THOUGHT OF THE WEEK; HOLY WEEK BANNERS; HOLY WEEK WORSHIP AND EVENTS; ONE GREAT HOUR OF SHARING; OUR SYMPATHY TO...

eNews@Morningside       April 3  - April 8, 2012

April 8, 2012
Easter Sunday

7:00 a.m. Sunrise Service on the front lawn - child care provided, followed by a light breakfast.

9:45 a.m. Adult and children's Sunday School Classes will not meet on Easter Sunday. Child care and children's worship will be available as usual for 11 a.m. worship. 

10:30 a.m. Coffee and Conversation

11:00 a.m. Worship
Baron Mullis Preaching
"Hallelujah" 
Texts: Isaiah 25:6-9; Mark 16:1-8 

12:00 p.m. Fellowship

6:00 p.m.  Journey

THOUGHT OF THE WEEK  
Love is not blind; that is the last thing that it is. Love is bound; and the more it is bound, the less it is blind. - G.K. Chesterton 

HOLY WEEK BANNERS
Banner #1 is entitled "Grace of the Earth." The green fabrics and batik prints of foliage represent the path strewn with branches and palm leaves laid to honor Jesus as he entered Jerusalem. The batiks show the clouding of the sun in the sky with gray-green shading. The fabrics move from light to dark representing the impending crucifixion.

Banner #2 is entitled "God's Power in our Midst" and symbolizes the night of Jesus' arrest and ultimately the crucifixion. The rust and gold batiks our eye sees visually interpret the blood moon with the brown, gold and dark batiks left to represent the wrenching agony of the event. Again, the fabric coloring moves from light to dark representing the power of God's love of humanity through Christ's life, death and resurrection. 

HOLY WEEK WORSHIP AND EVENTS

MAUNDY THURSDAY - April 5  

Our Mediterranean-style dinner will begin this Thursday at 6:15 p.m. in Fellowship Hall for those who have made reservations. At 7 p.m., following the dinner, everyone is welcome to join us at the worship service with communion held in Fellowship Hall.     

EASTER EGG HUNT - April 7 

You are invited to the annual Easter Egg Hunt this Saturday at 11 a.m. (activities begin at 10:45). Contact Jennifer James jennjames@comcast.net to help out. 

EASTER SUNDAY - April 8 

7:00 a.m.-Sunrise Service (front lawn) followed by a light breakfast

We're looking for a few early birds to help with this breakfast. Volunteers can contact Bonnie Daneker at bb_daneker@yahoo.com. 

10:30 a.m.-Coffee and Conversation

11:00 a.m.-Traditional Worship; special music by Charpentier and Handel.

ONE GREAT HOUR OF SHARING
On Easter Sunday, consider joining with Presbyterians around the world by contributing a special offering to One Great Hour of Sharing. The theme for OGHS 2012 is "Sharing Brings Joy to Others, to God, and to Us." This year was historic for weather-related disasters and the Presbyterian Church was there for those in need because of your gifts to this offering. Write OGHS on your check's memo line this Easter, so we can continue to care for all of God's children. 

OUR SYMPATHY TO...
Trenton Tunnell on the death of his mother, Doreen Ryan Tunnell, on March 27. There will be a memorial reception on Thursday, April 12, 3 to 5 p.m. in the Members Room at the Atlanta History Center;

to Rev. Dana Hughes on the recent death of her mother; 

and to Hugh Bell on the death of his father, Hubert J. Bell, on March 31. His father recently celebrated his 97th birthday.   

More Information
For more information about these events, please contact the church office at 404.876.7396 or office@morningsidepc.org