Oh, one other thing...

 Today is also my birthday--another favorite day of mine.

I got lots of greetings in email and messages and in person at church this afternoon.

My God, I'm 78!

I feel about 40 and think like a teenager....

Maundy Thursday

 We celebrated the Holy Day with two other congregations.

There was another priest.

He celebrated (and is certainly much higher church than me!) while I read and gave a short homily.

I described Maundy Thursday as my favorite holy day for two reasons: washing people's feet is a very intimate experience--showing love for each other and Jesus commanded; and, we eat and drink--two things I love to do!

We two priests washed each others feet, then others came forward and most of them washed the feet on the next person.

The Singers from the other church in Litchfield were great!

Then we had soup--many choices, bread, wine and dessert. 

A good time was had by all.

My favorite Holy Day....

Lazy Holy Tuesday

 I did next to nothing today.

That's becoming common for me.

I got up at 8:30 a.m. Played games on line.

Ate cereal and fruit.

Read a bit.

Played games on line.

Ate turkey sausage and egg for lunch.

Read a bit.

Played games on line.

Dinner is soon--Bern is doing it.

I did take out the trash to be picked up Wednesday morning.

Played games on line.

Read a bit.

I will watch TV news with dinner and a game show I love at 7 p.m.

I'll read a bit.

I'll play games on line.

Not an exhausting Tuesday.

Never is....

Voting for Harvard

Today I got the ballot for Harvard's Board of Directors.

I went there for two years--years ago and got an MTS--Master of Theological Studies--which is enough to be a Sunday School teacher.

But here I am deciding who should oversee the University.

I'll vote for Black, Hispanic and Asian folks--since I trust them more than white Harvard folks.

Who knows what difference it will make?

Not me....

 

Palm Sunday

We met the Congregational Church on the road in front of Trinity.

It was suppose to be on the Green across the road, but there were a few inches of snow there.

We blessed the palms and went our seperate ways.

Palm Sunday for Episcopalians includes a lenghty reading of the Passion, this year from Luke. People take parts and it is really nice, though long.

Then I say communion, but don't break the bread.

After that comes Prayers of the People, Confession, Absolution and the Passing of the peace.

Then Offering is taken and I finally break the bread for communion.

Whew! Hard to do it that way. I had to keep looking at the bulletin to make sure I was where I should be.

And today was the second "Undey Sunday" which I can't spell and when people bring underwear to give to the homeless.

Trinity does good things for those in need--quite a lot for such a little church.

Bless them....

 

Palm Sunday tomorrow

 We'll begin Palm Sunday outside with folks from the Congregational Church. We'll bless the Palms, have a few prayers and a short Gospel then go to our respective churches.

On Palm Sunday Episcopalians read a long, long passage from Luke describing the Passion of Christ.

Then there will be communion and coffee hour.

Holy week begins with Palm Sunday.

Lots of stuff to do this week--which is also the week of my birthday.

On Maundy Thursday of all days!

New Yorker cartoon

 I love the New Yorker magazine. It's mailed to me every month.

The latest edition has a cartoon I loved.

Jesus is sitting in the middle of a table and his 12 disciples are gathered around him, all standing.

On the table is a loaf of bread, a glass of wine and a chocolate bunny rabbit.

Jesus says: "The bread is my body, the wine is my blood and the chocolate bunny is a Spring treat."

Amazing!