North Wilkesboro Presbyterian Church

April 29 – Lunch and Fellowship – We will get together at Fine Friends at 11:30 a.m., for everyone to share lunch and fellowship together!  Please advise Richard at 336-984-7548 either way so we can let Fine Friends know how many will attend!

May 20 – Outing to the Yellow Deli in

Hiddenite – We will be heading to Hiddenite in the Church Van for this long-anticipated outing!  Details to come.

Get these on your calendars and let’s have big attendances at both!  You are missed if you’re not there!!! Give me a call or email me if you have questions!

Richard Collier

336-984-7548

brascioli@charter.net

You are invited to bring fresh cut flowers from home to place on the cross in the church yard on Easter Sunday morning, April 21.

The Maundy Thursday Service will be held on Thursday, April 18, at 7:00 p.m.  On this night we remember and celebrate the final supper Jesus shared with his disciples in the context of Passover.  An offering will be received for the Matthew 25 Fund.  A nursery will be provided.

So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new! (II Cor. 5:17)

Finally, Spring is arriving! There is no more beautiful place on earth in the Springtime than in the South! The daffodils begin to bloom, then the honeysuckles and wisteria. The earth shakes off its winter coat, and new life breaks forth.

It is no wonder that we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ in the spring time! People often ask me, “Who determines when Easter is?” It was the Council of Nicaea in 325CE that decided Easter would be celebrated on the first Sunday after the first Full Moon after the vernal equinox.

As much as we may want to get to Easter to experience this new life in Christ, we would be wise to remember Paul’s words that when this new life comes, the old life passes away. Now, there may be much of the old life that we really want to pass away. You and I could each make a list of the parts of the old life that we need to have pass away…but then there are those others parts that we would prefer to hold on to. As wonderful as new life sounds, sometimes we aren’t sure that we are ready to let go of some of the old life quite yet.

The message of Easter is one of transformation—a huge, dramatic transformation beyond anyone’s wildest imagination. This is the Good News of Jesus Christ. God is at work creating new life. The journey of faith is that we are willing to let the old life pass away so that God’s new creation breaks forth in each one of us and in the church of Jesus Christ! Happy Spring!

May God bless you all,

Susan

On Monday, March 25, 2019, the Elderberries will meet at Teresa’s Carousel Café at 11:30 am.  This month will be Vacation Senior Show and Tell, so bring a photo or memento from a recent or past special vacation to share with the group!  It will be fun with lots of special stories, fellowship and food!

Hope to see all the Elderberries or Elderberry Wannabes then!  We have a great time and the more of us there are, the better it is enjoyed by all!  See you on Monday the 25^th!!!  Please let me know if you are attending!!

Future Planning –

April 22 (?) – Lunch at Fine Friends

May 20 (?) – Outing to the Yellow Deli in Hiddenite, NC