Hollywood Adventist Church // Where God’s Spirit is Given Space to Change Lives

Eastertide Concludes

May 14, 2010

This is the final week of Easter. This concludes what I think of as the high seasons of the Christian Year, from Advent to Easter. Next Sabbath is the Pentecost Sabbath and we enter that long season that takes us back to Advent in late November. It also signals the beginning of summer. This hard to believer we’re back at summer! It’s been an amazing journey, hasn’t it?

One of the key events of our year that commemorates the end of Easter and the beginning of Pentecost is our Beach Vespers…which is TODAY.

We encourage you to head to the beach as soon as you can to enjoy the day with friends. Bring your own food - hotdogs, marshmallows, etc. Dress warmly! And let’s have a great time together! More details can be found in the bulletin.

Also today, at the climax of Easter, we’re celebrating two baptisms! Zachary Salvador and Sarine Djabrayan are joining their lives to Christ through the sacrament of baptism today, testifying publicly to their commitment of follow Jesus with the whole of their lives. These are the greatest moments we get to celebrate in the church, when people commit their lives to Christ. I hope you will extend yourself to these new members, congratulate them on this important step in their lives and pledge yourself to supporting them in their journey with God.

Finally, I wanted to mention that our media ministry, known now as New Name Picture, just released a new, interfaith PSA on social justice this week (thank you Julia and Leslie), along with a brand new website (thank you, Scott!). Please visit www.faithforjustice.org to see all the video goodness! And please pass the word around to as many people as possible.