Please join us for our Service of Holy Eucharist on Sunday March 19 at 10:00 am, the Fourth Sunday in Lent (and Mothering Sunday) Our readings are 1 Samuel 16:1-13, Ephesians 5:8-14, and John 9:1-41 . Rev. Chris Easthill will be presiding and preaching. The bulletin is here and the livestream link here.

Sunday School takes place during the service and we have a creche/nursery service for the younger children.

If you want to include prayers for yourself or another during the Prayers of the People at any of our services, please send an email.  

CALENDAR OF COMING EVENTS

TODAY               11.45 am. Book Study Group.
WEDNESDAY    11.00 am. Word & Worship (Zoom).
FRIDAY                6.00 pm.  Stations of the Cross.
                             7.30 pm. Lenten Study Group (Zoom).
SATURDAY        11.00 am – 2.00 pm. Nearly New/Book Sale.
SUNDAY            10.00 am. Holy Eucharist and Sunday School.
                             3.00 pm. Worship in Mainz (St. Christoph).

Father Chris’ day off is Monday. Please only contact him on that day in case of an emergency. From Tuesday – Thursday he will also be attending a meeting of the German Council of Churches in Magdeburg.   

Easter Flowers
There are no flowers during Lent, but a general collection is made for the Easter Flowers. You are invited to make a donation, however small, towards the cost using the special Easter Donation envelopes.

Stewardship
We invite all members of the congregation to support the mission and ministry of St. Augustine’s. To pledge, you can fill in a form (available from the ushers) or just send an email to pledge@stagustines.de giving us the amount (and frequency i.e. weekly, monthly, annually) of your pledge.

Adult Formation
Our Book Discussion takes place bi-weekly in hybrid mode on Wednesday evening. Those who wish can meet in the church undercroft at 7 p.m. or can join by Zoom. The group is looking at C.S. Lewis’s Miracles. In addition we have a second group to discuss The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe meeting fortnighly on Sundays after church. For more information on both offerings: Rampinelli@aol.com.

Lenten Observances:

• Stations of the Cross Friday at 6.00 pm
• Lenten Course “The Difficult Words of Jesus” Fridays at 7.30 pm via Zoom
• “In the Language of the Heart”: Convocation Early Morning Prayer and Meditation Tuesday from 7:20 – 8.00 am

Holy Week and Easter Services:

• Wednesday 5 April: Tenebrae 8:00 pm.
• Maundy Thursday 6 April: Simple Supper at 6.00 pm, Eucharist 7:00 pm
• Good Friday 7 April: Special Liturgy with Veneration of the Cross and Holy Communion 7:00 pm
• Saturday 8 April: Great Vigil of Easter 9:00 pm
• Easter Sunday 9 April: Festive Eucharist 10:00 am
  
  

Upcoming Community Events:

• Spring Clean-up Saturday 1 April 9 – 12.00 (sign-up sheet available)
• Yard Sale Saturday 22 April 10 am – 2.00 pm
• Parish Walk followed by coffee, Saturday, 27 May at 2.00 pm (details tba)
• Visit to Stork sanctuary in Walluf/Rhein, Monday, 12 June 9.00 am to 1.00 pm (details tba)
  
  

The United Thank Offering (UTO) Spring Ingathering is scheduled for Sunday, 25 June. The “UTO Blue Boxes” can be found on the tract rack at the back of the church, please take one home with you. UTO Brochures are available, as well.      Each time we thank God for the blessings of this life, we drop a coin into our family’s Blue Box. The collected amount is then sent to the UTO offices in New York City where it becomes part of a fund within the Episcopal Church which supports mission projects all over the world.  (UTO Coordinator, Kay Hollis)