March 21, 2025

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8:00 am Holy Eucharist, Rite I (spoken)

9:15 am Episcopal 101, Coffee & Conversation, Youth Sunday, Godly Play, and nursery

10:30 am Children's Church

10:30 am Holy Eucharist, Rite II, with music

11:45 am Coffee Hour in Miller Hall

Join the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd for a presentation on the subject of Refugee Ministry on Monday, March 24th at 7:00 p.m. at the Good Shepherd Fellowship Hall. The event is free and open to any who care about refugees and want to learn more. 

Our thrift shop gets ever more popular! With our visible location and generous donors, we find ourselves bustling every weekend. Our volunteers are working overtime to process donations and take care of customers. Right now, we could really use a few more volunteers who can work the cash register at the front desk. We work in three-hour shifts on either Thursday, Friday, or Saturday. Could this be the new volunteer opportunity for YOU? Stop by the Shop and we'll talk!

You are invited to walk eight stations of the Cross marked by wooden crosses along the Contemplative Path behind the picnic tables at St. Philip’s community garden. Laminated sheets with meditations for each Station are available at the start of the Path. As you walk, engage your senses and deepen your awareness of the wind, birds, insects, and distant sounds. Take your time and be present with each step as you reflect on the journey. Please return the sheet when finished.

Lenten Suppers continue March 26-April 9, with Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd joining us! With about 90 attendees per week, we need help providing 450 bowls of soup, salads, and bread.

• Can you contribute a portion for 12?
• Help with set up or clean up?



Your help with set up and clean up will help us avoid using disposables! Help us be good stewards and sign up in Easel Alley (outside the parish office) or contact Diane Nelson at diane.mcavoy@gmail.com. Many hands make light work!

This 5-week Wednesday night Lenten series is based on The Lazarus Life by St. Philippian Stephen Smith. Read more for times, dates, and details.

Although we are not even halfway through Lent, it is time to start preparing for our Easter Egg Hunt. This is always a joyful celebration for our children (through 5th grade) on Easter morning, and you can participate by donating candy to stuff the eggs. Please help us by bringing bags of individually wrapped candy to the church office. Individual pieces of candy must be small enough to fit inside the plastic eggs! There will be a large Easter basket in the office where you may leave your donations. Thank you so much!

We are excited about our new growing season in the Rice Street Community Garden! Our first workday will be Saturday, March 29, from 10:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. (Rain date: 3/31 10:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.).Our goals are to top dress many of the beds with compost, redefine the borders, plant lettuce and kale, reinforce the cattle trellises and weed. Yes, weeding already!! If you haven’t helped in the garden in the past, please know that you are welcome! There are tasks for many interests and abilities. Please reach out to Dolores Brown with any questions (stillwaters.silva@gmail.com or 978-551-0985).

Henri Nouwen was Dutch born theologian who died in 1996. He was a prolific author with book sales of over 8 million. Although Nouwen is not an officially recognized saint, his “spirituality of the heart” has touched millions of readers. He emphasized relationships and social justice with core values of solitude, community and compassion. Join us for a Taizé service on Sunday, March 30 where we will hear passages from his vast writings. We will meet at 5:00 p.m. in Miller Hall (our large upstairs meeting room). 

Liturgical artist and theological educator Margaret (Peggy) Adams Parker will present “Listening to God – An Exploration of the Creative Act” at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church in Brevard on Saturday, April 5 from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm.

All knitters and crocheters are welcome! We meet every Tuesday morning from 10:00-11:30 a.m. in the church parlor. Please join us whenever it suits your schedule for knitting and lots of conversation. We enjoy spending time together. If you have any questions, please contact Susie Stubbs at susiestubbs@yahoo.com.

To make an offering for the Easter flowers in thanksgiving for or in memory of someone, please contact the church office. Envelopes also can be found in the pews on Sunday. Offerings received by Friday, April 11, 2025, will be acknowledged in the service leaflets for the Easter services.

Join us on Wednesday of Holy Week at 5:30 p.m. in Miller Hall as we honor Mary Magdalene’s anointing of Jesus. This contemplative liturgy includes chant, readings, silence, and mutual anointing. Led by the Rev. Cynthia Bourgeault, it highlights Mary Magdalene’s loving presence during Holy Week, shifting the focus from abandonment to sacrificial love. All are welcome to participate in this transformative ceremony of connection and divine love.

All are welcome at these Holy Week and Easter Services and Events

We welcome Brad Wilson, who will serve St. Philip’s as a ministry intern in the discernment process for priesthood in the Episcopal Church. Brad’s first Sunday worshiping with us was March 9, 2025, and he will serve through mid May. 

Martha Mayberry offers a short reflection from the Altar Flower Guild.

St. Philip's welcomes you for private prayer Monday-Thursday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. During Lent, visitors can walk the Way of the Cross with 14 bronze Stations of the Cross. A booklet is available at the entrance. Join our virtual pilgrimage through the Stations of the Cross via this video and service leaflet (linked in the video information). We hope you’ll journey with us throughout Lent.

Local agencies report a shortage of warm socks and new underwear this winter. CSC invites St. Philip’s to join “Sock-It-To-Me Undie Sundays” in February and March. Donations of all sizes for children, women, and men are welcome. Please place items in the Red Wagon in the parish hall foyer for distribution. Your generosity supports neighbors in need through Sharing House, El Centro, The Bread of Life, and other non-profits. Thank you!

Thank you for investing your treasure in the work and mission of St. Philip’s. Your gift supports our contributions to ministry partners and the Diocese of Western North Carolina, Sharing House, Camp Henry Scholarship Fund, and Habitat for Humanity, to name a few.  Read more to explore donating.

Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and lasts 40 days (excluding Sundays). It is a season of fasting, prayer, and reflection in preparation for Easter. You’ll notice changes like purple hangings and a more contemplative tone in worship, all meant to guide us toward Easter’s joyful transformation.

Protecting Cognitive Health by Dr. Ora Wells March 30

Join us each week at our services of Holy Eucharist!

• Sundays, 8:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite I (spoken)
• Sundays, 10:30 a.m. – Holy Eucharist, Rite II (with music)
• Tuesdays, 2:00 p.m. – Holy Eucharist Rite II (College Walk Community Chapel)
• Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. – Holy Eucharist with Prayers for Healing (Chapel)

The Rev. Elizabeth Roles, Rector 

Abby Glass, Children, Youth, and Family Minister 

Dr. Brittnee Siemon, Director of Music Ministry 

Kate Murray, Organist

Edna Hensley, Facilities Manager

Connor Fennessy Set Up Coordinator

Angela Patane, Maintenance Supervisor 

William Begg, Co-Treasurer, Receipts 

Bob Wesneski, Co-Treasurer, Disbursements 

Jill Stewart, Parish Administrator

Jo Buescher (2025)

Jann Mellman (2025)

David Yeager (2025-Senior Warden)

Peggy Bridges (2026)

Gordon Murray (2026)

Jen Silva (2026)

Lynn Adams (2027)

Fred Brown (2027)

Mike Wallace (2027-Junior Warden)

Susan Winsor (Clerk)

The Annunciation (March 25) can be summed up in many ways, but the easiest is a simple "Mary said 'yes!'" And today is a day of celebration in the middle of Lent - an excuse to set aside those Lenten penances for one day only in order to celebrate the Mystery of the Incarnation, when the Angel Gabriel came to Mary and announced the Lord's plans for her. Mary's answer ("Yes!") is the Magnificat ("My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord...")

This day, which forecasts the birth of Jesus as Christmas, illustrates how our liturgical year is an endless circle of days. So an appropriate family celebration could be an angel food cake baked in a tube pan, iced in blue - to honor the Angel Gabriel, the Circle of the Church Year, and the Virgin Mary, all in one fell swoop!