March 1, The Second Sunday of Lent
Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at 9:33AM Catechesis of the Good Shepherd
March 1, 2015 Lent 2
Level I Atrium
The Lost Sheep
4 “Which one of you, having a hundred sheep and losing one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one that is lost until he finds it? 5 When he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders and rejoices. 6 And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.’ Luke 15:4-6 NRSV
Last week, we revisited the parable of the Good Shepherd. This Sunday, we will hear in the Gospel of Luke what the Good Shepherd would do upon noticing a missing sheep. This presentation reveals the love of God is a protective and solicitous love, seen in Jesus as the Good Shepherd who seeks and retrieves the lost sheep, rejoices upon finding it and returns him/her to his flock where it can enjoy fullness of life.
In the atrium, we reflect on and enjoy with the child the personal and protective love of the Good Shepherd. This passage helps one to fall more deeply in love with the Good Shepherd and to prepare for future moral behavior that is based on the foundation of love. We also begin to plant the seed to nurture the spirituality of forgiveness.
Although Sofia Cavalletti and Gianna Gobbi wrote this material for the 3-6 year old, adults might also benefit from revisiting the passage. We will be singing Like a Shepherd (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSJXi_wXLi4). Please feel free to join us in song.
Ms. Georgie
Catechesis of the Good Shepherd: “Level 4”
Sunday, March 1, 9:00 a.m.
Last week we began to look at the Liturgy as a story. Coming to Church is not like going to school, hearing a lecture, or attending a concert. It’s more like going to High School Musical and finding that you are not the audience but the cast. The goal over the next period of time is to help the liturgy make more sense so that one can participate in it more fully.
We looked at the idea of the liturgy as story, and really that it is a collection of stories starting from one that is very basic and then adding detail as we go.
So here is the Jeopardy answer and question.
Give the Christian faith in ten words.
What is, Christ has died, Christ is Risen, Christ will come again?
In the liturgy we have stories expanding out in concentric circles from this most basic one to ones ever larger and more full.
This week, the next circle: The story in the Eucharistic Prayer.
Emmaus Road
Monday, March 2, 7:00 p.m.
Emmaus Road concludes reading Thomas Cahill’s Heretics and Heroes. Our next book will be Christ Actually, by James Carroll. It is available at Vromans or from Amazon.
Out Reach Committee: Mission Giving
As was said in the article above about Lent:
Significantly, the popular idea of “giving things up for Lent” was always balanced in the ancient Church by the requirement to give to the poor:
Episcopal Relief and Development: Lent 2015
We invite all Episcopalians (and their friends) to gather on February 22 and through the Sunday’s in Lent to pray for those living in poverty or without the basics of life, for victims of conflict and natural disasters, and for all those around the world utilizing local resources and expertise to counter scarcity and imbalance.
2015 marks the 75th anniversary of Episcopal Relief and Development’s shared ministry with Episcopalians and friends as the healing hands of Christ in the world. ERD works with local partners in almost 40 countries. You can support this work by contributing to ERD with the response form that will be provided through Lent or online at
Global Hands of Hope, Uganda
At the Annual Meeting and the Sunday before the Annual Meeting Kelly Russell and Tracy Gaestel talked to people in the parish about sponsoring a child’s education through Global Hands of Hope. This was their first venture into child sponsorship and Tracy didn’t keep track of who they had talked to and who had taken the forms for sponsorship. They asked people to pray about whether this was a good idea for them at this time.
Now Tracy is trying to figure out what children are sponsored and what children need a sponsor. If Tracy or Kelly talked to you any day after the Annual Meeting, Tracy started keeping records. But if you were approached either the Sunday before the Annual Meeting, or the Sunday of the Annual meeting, would you PLEASE let Tracy know that you are sponsoring a child, or that you are not sponsoring at this time.
She is sorry for all the confusion, but would really like your help (and the storms have been so bad, it is taking a very long time for the mail to get from here to Illinois and the information to get back to Pasadena)!!
Thank you for your continued support.
Aj575@lafn.org
Music with the Angels: Saturday March 14, 4:00 p.m.
Sweet Temperament Baroque Ensemble presents an exciting program of Baroque music that highlights the temperaments of early music. Katina Mitchell (soprano), Arthur Omura (harpsichord), Frédéric Rosselet (baroque cello), and Amelia Tobiason (soprano).
Eldercare Gathering Saturday, March 21 4:30 p.m.
Taking advantage of Global Warming along with the onset of Day Light Savings Time, Fr. Bob and Tracy will host a barbecue at the Rectory for people who are at some stage in the process of caring for elderly loved ones. This includes people in the middle of the process, those who have recently seen the process through to the death of a loved ones, and those for whom this task is on the horizon. For information, speak to Fr. Bob
Heads Up for Holy Week and Easter: March 29 – April 5
With the March Insert Calendar we can see that Holy Week and Easter will soon be upon us. We have a full schedule of observances: the Palm Sunday Liturgy, Reflective Dinners in Holy Week, Maundy Thursday Liturgy, Good Friday Liturgy, Holy Saturday Preparations, The Great Vigil of Easter, Easter Eggs, Easter Breakfast, and Easter Day.
Starting on the Third Sunday of Lent we’ll be putting out sign up sheets for the various activities, and begin to explain what they all mean. For now, mark your calendars so it doesn’t come up on you unawares. The more you participate, the richer will be your Easter experience.
Coffee Hour Sign Up March and April
It is time to sign up for bringing treats and hosting the coffee hour after both the 7:45 and 10:15 liturgies. It is really not difficult. Fr. Bob sets up the tables and makes the coffee before the 7:45 service. All the hosts need to do is bring some snacks and to help take down the arrangement after the 10:15 liturgy. All Sundays for March and April are open. You can sign up at Church, or email in your sign up.
Food For Thought
On the Food For Thought Table this weekend, a little lighter fare from the intense articles from last week. On the cover of the current issue of The Atlantic, down below the big black letters of the headline, What ISIS Really Wants, is one that says, “Even atheists are superstitious. So we have a short one page article The Science of Superstition: No One is Immune to Magical Thinking.
To go with that is an excerpt from a book by the physician Atul Gwande, author of the current best seller: Being Mortal. This excerpt is from an earlier book entitled, Complications: A Surgeon’s Notes on an Imperfect Science., and is a very short chapter called Full Moon Friday the Thirteenth.
Both articles are short as well as fun and interesting.