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Today’s altar flowers are given to the glory of God and in honor of Kevin Gahan’s birthday by the Gahan family.
Children’s Choir TODAY at 9:30 AM and Faith Formation at 10:00 AM. All children are welcome. Contact Christopher Harlow-Jennings or Deacon Walker for more information.
Reminder: If you signed up to dedicate Easter flowers, please be sure to send your payment of $25-$50 at your earliest convenience. Designate your contribution as “Easter Flowers”.
Confirmation Class TODAY, 5:30-7:30 PM. Pray for our young people as they continue to prepare to affirm their baptism.
Worship volunteers needed: We have many opportunities for members to help lead in worship by reading scripture and helping serve at the altar. Sign up in the weekly email.
Fellowship Time Help Needed: Sign up to provide homemade or store-bought baked goods/bagels, fruit/veggies, and cheese & crackers, etc. This is a major community building endeavor of the church that we all enjoy and requires all of us to help. See the weekly email to sign up.
Bridges Collection, April 7–21: We will be preparing 200 sustainable lunches for the May Bridges Run on May 4. On April 28 at 9:00 AM during Faith Formation, we will pack up the lunches. Sign up in the weekly email to donate items.
Council Update and Q&A: Our Congregation Council will be holding two forums, the first on Sunday, April 21 at 9:00 AM to provide the congregation with updates on several ongoing projects, overall ministry, and answer questions. the second forum will be held on May 12 at 9:00 AM.
“The Black Experience - Portrayed in Opera” on Sunday, April 21 at 7:00 PM, hosted by the Anti-Racism Committee. Heinz D. Roth will lead us on a journey from Verdi’s Aida to Terence Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up in My Bones. American composers, both people of color and white, have written operas dealing with slavery, African folklore and history, the travails of marginalized people, and today’s black experience.
Afternoon Tea for Cross Roads, April 27 at 3:00 PM: All are welcome and fancy dress is encouraged. Recommended donation for the fundraiser is $50 per person. See the weekly email to register by April 12.
Choral Vespers for Eastertide, Sunday April 28 at 4:00 PM. Celebrated at the close of the day, this service of candlelight, chant, hymns, and choral music is the perfect way to start the week. Join us for contemplative reflection and moving singing by the Saint John’s Choir.