CTR Announcements as of February 26th:

Picture Directory: LAST CHANCE! We are composing a picture directory to help you discover what names to attach to familiar faces. Importantly,  if you have your picture taken, it will help others! After this morning’s service, pass through the Parish Hall to the Level 3 Atrium (children’s classroom). Both single and family group photos will be taken there.  

Films Worth Talking About: You are invited to an evening of food, fellowship, and a movie, starting at 6:30 pm on Saturday, March 7. We are reprising “Shane,” one of the most thoughtful Westerns of the 1950s, filled with themes of courage and a profound sense of longing. RSVP to michael.chiusano@comcast.net and then join us at 39 Glidden St., Beverly. 

Choral Evensong: Sunday, March 8, 5:00 pm. The one-hour Evensong is the most distinctively Anglican of worship services: It is prayer sung by the choir, prayer set to thrilling music. Invite your friends to join you for a delightful experience. Reception with refreshments follows.

Reredos Veil Art: Did you notice? On Ash Wednesday all the reredos banners were blank. Now, as we progress through Lent each Sunday, a new illustrated block will be added. We will journey together and discover what God is calling each one of us to become during this penitential season. 

The Gospel lection for the First Sunday in Lent is always the Temptation of Christ. So, the addition of last week’s first block illustrated Temptation.

The Gospel lection for the Second Sunday in Lent is about Gethsemane. This is the garden where Jesus went with his disciples to await His trail before the Sanhedrin, and where He said to His disciples, “Sit here while I go over there and pray… Stay here and keep watch with me” (Matt. 26:36-38). Shades of dark blue remind us of the dark night of Christ’s struggle in prayer as He prepares to face His crucifixion.

Weekly Specials: Every Wednesday we offer a Midweek Mass at 12:15 pm in the chapel. It is designed to fit in a lunch break (15 minutes to get here, 30 minute Mass, 15 minutes back to work). Every Friday in Lent we offer Stations of the Cross at 12:15, in the church. Confession is available afterward upon request.

Memorial Flower Envelopes for Easter can be found in the pews, at the Welcome Table in the Narthex, and in the side corridor to the Parish Hall. Is there someone you would like to honor?

Wanted – An Experienced Writer: Our Communications Committee is inviting another writer to join our newsletter team. This would entail helping to write stories about church events and also interviewing parishioners. If you have experience and are interested, please let Fr. Brian know.