Welcome to St. John's Anglican Church Tillsonburg!
Hello and welcome!
We invite you to join us in person in worship, fellowship, and service. In our expression of Christianity, all are welcome. As believers, we make faith matter in our lives. Prayerfully, our parish family is walking together to see where God is leading us and inviting us to journey with Him. We look forward to meeting you.
Fr. Tom will guide us and help us prepare our thoughts for the journey through Holy Week to Easter. These meditations start the week beginning with Palm Sunday. Check this page daily for the next step in your guide. You are also invited to church. There is a place for you at every service each day during this Holy Week.
In our passage this morning, we hear of a visit Jesus made to Lazarus after he was raised from the dead. During this visit, Mary takes a pound of costly perfume, made of pure nard and anointed the feet of Jesus. Imagine the fragrance of whole house. Judas Iscariot pipes up and says, “Why was this perfume not sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor?” Jesus responds, “Leave her alone. She bought it so that she might keep it for the day of my burial. You always have the poor with you, but you do not always have me.”The Question:Where are you in the story? Taking sides with Judas or allowing your faith to side with Jesus?
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Upcoming Services and Events at St. John's
Mark your calendar and plan to join us.
Mar
30
HOLY MONDAY - Holy Eucharist
10:00AM
Mar
31
LENTEN TUESDAY - Holy Eucharist
10:00AM
Apr
1
LENTEN WEDNESDAY - Holy Eucharist
10:00AM | Church
Apr
2
MAUNDY THURSDAY - Holy Eucharist
7:00PM | Church
Apr
3
GOOD FRIDAY - Good Friday Liturgy
10:00AM | Church
Apr
4
HOLY SATURDAY - Easter Vigil, Lighting of New Fire
7:30PM
Prayers for today
Almighty and everlasting God,
who in your tender love towards the human race
sent your Son our Saviour Jesus Christ
to take upon him our flesh
and to suffer death upon the cross:
grant that we may follow the example of his patience and humility,
and also be made partakers of his resurrection;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
Palm Sunday
From the Anglican Fellowship of Prayer, for your daily devotions this week.
What is it in your life that needs to be resurrected this Easter? Perhaps it’s a relationship, maybe it’s your personal finances, perhaps it’s your health, or maybe it’s your career or spirituality.
A Prayer for Easter
Jesus, Unleash the power of the Resurrection in my life today. Resurrect the area of my life that needs it today. Help me to stop resisting your grace, stay out of your way, and let you work in me and through me in whatever ways you want.
Jesus, you have conquered death and hatred with love. Teach me to do the same in some small way in my own life. Give me the courage to love when I feel rejected, ignored, unappreciated, forgotten, and taken for granted. Thank you, Jesus. Thank you. I pray I never let a day pass without these words crossing my lips.
Jesus, on this Easter we pray for all those who have lost faith in you, and for anyone who has never encountered you in a way that allowed them to embrace you. May the power of your Resurrection reignite faith in my life, in the lives of all those I love, and in the lives of the entire Church.
Amen.
A Glimpse of Who We Are!
Palm Sunday
