The saying goes that ‘April showers bring May flowers’. So far in April we have had showers, snow, wind, thunderstorms, more snow, more wind, more showers and a solar eclipse! If you are a weather aficionado, we have had it all in the first 10 days of April.
Each Sunday of April, in our worship services, we continue to celebrate the joy of Easter. This past Sunday we had great fun marking Holy Humour Sunday. As the Psalmist wrote “Then our mouths were filled with laughter and our tongues with songs of joy.” Psalm 126:2
We will have a treat for you on Sunday, April 21st. I will be away on vacation and our guest preacher that day will be Lynn Liddell. Lynn has often preached here at Ebenezer and she has confided to me you are one of her favourite ‘gigs’!! I know she is looking forward to being here. At that time, I will be cruising the waterways of Holland and Belgium for a week. Fingers crossed I see more tulips than I can count!
We have planned an outstanding experience on April 27th. My adopted Syrian daughter is coming to make a Syrian dinner for us. The tickets are selling quickly so be sure to get yours this Sunday after church or drop into the church office. To add to the fun of the evening there will be a Silent Auction, so I hope you are thinking up interesting things to contribute to that. And we have another surprise to add to the evening that you will just have to be there to enjoy!
I am happy to share on a personal note that I have taken occupancy in my new home in Bowmanville. After two years of comfortably living in the gracious hospitality of my brother it does, just the same, feel good to be in my own home. I will still be making occasional trips to Bracebridge as that house does not close until early July. After that I will be a permanent resident of Clarington again. I am grateful to all of you who have been so supportive to me in this time of transition.
As I mentioned last month we have started a prayer network – a team of people committed to spending time each week focused on prayer requests. If you have a prayer of gratitude or a prayer concern just let me know and we will include it in our prayer time.
April is flying by already. We began the month with the good news that ‘Christ is Risen’ let’s continue to share the good news of the resurrection in all we say and do.