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Congregations of the Tri-County Cooperative Ministries, ELCA will observe Holy Week and the Easter Celebration will soon be here. Palm Sunday will have us remembering that day when Jesus enters Jerusalem with the waving of palm branches and hearing shouts by the crowds “Hosanna, blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.” We will gather for Maundy Thursday services, celebrating the Sacrament and remembering that night when Jesus gathered with His disciples and instituting the Lord’s Supper. And then Good Friday, when people of faith recall the great suffering Jesus endured and the death that came on the cross. And our Jesus goes to that cross for our salvation. He gives His all out of His love for all of us.
Maundy Thursday Communion Services will be held at 7 p.m. at Faith Lutheran Church, Weimar; Zion Lutheran Church, Moulton; St. Peter Lutheran Church, West Point; and Zion Lutheran Church, Sublime. St. Peter, West Point will also have a meal at 6 p.m.
Zion Lutheran Church, Moulton will have a 2 p.m. Good Friday Service. At other TCCM congregations—Zion, Sublime; St. Peter, West Point; and Faith, Weimar—persons will have the opportunity on Good Friday to enter the churches between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. for a time of prayer and meditation, the reading of Scriptures, and devotions. Materials will be placed in the entrances of the churches and guidance provided for this special time for individuals, couples and families. This special opportunity is intended as preparation for the celebration of Easter.
Easter is the occasion for celebrating the wonderful surprise of the Resurrection. Jesus has defeated the powers of sin, death and Satan. He told us, “I have come to bring you life and to the full.” He has come to bring us a new life for the here and now as well as the gift of eternal life in the one, true and eternal Home of Heaven. Forever for us with the Lord is made possible because of Jesus’ death and resurrection. Martin Luther reminds us that EVERY SUNDAY, is a little Easter. There will be Communion Services, Easter Brunches and Easter Egg Hunts at our various TCCM congregations. Family and friends are welcome to join us for all Holy Week and Easter Services.
For further information, contact Pastor Herb Beyer at beyerfam@ gmail.com or 361-798-0155.
Easter Schedule
• Evangelical Lutheran Church, Witting: 8 a.m. Communion Service, Easter Brunch, Easter Egg Hunt
• Zion Lutheran Church, Sublime: 8 a.m. Communion Service, Easter Brunch, Easter Egg Hunt
• St. Peter Lutheran Church, West Point/Prairie Valley: 8:45 a.m. Communion Service, Easter Brunch, Easter Egg Hunt
• Faith Lutheran Church, Weimar: 9 a.m. Easter Brunch; 10:00 a.m. Communion Service, Easter Egg Hunt
• Zion Lutheran Church, Moulton: 9 a.m. Easter Brunch; 10:45 a.m. Communion Service, Easter Egg Hunt Renew our faith, and invite others to come and see, come and experience the grace, love, and forgiveness that Jesus gives. And to be part of a community that is shaped by our Jesus, a community of faith, welcome, love and service.
