St. John’s Episcopal Church invites Pine Island community to Easter Week Services

St John’s Episcopal Church will start off Easter Week Services with the blessing and distribution of Palms at 9:30 a.m., Sunday, April 2, followed by a procession into the church Palm Sunday recalls an

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From page 1 a hand in everything from demo, to helping the restaurant operate its outside parties, Borcky said it was this help that made it possible to open up again

“The hardest thing about being closed for 6 months was that not only did I need to invest in the rebuild and buy new equipment, but I had to also cover the building expenses and had no income,” Borcky said

Thankful for hardworking and loyal employees, who were eager to get back to work, Borcky also finds himself grateful for his staff.

“They were there countless hours, for no pay, helping where they could Every employee I have is very loyal to Froggy's and is staying on board It was crucial for us to reopen as soon as possible Froggy's has been a staple to the Pine Island community for a long time and opening up our establishment just brings a little more hope that normalcy is around the corner,” Borcky said

Froggy's is located at 3620 Stringfellow Road, St James City. For additional information about the restaurant, please call 239-283-3773

From page 4 stores and downtown areas as much as they can; have to take safety measures to work downtown; have to buy a gun to protect their household; have to get used to gunshots in the neighborhood in the middle of the night; live where their kids are event in the Christian scripture (The New T e s t a m e n t ) o f J e s u s e n t e r i n g i n t o Jerusalem and being greeted by the people waving palm branches For Christians, it is a reminder of the welcoming of Jesus into our hearts and of our willingness to follow him

Maundy Thursday services will be at n o o n o n T h u r s d a y , A p r i l 6 M a u n d y Thursday is part of the Christian celebration of Easter and marks the night of the Last Supper as told in the Bible At the Last Supper, Jesus commanded that people should love one another, and he then washed the feet of his disciples as an act of kindness

Good Friday services will be at noon on Friday, April 7 Good Friday is a C h r i s t i a n h o l i d a y c o m m e m o r a t i n g t h e crucifixion of Jesus and his death at Calvary It is observed during Holy Week as part of the Paschal Triduum Easter Sunday Services will at 9:30 a m April 9 starting with the Flowering of the Cross, a Christian tradition that some scholars say can be traced back to the sixth century. It starts with an empty wooden cross placed in front of the congregation on Easter morning Each congregant places flowers on the cross The bare wooden Cross is transformed into a beautiful sign of the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ

Please come join St John's Episcopal in Easter Week services You can bring flowers from your own garden or flowers will be provided at the church

Please call Kathy Gredlics at 484-8944612 if you have any questions. Everyone is welcome

S t J o h n ’ s i s l o c a t e d a t 7 7 7 1 Stringfellow Road, St James City