Dear friends,
THIS SUNDAY (Easter Sunday!!) our Interim Moderator, the Rev. Dr. Roland De Vries will once again be leading us in worship. We will also celebrate the Sacrament of Baptism as Cinthia and Andrés bring their son, Emmanuel, to be baptized. It will be a joyful day of worship and blessing as we join together as one family in worship, through the risen Jesus.
OUR DIRECTOR OF MUSIC, Henry Cobb Howes will be leading the music throughout the service, including leading the choir for two anthems. The first anthem will be the fourth and final verse of last Sunday’s anthem “Were you there?”. The second musical piece, later in the service, is the Easter anthem “My redeemer’s love”, words by Philip P. Bliss, 1876 and music by Lloyd Larson. There will be a trumpeter accompanying some of the piano music during the service, including the second anthem. The trumpeter is Chris Howells. We thank Henry and Chris, along with our choir, for their gifts of music this Easter Sunday.
OUR SERMON FOR THIS SUNDAY will be on the theme of recognizing Jesus. We’ll remember that many who saw the risen Jesus didn’t initially recognize him. Why not? And what does it mean that they didn’t recognize him at first. It is a mystery to be acknowledged and explored this Easter.