Hi EPC Friends and Members, 

Here's my "3-2-1" for this week...

3 EPC Happenings

1. Easter Worship - Christ is Risen! So excited for a joy-filled Easter morning on Sunday. The sanctuary will be filled with Easter flowers and our hearts will be overflowing with the good news of the gospel. Children's Egg hunt on the lawn after the service. 

2. Spring Clean Up -- Mark your calendars for a work day on Saturday, April 15th from 9AM-12PM. The rain date will be the following Saturday, April 22. Please respond to this email if you can help with this Spring clean up! 

3. PRIDE - Get ready for an amazing weekend of Pride, June 24th, 2023. Mark your calendars! It's coming up soon! 
 
2 Interesting Links

1. I'll be referencing some of the symbolism of the Easter LILY in my sermon this Sunday. Lots to think about here. 

2. I've been listening to THIS song today. It's an interesting song because I think it resonates on both Good Friday and Easter. 

1 Thought 
“Resurrection is always announced with Easter lilies, the sound of trumpets, bright streaming light. But it did not happen that way. If it happened in a cave, it happened in complete silence, in absolute darkness, with the smell of damp stone and dug earth in the air. Sitting deep in the heart of Organ Cave, I let this sink in: new life starts in the dark. Whether it is a seed in the ground, a baby in the womb, or Jesus in the tomb, it starts in the dark.”

― Barbara Brown Taylor, Learning to Walk in the Dark

There you have it! Our 3-2-1 for the week. See you Sunday! 

It's not the same without you there, 

Join us for this special event at EPC TONIGHT, Good Friday, April 7th at 7PM! This storytelling event, Lost and Found will feature prominent author Mark Yaconelli. To learn more about him, click HERE. You won't want to miss this special experience around the power of story. Sign up HERE. Tickets are donation based, but no one will turn you away!

Christ is Risen! Alleluia! Join us for worship at 10:30 AM, followed by an egg hunt after service. 

We will be having an Easter Egg Hunt on Easter Sunday, April 9, for kids ages 0-13! The event will be immediately following worship on the lawn by the garden and baskets will be provided. If it rains, the event will be in Calvin Hall. Please spread the word! All are welcome. 

The Garden Team is looking for volunteers to help do a spring cleanup of the church property on Saturday, April 15 from 9-12PM. The rain date will be Saturday, April 22! Come help us beautify the church property! 

This lent we’re diverting our coffee (or other) funds to Days for Girls. Days for Girls mission is to prepare and distribute sustainable menstrual health solutions to girls who would otherwise miss school during their monthly periods. Want to participate? Pick up your coffee cup at church and fill it with funds throughout Lent. We will bring our cups back and tally our totals the week after Easter. Want to learn more about the organization Days for Girls? Click HERE to watch a short video! 

Save the Date!
We're bringing VBS back!! Save the date for Vacation Bible School to be held at EPC 7/10-7/14. Dinner will be served at 5 PM, followed by lessons and activities from 5:30-7:30.

Parents of teens are invited to a supportive time of conversation, community, and reflection as we gather around the joyful and challenging stage of parenting teens! 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month at Brewpoint Craft from 10:30 am - 11:30 am. Advance registration encouraged -- please click HERE. 

ICDI is hosting an Immigrant Art Exhibit in collaboration with Love Without Borders on Saturday, April 15th at Morgan Park Academy Art Gallery in Chicago. More information can be found HERE. 

ChildrenUP, an organization that helps support education in Uganda is hosting a Gala on April 27th. For more information, click HERE. 

Youth Ministry is looking for volunteers to assist on Sunday mornings with classroom management and general assistance. Tasks would include supporting students and assisting with games and art projects! No planning or curriculum building necessary, Emerson will provide you with everything you need to know. Please click HERE to sign up. 

Planning for Elmhurst Pride Fest is underway and we are looking for volunteers. Are you interesting in supporting this wonderful community event? Sign up HERE. 

10:30 Sunday Worship Livestream - Click Here!

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