Posted by Webwright May 13, 2012 under Worship and Prayer
Holy Communion will be celebrated at noon on Thursday, May 17th being Ascension Day.
The Ascension marked the solemn close of the post-Resurrection appearances and the exaltation of Christ to the heavenly life after he had spoken to His Apostles of “the things concerning the Kingdom of God”. Its theological significance consists in the fact that thereby Christ’s human nature was taken into heaven, whence He now exercises all power in Heaven and on earth. – Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
Posted by Webwright April 5, 2012 under Worship and Prayer
Sunday, April 1 (Palm Sunday):
- Said Service of Holy Communion – 9:00 AM
- Confirmation Class – 10:00 AM
- Solemn Procession and Sung Service of Holy Communion – 11:00 AM
Thursday, April 5th (Maundy Thursday):
- Maundy Thursday Liturgy with the Stripping of the Altar, Procession of the Blessed Sacrament to the Altar of Repose, and All-Night Vigil before the Blessed Sacrament – 7:30 PM
Friday, April 6th (Good Friday):
- Meditations on the Stations of the Cross – 2:30 PM
- Good Friday Liturgy with the Solemn Collects and the Mass of the Pre-Sanctified – 7:30 PM
Saturday, April 7th (Easter Vigil):
- The Great Vigil of Easter with the Lighting of the Paschal Candle, Singing of the Exsultet, Reading of the Prophecies, Holy Baptism and the First Mass of Easter – 7:30 PM
Sunday, April 8th (Easter Day):
- Said Service of Holy Communion – 9:00 AM
- Solemn Procession and Sung Service of Holy Communion – 11:00 AM
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Good Friday is the most solemn day in the Church Year. It is the anniversary of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ. It is a day of fasting, abstinence and penance. No celebration of the Eucharist takes place on Good Friday. This has given rise to the practice of receiving the Sacrament from the pre-sanctified host from Maundy Thursday. The Good Friday Liturgy has three parts: the Liturgy of the Word that includes the singing of The Passion According to Saint John, the praying of the Solemn Collects, and Communion in one kind from the Blessed Sacrament (Mass of the Pre-sanctified). Our Good Friday Liturgy will be on Friday, April 6th at 7:30 PM.
Posted by Webwright March 24, 2012 under Worship and Prayer
All acolytes who will be serving at the 11 AM service on Easter Day are asked to attend a rehearsal on Saturday, April 7th at 10 AM in the Church.
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From Maundy Thursday evening through Good Friday morning, we keep watch before the Blessed Sacrament at the Altar of Repose. This commemorates for us the disciples being asked to watch and pray with Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemine the night before He was crucified. And Jesus said to Peter, “So you could not watch with me one hour? Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.” Mt. 26: 40-41. So that we can make certain there are at least two people keeping watch for each hour of the Vigil, please print your name on the poster by the main door in the narthex. This way we can be certain that there is always someone before the Blessed Sacrament, and we can ensure people’s safety.
Posted by Webwright March 23, 2012 under Worship and Prayer
In Lent we add the extra-liturgical services of Stations of the Cross and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament to our regular round of services. These services will be held on Sunday evenings in Lent at 6 PM on February 26th and March 4th, 11th, 18th and 25th. Please join us to meditate and pray on the events leading up to and including Our Lord’s Crucifixion and remain with us as we adore and are blessed by Our Lord as He is present in the Sacrament of the Altar.
Posted by Webwright February 12, 2012 under Worship and Prayer
Services on Ash Wednesday (February 22nd) will be held at 7:30 AM, 10:30 AM and 7:30 PM.
Posted by Webwright December 18, 2011 under Church News, Worship and Prayer
Saturday, December 24th (Christmas Eve):
- 5:30 PM: Solemn Mass and Christmas Pageant
- 10:30 PM: Christmas Music
- 11:00 PM: Solemn Midnight Mass
Sunday, December 25th (Christmas Day):
- 9:00 AM: Said Service of Holy Communion
Monday, December 26th (Feast of St. Stephen):
Tuesday, December 27th (Feast of St. John the Evangelist):
Wednesday, December 28th (Feast of the Holy Innocents):
Sunday, January 1st (New Year’s Day: Feast of the Holy Name):
- 9:00 AM: Said Service of Holy Communion
- 11:00 AM: Sung Service of Holy Communion
Posted by Webwright November 27, 2011 under Worship and Prayer
The Church gives us a special season at the very beginning of each church year called “Advent” (from the Latin adventus – “coming”), referring to the coming of Christ. We have this season to prepare our minds and souls for the coming at Christ at Christmas and at the Great Last Day. Our prayers and thought ought to be about the kind of spiritual shape we’re in to meet the Baby Jesus. Have we been cleansed of our sins be confessing them and getting them forgiven? Are we putting the care and concern of others first? At the same time, we should be contemplating the kind of spiritual shape we’re in to meet Christ if He should come in the next moment to claim His Kingdom. We often hear in the Church that this is the contemplation of the Four Last Things: Heaven, Hell, Death and Judgment. Are we ready to go with Jesus should He come in the next instant? Notice that the preparation for the coming of the Baby Jesus at Christmas is the same preparation we make for Christ to come again to claim His Kingdom.
Posted by Webwright November 14, 2011 under Church News, Worship and Prayer
We celebrate Thanksgiving with our brothers and sisters along Six Forks Road. This year Grace Lutheran Church is hosting the Thanksgiving Service on Tuesday, November 22nd at 7 PM. Grace Lutheran Church is located at 5010 Six Forks Road; their phone number is 919-787-1815. The people from Hudson Memorial Presbyterian Church, Grace Lutheran Church, Trinity Baptist Church, St. Mark’s Methodist Church, Bethlehem Baptist Church and North Haven Church will join us. There will be a combined choir from these North Raleigh churches and an opportunity for conversation and fellowship immediately following the service. Please come and join the other members of these churches and their choirs as we thank God for all He has given us.
