Third Sunday Of Easter
Welcome! We extend a warm welcome to our guests, and invite you to sign the guest book at the back of the sanctuary. Everyone is invited to remain for a soup lunch after the service downstairs in the Church Hall, no charge. We thank Mardine Garnham and Margaret McNutt-Reichelt for arranging the lunch.
We thank Norman Collier, who is leading our service today.
Welcome & Announcements – Margaret Dunn.
The Greeter this morning is Mardine Garnham.
The Reader today is Lalaine Buan.
This Week at First Church:
- Wednesday, 5:00 p.m. – Meal-in-a-Bowl
- Thursday, 7 p.m. – Session meeting, by Zoom
Bible Study – the study books (on the book of Philippians) are still back-ordered! The latest estimated delivery date is the middle of May.
The Christian Year – We are now in the Season of Easter, the fifth of the six seasons of the Christian Year. It began on Easter Sunday, and is fifty days in length, including eight Sundays. The final Sunday of the season is Pentecost, which, this year, happens to fall on the 24th of May.
Instead of readings from the Old Testament, the Revised Common Lectionary specifies readings from the Acts of the Apostles for this season each year. On Pentecost, of course, the readings all have to do with the giving of the Holy Spirit to Jesus’ followers. The symbolic color for the Easter Season, as for Easter Sunday itself, is white, signifying joy and celebration. The color for Pentecost is red.
(adapted from “Announcements Sheet”, 1 May, 2022)
Lunch after the service – Don’t forget: there’s a soup lunch downstairs after the service, brought to you at no charge by Mardine Garnham and Margaret McNutt-Reichelt.