Dear Friends,

The season of Lent is winding rapidly to a close; we will soon find ourselves in Holy Week, our first Holy Week together in this place, and our first in person since the pandemic began just over two years ago. I hope you will mark your calendars, invite your friends and neighbors, and plan to worship with us throughout the week as we move together toward resurrection. The full schedule is listed below.

Grace and peace,

Ellen

Palm Sunday, April 10 at 11 AM: Worship begins with a procession with palms for all ages and includes a reading of the Passion (or Holy Week) story from the gospel of Luke.

Maundy Thursday, April 14 at 6:30 PM: We will gather around tables in Davis Hall for a simple meal at 6:30 followed by a brief worship service with communion at 7:15 pm to remember Jesus’ Last Supper with the disciples. (Please sign up for the meal using this link)

Good Friday, April 15 at 3:30 PM: We will gather with other Concord churches at Grace Lutheran Church for the annual Stations of the Cross Walk.

7:00 AM: Sunrise Service in Memorial Garden: Please bring your own chairs. In the case of inclement weather, this service will be held in the sanctuary.

10:00 AM: Flowered Cross service in the sanctuary

11:00 AM: Worship with communion in the sanctuary

There will be a Congregational meeting following worship this Sunday, April 3, for the purpose of electing a new class of officers.

Officer training will be held on April 6, April 20, and May 4 at 6:30 PM in Davis Hall for everyone elected on April 3. Contact Pastor Ellen with any questions.

Last Sunday, The Middle and High School Sunday School class covered the “Death and Resurrection” segment of The Lion,The Witch, and The Wardrobe and studied several lines of scripture that could be applied to the novel / movie. We invite all 6^th-12^th grade students to join us this week for the conclusion of our study: Lent in Narnia. While no preparation is necessary to attend, we will be picking up at chapter sixteen in the book or the start of scene 21 in the Disney version of the movie.

We are excited for our Narnia themed Vacation Bible School this summer! If you have any items that you would like to donate related to our theme (artificial trees, “fur” coats, 1940’s or Renaissance style clothing) or would be interesting in constructing, painting, or sewing set items (wardrobe, castle, lamppost, banners) or are interested in being part of the artistic team, please let René Prager know.

Our Youth will begin to work on College Care Packages this weekend. If you have not already done so in 2022, please e-mail your student’s mailing address to René Prager at: r.prager@firstpresconcord.org.

Packages will be shipped out for spring semester finals.

FPC is proud to host two upcoming student recitals. Alexandra Fitzgerald will present a violin recital on Friday, April 8, at 7:30 PM, and Kira Wagner will present a trumpet recital on Tuesday, April 12, at 7:30 PM. Both Alexandra and Kira are graduating seniors at Charlotte and will continue their musical pursuits in graduate school in the fall. 

We had an awesome Girls in God meeting Sunday! We made cards for elderly shut-ins and had a fascinating discussion about Esther. So excited for next week’s meeting and new service projects. We’ve got some fun things planned! See you in the coffee room, W305, at 3 PM Sunday afternoon!

Thanks,

Reven Harris Fulghum

As we plan for special events this year, we want to be sure that we have a complete list of:

If you have a family member who fits one or more of these categories, please e-mail René Prager (r.prager@firstpresconcord.org) to let her know.