March 28, 2018
28 Marzo 2018
Sisters and Brothers

Whew! There is much going on within our parish even without it being Holy Week! Attendance has been up significantly! We have folks requesting baptism - so we'll be baptizing 3 folks at the Vigil on Saturday. We have newcomers asking about membership - so we'll be starting new Membership Classes shortly after Easter. A Latino Fellowship Group is forming, and they'll begin meeting on Sunday evenings. Joshua and Tracy will be joining us as Aspirants for Holy Orders, and on and on. (I don't know about you, but I'm excited!)

With all that is happening, I would encourage you to read this edition of the Around the Parish thoroughly. We'll be sending out others as the Triduum - the Most Sacred Three Days approaches. Read! Stay informed! Join us!

Blessings!

Fr. Dewayne

- --- En Español ----

Hermanas y hermanos

¡Uf! ¡Están sucediendo muchas cosas en nuestra parroquia, incluso sin ser Semana Santa! ¡La asistencia ha aumentado significativamente! Tenemos personas que solicitan el bautismo, por lo que bautizaremos a 3 personas en la Vigilia el sábado. Tenemos recién llegados preguntando sobre la membresía, por lo que comenzaremos nuevas clases de membresía poco después de la Pascua. Un Latino Fellowship Group se está formando y comenzarán a reunirse los domingos por la noche. Joshua y Tracy se unirán a nosotros como aspirantes a las Órdenes Sagradas, y sigue y sigue. (¡No sé ustedes, pero estoy emocionado!)

Con todo lo que está sucediendo, los animo a leer esta edición de Around the Parish por completo. Vamos a enviar a otros como el Triduo: el día más sagrado de tres días

Bendiciones!

Padre Dewayne
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The Triduum: Los Tres Días Más Santos

Maundy Thursday / Jueves Santo

Washing of Feet
Holy Eucharist
Stripping of the Altar


Good Friday / Viernes Santo

Recollection of Christ’s death
Prayers before the Cross
Communion from the Reserved Sacrament


Vigil of Easter / Vigilia de Pascua

Celebration of the Paschal Mystery
Reading of the Salvation Stories
Lighting of the New Fire and Paschal Candle
Blessing of the Baptismal Waters


Each service begins at 7:00 p.m.
Cada servicio comienza a las 7:00 p.m.



Play Bible Trivia!

This week's question:
What covered the "mercy seat" of the Ark of the Covenant?
A) A candlestick
B) Overlapping Palm fronds
C) A figure of a bronze serpent
D) Golden figures of Cherubim

Last Week's Trivia:
How did God lead the Israelites during the Exodus?
C) As a cloud of fire.

Jesus was a faithful Jew and regularly attended the Passover in Jerusalem, but this is especially true his last Passover before his crucifixion.
Worship with us on YouTube!
Our Palm & Passion Sunday Mass was broadcast live from Facebook. This increases our worship participation. Click the Facebook logo to watch!
Thank YOU for Your Help

Thanks to everyone who helped in cleaning last Saturday. You are terrific!
The Sacrament of Baptism Celebrated at Easter Vigil

This year, during our Easter Vigil, we are thrilled to be offering the Sacrament of Baptism to Taylor, TJ, and Keymontay. These folks come to us because they had been previously denied Baptism in their former faith tradition. When others say "No," we say, "Yes!" Let's welcome these individuals into our family!
From The Vestry:
Our Welcome to Latinos

For some time now, we, the Vestry, in association with Fr. Dewayne, have been considering how we might be more welcoming and inclusive of Latinos and help them remain connected to our congregation. As you may be aware, we have been printing Spanish translations of our worship missal for three years. After a meeting with our Latino members, the Vestry agreed that becoming more bilingual was an important first step. 

We are aware that this decision has not been welcomed by a few members. Setting the right balance regarding how much Spanish we include in worship is something that we will need to constantly work on. We do, however, want to emphasize that this decision fits directly with our parish’s mission statement. It is also fully in alignment with the commission that Christ gave us: to preach the gospel to all people (ethnicities). We ask everyone to not only have patience with this process, but to assist us in our efforts as we live into being more diverse and welcoming. 
+++ En E spañol +++

 Del Consejo Parroquial:
Nuestra Bienvenida a los Latinos

Desde hace un tiempo, nosotros, la Junta Parroquial en asociación con el Padre. Dewayne, ha estado considerando cómo podríamos ser más acogedores e inclusivos de los latinos y ayudarlos a permanecer conectados con nuestra congregación. Como sabrá, hemos estado imprimiendo traducciones al español de nuestro misal de adoración durante tres años. Después de una reunión con nuestros miembros latinos, la Junta Parroquial acordó que volverse más bilingüe fue un primer paso importante.

Somos conscientes de que esta decisión no ha sido bien recibida por algunos miembros. Establecer el equilibrio correcto con respecto a la cantidad de español que incluimos en la adoración es algo en lo que necesitaremos trabajar constantemente. Sin embargo, queremos enfatizar que esta decisión se ajusta directamente a la declaración de la misión de la parroquia. También está completamente alineado con la comisión que Cristo nos dio: predicar el evangelio a todas las personas (etnias). Les pedimos a todos que no solo tengan paciencia con este proceso, sino que nos ayuden en nuestros esfuerzos a medida que vivimos para ser más diversos y acogedores.
A Movie Recommendation: All Saints
The movie is based on the real life experience of a small
Episcopal Church and how they turned their decline around by embracing others
Grupo Latino Comenzará la Reunión

Invitamos a todos nuestros hermanos y hermanas latinos (y a todos los gringos que quieran demostrar su apoyo) a que se reúnan para nuestra primera Reunión de Grupo de Latinos a las 6 PM el domingo 8 de abril. Nos reuniremos para comida, compañerismo y oración

+++In English +++

Latino Group to Begin Meeting

We invite all our Latino sisters and brothers (and any gringos who might want to demonstrate their support) to gather for our first Latino Group Meeting at 6 PM on Sunday, April 8th. We will gather for food, fellowship and prayer.
Estaciones Bilingües de la Cruz
el Viernes Santo

El Viernes Santo, ofreceremos las Estaciones de la Cruz a las 6 PM. El servicio corto se ofrecerá en una combinación de español e inglés.

+++ In English +++

A Bilingual Stations of the Cross
to be Offered on Good Friday
On Holy Friday, we'll be offering the Stations of the Cross at 6 PM. The short service will be offered in a blend of Spanish and English.

Spring Karaoke
Friday, April 6th
8 PM till ??
Please Keep in Prayer/
Mantenga Estos en Oración:

Those Who Are Ill or Recovering
Aquellos Que Están Enfermos o en Recuperación


Susan Schlesinger
Charles Barnett (brother, Joyce Daley)
Luis Villaseñor
Linda Ruhman
Brandon Patterson
Sr. Danielle Murphy (friend of Bro. Ray and his mom)
Bob & Scott
Mary Ella Long (Kellie Wright's mom)
Dick Cantrell
Jay King
Taylor Grimmer
Lovell Mackey (Danny Mackey's mom)
Richard Cherry-Jones (brother of Christopher)
Debbie Broome
Johnnie Cronin
Lance Cheney (friend of Danny Mackey)
Cloyd Stotler-Easley
Terry Birkes
Rick Craig
Debbie Wilson
Jason Miller
Sarah Vizza
Lisa Chaney (friend of Virginia Cohlmia)
Penny Walker (friend of Lori Stem)
Janice West (friend of Eric Sanchez)


Those Who Are (or will be) Traveling
Aquellos Que Están Viajando 

Danny Cook

Those Who Have Died 
Aquellos Que Han Muerto

Buddy Ford (8-yr-old friend, K. Elliott)
Long Nguyen
Robert Fyrst
David Cooley
Ray Voils


Those in Need of Comfort or Support
Aquellos que Necesitan Apoyo

Family & friends of Buddy Ford
Family & friends of Long Nguyen
Family & friends of Robert Fyrst
Family & friends of David Cooley
Family & friends of Ray Voils
Alex & Jerome
Myrna Campbell
Richard Jones
Martha Simmons
Laura Boyce
Rod & Casey Conrad


Celebrating Birthdays and Anniversaries
Celebrando Cumpleaños o Aniversarios

Virginia Harrison (March 28)
John Offutt (March 28)
Murrel Wilmoth (April 4)

Sharing Fellowship/
Compartir compañerismo
 
Here is the schedule of those providing refreshments for the weeks ahead.
Aquí está el cronograma de aquellos que ofrecen refrigerios
para las próximas semanas.

  • Semana/Week 1 - April 01 (Easter Brunch!)
  • Semana/Week 2 - April 08   E-K
  • Semana/Week 3 - April 15   L-R
  • Semana/Week 4 - April 22 S-Z
Welcoming Two New Aspirants

We are happy to announce that two Aspirants will be joining our parish family. These two individuals have been in dialogue with Fr. Dewayne for several months and are discerning a call to Holy Orders.

Joshua Miller-Shawnee will be joining us this Saturday (at our Vigil) and at Easter Sunday Mass. Joshua has a previous history with St. Jerome when he became a member at the ripe old age of 17! Since then he has served in various settings as a youth and music minister. Joshua has previously completed a certificate of religious studies through Phillips Theological Seminary. Joshua and his spouse, Kyle, currently reside in Iowa. We expect that he will be commuting back and forth one Sunday per month and begin a formal Discernment Process with us beginning this fall.

The second Aspirant is Tracy Megli. Tracy attended worship here on Wednesday evenings many years ago. He has completed Membership Class and will be received as a Member this Eastertide. Tracy teaches music at a local high school and serves as the Music Director of a well-known parish here in the Tulsa area. Tracy has completed his MDiv studies at Phillips Theological Seminary and was previously approved for ordination through the United Church of Christ. Tracy will be joining us the Third Sunday of Easter. He, too, should be eligible to begin a Discernment Process this fall.

Both of these gentlemen are talented singers, and they bring friends and family with them. Tracy is currently the director of the musical group Kyrie. You can watch a video about this singing group by clicking the link below. How lucky we are to have them choosing St. Jerome to undertake this important time of exploration and discernment?
Stay Connected!
Mantente Conectado!

Nuestra parroquia tiene una aplicación para la iglesia que nos permite estar más conectados y proporciona una visión general rápida de eventos, enlaces a videos, anuncios y mucho más. 

Para descargar nuestra aplicación de la iglesia, vaya a su Play Store y busque Churchlinkapp. Selecciona la aplicación y descarga. (La aplicación es gratuita.) Una vez descargada, abra la aplicación. Permitir que sepa su ubicación. En el campo de búsqueda, escriba "la iglesia parroquial de San Jerónimo".
Got Photos?

We're collecting photos of this year's Parish events (activities, worship serces, etc.), so that we can assemble and maintain an ongoing photo record or history. If you have any photos to contribute, please forward those to this email account:    parisheventphotos@gmail.com


¿Tienes Fotos?  
Estamos recolectando fotos de los eventos parroquiales de este año (actividades, servicios de adoración, etc.) para que podamos reunir y mantener un registro fotográfico continuo o la historia. Si tiene alguna foto para contribuir, envíela a esta cuenta de correo electrónico:  parisheventphotos@gmail.com  
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