Holy Week!

Busy week getting ready for all the activities of Easter. First of all, we had a Good Friday evening service called Tenebrae or Service of Darkness. Those present thought it was a good reminder of what Jesus went through in paying the price for our sins. I thought it was effective but I was disappointed that more people were not there. Saturday we spent part of the day cleaning the church and doing some weeding outside. "Outside" meant working in a light mist and heavy wind. In fact, right now (Sunday evening) it is raining and wind is howling at the windows. Today was good. We began with a wonderful breakfast of eggs, bacon, sausage, strawberry waffles, fruit, orange juice, coffee, etc. Then Joyce did a chalk drawing from about 10:40 to 11:00. People could sit in the worship area, listen to the music or visit, and watch a scene of the Garden Tomb unfold in front of them. Our worship was mainly centered on those who were witnesses of the resurrection. I think it was a good worship time and the people seemed to agree. We had quite a few visitors from the neighborhood at both the breakfast and the worship with a total of 42 at worship. That included about 5 or 6 children. Many of the extra folks were from the church neighborhood. So all in all, a good day. And I'm tired so this will be short. Keep remembering us.