This Week at St. Nick’s, April 2- April 8 2012
April 3, 2012 by katielinney
Filed under News & Events
This Week at St. Nicholas, Holy Week, April 2-April 8, 2012
Monday, April 2, 2012:
Holy Eucharist, The Rev. Allen Pruitt, rector of St. Mark’s, LaGrange, preacher, music by Fr. Jeff. 6:30pm
Tuesday, April 3, 2012:
Strong for Life! 9:30 am
Holy Eucharist, The Rev. Martha Dye, pastor of Pine Mountain First United Methodist Church, preacher, music by Fr. Jeff 6:30pm
Wednesday, April 4, 2012:
Stations of the Cross, 6:30pm
Choir Rehearsal 7:30 pm
Thursday, April 5, 2012:
Strong for Life! 9:30am
Maundy Thursday Eucharist, Footwashing, and Stripping of the Altar, The Rev. Mabry Collins, preacher. 6:30pm
Friday, April 6, 2012
Good Friday Eucharist from the Reserved Sacrament, Fr. Jeff preaching. 6:30pm
Saturday, April 7, 2012
Choir Rehearsal 9am
BBQ Pickup 10am-1pm
Let Holy Week Interrupt Your Life, April 1-6
March 27, 2012 by fatherjeff
Filed under The Hiking Priest (Fr. Jeff's Blog)
As you read this, Holy Week is upon us. For those who may not have grown up with Holy Week as a part of your life, this is the week before Easter, and is without a doubt the most important week in the church year. It is marked by a number of services that lead to the cross on Good Friday. Different churches celebrate Holy Week in different ways. Some, like St. Nicholas, do services every day of Holy Week because it sets that week apart from all other weeks. We hear the events that lead to Jesus’ crucifixion and death. Many would say that without experiencing these services, we have no frame of reference for what Easter really means.
However, the attendance at these services tends to be extremely low. If this is the most important week of the church year, why don’t people participate? Read more
Holy Week & Easter Pics
April 28, 2011 by fatherjeff
Filed under Photos
Here are some great shots of the acolytes leading Stations of the Cross on Wednesday of Holy Week thanks to Lynn Hall!
Drucye Robinson got some great photos of St. Nicholas on Easter Sunday!
Thanks, ladies, for capturing these moments!
Holy Week & Easter Services
April 19, 2011 by fatherjeff
Filed under News & Events
Wednesday, April 20: Stations of the Cross at 6:30pm led by the Acolytes of St. Nicholas
Thursday, April 21: Maundy Thursday Holy Eucharist at 6:30pm with Footwashing and the Stripping of the Altar
Friday, April 22: Good Friday Eucharist from the Reserved Sacrament at 6:30pm
Sunday, April 24: Easter Sunday, 8:30am and 11:00am, followed by Easter Egg Hunt! Come early to get a seat!
Holy Week Lunches at PMFUMC
April 14, 2011 by fatherjeff
Filed under News & Events
First United Methodist Church of Pine Mountain will be hosting lunches April 18-22 from 12noon until 12:50pm in the Family Life Center of the church. Sandwiches and drinks will be provided by area churches, including St. Nicholas on Wednesday. There will be a short sermon/devotion to remind us that for the church, this holy week is like no other. We invite you to join us each day of the week. No reservations necessary. Hosts for the week are FUMC of Pine Mountain, First Baptist Pine Mountain, St. Nicholas, and Hopewell UMC. For more information, call 706 663-2538.
Your Week at St. Nick 17 - 23 April 2011
April 14, 2011 by Drucye
Filed under News & Events
Sunday, 17 April 2011 Palm Sunday - One Service
10:00am Holy Eucharist
12:00 - 2:00pm Choir Rehearsal
5:00-6:00pm Jazz Vespers at St. Thomas, Columbus
| Sunday - April 17 | 10:00am |
| Usher/Greeter | Scott Crowley andAnne Simpson |
| Adult Reader | Sue Halmrast |
| Altar Guild | Sawyer/Tomlin |
| LEM | Sue Halmrast |
| Flower Guild | Suzy Eidson |
| Acolyte | A. Avery, Dalton, Emily D. |
| Acolyte-Jr. Acolyte | Marcus |
| Acolyte- Youth Reader | Sam |
| Lemonade /Cider | Donna Armstrong |
| Christian Education 9:45am | No Sunday School |
Holy Week
Monday, 18 April
12:00pm Holy Week Lunches at FUMC Pine Mtn.
6:30pm Holy Eucharist
| Monday - April 18 | 6:30pm |
| Usher/Greeter | Tom Cheatham |
| Adult Reader | John Brent |
| Altar Guild | Brent/Dixon |
| LEM | Katherine Johnson |
Tuesday, 19 April
12:00pm Holy Week Lunches at FUMC Pine Mtn.
6:30pm Holy Eucharist
| Tuesday - April 19 | 6:30pm |
| Usher/Greeter | Scott Crowley andAnne Simpson |
| Adult Reader | Michelle Moody |
| Altar Guild | Cheatham/Eidson |
| LEM | Nick Simpson |
Wednesday, 20 April
12:00pm Holy Week Lunches at FUMC Pine Mtn.
6:30pm Stations of the Cross
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Wednesday - April 2 - Stations of the Cross |
6:30pm |
| Usher/Greeter | Lynn & Kenny Hall |
| Adult Reader | Stations of the Cross |
| Altar Guild | Cox/Winsness |
| LEM |
Stations of the Cross |
Thursday, 21 April
12:00pm Holy Week Lunches at FUMC Pine Mtn.
6:30pm Maundy Thursday Service with foot washing
7:45pm Episcopal 101
| Maundy Thursday -April 21 | 6:30pm |
| Usher/Greeter | Barbara and Bobo Morgan |
| Adult Reader | Sue Halmrast |
| Altar Guild | All Altar Guild |
| LEM | Sue Halmrast |
Friday, 22 April
12:00pm Holy Week Lunches at FUMC Pine Mtn.
6:30pm Good Friday Service
| Good Friday - April 22 | 6:30pm |
| Usher/Greeter | Graham Horne &Jan Pylant |
| Adult Reader | Peggy Martin |
| Altar Guild | Nordin/Hinnant |
| LEM | Peggy Martin |
Saturday, 23 April
9:00 - 11:00am Choir Rehearsal
2:00pm Flower Guild Set-up
Happy Birthday!
April
4/3 Donna Armstrong
4/3 Lynn Hall
4/6 Sharon Cheatham
4/6 Caroline Dixon
4/10 Bert Tomlin
4/12 Marcus Dixon
4/12 David Sanchez
4/16 Bill Bradley
4/17 Mike Sawyer
4/21 Kristy Hubbard
4/25 Kin Brown
4/26 Brittany Vargas
4/27 Barbara Morgan
4/27 Steve Turley
Happy Anniversary!
April
4/25 Ben & Virginia Brooks
4/26 Steve & Sheila Turley
Palm Sunday & Holy Week at St. Nicholas
April 13, 2011 by fatherjeff
Filed under News & Events
Join us on Sunday morning, April 17, for ONE SERVICE at 10:00am as we kick off our Holy Week with the Celebration of Holy Eucharist and the Blessing of the Palms for Palm Sunday. Palm Sunday, also known as Passion Sunday, is the day that we celebrate Christ’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem, and like those who ushered Jesus in on that very day, so too do we wave our palm leaves and sing our “Hosannas” to celebrate our Lord and King.
“Hosanna” (pronounced “ho-SAHN-a,” not “hose-anna”) in the Hebrew language means “O save now!” and we invite Christ to come and do that for us again as he has done so many times before. However, Palm Sunday is not without it’s mystery. While we are jubilant in our praises during the Liturgy of the Palms, after our procession, we enter into the church to hear once again the Passion of our Lord.
There is a tension between celebrating Jesus in one moment, and then shouting “Crucify him!” in the next breath. Thus is our human condition as we start Holy Week. Before we arrive at the beauty of Easter, we must walk once again with Jesus to the cross. We invite you to experience that tension and engage that holy mystery. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!
Monday, April 18: Holy Eucharist at 6:30pm with acoustic music by Fr. Jeff.
Tuesday, April 19: Holy Eucharist at 6:30pm with acoustic music by Fr. Jeff.
Wednesday, April 20: Stations of the Cross at 6:30pm led by the Acolytes of St. Nicholas
Thursday, April 21: Maundy Thursday Holy Eucharist at 6:30pm with Footwashing and the Stripping of the Altar
Friday, April 22: Good Friday Eucharist from the Reserved Sacrament at 6:30pm
Holy Week Podcasts
March 29, 2010 by fatherjeff
Filed under News & Events
You can now listen to the sermons preached during Holy Week. Click on the podcast box on the right side of the screen to hear what you might have missed, or what you want to hear again!
Sunday’s podcast is the Gospel Narrative from Luke as retold by members of St. Nicholas.
Monday’s podcast is by the Rev. John Saunders, deacon from St. Mary Magdalene in Louisville, GA.
Tuesday’s podcast is by Fr. Jeff.
Maundy Thursday’s podcast is by Fr. Jeff.
Good Friday’s podcast is by Fr. Jeff.
You can also subscribe to our podcasts through iTunes. Click on the links above to each podcast’s page, scroll down on the right side of the page, and click “Subscribe to iTunes” to automatically add the podcasts to your iTunes library. Then, you can sync it with your iPod for listening on-the-go!
It’s the Holiest of Weeks…
March 22, 2010 by fatherjeff
Filed under News & Events
Holy Week is almost upon us!
Our Lenten journey is almost finished, but before we get there, we are invited to the climax of Lent. Many Christians forget that before we celebrate the Resurrection on Easter, we are called to walk to journey to the Cross with Jesus during this week. In fact, we could not celebrate the Resurrection without the events of Holy Week.
At St. Nicholas we have services every night during Holy Week to give us the opportunity to set aside this week as something different, something sacred. Read more
Sponge, Vinegar, and Other Bits of Holy Week Goodness
April 10, 2009 by fatherjeff
Filed under The Hiking Priest (Fr. Jeff's Blog)
First, I just wanted to take a second and thank our Altar Guild, our Ushers, our LEMs, our acolytes, our musician, our Bulletin crew, our nursery worker, and anyone else who made Holy Week so meaningful. This was St. Nicholas’ first time doing Monday-Friday services and everyone jumped in to help make it happen.
As a new rector, there were a lot of things I was learning, as well, and everyone was very accommodating to my thoughts and ideas…and even my mistakes.
After Wednesday’s, the head of our Altar Guild, Liz, asked me when setting up for Maundy Thursday where I wanted the “sponge and vinegar.” I had NO idea what she was talking about.
Turns out, there is a long-standing Christian tradition of washing the altar after the Stripping of the Altar. Churches wash it in various ways, with water, with holy water, with wine and water, or with vinegar and water. I haven’t found any one way to do it, and all are acceptable. The funny thing was that I had never once heard of such a tradition. My church growing up was fairly high-church and so was my field education site in seminary. Granted, I went to Virginia Theological Seminary, which has a low-church tradition, so it’s not too strange that I never learned about it.
Makes me think about my friend Sam’s experience after serving a church for a few years before someone mentioned, “Back when we used to strip the altar on Maundy Thursday before you came.” Sometimes these details slip past us clergy types!
Of course, this tradition is about preparing the altar for the sacrifice and is also symbolic of preparing the body of Christ (the sacrifice itself). It was incredibly moving to do that.
Like anything, Holy Week was a learning curve for all of us. I appreciate all of you who came to many of the services. We had good attendance at all of them.
Perhaps the highlight for me was Wednesday as we did Stations of the Cross. I asked the acolytes to help out by reading the Scripture portions of the liturgy. You can never be to sure if you’re “forcing” youth to participate, but not this group. We had 7 acolytes show up and all of them were willing to read. I picked 4 to read and the other 3 carried the cross and torches. They all did an outstanding job and it made the service that much more meaningful. I think we might have a new tradition at St. Nicholas. The Martins videotaped the service, I wonder if we could get it on the internet to share with everyone?
Also, if you missed the services this week, be sure to check out the podcast sermons, especially Monday’s from the Rev. Hal Weidman from St. John’s, West Point, and David Johnson’s reading of “Mrs. Pilate Remembers” from Good Friday. David gave two reflections, but the sound quality in the first one was poor. Sorry David!
As I write this, there’s a storm outside which makes me think about that awful day that Jesus died. However, like a storm, we know that this feeling Good Friday brings is not going to last forever. While we sit and wait in this dark hour, let us keep hope for a new tomorrow!
