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EASTER (April 28, 2012 thru May 27, 2012)

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
September 4, 2011
thru
June 17, 2012
Sunday School
9:30AM
Worship Service
10:45AM

June 24, 2012
thru
August 26, 2012
Worship Service
9:30AM
 

 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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Mailing address

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

Office Hours

Monday thru Thursday
8:30 AM - 11:30 AM
12:30 PM - 3:30 PM


Phone: (717) 597-3310
Fax: (717) 597-7456
Email: elcsec@embarqmail.com

 

 

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