Office Closed – Noon Eucharist Continues

The church office will be closed this week from Monday, December 26th until Saturday, December 31st.  Noon Eucharist will continue Monday through Friday.

Christmas Service Times

Don’t forget to celebrate the true meaning of Christmas with your church family!  Be sure to attend at least one of the three Christmas services:

December 24th at 5pm: Family Service with special Children’s Presentation

December 24th at 11pm: Traditional Midnight Mass

December 25th at 10am: Christmas Day Service

Crave – Tomorrow Night!!!

Join us for another wonderful night of prayer, worship, and the preaching of God’s Word! We will be blessed to have, not only Abp. Craig Bates, but also Abp.Chuck Jones, Bp. Mike Davidson, and three African bishops (Bp. Ngoroge, Bp. Emmanuel, and Bp. Gogo). Come out and invite your friends!

Seeing Red!!!!

I hope that got your attention….

Don’t forget to wear RED on Sunday, June 12th in honor of Pentecost.

Intercessor’s Holy Week Services

Check out the video below of Intercessor’s Holy Week Services in pictures:

Tenebrae Service

The service of Tenebrae, or “shadows”, grew out of a combination of night prayer and early morning prayer, with and additional focus on the commemoration of the Passion of our Lord. The Latter was usually ready by several deacons and later, in the Middle Ages, was read by monastic choirs. This service is a tradition, used in the last days of Holy Week, to impress upon the hearts of believers the awful consequences of sin and the magnitude of the Savior’s sacrifice.

The most significant feature of this service is the gradual extinguishing of the lights and the candles in the room and on the altar. The candles represent the disciples and other followers of Christ as they all gradually took to flight. The ensuing darkness symbolizes the growing resentment and hatred of the world against the Savior. Note, however, that the Holy Spirit as symbolized byt the Eternal Light, remains undiminished.

Following the opening, the service is divided into three sections, called “Nocturns”. Each Lesson begins with the reading of a portion of the Passion History, and is concluded with the singing of a hymn in response. An atmosphere of quiet and somber reflection permeates the readings and prayers.

The large candle on the altar represents the Savior himself. It is removed from the altar to symbolize the death of Jesus. The candle is removed from sight (“A little while and you will not see me”). After the Psalm 51, a time of silence is observed in total darkness. The silence is broken with the “strepitis”, a loud noise symbolizing the closing of the tomb.

Upon completion of the service, the congregation leaves silently, maintaining the spirit of worship befitting this solemn evening.

Holy Week Services

Here is a list of the different services taking place at Intercessor throughout Holy Week:

Monday
6:30am-7:30am: Morning Prayer (Parish Hall)
Noon Eucharist
7:30pm-9:00pm: Eucharist Adoration

Tuesday
6:30am-7:30am: Morning Prayer (Parish Hall)
Noon Eucharist
7:30pm-8:00pm: Evening Eucharist

Wednesday
6:30am-7:30am: Morning Prayer (Parish Hall)
Noon Eucharist
7:30pm: Tenebrae Service

Thursday
6:30am-7:30am: Morning Prayer (Parish Hall)
Noon Eucharist
7:30pm: Holy (Maundy) Thursday Service

Friday
6:30am-7:30am: Morning Prayer (Parish Hall)
12:00pm-3:00pm: Good Friday Testimonies Service
7:30pm: Good Friday Service

Saturday
10:00am-11:00am: Liturgy at Time of Death for the Preborn at Planned Parenthood located at 540 Fulton Avenue, Hempstead, NY‎
10:00am-12:00pm: Confessions available at the Church office

Sunday School Parent/Teacher Meet ‘n Greet

This Sunday, October 17th, immediately following the 11am service, all parents are invited to attend our Sunday School Parent/Teacher Meet ‘n Greet.  At this meeting, you will be introduced to all the men and women who faithfully serve your children at both services, learn more about the curriculum we use, and hear the vision and future plans for our Sunday School program.

We hope to see you there!

Reminder….

We have three Easter services tomorrow (8am, 9am, and 11am).  We are expecting a great number of people tomorrow, so we have set up an “overflow” room in the Parish Hall with a large screen that will broadcast the service from upstairs.  We look forward to seeing you tomorrow at one of these great services!

Bishop celebrating the Eucharist

Also, don’t forget to check out all the photos that have been taken during Holy Week on Intercessor’s Flickr Page.  You can get there by clicking here or on the pink “F” under Social Profiles in the right sidebar.

Ash Wednesday

Ash Wednesday services are being held at the Cathedral Church of the Intercessor on March 9th at the three different times: 7am; 12pm; and 7:30pm.

Come and join us as we are called to observe a Holy Lent.