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The Week of April 20th at a Glance

Mon. Apr. 21 – Church office closed

Wed. Apr. 23 – Prayer, 6:00 a.m. (sanctuary)
Praise Band, 6:00 (FLC)

Thu. Apr. 24 – No choir

Fri, Apr. 25 – Singalong, 6-8 (FLC)

Sat. Apr. 26 – FLC reserved 2-9:00

Pastor’s Corner

I want to thank the folks who have participated om the Joint Lenten Study on Sunday morning during the Christian Education time. I am blessed to watch you all have open conversations about your faith and trying new spiritual disciplines. I began with three goals: 1) Draw us closer to God by learning to listen better to God, 2) Draw us closer to one another by sharing and listening to one another, and 3) To help us become more comfortable sharing our faith and inviting others to “ come and see. ” If you have not participated yet, it is still not too late! The last two classes in April (6th & 13th) are focused on being more comfortable sharing our faith.

We are quickly drawing closer to Holy Week and Easter. It begins with Palm Sunday when we focus on Jesus ’ entry into Jerusalem and the exuberant expectations the people had for that week.

The other highlights of Holy Week include Holy Thursday and Good Friday. Like our last two years, these will be two special worship times to come together and walk with Christ through His last days. This year, we will be reading and walking through the Gospel of Luke.

Holy Thursday (4/17) will begin in the FLC at 6pm . We will have a simple supper, begin to tell the story, and celebrate Holy Communion. When Jesus and the disciples move to the garden, the whole congregation will move to the prayer garden in front of the sanctuary. And when Jesus is arrested in the garden, we will all move to the sanctuary for Jesus ’ f irst trial. While we are listening to the story and moving locations, we will be singing a variety of music.

On Good Friday (4/18), we will meet at 7pm in the sanctuary. There, Jesus will be tried and sentenced to be crucified. We will be singing the classic hymns. At the end of the story, we will move to the tomb between the buildings and conclude the service.

A Service of the Empty Tomb (outside) on Easter at 8am will round out our special services. I believe that if we will walk through and experience the story of Christ’s final days, that the celebration of His Resurrection on Easter will take on a deeper meaning, drawing us closer to God.

COME JOIN US!

Blessings in Christ, Pastor Tom

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