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THE ADVENT CHRONICLE Our Purpose: Love God, Love One Another, Make Disciples April 2020 [email protected] 1 CONTENTS Message from Fr Barrett ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ 1 Coronavirus ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ 3 Bishop’s Video Homily∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙5 Episcopal Church Women (ECW) ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ 6 Church Closed ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ 9 Food Pantry Schedule ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ 9 New Sunday Announcements∙ ∙10 Food Baskets ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙11 Milestones ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙11 Up Coming Events ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙12 Weekly Events Sunday: 1 st Sunday of the month is Healing Service 11:15am 4 th Sunday of the month is Co-ed Cursillo Grouping Tuesday:2nd Tues. Vestry Meet at 5:30pm 6:45pm Boy Scout Meet Wednesday: 1 st Wednesday of the month is the Food Pantry at 9 to Noon 3pm Choir Practice 2 nd ECW Meet at 10:30am 11251 SW Hwy 484 Dunnellon, FL 34432 (352) 465-7272 Office Hours Mon., Wed., Thurs., 9:00am – 12:00pm Tuesday 9:00am – 4:30pm A MESSAGE FROM FR. BARRETT The Lord is risen! What does this mean for humanity? To answer that question we must start with another question. Why did Jesus die on the cross? The fundamental nature of God in the Old Testament was righteousness. How could a just God allow such a miscarriage of justice? In other words, why did Jesus die? The church fathers came up with three possibilities. They are the three theories of the atonement. #1 Jesus death and resurrection was a cosmic battle between good and evil. Christ’s resurrection was God’s final victory over evil and rebellion embodied in Satan. #2 Jesus death and resurrection are the expiation for sin. This is the Christology of Paul, especially in his letter to the Romans, and it has come to dominate the Western Church and modern Christianity. God is righteous and cannot leave sin unpunished. He demands a blood sacrifice and Jesus made that sacrifice for us. Therefore we have been freed from death by his sacrifice and victory. #3 The supreme model of love. Jesus
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THE ADVENT CHRONICLEOur Purpose: Love God, Love One Another, Make Disciples
April [email protected]
There is validity in all three theories of the atonement. How can we make a synthesis that explains Jesus’ death and resurrection? Although the second one is most certainly
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CONTENTSMessage from Fr Barrett ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ 1 Coronavirus ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ 3Bishop’s Video Homily∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙5Episcopal Church Women (ECW) ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ 6Church Closed ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ 9Food Pantry Schedule ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ 9New Sunday Announcements∙ ∙10 Food Baskets ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙11Milestones ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙11Up Coming Events ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙12
Weekly Events
Sunday: 1st Sunday of the month is Healing Service
11:15am 4th Sunday of the month is Co-ed Cursillo Grouping
Tuesday:2nd Tues. Vestry Meet at 5:30pm6:45pm Boy Scout Meet Wednesday: 1st Wednesday of the month is the Food Pantry at 9 to Noon3pm Choir Practice2nd ECW Meet at 10:30am
In Advent: 5pm Soup and Bread dinner & 6pm WorshipThursday: 9:30am EFM 6pm Girl Scouts Friday: 12pm Stations of the Cross Only in Lent
11251 SW Hwy 484Dunnellon, FL 34432(352) 465-7272
Office HoursMon., Wed., Thurs.,
9:00am – 12:00pmTuesday 9:00am – 4:30pm
A MESSAGE FROM FR. BARRETT
The Lord is risen!
What does this mean for humanity? To answer that question we must start with another question. Why did Jesus die on the cross? The fundamental nature of God in the Old Testament was righteousness. How could a just God allow such a miscarriage of justice? In other words, why did Jesus die? The church fathers came up with three possibilities. They are the three theories of the atonement.
#1 Jesus death and resurrection was a cosmic battle between good and evil. Christ’s resurrection was God’s final victory over evil and rebellion embodied in Satan.
#2 Jesus death and resurrection are the expiation for sin. This is the Christology of Paul, especially in his letter to the Romans, and it has come to dominate the Western Church and modern Christianity. God is righteous and cannot leave sin unpunished. He demands a blood sacrifice and Jesus made that sacrifice for us. Therefore we have been freed from death by his sacrifice and victory.
#3 The supreme model of love. Jesus “walked the talk.” His commitment to love and mercy is an example for us and a call to love our neighbor as ourselves.
true, it leaves us with celebrating Easter as our ticket to heaven, but says very little about this life. It fast forwards from the Nativity to Easter and omits Jesus’ entire ministry and its connection to his death and resurrection, If we add the other two explanations, which tend to be overlooked in modern Western Christianity, we come up with a more complete picture.
In the prologue to the Gospel according to Jn., we read “And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son, full of grace and truth.” However, John says “He was in the world, and the world came into being through him,; yet the world did not know him.” In other words the evangelist says that God sent a flood, droughts, and prophets to return the people to him. They did not respond. Finally, God delivered the message in person by taking on human flesh. That message, contained in both the Old and New Testaments, is “love the Lord your God with all your heart, your mind, and your soul and love your neighbor as yourself.” Once again the world rejected the message and the Messenger.
However, this last time God did not let the rejection stand. Jesus’ resurrection is the affirmation that Jesus spoke the truth and that his way is God’s intent for creation. God has intervened in a dramatic supernatural way to begin repairing what humanity broke through sin.
Yes, “the wages of sin are death” as Paul says in Romans. Because of Christ’s death and resurrection, God’s love and grace abounds. We receive not what we deserve, but what we cannot earn on our own.
Perhaps because the West values individualism we tend to stop there, but that is not how the early Church saw it. They immediately began celebrating Easter Sunday as “the eighth day” meaning the first day of the new creation. The apostle Paul wrote that the world groans in birth pains waiting for the fullness of the new creation.
Easter is not just about the next life. Easter is about this life. Jesus’ resurrection is the declaration that creation’s “no,” to the Creator will not stand. Jesus spoke the truth and Jesus announced the future.
The new creation has begun. Alleluia!
Father Bill
We will try again this week. Hopefully technical difficulties have been resolved! Go to “Episcopal Advent Church” on Sunday at 10:00am. Unlike last week, this is LIVE and not a recording. You will have the option to share the broadcast with your Facebook friends.
Father Bill
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More pictures of the Valentine Tea
Hosted by the Episcopal Church Women
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The Church and Building are closed until April 19th
BUTThe Office is OPEN
Office # (352) – 465-7272
Monday - 8am to Noon
Tuesday - 8am to about 4pm – Fr. Bill is in office this day. But the first Wednesday of the month Father Bill is in the office that day only.
Wednesday - 8am to Noon
Thursday - 8am to Noon
Friday, Saturday & Sunday the Office is closed
April 1, 2020 – Food Pantry Schedule
Data Managers: Gaye Barrett/Nancy Norris
Registration Clerk: Lesley Ciullo
Pickers: Pat Birmes/Gerry Baker
Floater: Skip Simpson
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Easter Holiday Food Baskets/ Ultreya Event 4/18
Both are CancelledRespectfully SubmittedYours in Christ
Al & Florence Sickle
MILESTONES
If your birthday or anniversary is not listed or is incorrect please contact the office and let us know– we want to include you with our blessings and best wishes on your special day.
BIRTHDAYS
Crystal Russian 04/01Ann Simpson 04/02Skip Simpson 04/03Debra Wilson 04/04Larry Harris 04/12Del Miller 04/13Abraham Rodriguez 04/13Carla Traudt 04/17Marilyn French 04/18Enid Thoms 04/20Bob Comeriato 04/21John Ferrantino 04/22Joe Perez 04/25Mary Daniels 04/26Ethan Ying 04/26Ron Murat 04/27Joanne Misener 04/28Nancy McGuckin 04/29
ANNIVERSARIES
Chuck & Pat Birmes 04/25
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If anyone is interested in the Psalm 121 Ministry (Pray Warrior’s) please speak to or call Alice DePerna at 352-489-1335
The Church is in need of Acolytes, Altar Guild helpers and Ushers. If anyone would like to volunteer or be a substitute please give Liz Herrick a call for Acolyte at (352) 291-4878 or e-mail her at [email protected], For Altar Guild, please call Lynn Johns at (305) 394-6771 or e-mail her at [email protected], Dick & Bonnie Purnell for Ushers. Call the (386) 559-2491 or e-mail her at [email protected]
Upcoming Events
April 1, 2020 – Food Pantry at 9AM to Noon
April 19, 2020 – Church will open and Services are 8:00am and 10:00pm Depending on the Coronavirus
CorrectionsIf you see that an error was made, please let me know, so that I have the right info.Thank you, Lesley Ciullo
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The Advent ChronicleEpiscopal Church of the Advent11251 SW Highway 484Dunnellon FL 34432-6413
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