Happy Easter! - Links to Worship Service Recordings

April 12, 2020

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Happy Easter!

Happy Easter! Jesus Christ is Risen! He is Risen indeed!

I hope that you are having a wonderful Easter Day - albeit a very different one!

We had two worship services this morning, both broadcast live, but received some feedback that the Facebook feed was inaccessible for many of you who do not have a Facebook account. I’m sorry! It really isn’t supposed to happen that way. We’re working on it.

We have uploaded recordings of both services to YouTube and they are easy to view - just click below for the service you'd like to view. The bulletin for the 9:30 service is also there.

Also, I mentioned a mosaic “Alleluia!” poster that you can make ( click this link ) … I hope you’ll download the poster, follow the instructions, and display it as a reminder to you and others to lift up your voices in praise to the God who loves us, sustains us, and walks with us in all of our days and all of our times — including now! Please send me a photo of you with your mosaic poster or post it on social media and tag PCWS!

One final note. I mentioned earlier in the week that the sunrise service would be just me, with no singing. I'll confess that I had a moment of sadness and even considered the frightful prospect of trying to sing something myself. But little did I know that I would be joined by a chorus - from the moment I turned on the camera until long after I turned it off - a chorus so beautiful and so strong. The Holy Spirit was present this morning, and this morning the Spirit of Resurrection took the form of a chorus of birds. I was not alone. And there was a choir. Thanks be to God.

Pastor Erik

P.S. As I mentioned during worship, please take a look below at the information about One Great Hour of Sharing and consider making a contribution today to support this important ministry of the larger church!

Click on the image above to view our 6:00 a.m. sunrise worship video.

Click on the image above view the video of our Easter worship 9:30 a.m. service. Click here for the 9:30 am worship bulletin.

Sunday Sermons Available Online

No matter where you may be in the world, you can feel close to PCWS!

Click here to view previous Sunday worship videos and bulletins.

In case you missed our Maundy Thursday Service, here is the recording. The end of the service takes us into Good Friday.

If you weren't able to join the Mid-Day prayer on Friday, it was a brief service including the reading of the account of the trial, death, and burial of Christ from John's gospel account.

Let’s Fill the Can!

Your response has been amazing! We continue to receive contributions to the Second Baptist Church of La Grange food pantry. Let's keep it up! Please come by and do a “drive by” drop-off and give a short "honk" to say hello! Let’s fill the can!

During Lent the children of the church have been collecting money in their fish-box banks for One Great Hour of Sharing. For decades, churches, including ours, have collected funds on Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday to contribute to OGHS. Each gift to One Great Hour of Sharing supports efforts to relieve hunger through the Presbyterian Hunger Program, promote development through the Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People, and assist in areas of disaster through Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (which has been responding to COVID-19 needs). You can learn more about the offering by clicking here . You can donate online by clicking here and selecting One Great Hour of Sharing under Special Offerings . You can also drop your contribution by the locked mailbox at the church or mail it in. Help us continue to make a difference with your contribution to this special offering!

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Please Pray for:

Our siblings at Nueva Paz Presbyterian Church in Cuba

Our men & women serving our country in the Armed Services

The people of Syria, and especially the relatives of PCWS’ Interfaith Women’s Book Group

First responders, nurses, doctors, and others providing care to others

Betty Toft

Betty Anderson

Billye Dvorak

Brent Young, son-in-law of Larry & Becky Glasscock

Brian, f riend of the Smyers family

Cheryl Donchez, friend of Theresa & Condy Dixon

David DeFrance, nephew of Becky & Larry Glasscock

David Young, nephew of Amy Malone

Dorcas Dvorak, friend of the Merrifield family

Elsie Anderson, mother of Michelle Hennessy

Gary Mirlenbrink, uncle of Lori Carsten

Holly Oliver, daughter of Mary Kae Headland

The family of Inez Martinez, friend of the Merrifield family

Jessica DeFano , niece of Michelle Hennessy

John Kregg

Joshua Haberkorn, grandson of Shirley Pine

Kathleen Kircher

Laura Querry, daughter of Becky & Larry Glascock

Linda Bell, daughter of Margot Walsh

Marc Goldstein, friend of Carol Ulreich

Marc Ladene, friend of the Slezaks

Marge Sandrik

Mary Kate Miller, step-mother of Julie Garino

Mary, dear friend of Bruce Geary

Matthew, Dorothy, and Children, friends of the McMahon's

Michael De Vries

Michael, friend of Jane Norman

Mike Kelly, friend of Candice Mares

Mike Slesicki, cousin of Barb Farr & Joe Benson

Nate & Joann Dardick, friends of Laurie Merrifield

Norb Mirlenbrink, Uncle of Lori Carsten

Pat McTiernan, friend of Phyllis DiFrancesco

Pat White, friend of Becky Glasscock

Paul, cousin of Elizabeth Slezak

Paulette Erickson, friend of Carol Ulreich

Peggy Mirlenbrink, aunt of Lori Carsten

Peter Wilkie

Phil Kasik

Ruth Kaduke, niece of Herb & Joyce Smyers

Teri Tuffner, aunt of Candice Mares

Terry Moore, friend of Mike Pelton

Theresa Ybanez, great niece of Laura Fruit

The family and friends of Toni Potenza Moya, daughter of Harriett Potenza & Craig Harris

Parents of Tiffany Sellman

4/11 - Carolyn Bozek

4/11 - Jessie Fronk

4/11 - Dom Garino

4/12 - Alena Cushman

4/16 - Dick Martinaitis

4/16 - Rick Remiker

4/16 - Jack Rodos

4/17 - Chris Lee

4/17 - Piper Murray

4/20 - Zach Karstens

4/20 - Ruth Riordan

PCWS Office Closed

The PCWS office remains closed for the immediate future. Our office staff are still working remotely and on a limited basis. You can continue to email Patrick with any questions about financial issues, including setting up electronic giving on a one-time or recurring basis (there is no fee to use your checking or savings account.) If you need immediate assistance, please email Pastor Erik or leave a message for him on his church extension which he checks regularly, or call his cell - ‭(708) 505-5409‬ . Pastor Erik is checking the U.S. Mail daily. The mailbox is also now a locking box, so please feel comfortable dropping off correspondence directly (including contributions).

Please do not come to the church office.