Saturday, March 22, 2008

HOLY SATURDAY -- A Day of Preparation

So how many Episcopalians does it take...
to prepare for the Feast of the Resurrection
of our Lord Jesus Christ?

Twenty six and one Lutheran*!
[Kathy M. is filling in for Norman S.]





+ O God, Creator of heaven and earth; Grant that, as the crucified body of your dear Son
was laid in the tomb and rested on this holy Sabbath, so we may await with him the coming of the third day, and rise with him to newness of life; who now lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

The Collect for Holy Saturday
from The Book of Common Prayer, p. 283



The first person arrived before 8 a.m.


Three parish members then read the Proper Liturgy for Holy Saturday.
Before the last remains from Good Friday's Stations of the Cross had been gathered and before the clergy finished washing the main altar, the Altar Guild came bearing Easter flowers to decorate our worship for Sunday morning.

Meanwhile, downstairs in the Parish Kitchen, the Church School children were dyeing Easter eggs.
Some where dedicated to be carried to the homes of our shut-ins, others would go home with the children, a few will be part of our traditional Easter egg hunt tomorrow morning. [Thanks, Jenn B. for your oversight of this project. Hope you feel better!]
Sally W. loaded her crew to set up for the Parish Breakfast with five strong men. Then she "Tom Swayer-ed" the young guys to help. The tables were readied in short order. Then Margot B. returned bringing her traditional pansies to be used as centerpieces. [And I don't know why these things happen. The software is not letting me add the last few pictures. So expect another post!]








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