Setting Sail April 12, 2020

THIS WEEK AT ST. PETER’S April 12-19
Friday:
11:30 am      Good Friday Service Stream on Facebook 
Sunday:
10:00 am       Easter Stream on Facebook
 

Office Hours: Please be aware that office hours will be reduced during this time. The best way to get a hold of Meredith is by email at administration@stpeterscalgary.ca.
 

Suspended: Because we are concerned about the health of each other, we are closing the Church to the public for the time being under the instruction of the Diocese. This does not mean we cannot email or chat on the phone and business can be done through emails, conference calls and over the phone. Please contact Rev. Singh at singhjmap[at]shaw[dot]ca for any questions.

CARING MINISTRIES

Prayer Group: Please contact Betty Nadurak at 403-686-1110 if you have any questions.

Pastoral Care: Please contact Lois Ellis at 403-252-9503 or loisellis[at]shaw[dot]ca for more information.

UPCOMING EVENTS and NOTICES

AN EASTER GREETING: These past several months have been a concern for us all as we saw
the ravages of a pandemic all around us. It has caused us to stop and reflect on what we value in life. Reminding us of our responsibilities; to ourselves, our family and our community.
During this Holy Week, we also have been exposed to mixed emotions of faith struggling to understand. We greeted Jesus with palm branches on Palm/Passion Sunday. We sat with him at a table on Maundy Thursday, broken bread together at a farewell meal. We witnessed his death on Good Friday, on a simple wooden cross as a criminal. Yet on the third day, Jesus comes to us, alive, in victory. He breathes “Peace,” upon us. By this, we know that death is not the final word.
As the sun boldly rises to meet a new day, rise in our lives this Easter morning, for you are our hope, our life, and our joy.
May you and your family keep well and safe.
A HAPPY EASTER TO YOU AND YOURS.
The Rev. Jagdutt Singh.
Easter 2020.

Donations: Parish members may either mail in their donation to the Church (903 75 Ave SW, Calgary, AB, T2V 0S7), or they may bring it in and slide it under the Office door. The other alternative is for people to go to their bank and set up a direct deposit- please email Meredith for a form to complete. This will be extremely helpful as a parish member because it automatically comes out of your account to St. Peter’s.

Rummage Sale: IS CANCELLED. Please hold onto the items you have gathered. The Fall Sale is expected to go ahead. Keep hunting, as we all have those “hidden or unexplored” corners.

Parish List Update: Ann Bright and her team are contacting everyone in the 2019 Church Directory. You will be asked if your address and postal code are current,  and whether you can be contacted by computer. Do you have an assigned mailbox? The time seems appropriate to update the Parish information as we continue to self-isolate. Please thank your phoner.

Lessons learned because of COVID – 19: Get dressed every day, Read the book that has sat on the shelf for a month, Polish that old silver even if it takes several tries, go outdoors each day. Phone a friend or neighbour. Say a prayer for the front-line workers, the transport drivers who bring us our food, the grocery store staff and all the volunteers who are doing grocery deliveries.
Pray for those who have less.

Anglican Diocese of Calgary Newsletter: Can be found by clicking HERE 

Church Closure: Please click HERE to read the notice sent by the Diocese to close the church to the public. 

Upcoming Readings:

April 10, 2020 - Good Friday.
Station 1: Jesus condemned to death. - Mark 14: 61-64
Station 2: Jesus carries His cross. - John 19: 14-17
Station 3: Jesus falls the first time. - John 15: 18-20
Station 4: Jesus meets his afflicted mother. - John 19: 25-27
Station 5: Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus carry His cross. -Mark 15: 20-22
Station 6: Veronica wipes the face of Jesus - Matthew 25: 37-40
Station 7: Jesus falls the second time - Isaiah 53: 4-6
Station 8: Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem - Luke 23: 27-28
Station 9: Jesus falls the third time - Psalm 119:25-28
Station 10: Jesus is stripped of His clothes. - Matthew 27: 34-35
Station 11: Jesus is nailed to the cross - Luke 23:33-34; John 19:18
Station 12: Jesus dies on the cross. - Luke 22: 44-46; John 19:30b
Station 13: The body of Jesus is taken down from the cross. - John19: 33,34,38
Station 14: Jesus is laid in the tomb. - Matthew 27:59-60

April 12, 2020 - Easter Day.
Acts 10: 34-43
Psalm 118: 1-2, 14-24
Colossians: 3:1-4
John 20:1-18

April 19, 2020 - Easter 2.
Acts 2: 14a, 22-32
Psalm 16
1 Peter 1:3-9
John 20: 19-31

April 26, 2020 - Easter 3.
Acts 2: 14a,36-41
Psalm 116:1-3, 10-17
1 Peter 1:17-23
Luke 24: 13-35