Weekly Worship Services
Sunday, April 10, 2022
- First Message: Isaiah 50:4-9a
- Gospel: Luke 19:28-40
9:00am – Virtual Family Church Service via Zoom. All are welcome. The service begins at 9am and lasts about 20 minutes.
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10:00am -The Community gathers downstairs in the entryway outside the office for the “Liturgy of the Palms”. Then we process up to and around the sanctuary. (Further information in the “What’s New” section under “Worship Team”.) In-person and virtual Eucharist, The Reverend Susan Moss is celebrant and homilist.
After the service, a Zoom social gathering will be held for those worshipping virtually and a no-beverage/no snacks social gathering will be held in the Sanctuary/St. Mary’s room for in-person worshippers.
What’s in this Weekly?
Worship Team
Children and Youth
Outreach
- Help our new rector to get to know us!
- To brighten someone’s day…
- Spring Food Shelf Drives
- Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light Federal Climate Action Event
Announcement
- Easter Flowers
- What are your favorite hymns? Favorite songs?
- Mission Area Gatherings
- Violin and Viola Concert, Friday, April 29 at 7pm
- May 1 – Annual Meeting & The Reverend Susan Moss Celebration
- Episcopal Night with the Minnesota Twins!
Prayers in the Weekly
Upcoming Events at Saint Mary’s
Worship Team
- To listen to the pre-recorded homily given by The Reverend Canon Blair Pogue, Canon for Vitality and Innovation, ECMN, Click HERE
- Procession with Palms:This Sunday, the Community gathers downstairs in the entryway outside the office for the “Liturgy of the Palms”. Then we up to and around the sanctuary. After processing around the outer aisles of the sanctuary, we’ll process down the center aisle. Feel free to drop out of the procession to take your place in a pew as the procession goes down the center aisle.
- Good Friday KIVA Soup Supper is back! Soup with meat and meatless soup; fresh baked homemade bread and butter; a few beverages; dessert. Join us at 5:30pm. You’ll hear about the KIVA program and be invited to make a donation to KIVA, the worldwide loaning program St. Mary’s participates in. No donation required to attend!
- See “Announcements” for info re “Favorite Hymns? Favorite Songs?”
- Worship Schedule for Palm Sunday, Holy Week & Easter (hybrid—in-person & virtual unless otherwise shown) Look closely below: services/activities at different times & in different places
- April 10—
- 9:00am Family Service led by MiaLisa Millares (virtual)
- 10:00am Liturgy of the Palms & Eucharist with The Reverend Susan Moss as Celebrant.
- April 14—
- 7:30pm Maundy Thursday at St. Clements
- April 15—
- 5:30pm Good Friday KIVA Soup Supper
- 7:00pm Stations of the Cross
- April 10—
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- April 16—
- 4:00pm Easter Vigil (virtual) (No Family Service on Easter Day)
- April 17— Easter
- 10:00am Eucharist led by The Reverend Susan Moss, with Easter Egg Hunt for children and with beverages & donuts after the service.
- Mondays @ 7:30pm — Compline (virtual)
- Thursdays @ 7:00pm — Contemplative Service in St. Mary’s Chapel
- April 16—
Feedback is welcome!
Still thinking about giving the Worship Team input about your yearnings/longings around worship at St. Mary’s? It’s never too late to let us know what you’re thinking about. Use the feedback link below.
Click HERE to give feedback. Thanks!
Help our new rector get to know us!
Let Paulette Briese know if you’d like a new name badge. Info needed: First & Last name; pronouns you prefer; Lanyard, pin or clip style; and if you want a rainbow pin on your name badge. paulettegb at comcast.net.
Would you like to bring a smile to someone’s face? Brighten their day? This opportunity may be for you! The Worship Team is looking for a couple people who would like to bring an Easter plant to some of the St. Mary’s parishioners. For some people, it might simply be delivering a plant and having a little visit. For others, it might also include taking communion to them. Susan would provide training for anyone who would like to do this. Don’t be shy!! If you’d like to deliver plants, let me (paulettegb at comcast.net ) or Susan know! If you’d like to take communion to someone, same story! Let Paulette or Susan know.
My name is Rainy Morgan, and I want to remind everyone that March was usually considered the month for annual food drives. In the past St. Mary’s Outreach had a relationship with the Interfaith Action of Greater St. Paul (IAGSP, or ‘IA/Interfaith Action’) with their local food shelf, however, they have now moved to Little Canada. Their business office remains local, on Grand Avenue. Because they recently moved and are getting re-organized, they did not do a big March promotion, but donations can still be made online or by sending in checks. (See addresses below) Interfaith action specializes in programming with the department of Indian Work. If donating online, please donate under that program. Today there are multiple agencies both local, national, and international, to raise funds for food donations. For those of us that are able, it’s easy to go online to donate any time of year. So please remember to support your favorite food shelf if possible! Rainy Morgan, morgan55106 at yahoo.com
Donation for Interfaith Action: Interfaithaction.org
Checks can be mailed to the following address, with food shelf in the notation line:
Interfaith Action
1041 Grand. Ave.
St. Paul. Mn. 55105
Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light Federal Climate Action Event
On Tuesday, April 26, at 11:15 am, join Minnesotans of faith and conscience to raise our collective voices for federal climate action! We will meet virtually with Senator Tina Smith, who has been a champion for the $555 billion climate provisions of the Build Back Better Act. If this legislation passes the Senate, it will be the largest-ever federal investment in clean energy! Register here for the call: Click HERE
During this event hosted by Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light, we will hear clean energy testimonies from several congregations and have an opportunity to add our own climate stories. The Senator will also share updates and how we can help get these provisions passed. We hope to have at least 10 people from St. Mary’s on the call. Join us by clicking this link: Click HERE
On Sunday, April 24th, we’ll celebrate Easter 2 by having a simple Morning Prayer service and singing as many of our favorite hymns and songs as we can squeeze in!!! This is your opportunity to let the Worship Team know what those songs/hymns are!! What hymns/songs have you been missing? You can send your favorites to worship@saintmarysepiscopal.org. Or there’ll be a clip board at church this Sunday so you can sign up. Ask the Ushers for the clip board!! Or put your favorites in the chat!
May 1 – Annual Meeting & The Reverend Susan Moss Celebration
- Write a check (or cash in an envelope) and put it in the offering plate at church, indicating “Susan” on the memo line or envelope.
- Write a check or use your bank’s online bill pay system and send it to St. Mary’s (1895 Laurel Avenue; St Paul, MN 55104), indicating “Susan” on the memo line.
- Online with our automated payment system through Vanco. To make a special contribution Click HERE and select “Thanks Rev. Moss!”
Episcopal Night with the Minnesota Twins!
Tuesday, June 21, 6:40pm at Target Field. For more information Click HERE.
Prayer Requests
Please pray for those on Saint Mary’s prayer list: Don; the Horton family; Amara; the Strande family; Steven; Bishop Craig Loya as he leads the ECMN; all frontline workers; teachers and those who support children and youth in education, all who have had hardships because of Covid; all who are homeless, unemployed, or struggling financially; doctors, nurses, caregivers, and all who care for the sick or dying; all who work for new systems of justice and equity; all who are in need of prayer.
Prayers for Betsy, Karen, and family as they mourn the loss of Betsy’s mother who passed away Monday morning. May Lorraine’s soul and the souls of all the departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
Prayers for Nina, Mike, and family as they mourn the loss of Nina’s mother who passed away Sunday evening. May her soul and the souls of all the departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
If you would like a name to be added to Saint Mary’s public prayer list or special prayer shared, please email clairehorton97 at gmail.com. The prayer list will be updated weekly, and all prayers will remain on the list for one month unless otherwise requested.
CaringBridge for Don Horton
Hello my dear friends,
If you would like to stay updated on my dad’s health situation and don’t use Facebook, I will be posting updates on CaringBridge too.
Website Link: https://www.caringbridge.org/visit/donhorton
Much love,
Claire Horton
Upcoming Events at Saint Mary’s
Opportunities for Worship, Education, Choir, & Meet Ups
for the week of 4/8-14
Sunday, April 10, 2022
Virtual Family Church Service
9:00am Service
Link
Sunday, April 10, 2022
In-person and Virtual Worship Service
10:00am Service
Link
Monday, April 11, 2022
Compline (Now on Mondays!)
7:30pm
Link
Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Worship Team Meeting
5:30pm
Email worship@saintmarys
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
Choir Rehearsal
6:00pm
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
Youth Group
6:30pm
Contact Mia for more information. Click HERE
Thursday, April 14, 2022
Saint Mary’s Dinner Group
6:00pm
Contact Julie Thomas for more information – julieandcats at comcast.net
Thursday, April 14, 2022
Thursday Evening Contemplative Service
Led by Erika Scheurer and Anna Clark
7:00pm
Link (please note that the Contemplative Service returns to In-person and Virtual!)
Thursday, April 14, 2022
Maundy Thursday at St. Clements
7:30pm
St. Clements – 901 Portland Ave, St Paul, MN 55104
Visit the Saint Mary’s Calendars page for more information on what is happening.