50 Days!

Fifty days of Easter? What's up with that?

We do a great job in the church when it comes to Lent. For forty days we make some headway in giving things up and surrendering them up to God. We sometimes struggle with what to do with the part about taking up our cross...but over all we "get" Lent.

But just as Advent is a time to prepare for Christmas...Lent helps us prepare for Easter. Not just the DAY...but the season. After 40 days of penitence comes 50 days of Celebration! Celebrating Christ's victory over death...life overcoming the grave...the bondage of sin being broken. 

Easter is our time. As followers of Jesus, we are resurrection people! So from now to the day of Pentecost we celebrate Easter everyday. 

And with the literal change of season from winter to spring we are provided with daily reminders of new life. So I encourage you to look for them as we celebrate the new life we have in our risen Lord!

O God, who for our redemption gave your only-begotten Son to the death of the cross, and by his glorious resurrection delivered us from the power of our enemy: Grant us so to die daily to sin, that we may evermore live with him in the joy of his resurrection; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Blessings,

Matthew+

RSVP for Sunday

While we are not yet back to a regular pattern of gathering together, we are excited to offer the opportunity to gather for Easter Sunday Worship! There will be some limitations and of course we will also offer the service in an online format.

There are risks to gathering as a group and the safety of all is our highest concern. The following are instructions to help make our worship experience meaningful and safe. Our requirements for this worship service complies with local and state criteria for gathering as a worship community.

Please read the requirements here.

You can fill out a form to RSVP here.

Join us online for Worship this Week

Saturday: Evening Prayer at 5:00 PM 

April 10, 2021 05:00 PM Mountain Time

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Sunday: Holy Eucharist at 9:30 AM 

April 11, 2021 09:30 AM Mountain Time Sunday at 9:30 AM 

Time: Apr 4, 2021 09:30 AM Mountain Time (US and Canada)

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Coming up...

Alpha at St. John's

Alpha is a course that creates a space, online or in person, where people are excited to bring their friends for a conversation about faith, life and God.

When: Wednesdays at 7:00 PM

Where: On Zoom:

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Meeting ID: 823 8755 6322

Passcode: 159726

This is a great opportunity to invite friends, acquaintances and family to explore faith together in an informal environment.

Sunday Morning Bible Study:

Read MARK, learn, and inwardly digest...

You guessed it…we are studying the Gospel of Mark on Sunday mornings. So grab a cup of coffee or tea, your bible and get ready for some lively and encouraging conversation as we delve into God’s word.

We will take a break from our study on Easter and pick up with chapter 12 on April 11th.

This Sunday's Readings

The lectionary readings for this Sunday are:

• Acts 4:32-35

• Psalm 133

• 1 John 1:1-2:2

• John 20:19-31

You can read them online here.

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