Greetings from the Pastor... EASTER. Holy Week Schedule

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1 IMMANUEL EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH 20 Monterey Circle, Lakewood NJ ~ visit us at: & ind us on Facebook The Lantern I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of the life. John 8:12 Volume Pastor ~ Rev. James McKinley Phone: (home) (cell) Pastor s jem.mckinley@gmail.com Church Secretary ~ Roxanne Rossano Phone: or secretary@ilutheran.net Servers, & Celebrations... p. 2 Easter Egg Hunt... p. 3 Food Pantry Pictures... p. 4 Dates to Remember..... p. 5 Seafarers News... p. 6 & 7 Easter Flower Form.. p. 8 April Calendar.. p. 9 Greetings from the Pastor..... EASTER I am writing this article on the first day of Spring. The time of year is much more a part of the story of Easter than you might think. Words like Lent and Easter are not Greek or Hebrew or even Latin, their origin is Celtic they describe the seasons. Lent having to do with the lengthening of the day and Easter the coming of Spring. Both of which are reflected in their use in the church calendar. Yet the date of Easter, the Churches highest holy day, is much more tied to the biblical narrative that put the date of the resurrection in relation to the Jewish Passover, a seminal date in Jewish history. It celebrates the exodus out of Egypt and the creation of a new relationship with God. "Easter, the term we use for the day resurrection marks a new relationship with God. On Palm Sunday Jesus entered Jerusalem to assert his kingship of God's people he tried to explain the meaning of his presence among them. We like our Jewish neighbors bring this to mind at this time of the year for them the deliverance out of slavery in Egypt, for us deliverance out of sin and our entrance not into an earthly kingdom but a heavenly one. Indeed the message of Jesus that the kingdom of God is here is confirmed on the cross and in the resurrection. We who follow Jesus should be there to welcome him as our king on Palm Sunday to share with him the meal of remembrance and the suffering of "Good Friday" in order for us to find the fullness of the joy of the resurrection. This Holy Week we share in the great high feast, come take your place at the table. Pastor James McKinley Holy Week Schedule April 9th ~ Palm Sunday April 13th ~ Maundy Thursday 7:30 PM April 14th ~ Good Friday 7:30 PM April 16th ~ Resurrection Sunday 10:00 AM

2 2017 A P R I L S E R V I N G S C H E D U L E Page 2 April 2 Lay Assistant... Todd Engle Acolyte... Jenna Browne Lector... Sharon Rollier Ushers... Lana Hyer &... Eva LaBrozzi Altar Guild... Donna Palzer April 9 Lay Assistant... Roberta McGilvery Acolyte... Will Palzer Lector... Steven Lance Ushers... Sharon Rollier &... Carole Hepp Altar Guild... Donna Palzer April 16 Lay Assistant... Kris Calabro Acolyte... Cole McCaleb Lector... Kris Calabro Ushers... Roberta McGilvery &... Millie Martin Altar Guild... Donna Palzer April 23 Lay Assistant... Terry Stahlhut Acolyte... Alyssa Gerhard Lector... Heather Buling Ushers... Scott & Kim Brown... Altar Guild... Donna Palzer April 30 Lay Assistant... Karin Holldorf Acolyte... Kailey Bulin Lector... Millie Martin Ushers... Frank Bartolini &... Donna Riegle Altar Guild... Donna Palzer BIRTHDAYS 1 ~ Riley Manion 9 ~ Antonio Clark 14 ~ Jennifer McCaleb 15 ~ Steven Ipock 15 ~ Michael O Donnell 16 ~ Greta Keenan 16 ~ Elaine Turansky 17 ~ Jim Wolfer 27 ~ Wayne Olejarz 29 ~ Philip Hepp ANNIVERSARIES 5 ~ Dick & Terry Stahlhut 8 ~ Tom & Jane Grogan 16 ~ Jan & Kim Vasys 22 ~ David & Tracy Curtis 29 ~ John & Heather Bulin

3 Page 3 HEY KIDS! YOU RE INVITED! COME TO OUR ANNUAL EASTER EGG HUNT! FIND EGGS FILLED WITH CANDY! PALM SUNDAY APRIL 9 th (Following Children s Sermon During Sunday School)

4 PHIL Page 4 Volume 4 SCOTT JOHN & ANNETTE JOHN, HEATHER, PHIL, & BEAU FOOD PANTRY WORKERS HARD AT WORK! ANNETTE & SCOTT

5 Page 5 May 7, 2017 PENTECOST JUNE 4, 2017 & CONFIRMATION 1 st COMMUNION CLASSES Grades 1 st 3 rd March 19 th & 26 th and April 2 nd & 30 th Immediately Following Children s Sermon Until ~11:15am Location: 1 st - 3 rd Grade Sunday School Classroom in Nursery School Building Ella Cooke, Addison Gerhard, Reyna Hudson, Emily Patterson FLOWERS FOR THE CONFIRMANDS We would like to continue the tradition of handing the confirmands a flower as you greet each of them after service. They can be any kind and any color. There are 8 students being confirmed. Kailey Bulin, Carly Cooke, Alyssa Gerhard, James Horn, Cole McCaleb, Lexi McLain, Kileigh Murphy and William Palzer

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8 Page 8 Order Form for Easter Lilies, Tulips & Daffodils Your Name: Your phone # # of Lilies # of Daffodils # of Tulips Amount: I will / will not be taking home (please indicate by circling one) In Memory of: In Memory of: In Memory of: In Memory of: In Honor of: In Honor of: In Honor of: In Honor of: (more than one name can fit on each line) ALL LILY MEMORIALS ARE DUE BACK IN THE OFFICE BY: April 9, 2017 IF THEY ARE TO BE INCLUDED IN THE EASTER BULLETIN COST PER Lily - $6.00 COST PER Tulip - $4.00 COST PER Daffodil - $4.00

9 Page 9 APRIL 2017 Immanuel Ev. Lutheran Church SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 30 10:00 AM Immanuel 1 5:30PM ~ Immanuel 2 10:00AM~Immanuel 11:15 COUNCIL MEETING Lenten 7:00 8:00 PM Confirmation Class :30PM ~ Immanuel 9 ~PALM SUNDAY 10:00AM~Immanuel AM ~ 12 Noon Food Pantry 7:30PM ~ Maundy Thursday 14 7:30PM ~ Good Friday 15 5:30PM ~ Immanuel 16 ~ EASTER 10:00AM~Immanuel :30PM ~ Immanuel With Communion 23 10:00AM~ Immanuel AM ~ 12 Noon Food Pantry :30PM ~ Immanuel

10 Getting ready for Easter! IMMANUEL EV. LUTHERAN CHURCH 20 Monterey Circle Lakewood, NJ Phone: FIRST STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID CITY, ST PERMIT NO. 000