The Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday - March 28, 2021
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Welcome to
Earth Justice — Migrant Justice — Social Justice
The Sunday of
the Passion:
Palm Sunday
March 28, 2021
Here you will find an energized and inclusive community of people seeking God’s transforming
presence. Grace St. Paul’s is a safe place to connect your spirit and your mind. Please join with us in
experiencing Christ’s love in a diverse congregation that celebrates individual gifts. We invite you to
take part in liturgies that are rich and innovative, in spiritual formation for all ages, and in action for
social justice. We welcome you to share in this joyful journey!Table Plants
If you would like to dedicate flowers or Lenten plants, please email Jane Thrall at tucsonjane@aol.com.
COVER PHOTO: Palm Sunday, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville,
TN. http://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=56506 [retrieved March 17, 2021]. Original source:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Palm_Sunday.jpg–Fer_gutierrez.
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The Rev. Steve Keplinger, Celebrant
We Gather in God’s Name: The Liturgy of the Palms
Those in the congregation who are able will gather on the parking lot. The branches of palm or of other trees or shrubs
or signs to be carried in the procession are distributed to the people before the service.
The Liturgy of the Palms is adapted from the Book of Common Prayer, Church Publishing, Inc.
Prelude Festive Prelude on “Valet will ich dir geben” Rebecca Groom te Velde
Greeting and Announcements
The following is said, the people standing.
Celebrant: Blessed is the King who comes in the name of God.
People: Peace in heaven and glory in the highest.
Celebrant: Let us pray.
Assist us compassionately with your help, O God of our salvation, that we may enter with joy upon
the contemplation of those mighty acts, whereby you have given us life and immortality; through
Jesus Christ. Amen.
A Reading from the Holy Gospel [Mark 11:1-11]
Read in Spanish by The Rev. Nancy Meister
Read in English by The Rev. Chris Ledyard
Deacon: The Holy Gospel of our Savior Jesus Christ according to Mark.
People: Glory to you, O Christ.
Diácono: Santo Evangelio de nuestro Salvador Jesucristo, según Marcos.
Pueblo: ¡Gloria a ti, Cristo!
W
hen they were approaching them what Jesus had said; and they allowed
Jerusalem, at Bethphage and them to take it. Then they brought the colt to
Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, Jesus and threw their cloaks on it; and he sat on
Jesus sent two of his disciples and said to them, it. Many people spread their cloaks on the road,
“Go into the village ahead of you, and and others spread leafy branches that they had
immediately as you enter it, you will find tied cut in the fields. Then those who went ahead
there a colt that has never been ridden; untie it and those who followed were shouting,
and bring it. If anyone says to you, ‘Why are “Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the
you doing this?’ just say this, ‘The Lord needs it name of the Lord! Blessed is the coming
and will send it back here immediately.’” They kingdom of our ancestor David! Hosanna in the
went away and found a colt tied near a door, highest heaven!” Then he entered Jerusalem and
outside in the street. As they were untying it, went into the temple; and when he had looked
some of the bystanders said to them, “What around at everything, as it was already late, he
are you doing, untying the colt?” They told went out to Bethany with the twelve.
-3-Deacon: The Gospel of Jesus Christ.
People: Praise to you, O Christ.
Diácono: El Evangelio del Jesucristo.
Pueblo: Te alabamos, Cristo.
Celebrant: May God be with you.
People: And also with you.
Celebrant: Let us give thanks to our God.
People: It is right to give God thanks and praise.
Celebrant:
It is right to praise you, Almighty God, for the acts of love by which you have redeemed us through
your Son Jesus Christ. On this day he entered the holy city of Jerusalem in triumph, and was
proclaimed as King of kings by those who spread their garments and branches of palm along his
way.
Let these branches be for us signs of his victory, and grant that we who bear them in his name may
ever hail him as our King, and follow him in the way that leads to eternal life; who lives and reigns
in glory with you and the Holy Spirit, now and for ever. Amen.
The following anthem is said.
Celebrant: Blessed is he who comes in the name of God.
People: Hosanna in the highest.
The Procession
Deacon: Let us go forth in peace.
People: In the name of Christ. Amen.
The altar party will circumnavigate the congregation. When the parade reaches the table, the singing stops and the
Collect is proclaimed.
Celebrant:
Almighty God, whose most dear Son went not up to joy but first suffered pain, and entered not
into glory before he was crucified: Mercifully grant that we, walking in the way of the cross, may
find it none other than the way of life and peace; through Jesus Christ. Amen.
The hymn will continue after the collect.
-4-Processional Hymn All glory, laud, and honor
No. 154, The Hymnal 1982 (all stanzas)
-5-The Collect of the Day
The Collect of the Day is adapted from The Rev. Steven Shakespeare, Prayers for an Inclusive Church.
Celebrant: May God be with you.
People: And also with you.
Celebrant: Let us pray.
Silence
Celebrant:
Humble teacher, while people clamored for a warrior-king, the colt revealed your servanthood: as
you face the way of tears, the tearing of the temple veil, take us from the baying mob to place our
faith in you, Jesus the Christ, our victim and savior. Amen.
Silence
We Proclaim and Respond to the Word of God
A Prayer of Transition to Holy Week Please be seated.
Adapted from John W. Vest, and posted on John Vest.
Celebrant: Comforting God, we have been on a Lenten journey of a lifetime,
and you have been right here with us—
with us in our discipline and devotion,
with us in our weakness and failure,
with us in our fear and anxiety.
Deacon: As we spend this final week with Jesus in Jerusalem,
we are amazed once again by his gentle spirit and fierce determination.
As he confronts his immense challenges,
as he cares even for those who hate him,
we are challenged to love as he loves.
As he bears witness to the emergence of your kingdom,
our eyes are opened to your presence all around us.
As he moves with resolve toward his dark destiny,
we find ourselves struggling to understand why it has to be this way.
Celebrant: No more hosannas.
This year we know that our Lenten journey is not yet over.
So turn our hearts and minds
to all that he experienced in the crucible of this holy week,
Now it begins. A week full of beauty and terror.
The church bell tolls seven times for each day of Holy Week.
-6-The Passion According to Mark [Mark 15:1-39] Please be seated.
Deacon: The Passion of Jesus Christ according to Mark.
The customary responses before and after the Gospel are omitted.
The congregation may be seated for the first part of the Passion. The congregation plays the part of the
crowd in the Passion narrative. At the verse which mentions the arrival at Golgotha (the Place of the Skull),
all who are able may stand.
The congregation remains seated.
Narrator: James Neeley
Jesus: Nanalee Raphael
Pilate: Spencer Hunter
Centurion: Susan Marcus
NARRATOR: As soon as it was morning, the chief priests held a consultation with
the elders and scribes and the whole council. They bound Jesus, led
him away, and handed him over to Pilate. Pilate asked him,
PILATE: “Are you the King of the Jews?”
NARRATOR: He answered him,
JESUS: “You say so.”
NARRATOR: Then the chief priests accused him of many things. Pilate asked him
again,
PILATE: “Have you no answer? See how many charges they bring against you.”
NARRATOR: But Jesus made no further reply, so that Pilate was amazed.
Now at the festival he used to release a prisoner for them, anyone for
whom they asked. Now a man called Barabbas was in prison with the
rebels who had committed murder during the insurrection. So the
crowd came and began to ask Pilate to do for them according to his
custom. Then he answered them,
PILATE: “Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?”
NARRATOR: For he realized that it was out of jealousy that the chief priests had
handed him over. But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have
him release Barabbas for them instead. Pilate spoke to them again,
PILATE: “Then what do you wish me to do with the man you call the King of
the Jews?”
NARRATOR: They shouted back,
-7-CROWD: “Crucify him!”
NARRATOR: Pilate asked them,
PILATE: “Why, what evil has he done?”
NARRATOR: But they shouted all the more,
CROWD: “Crucify him!”
NARRATOR: So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released Barabbas for them;
and after flogging Jesus, he handed him over to be crucified.
Then the soldiers led him into the courtyard of the palace (that is, the
governor’s headquarters); and they called together the whole cohort.
And they clothed him in a purple cloak; and after twisting some thorns
into a crown, they put it on him. And they began saluting him,
SOLDIERS (Quartet): “Hail, King of the Jews!”
NARRATOR: They struck his head with a reed, spat upon him, and knelt down in
homage to him. After mocking him, they stripped him of the purple
cloak and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him out to
crucify him.
(At the mention of Golgotha, all stand in body or spirit.)
They compelled a passer-by, who was coming in from the country, to
carry his cross; it was Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and
Rufus. Then they brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which
means the place of a skull). And they offered him wine mixed with
myrrh; but he did not take it. And they crucified him, and divided his
clothes among them, casting lots to decide what each should take.
It was nine o’clock in the morning when they crucified him. The
inscription of the charge against him read, “The King of the Jews.” And
with him they crucified two bandits, one on his right and one on his
left. Those who passed by derided him, shaking their heads and saying,
BYSTANDERS (Quartet): “Aha! You who would destroy the temple and build it in three days,
save yourself, and come down from the cross!”
NARRATOR: In the same way the chief priests, along with the scribes, were also
mocking him among themselves and saying,
CHIEF PRIESTS (Quartet): “He saved others; he cannot save himself. Let the Messiah, the King of
Israel, come down from the cross now, so that we may see and
believe.”
-8-NARRATOR: Those who were crucified with him also taunted him.
When it was noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in
the afternoon. At three o’clock Jesus cried out with a loud voice,
JESUS: “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?”
NARRATOR: which means,
JESUS: “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
NARRATOR: When some of the bystanders heard it, they said,
BYSTANDERS (Quartet): “Listen, he is calling for Elijah.”
NARRATOR: And someone ran, filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a stick, and
gave it to him to drink, saying,
BYSTANDERS (Quartet): “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down.”
NARRATOR: Then Jesus gave a loud cry and breathed his last. And the curtain of
the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. Now when the
centurion, who stood facing him, saw that in this way he breathed his
last, he said,
CENTURION: “Truly this man was God’s Son!”
The Bible text is from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1999 by the Division of Christian
Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA, and used by permission.
A period of silence follows, marked with meditation bell.
The Homily Please be seated.
Preacher: The Rev. Steve Keplinger
A period of silence follows the Homily, marked with meditation bell.
Prayer of the People The people may stand in body or spirit.
The Prayer of the People is from the Vanderbilt Divinity Library.
Deacon: Let us pray for the church, for the world, for those who suffer, and for those who have
died.
Celebrant: We invite your intercessions, silently or out loud.
Silence
Celebrant:
Life-giver, Pain-bearer, Love-maker, day by day you sustain the weary with your word and gently
encourage us to place our trust in you. Awaken us to the suffering of those around us; save us from
hiding in denials or taunts that deepen the hurt; give us grace to share one another’s burdens in
humble service. Amen!
-9-Prayer of Confession
The Confession and Absolution are from Abingdon Worship Annual 2020, Scifres and Beu.
Deacon: Source of our hope and promise, we would rather sing hosannas with a cheering
crowd, than stand up for our convictions in the face of an angry mob. Forgive the
fickleness of our devotion, and strengthen our resolve to follow Christ each and every
day, even to the cross.
All: Source of our hope and strength, when our bones are dried up, and we are
tested beyond our endurance, we turn away. Forgive our wayward feet and
our fickle hearts: when we are consumed with doubt, when we succumb to
our weakness, when we give in to the impulse of betrayal, when we turn
away in denial, when we confuse expedience with virtue. Teach us anew
your ways of life and death, that we may not stumble and fall during the
time of trial. Amen.
Celebrant: God has opened the gates of righteousness and Christ has beckoned us to walk
through. Sing with the children; throw your clothes upon the road, for the one who
comes in the name of God offers us salvation in the name of the Creator, the Liberator
and the Sustainer. Amen.
The Peace
Celebrant: Sisters and brothers, we are the Body of Christ.
People: By one Spirit we were baptized into one body.
Celebrant: Keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
People: We are bound by the love of Christ.
Celebrant: The Peace of God be always with you.
People: And also with you.
Meditation bell will bring us back to silence.
The Liturgy of the Table
Offertory Sentence Please be seated.
Celebrant:
Jesus emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, being born in human likeness. And being found in
human form, he humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death—even death on a
cross. [Philippians 2:7-8]
Today’s Offering
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-10-You can donate by going to www.tinyurl.com/GSPsupport and pressing “GSP Budget.” Or
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YOU.
Those present:
Please put your offering in the marked boxes on the tables on the north side of the parking
lot.
Offertory Anthem Pueri Hebraeorum Tomás Luis de Victoria
Christina Jarvis, soprano; Susan Marcus, alto; Harlan Hokin, tenor; and Spencer Hunter, bass
Translation: The Hebrew children spread their garments in his way and cried out saying,
Hosanna to the Son of David: blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Pause
Prayer over the Gifts The Prayer over the Gifts is from A New Zealand Prayer Book.
Celebrant: Giver of life, receive all we offer you this day.
People: Let the Spirit you bestow on your Church continue to work in the world
through the hearts of all. Amen.
Table Chant The people may stand in body or spirit.
-11-The Great Thanksgiving
The first half of the Eucharistic Prayer is from Prayers for an Inclusive Church, The second half is Eucharistic
Prayer III adapted from the 1982 Scottish Liturgy, The General Synod of the Scottish Episcopal Church.
Celebrant: God is with us.
People: God is present here.
Celebrant: Rejoice! Lift up your hearts.
People: We lift our hearts to the Most High.
Celebrant: Let us give thanks to the Holy One.
People: It is right to offer thanks and praise.
Celebrant:
Now is the time to give you thanks when rage and spite deface your image.
You are the undying one whose gift of life never ceases; you journeyed with your people to break
the bonds of slavery; you gave the law of justice to free them from lifeless idols; you called the
prophets and judges to speak for the dispossessed.
When empires ruled you gave your Beloved to systems which silenced what they could not control
and wormed their way into our colluding hearts. In his self-offering love the wound of torment
became a healing spring, the place of execution a gateway into life. Therefore we stand with all the
victims, the faithless and the treacherous, and the ones who only followed orders, knowing we
depend on grace to sing of life renewed:
Sanctus (Holy)The People and Celebrant continue:
Glory and thanksgiving be to you, most loving Father,
for Christ in whom the world is reconciled.
Condemned by those who feared the claims of overwhelming love, he still forgave.
Lifted on the cross,
he spanned the gulf our sins had made.
In that dark struggle death was swallowed up in victory that life and light might reign
and we no longer fear the costly path of self-denying service.
The Celebrant continues:
Before he was given up to suffering and death, recalling the night in which the sons of Egypt died,
himself the Firstborn, freely offering his life, at supper with the disciples he took bread, and gave
it to them, saying:
“Take, eat. This is my Body: it is broken for you.”
After supper, he took the cup, he offered you thanks, and gave it to them saying:
“Drink this, all of you. This is my Blood of the new covenant; it is poured out for you, and for all,
that sins may be forgiven. Do this in remembrance of me.”
We now obey your Son’s command. We recall his blessed passion and death, his glorious
resurrection and ascension; and we look for the coming of his Kingdom. Made one with him, we
offer you these gifts and with them ourselves, a single, holy, living gift.
Hear us, most merciful Father, and send your Holy Spirit upon us and upon this bread and this
wine, that overshadowed by the Spirit’s life-giving power, they may be the Body and Blood of your
Son, just as we are that same Body, kindled with the fire of your love and renewed for the service
of your Kingdom.
Help us, into the fellowship of Christ’s Body, to live and work to your praise and glory; may we
grow together in unity and love until at last, in your new creation, we enter into our heritage in
the company of the apostles and prophets, Paul, Innocent of Alaska, John Donne,* and all our sisters
and brothers living and departed.
Through Jesus Christ, with whom and in whom, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all honor and glory
be to you, God of all ages, world without end. AMEN.
*
Innocent, whose secular name was John Veniaminov, was a 19th century priest who served the people of the Aleutian,
Fox, and Pribilof Islands for nearly 50 years. He was called “The Apostle of North America.” He became Bishop of
Kamchatka, the Kuril and Aleutian Islands, and then appointed as Metropolitan of Moscow, the leader of the Russian
Orthodox Church. John Donne was a 17th century priest in the Church of England, the most well-known preacher of
his time, and of the greatest of English poets, including Hymn 140 in The Hymnal 1982.
-13-The Lord’s Prayer (Contemporary) The people may stand in body or spirit.
Each Sunday at Grace St. Paul’s, the Lord’s Prayer alternates between English and Spanish.
Deacon: As our Savior Christ has taught us, we now pray,
Deacon and People: Diácono y Pueblo:
Our Father in heaven, Padre nuestro que estás en el cielo,
hallowed be your Name, santificado sea tu Nombre,
your kingdom come, venga tu reino,
your will be done, hágase tu voluntad,
on earth as in heaven. en la tierra como en el cielo.
Give us today our daily bread. Danos hoy nuestro pan de cada día.
Forgive us our sins Perdona nuestras ofensas,
as we forgive those como también nosotros perdonamos
who sin against us. a los que nos ofenden.
Save us from the time of trial, No nos dejes caer en tentación
and deliver us from evil. y líbranos del mal.
For the kingdom, the power, Porque tuyo es el reino,
and the glory are yours, tuyo es el poder,
now and for ever. Amen. y tuya es la gloria,
ahora y por siempre. Amén.
The Breaking of the Bread
Fraction Anthem The Fraction Anthem was adapted from anthems in
Enriching Our Worship by The Rev. Steve Keplinger
Celebrant: This is the bread that gives life to the world.
People: Happy are those who are called to this table.
The Invitation to Communion
Celebrant: The gifts of God for the people of God.
The Communion Please be seated.
Everyone is invited to receive Holy Communion. Communion will be served in one kind, untouched. There will
be one station. Please stand a minimum of six feet behind the person in front of you.
-14-Communion Anthem To mock your reign, O dearest Lord The Third Tune,
Thomas Tallis (1505?-1585)
Christina Jarvis, soprano; Susan Marcus, alto; Harlan Hokin, tenor; and Spencer Hunter, bass
To mock your reign, O dearest Lord, they made a crown of thorns; set you with
taunts along that road from which no one returns. They did not know, as we do
now, that glorious is your crown; that thorns would flower upon your brow, your
sorrows heal our own.
A sceptered reed, O patient Lord, they thrust into your hand, and acted out their
grim charade to its appointed end. They did not know, as we do now, though
empires rise and fall, your Kingdom shall not cease to grow till love embraces all.
Postcommunion Prayer The people may stand in body or spirit.
The Postcommunion Prayer is adapted from Rev. Drew Ludwig, Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church,
Buffalo, New York. Posted on LiturgyLink, https://www.liturgylink.net/.
Celebrant: Jesus was beloved by the poor and the outcast
People: but he was a threat to people with power.
Celebrant: Jesus stood against the Temple,
People: so he was a threat to the Sadducees.
Celebrant: Jesus healed on the Sabbath and ate with sinners,
People: so he was a threat to the Pharisees.
Celebrant: Jesus was given the titles “Son of God,” and “King.”
People: those were Caesar’s titles: he was a threat to the government.
Celebrant: Jesus came without violence
People: yet he disturbed the peace.
Celebrant: Jesus came proclaiming the Kingdom of God
People: and the kingdoms of this world were frightened.
Celebrant: God, help us to love your Kingdom more than the kingdoms of this world.
People: For thine is the Kingdom, the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
Prayer Over the People From Gail Ramshaw.
Deacon: Incline your heart to God.
Celebrant: O God, in our global distress we pray earnestly to you.
God our Sanctuary,
gather us, when separated, into your presence.
God our Physician,
heal those who have contracted the virus.
God our Comforter,
embrace all who mourn the dead.
-15-God our Homeland,
mother all who are quarantined.
God our Friend,
accompany all who are alone or afraid.
God our Guardian,
protect physicians, nurses, health care workers, and first responders.
God our Hope,
we give thanks for the discovery of vaccines and therapeutic drugs.
God our Mighty Fortress,
preserve our societies from devastation.
God our Governor,
guide the leaders of nations toward wise policies.
God of Everlasting Arms,
in you we live and move and have our being.
God our Creator,
make once again a world of sabbath rest.
God our Savior,
redeem the suffering world by your cross.
God our Light,
shine your radiant peace into our darkness.
O God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,
bless and preserve us. Amen.
Recessional Hymn My song is love unknown
No. 458, The Hymnal 1982 (stanzas 1, 3, 5 & 7)Dismissal The Dismissal is from The Book of Common Prayer.
Deacon: Go in peace to love and serve our God.
People: Thanks be to God.
-17-Service Participants
Celebrant: The Rev. Steve Keplinger
Deacons: The Rev. Nancy Meister, The Rev. Chris Ledyard
Deacon Candidate: Laurie Finn
Readers: James Neeley, Nanalee Raphael, Spencer Hunter, Susan Marcus
Singers: Christina Jarvis, Susan Marcus, Harlan Hokin, Spencer Hunter
Organist: David Wachter
Ushers: Cindy Sorrensen-Carter, Joyce Warfield
Facebook livestream production: Bruce Anderson ! YouTube video production: Jesse Thrall
Listings of lay ministers are subject to last-minute changes after the bulletin is printed.
We hold the following in our prayers today:
We pray for Michael our Presiding Bishop; Jennifer our Bishop; Steve, our Rector; Richard, our Associate
Rector; Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui; St. Stephen’s in Sierra Vista; Community of Hope Church in Tucson.
We pray for peace in Zimbabwe, Syria, Congo, Sudan, Gaza, and in all places. We pray for the men and
women in detention in Eloy. We pray for those in Wilmot State Prison. We pray for those in the military,
especially those serving in combat zones, including Ronald Berryhill; Christopher Gallo; Michael Hannan;
Andrew Harris; Donna Heath; Frederick Jenning; Jordan S. Marks; Eric Osche; Mark Pundt; Terrence
Robinson; Laramie Struble; Jose Carlos Tinajero; Brian.
We pray for the people of South Sudan; Clare Abel; John Anyieth & Daruka Ajang; Beth Banks; Robin Beelen;
BJ Bower; Kim Braun & Steve Manson and Ryan, Taylor, and Isaac; Toni Sue Brooks; Phyllis & Richard
Cameron; Molly Cassidy; Anagrethe Christensen; Alysha Collins; Rob Daugherty; Rosemary DeCook; Kate
Delaney; Jay Elliston; Argelia El Khayat and family including Yamila and Samyra; Deanna Fitzgerald; Mary
Fitzgerald; Craig Garver; James, Elizabeth, and Drew Gooden; Capt. Michael Hannan, USN; Sara Heitshu;
Jacque Hendrix; Cathy Jarvis; Francesca Jarvis; Molly & Kent Johnson; Cricket Kelbaugh; Dennis Kirchoff; Ron
Knutson; The Rev. Chris Ledyard; Don Lundy; The Rev. Richard Mallory; the family and friends of Frederick
& Joan Marcoux; Danielle Phillips; Robert Rosenberg; Ron Rude; the family and friends of Joan Ryman; Sandra
Sankey; Lesley Shipley; Sr. Carol Willans; Heather Williams; Ed; Lee; Marilyn; Melea; Pamela Decker & Ken
Yukl; Henri Elizabeth Graves; Mildred Gregory; Carla LaFontain; the family and friends of The Rev. Bill Martin,
especially The Rev. Nadine Martin; Rebecca Medel; the family and friends of The Rev. Michael Meyers,
especially Pat; Maribel Ortiz; Christopher James Riise; Jeffri Sanders; Carl & Gregory; Elizabeth & Keith;
Garland; Joel; Mike, Monica & Danitza; Rob.
We pray for those who have died, especially Joan Ryman; Frederick & Joan Marcoux; The Rev. Michael
Meyers; The Rev. Bill Martin.
We hold in prayer animal companions who are in need, especially Isabel; Cuillin Brundage; Poppers; and the
vaquitas of the Gulf of California.
We hold in prayer our animal companions who have died.
We pray also for those who have died in the desert on our border and all those who have died in Afghanistan.
PRAYER LIST GUIDELINES
Names of parishioners submitted this week will remain on the list during the current month. Please contact
David Wachter by 4 p.m. on Wednesday ((520) 327-6857 or e-mail bulletins@grace-stpauls.org) to add a name
to the list printed in the bulletin. Names of non-parishioners, including relatives of parishioners, will remain on
the prayers for one week only—if the crisis continues, please call the church office each week by 4 p.m. on
Wednesday to renew, or send an email to bulletins@grace-stpauls.org. Full names will be listed unless “first
name only” is requested.GSP Parish Life – March 28, 2021
Check out GSP’s website: www.gsptucson.org.
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There’s lots more happening—check out the GSP Parish Life announcements!
They’re available online at www.gsptucson.org —
click on “Sunday Bulletins” or “Announcements.”
ONLINE BONUS: The GSP Weekly Calendar is included with the GSP Parish Life
announcements at www.gsptucson.org.
The Mission & Vision of Grace St. Paul’s
Grace St. Paul’s Episcopal Church will be a spiritual home, open to all,
providing food for the journey, and calling people to change the world.
La Iglesia Episcopal Grace St. Paul’s será un hogar espiritual, abierto a
todos, manteniendo alimento para el camino, y llamandonos a cambiar
el mundo.
-19-Imagine a gift that gives forever. That’s exactly what your planned gift
to GSP can do. Have you remembered GSP in your will?
Spirit Now and Spirit Song (Taizé) services now meet at 5 p.m. Both
services meet via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/948146775. Spirit Song, in the
style of Taizé, meets at 5 p.m. on the first Thursday of the month.
In-person Worship Returns Today!
God willing and the creek don’t rise, Grace St. Paul’s will return to outdoor, in-person worship
beginning on Palm Sunday, March 28. After Vestry deliberation and the advice of our Covid
Task Force, the decision has been made that while indoor worship still poses some risk, even at
25% capacity, socially distanced outdoor worship has become a viable option once again.
In addition, your live-streaming team has been hard at work developing and testing ways for us to
stream the outdoor service. We are now confident that we will be able to do just that. This means
that we will have the luxury of being able to have our outdoor service at 10 a.m. Beginning Palm
Sunday, you can choose to live-stream the service at home or be in person at the outdoor service,
both at 10 a.m. Outdoor worship services will all be Communion services. (Bread only)
We will continue Sunday outdoor services at 10 a.m. on Easter Sunday, April 4, through the
Bishop’s visitation on the Fifth Sunday of Easter, May 2. At that point, we will reevaluate
the time of the outdoor service based on the weather. It is also at least conceivable at that point
that Covid infections could reduce enough that we could consider distanced indoor worship.
The outdoor Sunday services will not affect other services during Holy Week. Maundy Thursday
and Good Friday will continue to be live-streamed only at 7 p.m.
Here is your cheat sheet for the services of Holy Week through the Bishop’s visit:
Palm/Passion Sunday, March 28, 10 a.m. In-person outdoor and live-stream
Service will include a socially distanced anti-parade
Maundy Thursday, April 1, 7 p.m. Live-stream only
The worship experience that says everything about who we are as Christians
Good Friday, April 2, 7 p.m. Live-stream only
A stunning Tenebrae service of moving music and effects
Holy Saturday, April 3, Noon https://zoom.us/j/97526447100
A short service sitting in the nothingness after death and before resurrection
-20-Easter Sunday, April 4, 10 a.m. In-person outdoor and live-stream
All the pageantry! Trumpets, baptism, a Vigil and Easter all at once
(Talk to Steve+ if you are considering baptism)
Easter Two, April 11, 10 a.m. In-person outdoor and live-stream
Easter Three, April 18, 10 a.m. In-person outdoor and live-stream
Easter Four, April 25, 10 a.m. In-person outdoor and live-stream
Easter Five—Bishop visit, May 2, 10 a.m. In-person outdoor and live-stream
Bishop Reddall in-person, Confirmation, Receptions
(Talk to Steve+ by April 20 if you would like to be confirmed or received into the parish)
Easter Five, May 2, 2 p.m. In-person
Regional Confirmations hosted by GSP
See you live and in person very soon!
Steve+
Flower or plant memorials for the live-streaming Sunday worship would
be greatly appreciated. They add to the beauty of the service. More
than one person or family may donate flowers on a particular Sunday.
Send your requests to tucsonjane@aol.com with your dedication and
date. The money for the flowers needs to be sent to the church. I will
notify David Wachter (GSP’s bulletin editor) of your requests.
Thank you,
Jane Thrall
Change the World
GSP Anti-Racism Study Group
Come Join GSP’s Anti-Racism Study Group!
In response to GSP’s vision of social justice, the church’s “anti-racism to ally” group has been
endeavoring to live into its vision through focusing on social justice. The group has focused on writings
regarding racism and white privilege, and aims to “move from anti-racism to ally.” Our goal is to develop
a deep understanding of how “white privilege” is defined, how it affects people of color, and the rest
of us, in so many ways. How can we transform this deeply rooted dynamic into one that empowers
people of color and ourselves in ways that bring us all more closely together? How can we eliminate
the manifestations of white privilege and systemic racism that remain so prevalent today? How can we
address and redirect often-unconscious assumptions, words, actions and behaviors associated with
white privilege?
-21-To be put on the list to receive materials, to get Zoom information on our monthly Zoom meeting, or
if you have any questions, please contact Rev. Chris, Jill McCollum, Barbara Morehouse, or Peggy Scott
through the church office, (520) 327-6857.
Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday Support For Asylum-seekers
Limited numbers of asylum-seeking families along the southern U.S. border are now being allowed into
the United States, although most continue to be turned back. Casa Alitas Welcome Center, a shelter
run by Catholic Community Services, is receiving greater numbers of migrants. They are transported
to Tucson from Yuma, which is one of the crossing points.
Grace St. Paul’s is one of the churches and synagogues committed to providing food for our temporary
guests at the Welcome Center. Our Migrant Ministry will begin cooking casseroles and baking. We
invite all cooks to join us. (Call Margie at 310-903-0280) Other ways to support the Welcome Center
include donations of staple food items. On Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday, we will collect:
! Canned tuna
! Canned chicken
! Watermelons
! Cantaloupes
! Grapes
! Banana bread (sliced and individually wrapped)
! Muffins (individually wrapped)
Migrant Hospitality at Casa Alitas
There are higher numbers of migrants and asylum seekers being paroled into the U.S. once again, and
we hope this will continue and increase. Casa Alitas has been getting ready for this and now they need
our help. There are many ways to help by providing donations and volunteering, and a lot of help is
needed right now.
Volunteer—Casa Alitas has very careful protocols for COVID prevention and there are multiple ways
to volunteer that can be done at home and on line. Casa Alitas asks that you attend a volunteer
orientation. You can sign up by going to https://forms.gle/VrFSJiXqL7QkJef19. If you have questions
about volunteering, please email volunteers@casaalitas.org.
Donate Clothing and Other Items
Casa Alitas regularly needs donations of clothing, underwear, shoes, hygiene items, and other things.
The Donations/Clothing Coordinator is Frances Wheeler-Berta and she has started sending a weekly
list of items that are especially needed. If you don’t think anyone at your church gets these weekly
emails, contact Frances at atluciferlucyloo@gmail.com to be added to the list. Here is what is needed
this week and where to take donations:
! Women’s bras (small—you can even use larger sizes for teens)
! Men’s Jeans, Large—Size 40 and 42 waist, 30-32" in length.
-22-! Women’s Lycra pants—small, medium and large
! Backpacks—size 19" and larger.
Donations can be brought directly to the Casa Alitas Welcome Center at 2225 E. Ajo Way, Tucson,
85713 and it will be a big help to let Frances know when to expect them so she can get volunteers on
hand to receive them. You may also drop off donations at Grace St. Paul’s.
Network
Please spread the word to help mobilize our Tucson community to help provide migrant hospitality.
Thank you!
Food for the Journey: Children, Youth & Families
KIDS CAMP
We are entering into 2021 with hope and planning for a week-long summer camp for kids at GSP!
Calling all volunteers!
In order to move forward with planning, Jessica needs to know who is comfortable volunteering. If we
do not have enough volunteers, we cannot move forward with an in-person camp.
A few things to help with your decision:
! all volunteers will undergo a background check and need to take Safeguarding training
! a lot of camp will likely be outside in June
! you need to be available Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Email Jessica if you are interested in learning more.
Calling all families!
Jessica wants to know who is comfortable coming to camp.
Families, please email her your thoughts on if you would send your child/children in-person outside,
in-person inside, in-person combo inside/outside, online, or not this year at all.
Please rest assured that if we deem it not safe to run camp, we won’t do it. This is simply to
gauge interest for volunteering and participation. Thank you.
Jessica.Swift@grace-stpauls.org.
-23-The people of Grace St. Paul’s acknowledge the original caretakers of the desert in which we reside.
The indigenous habitation of the Tucson Basin dates back approximately 12,500 years, likely
representing the oldest, continuously inhabited area in what is now the United States. Contemporary
native people that constitute our ethnographic history include the Akimel O’odham, Apache, Hopi,
Maricopa, Yaqui, Tohono O’odham, Yavapai, and Zuni people.
Source: friendsofsaguaro.org
Who’s Who at Grace St. Paul’s
Vestry Administrator; Jessica Swift, Director of Children, Youth
Phil Johnson, Senior Warden; Angel Wang, Junior & Family Ministries; Social Services Leader; David
Warden; Rob Rauh, Chancellor; Wil Harri, Treasurer Wachter, Organist & Publications Manager; James
Vestry Members: Kim Braun, Harlan Hokin, Margie White, Sexton
King, Dennis Kirchoff, Rita Magdaleno, Jill McCollum, Consultant
Betty Rathbone, Patty Rushing, Beatrice Washburn Patti Morrison, Bookkeeper
Clergy Children and Youth Spiritual Formation
Jennifer Reddall, Bishop of Arizona; Richard Mallory, Leaders
Associate Rector; Mary Delaney, Joe Fitzgerald, Steve Madeleine Caldwell, Laurie Finn, Andrew Gardner;
Kelsey, Priest Associates; Nancy Meister, Chris Anne Harri, Rob Hilliker, Francesca Jarvis; Jim Kane,
Ledyard, Donald Eager, Deacons; Lynn Marie Hunter, Jennifer Katcher, Gwen McCaffrey, Mary Prasciunas,
Interfaith Minister; Steve Keplinger, Rector Maria Ramirez, Betty Rathbone, Mary Steffenson,
Vergers & Acolytes Sandra Thompson; Beatrice Washburn
Martha Farnham, Verger Nursery Worker
Staff Argelia El-Khayat
Jane Click, Pianist; Lieto Ensemble; Will Dekoevend, Nursery Volunteers
Facilities Assistant; Argelia El-Khayat, Nursery Worker; Ellen Caldwell, Eileen Mundt
Christina Jarvis, Music Director; Pamela Spears, ParishYou can also read
