e-newsletter Mar 29 2018

The Moscow United Methodist Church126 Church Street Office Phone: 570-842-7251Moscow, PA 18444 e-newsletter March 29, 2018 Happy Easter! A Celebration of Resurrection April 1, 2018 – Worship 11 amAn Easter Egg Hunt after Worship

2018 MUMC Holy Week & Easter ScheduleHoly Thursday, March 29 – Our community United Methodist congregations join us fora remembrance of Jesus’ Last Supper, his last heartfelt teachings and prayers, and Holy Communion. Worship is 7 pm – Special music provided by our adult choir Good Friday, March 30 – The Way of the Cross, an ancient-modern walk with Jesus,reflecting on the mysteries and blessings of our faith. Begin this ½ hr to 40 minute walk anytime from 4-7 pm. Special Sunday school program 3 – 4 pmEaster Sunday, April 1 – This special day begins with a Community Ecumenical Sunrise Worship at the Fairview Memorial Park in Elmhurst at 6:30 a.m. Our regular Sundayschool has off for the day to plan and get ready for a fun Easter Egg Hunt after worship! All are invited! Our Easter celebration of Christ’s Resurrection in worship today is 11 am. Our special music will be provided by our children’s, hand bell and adult choirs.Bright Sunday, April 8 – A Sunday of joy and laughter as we continue our celebration ofthe Easter Resurrection Story. Worship at 11 am. Sunday school resumes. Special music provided by our Organist, Beth Howden and her student, Elizabeth Mountain Sunday, April 15 – Our Sunday school Easter Pageant is performed during our 11 am worship. Special music will be provided by our children’s choir. Coffee hour after worship: good food and fellowship with friends, old and new.Sunday, April 22 – Native American Ministries Sunday with a special Creation Cantata. Sunday, April 29 – MUMC’s annual youth in worship Sunday!





Start-up Meeting of the MUMC Page Turners Book Club Thursday, April 19, 2018 – All Welcome !! 6 pm in MUMC’s Social Hall Call 570-842-7251 for more information Like to read? Pick one or both of the books below (paper or electronic) and join with friends to discuss. Book Copies available for any who wish to borrow one Led by Kelly Pulice The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katerina BivaldA New York Times and USA Today Bestseller. A heartwarming tale about literature's power to transform.\" ―People A reminder of why we are booklovers, this is a sweet, smart story about how books find us, changeus, and connect us. Once you let a book into your life, the most unexpected things can happen... Lily and the Octopus by Steven Rowley Sensitive, hilarious, and emotionally rewarding.... The intimacy of pet ownership is sweetly suffusedthroughout this heartwarming autobiographical fiction... In generous helpings of bittersweet humanity, Rowley has written an immensely poignant and touchingly relatable tale that readers (particularly animal lovers) will love.” — Publishers Weekly