On Easter Eve, April 7th, there will be the Great Vigil of Easter at 7:30 PM with the Lighting of the Paschal candle, the singing of the Exsultet, the renewal of Baptismal Vows, Holy Baptism and the First Mass of Easter.

On Easter Day, April 8th, there will be a said service of Holy Communion at 9 AM and a sung service of  Holy Communion with a Solemn Procession at 11 AM. There will be an Easter Reception and Easter Egg Hunt immediately following the 11 AM service.

On Wednesday in Holy Week, April 4th, there will be a said service of Holy Communion with Laying on of Hands for healing at 10:30 AM.

On Maundy Thursday, April 5th, there will be a sung service of Holy Communion at 7:30 PM with the Maundy Thursday liturgy, including a procession of the Blessed Sacrament to the Altar of Repose, the Stripping of the Altar and an all-night vigil before the Blessed Sacrament.

On Good Friday, April 6th, there will be meditations on the Stations of the Cross at 2:30 PM. The Good Friday Liturgy will begin at 7:30 PM with the singing of The Passion, the Solemn Collects, and the Mass of the Pre-sanctified.

The Monday Evening Bible Study will not meet on April 2nd or April 9th. We are taking a brief break after finishing The Book of Daniel and before starting The Gospel According to Saint John. Please join us on Monday, April 16th as we meet Jesus once again and, perhaps this time, in a whole new light. John Buckelew will lead us through the study.

Our next meeting is Tuesday, April 10th at 7 PM. Please join us as we finalize plans for providing desserts to be delivered with the dinners from the Men’s Fellowship Chicken BBQ. We will also be discussing chapter two of our current book selection, Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World by Joanna Weaver. Dinner and dessert will be provided. All women of the Parish are welcome and invited to attend. We lok forward to seeing you. If you have any questions about the ECW, you can contact Elizabeth Bunting at 7738571 or email her at buntingecw@hotmail.com.

April 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th are food donation weeks for St. Timothy’s Church at North Raleigh Ministries. The donation barrels will be in the Narthex. Non-perishable boxes and cans of food are needed. Please, no frozen food or food that needs refrigeration. If you have any questions, please telephone Peppy Hayes at 787-4453, Keith Bandy at 782-0315, or Debbie at the Parish Office at 787-7590.

The enclosed form in the Sunday bulletin is for ordering Easter Lilies for Easter Day. Each year people have the opportunity to give one or more lilies to decorate our Altar for Easter Day. The lilies are given in memory of departed loved ones, in thanksgiving for people or events, or simply in thanksgiving for particular blessings. The names appear in the bulletin for Easter Day. Please take the time to complete the form and return it to the Parish Office by Palm Sunday, April 1st. Please feel free to take your Easter lilies on Easter Day; you may take the number of lilies you gave.

It has become a nice custom of the Parish to have a Reception on Easter Day in honor of Our Lord’s Resurrection. This replaces our usual Coffee Hour and allows us to truly break our Lenten fasts! If you are willing and able to provide an especially indulgent dessert for the reception, please place your name on the poster provided in the Parish Hall. It is helpful if you bring your item on a dish that is ready to be served. We have found too that we need just as many hands to help in the clean up after the reception as we do before the reception, so please make a note so that we can have a count of how many people will be helping with the tidying up after the reception.

March 31st:

• 9:00 AM – Acolyte Rehearsal
• 10:00 AM – Choir and instrumentalists

April 7th:

• 9:00 AM – Acolyte Rehearsal
• 11:00 AM – Baptism Rehearsal

The Youth Group has a number of events in the works for the spring months. On Easter Day, we will be helping the Easter Bunny hide eggs at church for our annual Easter Egg Hunt and Blessing of the eggs. All Youth Group members are asked to arrive at church by 10:15 AM on Easter Day. We are also planning a day at the beach and an evening at Comedyworks, and we hope to attend a local sports event. We are also finalizing some plans for a service project.

The annual parish Easter Egg Hunt will take place on Sunday, April 8th (Easter Day) after the 11:00 AM service. All children should bring an Easter basket to church to collect eggs and meet in the Parish Hall for directions.