Alleluia refers to a liturgical chant in which that word is combined with verses of scripture, usually from the Psalms. This chant is commonly used before the proclamation of the Gospel. The Hebrew word Hallelujah as an expression of praise to God was preserved, untranslated, by the Early Christians as a superlative expression of thanksgiving, joy, and triumph. We shall be singing and shouting Alleluia and Hallelujah this Easter Sunday! The flowers and decorations will be there, the choir will be there, the Word will be preached, and our faith will be strengthened. We hope to feel the Holy Presence of God in our midst this Easter Sunday.
We will have our 8am and 10:30am service as usual this Sunday. But we will be also be joining many people from many congregations at the Grotto for a 6:30am Easter sunrise service. It is a great way to start your Easter worshipping before coming to Tom's Creek later in the morning!
The bulletin for this Sunday is attached for you to look at. Remember that in the bulletin we have announcements, a prayer list, church attendance, the amount of offering that has come in that support our ministries, along with the outline of the service. We attach it weekly so that those of who can't be with us can keep up with the church and more fully join in worship online. We appreciate everyone who continues to worship and be a part of our community even if they can not come to the church building. While we always prefer to see people in person, we also love those who join us from afar and we are blessed to have you as part of our worshipping community!!
We are live-streaming on our Facebook page or our YouTube channel. For those that are watching when we live-stream we do have a person that can see the comments posted if there are sound or visual issues. While we don't want to fixate on every little issue we do want to know when something is way off and affects your ability to be able to enter into worship. Unless you are watching worship when it is live I would recommend watching on the YouTube channel because the quality is MUCH better.
We are not passing offering plates so the wooden boxes are available to put your offering in. The 2022 offering envelopes are in church mailboxes for those that continue to use them for their offering. Of course you can also give online, use text to give (844-406-0358), or mail the offering to church.
We will be collecting prayers in the prayer box on the table in the parlor. Also, if you have announcement that you need to be shared please write them down and give them to me before the service. This will be an ongoing practice for prayers and announcements to help ensure that they are heard and understood by all (especially those worshipping with us virtually).
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Come join me in praises for our Risen Saviour!! Alleluia!Alleluia!Alleluia!Alleluia!Alleluia!Alleluia!
Hallelujah,
PH
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