April 3, The Second Sunday of Easter

Daily Scripture Readings;  bookofcommonprayer.net/daily_office.php

See the different options.  There is full morning and evening prayer.  There is also the option of the readings only.  There is also an app for receiving the daily readings by email, or on a mobile device

 Sunday Scripture Readings:  bookofcommonprayer.net/lectionary.php

Set it for 1979 Contemporary, and the Bible version used in Church is Revised Standard Version

Easter Thank you

We wish to acknowledge and thank all those whose energetic and understanding participation made possible the events of Holy Week and Easter here at the Church of the Angels, especially:  Gail Dearden, Nancy Ohlson, Jim Gruettner, Sonny Premo, Kelly Russel, Briony James, for helping organize and set up the Easter Breakfast, April Bond  for the Easter Breakfast decorations;  Briony James for the Altar of Repose on Maundy Thursday; Jim Stanley, and all the Choir; Barbara Trevino, Organist; All members of the Altar Guild; Georgie McAdams, Amy Riker, Emily Woolery Tracy Gaestel, the Catechists of the Good Shepherd for the Children’s Liturgy of the Light; All LEMs, Readers, Ushers & Acolytes for this week; Steve Leland for the Incense,  Shanna Tellez,  for the Easter Eggs, Chris Askew for the Large Print Bulletins for Palm Sunday, Easter Vigil and Easter Day.

The Following People made gifts to decorate the Church for Easter:

Entry Arrangement 

Eric Jones & John Henning

Altar Flowers 

Jerry and Janet Scheer............................................. In memory of Keri Tucker

Window Arrangements 

Brooke & Edward Garlock................................. in memory of Joan & Henry Larsen
and Elverna & Edward Garlock

Kelly Brandt............................................................... in thanksgiving for family and friends

Byron Foote.............................................................. in memory of Louise Foote

Jim Gruettner............................................................ in memory of Karen Gruettner

Janey Wang................................................................ in thanksgiving for Ari’s baptism

Julie Withers............................................................... in memory of Herta Conrad Goedde

Bill & Rebecca Woods........................................... in memory of Rebecca’s father Bill Boehman and Doris Humley

Easter Lillies

Pavel and Gudrun Farkas...................................... in memory of our mothers

John & Jeni Cregan ................................................ in memory of Eugenia Johnston, Margaret Cregan,
Anna Giancoli, Bettie Moffet Cartwright

Jackie Beltran

Jane Colbert and Douglas Penn.......................... in memory of Mayr & Kenneth Batz,
and Josephine & Samuel Penn

Carol Dahstein.......................................................... in memory of Helen and Bob Lofthouse

Martha Riker.............................................................. in thanksgiving for family

Fr. Bob & Tracy Gaestel....................................... in thanksgiving for their children

Food For Thought

On the Food For Thought Table this Sunday an article from The Wall Street Journal on Holy Saturday, “The Challenge of Easter,” by Fr. James Martin SJ.  Fr. Martin is known to several of us in the parish who have read his books in Emmaus Road.   The books of his we’ve read are:  The Jesuit Guide to Everything,  My Life with the Saints, and Jesus, A Pilgrimage.   Fr. Martin explores the meaning of Easter, and says, “Whether you’re a believer or not, there is no way to ignore the radical claim of the Resurrection.   http://on.wsj.com/1RGuTRj

Also to help us grapple with the Resurrection, attached to By Way of Reminder, are all the texts in the New Testament that describe the Easter experience.  We get our understanding of the Resurrection not from one account, but from many.  In encountering them all, we come to know. 

Anglican Rosary:  Anglican Rosary:  Saturday, March 19,  9:00 a.m

The Anglican Rosary devotional group meets Saturdays at 9:00 a.m. in the Church.  Everyone is welcome.

Coffee Hour Needs: 

Coffee Hour Sign Up for March and April will be on the Coffee Table this Sunday

Level 4

Fr. Bob will resume his meeting with the “Level 4” young people on Sunday between the services.  We’ve been exploring character strengths and virtues, reflecting on these qualities that we observe in others, and desire for ourselves.  At out last meeting on the 5^th Sunday of Lent we looked at Courage and its manifestations as Bravery, Persistence, Perseverance, Integrity, and Vitality, and Humanity with its manifestations of Love, Kindness, Generosity, Nurturance, Care, Compassion, and Altruism, and Social Intelligence. 

Sunday we push on.  The next three Character Strengths will be Justice, Temperance, and we will finish (at some point) with Transcendence. 

Emmaus Road

Emmaus Road resumes it’s reading of  Marilynne Robinson’s book, The Giveness of Things, on Monday, April 4.  , in the Parish Hall Living Room.  Anyone is welcome to join in.  The book is readily available at Vroman’s in Pasadena.  For Monday April 4,  we will read chapter 9, 

Music with the Angels: 

April 10, 2016, 4 p.m. -- Con Gioia Early Music Ensemble. Love is in the Ayres.

An exploration of a multi-faceted topic and in commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the death of of William Shakespeare. Harriet Fraser, soprano; Jon Lee Keenan, tenor; Jason Yoshida, lute/theorbo; Preethi de Silva, fortepiano. More information at the Con Gioia website.