From the Rector's Study
Good Morning Church!
We are moving into Holy Week and I think many of us are moving there with a heavy heart. This week we lost one of the matriarchs of the parish, Ann Thie. Ann did so much for this parish and the community that to recount them here would take many hours and lots of space on this page. It is very easy to say that all of us will miss her. But, I also want acknowledge that this parish and it's staff have endured much loss this past year. We have lost fathers, mothers, wives, husbands, and most tragically daughters and sons.
This is why this Easter season is so important. This season tells us that through all of this loss, we are not to fear. We are not to fear because our lord and savior Jesus Christ through the grace of himself gave us and all of creation the gift of life everlasting. But, acknowledging this in our hearts can be difficult. Many of us still grieve for our loses. For many of us, the loses have an accumulating effect and for some can be too much to bear.
This is why during this season of resurrection and new birth we are inviting the community to participate in a new Grief Support Group. This group will hopefully spread the wings of All Angels and envelop the community with God's Healing Grace. As the Body of Christ we can share with each other, and the stranger, this healing Grace. If you would like to ask questions about this offering, please contact Deacon Bonnie here at the church.
So, in closing, may we praise God during this most Holy of Weeks. May we celebrate the newly baptized and give thanks for Christ's victory over death. It is my hope that for all of us, the grief of Good Friday can move to the gratitude of Easter.
Holy Week
Thursday, March 28th
6pm - Maundy Thursday, Agape Meal, The Stripping of the Altar
Friday, March 29th
3:30pm- The Stations of The Cross (This event will be clergy led, but materials will be available for self guided Stations of the Cross all of Holy Week 24 hours per day for private devotions or vigils)
7pm Good Friday Service
Saturday, March 30th
10 am- Holy Saturday
10:30 am Church Altar Prep- Altar Guild and Staff
6 pm Deanery-wide Great Vigil of Easter- Join the Episcopal Churches of the Northern Hills for a special Easter Vigil which will be hoisted by All Angels and The Diocese of South Dakota. The Right Reverend Jonathan Folts, the Bishop of South Dakota, will preside.
Sunday, March 31st
8am Easter Sunday Holy Eucharist Rite 1
10:15 am Easter Sunday Holy Eucharist Rite 2
Trinity Guild
Trinity Guild will meet the first Tuesday of the Month, April 2nd at 1pm
Altar Guild and Worship participants-
The Church is actively recruiting folks who feel called to help us lead worship as readers and those who are called to help with setting up the altar area for liturgy. This involves maintaining the objects we use during our church services as well as working with the rector and clergy to make sure that everything needed for worship is ready and in place. For some, both roles might seem a little daunting or even scary.
We, as clergy, hope that we can be there to train, help and encourage anyone who feels called to either of these jobs. These jobs are not about perfection. These jobs are about being involved, sharing talents with God, and building the bonds of fellowship. Please let any member of the clergy know if you are interested!
From The Vestry-
The next Vestry meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 15th at 5:30pm our Staff meeting will take place at 4pm immediately preceding the Vestry Meeting. We’re resuming our regular meetings on the third Tuesday of the month, at 5:30pm, in the Parish Hall.
If you have anything you would like brought before the vestry, contact the Rector, Senior Warden, or a member of the vestry and the item will be put on the agenda. Before an item is put on the agenda the vestry asks that one has a conversation with the Rector and/or Wardens before the addition to the agenda is made.
The vestry would also like to remind everyone that the minutes of the vestry are available for viewing in the office from 9 am - 2 pm on Monday through Wednesday and on Thursdays from 9 am - 11 am.
The information available not only includes the minutes, but also includes the financial statements and all correspondence to the vestry. All members of the church are welcome to view these public records during the times listed above.
Schedule of events for April including Holy Week and Easter
Funeral Service for Ann Thie will be held at 11 am on Friday, April 5th with lunch to follow.
First Sunday Homecoming Luncheon will take place on April 7th immediately following to 10:15am service
Trinity Guild meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 2nd at 1pm in the Parish Hall
Our Community Grief Support Group will begin on April 12th at 10:30am in the Adult Ed Room of the Parish Hall, please call the parish or contact the parish via our Contact page to sign up.
Reminders of Regularly Scheduled Programs
Our School Tutoring Program continues on Mondays through the month of April at 3:30pm. We will host the tutoring program each Monday after school, in the Parish Hall. This program will take a break in concert with the school system.
Men’s Saturday Breakfast will held every Saturday, during February and March at 7am Perkin’s. Join us each Saturday morning at 7am for fellowship at Perkin’s.
Holy Week
Thursday, March 28th
6pm - Maundy Thursday, Agape Meal, The Stripping of the Altar
Friday, March 29th
3:30pm- The Stations of The Cross (This event will be clergy led, but materials will be available for self guided Stations of the Cross all of Holy Week 24 hours per day for private devotions or vigils)
7pm Good Friday Service
Saturday, March 30th
10 am- Holy Saturday
10:30 am Church Altar Prep- Altar Guild and Staff
6 pm Deanery-wide Great Vigil of Easter- Join the Episcopal Churches of the Northern Hills for a special Easter Vigil which will be hoisted by All Angels and The Diocese of South Dakota. The Right Reverend Jonathan Folts, the Bishop of South Dakota, will preside.
Sunday, March 31st
8am Easter Sunday Holy Eucharist Rite 1
10:15 am Easter Sunday Holy Eucharist Rite 2
Good Morning Church!
We are moving into Holy Week and I think many of us are moving there with a heavy heart. This week we lost one of the matriarchs of the parish, Ann Thie. Ann did so much for this parish and the community that to recount them here would take many hours and lots of space on this page. It is very easy to say that all of us will miss her. But, I also want acknowledge that this parish and it's staff have endured much loss this past year. We have lost fathers, mothers, wives, husbands, and most tragically daughters and sons.
This is why this Easter season is so important. This season tells us that through all of this loss, we are not to fear. We are not to fear because our lord and savior Jesus Christ through the grace of himself gave us and all of creation the gift of life everlasting. But, acknowledging this in our hearts can be difficult. Many of us still grieve for our loses. For many of us, the loses have an accumulating effect and for some can be too much to bear.
This is why during this season of resurrection and new birth we are inviting the community to participate in a new Grief Support Group. This group will hopefully spread the wings of All Angels and envelop the community with God's Healing Grace. As the Body of Christ we can share with each other, and the stranger, this healing Grace. If you would like to ask questions about this offering, please contact Deacon Bonnie here at the church.
So, in closing, may we praise God during this most Holy of Weeks. May we celebrate the newly baptized and give thanks for Christ's victory over death. It is my hope that for all of us, the grief of Good Friday can move to the gratitude of Easter.
Holy Week
Thursday, March 28th
6pm - Maundy Thursday, Agape Meal, The Stripping of the Altar
Friday, March 29th
3:30pm- The Stations of The Cross (This event will be clergy led, but materials will be available for self guided Stations of the Cross all of Holy Week 24 hours per day for private devotions or vigils)
7pm Good Friday Service
Saturday, March 30th
10 am- Holy Saturday
10:30 am Church Altar Prep- Altar Guild and Staff
6 pm Deanery-wide Great Vigil of Easter- Join the Episcopal Churches of the Northern Hills for a special Easter Vigil which will be hoisted by All Angels and The Diocese of South Dakota. The Right Reverend Jonathan Folts, the Bishop of South Dakota, will preside.
Sunday, March 31st
8am Easter Sunday Holy Eucharist Rite 1
10:15 am Easter Sunday Holy Eucharist Rite 2
Trinity Guild
Trinity Guild will meet the first Tuesday of the Month, April 2nd at 1pm
Altar Guild and Worship participants-
The Church is actively recruiting folks who feel called to help us lead worship as readers and those who are called to help with setting up the altar area for liturgy. This involves maintaining the objects we use during our church services as well as working with the rector and clergy to make sure that everything needed for worship is ready and in place. For some, both roles might seem a little daunting or even scary.
We, as clergy, hope that we can be there to train, help and encourage anyone who feels called to either of these jobs. These jobs are not about perfection. These jobs are about being involved, sharing talents with God, and building the bonds of fellowship. Please let any member of the clergy know if you are interested!
From The Vestry-
The next Vestry meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 15th at 5:30pm our Staff meeting will take place at 4pm immediately preceding the Vestry Meeting. We’re resuming our regular meetings on the third Tuesday of the month, at 5:30pm, in the Parish Hall.
If you have anything you would like brought before the vestry, contact the Rector, Senior Warden, or a member of the vestry and the item will be put on the agenda. Before an item is put on the agenda the vestry asks that one has a conversation with the Rector and/or Wardens before the addition to the agenda is made.
The vestry would also like to remind everyone that the minutes of the vestry are available for viewing in the office from 9 am - 2 pm on Monday through Wednesday and on Thursdays from 9 am - 11 am.
The information available not only includes the minutes, but also includes the financial statements and all correspondence to the vestry. All members of the church are welcome to view these public records during the times listed above.
Schedule of events for April including Holy Week and Easter
Funeral Service for Ann Thie will be held at 11 am on Friday, April 5th with lunch to follow.
First Sunday Homecoming Luncheon will take place on April 7th immediately following to 10:15am service
Trinity Guild meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 2nd at 1pm in the Parish Hall
Our Community Grief Support Group will begin on April 12th at 10:30am in the Adult Ed Room of the Parish Hall, please call the parish or contact the parish via our Contact page to sign up.
Reminders of Regularly Scheduled Programs
Our School Tutoring Program continues on Mondays through the month of April at 3:30pm. We will host the tutoring program each Monday after school, in the Parish Hall. This program will take a break in concert with the school system.
Men’s Saturday Breakfast will held every Saturday, during February and March at 7am Perkin’s. Join us each Saturday morning at 7am for fellowship at Perkin’s.
Holy Week
Thursday, March 28th
6pm - Maundy Thursday, Agape Meal, The Stripping of the Altar
Friday, March 29th
3:30pm- The Stations of The Cross (This event will be clergy led, but materials will be available for self guided Stations of the Cross all of Holy Week 24 hours per day for private devotions or vigils)
7pm Good Friday Service
Saturday, March 30th
10 am- Holy Saturday
10:30 am Church Altar Prep- Altar Guild and Staff
6 pm Deanery-wide Great Vigil of Easter- Join the Episcopal Churches of the Northern Hills for a special Easter Vigil which will be hoisted by All Angels and The Diocese of South Dakota. The Right Reverend Jonathan Folts, the Bishop of South Dakota, will preside.
Sunday, March 31st
8am Easter Sunday Holy Eucharist Rite 1
10:15 am Easter Sunday Holy Eucharist Rite 2