Archive for April, 2012
NEW Easter Play! Go to Children & Youth page for “How the Grinch Stole Easter,” our 2012 play.
April 15, 2012 (Easter 2) – Acts 4:32-35
Acts 4:32-35 A Community of Generosity Second Sunday of Easter – April 15, 2012 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB The front of our worship space this year beautifully images a garden. And this year it’s not only because we imagine – thanks to John’s Gospel – that the setting for Jesus’s […]
Easter Sunday (April 8, 2012) – Mark 16:1-8
Mark 16:1-8 How Would You End It? Resurrection of our Lord (Easter Sunday) – April 8, 2012 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB Every three years we get to hear Mark’s account of the resurrection. And every three years we get to ask: What the……!!!!!!?????? This is how Mark’s Gospel ends. And if you […]
Good Friday (April 6, 2012) – John 18:1-19:42
John 18:1-19:42 A Lesson in Loss Good Friday – April 6, 2012 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB Last night at the end of the Maundy Thursday service, the worship space was very gently stripped of all its adornments. We do this in memory of Jesus who, before he was crucified, was stripped of […]
Maundy Thursday (April 5, 2012) – John 13:1-17, 31b-35
John 13:1-17, 31b-35 Meal of Loving Service Maundy Thursday – April 5, 2012 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB On this evening every year we remember the first time the Lord’s Supper was celebrated. On this evening every year the Gospel is always the John’s account of the Last Supper. Only, the strange thing […]
Palm Sunday / Sunday of the Passion (April 1, 2012) – Philippians 2:5-11; Mark 11:1-11, 14:1-15:47
Philippians 2:5-11; Mark 11:1-11, 14:1-15:47 In the Face of the Impossible Doing What’s Possible Palm Sunday/Sunday of the Passion – April 1, 2012 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB Paul sets the stage for us this morning with his great hymn in Philippians. He reminds us that we are here today to worship Jesus […]