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Easter 2021 – Bulletin

THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD: EASTER SUNDAY

Crosses Planted in St. Mary’s Garden on Good Friday
Photo: Gene Packwood

“Now the green blade rises from the buried grain,
Wheat that in the dark earth many days has lain.
Love lives again, that with the dead has been
Love is come again like wheat arising green.”

TODAY AT ST. MARY’S

10.30 a.m. HOLY COMMUNION with Hymns and Sermon.  Claude Schroeder preaching.

PARISH LIFE NOTES

WELCOMING OF THE NEWLY BAPTIZED. Today we welcome into  the fellowship and Communion of Christ’s Holy Catholic Church, Derek, who was baptized last night and received the laying on of hands with prayer from Bishop Rob.

LIVE AUDIO BROADCAST of today’s service is available on the service page.

TODAY’S ORDER OF SERVICE AND SERMON LINKS:

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Easter 2021 – Sermon

(Modified 2021-04-04: Added audio recording of sermon.)

St. Mary the Virgin Anglican Church, Easter Sunday, April4, 2021
Revd. Canon Claude Schroeder

Sermon audio

It was 8.30 in the morning on April 16, 1927 that a police officer and his wife welcomed their third and youngest child, a boy, into the world in their home at 11 Schulstasse, in the tiny village of Marktl-an -Inn, in Bavaria, Germany. The police officer’s name was Joseph and his wife’s name was Maria, or Mary, and they named their son, Joseph Aloisius.

April 16, 1927 was a Saturday morning, but not just any Saturday. It was Holy Saturday, the Saturday between Good Friday and Easter Sunday, the day after the Son of God was tortured and executed on a Cross, when His Body lay buried in the tomb.

That same day, Joseph and Maria brought their son to the church to be baptized at the Easter Vigil ceremonies, a providential connection in that as he was born at 8.30 in the morning, and at that time the anticipated liturgy was also celebrated in the morning. Having emerged from the womb of his mother, to be born in the flesh, he would emerge almost immediately from the womb of the Church to be born anew by ‘water and the spirit’, through the waters of baptism. As a result, the first full day of Joseph’s life, both on earth and in the Church…was Easter. 

Small wonder that Joseph Aloisius would one day become Pope Benedict XVI.

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HOLY WEDNESDAY, 2021

(Modified 2021-04-02: Added recordings of Maundy Thursday and Good Friday service.)

“Spy Wednesday” is one of the traditional titles given to this day at the centre of Holy Week. This was the day Judas met with members of the Sanhedrin in order to betray Jesus to them in exchange for 30 pieces of silver. As the Gospel tells us, “From then on he began looking for a good opportunity to betray Jesus.” (Matthew 24.16)

For a second year in a row, circumstances have conspired to prevent and constrict us from gathering together as a parish family to celebrate the mystery of Jesus’ suffering, death, and resurrection. Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday are properly understood as one church service that stretches over three days, and stands at the heart of our Christian faith and life as a parish community. In an effort to connect us, we will be broadcasting live audio of the upcoming services from St. Mary’s:

Maundy Thursday 5.30 p.m.
Holy Communion with Hymns and Sermon
(Sorry the live stream didn’t work, but here’s the recording, and the text of Beth’s sermon.)

Maundy Thursday service (audio)

Good Friday 12.00 p.m.
Celebration of the Lord’s Passion  with Hymns and Sermon

Good Friday service (audio)

Easter Sunday 10.30 a.m.
Holy Communion with Hymns and Sermon

For those staying at home, please tune in live at these times to join us in prayer and worship, using this player during each of these services:

Those who desiring and able to attend  “in-person” please  register at this link:

With every prayer and blessing,

Claude +

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Holy Week Services

Here are the registration links for in-person services in Holy Week

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Palm Sunday 2021 – Bulletin

The Sunday Next Before Easter
commonly called
Palm Sunday

March 28, 2021

TODAY AT ST. MARY’S

10.30 A.M. Morning Prayer with Hymns and Sermon.
Claude Schroeder preaching.

GODLY PLAY for children 3-6 years via Zoom. Today’s story is ‘Lent-The Upper Room / Jesus the King’ Matthew 26:26-28; John 12:12-13.

FAITHQUEST (for children 7-13 via zoom).

PARISH LIFE NOTES

GLORY TO GOD, and CONGRATULATIONS AND BLESSINGS to Andrew and Starr on the birth of their daughter, Astrid Joy, on Thursday, March 18th. May God grant her many years!

BAPTISM AND CONFIRMATION SERVICE with Bishop Rob will take place on Holy Saturday at 7:00 p.m. Please remember Derek in your prayers this week, as he unites Himself to Jesus, and is received into the Communion of the Church.  If you wish to attend this service, please speak to the Rector.  

*LIVE* AUDIO STREAMING of today’s service will attempted today!  To access the live audio, use the special player on the Morning Prayer service page during the service.

 *IN PERSON* SUNDAY WORSHIP . Please register ahead of time if you desire to attend the Sunday service at St. Mary’s, and observe public health protocols. AUDIO RECORDING of the service, and sermon will also be posted on the parish web-site following today’s service.

PALM CROSSES for all parishioners and their families will be available for pick up at the 15th Avenue entrance following the service today!

GOOD FRIDAY WAY OF THE CROSS FOR FAMILIES. Upon arriving at St. Mary’s families will be given materials for the prayer walk and a map at the Lych Gate, and will receive a blessing upon their return!  

SCHEDULE OF READINGS AND PSALMS FOR HOLY WEEK.

Morning Prayer

MondayHosea 13: 1-14John 14: 1-14Psalm 94
TuesdayIsaiah 42: 1-9John 15: 1-16Psalm 71
WednesdayNumbers 21: 4-9John 16: 1-15Psalm 109
ThursdayLamentations 1:1-14John 17Psalms 40, 41
FridayGenesis 22: 1-18John 18: 1-32Psalm 22
SaturdayZechariah 9: 9-121 Peter 2: 11-endPsalms 16, 30

Evening Prayer

MondayHosea 14John 14:15-endPsalm 69
TuesdayWisdom 2.1, 12-endJohn 15: 17-endPsalm 79
WednesdayLeviticus 16: 2-24John 16: 16-endPsalms 120,140
ThursdayLamentations 3: 1-33John 13: 1-35Psalms 116, 117
FridayIsaiah 50: 4-10John 19: 38-endPsalm 88
SaturdayJob 19: 21-27John 2: 13-22Psalm 27

WORSHIP SCHEDULE FOR HOLY WEEK

Monday8:30 AM Morning Prayer
5:30 PM Evening Prayer
Tuesday8:30 AM Morning Prayer
5:30 PM Evening Prayer
Wednesday8:30 AM Morning Prayer
5:30 PM Evening Prayer
Maundy Thursday8:30 AM Morning Prayer
5:30 PM Holy Communion
Good Friday10:00 AM Way of the Cross for Children and Families
12:00 PM Celebration of the Lord’s Passion
Holy Saturday7:00 PM Evening Prayer with Holy Baptism and Confirmation
Easter Sunday10:30 AM Holy Communion
3:00 PM Light and Peace Easter Service for Families
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Palm Sunday 2021 – Sermon

(Updated 2021-03-28: Added audio)

St. Mary’s Anglican Church, Palm Sunday, March 28, 2021 Canon Claude Schroeder

Sermon Audio

From today’s reading of the Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark:

“There were some who said to themselves indignantly, “Why was the ointment thus wasted?For this ointment might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii, and given to the poor.” And they reproached her. But Jesus said, “Let her alone; why do you trouble her? She has done a beautiful thing to me….she has anointed my body beforehand for burying. And truly, I say to you, wherever the gospel is preached in the whole world, what she has done will be told in memory of her.” (Mark 14. 46, 8-9)

In an article entitled, “The Christian Art of Dying”, the British Orthodox priest and theologian John Behr argues that, “in discussing the ages of the spiritual life, nothing is as important or as difficult as facing the reality of death.”

I don’t think any of us would dispute this. We shift nervously in our seats whenever the subject comes up, but it’s a subject that has certainly reared its ugly head under COVID, where from some, stepping outside the doors of one’s house, means courting death.

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Lent 5, 2021 – Bulletin

The Fifth Sunday in Lent – March 21, 2021

Today at St. Mary’s

10.30 A.M. Morning Prayer With Hymns And Sermon. Beth preaching.

GODLY PLAY for children 3-6 years via zoom. Today’s story is ‘Lent-The Torn Curtain’ Matthew 27:50-51. 

FAITHQUEST (for children 7-13 via zoom). Finish the Road to Emmaus rotation with King’s Theatre/Pray per View. Memory Verse/Key Verse: “Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized him, and he vanished from their sight. They said to each other, ‘Were not our hearts burning within us while he was talking to us on the road, while he was opening the scriptures to us?’” (Luke 24: 31-32 NRSV) Leader: Heidi/Anya

1.00 P.M. “BENEDICITE” PRAYER WALK begins at the Lych Gate at St. Mary’s. All are welcome! “All ye works of the Lord, bless ye the Lord. Praise Him and magnify Him for ever!”

Parish Life Notes

“IN PERSON” SUNDAY WORSHIP . Please register ahead of time if you desire to attend the Sunday service at St. Mary’s, and observe public health protocols. AUDIO RECORDING of today’s service and sermon will be posted to the parish website following worship today.

MID WEEK SERVICES. You are warmly invited to join in the daily services of Morning Prayer at 8.30 a.m. and Evening Prayer at 5.30 p.m. starting Monday, March 15. There will also be services of Holy Communion on Tuesday, following a shortened Morning Prayer at 8.30 a.m., Wednesday at 12.15 p.m., and Thursday, following shortened Evening Prayer at 5.30 p.m. In the wake of the isolation and upheaval of these past months, these quiet, meditative services offer us the opportunity to gather with small group of fellow parishioners to refocus our attention in anticipation of Easter, be refreshed, and find healing for bruised and battered hearts. Pre-registration will not be required.

‘RISEN WITH CHRIST’ A PALM SATURDAY VIRTUAL CELEBRATION on Saturday, March 27 at 12:45 PM. To join in, here is the Zoom link.

MEND WITH CARE. Any clothing in need of repair? We are a small group of menders offering to do some basic or creative mending for all your worn wear! All proceeds will go directly to the Refugee Fund. We welcome ripped seams, unraveled knitwear, holes to patch, wool to darn, loose or missing buttons. Please contact Clara at mendwithcare@gmail.com

HAND-DIPPED BEESWAX CANDLES from St. Mary’s may be purchased for $5.00 a pair by contacting Yvonne in the parish office. Phone: 306 522-6052, email: stmarysanglican@sasktel.net Parishioners can pick up their candles from the newly installed mailbox at the Montague St. entrance, and leave a cheque in the proper amount. Proceeds to Refugee Fund. 

FASTING FOR FEEDING. Join us today (Sunday) at 4.30 p.m. for our third and final  zoom meeting from the kitchen of Nat and Mary as we cook Vegetable Biryani. See attached recipe. To join in, here is the Zoom link.

ST. MARY’S VESTRY meets  this Tuesday at 7:00 p.m.

CHILDREN’S LENTEN ALMS. For our Children’s Lenten Alms Family Ministries has chosen City Kidz. We will be collecting alms for City Kidz, an organization that exists to help children living in low-income communities by providing inspirational experiences and personal relationships.

Worship This Week

Monday to Friday

  • 8.30 a.m. Morning Prayer
  • 5.30 p.m. Evening Prayer

Tuesday

  • 8.30 a.m. Holy Communion (following shortened Morning Prayer)

Wednesday

  • 12.15 p.m. Holy Communion

Thursday

  • 5.30 p.m. Holy Communion (following shortened Evening Prayer)