Spring Prayer Series
Announcing a Spring Prayer series led by Paula Estornell
April 18th Worship
Good afternoon, Church, “I believe in the resurrection of the Body, and the Life everlasting. Amen.” As always, for those who could not attend Outdoor or Zoom worship, a link to the video of today’s Zoom service is here:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OZ4N8nkcvV8luhl-xK6PUuIabWfim1pJ/view?usp=sharing As we continue through this Easter season may you be blessed by the power of the…
Rolling Green Park Clean-Up
Come out and help our Sunday school kiddos clean up Rolling Green Park in Springfield. This great service opportunity for the kids will be happening on April 25th at Noon. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080E4FABAF28A3FA7-rolling
April 11th Worship
Good afternoon, Church, For those not able to join in worship this morning, here is a link to the video recording:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ge2EHEzSFBnASuskbBLtVazeN1HCYrXD/view?usp=sharing May you not doubt, but believe that Jesus knows you, loves you, and meets you where you are.Pastor Karl Richard
Easter Worship
This is the day that the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it! These words are from this day’s worship. Pretty good words for the day of the Resurrection of our Lord! Below is a link to the video of today’s worship. There were some difficulties with the internet connection, so…
Day 47 – Easter Sunday
“It is childbirth,But it is also resurrection.A body broken.Breath fractured.A long night.A sunrise.Breath returned.New life,And a love that won’t let go.”— Excerpt from “Light” by Rev. Sarah AreImage: “The Promise” by Lisle Gwynn Garrity | @sanctifiedart
Day 46 – Holy Saturday
“Consider those first few days after you’ve lost someone and the liminality between their death and funeral. There’s no closure yet, and mornings are reminders that the nightmare is real. It’s hard to imagine how you’ll face the day. … Again and again, the sun rises on a new day, often without embrace or acknowledgment….
Day 45 – Good Friday
“’A MAN WAS LYNCHED YESTERDAY’ These words were stitched onto a flag that flew outside the Manhattan headquarters of the NAACP between 1920 and 1938. When a Black person was lynched, the flag was raised the following day… You should understand that what happened to Jesus was a lynching. …Do not look away and do…
Day 44 – Maundy Thursday
“As crucifixion nears, Jesus gives his remaining disciples a commandment related to the time they’ve spent together. They’re to love one another as Jesus has loved them… How did Jesus love them? They’ll have to draw from their encounters. The acts of love and healing, the teaching, the signs and wonders—all of it needs to…
Day 42 – 3/31
“Maybe by the time you’re reading this,The day will have comeFor all God’s people to be gathered at Table.Maybe by the time you’re reading this,We will be eating together.Maybe we’ll be hugging.Hopefully there will be dancingAnd laughing and kissingAnd leaning in to tell stories,And throwing our heads back to laugh.But until that day,I will wiggle…