BOOK CLUB
The book club will meet to discuss the following books:
April 6- “The Secret Book of Flora Lea” by Patti Callahan Henry.
May 4th- “Project Hail Mary” by Andy Weir.
June 1- “Water for Elephants” by Sara Gruen.
July 6th- “Broken Country” by Clare Leslie Hall.
The book club meets on Zoom at 7:30 pm. If you wish to join us contact tmoorman28@gmail.com.
TRANSITION CORNER
Jesus says, “I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?” These words reach deep into our souls and remind us the importance of Lenten season. Today is Palm Sunday. Take extra time during this week and reflect on those words from our Lord.
The Transition Team met last Monday and are getting closer to the finish line! We are finishing up the content and moving towards the online presentation. Once the profile is complete, it will go to the Vestry for approval. Pray for our next rector to meet our challenges and opportunities that we behold in our church. If you have questions for the Transition Team, please contact Gabby Portaluppi (gabbyport1@gmail.com) or Monica Ward (morthuber@socal.rr.com).
CENTERING PRAYER
Centering Prayer is currently discussing Richard Rohr’s “Universal Christ” on Zoom, Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. There is a podcast about this book at https://cac.org/podcast/another-name-for-every-thing/ that talks about the first chapter. If you have not done Centering Prayer before, please contact Julia Stesney at juliastesney@yahoo.com and she will teach you, the only way you can do it wrong is to not do it.
EASTER EGG HUNT
Please bring plastic eggs and candy for our famous Easter egg hunt, and come help to stuff the eggs after the 10am service!
CASINO NIGHT
Save the date! Casino Night will be May 23rd! We will be looking for donations for prizes and volunteers for the event.
CORNER BOOKSTORE NEWS
Save the date! The Corner Bookstore sale will be on April 19th. Please stop by after the 8 am or 10 am service. The tables will have a variety of puzzles and faith books.
Please note there will not be a book sale in May. The Community Used Book Sale will be held on Saturday June 20th. Details requesting volunteers to help with the setup and sell day along with the request of book donations will be in the May newsletter.
FOOD PANTRY NEWS
If you would like to donate any of the following items listed below, please do so and it will be a special food item to put in the food pantry bags. Thank you!
Canned Veggies
Peanut Butter
Canned Tuna
Mac & Cheese
The food pantry is an important and vital ministry to our community. It is growing each week and on average we hand out bags of food to 100-125 people each Thursday.
4TH ANNUAL FALL BLOOD DRIVE
Our annual blood drive will take place in the Parish Hall on Sunday, September 27 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Red Cross must collect up to 14,000 donations per day to meet patient needs. We are committed to doing our small part in meeting this need. What takes you a few minutes to donate gives someone something priceless – their life. Your donation may help to save up to three lives.
We will have more information about scheduling your appointment as we get closer to the event. If you are unable to donate blood but still want to help, please contact Maria Rountree. As always, thank you for supporting our efforts to help the broader community.
MINISTRY OF HEALING
We are happy to offer the Ministry of Healing during selected Sunday services to anyone who wishes to participate. This has proven to be an intimate, comforting, and valuable experience. Healers are members of the congregation who are available to pray, one-on-one, with any parishioner who would like a healing prayer. Parishioners may come up to the healer who will be standing near the font, after taking communion. The healer may ask if there is any special prayer they would like. At this time, we will have a healer available on the first, third, and fifth Sundays.
The healers are:
8:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m.
Blanca Morales Kate Nott
Susan Cornner Renee Rivera
Paulette Schechtel