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Easter Sunday Service, 4-5-15

Hi everybody:
Today was one of the most beautiful days EV-ER!  The rain was a blessing even though it made it just a tad messy this morning…no complaints here.
Today we had 16 people at the service.  We were so proud to meet Canon Janet’s husband, Ed, and their children Wynne and Ben.  All of them were participants in the service with the children being acolytes and Ed carrying the cross and taking up the collection.  We sang like we were a huge church….maybe louder than we were good, but we definitely made a “joyous noise unto the Lord.”  Our music, which makes our services so joyful, is beautiful and we really enjoy it….thanks to Sarah Walker.
We received a gift of a brass chalice, paten, and a ciborium that was purchased by Fr. Bruce Coggin and Owanah Anderson and used by All Saints for their services.  This is a beautiful addition to what we already have and we will take extra special care of these items which are on loan to us.  JD Todd was gracious enough to drive from Wichita Falls to our house to deliver them and we can’t thank him enough for doing that.  Canon Janet brought us a Paschal candle to keep burning during the Easter season and we will try to make a candle holder for it.  It is from the Episcopal Church in Wichita Falls and originally from Ascension in Lewisville.  We received a veil and two burses and we used the gold side of the veil today and the white burse on the altar….these were gifts from St. Stephen’s in Hurst.  Thank you cards were written by Sarah Walker and we all signed them today; they will be mailed tomorrow.
I am attaching a few pictures of the altar, the chalice, paten, ciborium, and the Waggoner family.
Thank you all for celebrating today with us.
Allelulia!  Christ is risen.
The Lord is risen indeed.  Allelulia!
For His sake,
Ellen

March 23

Oh Boy!  How wonderful it was to have Bishop High celebrate Holy Eucharist at our little Community Center on Sunday, March 22.  We had three days to get something together that would be appropriate and everyone did his part to make it happen.  So many thanks to folks; JD Todd got prayer books and candlesticks for us along with an altar book and Gospel book, hymnals from St. Stephen’s in Hurst, palms from Elinor Normand, a register from Janet Waggoner (plus she and her family will be with us for Easter…Yay!), Tracie tracked down some altar kits, Sarah Walker brought her organ and sweet music, Katie Sherrod brought her camera and took photos throughout the service.  Pictures should be up on the website tomorrow sometime.
Not only all that, but we know we are being prayed for.  In fact, we received a letter from a sister church, St. Stephen’s in Heathsville, VA, telling us that they were praying for us on the very first day we met for Morning Prayer at our house.  These folks went through similar circumstances and lost their church building for five years before the litigation was resolved.  They pray that God will continue to guide, inspire and bless us.  All of the congregation signed the letter.  The Rev. Lucia K. Lloyd is the Rector of St. Stephen’s.  They know what we are going through and so they wanted to encourage us.  What a beautiful thing!
If I have forgotten anyone, please forgive me.
For His Sake,
Ellen
p.s.  Y’all come be with us on Palm Sunday.  We’ll have Morning Prayer and fellowship.