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Family Mass Sunday April 3

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The monthly Family Mass will be this Sunday at St Columba at 9:15am. Children will be given jobs to do during the service, such as carrying something in procession, so please try to arrive by about 9:00 or so if you’d like your child to assist.

This is a good “starter” service for anyone, as it’s a more relaxed and informal celebration of the Eucharist. The regular morning Eucharist at St Columba will be at 8:20am, and is a quiet and simple service.

The photo gallery with images from previous Family Mass services is here.

The Reproaches

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One of the special pieces the choir will be singing tonight is called “O My People (The Reproaches)” by Damian Lundy. The music is modern, but the text is very old.

The chocolates, by the way, were beyond reproach.

Next Via Media: April 5th – “Sin”

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Via Media is a powerful resource for building Christian community, bringing people into the Church who previously have felt alienated or unwelcome. Our Church stands on the threshold of a marvelous evangelism opportunity, and the actions of General Convention 2003 opened the door. Via Media is the resource we need to open the door even wider and keep it open for all who seek the Good News of Jesus Christ.

The next Via Media Lenten program resumes on Tuesday, April 5th at 6:30pm at Holy Innocents (after Holy Week and Easter Week). The simple supper of soup, bread, and salad will be hosted by St Columba. The next topic under discussion will be Sin. That ought to be a lively topic!

This past week’s discussion on “The Bible” ranged widely and enjoyably as everyone responded to the video, which this week featured two members of the Episcopal clergy who are also bloggers: AKMA, and Susan Russell.

There was much discussion of “the three-legged stool” of Anglican theology, where Scripture, Tradition and Reason are the legs that support our faith. This time, participants were given homework… which I’ve just remembered is one of those “things left undone” that will have to be tackled later.

Please try to make some time to come to the next Via Media meeting if you’re in the area, it’s an interesting and thought-provoking program, and the soup is good too.