Andrew Burd-Harris

Holy Week and Easter Day 2023

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Maundy Thursday

Our Maundy Thursday service will be at Evangelical UMC on April 6. The service will start at 7 PM. Worshippers will have a chance to have a foot washed if they desire. We will observe Holy Communion. All are welcome!

Good Friday

Our Good Friday service will be at 7 PM on April 7. We will observe the passion of Jesus through prayer, hymns, and scripture lessons.

Sunrise Easter Day Service

At 6:30 AM, we will gather at Londonderry Elementary School for our Sunrise Service. Bring a lawn chair and appropriate clothing for a short, but joyous celebration of the resurrection of Jesus.

Easter Day 10:15 AM Service

Our second Easter Celebration will be at our regularly scheduled Sunday morning worship service at 10:15 AM. Join us for beloved Easter hymns as we tell the Good News of Jesus’ resurrection. We plan to livestream the service on the live section of our website. The service will be broadcast on WMSS at 2 PM.

Roast Turkey Dinner-April 15, 2023

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Our third community dinner for 2023 will be on April 15, 2023. The meal will be served from 4 PM-6 PM (or until sold out). The dinner will include roast turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, corn, cranberry sauce, dessert, and beverage. You can dine in or take out. 12 dollars for adults; 5 dollars for children. An elevator is available at our accessible entrance. Contact us for more information.

Sermon on the Mount (Sunday School)

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In Matthew’s gospel, Jesus preaches and teaches about the Sermon of Heaven. His invitation to his disciples is to live into the Kingdom of Heaven. What does it mean to be a follower of Jesus? How do we live into the Kingdom of Heaven? What should we make of Jesus’ challenging teachings about loving our enemies and turning the other cheek? Can we really be perfect like our heavenly Father?

Participants should pick up a copy of Amy-Jill Levine’s Sermon on the Mount: a beginner’s guide to the Kingdom of Heaven. If you would like the church to order a copy of the book for you, please contact us. The cost of the book is $12. If the cost of the book will be a problem, please talk to Pastor Andrew. If you would like to order through the church, please let us know by Sunday, April 9.

Schedule

April 23-Introduction and Chapter 1
April 30-Chapter 2
May 7-Chapter 3
May 14-Chapter 4
May 28-Chapter 5
June 11-Chapter 6

Ephesians (Bible Study)

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Ephesians is a challenging and inspiring book of the Bible. Famous for the “Armor of God” passage. Controversial for the author’s call for submission, especially in terms of husband and wife/slave and master. How do we submit to each other in Christ? In a world of war, Ephesians invites us into the peace of Christ. With so much division in the world and church, Ephesians invites us to “preserve unity of the Spirit” as a church. In April and May, Pastor Andrew will lead us through a study on Ephesians to see how this book speaks to us today.

Each study will be on Zoon and in-person in Room 3 (in the basement of our educational wing) on most Mondays in April/May. We will start at 7 PM for each class. The schedule is below. All are welcome.

Schedule

April 17-Introduction and Ephesians 1
April 24-Ephesians 2 & 3
May 1-Ephesians 4
May 8-Ephesians 5:1-6:9
May 15-Ephesians 6:10-24 and conclusion

Street scene at the archeological excavations at Ephesus. Ad Meskens, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

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