Hi EPC Friends and Members, 

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

3 EPC Happenings

1.Mark Yaconelli, author of BETWEEN THE LISTENING AND THE TELLING will be with us on April 7 at 7pm. This event will be fun and meaningful to all who attend.Tickets are donation based and HERE. (Also, nobody is going to stop you if you walk in without a ticket!). Please also share on your Facebook pages using THIS event link! 

2. Easter Sunday is just around the corner. Be sure you come join us on Sunday, April 9th as we celebrate that the tomb is empty and Jesus is risen! We will be having an Easter Egg Hunt following the service so be sure you bring any children in your life! 

3. Our Cups of Grace Lenten Fundraiser for Days for Girls is still going on! Don't forget to fill up your coffee cup with funds for the remainder of Lent!  

2 Interesting Links

1. Congratulations to the new worshipping community of the Presbytery of Chicago, Dia Nuevo. Dia Nuevo is led by Elias Cabarcas. The Dia Nuevo community was approved unanimously by the Presbytery of Chicago this week, along with terms of call for Elias, a covenant relationship between Dia Nuevo and the Presbytery of Chicago and the use of a building in Hanover Park. Check out the ministry HERE!

2. If you're up for some challenging and dense theology that will transform your thinking (and who isn't, really?) I'd love to send you to my friend Herb Montgomery's series on the Myth of Redemptive Suffering.

1 Thought 

"Give something, however small, to the one in need. For it is not small to one who has nothing. Neither is it small to God, if we have given what we could.”
— St. Gregory Nazianzen

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

It's not the same without you there, 

Join us this Sunday in worship for the Fifth Sunday of Lent as we continue our Lenten Sermon Series, The Journey. The season of Lent is often described as a journey. A journey with Jesus towards Easter, a journey through as the days get longer, and a journey growing closer to God through our own spiritual disciplines. You are invited to join us on the journey as we hear Pastor Traci's sermon, Guided by the Light.

Holy Week is just around the corner. Be sure you join us for these meaningful services! 

Join us for this special event at EPC on 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. Save the date and sign up HERE. Tickets are donation based, but no one will turn you away! If you are interested, click HERE for a flyer you can print and post around town! 

Help make our sanctuary beautiful by ordering Easter Flowers! Order forms are in a basket by the bulletin podium. Instructions can be found inside the envelopes. Any questions? Contact Paula Reckley. 

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! 

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.

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.

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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