Provo Community Church

Thursday, April 1st, is Maundy Thursday. The service will be held at 6 pm followed by a potluck supper. The Rev. Daniel Haas will preach on “Cleanse me, Lord!” featuring a foot-washing rite and Holy Communion. This represents Jesus sitting down with his friends for the biggest holiday of the Jewish year to remember the people’s way through the Egyptian Desert. It starts out as a joyous occasion until Jesus announces that one of his friends is going to betray him. Drama unfolds as in everybody’s life.

Friday, April 2nd, is Good Friday. The service will be held at 6 pm. The Rev. Daniel Haas will preach on “Y?” This is also Gallery Stroll Night, please refer to the right column. There is no point in celebrating Easter with out Good Friday. There is no resurrection without death. Yes, God himself experienced what death is. Our God is vulnerable and thus one of us.

Sunday, April 4th, at 7 a.m. there will be the 2010 Community Easter Sunrise Service in the Provo Towne Centre Mall Rotunda. Enjoy the music of the Utah Valley Handbell Choir, James Oneil Miner and One Voice Children’s Choir. When the rising sun is finally victorious over the dark night, when death is finally overcome, faithful people gather to listen, pray and sing the glory of Christ.

Sunday, April 4th, is Easter Sunday, 10.30 a.m.
The sad, empty, dark sanctuary, abandoned on Friday night comes back to joy, life and light. Christ is risen, he is risen indeed! Death does not have the final say. God is in favor of life and he is going to prevail in the end.
The Rev. Daniel Haas will preach on “Unbelievable!” at Provo Community United Church of Christ, 175 N. University Ave.. Easter Breakfast starts at 9 a.m. Egg Hunt and Coffee Hour follow Service. Nursery and Childrens’ Sunday School available. Choir Practice is Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. No matter where you are on life’s journey, you’re welcome!

Troop 51 has their annual fundraiser coming up. On Saturday everyone is invited to an all you can eat Spaghetti Dinner consisting of three courses. Family discounts are available and so are home delivery and take-out. Please make sure to order your tickets ahead of time on mytroop51.com.

Habitat for Humanity of Utah County has a Presbyterian Youth Group from Pueblo, Colorado help them with one of their constuction projects in Provo. Our Youth Group is going to host a Barbeque for them on Wednesday night at 6 p.m. For this effort they join forces with the Springville Presbyterian Youth Group and our Cafe Comma. Join us for this intergenerational gathering at the grill in the back yard of our church.

This week you should be receiving your Census 2010 forms. Please fill them out and mail them back. Here is what the census means to Provo:
- $400 Billion Allocation Across the U.S.
- Sales Tax and Other Tax Allocations Based on Population
- Legislative Reapportionment
Support your community by being counted.
Provo City has more facts for you.

On Saturday, March 20th, at 2 pm
Katie Packard will be teaching a class on how to create Ukrainian Eggs. Everybody is welcome to join this class in the fellowship hall. Please email Katie to sign-up.

One Great Hour of Sharing, as part of Our Church’s Wider Mission (OCWM) , is the special mission offering of the United Church of Christ that carries God’s message of love and hope to people in more than eighty countries.The UCC works with international partners to provide sources of clean water and food, education and health care, small business micro-credit, emergency relief, and advocacy and resettlement for refugees and displaced persons. OGHS also supports domestic and international ministries for disaster preparedness and response. We will accept your donations on Sunday, March 14th.

One Great Hour of Sharing from United Church of Christ on Vimeo.

On Friday night, March 5th, from 6-9 is Gallery Stroll in downtown Provo. This month, we as a church will feature Childrens’ Art from Dixon Middle School. Light refreshments will be served. Come and enjoy childrens’ artwork! This gives us an opportunity to open our church to the community and to give local artists a chance to showcase their talents. You can help us to that by either helping us with refreshments or help us connect to the arts community even more. For comments and questions please contact Jessica Wilson. Thanks to the students, parents and educators at Dixon for helping us with this wonderful evening!

The United Church of Christ and its Global Ministries partners working in Chile are responding to requests for assistance through ACT Alliance and Church World Service (CWS.) CWS has worked in Chile for many years in emergency preparedness training and assistance to the country’s sizable population of Colombian émigrés. Assisting Chilean organizations Fundacion de Ayuda Social de las Iglesia Cristianas and the Methodist Church of Chile, CWS is immediately providing emergency assistance such as food, water and shelter.
Here is how you can help:
1. Pray for the people of Chile their leaders and emergency and emergency response workers
2. Please help the people of Chile by sending gifts payable to your congregation marked for Chile Earthquake with the request they be sent through your Conference office on to Wider Church Ministries. Or make a secure online donation to the International Emergency Fund, please note “Chile Earthquake” in the comments section. Read more