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St.
Thomas
Anglican
Church 373 Bangor Rd Ellsworth, Maine St. Thomas is a member of The Northeast Diocese of The Anglican Church in America, the world wide Traditional Anglican Communion. We worship using the 1928 Book of Common Prayer. A Traditional Anglican Church loyal to the Faith and Worship of the pre-1970s Episcopal Church (USA) and Anglican (Canada) Churches with Biblical Preaching & Historic Teaching, based on Scripture, Creeds & Tradition Rev. Granville Henthorne, STM, Rector 326-4120 |
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| Our
Clergy The Right Rev. Dr. Brian Marsh, Bishop Ordinary The Right Rev. George Langberg, DD, Bishop Emeritus The Very Rev. Canon Granville V. Henthorne, STM, DD, Rector The Rev. Frank Gray, Priest Associate The Rev. Mr. Edwin Kalish, Deacon and Choirmaster The Rev. Mr. Ian Dunn, Deacon Mr. Hewlett Crawford, Sub-Deacon Mr. Leroy Weed, Sub-Deacon Service Times Saturday: Evensong 3 pm (Note New Time 1 Hour Earlier) Sunday: Holy Communion 10 am |
| Holy Week Services 2012 | ||
| Monday 2 April | 5:30 PM | Evening Prayer and Stations of the Cross |
| Tuesday 3 April | 5:30 PM | Evening Prayer and Stations of the Cross |
| Wednesday 4 April | 5:30 PM | Tenebrae (see below) |
| Thursday 5 April | 5:30 PM | Maundy Thursday Holy Communion (see below) |
| Friday 6 April | Noon | Good Friday Communion [from Reserved Sacrament] (see below) |
| Saturday 7 April | 5:30 PM | Easter Vigil - Evensong (see below) |
| Sunday 8 April | 10:00 AM | Lighting of the New Fire (see below) Celebration of the Resurrection Feast Holy Communion |
| Tenebrae (Latin
for "darkness" or "shadows") is taken from an early Christian worship
service. "The service recalls a small portion of christ's pain and
suffering the day of His crucifixion. The prayers and meditations help
to prepare Christians for the end of Holy Week ending in Christ's death
upon the cross. One of the most conspicuous features of the service is the gradual extinguishing of candles. As they dim, one can reflect on the great emotional and physical pain that was very real for Jesus. The service concludes with the seven last words of Christ from the cross." This is a powerful remembrance of Christ's sacrifice on the cross. Maundy Thursday is "considered the anniversary of the institution of the Eucharist by Jesus at the Last Supper (that is, the mandatum novum or "new commandment"). The altars are stripped bare until the Easter Vigil. | Good Friday, also called Holy Friday or Black Friday, commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus and his death at Calvary. The Easter Vigil, also called the Paschal Vigil or the Great Vigil of Easter, is the first official celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus. The New Fire represents the victory in Christ of light and life over darkness and death. The Paschal Candle, lighted with the new fire, symbolizes the risen Christ. The ceremony for blessing the new fire and the Paschal Candle is derived from the primitive Lucernarium or blessing of light, which is derived from Jewish ritual. The Paschal Candle remains lit at all worship services through the Easter season until Ascension Day, when it is extinguished just after the Gospel. |
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