Our Mission: To proclaim Christ through faith, hope and love.
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Friends
This Sunday is Palm Sunday and heralds the beginning of the journey into Holy Week, that will give way to Easter in just another seven days.
Palm Sunday honors and celebrates Jesus’ arrival into Jerusalem. The crowds witnessing his arrival began to cut palm leaves off the trees and, taking off their cloaks, laid them down in front of the donkey that he rode on. This was yet another fulfilment of sacred scriptures that was foretold in the Old Testament. “See your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, a colt, the foal of a donkey.” (Zechariah 9:9)
Palm Sunday also begins the last week in the season of Lent, and we will continue our sermon series, “Meeting Jesus at the Table”.
While the events of Palm Sunday are mentioned in all four Gospels, John gives us a timeline for these events, noting that it was just before the great feast of Passover. John speaks of raising Lazarus from the dead just prior to his arrival in Jerusalem and we read of yet another table that had been set at which the risen Lazarus is present. Some say that it was these events that both gave Jesus more publicity and ultimately led to his untimely demise.
We will come this Sunday to waive our palms, to sing our hosannas and to prepare ourselves for the journey that we tread with Jesus through Holy Thursday, Good Friday and yes, Easter Sunday. Please make note of the special services that we have planned for next week and I hope that you can join us for some, if not all these incredible spiritual offerings that prepare us, heart, mind and soul.
As I said this past Sunday, I do hope that you will invite friends and family to join you on this journey and that they might be able to join us this Sunday, this next week and on Easter Sunday.
Blessings,
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Sunday English Services
8:30am Traditional
In-Person Worship
(Live-streamed)
10am Traditional
In-Person Worship
(Live-streamed)
11:45am Contemporary
In-Person Worship
(Live-streamed)
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Sunday Spanish Service
1:30pm (Spanish)
In-Person Worship
(Live-streamed)
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Mid-Week
Pick Me Up
Our Hope@11:45 Contemporary Sunday service is broadcast the following Wednesday evening at 7:15pm on Facebook, YouTube, and our Website as your mid-week pick me up.
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Pack the Pantry
Sunday March 24, 2024
Drop Off Times
7:45am-8:30am
9:15am-10am
11:15am-11:45am
Food pantries are often the only source of free, healthy and nutritious food those experiencing food insecurity and homelessness receive.
The CoH food pantry provides non-perishable groceries to our guests who come to CoH for our iCare Lunch program; they are given bags of groceries to take with them after their meal. Your generosity makes it possible for us to help others. Drop off pantry items under the Bell Wall on your way into church.
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Easter Egg Stuffing
Sunday March 24, 2024
IPC
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We want to invite all of you Hope @ Eleven45ers to a special event of fellowship and service this Sunday the 24th (Palm Sunday) right after our service. Last year we all got together stuffed Easter eggs and enjoyed a pizza lunch. Guess what!? We want to do that again this year!
Last year was a huge help for me as I was keeping our Next Gen Ministries working as we searched for a new coordinator. This year, we have another new coordinator in the fabulous Liz Schulz, and stuffing these eggs will be a huge help to both of us! This Easter egg hunt we do every year is a major event for our kids and a very important outreach to our community. Plus, we had a great time together and most of you know my slogan, "If it's free, it's for me!" Yes, there will be more free pizza this year!
So, please plan on staying after our Hope @ Eleven45 service for about 45 minutes to an hour to support Liz, our children's ministry, our beloved church, and our community. Liz and I so appreciate this!
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Join us this last week of Lent as we prepare our hearts for resurrection miracles.
Holy Week begins on Palm Sunday, recognizing Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem where he is welcomed by crowds laying palm leaves before him.
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Holy Week then recalls the events that led to the Last Supper (Holy Thursday) and Jesus being arrested and crucified on the cross (Good Friday). We will have incense on Good Friday and Easter Sunday (10am).
Experience the Sacred Tradition of Holy Thursday at Cathedral of Hope
Thursday, March 28
Dinner at 6:30PM
Worship at 7:15 PM
Join us for a deeply moving Holy Thursday service as we gather to commemorate the Last Supper and the profound acts of love and service demonstrated by Jesus Christ.
We’ll kick things off at 6:30 PM with a simple meal of soup and salad, followed by an amazing night of praise and worship featuring our band and Voices of Hope. We will finished our evening with the sharing in the sacred meal of communion as we reflect on the significance of this special day, when Jesus shared his last supper with his disciples.
Come as you are and bring a friend! Let’s journey together in faith, hope, and love.
Our Holy Thursday Dinner is graciously prepared by members of our Taste of Hope and Food Rescue programs. A suggested donation for dinner is $5. All funds raised will be used to cover the cost of dinner and to benefit the Cathedral of Hope Outreach Ministries.
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Shop Sources Pre-Easter Sale
and Clearance
65% off Easter Product
65% off Electronic Accessories
50% off Entire Stock Jewelry
50% off Entire Stock Tees, Hats and Bags
50% off Lux Brand Candles
50% off Selected Home Decor
Plus BOGO’s on Warmies,
Aromatique and Beekman 1802
And Free Gifts for Purchases over $25
Easter Sale Instore Only
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Easter Egg Hunt
March 31, 2024
Cedar Springs Lawn
11am
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Easter is rapidly approaching and we will be having our annual Easter Egg hunt for our children and the children in our community. You can help us out in making this outreach a success by bringing in some candy for us to stuff into those little plastic eggs. We don't have any rules about what you can bring but keep a couple of things in mind: this is Texas so it could very well be hot enough to melt some candies and the candy will be put into plastic eggs. You can bring the candy over the next few Sundays and we will have a place in the back of the Connect Center to collect the candy! Liz and Rev. Jeremy thank you for your support of our Next Gen Ministries! |
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Easter Flower Dedications |
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On Easter Sunday, our chancel will once again be covered with multi-colored potted plants. If you would like to dedicate a plant, you can purchase one through Realm for $35.00. For more than two dedications, contact Scott Stout who will add those for you. You will be invited to pick up your plant after Easter Sunday after worship.
Deadline to submit Easter Flower Dedication will be Wednesday March 27.
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Lent is a journey, the end of which is the death and resurrection of Christ. It is a season in which we are invited to reflect on the immensity of God’s love made known in Jesus and his victory over sin, evil, and death. In Lent, we are invited to recall what it means to be disciples, followers of Jesus, each and every day. In the last days of Jesus’ life, he sat at a table sharing the Passover meal with his closest friends and connecting the ancient story of God’s liberating power with himself. After the resurrection, Jesus’ disciples began to gather regularly to break bread in his memory and to experience him in their midst. We do the same thing today. But the upper room was not the only time Jesus was at a table or told stories about tables. In this study, we invite you to consider some of these table stories and to reflect on them as we come to the Lord’s Table together in this Lenten season. During our year of faithful living, don't miss out on the opportunity to be in a life group that follows the sermon series so that we can grow spiritually together! We have groups that meet each day of the week both in person and virtually.
Visit our website to check out our groups or email me,
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Board of Stewards Meeting
The Cathedral of Hope Board of Stewards meets virtually every 4th Monday of the Month and is open for participation by the Cathedral of Hope community. The Zoom link is available here.
Feedback (comments and questions) from the congregation are welcome and encouraged. To ask a question or make a comment anytime throughout the month, please click this link.
Videos of meeting minutes of previous Board of Stewards meetings are located on the governance pages of the Cathedral of Hope website.
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