Tuesday Devotions on Facebook
Have you checked out Pastor William's weekly devotions on Facebook? We have talked about Mardis Gras, performance art, social media, diamonds, and a bonus video for St. Patrick so far. Please join us on Tuesdays for 15 -20 minutes to listen to how God's Word can apply to us today.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Cleanup Day March 23. We are going to have a spring cleanup on Saturday, March 23 at 10 a.m. Bring garden tools, gloves, and elbow grease!
- Easter Egg Hunt March 30. Invite your friends, children, grandchildren, neighbors and niblings to our Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 30 at 11:00. Pick up some eggs to fill from the narthex - instructions are included- and sign up to help! This is always a great time, please join us!
- Easter Breakfast March 31. We will have a potluck breakfast at 9:30 and Divine Service at 11:00 a.m. Celebrate!
The Gathering will meet on Friday, March 22 at 11:00 a.m. at Barbara Little's house. St. Luke Guys will meet Friday, March 22 at 11:30 a.m., at Golden Corral on Jonesboro Road in McDonough.
Commemorations this week:
March 21 Thomas Cranmer, Bishop of Canterbury, martyr, died 1556
Cranmer's lasting achievement is contributing to and overseeing the creation of the Book of Common Prayer, which remains (in revised form) the worship book of the Anglican Communion. He was burned at the stake under Queen Mary for his support of the Protestant Reformation.
Cranmer's lasting achievement is contributing to and overseeing the creation of the Book of Common Prayer, which remains (in revised form) the worship book of the Anglican Communion. He was burned at the stake under Queen Mary for his support of the Protestant Reformation.
March 22
Jonathan Edwards, teacher, missionary to American Indians, died 1758
A Puritan minister in Connecticut, Edwards is remembered as being a great preacher. Though his most famous sermon talks at length about hell, he was more concerned with God's love. He served both as missionary to the Housatonic people in Massachusetts, and as president of the future Princeton University.
A Puritan minister in Connecticut, Edwards is remembered as being a great preacher. Though his most famous sermon talks at length about hell, he was more concerned with God's love. He served both as missionary to the Housatonic people in Massachusetts, and as president of the future Princeton University.
Oscar Arnulfo Romero, Bishop of El Salvador, martyr, died 1980
Romero was deeply concerned with injustices evident toward the poor and powerless in El Salvador, and worked forthrightly against political repression. He was assassinated while presiding at the eucharist in a chapel near the cathedral in San Salvador.
Romero was deeply concerned with injustices evident toward the poor and powerless in El Salvador, and worked forthrightly against political repression. He was assassinated while presiding at the eucharist in a chapel near the cathedral in San Salvador.
Worship This Week
March 24
Palm Sunday
Sovereign God, you have established your rule in the human heart through the servanthood of Jesus Christ. By your Spirit, keep us in the joyful procession of those who with their tongues confess Jesus as Lord and with their lives praise him as Savior, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Amen.
Amen.
Readings and Psalm
Isaiah 50:4-9a
The servant of the Lord submits to suffering
The servant of the Lord submits to suffering
Psalm 31:9-16
Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit. (Ps. 31:5)
Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit. (Ps. 31:5)
Philippians 2:5-11
Humbled to the point of death on a cross
Humbled to the point of death on a cross
Mark 14:1--15:47
The passion of the Lord
The passion of the Lord
Mark 15:1-39 [40-47] (alternate)
The passion of the Lord
The passion of the Lord
