Holy Week News
Before we get to unfurl the Alleluias!, we pause to honor and remember the cost.
A final dinner and admonition to love each other – to be servants in love.
Trials and torture as a political criminal – because God’s kingdom threatens the status quo of oppression and rules.
A criminal’s death – abandoned by the disciples, antagonized by the crowd, alone.
And when it seemed to be over, when this grand experiment to bring change and life lay lifeless in a tomb…Mary Magdalene, Mary, & Salome find a tomb empty save for the angel…
And in fear and awe they realize that everything Jesus said was true.
No matter where you are…know that you are most welcome here.
We Welcome.
During this Holy Week, we invite you to pause as you are able and to join us in worship. All are welcome.
If you did not receive a wooden cross at the beginning of Lent, we have some remaining along with the silent witnesses that we heard from. You are most welcome to take these, along with the devotional, for your own study and worship.
If you have dedicated Easter Flowers, you are welcome to take them home after the 10:15 AM worship service.
Easter Breakfast:
Between our Easter Worship services, we will share a potluck breakfast feast! You are invited to bring an egg dish, baked goods, or other breakfast items to round out our feast.
We Equip.
Faith Formation:
Don’t forget to send Pastor Tina your photos of your resurrection gardens! I can’t wait to see how these turn out!
There will be NO Sunday School on April 5 (Easter).
On April 12, we will start our final unit by planting seeds to start a small community garden for the Sparta Ecumenical Council Food Pantry.
Confirmation and Brown Bag Bible Study will not meet April 8. We’ll resume April 15
Extra Ham or Turkey?
We have a solution for you! The Faith Kitchen Prep team will gladly take your donation to be used for future meal preparation. Please bring them to church and leave them in the freezer. Mark them TFK. Thanks.
Fellowship Hour Hosts: We need your help! There are no hosts for our time together for April, May…please consider helping out with making coffee, setting up and breaking down the parish hall. Sign up is on the white shutters in the narthex.
We send.
SEC Food Pantry Gift of the Month:This year, we are switching up our offerings a bit. There are many things that folks need but are unable to buy with SNAP dollars. They are also things that we normally don’t think about when we donate our food.For the month of March, we are asking for donations of feminine hygiene supplies along with soap and shampoo for the Food Pantry.
Ecumenical Prayer Cycle: The Ecumenical Prayer Cycle enables us to journey in prayer through every region of the world and through every week of the year affirming our solidarity with Christians all over the world, brothers and sisters living in diverse situations, experiencing diverse problems and sharing diverse gifts.