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(All events are at St. John’s,
unless otherwise noted.)
Mid-week Schedule
5:00-6:30 p.m. Lenten Meal; 7:00
p.m. Service
April 2 – Zion UCC, Lowden
April 9 – St. Paul’s UCC,
Wheatland
April 13 – 9:00 a.m. Sunday
School
- 10:15 a.m. Palm Sunday Worship
with Palm Parade
April 17 – 7:00 p.m. Maundy
Thursday
at Zion UCC, Lowden
April 18 – 7:00 p.m. Good Friday
at St. John’s UCC, Clarence
April 20 -7:00 a.m. - Sunrise
Worship with Holy Communion
and Double Quartet
8:00 a.m. - Easter Breakfast
(Served by St. John’s 8th-12th
graders.)
$6 for Adults; $3 for Students
Menu: Eggs, toast, sausage,
donuts, fruit, juice, milk, coffee
9:00-9:45 a.m. - Sunday School
(Large group) with Easter Egg
Hunt
10:15 a.m. - Easter Worship
with Holy Communion and
UCC Choir
CLARENCE
St. John’s UCC
HEART STRINGS
Boiled, Fried, Scrambled,
Poached
With Easter just around
the corner, eggs are a
topic. Everywhere you
look, there’s “The
Bunny” with his/her basket of eggs! In the
church, the image of the
egg as an Easter symbol is
representative of new
life. A cracked shell is
representative of the
empty tomb. Resurrection is all about new life!
For those who have faithfully travelled our “Lighter
Lenten” path, thank you for
accompanying one another
on the journey. The prayer is
that you’ve found some new,
deeper places in your own
faith and those places will
accompany you into all the
time ahead. The Lenten journey, when taken seriously or
lightly, is quirky, twisted, challenging, but yet, filled with
grace. We know where the
path leads, and we await the
day when the Alleluias return!
It won’t be long.
There are some important things that have happened along the Lenten road,
and some important things
about Easter Sunday. Here’s
a scrambling of information:
The Women’s Fellowship allday mission sewing events
were a success. Thank you
to all who came and shared
your time and talents. Looking for a blanket or pillow for
yourself or a gift? Just ask.
There are many items for
sale, with proceeds going to
mission.
The 7th graders who took
the lead on forming their own
bell choir have been heart-
COMMUNITY
warming, to me and to the
congregation of folks they’ve
played for. Way to go, kids!
Our 1st through 6th grade
after school program will
meet on April 2, 9, 23, and 30
from 3:30-5:00. April 30th
will be the final gathering for
the school year. Thank you,
kids, for your energy with
our Heifer International projects throughout the year.
Our final goal is to reach
$500 to buy a cow by Easter.
This purchase will be a lifegiving gift for a family in need.
Thank you to our 8th grade
confirmands who have been
participating in the Lenten
candle liturgy on Sunday
mornings, and who have faithfully been travelling to midweek Lenten services.
The mid-week Lenten meal
and service at St. John’s was
seasoned with hospitality as
we dined, shared fellowship,
and worshipped together.
Thank you to ALL who were
involved!
St. John’s Food Pantry was
the recipient of a Community
Foundation of Cedar County
grant in the amount of $4,400
to be used for additional re-
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frigeration and wiring in the
pantry. This improvement
will help us serve more efficiently. The Community
Foundation was generous in
granting money to proje