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Sunday we celebrate Jesus' messianic entrance into the city of Jerusalem. It's a celebration and the people are very exited to see him. They burst into praise and they shout "Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in God's name!"  They even lay down their cloaks for Jesus. They wave palm branches and shout joyful songs.

In this midst of this celebration, we find Jesus weeping. Why would Jesus be crying on a day like this? Perhaps they're celebrating the wrong thing. Perhaps they've missed the point. This Palm Sunday, we will be reminded why that journey through the eastern gate of Jerusalem was so significant and what it means for us 2,000 years later. 

• The palms are gathered and sold in a socially and environmentally just way.
• Harvesters are paid a fair price per palm based on quality, so they take fewer palms out of the forest, which protects important nature reserves.
• Community members sort, package and sell the palms themselves - not via middlemen - so more of the money paid for the palms stays with the people who worked the hardest to provide them.
• Because there is a steady market for the palms, locals are motivated to protect the forests (their source of income), ensuring harvests well into the future.
• Harvesting communities receive 5-6 times the normal payment per frond.

Order a beautiful lily in memory or in honor of someone special to adorn our altar on Easter Sunday! Plants are $8.50 each - to order, fill out an envelope available in the narthex at church and place in the collection plate. Taking orders through April 13th. Lilies can be taken home after the 10:30 service on Easter.

Rejoice is honored to partner with Two Men And A Truck to help collect donations of care package items for their annual Movers for Moms Project, benefiting mothers at Lazarus House in St. Charles!   

 

If you would like to participate and donate to the Movers for Moms Project, bring your item to the donation bin in the narthex at Rejoice by Sunday, May 4th.  Items can include:

• Shampoo/Conditioner (travel size)
• Hair styling products (travel size)
• Nice soaps/shower gels (travel size)
• Nail polish/remover
• Lip gloss
• Comfy socks/slippers
• Lightweight robes
• Disposable razors
• No donation will be turned away!

 

 Click here to visit their website for more information! 

If you are interested in learning more about Rejoice and what it means to be a Lutheran Christian, you are invited to our spring new member classes. Classes meet for about an hour and a half, and new this year we will meet on Thursday evenings from 7:00-8:30 PM on April 24, May 1, 8 & 15, with new members welcomed on May 18th.

Sign-up on the sheet in the narthex or click here to email the office if you are interested in joining us!

 

Riverain Point Apartments Annual Spring Bake Sale is Saturday, April 26th from 9:00am to 12:00pm.

 

 

Kids - Join us for our Annual Easter Egg Hunt THIS SATURDAY! All children ages preschool through 2nd grade and their families are invited to join us April 12th from 10:00-11:30 am for a morning of excitement hunting for Easter Eggs, playing games, and eating yummy treats!

8th Graders Going on Summer Mission Trip - click here for info and updates!

Confirmation Updates/Interview Schedule -  Click here for the Confirmation Interview Schedule as well as the final Conformation Instructions. Please read it carefully. Remember it is your job to switch with someone if your scheduled time does not work for you. Also, if you have any questions, please visit the website www.rejoiceinthemission.org and find confirmation info under youth ministries (under the "lives are changed" tab).

Upcoming Dates in Summit:

• April 10th - Summit Thursday, April 10th 7-9pm (note the time change).  This week we will watch the film The Passion of the Christ which is a remarkable look at Holy Week in the life of Jesus. This is a heart wrenching movie that provides a real and in depth look at what Jesus suffered for us. Due to the nature of the reality of Jesus' suffering, beating and death, this film is rated R for graphic violence. Please use discretion when deciding whether or not to join us this evening.
• April 17th - no Summit (Maundy Thursday) 

ATTN Missionaries - Upcoming LOVEproject Fundraisers: