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Rev. James E. Boline
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Barbara Hoffman
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Holy Week 2010 at St. Paul’s

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

Alleluia! Jesus is risen! Trumpets resounding in glorious light!
Splendor, the Lamb, heaven forever! Oh, what a miracle God has in sight!
Jesus is risen and we shall arise. Give God the glory! Alleluia!
Walking the way, Christ in the center telling the story to open our eyes;
Breaking our bread, giving us glory; Jesus our blessing, our constant surprise.
Jesus is risen and we shall arise. Give God the glory! Alleluia!
Weeping, be gone; sorrow, be silent; death put asunder, and Easter is bright.
Cherubim sing: O grave, be open! Clothe us with wonder, adorn us in light.
Jesus is risen and we shall arise. Give God the glory! Alleluia!
Text: Herbert Brokering, 1926-2009, Evangelical Lutheran Worship No. 377

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Dispersal: Get Out There!

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

Dear St Paul’s Community,

Welcome to this season of the Spirit in the life of our community. On Sunday, May 31, we celebrate the Day of Pentecost and remember how the Holy Spirit of the risen Christ infused and empowered the disciples to be witnesses not only in Jerusalem, but also beyond there into Judea; and not only in Judea but also beyond there and beyond their comfort zones into Samaria (where the dirty, rotten scoundrels lived); and not only in Samara but beyond their wildest imagination to the ends of the earth (Acts 1:8).