Keith’s Quill The Jeepers have shown up with their amazing machines. It must be Easter! It is interesting that if you are a local Moabite that you will associate Easter with Jeep Safari. For many of the locals it is a blessing to have the business back. For everyone it is an inconvenience to not be able to turn left on Main Street. So if I were to suggest to you who will read this that we should have Easter every week, there would be much opposition to the idea. But here it goes anyway. We should be celebrating the events of Easter every Sunday. We worship on Sunday because it was the day that Jesus rose from the dead. We are celebrating the Resurrection and remembering the redemptive activities of Jesus every week. The Resurrection is so central to the message of Christianity that it would be very wrong to only consider it one day a year. The Apostle Paul writes, “If Jesus is not risen then we are still in our sins”. The proof God has given to the world that Jesus is who He claimed to be, rests in the Resurrection from the dead. Remember it was not a resuscitation that would end at some point. The Resurrection was something totally different then what happened with Lazarus when Jesus raised him up. Jesus was raised with a new body and one that would never die again. This Resurrection is the Christian hope. But it is still okay that once a year we make a big deal of it. Just like once a year we make a big deal out of His birth. Making a big deal out of Jesus is what we would like to do all the time. Any good excuse will do. So bring on the Jeepers every year. We will then all be reminded that it is time to have a party and remember that our Lord is worthy of our praise because He came and gave us an unimaginably great gift. But please consider that it is not just the fact of the Resurrection that is important. We must also have faith in it too. Jesus is alive! But unless you believe He is and seek Him, it really won’t make any difference for you that He is. May I wish you an amazing season of joy and love. 16For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. (John 3:16&17) Join us Easter Morning at LaSal Mountain Overlook in Arches National Park. Busses start loading at 6:00 a.m. from Arches Visitor’s Center Parking Lot. Service starts @ 6:30. THE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF MOAB SUNDAY SERVICE TIMES: 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Fellowship Time 11:15 a.m. CONNECTIONS Greeters this Month: April 5: Rod & JoAnn Petty April 12: Gary & Jill Jacobson April 19: Jim & Darlene Nelson & Margaret Maki April 26: Robbie Anderson & Dianne Bates GRAND MESA BAPTIST CAMP Summer Camp Schedule & Registration for 2015 Elementary School Camp • June 21 – 25 (Entering grades 3-5) Register before June 7: $130 After: $150 ***FYI Moab Campers: Elementary Camp fills up very fast so registrations/health forms need to be in to the Registrar by May 1st (not 2 weeks prior to camp) For more information call our church office @ 259-7319 Middle School Camp • June 14 – 20 (Entering grades 6-8) Register before May 31st: $140 After: $160 High School Camp • June 28 – July 4 (Entering grades 9-12) Register before June 14: $140 After: $160 Family Camp • June 26 – 28 Remember, spaces are limited, and there is only one Camp each summer for your age group and for families. Register early and get the lowest cost, best deals too. Half Scholarships are available. Please call the Community church office. We don’t want any child to miss out on this summer camp experience. Page 2 Volume 1, Issue 1 APRIL 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1. 2. 3. 4. Good Friday 6:00 a.m. Men’s Prayer breakfast 5. 6. 7. 8. EASTER 9. 10. 11. 16. 17. 18. 6:00 a.m. Men’s Prayer breakfast 7:00: Night of Worship 12. 13. 14. 15. 8:00 a.m. Work Day here at the church 6:00 a.m. Men’s Prayer breakfast 19. 20. 21. Terry & Tom Meyers 26. Compassion Sunday 30 22. 23. 24. 25. 6:00 a.m. Men’s Prayer breakfast 7:00: Night of Worship 27. 28. 29. 30. 6:00 a.m. Men’s Prayer breakfast 6:30 p.m. Church Boards Meet. General Board follows. April Birthdays 1)Ann Mayne, Jimmy Walker 2)Becky Carrigan 3)Cadence Bowden 6)Jessica Tabberer 7)Dave Hurst, Mike McCurdy, Hunter Stitzer 11)Charley Carter, Kody Carter 16)Verna Butcher 17)Margaret Maki 19)Murray Hanway 22)Kenny Book 23)Jordana Nickle 25)Chloe Book If your Birthday is missing from our Calendar, please let the office know. Community Church Newsletter Page 3 The Community Church of Moab 544 MiVida Drive Moab, UT 84532 Phone: 435-259-7319 Email: mcchurch@frontiernet.net Church Web Site: www.moabcommunitychurch.com Attendance Averages for March Worship: 145 Budget Need: $58,005.00 Given to date: $58,191.00 Monthly Income: $27,152.06 * Monthly Expense: $23,050.38 * Church email: mcchurch@frontiernet.net * Includes Preschool tuition/expenses COMMUNITY CHURCH NEWS Mark your calendars for this action packed week here at Community Church. June 1-5 9:00—11:30 a.m. (For ages 4 thru 12) Still need volunteers to help. Contact Tammy Thayn @ 260-2670 or call the church office. THANKS! Big THANKS to Jim Nelson for the beautiful Tamarisk Cross now hanging in the foyer. Our sympathy to Sharon Long and her family. Her brother passed away in Nevada on March 3rd. Congratulations to David and Louan Adkison on the birth of a new grandson. Jacob Ethan Adkison was born on March 23rd in Richardson, TX. Parents are Amy and Andrew Adkison. Mike and Heather (Thayn) Taylor dedicated their son, Reed Marcus Taylor to the Lord on Sunday, March 29th. We praise God for baby Reed and his family. On Friday, April 17th starting at 8:00 a.m. we will be working on our grounds and buildings. Please bring gloves. We have a number of projects the Trustees will need help with. Thanks! Our church cabin is now open and we are taking reservations thru the office. All the weekends in April are already reserved. Summer is a great time to go to the mountain and get out of the summer heat. Check out the Cabin link on our web page. :) Congratulations to our Jayelen Knowles for placing first in the Moab Five Mile on March 21st with a time of 37:41. She is John & Jacque Knowles’s daughter and is a Sophomore at GCHS.
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