Easter Service … Sunday, April 20, 2025 at 10am
Come as you are! Everyone welcome … In-person or on Zoom.
R E A D I N G S
Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24, Acts 10:34-43, Luke 24:1-12
S E R M O N
“The World Turned Upside Down” by The Reverend Dr. Max Lynn
M U S I C
PRELUDE … “Prelude in E-flat Major, BWV 552”’ J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
INTROIT … “Come, Ye Faithful, Raise the Strain” Bohemian Brethren’s Gesangbuch, 1544, Arr. Todd Jolly (b. 1961)
HYMN … “Christ the Lord Is Risen Today”
ANTHEM … “Heleluyan” Muscogee Creek, arr. Nancy Grundahl (b. 1946)
ANTHEM … “Happy and Blest Are They” Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809+1847)
HYMN … “Jesus Christ is Risen Today”
OFFERTORY … “How Blest Are They” Piotr Ilyitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
HYMN … “That Easter Day with Joy Was Bright”
POSTLUDE … “Toccata from Symphony No. 5” Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937)
Join us for Coffee Hour immediately after the service.
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A N N O U N C E M E N T S – – – – – – –
• Sunday, April 20 … Resurrection of the Lord/ Easter Day – The joyous celebration of resurrection and new life despite our sin and the sin of the world. Children, bring your special basket, or use a basket from church, and grab as much as you can!! You are not going to hunt just eggs – you will find surprises too!! We will also have an extended coffee hour on the lawn for everyone.
• Tuesday, April 22 … Earth Day
• Sunday, May 4 … Sunday Forum on US AID National Security and Foreign Assistance
On Sunday, May 4, after worship, come join us for a discussion on US AID National Security and Foreign Assistance with Nick Marinacci. After graduating from Notre Dame and serving with Pastor Max in Peace Corps Guatemala, Nick Marinacci has spent most of the last 30 years in countries in conflict and transition, much of it with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Nick will discuss how USAID’s work relates to U.S. national security and what effect the agency’s closure and a reduction in foreign assistance might have around the world.
Nick’s experience includes humanitarian assistance during the war in Bosnia and conflicts in the former Soviet Union in the 90s, and post-9/11 counterinsurgency and counterterrorism efforts in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan. He worked in West Bank/Gaza during the second intifada, worked (remotely) on Libya and Syria during the Arab Spring, and has managed and/or advised on peace-building, stabilization, and countering extremism programs in Colombia, Central America, the Lake Chad basin, Somalia, and across the Middle East. Nick’s last assignment for USAID was a trip to Ukraine in January.
• Sunday, May 11 … Mothering Day
• Sunday, May 18 … 50th Anniv. Celebration of the Sanctuary & North Wing
