I Have Seen the Lord! (John 20:1-18)
Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord,” and she told them that he had said these things to her. (John 20:18)
“I have seen the Lord!” — Mary Magdalene’s words echo through the ages, carrying the wonder and joy of that first Easter morning. In John 20:1–18, we are brought to the empty tomb, where confusion turns into clarity, sorrow transforms into joy, and death gives way to life. This Easter, we too may come with questions, burdens, or weariness. But the good news of the Resurrection is that Jesus meets us where we are. He calls us by name. He brings life into our dead places, hope into our despair, and peace into our fears. Christ is risen. He is risen indeed. Hallelujah!
Come join us at Jonesville UMC! We’ll have a Maundy Thursday potluck dinner at 5:30 PM, followed by a service at 7:00 PM. Our Good Friday service begins at 7:00 PM, and our Easter Sunday morning service will be held at 9:30 AM. You can also connect with us through the live stream at JonesvilleUMC.org at the same times.
Blessings,
Youngjae
Every week at Jonesville UMC
Meet, Know, Grow in JESUS AT JUMC
JUMC Outreach Mission of the Month for April is:
Koinonia’s mission is to provide care in body, mind and spirit to people living in the West Hill and Arbor Hill neighborhoods of Albany. In 2024 we provided primary care and mental health services to over 2,400 patients at 9,000 patient visits. Our patients are primarily low-income and have Medicaid or Medicare coverage, characteristics that often result in people not being able to access high quality health care. Our goal is to provide them with care that’s as good as what they’d receive in the suburbs. Beyond caring for our patients we also seek to share the good news of Jesus with the whole West Hill community.
Good Friday Walk of Remembrance will be on Friday, April 18 at 10 am for this year’s walk. We’ll gather near KPC’s North Lake Avenue entrance and head out from there. For those of you who haven’t joined us before, during the walk we carry the cross around our neighborhood and stop at seven places for a scripture reading, prayer and short exhortation. This is a powerful way to share the good news of Jesus’ death and resurrection and the salvation that’s available to everyone through him. If you’re able to come please be sure to say hello and join us for refreshments afterwards.
This year we would appreciate your prayers for additional providers to join us. There’s a huge need for primary care in our community; our waiting list to become a new patient is around 6 months long. We want to meet as much of this need as we can, and to do that we need additional physicians, nurse practitioners and/or physician assistants.
Please donate to this life saving mission on the JUMC website or sending a check payable to Jonesville UMC to the church with “AprilMOM” noted on the memo line. Donations are always needed.
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Click here ⇒Midweek Message April 16, 2025
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