Welcome, Easter People.
Easter Sunday is here. Easter Sunday comes with a lot of pressure—the pressure to bring our very best, to adorn the sanctuary in flowers and signs of new life, to preach an amazing sermon declaring the Good News of the Resurrection, to sing our hearts out with songs of joy and new life.
Fifth Ave. United Methodist Church has traditions surrounding Easter Sunday that reflect the diverse contexts and communities that gather in our church. And praise God for those traditions! They are markers of the 175 years the congregation has gathered and celebrated the Risen Christ and the commitment we make to one another to live as Resurrection people.
Are you ready to look for and follow the Risen Christ out of the tomb and into the world?
So, what must we do so that our Easter Sunday worship is not a noisy gong or clanging symbol, but an expression of the Love that saves us? Look for Jesus. Really look for Jesus. Look for Jesus in the faces we welcome through our doors. Look for Jesus in our prayers for our neighbors across the street and around the world. Look for Jesus in the voices that join in singing the good news and in the creation that offers up flowers to remind us of the beauty of new life. Look for Jesus as we point ourselves toward the exit, ready to enter the world as Easter people.
Look for Jesus and know that Jesus is already there, loving and teaching us how to love as followers of the Risen Christ.
This Easter, join us at Fifth Ave. United Methodist Church to discover how Easter Changes Everything!
We hope to see you there!
Pastor Clarissa
EASTER OFFERING
Remember Jesus’ description of a mustard seed. That tiny kernel holds tremendous promise.
Be the mustard seed.
We hope we can continue to count on your generous support for this Easter Offering as we REBOOT our STEWARDSHIP. The Easter offering this year will be designated for our general fund to support our on-going ministries and mission work. We need to do some catching up, so please be as generous as you are able. Because of you, we’re able to make the impact we do in our ministry and outreach.
We hope you will join us on Easter Sunday to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus, that you will be filled with joy no matter what your circumstances, no matter what you face. Rejoice and sing as we celebrate how Jesus still changes lives today.
May the glory and the promise of this joyous time of year bring peace and happiness to you and those you hold most dear.
And may Christ, Our Risen Saviour, always be there by your side to bless you most abundantly and be your loving guide.
As Easter people, let us continue to be the church in West Bend: Loving God! Loving Others!
With the Love of Christ