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EASTER SUNRISE
SERVICE
by Stephen Getty
Many people in the
Mount Joy area have found
that a meaningful way to
begin Easter is by attending
the Community Easter Sun-
rise Service. Sponsored by
the Mount Joy Interchurch
Council, the service will be
held on Easter morning,
April 18, at 6 a.m., at the
Florin Church of the Breth-
ren. The message will be
delivered by the Rev. Robert
O. Hess, pastor of the
Chiques Church of the
Brethren in Manheim. The
theme of the message will
be “One Solitary Life...Re-
surrection!’’, and will be
based on the poem, ‘‘One
Solitary Life.”
Also sharing in the
service will be the Mount
Joy Community Chorus
singing ‘God So Loved The
World® by Stainer and
“King All Glorious’ by
Vail, a brass choir, a duet by
Miss Sandy Heisey and Mr.
Steve Smith, and other
community members.
You are invited to attend
the service and remain for
refreshments and a chance
to greet your neighbors.
The service is scheduled to
be held outside. In case of
inclement weather, it will be
held in the church sanctu-
ary.
“SOUNDS OF JOY**
ST. MARK’S CHURCH
Mary Ellen Kohler
Sixteen collegians from
Geneva College, Beaver
Falls, PA under the direc-
tion of Miss Sharon Givler,
performing as ‘‘Sounds of
Joy" will appear in concert
in the sanctuary of St.
Mark's United Methodist
Church, Mount Joy, on
Saturday evening, April
17th, at 7:30 p.m.
Since their beginning in
October 1975, this group has
been traveling and minister-
ing in churches throughout
the Western PA area.
Through song and testi-
mony their program depicts
the Christian life and re-
sponsibility to the Lord
Jesus Christ. Their unique
understanding of the pro-
blems and frustrations fac-
ing young and old alike
enables them to empathize
and suggest solutions to
those problems as they
share their faith. Their
purpose is to encourage,
uplift, and challenge their
hearers through contempor-
ary Christian music by such
composers as Andre Crouch,
Ralph Carmichael, and Kurt
Kaiser.
Families from St. Mark’s
Church will house the
members of the ensemble
overnight. The concert is
open to the public with a
special invitation extended
to the young people of the
area.
GLOSSBRENNER UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
The Service of the Resur-
rection will be held at 9:30
a.m. at Glossbrenner United
Methodist Church, Mount
Joy, on Easter Sunday,
April 18. *‘Jesus Our Lord Is
Risen Today,” an Easter
cantata compiled by Mrs.
David Nicholas, choir direc-
tor, will feature anthems by
the Senior, Youth, and
Junior Choirs, solos by
Sandra Heisey and Stephen
Smith, and brass accom-
paniment. The Instrumenta-
lists of the church will
accompany one of the
hymns.
The Rev. Clair L. Wagner
Jr., pastor, will conclude a
Lenten series on The Lord’s
Prayer with a message
entitled ‘‘Kingdom, Power,
and Glory.” The message
will climax with the singing
of “The Lord’s Prayer’’ by
the Senior Choir, while
Debra Hostetter interprets
the prayer through creative
movement.
The Sacrament of The
Lord’s Supper will be ob-
served at an 8:45 a.m.
service in the chapel.
Sunday Church School will
follow the Service of the Re-
surrection at 10:30 a.m.
The Maundy Thursday
service, April 135, to be held
at Glossbrenner United
Methodist Church, Mount
Joy, at 7:30 p.m., will
include The Sacrament of
The Lord’s Supper and The
Office of Tenebrae. The
Sacrament will be served at
the altar railing and will
commemorate that upper
room event on the first
Maundy Thursday.
The Office of Tenebrae
will trace Jesus’ steps from
the upper room to Calvary.
Through the extinguishing
of candles and lowering of
lights, the congregation will
be reminded how, step by
step, the ‘‘Light of the
World” was slowly extin-
guishing until there was
darkness over all the earth.
The Tenebrae service will
utilize the reading of The
Passion Story of The Gospel
of Luke. This will be read in
a choric reading style by the
Senior Choir of the church
with Pastor Wagner as the
narrator and Stephen Smith
in the role of Jesus.
Included in the Tenebrae
will be vocal solo by Stephen
Smith entitled ‘“My Soul Is
Exceeding Sorrowful’’ by
Neff. The choir will sing
**Ah, Holy Jesus’ with flute
accompaniment by Anne
Nicholas, ‘‘Throned Upon
the Awful Tree’ by Tit-
comb, and ‘‘Beautiful Sav-
ior.”
Special acolytes for the
service will be Penny Hen-
drix and Hazel Rogers.
The public is invited to
share in this most sacred
service. Nursery care will be
provided.
FIRST CHURCH OF GOD
The schedule for the First
Church of God Easter week
is as follows:
April 14, Baptismal Service,
7:30 p.m.
April 15, Maundy Thurs-
day Service, 7:30 p.m., Ser-
vice of Shadows including
Ordinances of Communion
and Feet Washing.
April 16, Good Friday
Prayer Breakfast, 6:30 a.m.,
Rev. Norman Bowers,
Speaker.
April 17, Sacrificial Pray-
er Breakfast, 8:00 a.m.
April 18, Community Sun-
rise Serive, 6:00 a.m.,
Salunga Pavilion. Easter
Service, 10:30 a.m., Junior
Choir-*‘‘White Easter Lilies’
and ‘‘Rejoice and Sing’.
Soloist Jean Spiese singing
“I Know That My Redeemer
Liveth’’. Meditation-‘‘The
Struggle for Resurrection.”
HOLY WEEK AND
EASTER SERVICES AT
ST. MARK’S
by W. Richard Kohler
Holy Communion will be
observed at a Maundy
Thursday Evening Worship
Service (7:30 p.m.) at St.
Mark’s United Methodist
Church, 27-29 East Main
Street, Mount Joy. The
Chancel Choir will sing *“O
Come and Mourn with Me”’
by Gordon Young and
‘““Wondrous Love,”’ a
Southern Folk Hymn. Dr.
Ezra Ranck will give the
meditation, ‘‘Of Bread and
Wine.” Pastors Ranck and
Kohler will offer the Sacra-
ment to the congregation.
On Easter Morning, there
will be an early service (8:00
a.m.) at which communion
will be given to those who
could not attend church on
Holy Thursday. The main
Worship Experience is at
10:1S. It will be a Victory
Celebration. The Chancel
Choir of the church will
render two anthems: ‘‘Re-
joice, Rejoice, This Glad
Easter Day’’ by Leaf and
Billings’ ‘‘Easter Anthem.”
The message to be delivered
by the pastor, W. Richard
Kohler, is “Of Rocks and
Resurrection.”
A unique service of wor-
ship, completely in the
German language, is plan-
ned for St. Mark’s Church
on the Wednesday evening
after Easter, April 21st, at
7:30 p.m. Pastors Walter
Siering and Wolfgang Olfer-
mann of Germany will lead
the worship experience.
FLORIN CHURCH
The Florin Church of the
Brethren, 815 Bruce Avenue
Mount Joy, will observe
Holy Week with special
services tonight, Wednes-
day, April 14, Thursday,
and Easter Sunday.
A unique Preparatory
Service will be conducted
tonight, 7:30 p.m., with all
members involved. Rev.
James Eshelman will lead
the congregation in worship
and the pastor, Rev. Jacob
Replogle will have the
meditation on ‘‘Examine
Yourself.”’ The service will
climax with an act of re-
pentance and forgiveness.
The Love Feast and
Communion will be observ-
ed on Maundy Thursday,
beginning at 7 p.m. The
Senior Choir will lead the
congregation in a choral
preparation. The pastor,
who will be retiring soon,
will conduct the service for
the last time. As a require-
ment of active membership,
all members are expected.
Ten new members will-be
participating in their first
communion at the Florin
Church.
On Easter morning, the
Florin Church will be host to
the Community Sunrise
Service, at 6 a.m., sponsor-
ed by the Mount Joy Inter-
church Council. It will be
held on the lawn of the
church; in case of inclement
weather, it will be in the
Sanctuary. The Rev. Robert
0. Hess will be the speaker,
with the Community Chorus
and brass choir participat-
ing.
In the regular morning
worship on Easter, at 10
a.m., all three of the church
choirs will be participating;
the Senior Choir will present
the Easter Carol, ‘‘A Lamb
of God” by Austin Lovelace.
The minister will use the
lectionary scripture Mark
16:1-8 as the basis of the
Easter message.
The Florin Church will
also join with other churches
in the Community Good
Friday Service, 1 to 3 p.m.,
in the Mount Joy Mennonite
Church.
SENIOR CHOIR OF
CONGREGATIONAL
BIBLE CHURCH
The Senior Choir of Con-
gregational Bible Church,
Marietta, will present the
musical, ‘‘Jesus Is Coming’
by John W. Peterson,
Easter Sunday evening,
April 18 at 7 p.m. Sally
Garber, violinist and Judy
Muser, cellist will present a
recital at 6:45. The public is
invited to attend.
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