Palm Sunday palms are here!

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Waving palms branches on Palm Sunday to reenact Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem is an ancient and cherished tradition.  While we won’t be gathering again this year for our Palm Sunday procession, blessed palm fronds are available in front of the narthex doors at St. Alban’s.

Come pick up palms for your household as a reminder that Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week and Jesus’ passion.  (For those allergic to cats, Clark did not touch any of the palms, and he may or may not be present.)

Palms will be available until 5:00 pm Saturday evening, and from 8:00-5:00 Palm Sunday.  If you are unable to come to St. Alban’s, please let me know via email and I will deliver them to your home.

Click here for easy instructions to make your own palm cross.

 

Samaritan Ministry’s Next Step Breakfast – March 20, 10:00 am

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You are invited to learn more about how Samaritan Ministry, a faith-based community partnership, has continued its work during the pandemic to improve lives throughout the DMV, one next step at a time.

Yamiche Alcindor, White House correspondent for the PBS NewsHour, will serve as emcee.  As part of the program we’ll hear from a Next Step participant who will share how Samaritan Ministry has changed his life.

St. Alban’s own, Ivy Kilby, an active participant and volunteer at Samaritan Ministry, will be sharing her story as a Samaritan Ministry volunteer.

If you are interested in “attending” this online event, please click here to register.  Registration is free, and make sure you enter “St. Alban’s, Annandale” as your parish, and specify Deacon Theresa Lewallen or Ivy Kilby as Table Captain.

A chance to make a new friend, and to give generously!

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Hi, I’m Margaret Pendley, a member of St. Alban’s (originally of the 110:15 service persuasion), and I was recently challenged to make lemonade from a lemon.  You see, last month I broke my right foot in NINE PLACES, and will be wearing a series of casts for the next 8 weeks (the lemon).  I decided to sell advertising space on these casts to raise funds for the St. Alban’s Clergy Discretionary Funds (the lemonade).

Fr. Jeff, Fr. Paul, and Deacon Theresa receive a small stipend each year in the budget to use at their discretion to answer the needs of God’s children, both inside and outside of our church.  I myself have been the recipient of its bounty when Fr. Jeff sent me an amazingly relevant book when I was going through a rough patch.  These stipends are usually supplemented over the year by donations that they receive for officiating at weddings, funerals, and other religious services.  Well, as you can imagine, COVID has put a serious dent into this ministry for them, so I thought it would be a grand thing on our part to help them out.

Below is a partial shot of the first cast, with parishioners’ signatures, and the latest edition with LOTS of open space.

You can either come to my house and sign it yourself, or send me your signature request via email or snail mail. Minimum requested donation is $1, but feel free to give more!  As a bonus, if you’re in the mood to hear some of the hilarious stories of how some of these signatures got on these casts, you can give me a call!  My contact information is:  [email protected],.

Come enjoy a lovely glass of lemonade with me!