Happy Easter! I am so disappointed that I wasn't able to be with you on Easter Sunday, but from what I've heard, you had a perfectly grand celebration of this joyous day. Fortunately, the party is not over as Easter is not merely a day of rejoicing, but a whole season. We call it the Great Fifty Days, and so, we will continue the celebration throughout April and May, all the way until the Day of Pentecost.
This coming Sunday, in addition to continuing our Easter party, we also get to celebrate a baptism. Little Mac David Rouleau was born to Kelly and Mark Rouleau on April 7 and we will be welcoming Mac into the family of Christ at our 9:30 a.m. service. We hope you can be with us to greet little Mac!
Even though I was sad I couldn't be with you this past Sunday, I was grateful to be with my Emmanuel Church flock on Easter morning, first on the beach at sunrise and then later in our lovely chapel. If you're interested in reading my Easter sermon, you can find it here. You'll see that I give you a short "shout out" at the beginning!
I hope your Eastertide is off to a joyous start!
Pastor Luther