[amc] Palm Sunday
- From: "H H" <hmhopson@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Austin Mennonite Church" <amc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 11:32:07 -0500
Hello, AMC!
I look forward to being with you Sunday, when I plan to preach from
the Liturgy of the Palms lectionary selection, which includes Matthew
21:1-11. The last 4 verses (8-11) read:
A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others
cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.
The crowds that went ahead of him and that followed were
shouting, "Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is the one who
comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest heaven!"
When he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was in turmoil,
asking, "Who is this?" The crowds were saying, "This is the
prophet Jesus from Nazareth in Galilee."
I encourage you to bring coats, jackets, sweaters, overshirts, etc.
for aiding the worship. It could be meaningful to see your own
garment spread on the altar floor in honor of the "one who comes in
the name of the Lord." Afterwards, you can retrieve your cloaks.
Alternatively, I plan to stop by a thrift store and pick up a couple
of "cloaks" or jackets and lay them in the altar area, as well. After
the service I will take them to ARCH (Austin Resource Center for the
Homeless); anyone is welcome to join me in donating and delivering to
ARCH.
See you Sunday.
Blessings,
Helen
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Austin Mennonite Church, (512) 926-3121 www.mennochurch.org
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