Saint Benedict Episcopal Church

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Come to Me and Never be Hungry

Have you ever noticed how much of scripture and our liturgy talks about food and hunger? In Lent we hear about the living water that leaves us without thirst. In our Eucharistic prayer we’re using this Lent, we hear this phrase about Jesus being the “Living Bread” in whom all our hungers are satisfied. “My soul is satisfied” the Psalms say, “as with marrow and fatness, And my mouth offers praises with joyful lips.” Full Article

March Calendar

Holy Week and Easter Schedule

March Servant Ministry Schedule

March Lectionary Selections

Lectionary Page *

*We are currently using RCL, so please click on RCL on the day you are looking for on the calendar.

Call to Action Eucharistic Service on March 30th

“Call To Action is an organization of Catholics based on the teaching of the universal church in the second half of the 20th Century. It is a response to the challenge of the Second Vatican Council, held between 1962 and 1965, for all members to "scrutinize the signs of the times" and respond in the light of the gospel. The council provided a wake-up call for lay Catholics who had tended to defer initiatives entirely to the clergy”, taken from the Call to Action webpage. More

Jail Ministry

Do you like to write letters? If  so, then the Jail Ministry has a great opportunity for you! Currently, they are looking for people to write letters to inmates as well as new team members to join jail ministry. It is only 16 evenings a year and takes about an hour. Please call Mike Flothe for more info today!

German Ministry

The new German Ministry will meet every 3rd Saturday of the month from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at St. Benedict. There will be a German Service followed by fellowship in the Parish Hall. Come and check it out and spread the word!

Easter is About Bunnies and Eggs, Right? by Lacey O'delle

How many times have you heard someone in the church ask, “What does chocolate eggs and bunnies have to do with Easter?”  Or, “Why is Holy Week so Holy?” Typically this is said by a younger person in the church as you are amidst the rest of the congregation within listening distance. Let’s take a quick history stroll and discuss the origins of Easter, eggs and Holy Week and discuss some possible answers. Full Article

The Three Most Important Days of the Year for Christians

Excerpts from our upcoming brochure, make sure you get a copy today!What we do from Maundy Thursday to the Easter Vigil? Maundy Thursday brings an end to Lent. That night we begin the Three days that are the center of the Year. Why are these days so important? What do they mean for you? These three days invites all of us to make them different set apart from all the days of the year.  More

Interested in Baptism, Reaffirmation of the Baptismal Vows in Confirmtion, Reception or Reaffirmation

If you are thinking about being baptized or renewing your Baptismal vows before the bishop, talk with Georgi about your interest.  You are encouraged to participate in the Sunday Growing in Christ series. This class is not only the St. Benedict's "preparation" for an adult commitment, but a good opportunity  for all to grow in faith and community support.  The class meets after the 10:00 service at 11:30 in the St. Frances room. More

Growing in Christ Schedule

Kids Corner

John 11:1-45

Sunday School is now from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Don't forget to mark this change on your calendars!

The 2nd Annual Easter Egg Hunt for the children of St. Benedicts is hopping around the corner! Look for a donation bin and please bring plastic eggs, individually wrapped candy and small items to stuff into plastid eggs. Any helpers who would like to ‘stuff’ can contact Carla Whiting.

Whats Up with the Announcement Time

If you’ve been in church recently (we hope you have!) you will have noticed that at the 10 a.m. service there is no longer a time for oral announcements made by congregation members at the end of the service. Instead, the oral announcements are made at the beginning of the coffee hour and they are made only by the Vicar or a Bishop’s Committee member. Have you wondered why the change in place and the process?  Full Article

Budget Update: January 2008 by Tim Madden

In January we as a congregation pledged $18,444.  We also need an additional $1,340.  The amount we received in January was $15,698 giving us a shortfall of $4,068 for the month.   

Now for expenses:

In January we as a congregation budgeted $23,475 to be spent. We actually spent $23,190.

Edinburgh Fair Quiz 2008

Edinburgh Quiz Answers

Can we find God in films? Come and find out what God might be up to in Hollywood! We will watch a movie each Wednesday over our simple soup dinner and then have discussion and close the evening with prayer.  

St. Benedict Feeding Ministry by Sue Andersen

St. Benedict’s Feeding Ministry has grown to the point where it needs organization and structure to ensure its growth and longevity. I have been blessed with the appointment of Administrator of the Feeding Ministry which includes our Community Dinners and Drexel House Dinners. Full Article

Girl Scout Sunday

Each year in March we like to have a special service recognizing and honoring those in our community who are or who have been involved with the Girl Scouts of America. This service will be held on Sunday, March the 9th at 10:00 a.m. We would love to see you there with your uniforms and badges to proudly display to all. Please mark this date on your calendar and encourage any current or former girl scouts and leaders that you know!

The Prayer Watch Sign Up sheet is now in the hallway. For those of you who don’t have key cards to get into the building and wish to sign up for praying here at St. B’s (versus praying at home), please contact Lacey in the office today.

Agape Meal

This year, there is a sign up sheet in the hallway for people to sign up to bring, bread, cheeses, fruit, humus and soup for the Agape Meal on March 20th. Don’t forget to sign up to bring something yummy today!

Rick Steves & the Seattle Men's Chorus

PBS-TV’s travel guru, Rick Steves, accompanies the Seattle Men’s Chorus for a musical tour of Europe entitled “A Foreign Affaire,” to be presented at 3 pm Sunday, March 9, by the Concert Series of St. John’s Episcopal Church, 114 20th Ave. SE, Olympia. One hundred members of the chorus will sing in the concert, which is free by donation. Doors will open at 2:30 pm. A “Far Away Places” medley will include familiar songs on Paris, London, Dublin, Italy, Switzerland and other popular destinations.  Another feature will be a new setting of Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken.” For a change of pace, artistic director Dennis Coleman will conduct Captain Smartypants, an ensemble within the chorus, in an original comedic piece, “All the Cheeses of the World.” Interspersed with the music will be observations by Steves, who has become an audience favorite for his poignant remarks about travel, based on years of taking Americans to “Europe Through the Back Door.”