United Church Wotton under Edge
From Reverend Norman Wallwork

All Minister's Letters

Mar 2008 They Met at Calvary
Apr 2008 Keeping the Easter Rumour Alive
May 2008 The Way to Pentecost
Jun 2008 Where our Unity lies
Jul 2008 The Californian Redwood
Sep 2008 "Dwight L. Moody, 1837-99"
Oct 2008 Nine Marks of a Good Church
Nov 2008 Mammon
Dec 2008 Advent and the Evangelists
Mar 2009 A Pattern for Lent
Apr 2009 We have seen His Glory
May 2009 Witnesses To The Resurrection
Jun 2009 The Holy Trinity

Minister's Letter - April 2008

Keeping the Easter Rumour Alive

KEEPING ALIVE THE RUMOUR OF EASTER

For the shops Easter began at the end of February and ended on Easter Monday! For Christians Easter began on Resurrection Sunday – two days after Good Friday- and will last for 50 days! 40 days from Easter Day to Ascension Day (May 1st)…and another 10 days from Ascension Day to Pentecost (May 11th) – the climax of Easter!

How do we keep Easter alive in our congregations – in our homes – in our hearts?

Throughout this April we continue to tend and water our model Easter Garden! (If we have made one). Throughout this April we remember the Easter Greeting – ‘Christ is risen! Alleluia!’ (A splendid antidote to ‘Did you have a nice Easter’? As if it was all over). Throughout this April we continue to sing Easter hymns every Sunday! Throughout this April we continue to light our Easter candle!

Above all – we keep reading the Easter Bible stories till we know them off by heart! Each time we see something fresh.

In the Gospel of John

– Mary at the Tomb – Peter and John at the Tomb - Mary in the Garden – The Risen Christ in the Upper Room – The Risen Christ and Thomas – The Risen Christ by the Lakeside – The Risen Christ and Peter.

The Gospel of Luke

– The Women at the Empty Tomb – The Two on the Road to Emmaus – Jesus and the Wounds.

The Gospel of Mark

– The Women at the Tomb – The Frightened and Faithful Few.

The Gospel of Matthew

– The Angel of the Resurrection – The Case of the Silent Soldiers.

Happy Easter Reading!

 

Norman Wallwork


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