March 17, 2024 – The Fifth Sunday In Lent
EASTER BRUNCH SIGN-UP – We need your help to make sure we have enough food to feed everyone that morning. Check out the weekly e-newsletter from this past Thursday for the link to the sign up sheet, or scan the QR Code on the Easter Brunch graphic at right to go to the online signup sheet. Alternately, there are sign up sheets in Henslee Hall too, if you prefer to sign up that way. We need LOTS of help – so please sign up! Thank you!
GOOD SAM IS BUILDING A HABITAT HOUSE!– Good Samaritan is partnering with First Presbyterian Church to build a Habitat House! Blitz day will be NEXT Saturday, March 23; there will be 5 additional Saturdays to volunteer through mid-June. Good Sam has built a lot of Habitat Houses through the years and we are so happy to be able to continue this tradition. Look for the informational flyer on the tables in Henslee Hall and in the Narthex. It has a schedule of work days and everything you need to know about the Habitat build.
PALM SUNDAY AT GOOD SAMARITAN & EASTER EGG HUNT – Palm Sunday – and the beginning of Holy Week – is next Sunday, March 24. Holy Eucharist Rite I begins at 8:15 am. At the 10:30 am service, we will begin the Procession of the Palms outside in the back parking lot, weather permitting. Between the services at 9:30 am, the younger children will hear a brief lesson in the Chapel while the older youth hide the eggs. After the lesson, the children will proceed outside to hunt for the eggs. (In case of inclement weather, the eggs will be hidden downstairs.) Parents, make sure your children bring a basket to collect their eggs! The nursery will be available all morning as usual but remember, the nursery has temporarily moved upstairs. There will be no Sunday School, Lectionary Class or Adult Formation on Palm Sunday.
MAUNDY THURSDAY PRAYER VIGIL – The Maundy Thursday Prayer Vigil begins on March 28 at 9pm, continues through the night and concludes on Good Friday, March 29 at 8:00 am. Those who have signed up take turns spending an hour in quiet meditation and prayer in the church and Henslee Hall. The inspiration for the vigil is from the Gospels of Mark and Matthew, when, in the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus asks the sleeping disciples, “Could you not watch one hour? Watch and pray…”. If you are interested in being a part of this Good Sam tradition, please sign up on the sheet in Henslee Hall. Questions? Contact Bill Wilson at 3wpwilson@gmal.com or Jennifer Dunn at jennifer@goodsamknox.org.
EASTER FLOWERS DEDICATION ENVELOPES – Look for the dedications envelopes in your bulletin today. Drop your completed envelope with a check/cash in the offering plate or mail to the church. All donations need to be into the office no later Wednesday, March 27, to be included in the flower insert in the Easter bulletin.
The Cash In The Plate For Today Goes To Grace Point Camp & Retreat Center
Knoxville Habitat for Humanity is an independent, nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry that partners with people of all beliefs. Knoxville Habitat for Humanity has been an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International since 1985. More than just being a handout, future homeowners help build their own homes alongside volunteers and pay an affordable mortgage. Over the years, Good Sam has helped build houses for several Knox County families through this wonderful program. Our latest build starts March 23 and runs through June 15. Today’s Cash in the Plate goes to help fund the lunches, snacks and hydration for the volunteers and Habitat personnel for the duration of the build. We hope to have enough remaining funds that we can also provide a homeowner’s gift, so please be generous!
Donations can be made by sending a check to Good Sam, specifying “Habitat Build.” in the memo line, or through Good Sam’s online giving portal by scanning the QR code on your announcement sheet.
Last week’s offering of $832.00 has been designated to go to Family Promise of Knoxville.
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