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SUMMARY:Palm Sunday
DESCRIPTION:Seeking: Where are you headed?  \nIf you were raised in the church\, then this is not your first palm parade. If you have never been in the church on the Sunday before Easter you might find things a little more than out of the ordinary. What’s with the Palm Branches? What’s with the marching? By the end of this worship you may be thinking “What’s with all the celebrating one minute and the low hum of grief the next?” This is the tension of Palm and Passion Sunday. One moment we remember when crowds of people celebrated Jesus\, while the next moment we remember how they denied him as he made his way to the cross.   \nWhat may seem chaotic and disorienting is in fact deliberate. Jesus resolutely paraded into a place that would ultimately see to his crucifixion. Jesus continues to walk into the suffering of the world and invites us to follow trusting in the good news proclaimed in the text to the Philippians that death would not have the final word. Today in our worship we ask the question\, “Where is Jesus Headed?” The answer is “To the cross.” Which begs the follow up question\, “Where are we headed?”
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SUMMARY:Easter Sunday: Who Are You Looking For?
DESCRIPTION:Join us this Sunday for Easter. April 9\, 10:00 a.m.\n\n\n\nAfter nights of deep darkness\, we come in the bright light of Easter morning and celebrate that Christ is risen indeed! Resurrection is possible. It is a glorious morning filled with tulips\, lilies\, brass and timpani\, voices raised in joy\, all proclaiming “Alleluia!” On this glorious morning let us listen for a stone rolled away and the sounds of new life. Let us hear death moved aside for the sounds of life\, wholeness\, and resurrection. Jesus is alive and together we will sing the “Hallelujah Chorus” once again.
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SUMMARY:Christ is Risen!
DESCRIPTION:Join us in person or online for worship on Sundays at 10am. Before you join us for in person worship\, please review our updated mask optional practice. \nEaster is now one week behind us. All the leftovers from Sunday’s ham dinner have long been consumed along with the chocolates from plastic eggs. And then we come into worship to see the word EASTER still written on our bulletins\, our liturgy yet proclaims “Christ is Risen!” and we continue with hymns singing of resurrection. Then we open our Bibles to the Gospel text for the day finding ourselves taken back in time where it is only evening of the day of Christ’s resurrection. The disciples are hiding in the upper room reeling from the events of the past three days. The women among them have spoken implausible things about an empty tomb and so they wait for confirmation\, for Jesus to appear to them…from behind the doors they have locked. We too wonder if resurrection is real\, if the tomb is truly empty and so we come to worship\, driven by our curiosities\, cautiously optimistic that like those earliest disciples Jesus will come to us. May it be so.  
URL:https://umc-kzo.org/event/christ-is-risen/
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SUMMARY:A Love That Makes Us Whole: A Sense of Place
DESCRIPTION:This Sunday we delve into the powerful story of the Road to Emmaus\, found in Luke 24:13-36. We’ll gather to reflect on the scripture where Jesus reveals himself to two of his followers\, offering hope\, healing\, and a sense of belonging. \nIn this passage\, the disciples Cleopas and an unnamed companion\, experience a profound transformation as they journey from Jerusalem to Emmaus. Engaged in conversation with the risen Christ\, they begin to understand the meaning behind the recent events in Jerusalem. Their hearts burn within them as Jesus opens the scriptures\, and they finally recognize him in the breaking of the bread. Through this transformative encounter\, we learn that Christ’s love accompanies us in our personal journeys\, providing guidance\, reassurance\, and a sense of belonging even during times of doubt and despair. \nJoin us this week in person or online at 10:00 AM for service! to immerse ourselves in the story of the Road to Emmaus and discover the love that makes us whole. All are welcome.
URL:https://umc-kzo.org/event/a-love-that-makes-us-whole-a-sense-of-place/
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SUMMARY:A Love That Makes Us Whole: Tender Mercies
DESCRIPTION:The Twenty-third Psalm is a great comfort to us as we imagine the green pastures and still waters. It also recalls the dark valleys and calls us into the not-so-easy practice of sitting down at the table with our enemies. A God of peaceful presence is with us in the good times and in the difficult times and invites us to be radically present to each other in the same way. This Sunday we celebrate the love of God that finds us just where we are and welcomes us into a love that makes us whole in tenderness and mercy. Our prayers will lead us into a time of anointing our foreheads as a sign of accepting the love that God offers and believing that surely goodness and mercy will follow us all the days of our lives.  \nJoin us this week in person or online at 10:00 AM for service! to immerse ourselves in worship and discover the love that makes us whole. All are welcome.
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