Easter is a very special time in the Christian calendar, for we celebrate at this time the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. Here, we’re at the very heart of the gospel, looking into how our salvation was actually purchased for us and it’s vital that we remain centred and rooted in this redemptive act.
To focus our attention on Easter, we are holding some special services this weekend. Three of these involve the film based on Matthew’s Gospel by the Visual Bible Society. With words taken directly from the NIV (hence the length of the film and the reason we have decided to show this over three sessions), this film rendition of the life and death of Jesus stars Richard Kiley as Matthew and Bruce Marhiano as Jesus and will help us to enter into the story in a new way. The first session will be on Good Friday at 7 p.m., with the remaining two sessions shown on Saturday 4th April at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.
On Saturday, we will be holding our coffee morning as usual from 10 a.m. until 12 noon, but in the morning, Christians from all local churches will also be joining together for the ‘March of Hope’ around Goldthorpe. Come and sing God’s praises and give out Easter leaflets and Easter eggs to local residents! We will be leaving GPCC at 10.15 a.m. and the march starts from the parish church on Lockwood Road at 10.30 a.m. After the march and coffee morning, there will be a church lunch at 12 noon, so if you want to eat before the film, come along and join with us!
On Easter Sunday, we will be holding a communion service starting at 10.30 a.m. and the evening service will be a family service starting at 6 p.m. Come along to take part in a range of fun activities (and win Easter eggs!), but most of all, to celebrate that Jesus is alive!