The Presby Post

Sunrise Service will be 7:00 a.m. at the gazebo in Heritage Park. We will be following a normal worship schedule with services at 9:30 and 11:00. Pastor will be speaking from John 20:1-18 .

There will be no breakfast served!

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The purple shroud will be removed from the cross in the front yard tomorrow and will stand undecorated until Sunday morning. We ask that you bring a few cut flowers with you Sunday to decorate the cross and add to the celebration.

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Attention Handbell Choir Members – There will be rehearsals on Sunday at 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. prior to performances at worship services.

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The office will close at 11:30 today and reopen Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. We wish you and yours a Blessed Easter Season!

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Please make your donations to the One Great Hour of Sharing offering this Sunday. Envelopes are available in the sanctuary and were attached to the March Good News.

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The Roast Pork Dinner on Saturday, April 12, is almost sold out! Call Joanie or Tina Brown to get on the Wait List! Also if you are able to help with the dinner please call Kris Jenoriki.

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Please remember in prayer

Muriel Grace & Gerber Family – death of Bob Grace

Betsy Cunius – death of sister, Claire Schroeder

Cecilia Kleiner

Ethelind Randall

Anne Leopold

Grace Gras

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Christ's Holy Checkmate

On display in the magnificent Louvre Museum in Paris, France, is that dramatic painting of Goethe's Faust. Faust is seated at a table engaged in a competitive game of chess. And at first glance, it looks like Faust is losing. His opponent in the chess game is Satan. The devil sits there grinning smugly. He thinks he has the victory in hand. He is pointing at the chessboard with an evil leer and he is gloating.

As you look at the painting, you can almost hear the devil shouting: "Checkmate! Game's over! I win!" However, a person with a keen eye who knows the game of chess can see that the match is not over at all. As a matter of fact, just a few years ago, an internationally famous chess player was admiring the painting when all of a sudden he lunged forward and exclaimed: "Wait a minute! Look! Faust has another move and that move will give him the victory!"

The painting is something of a parable for us Christians, because here we see symbolized the good news of Easter. Think of it. When we look at the Cross on Good Friday, it looks (at first glance) like evil has won. It looks like the defeat of righteousness. It looks like goodness is dead and buried forever. It looks like Christ has been silenced and conquered. But then, Easter Sunday morning reveals God's move, the greatest checkmate move of all time. Christ comes out of the grave and into our lives with power and victory.

Eric S. Ritz, The Ritz Collection, www.Sermons.com

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This Week in Our Church . . .

Sunday Easter Sunday

7:00 Sunrise Service at Heritage Park

9:30 Sunday School & Worship

10:45 Refreshments

11:00 Worship & KFC

Monday Office Closed

1:15 Bible Study

Tuesday

9:00 Good News Deadline

7:00 Personnel Committee Meeting

Wednesday

12:00 Evergreens

Thursday

4:30 Lions & Lambs

6:00 Senior Youth

Friday

6:00 Back to Mayberry

Saturday
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Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. - I Corinthians 13:7 The Presbyterian Church at Absecon 208 New Jersey Avenue Absecon, New Jersey 08201

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