April Note from Pastor Jon

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We now find ourselves in the midst of this Lenten Journey that we, as Christians, take each year.  I hope that you have found the Lenten Devotional Booklet to be a helpful guide, a tool that can help us to draw nearer to our Lord.

As we continue on this Lenten journey, we can start to see the end in sight, that glorious Easter Sunday when we find the empty cross and empty tomb, the triumphant signs that we have reached the end of our Lenten journey. Yet, before we reach that end, there are several more stops we will make along the way. 

The first pause in our journey will be on Palm Sunday, April 5th, when we remember Christ’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem with the singing of songs and waving of palm fronds.  This will also be the service when we this year’s Confirmation Class will be received by the church. 

Next, we will gather around the table as Christ and his disciples did so long ago, at the Maundy Thursday communion service on April 9th at 7:00 p.m.  At this service we will remember the last supper that Jesus Christ and His disciples had together before His arrest and crucifixion. 

Then, on Good Friday, April 10th, we will have a time of prayer, reflection, and guided meditation on the meaning of Christ’s death for each of us.  We will gather in the Chapel at 12:00 p.m. for this service.

All of these pauses lead us to Easter Sunday, April 12th, when we will gather for worship at 10:30 a.m., celebrating the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.  Please come and join us as we celebrate and remember the life of our Lord, His death, and His resurrection when sin and death were conquered forever and ever.

In His Name,  

               Pastor Jon

Posted April 1, 2009, 1:14 pm | Comments Off 

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