"And
the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know
that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. He is not here: for he is
risen, as he said."
Matthew 28:5-6
Wishing you a Blessed Easter!
PLEASE PRAY FOR: .....Sudan and Republic of Southern Sudan.
.....Mikaela Granzen.
.....Rev. Dr. Karla Koll.
.....Rev. Wendy Bailey's mother.
FROM OUR CHURCHES
Good Friday Cantata The
Chancel Choir at Alexandria First Presbyterian Church will perform The
Seven Last Words Cantata on Good Friday, April 6 at 7PM. Featured
soloists from New York will be featured. Robenson Altino will conduct
the choir with the choir director Nerva Altino at the organ. This
special performance is a time of reflection, reverence, and solemnity.
All are invited to attend.
Three-Church Lenten Events
During the season of Lent, Stockton, Mt. Airy and Lambertville Churches are offering multiple Spiritual Growth opportunities:
Date Event Location 4/3 Seder Dinner Event Mt. Airy Firehall 4/4 Lenten Devotional Series Lambertville 4/5 Maundy Thursday Worship Mt. Airy 4/6 Good Friday Worship Stockton 4/8 Easter Sunrise Service Dilts Park
Questions, call Mt. Airy at 609/397-2086, Stockton at 609/462-5737, or Lambertville at 609/397-0650.
FROM OUR COMMITTEES
Jesus Fed 5000.
We're Only Asking You To Feed a Dozen.
Rider
Protestant Campus Ministry is looking for home-cooked meals for our
weekly dinners. Hosting and sharing a meal is not only a wonderful
witness to gospel living, but a perfect way for your congregation or
small group to connect with and support young adults on their faith
journeys. (Their undying gratitude is guaranteed!) Please contact Dawn
Adamy for more details at 609/306-3739.
Presbyterian Women Spring Gathering & Annual Meeting
The Presbyterian Women of the New Brunswick Presbytery is holding their
Spring Gathering on Saturday, April 21 from 10AM - 1:30PM at the
Flemington Church. Rev. Wendy Bailey will lead the opening worship.
There will be news and firsthand reports from the Presbytery-sponsored work trip to Haiti.
Special Guest and Speaker: Rev. Annari Griesel, Ph.D.,
Director of Pastoral Care at JFK Medical Center (Edison, NJ). Her work
in training seminarians & clergy in Clinical Pastoral Education led
to Interfaith programs in Turkey and Israel and 2011 Alabama Red Cross
tornado relief.
Worshipful closing will be led by Gloria Frederick, Ph.D., Executive
Director of the Institute of Wonderful Women Working for Empowerment,
the 2012 recipient of YWCA Tribute to Women award, and a member of the
search committee for our Regional Presbyter.
There will be a spring light lunch.The program and lunch cost $5. For reservations, please contact Helen Burd at 732/297-6797 or helenburd@msn.com. The deadline for registration is April 18. Child care to be arranged when making your reservation.
FOR SALE
New:
STOLES AND ALBS, made by PASCHAL ARTS, a group of Vietnamese
seamstresses organized by Doreen Duba. Several stoles - raw silk
with orphrey banding, tapestry, and other fabrics; some with tassels, In
liturgical colors, One embroidered Eucharist stole. Several styles of
albs - overlapping front, with back pleats with 1) soft stand-up
cross-over collar, 2) cowl collar or 3) monk's hood; 4) turtle neck.
Cinctures in liturgical colors
Used:
Pulpit robe with black velveteen panels, Doctoral gown, Princeton
Seminary doctoral hood and cap, White Genevan gown, Black and gray Friar
Tuck shirts, Albs.
If interested, please contact Doreen Duba at 609-356-0239 or dduba@comcast.net.
PRESBYTERY STAFF
Rev. Wendy Bailey, Regional Presbyter - wbaileypnb@gmail.com
Rev. Dr. D. Paul LaMontagne, Stated Clerk - dypxlamo@earthlink.net
NEWS FROM GUATEMALA
