Join us at 10 AM on Good Friday for a 90-minute time of prayer, song and meditations on the last words of Christ on the cross.

Thursday April 2            Maundy Thursday Agape Meal and Eucharist
                                       Service, 6 PM
                                        
Friday April 3                 Good Friday, Church, 10 AM      
                                       (Meditation on the final words of Jesus)
    
Saturday April 4             Easter Vigil  (Spanish & English) @ 6 PM
                                       (followed by potluck dinner)

Sunday April 5                Easter Sunrise Service, 6:30 AM
                                        Esquimalt Lagoon
                                        Easter 8:30 AM Service
                                        Easter 10 AM Service 
                                       (followed by children’s Easter egg hunt)

The Easter Vigil Service is one of the oldest and most beautiful ways to begin Easter. We are delighted to be able to share this experience on Saturday at 6 PM, with Sr. Ingrid and Fr. Dimas, in both English and Spanish - with a bulletin in your language of choice.

Do join us for this beautiful and traditional Easter service. Following the service is an informal potluck in the hall.

 

Image: Claudio Schwartz, Unsplash.

Join us for a very special Easter morning sunrise service at the Esquimalt Lagoon at 6:30 am.

To find the exact location at the beach, look for the sandwich board placed on top of Sr. Ingrid's car.

Please bring any flower or flowers of your choice to church on Easter Sunday for the Cross.

 

For anyone who would like to contribute, we invite parishioners on Sunday to bring along hot cross buns (sliced and buttered if possible) to share during coffee hour after the 10:00 service.

 

Image: https://unsplash.com/s/photos/hot-cross-buns

Jill and William Dolan invite all children to participate in an Easter Egg Hunt following the 10:00 Easter Day service. Thank you, Jill and William, for hosting this special and very fun event!

 

Photo by Aleyna Çatak on Unsplash

We invite you to pick up your Easter letter in the Narthex this Sunday. They will remain in the Narthex throughout Holy Week until Easter.

 

Photo by Sheelah Brennan on Unsplash

How do we live compassionately in a time of violence and despair? What can we do with our private disappointments and the anger we feel in such an unjust world? In his most personal book yet, Richard Rohr turns to the writings of the Jewish prophets, revealing how some of the lesser-read books of the Bible offer us a crucial path forward today. Drawing on a century of biblical scholarship, The Tears of Things breathes new life into ancient wisdom, paving a path of enlightenment for anyone seeking a way of compassionate living in a hurting world.

During Lent, for her Sermon Series, Sr. Ingrid will be drawing on Richard Rohr's new book, The Tears of Things: Prophetic Wisdom for an Age of Outrage. 

How can you help?  You can bring your donated items on Saturday, April 25, and Monday to Friday, April 27 to May 1, from 9am to 3 pm, and on Wednesday, April 29, 6 to 8 pm. Please no clothing, large furniture, large carpets, computers, TVs, baby strollers, cribs, or car seats, or books and videos.  You can take copies of the main event poster from the entranceway table to put up around the community.  You can sign up on the sheets in the entranceway for the days and times you can help, during the days of setting up the items and/or on the day of the sale, Saturday, May 2^nd.  This is always a great event in the life of our parish and our community.  Thanks for your help and support! Any questions?  Contact Linda Van Sickle at 778 265 5347 or lindavs51@gmail.com.

Books for Passiontide remain on the Top Shelf today, but will be replaced after tomorrow’s Good Friday service with the following, which are suitable for reading in either season.:

Marcus Borg and N.T. Wright. The Meaning of Jesus: Two Visions.

   This is a fine book by two prominent Jesus scholars who were also friends—not that they agreed with each other. Each topic, from the stories of Jesus’s birth and what he taught, through his death and resurrection, to his second coming, is discussed by both writers, who present their differing viewpoints.

Marcus Borg. Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time: The Historical Jesus & the Heart of Contemporary Faith.

N.T. Wright. Who Was Jesus?

   Both Marcus Borg, an American liberal lay scholar, and Tom Wright, a conservative bishop in the Church of England, wrote their own well-regarded books about Jesus, and more than one at that. On the Top Shelf are two of them.

Cynthia Bourgeault. The Wisdom Jesus: Transforming Heart and Mind—A New Perspective on Christ and His Message.

   A view of Jesus that draws on insights from the Eastern churches, and includes instructions for wisdom practices such as lectio divina and centering prayer.

Thomas Cahill. Desire of the Everlasting Hills: The World Before and After Jesus.

   The life of Jesus in the context of his times.

Remaining on display on the children’s table is Alice Joyce Davidson’s The Story of Easter, illustrated by Victoria Marshall.

 

To borrow any book, fill out a green slip from the small bookcase in the narthex, and put it in the pink box labelled Library. To return a book, fill out a yellow slip and put it in the box, then leave the book beside or under the box.

Please read and return books borrowed before March 1 on or before April 12 if possible. Thank you.

As we journey together through these holiest of days, Bishop Anna will share reflections, beginning today with Maundy Thursday.

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All are welcome to join us on Thursdays for our relaxed, lively and interesting Zoom online Bible Study, to discuss the readings for the upcoming Sunday. The readings are posted in this newsletter.

No experience or prior knowledge is needed.

Time: 6 PM - 7 PM.

Zoom Link:  https://bc-anglican-ca.zoom.us/j/88378461340?pwd=cU9wSUNEZG02M3h3bGVrUmpyMjRNZz09

Meeting ID: 883 7846 1340
Passcode: 4743031

Please note: There is no Bible Study on Maundy Thursday.
Sr. Ingrid will be teaching the Diocesan Lay Leadership in Worship Course on Thursday nights during April and on 28th May. Bible Study will continue under the warm and wise leadership of Lisa Brodersen for this period.

Readings for this Sunday's services:

Jeremiah 31:1-6

Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24

Acts 10:34-43

Matthew 28:1-10

Read Sunday's readings online:
1. Go to https://lectionary.anglican.ca/  
2. Select next Sunday's date in the space at the bottom.
3. Click "Link to full text for this day".

Apr 2 Maundy Thursday Agape Meal & Eucharist, 6 pm, Church
           NO Bible Study

Apr 3 Good Friday Service, 10 am - followed by Stations of the Cross

Apr 4 Bilingual Easter Vigil Service & potluck, 6 pm

Apr 5 Easter Sunrise Service, 6:30 am, Esquimalt Lagoon
          Easter morning services, 8:30 & 10 am

Apr 6 Easter Monday, Parish office closed

Apr 8 Ladies Guild Meeting, 1:30 pm

Apr 6-12 Sr Ingrid on Vacation

Apr 12  10 AM service only (no 8.30 service)

Apr 13-16 Sr Ingrid at Clergy Conference

Apr 21 Book Club (all welcome), St. John’s Rm, 10 am
             Parish Council Mtg, 7 pm

Apr 22 Community Lunch, noon

Apr 25 Spanish Service, 5:30 pm, &
           Parish Spring Potluck, 6:30 pm

Apr 26 8:30 Breakfast, Rm C

Apr 27-May 1- GARAGE SALE PREP WEEK

 

May 2 GARAGE SALE DAY, 9 am - 2 pm
            Taize Service, 5 pm

May 3 Parish Coffee Welcome

May 6 Community Coffee Social, 9:30-11 am

May 9 Family Board Games Night, Hall, 6 pm

May 13 Ladies Guild Meeting, 1:30 pm

May 19 Book Club, St. John’s Rm, 10 am

May 23 Spanish Service & Potluck, 6 pm

May 25 Jazz Vespers, 7 pm

May 27 Community Lunch, 12 pm

Sunday
 8:30 AM - Traditional Eucharist, Book of Common Prayer
(no choir) Chapel

10:00 AM - Contemporary Eucharist, Book of Alternative Services,
with choir 

First Saturday of the Month
5:00 PM - Taize service with singing  Chapel (First Saturday of every month at 5 PM, except January, April and August.)

Fourth Saturday of the Month
6 PM - Spanish Language Anglican Eucharist Service  (Except April moved to 4th). There is no service in December.

For any issues to report concerning the condition/maintenance of the church building and grounds, please email the parish office directly at admin@colwoodanglican.ca, or record them in the maintenance logbook that is located on the parish office door.

Office hours are Mondays  - Thursdays
from 9 am until noon.