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Weekly Nurture Devotion
May 11: Fourth Sunday of Easter
Read Psalm 23
The psalmist lifts up God’s care for us. God provides what we need, guides us in God’s ways and provides rest for us. God is with us in the midst of our struggles, walking through the darkest, saddest, scariest places of our lives with us, comforting us. What is a dark place you’ve experienced recently? Picture God in that place with you, walking beside you and comforting you.
Worship -May 11 at 10:00 am
We welcome you to in-person or online worship services in the Sanctuary on
Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 10:00 am.
The Rev. Dr. Patricia Jarvis will be at the pulpit this Sunday. The sermon this Sunday is “ The Gardener” .
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
Living God, by your Holy Spirit, open our eyes to see the new light of his day; open our lips to tell of the empty tomb; open our hearts to believe the good news; though Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
SCRIPTURE John 20:11-18
But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb, and she saw two angels in white sitting where the body of Jesus had been lying, one at the head and the other at the feet. They said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid him.” When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you looking for?” Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.” Jesus said to her, “Mary!” She turned and said to him in Hebrew, “Rabbouni!” (which means Teacher). Jesus said to her, “Do not touch me, because I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’ ” Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord,” and she told them that he had said these things to her.
THE WORD OF THE LORD!
Thanks be to God!
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Upcoming Events
Mother’s Day is this Sunday, May 11, a day we remember the women who nurtured and cared for us. As you leave the sanctuary after the service, all women will be given a flower in honor of Mother’s Day. May it be a reminder of our mothers or the women who mothered us.
POTLUCK SUNDAY WILL BE CELEBRATED NEXT SUNDAY, MAY 18, AFTER WORSHIP SERVICE.
Urgent need for food!
Heart and Hand Food Pantry has an urgent need for food. They are asking for our assistance.
Their needs list follows:
Fruit, Rice, Beans, Jelly, Ravioli, Spaghetti Noodles, Crackers, Soup, Jiffy Mix, Ramen Noodles, Chicken Noodle Soup, or any other canned or boxed food.
There is also an urgent need for diapers of all sizes.