR PRAYERS OF INTERCESSIONS
Parish Intercessions
AudreyErnie Bella Jean Richard
HannahSarahFr. SteveChance
HelenMaryEleanorFred
KitsonFlorenceFranklin & LillianWalter
ElisabethKathyGidgetSandy
PhyllisLarryArnoldDiana
JoanJennySharronKyle
HowardPatrickIsaiahByron
LindaMaggieWoodyMackenzie
HaroldAmandaBeauBeverly
RosalieMargaretVinceRex
BertLonaRobertJohn
JimDoreenJessicaSean
MandyEvelynDougEdna
Those traveling; those in recovery; all those serving overseas & their families; our family in various homes and programs; and all those grieving
(Please keep these people in your prayers, as we will be rotating names every three weeks or so to include those currently asking for prayer.)
St. Matthew’s Health Ministry reminds us that
MARCH is SUICIDE AWARENESS & PREVENTION MONTH
THANK YOU to those who contributed Hygiene Kits for Church World Service for Japan. We collected over 40 last Sunday.
ALMIGHTY and EVERLASTING GOD, You have given the human race Jesus Christ our Savior as a model of humility. He fulfilled Your Will by becoming Man and giving His life on the Cross. Help us to bear witness to You by following His example of suffering and make us worthy to share in His Resurrection. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son. Amen.
St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church
Fairbanks, Alaska
April 3, 2011
OUR PRAYERS OF INTERCESSIONS
Diocese of Alaska & Diocese of Yukon Intercessions
St. Matthew’s, Beaver; St. Andrew’s, Stevens Village; Rampart; St. Jude’s, North Pole, St. Mark’s Nenana; Bishop Rowe Chapel, Arctic Village/St. Aidan's Anglican, Telegraph Creek, British Columbia
The Anglican Communion & The Indian Ministries Cycle of Prayer
The Church of the Province of Melanesia /the Native people in the Diocese of South Dakota
Thanksgivings
for Caroline Susan (1949), Carolyn (1959), Brook Lee Ann (1999), whose baptismal anniversary at St. Matthew’s is April 3rd
For the Departed
The Rev. JAMES STANLEY SULLIVAN of Texas/Fairbanks/Nenana/Fort Yukon/Beaver /Wyoming; WARNER PAUL of Galena; RITA McKNIGHT of Fairbanks; TIM ALAN LUND of Fairbanks; "XENA" - 11 year old Castellini family friend; RUTH GUDSHINSKY of Fairbanks; AGNES MOORE of Fairbanks/Tanana
CANDLE OFFERING
The sanctuary candle is given to the Glory of God, and in prayer for YOU this Lent.
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EASTER LILIES: Sign up on the flower chart in the hallway by the Office and/or put a check marked “Easter lilies” in the offering plate before Palm Sunday. Cost is $12.
The OSTRICH EGG in the sanctuary during Lent is an ancient Christian reminder
to beware of distractions.
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Sexton:vacant
Sunday School Director:PATTY MERITT
Sacristan:CATHY GIACOMAZZI
Parish Secretary:HILARY FREEMAN
Wardens:KAREN KISS & TOM MARSH
Deacons: THE REV'Ds MONTIE SLUSHER, BELLA JEAN SAVINO, SHIRLEY LEE
Priests: THE REV’Ds STEPHEN MATTHEW, JOHN HOLZ, LEE DAVIS
Rector: THE REV. SCOTT FISHER
8th Bishop of Alaska:THE RT. REV. MARK LATTIME