Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, April 7, 1993 - FIVE
Easter church service schedules
United Methodist
Hope-Valby Lutheran
Easter Sunday service at the
Heppner Methodist Church will
be held at 10:30 a.m. Everyone
is invited to attend. There will be
a community Sonrise service at 7
a.m. at the fairgrounds. Special
events are also planned for the
following Sunday April 18 at
10:30 a.m.
“ He is risen. Jesus of Nazareth
who was crucified is not here. He
has risen from the dead,’ is the
message that will be announced
in hymns, scripture reading,
prayers and sermons on Easter
Sunday at the worship services at
Valby and Hope Lutheran chur
ches,” said Rev. Stan Hoobing.
Service of Holy Communion at
Valby will be at 8 a.m. with an
Easter breakfast to follow. An
Easter egg hunt for the children
will be held during breakfast.
The men of Hope Lutheran
church will serve breakfast from
8:30 to 10 a.m. A festive musical
service of Holy Communion will
follow the breakfast at 11 a.m.
Pastor Hoobing will deliver an
Easter message at both churches
en titled , “ The Im possible
Dawn” . There will be special
musical selections by Beth Raf
ferty, Ben Goodyear, Matt Ber-
retta, Aleida Goodyear, Laurel
Webber-Gray and Sharia Erich.
On Thursday, April 8 Valby
Lutheran church will hold a
special Seder feast at 6:30 p.m.
Joseph of Arimethea will be a
special guest at the feast and share
a message entitled “ In a Newly
Hewn Tomb” . Following the
presentation there will be an
observance of Holy Communion.
On Good Friday, the congrega
tion of Hope Lutheran Church
will gather at 6:30 p.m. for a
soup supper with a Liturgy for
Good Friday service at 7:30.
Joseph of Arimethea will again be
present to share his message.
All Saints Episcopal
The Rev. Bob Crum will
celebrate Easter Services at All
Saints Episcopal Church on Sun
day, April 11 at 10:30 a.m. Gail
Crum will provide special music.
There will be an Easter vigil
service starting at 7 p.m. on Sat.
April 10.
United Church of Christ
Easter Sunday begins at lone
United Church of Christ with
breakfast at 8:30 a.m. followed
by church school for all ages. The
children’s choir will sing at the
11 a.m. worship service, the ser
mon will be entitled “ Living!
Love and Joy” .
Son-rise service
A “ Son-rise” service is
scheduled for Easter morning at
7 a.m. at the fairgrounds in
H eppner. M em bers o f all
denominations are invited to at
tend the service, which is being
sponsored by the South Morrow
County Ministerial Association.
Pastor Tim Van Cleave of the
Christian Life Center will deliver
the m editation and other
clergypersons will help lead the
service. Special music will be
provided by Laurie Marks.
The service will conclude by 8
a.m.
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Alleluia! Christ Is Risen . The Lord
Is Risen Indeed , Alleluia!
Father Bob Crum, All Saints Episcopal Church
It was the first day of the week; the first day of the new creation;
the first day of everlasting light; the day the Lord had made, though
it was dark. Though is was dark there came Mary Magdalene, seek
ing. Certain that the Lord never fails those who seek, she came and
sought, but found Him not. Because love is kindled the more by seek
ing, and because she sought while it was still dark, as soon as the
light came she found, but not the object of her quest. “ They have
taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and I know not where they
have laid Him.” Could it be that He who was slain by a death most
cruel was now found unworthy of the rich man’s grave and taken
from it?
Desolation and misery could have no greater depth than this; for
she knew not as yet that the tide had turned; that the inundating sea
of human malice had been stemmed. She saw the stone rolled away
and the empty tomb, but that would not do. She saw the burial linen
and the angels, but that would not do. She saw the ‘gardener’, but
that would not do. It was only when Jesus allowed Himself to be
known that Mary re-experienced that for which there is no equal;
the personal presence of the Lord, who called her by name: “ Mary.”
“ Rabboni!” she cried, enveloped in utter joy.
“ The absence of the Lord,” says Saint Augustine of Hippo, “ is
not absence; have faith for He, whom you see not, is with you.’1
The history of this great and glorious day does itself supply every
form and variety of faith in which He is found by those who seek
Him. He was found this day by St. John through faith that needed
no sight but only the purity of heart that has the vision of God. He
was found by St. Peter, the chief apostle, and chief of penitents. He
was found in the midst of the apostolic company, the doors being
closed. He was found and known in the breaking of the bread and
He was found and first seen by she who first sought Him, early and
in the dark. He was first found by the earnestly seeking, mournful
sinner, the returning daughter of Eve, for she knew the truth of Jesus
and that truth had set her free.
Rev. Bob
dist Church
For those who have lived with Jesus through his troubles, who
have walked with him in his journey, either physically, as did his
disciples, or spiritually, as we do, his sufferings seemed like the begin
ning of the end.
But not so. At the last supper, Jesus said to his disciples, “ Do
this in rememberance of me.” I tend to think that everything we do
in Jesus’ name helps bring the past into the present, and stretches
out into the future. We become part of the people of God who want
to live as Christ would have it and who experience his forgiveness
as an experience of strength.
I hope we don’t let our spirits and Christian life die after Easter
when we should really experience a resurrection. I like the thought
that the time from Easter to Pentecost should be thought of as “ 50
great days.” Easter is, or should be, a continuing experience. And
we should be known as “ The Easter People.” And why not? That’s
the way God wants it to be. If he hadn’t wanted it that way, there
would have been no resurrection.
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Blood is Shed to Save Us
The Rev. Stan Hoobing, Hope-Valby Lutheran Parish
Good Friday and Easter took on special meaning to me after an
incident that happened over 15 years ago. I had just come home from
conducting a Maundy Thursday Communion Service and was sit
ting down to read the evening paper. The telephone rang, it was
Kadlec Hospital in Richland. They were calling B + donors to help
save a young man’s life. Their normal supply was drained and donors
were urgently needed.
I rushed to the hospital and was directed at the door to a long
hallway. There were several people ahead of me answering ques
tions asked by a Red Cross attendant, filling out forms, or just waiting.
It wasn’t long, it only seemed so, that my name was called and I
was asked questions by the attendent and then was seated by a cou
ple of other people. All this time I wondered what had happened to
the person we were donating blood for. Had he been in an accident?
at home? in a car? Where? Why? How? The questions were buzzing
around in my head, but no answers. Finally a nurse called me to
come to the gurney and lay down. She poked around found a vein
and told me to squeeze every so often. As I lay there on the gurney
my thoughts turn to events of Good Friday a long lime ago in
Jerusalem, where Jesus the Christ was crucified. And then I
understood. Jesus had to die, shed his blood, and rise again to save
a sinner. Just as blood was needed from donors to save a person’s
life, so Jesus the Christ had to suffer an agonizing death like a com
mon criminal on the cross—just once so very long ago, but for all
humanity—in order to save us from our sins.
He gave his all on the cross and three days later rose from the dead
and bestows to all who believe life everlasting, hope, grace and new
beginnings.
Pastor Tim Van Cleave, Christian Life Center
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A dearly loved member of our community has jdst died as I write
this “ inspirational message” for Easter. What does Easter mean,
in the face of the death of a loved one?
There is a physical death that we all face: the failure of the lungs,
the crisis of the heart. It will happen to me, and to you and to everyone
we love. Death’s results are shock and anger and pain and loneliness,
and they all last all too long. But with time, comes healing.
There is also, thank God, a life of the soul that does not end. It
continues in the genes of one’s children and granchildren, and in the
lives of those we have touched, and in societies we have somehow
changed.
And in addition to these corporal changes, there is a life beyond
death that is a personal reunion with God. We all, at some point,
must say “ Father, into your hands I commend my spirit.”
And one message of Easter is that life and love continue strong
bravely beyond what we call death.
But more importantly, perhaps, is Easter’s message that life itself
has no pre-set limits, but is full of surprises and graces and gifts.
The Resurrection is not only about life after death; it is also about
life in life, about boundless possibilities and the eternity of hope and
renewal at all points in time.
One need not wait for death to attain new life: it is here always.
Thanks be to God.
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Life Before Death
The Rev. Lea Mathieu, lone United Church of Christ
Why do we celebrate Easter? What is the real meaning of this special
day of the year? The Bible says in Luke 19:10, “ The Son of Man
(Jesus) has come to seek and to save that which was lost.” Because
of sin, people are lost, or separated from fellowship with God. Jesus
took the punishment for our sin by dying on the cross. He then then
rose from the dead to restore us back to fellowship with God. This
is the true meaning of Easter. Because of Jesus’ death and resurrec
tion, we can have fellowship with God and eternal life in Heaven.
Many people know these facts, but fail to respond to them. In John
3:3 Jesus says, “ Unless one is bom again, he cannot see the kingdom
of God.” Merely knowing about Jesus’ death and resurrection isn’t
enough. We must be “ bom again.” We are bom again by believing
in Jesus, repenting of our sins, and asking Him to forgive us of our
sins. We must also accept Jesus as Lord of our lives. We cannot claim
to be a Christian and continue to live however we want to. We must
be obedient to God’s Holy Word.
Being a Christian is not being “ religious.” Religion is man trying
to reach God. Christianity is God reaching out to man through sen
ding His Son Jesus to die for our sins. We also can’t earn eternal
life in Heaven through living a good life. We must ask Jesus to forgive
our sins and then make Him Lord of our lives.
Why not respond to the true meaning of Easter and let Jesus become
Lord and Master of your life? Then you can truly celebrate our risen
Lord and Saviour during this Easter Season.
You’re Invited
Willow Creek
Baptist Church
First Celebration
Worship Service
Easter Celebration Service
Celebration Service
• April 11th 3:00 p.m.
• Every Sunday 3:00 p.m.
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