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EASTER (March 23 thru May 14)

Easter is the sacred celebration of Christ's resurrection from the dead.  It is the oldest and holiest Christian festival, the climax and center of the liturgical year, and the holy day to which all other holy days point.  Even denominations that do not strictly follow a liturgical calendar commemorate Easter with tremendous joy and thanksgiving.
 
The foundation of the Christian faith is the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Christ lived the righteous and perfect life that we, because of our fallen and corrupt nature, cannot. He suffered the penalty for our sins by taking our guilt upon Himself and dying horribly on the cross. He rose from the dead that first Easter morning, ensuring that we too will rise again in glory on the Last Day. This is the great paschal mystery that Christians have celebrated since the earliest days of the church. As the apostle Paul joyfully declared: ...Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep.  For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead.  For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive... "O death, where is your victory?  O death, where is your sting?"  The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.  But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ! (1 Corinthians 15:20-22 and 55-57). On Easter Sunday therefore, while secular society occupies itself with eggs and rabbits, the Christian church celebrates God's great triumph over sin, death, and the devil with the ancient greeting:
Alleluia! Christ is risen!
He is risen indeed!  Alleluia!
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WORSHIP SERVICES

Saturday Worship
5:00 PM
Weekly Communion
Abbreviated Liturgy
Casual

Sunday Worship
June 29, 2008
 thru 
August 31, 2008
Worship Service - 9:00 AM
Sunday School - 10:15 AM

September 2, 2007 
thru
June 22, 2008
Sunday School - 9:30 AM
Worship Service - 10:45 AM

 

 Holy Communion 1st Sunday & Festivals
Regular Services 2nd, 3rd & 4th (exc. last) Sundays
Last Sunday of Month:
Service of the Word with Healing
(except at Festivals) 

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

Ascension Service
May 1
7:30PM
Chapel

Youth Sunday
May 18

Outdoor Service/Picnic
June 15

Yard Sale
July 11 & 12

2009 YOUTH GATHERING
New Orleans, LA
July 22-26, 2009

ELC - Men in Mission
First Sunday of Month
January thru May
September thru November
Antrim House Restaurant
7:30AM

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CONTACT US

Mailing address

Evangelical Lutheran Church
130 N. Washington Street
Greencastle, PA 17225

Hours

Monday thru Friday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Summer
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Phone: (717) 597-3310
Fax: (717) 597-7456
Email: elc@pa.net

 

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WJEJ - AM 1240

Sundays

9:30 AM

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