IN THIS ISSUE • March 22, 2024
Holy Week Schedule 2024
Prayer Shawl Sunday Sign Up for the Nightwatch at the Altar of Repose - 4 to 5 am shift No childcare for the next two Sundays ~ March 17 & 25 February Report: Needful Things Pantry Still need 2 Volunteers for 4:00pm - 6:00pm and 10 Donors ~ Blood drive April 5th, 2024 Chrism Mass ~ March 27th Peace for the Masses- April 20, 2024 2:00 PM Intercessions Sign up now to Host March / April Coffee Hour ~ Join the Brew Crew Rev. Benjamin Thomas invites you to worship Sunday in-person or at home In-person Worship (or live stream at home) this Sunday at 9am Downtown Eau Claire Kwik Trip Cards Fundraiser Vanco Sign Up for the Nightwatch at the Altar of Repose - 4 to 5 am shift
We still have 1 spot open. Please fill the 4 - 5am shift On the night that Jesus instituted the Holy Eucharist (Maundy Thursday), He explained to His disciples that He was about to undertake one of the most difficult trials in His earthly existence. After Supper was ended, He went to the Garden and prayed to the Father for strength to accept what was going to happen. This Garden was called Gethsemane. Taking His apostles with Him, Jesus asked them to sit, pray and watch with Him, and to offer support as His difficult hour approached: My soul is very sorrowful, said Jesus, even to death; remain here and watch. After the Altar and Church are stripped on Maundy Thursday, the Sacrament is brought in procession to an area separate from the main altar of the Cathedral, to the Chapel of the Ascension, and laid to rest there in a peaceful setting, symbolic of the Gethsemane Garden. This peaceful, restful setting is called the Altar of Repose. It has been the historical and traditional practice of the People of God to keep watch from the end of the Maundy Thursday Service, commemorating the Last Supper, through the night, to the beginning of the Good Friday Liturgy, the point in history when the soldiers came to take Christ away to be crucified. We will observe this ancient tradition by offering you the opportunity to keep watch, in one hour intervals, through the quiet time of the night, from Maundy Thursday evening, through the hours of Good Friday, until Noon. This will be a time when you can come and pray, meditate, watch, or do whatever you wish in quiet adoration of the Passion of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Please sign up for a time of solemn prayer at the Altar of Repose immediately following the Maundy Thursday service on March 28 at 6:00 p.m. These are one hour time slots beginning at 7:00 p.m., or whenever service is finished ending with the 11:00 a.m. - Noon time slot on Friday, March 29. Click Here to sign up via SignUpGenius No childcare for the next two Sundays ~ March 17 & 25There will be NO childcare the next two Sundays, March 17th and March 25th. Childcare will resume on Easter Sunday. Still need 2 Volunteers for 4:00pm - 6:00pm and 10 Donors ~ Blood drive April 5th, 2024Still in need of 2 Volunteers for 4:00pm - 6:00pm and 10 Donors Scan the QR code or click here to give blood!
Intercessions• For those in need of healing, guidance, and comfort: Elliot, Kevin, • Diocese of Eau Claire Cycle of Prayer: • March Birthdays: Sign up now to Host March / April Coffee Hour ~ Join the Brew CrewThe sign-up sheet is now posted in the memorial lounge and in sign-up genius for hosting March / April coffee hours. To sign up through sign-up genius scroll to the bottom of this email, and click on the link. You can also sign up on the poster by the kitchen window when you’re at church this Sunday. If you’ve never hosted coffee hour, but you would like to get started, talk to Mary Gadwill and Becky Van Es. We will be happy to host with you your first time to give you instructions. Thank you to all for making coffee hours enjoyable for everyone! This is a time to connect with your church family following the service on Sunday. It's fun & easy! We want to keep it simple, coffee, juice, and breakfast items (donuts, donut holes, muffins, cookies, etc.) Please check your calendar and review the available slots below; click on the button to sign up. Help us keep coffee hour brewing! Rev. Benjamin Thomas invites you to worship Sunday in-person or at home
Dear Friends, The early church came together across previously unimaginable social and political boundaries in the name of Jesus for mutual support, encouragement, and to grow in the knowledge and love of God. We welcome you to attend our in person worship at 9:00 a.m. on Sundays. We sincerely hope that people will feel comfortable and safe returning to in-person worship. Even so, some will not feel safe or face a greater risk, and so we will provide a Zoom link and Facebook live stream to the in-person worship as a way of keeping our community together in worship. This has been a long journey that is not quite at its end, but I am hopeful, along with the Vestry, that we will be able to travel this last stage together with a renewed sense of hope and purpose in our mission to share the love of God with all the world. Benjamin+ If you choose to continue to join us on Zoom (link below) or Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/cathedralec): Click here to access the Sunday service bulletin. Click here to join our Zoom live for any of our services Access 1.14.2024 'The Rule of Life: an ordered way to follow Jesus' In-person Worship (or live stream at home) this Sunday at 9amJoin us for the Rite II Holy Eucharist service with The Very Reverend Benjamin Thomas, at 9 a.m. at the Cathedral, or watch this service livestream via Zoom (instructions & link below) or on our Facebook page (to find us on Facebook type in @cathedralec). There is a link embedded in the middle of the invitation. To use this link, you have to download the free "Zoom" app to your smartphone, tablet, or computer. If you have that app on your device, all you have to do is click the link on the email and you will automatically connect. (Be sure to allow the app to access your camera and microphone, if requested. If you don't want to use the app, or are using a device that can't download the app, you can go to the website for Zoom: https://zoom.us On the upper right hand side of your screen, there will be a tab titled "Join a Meeting." Click on that tab and you will be prompted to enter a "Meeting ID or Personal Link Name." The "Meeting ID" can be found toward the bottom of the invitation. I've highlighted it in red to be easier to find. In the case of this meeting, the ID is: 924 746 7996. Just enter those digits without a space or dashes and click enter. From there, you'll be prompted to allow access to your camera/microphone. Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 924 746 7996 One tap mobile Dial by your location Click here to access the bulletin for Sunday service. Access 1.14.2024 'The Rule of Life: an ordered way to follow Jesus' Downtown Eau Claire
Discover what's happening this weekend in Eau Claire Get out and enjoy Downtown Eau Claire this weekend! Downtown Construction Updates New construction updates are on our website! https://www.downtowneauclaire.org/explore/explore-downtown/constructionupdates/
Kwik Trip Cards FundraiserWe are still partnering with Kwik Trip Fundraising Card Program! As of November 1st, the program is changing slightly. They are now offering a new Grocery Only/In-Store card that we purchase at a 15% base discount. This card can be used toward in-store products. Items not eligible to be purchased with the new card offering include fuel, tobacco, alcohol, gift cars, lottery/lotto, and stamps. This allows us to take advantage of the discount at the point of purchase instead of having to wait for a rebate on grocery items. Regular and Fuel-Only gift cards are still available. We purchase these at a 5% base discount. This is a great way to support the church while purchasing the gas and/or groceries you were going to buy anyway. These cards make great gifts for your friends & family, service providers or employees! Christ Church Episcopal Cathedral The Episcopal Diocese of Eau Claire To ensure that our messages arrive in your inbox, please add This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to your contacts. If you prefer not to receive news from Christ Church Cathedral in the future, click here to unsubscribe. |
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Rite II with Eucharist service – 9:00 AM;
In person, Zoom and Facebook live.
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Holy Days – Eucharist as announced in the Weekly Update