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April 8, 2007
The
Resurrection of Our Lord / Easter Day
Selected
Easter says you can put truth in a
grave, but it won't stay there.
~Clarence W. Hall
Easter is not a time for groping through
dusty, musty tomes or tombs to disprove spontaneous generation or even to prove
life eternal. It is a day to fan the
ashes of dead hope, a day to banish doubts and seek the slopes where the sun is
rising, to revel in the faith which transports us out of ourselves and the dead
past into the vast and inviting unknown.
~Author
unknown,
as quoted in the
Luther Quote of the Day
Our Lord has written the promise of the
resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in spring-time.
Easter Breakfast
“Break
the Fast” with us today as our JCrew youth and parents host a wonderful Easter
breakfast of casseroles, bagels, Danish,
fruit salad and Easter eggs. We’ll serve from 8:30 – 10:30 a.m. in the MAC. Free-will donations will be accepted to
benefit the youth programs.
Today at Muhlenberg
Easter and its Season
Easter is understood as the crown of the whole year,
the queen of feasts, and as such it lasts for a week of weeks (seven
weeks).
Easter Day is
celebrated with gold paraments to give it special prominence. The paschal candle, lit anew at the Great
Vigil of Easter, burns near the altar throughout the season as a sign of the
presence of the risen Christ. Lilies, symbols
of the resurrection, surround us. Our
liturgy is enhanced with processions, the return of the “Alleluia,” and the
joyful music of the “Now the Feast and Celebration” setting of Marty Haugen
with additional instrumental accompaniment.
Join us on each
of the Sundays of Easter as we celebrate the resurrection, the post-resurrection
appearances, Christ’s mission to the disciples, his Ascension, and the promise
of the sending of the Holy Spirit.
Easter Egg Hunt/Story Time
9:50 – 10:35 am, Easter Morning
Grades Pre-K – 4, join us for the Easter Egg Hunt and
Story Time with Leymah Gbowee visiting from
Easter Lilies
Today’s lilies are given to the Glory of God and in
memory or honor of those we remember on this special day. (See insert for full
details.)
Teen Drama
Muhlenberg Teen Players will meet for rehearsal tonight at 6:30 p.m. in the
MAC. Please bring your folders and your creative energy!
This
week at Muhlenberg
Ministries NIGHT
Monday Evening – April 9th
7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Join us as we
strengthen our ministries, plan new initiatives, dream new dreams, and serve
one another and the wider community!
“Wednesdays at
Muhlenberg!”
Join your Church family each Wednesday
evening beginning THIS WEDNESDAY April 11 at 5:45 for a community meal: Adults - $3.00, Children 12 and under - FREE. Sign up on the hallway bulletin board or
call the Church Office with your reservations (434-3496) by Tuesday
evening. Then after dinner,
join us for Bible Study, bell choir and children’s choir (see the “Weekly Calendar” for details).
Lutheran-Catholic Bible Study will reconvene
on April 18.
New
Members Classes
“Walking Together by Faith”
Retreat THIS
SATURDAY, April 14
A daytime retreat will be held THIS
Saturday, April 14. New
Members will be received NEXT Sunday, April 15, and there will be a new member
luncheon that day as well. Call
Pastor Dave or Pastor Joe for more information (434-3496).
Easter Caroling
NEXT SUNDAY,
April 15, 12:15 in the MAC. Join us for lunch as we welcome new members,
then split into groups to share the joy and the “Alleluias.” Sign up on the bulletin board so we have an
idea how many meal portions are needed.
Mark
Your Calendar
Spring Concert
Shenandoah Valley Choral Society’s Spring Concert, Friday, April 20 at 7:30 p.m. at the
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Blackfriars Playhouse in
Faith Formation &
Youth
(Contact
Children’s Sunday School
Grades Pre-K to Senior High
There
is no regular Sunday School today
for grades Pre-K through Senior High. We
will return to the regular schedule next
Sunday April 15.
Alpha Teens
Easter Egg Hunt
Plan
to meet Saundra in the MAC at 9:30 am
to help hide Easter Eggs for the younger Sunday school children.
Lenten Coin Folders
The
Lenten coin folders will be collected next
Sunday, April 15, in a basket next
to the Baptismal Font. The money collected will be divided between the
Rwandan School Project and the Lutheran World Hunger Appeal.
JAMers: Grades 2-5
Meet next
Sunday, April 15 in the MAC at 12:15. We will eat lunch together and then go Easter Caroling
to our shut-in members. The children may
be picked up by 3:00 in the MAC. For
more information, contact
Fellowship Time
…
…Every Sunday morning, 10:35-10:55 in the MAC. The host group for April 15 is the Pre-K,
Kindergarten and 1st Grade Class.
Mary/Martha
Group
Our next meeting will be Wednesday, April 18. Also,
mark your calendars for our joint
meeting on Monday, May 7th.
June 10-14, 5:30-8:30 in the MAC
Take a plunge!
Join us at Great Bible Reef VBS! Get
re
ady for a week of super fun games, crafts, songs,
skits and stories! For more information
or to register, call
Relay for Life
Muhlenberg’s team wants to thank everyone for their
support of the “Silent Auction.” Your generosity will make a difference in the
fight against Cancer.
Come out to the Fairgrounds on May 11 and
support your team.
Disaster
Response
Volunteer Deadline: April 30
Muhlenberg
and Blessed Sacrament will sponsor a joint mission trip to do Hurricane Relief
work in
Weekly
Health Report
A full Health
Report is printed monthly in The Red
Door and posted on the church bulletin board.
At RMH: Mary Eye
If you desire
a visit in the hospital or to be placed on the prayer chain, please be sure to
call the church office.
Weekly
Report
April 1, 2007
Attendance:
8:00 Worship 104 Wed.
Noon: 18
9:30 Worship 159
11:00 Worship 230
6:30 Worship 15
Total 508
Total
Regular Offering: $13,831.48
Designated
Receipts:
Capital Campaign II...... $ 4,660.50
Special Offerings............ $70.00
Use of Church Building/MAC $295.00
Flower Fund.................. $170.00
Comfort Making............ $100.00
World Hunger................ $240.00
Maintenance and Repairs $34.00
Pastors’ Discretionary Fund $120.00
Hymnal.......................... $5.00
Relay for Life................. $675.00
Sunday School:
People Helping People... $73.00
GRAND TOTAL.......... $ 20,354.71
“BUILDING THE DREAM”
Thanks to
God and the generous stewardship of the Muhlenberg Family, all outstanding debt
on the MAC, church renovations, and Garber property has been covered! All gifts received now go towards building
our new Gathering Area.
Total
received for the Gathering Area:
$203,915.37
Daily
Devotions
“Praying Our Faith Together!”
For
use by individuals and families at home, at the office, at mealtimes, over that
morning cup of coffee or before bedtime.
Scripture citations taken from the Three-Year Daily Lectionary in the
new ELW, pages 1121 to 1153, (Year C).
In the Name of the Father and of the + Son,
and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
(The Apostle’s
Creed)
Mon. 1 Corinthians 5:6b-8
Tue. Revelation 12:1-12
Wed. Luke 24:1-12
Thu. Acts 5:12-16
Fri. Acts 5:17-26
Sat. Luke 24:36-40
Sun. John 20:19-31
Weekly
Calendar
April 9
– April 15
Mon. Church
Office Closed
7:00 pm Divorce
Care
7:00 pm Ministries
Meetings
Tues. 6:15 pm Folk Choir
6:30 pm EFM
7:00 pm 8:00
am Choir Rehearsal
Wed. 7:30 am Bible Study
10:30 am No Experience
Necessary
12:00 noon Holy
Communion
5:45 pm WAM
Meal
6:30 pm Muhlenberg
Ringers
6:30 pm Children’s
Choir
7:30 pm 11:00
a.m. Choir Rehearsal
Thurs. 5:30 pm Partners in
Prayer
7:30 pm Teen
Choir
Sat. 9:00
am New
Members’ Retreat
Sun. New Members Received
Special Prayer
8:00
am Holy
Communion
9:30 am Holy
Communion
11:00 am Holy Communion
12:15 pm New
Member Luncheon
12:15 pm Easter
Caroling
12:15 pm Alpha Teens
12:15 pm J Crew
6:30 pm Holy Communion