April 17, The Fourth 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

Anglican Rosary:  Anglican Rosary:  Will Not Meet Saturday, April 17

Due to a film shoot in the Church.

Coffee Hour Sign Up

The Sign up Sheet for Coffee hour for May and June will be outside the Church on Sunday.  At this point all the Sundays are open for volunteers.  You can sign up at Church or email in to the Office.

For the Rest of April  Volunteer needed:   April 17 10:15

                                                                       April 24  7:45 & 10:15 

Emmaus Road

Emmaus Road resumes it’s reading of  Marilynne Robinson’s book, The Giveness of Things, on Monday, April 18.  , 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 18  we will read chapter 10, “  Metaphysics”   A big subject.   We’re also having more fun than should probably be allowed.  Anyone is welcome to come and join in the conversation.  It ranges more widely than just the chapter.

The Land Use Committee  Today at 2:30 p.m.

Back in Lent we had a visit from Joe Costa, Executive Director of Hillsides Home.  Joe came to the 10:15 Liturgy and spoke to the congregation of the work of Hillsides and thanked us for our support of their work.  Managing this relationship is a bit tricky.  Hillsides makes extensive use of our land to meet its needs for parking. 

Hillsides is now about to embark on a major building program.  Prior to their getting approval from the City of Pasadena, a group of parishioners under the leadership of Bill Woods, met to work out conditions for their permit and engaged in serious negotiations with Hillsides with the intention of both supporting their work, and making sure that the parish’s needs were met.  Because of these efforts, we came to a good agreement and were able to give support to Hillsides when it went before the city. 

Now that they are about to commence the construction, members of the Land Use Committee, the Wardens, Fr. Bob and Tim Down will meet with Hillsides and their construction supervisor to work out procedures for construction mitigation and coordinate their activities with ours such as movie shoots and being a polling place among other things.  We anticipate a good discussion and an amicable relationship that will enable us to not step on each other’s toes, at least too much. 

Support for Hillsides Home  We’re in this together

Hillsides director of Volunteers asked if she might use the Parish Hall for a meeting of Hillsides Women’s Volunteer Group next Wednesday April 20.  As always, we are glad to make our facilities available to further the work of Hillsides and so we welcome them.  It is a small part of our ongoing support for Hillsides as well as just being neighborly.   In turn, Hillsides loaned us the use of tables and chairs for the Easter Breakfast.  

Food For Thought

On the Food for Thought Table this Sunday two articles from the most recent issue of The Christian Century.   They a critical look at Physician Assisted Suicide both in Oregon and in the Netherlands.  It’s one of those situation that at first sounds reasonable and compassionate, but a closer look at what actually happens reveals many troubling things.  This food for thought will take some time to digest.