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- ATTENTION PARENTS -

THIS SUNDAY - PALM SUNDAY PROCESSIONAL: All elementary- school-aged children should meet our children's minister Al Gonzalez, in the overflow room of the sanctuary at 9:15 a.m. this Sunday morning, March 25. The children will receive palm branches and ribbons, and be given instructions on how to participate in the Palm Sunday processional. The processional happens in the sanctuary in the first few minutes of the worship service. This is a wonderful and fun tradition, and we hope to see you there! 
HOLY WEEK CALENDAR  
 
Sunday, March 25 - 9:30 a.m. - Palm Sunday Service
Sunday, March 25 - 6 p.m. - Congregational Prayer
Friday, March 30 - 7 p.m. - Good Friday Service*
Saturday, March 31 - 11 a.m.-2 p.m. - Easter Eggstravaganza
Sunday, April 1** - 9:30 & 11 a.m. - Easter Services* (No children, youth, or adult classes.)

*Nursery available for 0-4 years old.

** SPECIAL NOTE: On Sunday, April 1, Pastor Rick Durrance has been invited to preach at the Forest Lawn-Hollywood Hills Easter Sunrise Service from 6-7 a.m. For more details contact Rick at rick@emmanuelburbank.org.
THIS SUNDAY - CPK WOMEN'S MINISTRY FUNDRAISER: A yummy way to support our Women's Ministry event costs and scholarships is by eating at our local CPK this Sunday, March 25. Be sure to give your server the Emmanuel CPK bulletin insert, so that 20% of your purchase will support Women's Ministry. Thank you!   

EASTER EGGSTRAVAGANZA: Our Easter Eggstravaganza family festival will be on Saturday, March 31, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. This is a fantastic outreach event to share with our coworkers, neighbors and friends. And, here is a handy Eggstravaganza flyer to invite them! If you have any questions contact Al Gonzalez at al@emmanuelburbank.org.

EASTER FLOWERS: This Sunday, March 25, is the last opportunity to purchase beautiful Easter flowers to honor or remember your loved ones. On Easter Sunday, the sanctuary will be lined with these flowers, and the names of your honored or remembered loved ones will be listed in the bulletin. The flower donation cost is $7, and after the second service on Easter Sunday, the flowers may be picked up. To participate in this, please come to the patio table this Sunday.

EGGSTRAVAGANZA VOLUNTEER MEETING: For those who have volunteered to help at the Eggstravaganza event, there will a brief meeting this Sunday, March 25, from 12:30-1 p.m. in the JAV room. Contact Al Gonzalez with any questions at al@emmanuelburbank.org.  

CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER:
Our next congregational prayer meeting will be this Sunday, March 25, at 6 p.m. in the church Family Room. Since it will be on Palm Sunday, we will be praying "in remembrance" of what Christ accomplished for us. This is a great way to begin the observance of Holy Week. For childcare needs or questions, contact Teri Parker at teri@emmanuelburbank.org.  

WOMEN'S MINISTRY SILENT AUCTION DONATIONS:   The Women's Ministry is accepting donations for the next silent auction. If you have an item, an experience or gift certificate you would like to donate, or have a question about this, please contact Kym Blazer at (818) 281-7294. Items can be given to any Women's Council member or dropped off at the church office. The funds raised by our silent auctions go towards scholarships and having quality, affordable Women's Ministry events.
  
NEW ONLINE GIVING OPTIONS: Emmanuel Church has updated its secure online giving. Click on this link https://emmanuelburbank.churchcenter.com/giving/ and follow the easy set-up instructions. Want to Text-to-Give? Text your amount to 84321 and follow the easy one-time set up instructions. For questions, contact Pastor Bob at bob@emmanuelburbank.org 

 
LOOKING AHEAD
 
INTERNATIONAL TABLETOP DAY : International Tabletop Day (ITTD) is
coming Saturday, April 28 to Emmanuel Church! This is a day of food, prizes, and most importantly TABLETOP GAMES! It's a great opportunity to reach out to our co-workers, neighbors, friends, or even our families. But we can't do this without help! We need volunteers to give out free food and drink to our guests, make guests feel welcomed, and help connect with gamers. We also need table hosts to run a game or two. If you are willing to help in any of these ways, please contact David  Hoffman at david.casey.hoffman@gmail.com or Lisa Hoffman at   haveyoumetlisa@gmail.com 
    
Adults:

Koinonia: Garden Room A, "Called To Be Free"- Teri Parker
Bereans: Garden Room B, "Lessons from the Legacy of Billy Graham" - Mel Loucks 
Legacy Builders: Garden Room C, Palm Sunday/Holy Week Focus 
Cleavers: Garden Room D, "Foundations of our Faith: Love" - Marc Whitmore
         
 
Children and Youth at 11 a.m.:
 
eKIDS SUNDAY SCHOOL:  Upstairs in the Children's Ministry Building, Grades K-5 taught by Sunday School teachers (*eKids also meets during the worship service, once they are dismissed from the service. This time is called "Bible Explorers" taught by Al Gonzalez.)
 
MIDDLE SCHOOL SMALL GROUPS:  Upper Youth Center, Grades 6-9, Small Group leaders teaching
 
HIGH SCHOOL GROUP : Lower Youth Center, Grades 9-12,
A fun time of community, worship and learning about God


Other Adult Discipleship Classes:

The Group : 25-35ish: Meets Mondays at 7 p.m. in the Family Room.
Leaders: Bob and Kathy Drummond. For details contact Bob at
bob@emmanuelburbank.org   
 
Roots: Post-High School - 24ish: Meets Mondays at 7:30 p.m. in the Lower Youth Center. Leaders: Andrea and Amy DiFrancia. Contact Andrea at andrea@emmanuelburbank.org 
THIS WEEK'S SERMON 
"Bold and Intentional"
Acts 4:1-22
Kevin DeVera
President, GTN (Global Teaching Network) 
 EFCA Reach Global Missionary