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This Week of March 24

Palm Sunday

Entry into Jerusalem

Pietro Lorenzetti

“Do not be afraid, daughter of Zion.

Look, your king is coming, sitting on a donkey’s colt!”

John 12: 15

A Celebration of The Life of The Very Reverend Edson Maxwell Outwin will be held this Saturday at 11:00 AM with a reception following the service in Walden Hall. All are welcome!

Click here for the livestreaming of the service.

Weekly Calendar

Friday, March 22

1:00 PM Grief Support Group, Library, zoom

Saturday, March 23

11:00 AM A Celebration of the Life of The Very Reverend Edson Outwin, Church, Livestream of Outwin service

12:15 PM Outwin Reception, Walden Hall

5:00 PM Liturgy of the Palms and Holy Eucharist, Church

Sunday, March 24

Palm Sunday

8:00 AM Liturgy of the Palms and Holy Eucharist, Church

10:00 AM Liturgy of the Palms and Holy Eucharist, starts outdoors, Church, Livestream

11:15 AM Fellowship, Walden Hall

Monday, March 25

3:30 PM Education for Ministry, zoom

7:00 PM Monday in Holy Week Holy Eucharist, Church

Tuesday, March 26

12:00 PM Silent Meditation, First Lutheran Church

7:00 PM Tuesday in Holy Week Holy Eucharist , Church

Wednesday, March 27

10:00 AM Wednesday Spirituality Discussions, zoom

6:00 PM Potluck Supper, First Lutheran Church

6:15 PM Parish Choir Rehearsal, Walden Hall

7:00 PM Sacred Journey Worship Service, First Lutheran Church

7:00 PM Service of Tenebrae, Church

Thursday, March 28

7:00 PM, Maundy Thursday Liturgy, Church, Livestream

8:15 PM to midnight, Keeping Watch, Lady Chapel

Friday, March 29

12:00 PM Good Friday Liturgy (with choir), Church

4:00 PM Stations of The Cross, Church

7:00 PM Good Friday Liturgy (said), Church

Saturday, March 30

7:00 PM The Great Vigil of Easter (with choir), Church

Sunday, March 31

Happy Easter!

9:00 AM The Feast of The Resurrection (with music), Church

10:15 AM Fellowship, Walden Hall

10:30 AM Easter Egg Hunt, Gardens

11:00 AM The Feast of The Resurrection (with music), Church, Livestream

Quick Links for Online Worship and Fellowship

Click here for the livestream

of the 10:00 AM Palm Sunday morning worship service.

You can enjoy the services live or watch the recording any time thereafter.

All of our services are available on YouTube after the livestream ends.

Click here for our YouTube channel

Please click the image below for our worship bulletin.

A Prayer for our Community in Transition

Almighty God, you know the needs of your Church in every place: look graciously upon the people of Saint Mary’s and grant us the guidance of your Holy Spirit as we seek a new Rector for this parish. Guide the members of our Search Committee as they labor to be faithful in seeking your will. Inspire those who will discern with us, that each may be responsive to Your call. Give us wisdom and confidence in your timing, and in all things help us to seek the path you have set for us to follow. In Christ’s name we pray, Amen.

Keeping Watch

There will be a sign-up sheet available at the rear of the church this weekend for those who wish to sign-up for a time slot for Keeping Watch With our Lord. Watch will begin at 8:15 PM after the Maundy Thursday service and go until midnight.

Easter Flower Dedications

If you would like to dedicate Easter Flowers in loving memory of, in honor of, or in thanksgiving for a loved one, please Click Here to use our online registration form.

There will also be a paper insert in this week's bulletins.

These must be received by the office not later than

Wednesday, March 27 to be included in the Easter Bulletins.

Suggested donation is $35.

Prayer Requests

If you have additions to our Parish Prayer List, please fill out this,

Online Prayer Request Form There are also always paper forms available in the rear of the church or our parish office.

Coming Events

Celebrate Holy Week and Easter at Saint Mary's

click the image below for details

Please help us spread the word and share the above flier with your friends and neighbors. All are welcome!

Tickets Are Almost Gone!

The ticket price is $35 for adults and $15 for children 16 and under.

Reservations may be made for the tea by calling: 508-362-3977 ext 25

Outreach and Volunteer Opportunities

DEADLINE REMINDER!

Saint Mary's Outreach Grant Applications (Spring distribution) are due on April first!

Saint Mary’s Outreach Committee annually disburses overly $50,000 to international, national, and local partners in mission. Please be sure to spread the word about the grant application deadline to any non-profits in alliance with Saint Mary's mission that may be looking for additional financial support. Thank you for helping us help others. Please click here to access the grant application.

Barnstable Village SPRING Clean-Up! - Volunteers Wanted!

THIS Saturday, March 23, 9AM - 11AM

Rain Date, Sunday, March 24

Help pick up litter on the beaches, roadsides and parking lots!

Meet in the parking lot behind the Fire Station

at 9 AM to be assigned a clean-up location.

Bring work gloves and small plastic shopping bags

(we will supply large trash bags),

and your community spirit!

Thank you!

Helping Our Friends Ardie and Stephanie

Extending the Share A Meal Sign-up

Thank you to everyone who has been helping cook and deliver meals for Ardie and Stephanie while Ardie continues to recover from shoulder surgery. It has been really helpful for both of them. We would like to extend the campaign a bit longer and are hopeful for some new volunteers. The online sign-up makes it super easy and even includes suggested recipes. Thank you in advance for your support and a special thank you to Stella Bearse for organizing this.

Click Here to Bring A Meal

Seeking Easter Bunnies

Allison is still looking for helpers to stuff all of our Easter eggs with candy and for "bunnies" to help hide our eggs bright and early on Easter morning. Any teens looking for service hours? Anyone home from college and willing to help? Please let Allison know if you are able to help and THANK YOU!

Daffodil Tea Volunteers are still needed!

Please click the flier for more information about how you can help.

The Garden Committee is seeking new members!

REALLY! We need more help to keep our beautiful gardens looking so lovely. We will take all levels of commitment even 20 minutes a week can help as the weather warms.

The Garden Committee meets twice a month; one physical garden work-day and one planning and sharing meeting on the First Tuesday of the month at 4:00 PM.

Our first garden work-day will be Saturday, April 13 from 9:00 to 11:00 AM. We will be sprucing up the gardens to be sure everything looks sharp for the upcoming Daffodil Tea.

Our Next Gatherings:

Garden Committee Meeting: April 2 at 4:00 PM in the Saint James Room
Garden Work Day: April 13 at 9:00 AM in the gardens.

ALL are warmly welcome! Please consider joining us.

Did you know that Angels' Treasures has a Facebook page now? For those of you who use Facebook, we could use your help. You can find our our page with the link below:

https://www.facebook.com/AngelsTreasuresThrift/

Please LIKE and FOLLOW our page and if you would be willing, please invite your friends and family to do so as well.

Thank you so much to those of you who already have taken this step. Every little bit helps!

Featured Finds of the Week

CHAIRS, CHAIRS, CHAIRS! Angels' Treasures is having a fabulous chair sale.Stop in to see all the variety!. There is a chair for every need, delicate, study, antique, modern, wooden, hand carved, hand caned, metal, side, dinning... Absolutely ALL kinds! Some truly beautiful pieces.

Shop Hours: Wednesday through Saturday from 10 AM to 3 PM.

INREACH

Video Streaming

We are looking to train more people for video streaming. If you are interested in joining this ministry please let Allison know and she will arrange for you to train at your convenience. You do not need to be a technology wizard at all. This is an important way for us to reach people outside the walls of our church. Thank you in advance for considering this.

Angels' Treasures Volunteer Staff

Shop help, Driving help, Furniture moving help,

contact Janis Umschlag

Angels' Treasures Social Media Marketing

contact Allison Bresette

Calling All Artists!

The Saint Mary's Art Committee is looking for artists of all types who wish to display their work in the halls and walls of Saint Mary's Church. If interested, please contact Barry Olofsson at 774- 212-6703 or bolofsson@comcast.net.

Planned Giving Committee - St. Mary’s Chruch- 1891 Society

Six Estate Planning Pitfalls to Avoid:

Not having a contingency plan for beneficiaries in case someone dies unexpectedly or for a child or incase a child passes away.

Failing to account for unique personal property. For example, weapons, frequent flyer miles or stored reproductive assets.

Not planning for Dad’s new romance. 67% of widowers are in a new relationship within 26 months of a wife’s death. Look at wills and homestead rights.

Because of longevity and mobility you need to have medical directives and durable powers of attorney good in any state.

Failing to get appraisals of assets that are not readily marketable assets. Even if there is no estate tax problem, heirs may need to know the basis.

Make certain that the person in charge is STILL someone you trust.

If you are interested in learning more about how you can help St. Mary’s, please contact Linda Gadkowski at 508-292-5500

Parish Communications

Weekly E-News deadline: Wednesday at noon.
In an effort to keep it brief we will only highlight happenings of the next 10 days in our E-News.
The deadline for submissions for our Monthly E-Newsletter will be the 25th of the prior month.
For your convenience, the Monthly Newsletter (printed out) will be available in the sunroom and the back of the church for those who would like a paper copy. If you know of someone who would enjoy receiving a paper copy in the regular mail please let Allison know.

Give to Saint Mary's

Visit our website

Saint Mary's Episcopal Church

P.O. Box 395

3055 Main Street

Barnstable, MA 02630

508-362-3977

This Week of March 24

﻿Palm Sunday

Entry into Jerusalem

Pietro Lorenzetti

DEADLINE REMINDER!

Barnstable Village SPRING Clean-Up! - Volunteers Wanted!

THIS Saturday, March 23, 9AM - 11AM

Rain Date, Sunday, March 24

Calling All Artists!

The Saint Mary's Art Committee is looking for artists of all types who wish to display their work in the halls and walls of Saint Mary's Church. If interested, please contact Barry Olofsson at 774- 212-6703 or bolofsson@comcast.net.

Palm Sunday