Hi church,
Before we enter into Holy Week and get all serious, I'd like to begin this week's On the Table by reprinting (without permission) a haiku from the pen of Jym Boucher:
The Olive Garden
Get The Tour of Italy
Angel Hair Pasta
There, my friends, is an appropriate and poetic sentiment for this burgeoning, beautiful Spring. Bottomless salad, and unlimited bread sticks, y'all. Word. (There's more where that came from, but you have to be Facebook friends with both Jym and Moffit to see it.)
In other news, I'm still having a hard time believing that this coming Sunday is Palm Sunday. It's kind of a big deal. So we're treating it that way. So this Sunday, please join us for all this stuff:
- At 9:30am at Jammin' Java, our 9:30am Club will be gathering for some free and open worship music. You're welcome as a player, singer, hummer, toe-tapper, or swayer-back-and-forth-er. It's all good.
- At 10:00am (still at JJ) join us for our Palm Sunday worship service! Both the adults and the Big Kids will be building our entire gathering around the celebration known as Communion, the Lord's Supper, or the Eucharist. (And for the actual celebration of Communion, we'll be all together, all-ages, for an instructed Eucharist.) Also, there will be palm fronds! :-D
- After the service, at around noon, please join us at Kate and Matt and Lizzy and Maddie's house for our Lenten simple meal. The Maisels will provide soup and salad, and mac & cheese for the kiddos; we're welcome to bring other things at add to the meal (beverages, snacks, etc.) and we are also welcome to just show up for food and fellowship!
- After that, Matt has invited all the musically-inclined for another 9:30am-Club-led jam session at his house!
And looking ahead to Holy Week and beyond:
- There's been some talk of an observance of Maundy Thursday (the Thursday of the Last Supper; this year it's next Thursday, the 21st). We may visit a local church for their worship service, or we may roll our own, like we did for this year's Ash Wednesday or last year's foot washing at the church retreat. The Midweek Group will likely take the lead on a plan - stay tuned.
- Please join us for our Easter celebration, which will be at 10am on Sunday the 24th at Jammin' Java (even though it's a fourth Sunday). It'll be another collaboration between the adults and the Big Kids!
- The Sunday after that, May 1st, we will not be gathering at Jammin' Java (even thought it's a first Sunday), but will instead get together for a congregational meeting. Look for more details on that soon. All are welcome!
And I think that's it for now. As we begin our Holy Week journey together, please let us know if you have other suggestions for living into this most sacred time of the Christian year.
Peace,
Mike Croghan
