Dear People & Friends of St. Clement’s,
We are in Holy Week, therefore
Today, Maundy Thursday 24th March at 19.00 – Eucharist commemorating the Last Supper
We will hear the story of the first Passover from Exodus 12. 1-14, together with the words of institution of Holy Communion as recorded by St Paul in 1 Corinthians 11. 23-26. Our Gospel reading will be John 13, 1-17 & 31-35 which tells of Jesus washing the disciples feet and saying, ‘I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another’.
Good Friday 25th March at 14.00 – Devotional Service
As Good Friday is now a public holiday in the Czech Republic, our service will begin at 14.00/2pm and mark the ‘Last Hour on the Cross‘. We will be joined by the ‘Anonym Choir‘ under the direction of our regular organist Professor Michal Novenko. Full details can be found here
Then please note that the clocks go FORWARD one hour on Saturday night before
Sunday 27th March at 11.00 – Sung Eucharist celebrating Easter Day
Our readings will be Acts 10. 34-43, which records St Peter preaching about the death and resurrection of Jesus to the relatives and friends of Cornelius, the Roman centurion, together with part of a great chapter all about resurrection – 1 Corinthians 15. 19-26. Our Gospel reading will be St. John’s account of the resurrection of Jesus – John 20. 1-18. Please note that there will NOT be parallel Children’s Ministry but I do promise to keep the sermon short! Within the service, I will be baptising Julia Elizabeth Rovny, the daughter of Jan & Allison Rovny who I married at St. Clements in September 2010. Following worship, there will be Coffee Hour in the hall on the third floor of Klimentská 18.
After Coffee Hour, I will be off down the D1 to Brno for
Sunday 27th March at 17.00 – Easter Day Holy Communion in ‘The Upper Room’, corner of Jezuitská and Mozartova, Brno.
That service too, will include a baptism – of Stephanie Cornelia Charlton, the daughter of Andrew & Mihaela, regular members of the Brno congregation.
From Monday 28th March – Saturday 2nd April, I will be taking my post-Easter break. I shall be back on duty for our 11.00 Sung Eucharist on Sunday 3rd April. My thanks to the Hellam family who are letting Šárek the cat, spend his Easter holidays in their home :-)
The other things to draw your attention to this week are…..
My sermon for Palm Sunday is up on our Church website and can be listened to here:
Copies of the Annual Review of activities in the Anglican Diocese in Europe arrived yesterday & will be available FREE at the back of the Church at our Holy Week & Easter Day services.
I was recently interviewed for a website seeking to address issues in relation to the forthcoming referendum on EU membership in the UK. You can find the interview here:
And in view of the events on Tuesday morning in Brussels, I hope you might find this prayer helpful.
The Annual Church Meeting will take place after worship on Sunday 10th April 2016. A form for written nominations for the election of two Churchwardens & up to nine Church Council members is on the noticeboard at the back of the Church. A proposer, seconder & the consent of the candidate are required. To stand for election &/or to vote at the Annual Church Meeting, you need to be a member of our Church Electoral Roll (CER). Application forms to join the CER, are in a folder pinned to the noticeboard at the back of Church, alongside a copy of the current CER. Applications must be returned by Good Friday 25th March.
Best wishes
Ricky
