VOLUME 3, ISSUE 12
March 24, 2021
Palm Sunday
SCRIPTURE READINGS
Mark 11:1-11
Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29
Mark 14:1 - 15:47
SUN. MARCH 28th - 10:00AM

Presider: Bishop David Rice and Cathedral/Diocese Staff Clergy
SUNDAY SCHOOL
SUNDAYS @ 9:15AM

SUNDAY WORSHIP
SUNDAYS @ 10:00AM
IN PERSON/AQUÍ

March 28, 2021
PALM SUNDAY - DOMINGO DE RAMOS
10:00AM - BLESSING OF THE PALM
6:30PM - BENDICIÓN DE RAMOS

April 2, 2021
GOOD FRIDAY - VIERNES SANTO
6:30PM - VIACRUCIS/THE WAY OF THE CROSS - BILINGUE/BILINGUAL

April 4, 2021
EASTER DAY - DOMINGO DE RESURRECCIÓN
10:00AM - EASTER EUCHARIST
6:30PM - MISA/EUCARISTÍA DE PASCUA

ONLINE

March 29, 2021
HOLY MONDAY - LUNES SANTO
6:30PM - NIGHT PRAYER: COMPLINE - ORACIÓN DE LA NOCHE

March 30, 2021
HOLY TUESDAY - MARTES SANTO
12:00PM - REAFFIRMATION OF THE ORDINATION VOWS/RECOVACIÓN DE PROMESAS DE ORDENACIÓN
(LAY PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE)
6:30PM - NIGHT PRAYER: COMPLINE - ORACIÓN DE LA NOCHE

March 31, 2021
HOLY WEDNESDAY - MIERCOLES SANTO
6:30PM - SERVICE OF TENEBRAE - ORACIÓN DE TENEBRAE

April 1, 2021
MAUNDY THURSDAY - JUEVES SANTO
6:00PM - EUCHARISTIC DEVOTION/NORA SANTA

April 3, 2021
HOLY SATURDAY - SÁBADO SANTO
9:00AM - HOLY SATURDAY LITURGY
6:00PM - THE GREAT VIGIL OF EASTER/
LA GRAN VIGILIA PASCUAL
(BENDICIÓN DEL AGUA Y EL FUEGO)
HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE
SIGN UP HERE TO ATTEND IN-PERSON EASTER SERVICE (SUNDAY, APRIL 4, 2021)
SUNDAY SCHOOL LENTEN MISSION PROJECT FOR HEIFER PROJECT INTERNATIONAL
Christmas in March? It’s Lent. At least Eli, the sheep in the video below, has on a purple bow. There are a billion people hungry in the world. People’s need for the basic necessities of life don’t care what season it is. But Lent is a great time for us as Christ followers to take stock of our discipleship and remember what the Lamb of God gave and asks of us: to love our neighbor as ourselves. Our Sunday School children are learning about Alms Giving as a Lenten Discipline.

They are collecting $500 in their Lenten Collection boxes to buy a full grown Heifer. To encourage and support them, we are all invited to donate too. Our donations will go toward shares in animals to fill an Heifer Project International Ark. If we want to subscribe every kind of animal for the Ark the goal is $5,000. This project extends beyond Lent, just as our neighbors’ need. We can donate up through Sunday May 16.

A Merry Lamb Born Lent

If hungry Mary had a little lamb, I’m sure that it would know
Its wool and milk will give her ease from hunger and from snow.
One small gift from me to HPI will help send that lamb beyond
To bring Christ’s love and life, a gift far bigger than my sum.
I will give ,and as I sleep snug, warm and filled,
may I recall, words meant for me in another’ Mary’s psalm,
no matter how regularly I pray:
“My soul magnifies the Lord who has lifted up the lowly;
filled the hungry with good things, and sent the rich empty—away.”
If you would like to donate to this ministry, please mail or drop off a check to St. James Cathedral with a memo note: "For Heifer Project International" so that we can distribute donations appropriately. If you donate on our website linked below, please indicate in the description "For HPI". Thank you!
The EDSJ Anti-Racism and Reconciliation Commission on Behalf of the Boston School of Public Health Presents:
ANTIRACISM AS HEALTH POLICY
Race, COVID-19 and Policy Reform
This is a free, upcoming three-part series that will examine racial disparities in health brought vividly to public attention during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sessions details:

1. April 5, 4:30-6p: Data, Race and COVID-19
2. April 6, 4:30-6p: Connecting research and policy
3. April 7, 4:30-6p: Antiracist policy solutions
BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
Contact Dean Sam if you are interested in working with him on the Buildings and Grounds Team. There is much to be done, and you can make a difference. You can reach him at 415-758-1904.
COVID-19 INFORMATION FOR FRESNO COUNTY

Vaccine clinic locations are still being added by the county. Watch for more details on our website, Facebook page, and in upcoming Midweek Missives. Visit the link below for Fresno County's COVID-19 response page for testing and vaccinations.
Preacher: The Reverend Nancy Key, Deacon
Date: Sunday, March 21, 2021
WORSHIP

St. James offers Sunday worship each Sunday at 10:00AM on our YouTube Channel, Facebook Page, and Website. Archives of these services are available.
SERVICE PROGRAMS

Don’t forget to download the digital service program to your device so you can follow along during the service. If possible, for our creation care work, please do not print the program.
SERVICE SURVEY

To help us improve our digital church experience, please evaluate your experience of our "live stream service," by taking a moment to complete a short survey following Sunday's service.
BUY LOCALLY WHEN POSSIBLE
IMAGE COURTESY OF PORTAGE NEWS
Did you know that the average item we purchase in the grocery store travels over 1200 miles to get to our dinner table? Buying items grown, produced and packaged locally cuts down the freight and reduces the pollution in the air our children breathe. (When the local farmers’ market opens, be a regular.)
DIGITAL COFFEE - SUNDAYS AT 11AM
Digital Coffee is not meeting this week. We will be back!
PASTORAL CARE
The clergy of St. James remain deeply committed to offering pastoral care and support to members of the Cathedral Congregation especially during this difficult time. If a pastoral need arises for you or someone you know in the congregation, and you want to contact the clergy, please either email us at clergy@stjamesfresno.org or call the Cathedral office at (559) 439-5011 and select option 5 to leave a message for the clergy.
DIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYER
This week we lift up in our prayers St. Matthew's, San Andreas.
Episcopalians of Asian descent are expressing anguish, fear and an urgent call to end anti-Asian racism after a white man allegedly killed eight people, including six Asian American women, in the Atlanta, Georgia, area on March 16.
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry revealed March 18 that he is among the millions of Americans who are being vaccinated against COVID-19.
Episcopal clergy are highlighting The Episcopal Church’s support for LGBTQ couples this week while condemning an announcement by the Vatican that it would not allow blessing of same-sex unions because the relationships are seen by the Roman Catholic Church as sinful.
Officials at the University of the South, owned and governed by 28 Episcopal dioceses in the Southeast, are investigating a weekend incident in which some students shouted the N-word and other racial epithets at an opposing team during a lacrosse match hosted by the university in Sewanee, Tennessee.
If you have any feedback, comments, or questions for the Midweek Missive Editors, please email us. Submissions to the Midweek Missive are welcomed and must be submitted to midweek@stjamesfresno.org by Tuesday at noon.