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GLAD TIDINGS No.3. Vol 09 March 2009 christchurchguilford.org

Looking Ahead to the Glory of Easter

One way to describe the Episcopal Church would be to identify us as a Liturgical Church in theApostolic Succession. That is, we are a church that has historical roots and traditions of worshipgoing back to the apostles.

We are a church that nds its equilibrium and order in the worship services and liturgical calendar that theChurch provides through our Book of Common Prayer. Part of our rich liturgical heritage as Anglicans ismade up of the beautiful worship services that comprise the diverse options of religious observance for ourliturgical expression and celebrations during the days of Holy Week.

Beginning with our celebration of Christs Passion on Palm Sunday, we commence our walk with the Lordstarting with his triumphal entry into Jerusalem. The Liturgies of Holy Week guide us through MaundyThursday and Christs institution of the Holy Eucharist at the Last Supper as we recall and re-enact his actof humility as he kneels before his disciples and washes their feet. In anticipation of the solemnity of Good

Friday, our Maundy Thursday Liturgy is concluded by the stripping of the altar and sanctuary. Candles areextinguished and removed, fair linens are taken from the altar, pulpit hangings and the altar frontal are putaway.

Since the Church does not permit bishops or priests to celebrate the Holy Eucharist on Good Friday, theconsecrated Sacrament is reserved or placed at an altar of repose in anticipation of its distribution onGood Friday. That altar holds the lighted sanctuary lamp, indicating the presence of the Blessed Sacramentand owers in anticipation of the Resurrection.

Our Good Friday Liturgy includes the reading of the Passion Gospel and an opportunity for the venerationof the Holy Cross, a centuries-old tradition tracing back to the early church and Holy Week observancesrecorded in the 4th century in Jerusalem. The Solemnity of Holy Week culminates with the joy and glory ofthe Resurrection and Christs victory over death.

Our Easter observance begins with the Great Vigil of Easter, on Saturday night. The Liturgy provided for theEaster Vigil is, I believe, the most dramatic and impressive liturgy in the Church. As dusk turns into night,the Church gathers to celebrate the rst Eucharist of Easter. There isa palpable sense of anticipation as the clergy and congregation gatherin a darkened church to begin the Service of Light to kindle and blessthe new re of Easter. As the ames in the basin grow, light graduallydispels the darkness that envelopes the people in the nave and sanctuary,symbolic of Christ, the New Light, and his victory over the grave. Thecelebrant inscribes the Paschal Candle with the symbols of the Alpha and the Omega and the year, saying: Christ yesterday and today, theBeginning and the End, Alpha and Omega. His are the times and ages.To him be glory and dominion through all ages of eternity.

The celebrant then places ve grains of incense into the four points andcenter of the traced cross on the Candle, saying: Through his holy and glorious wounds may Christ theLord guard and preserve us. The Paschal Candle is lighted from the new re and is carried into theChurch. Tapers throughout the congregation are lighted from its ame as light spreads over the people.The Exsultet, or Paschal Proclamation, is sung as the procession moves to the sanctuary for the Liturgy ofthe Word and then the First Festival Eucharist of the Resurrection. The interior lights of the church arerestored at the singing of the Gloria as the church bells are rung to signal Christs rising from the dead.

Alleluia! Christ is risen! The Lord is risen indeed! Alleluia!!


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GLAD TIDINGSMardi Gras Party brings out revelers

Laissez les bon temps rouler. For we who are Frenchchallenged, this means Its party time! Christ Churchparishioners lled the parish hall on Saturday, February21 bringing New Orleans to Guilford. Fat Tuesday, the

day before Ash Wednesday, is a last chance to party beforeLent arrives when we will focus on Jesus 40 days in thewilderness and our Lenten obligations.

New Orleans Mardi Gras features lavish costumes ofgreen, purple, and gold for those willing to make a fool ofthemselves. Costumes ranged from Father Tonys fancygeisha gown, to our Mardi Gras King Paul Ayotte, manyladies dressed in lavish gowns, a few cruise tourists added tothe party, and a Tom Hanks wannabe, looked very much likea survivor on a desert island.

Music was non-stop New Orleans creole and jazz, whichencouraged a snake dance led by Geisha Tony. Great NewOrleans cuisine was well prepared and served with Tabascosauce to avor the jambalaya just right. To close the evening,King Cake was cut by each diner. A plastic baby was hiddenin the cake and he or she who was lucky enough to nd thebaby will buy or bake the cake for the next Mardi Gras partysure to repeat in a year.


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AnouncementsVolunteersNeededInterested in helping with ChristChurch publicity?

Nimble ngers and friendly faces areneeded by Pat Wakeed on Fridaysto prepare the Sunday Bulletin forthe 8 and 10 oclock services. It iseasy coee-klatch sorting and fold-ing with the chance to hear breakingnews from our busy calendar.

Once a month on Wednesday orThursday, Glad Tidings needs tendercare to label, fold and collate forbulk mailing. A few volunteers cando the job in an hour.

ECW Pot LuckLunchComing up Thursday, April 9, at theECW Meeting is Quest speaker Barbara

Katz of the VNA. She will presentinghelpful, useful information about FallRisks. All attending will receive auseful booklet on this common elderlyproblem.

ALL are welcome: male, female, youngand old. Pot luck lunch will be at 12:00with the presentation at 1:00.

Please join us, youre never too young orold to come! For more informationplease call Cindy Smith 453-4648.

Holy Week and Easter atChrist Episcopal Church

Passion Sunday April 58:00 am - Liturgy of the Palms The Passion Gospel

Holy Eucharist Rite I10:00 am Ecumenical Liturgy of the Palms on the Green Procession to Christ Church The Passion Gospel

Holy Eucharist Rite II

Wednesday in Holy Week April 8 7:30 pm A Service of Tenebrae

Maundy Thursday April 9 7:30 pm The Liturgy for Maundy Thursday

Ceremonial Foot Washing Celebration of the Lords SupperReservation of the Sacrament Solemn Stripping of the Altar

Good Friday April 1012 Noon Mass of the Pre-Sanctied

Veneration of the Holy Cross7:30 pm Mass of the Pre-Sanctied with organ and choir

Veneration of the Holy Cross

The Great Vigil of Easter Saturday April 117:30 pm Kindling of the New Fire of Easter

Blessing and Inscription of the Paschal CandleFestival Holy Eucharist of the Resurrection

Renewal of Baptismal Vows

Laura KennelProvides Nursery

CareLaura Kennel, 18, will be our NurseryCare-giver for toddlers up to 3 yrsold on Sunday Mornings. This paidposition is funded by a generousdonation of the Lameroux familyrecent newcomers to Christ Church

Nursery care is available from 9:30

a.m. until after the 10:00 am Sunday

ECWContributesLeadership GiftThe ECW of Christ Church have com

forward with a generous $3,000.0contribution to the parish fro

proceeds of the organizations fun

raisers. The gift has been designate

as the rst leadership gift in our effo

to retire the debt incurred through th

restoration of the former rectory. Th

Wardens and Vestry will be developin

an appeal for other leadership gif

from potential donors in the paris

All but approximately $4,400 of th

funds used in restoring the rectory weborrowed by the parish to complete th

project.

E A S T E RM E M O R I A L SFUND SPECIALEASTER MUSIC

& FLOWERSEaster Memorial Gift Envelopeavailable since Ash Wednesday, mabe used to fund the Easter owers, decorate the sanctuary for Easter, and fadditional musicians for special Eastmusic for our Festival Holy Eucharison Easter Sunday. Easter Memoriamay be given either in memory ofdeceased loved one or in thanksgivinfor Gods abundant blessings. Yougenerosity ontributes to the joyou

celebration we anticipate.

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GT profiles

June Crouter

Chittick

Born in Burlington, VT,June has solid upper NewEngland genes developed

in a state where farmers stillpredominate and cows onceoutnumbered human beings.Vermonters are often goodlisteners and hard workers. Theyalso display a great sense ofhumor always looking for thequirky things in life to laugh at

or to build a joke upon. Junehas those traits: more willing tolisten and react than to dominateconversation, satised to be adoer rather than a dominator,and, always, oering a smile and achuckle when something strikesher alert sense of humor.

June graduated from theUniversity of Vermont in 1951.

She got more than her BA degreewhen she met her husband-to-be,Robert Chittick, a Bostonian,who was a classmate.

June and Bob settled in Westport,CT, where they lived happily forforty-ve years. June was then atraditional housewife busy raisingher daughters Jennifer, Cynthia,and Deborah while Bob was

earning a living as a stockbroker.

When she was forty years oldand her children no longerneeding constant care, she went

back to college at WesternConnecticut State to earn herMA as a teacher. She taughtthird grade at the BrooksideElementary School in Norwalkfor 3 years, but decided shecould better serve her family andherself at home.

As retirement age approached forBob, the Chitticks were oered

a handsome price for theirattractive home in Westport.With daughters grown, theymoved up the Sound to Guilfordin 1997. June says that Guilfordhas the rural feel that she iscomfortable with as a Vermonter-- a bit more country, slowerpaced than lower Faireld County-- and lled with friendly peoplelike herself.

When Bob died suddenly sixyears ago, The Rev. NormanMcLeod oered to do the funeralservice and June found a new,caring home at Christ Church.Her rst volunteer work was withthe ECW after Jeanette Konczconvinced her to join the group.Join she did and soon June was avital, dependable member of the

Christ Church Altar Guild. Shesees her service preparing thealtar as a privilege, not a burden.The few hours of attending to thesacred preparation of the altar forcommunion is uplifting for her.

Her dependability and positiveapproach to her volunteer servicewas noticed and appreciated andshe was elected to the Vestry.

June also volunteered with theGuilford Interfaith Ministriesof Churches as a friendly visitor,Meals-on-Wheels driver, andFood Bank volunteer.

The Christ Church Altar Guildhas been decimated by thedeparture of a number of faithfulvolunteers, so June and otherECW and Altar Guild membersare opening their arms for newvolunteers. Those who do answerthis call will get to know JuneChittick. That, in itself, will bean uplifting experience.

Vestry MemberRecognized for

Service

Bob Donahue, Vestrmember and StewardshiChairman here at Chri

Episcopal Church, , was recognize

by Peoples United Bank as the2008 Corporate Volunteer of thYear. Bob received the award their annual awards banquet, hethis year in his honor at the GrassHill Country Club on March 1 The award was presented to Boby Peoples President and ChiExecutive Ocer. CongratulationBob!!


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Pledges Top 2009 BudgetAs Stewardship Chairman, I have to scream Thank you! Thank you!Thank you! to our Christ Church family. We have made our PledgeCommitment goal for 2009!!

As of March 1st we have received in $161,000.00 in pledgecommitments and our goal was $160,700.00!!!!What a phenomenalfeat for our church! Thanks to all the parishioners who sent intheir pledge cards and made this happen. Thanks also to those of

you who made amendments to your pledge based upon our needsand to those of you for pledging for the rst time! Thank you forresponding to my follow-up phone calls and making this processfruitful for all of us!

What a great feeling to be a part of this wonderful and givingcommunity! "For where your treasure is, there your heart will bealso" (Matthew, 6: 21)

Bob Donahue, Stewardship Chair.

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