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Easter Letter 2008
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 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
“Why seek ye the living among the dead? He is not here, but is
risen” (Luke 24:5-6). These words, spoken originally to three women
at daybreak on the first Easter, are now being spoken to us this
Easter.
At this time of year the Church proclaims that something radically
new and wonderful happened on that first Easter morning: Jesus
Christ was raised and we were promised new and unending life. The
Risen Lord Jesus has triumphed over evil, sin, and death and now
lives to mediate and advocate for us before God the Father.
And this fact should be one which changes our individual lives
forever. Because the Lord Jesus is truly risen and because He
shares His risen life with us, we can cope with the uncertainties,
problems, and challenges which come to us in our daily lives.
Do
you know what instruction, what order, is given, again and again, by
God, by angels, by Jesus, by the prophets and the apostles?
The most frequent command in the Bible is : ‘Don’t be afraid. Fear
not.’ In the Risen Lord we find the strength to persevere in
the face of temptation and difficulty and to remain faithful to our
baptismal promises to avoid sin, to live our Faith in all its
fullness, and to love God and our neighbor.
With the Easter proclamation every Christian may live with great
hope and inner joy because our Risen Lord and Savior is at our side:
in our homes, in the workplace, in daily life, wherever we go.
On
this Easter and throughout the Easter season, I am praying for each
of you, asking the Risen Lord Jesus to fill you with the hope,
peace, and joy which He alone can give. May you have a blessed
Easter!
 Faithfully
in Christ,
Father Gordon W. Hines+
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HOLY WEEK & EASTER DAY SCHEDULE |
| March 19 |
Wednesday in Holy Week, 5:45 pm
Evening Prayer, 6:00 pm Mass |
| March 20 |
Maundy Thursday Liturgy, 6:30 pm |
| March 21 |
Good Friday 12 - 1:00 pm, Stations
of the Cross,
Good Friday Meditation and Litany 6:30 pm |
| March 22 |
Holy Saturday, Lighting of the
Paschal Fire, 6:30 pm, Mass
(Holy Saturday service will be held at Holy Trinity Mission) |
| March 23 |
Easter Day, 8:00 am Mass, 10:30 am
Choral Mass with Children’s Flowering of the Cross, Sunday School/Nursery Care
10:30 am |
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Weekly
Services
Wednesday
Evening Prayer
5:45 pm
Mass
6:00 pm
Choir Practice
7-8:15 pm
Bible Study
7-8:15 pm
Sunday
Mass 8:00 am
Adult Instruction
9-10 am
Choral Mass
10:30 am
Nursery and
Sunday School
Coffee/Fellowship Hour
(following Mass)
During July and August
There will only be one
Sunday Mass at
9:00 AM
Holy Days
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