PhilippianPix

April 17, 2009

Things are ALWAYS happening around St. Philip’s. 


Here's just a sampling of some of what you might have missed.

Things certainly DO happen around St. Philip’s – sometimes so fast you’d have to have a camera ready 24/7! And, in the resulting rush, photos get passed by accidentally. A MONTH ago, Rob snapped this photo of the newly formed St. Philip’s Dulcimer Choir. Patti Black, our Hosannah Music Director, sat in with five of the new choir. Patti offered suggestions regarding selections and arrangements for the choir's debut gig at the 9:00 a.m. service on April 19^th. Pictured here, beginning clockwise on Patti's left, are Harry, Carol, Ellie, Lucy, and Mary. Do turn out to hear this new addition to the 9:00 a.m. music on April 19^th!

With Holy Week and Easter upon us, many volunteers put in overtime to get the job done – between March 28^th and Easter Sunday the parish office put out ELEVEN different bulletins! This would not have been possible without our cheerful volunteers. Caroline dodged the camera, but Ann and Steve were caught stuffing inserts in the Easter Sunday bulletins. Many thanks to all concerned for a great team effort!

Palm Sunday brought on another onslaught of photo ops – currently residing in the digital realm are 212 photos of Palm Sunday alone! As soon as things quiet down, St. Philip’s Elite Geeks will distill those pictures into a manageable number and post them on the St. Philip’s website, but for the moment, enjoy these as a teaser. In our first, Eva waits for the triumphal procession into Jerusalem during the annual Holy Week Walk.

Just like Hollywood, St. Philip’s has whole families with a thespian bent! Here, Scott plays Jesus in the Holy Week Walk, with his father Dan and sons Brendan and Kevin on the cast list as disciples.

The PhilippianPix Editor got rather tickled at this photo of Steve playing the role of Pilate. One wonders if he might be enjoying the fanning of the children/youth just a tad too much! (Many thanks to Claire and Gillie for the Palm Sunday photographs.)

More pictures will be forthcoming of the Bishop’s visitation, but during that busy Palm Sunday morning the Bishop also took a few moments to dedicate Maria’s recently completed communion kit. The kit includes a pottery chalice and paten from WNC, candles from Ten Thousand Villages, a small stole made by a parishioner at Trinity in Atchinson, Kansas, and a cross made by Rick Hoecker as a 12 year old Boy Scout many moons ago. The box itself was made by Michael Doty, rector at Holy Cross, Tryon.

Moving right along, the next photo op (or rather, the next time a camera was at the ready…) occurred after the Easter Vigil service, when the PhilippianPix Ace Photographer captured this photo of the newest member of St. Philip’s, Evelyn Grace (“Mimi”). Mimi was baptized at the Easter Vigil and had the lot of us charmed!

And, after Easter Sunday, we can all take a collective breath…however, bright and early on Monday, April 13^th, it was standing room only in the parish office. Since the office was officially closed on Monday, a crowd showed up unexpectedly and independently of each other to try to get some work done! Here, Mark and Ernie replace the fluorescent lights.

After all that, the only thing left to say is this: Alleluia! Christ is risen! The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia!