Easter is a time when we celebrate God’s love and sacrifice

for us. These meditations for the remaining days leading to

Easter Sunday include reflections on Jesus’ death and

resurrection. As you prepare your heart for Easter, find

renewed meaning in these verses and insight…

MAUNDY THURSDAY Read: 1 Corinthians 15:35–43

As we approach the celebration of Good Friday, I’m reminded

of the seven sayings of Jesus from the cross and the glory

and the power in each saying.

Jesus was alone. He had come to His own, and His own did

not receive Him. When He was being arrested in the garden

of Gethsemane, we are told that “all the disciples deserted

him and fled” (Matthew 26:56). The crowds who had so

recently shouted, “Hosanna!” would soon shout, “Crucify him!

… Crucify him!” (Matthew 21:9, 27:22–23).

Now even His loyal Twelve had left. And at last we hear Him

cry out, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”

(Mark 15:34). Not only had He been forsaken by His human

companions, but now in that desperate and lonely hour, He—

because He was bearing our sins in His own body on the

cross—had been forsaken by God. Jesus was enduring the

suffering and judgment of Hell for you and for me.

How can you show your gratitude to God for allowing His Son

to endure the shame and suffering of the cross?

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Prepare for Easter:

Daily Devotions from Billy Graham

This devotional was written by Billy Graham

Birthdays & Anniversaries Serve, Worship &

Lent Resources Connect

Church Calendar Reflection

Community and Missions Children’s & Family Ministries News

April 2019

GOOD FRIDAY Read: 1 Corinthians 15:44–49

Good Friday celebrates the day our Lord died for our sins on

the cross. I have often sat by the hour and tried to imagine

the agony and suffering He went through because of our

sins. At one point He said from the cross, “It is finished”

(John 19:30). He meant that God had accepted His work on

the cross as the penalty for our sins.

Christ’s death on our behalf is the reason God can forgive us

and still be just. And His death teaches us the depth and

breadth that there should be in our forgiveness of one

another.

While that holy Friday was tremendous, it was only a prelude

to Sunday morning when He was raised from the dead.

Godly women had come to see His tomb, but angels made

the glorious announcement, “He has risen!” (Luke 24:6). His

resurrection guaranteed that we, too, will be raised, if we are

believers and obeyers of His Word.

As you celebrate the truth that Jesus came from Heaven to

redeem you, are you reflecting His likeness to those around

you?

Prepare for Easter:

Daily Devotions from

Billy Graham

(Continued on next page…)

This devotional was written by Billy Graham

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April Birthdays:

2nd – Kendall Hoover

3rd – Carol Early

15th – Kim Frank

17th – Janet Haupert

21st – Theo Sparling

23rd – Max Wright

26th – Bob Lewis

27th – Don Maggart

27th – Audrey Walts

Anniversaries:

19th – Jeff & Mary Kramer

21st – Steve & Marian Denney

25th – Bob & Deni Yaggi

People I want to connect with

this month (i.e., card/call,

coffee/lunch, prayer, Bible study):

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Prepare for Easter:

Daily Devotions from

Billy Graham (Continued)

This devotional was written by Billy Graham

SATURDAY Read: 1 Corinthians 15:50–54

From Genesis to Revelation, we are warned that “it is later than you

think.” Paul writes to Christians in Romans 13:11–12: “The hour has

already come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our

salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. The night is

nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of

darkness and put on the armor of light.”

There are millions of people around the world who do not have peace

at this moment because they have never found the secret of peace.

Some of them may have riches today as a result of greed and

covetousness; but their souls are lean, their hearts are cold toward

God, their consciences are dulled, and their minds are blinded.

They need to know that there is a God of marvelous love who sent

His Son Jesus Christ to this world. And as a demonstration of His

mercy, Christ—who is the Prince of Peace—went to the cross to

make a way for peace between God and mankind.

Are you living in the reality of Jesus’ victory over death? In what

tangible ways can you share that victory with others so that they, too,

can have life?

EASTER SUNDAY Read: 1 Corinthians 15:55–58

Easter is a season of great gladness for those who know Christ. But

for those who are without “the light of the knowledge of God’s glory”

(2 Corinthians 4:6), there is nothing to rejoice over.

Jesus left us with the great hope and certainty that He is going to

return to bring a new Heaven and a new earth where, we are told,

there will be no more sorrow, trouble, or death for those who have

believed and followed Him. There will be trouble, sorrow, and

suffering for those who have neglected or rejected Him.

As Christians, our great task is to obey the command to tell the whole

world about Christ crucified, buried, yet risen again. My prayer for you

during this season of the year, when we meditate on our Savior’s

great sacrifice for us on the cross, is that you will be filled with great

peace and hope, because “He is risen!” That is the Good News.

As you follow Christ, are you obeying His command to tell others that

He is risen indeed?

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April Church Calendar

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

March 31

April 1

2 3 4 5

Friday Book

Study (11am)

6

7

Adult Class (9am)

Worship (10am)

& Fellowship

Hour (11am)

Godly Play

Sunday

8

Monday Bible

Study (1pm)

9

ROMEO Men’s

Lunch (12:30pm)

10

11

Building and

Grounds Meeting

(10am)

Worship

Committee

Meeting

(12pm)

12

Friday Book

Study (11am)

13

14

Adult Class (9am)

Worship (10am)

& Fellowship

Hour (11am)

Palm Sunday

15

Monday Bible

Study (1pm)

16

17 18

Maundy

Thursday Service

(7pm)

19 Friday Book

Study (11am)

Good Friday

Service

(12:10pm)

20

21

Easter Breakfast

& Service (8am)

Adult Class (9am)

Worship (10am)

& Fellowship

Hour (11am)

Easter Sunday

22

Monday Bible

Study (1pm

Helping Hands

Ministry

23

24

Session (7pm)

with conference

call to

Sacred Places

25

26

Friday Book

Study (11am)

27

28

Adult Class (9am)

Worship (10am)

& Fellowship

Hour (11am)

Unger/Frank

Wedding Shower

29

30

JULIET Women’s

Breakfast (8am @

Twenty)

April

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Loving people

with the heart of Christ

in the heart of Wabash

Feed Our

Community You are always

encouraged to bring

canned/dry goods for the

F.I.S.H. food pantry

and drop them off in any

of the boxes throughout

the church. This month, we

are collecting toilet paper

and paper towels

WPC MISSION

PARTNERS

Peabody Retirement

Community

Kemmerer Village

Meals on Wheels

City of Refuge (Ghana)

Thammavongsa Family

Mission

Wabash Ministerial

Association’s Assistance

Program

Wabash Habitat for

Humanity

White’s Residential and

Family Services

Winchester Community

Center

85 Hope

Arc of Wabash County

The Access

Campus Life

F.I.S.H.

Character Building of

Wabash County

Presbyterian Preschool News

March 29th-April 5th –

NO SCHOOL

(Spring Break)

April 8th –

School resumes

Friday, April 12th –

Tuition due

April 23rd –

Field Trip to

Animal Grams

April 30th –

Rain Date for

Animal Grams

May 2nd –

Last Lunch Bunch

“Pizza Party”

May 3rd –

Picnic at City Park

May 9th –

Spring Program and

Graduation (6:30 pm.)

April’s themes will be Frogs, Easter, Community Helpers, and Spring. We will be having the Wabash Fire Department visit us during the week of Community Helpers.

Spring Break

Just a reminder that we will not have preschool from March 29th to April 5th for Spring Break. Have a great vacation!

Dates to Remember

SPECIAL OFFERING

Around the world, people lack access to food, clean water,

sanitation, education, and opportunity. Each gift to One Great

Hour of Sharing (OGHS) serves to help change the lives of

people in these challenging situations. The Offering provides

us a way to share God’s love with our neighbors in need.

One Great Hour of Sharing, received during the season of

Lent, makes a difference in the world through three impactful

programs: Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, the Presbyterian

Hunger Program, and Self-Development of People. All of

these programs work in different ways to serve individuals

and communities in need. From initial disaster response to

ongoing community development, their work fits together to

provide people with safety, sustenance, and hope.

The WPC will receive our One Great Hour of Sharing

Offering on Palm Sunday, April 14th.

In this season of Lent, please remember those in need and

give generously.

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Business Notes Financial Report

Feb. Total 2019

Income: $28,368 $47,719

Expenses: 20,564 39,895

Balance: $7,804 $7,824

* Thanks to generous giving in January, we did not have to

use any funds from the Endowment Account to cover our

expenses for February.

March Session Minutes

Partners for Sacred Places reports are on hold at this time per Cathy Wright.

Godly Play is in charge of the Service on April 7th.

Cathy Wright leading “Faces of Easter – The Life of Jesus” Service to be held at 8AM Easter morning.

Arts Camp will be each Saturday of July.

Give online. Use our secure site to set up recurring

gifts (like pledges) or for one-time gifts (like paying for

a Bible study book or supporting our Mission Partners).

Life Together Community Meals

Join us Wednesday, May 1st at 6pm for good food

and good conversation. Also, you can sign up in the

Fellowship Hall if you want to volunteer to prepare a

meal. You can be reimbursed for your expenses

(save your receipts!) or choose to donate the meal.

Wedding Shower

The entire church is invited to a couples shower for

Brandon Frank and Emily Unger after the church

service on April 28th. A light lunch will be served as

we share this special time with a lovely couple who

will be married June 15th.

Holy Week/Easter Service Schedule

Sunday, April 14th, 10am, Palm Sunday

Thursday, April 18th, 7pm, Maundy Thursday

Friday, April 19th, 12:10pm, Good Friday

Sunday, April 21st, 8am, “Faces of Easter -

The Life of Jesus” Service

Sunday, April 16th, 10am, Easter Service

Per Capita – Per Capita for 2019 is $41.21.

Call church office for questions.

Helping Hands of Wabash County, our mission partner,

has been nominated in Flagstar Bank’s

“Flagstar Crafts Community” program to potentially receive

a $5,000 grant from the Flagstar Foundation.

Should Helping Hands receive this grant it will be used to

replace the roof over its soup kitchen. This is a community

program with winners selected by the community. Here’s

how it works:

1 - One can vote at the Flagstar Bank

(PREFERRED METHOD) at 941 North Cass Street.

A ballot cast at this branch counts as two votes.

2 – One can also vote online at

https://www.flagstarevents.com/community/. Only one vote

per registered email address per person is allowed. Ballots

online are counted as only one vote. People voting online

will be asked for their home ZIP code. Only ZIP codes

associated with our community will be accepted.

The voting period ends at 11:59 p.m. April 25, 2019.

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Prayer List

Have a prayer request?

If you have a prayer request,

please email Jessica Broyles at

office@wabashpresbyterian.com.

Please respect the privacy of

others and share their concerns

only with their permission. You

can also email Jessica if you’d like

to receive the weekly prayer list via

email.

Catherine

Ken McPhail

Carol Stouffer

Brian Ray

Daen Ashantiva

Kathy McDowell

Kim Clark

Patty and Darrell Smith

Hayes

Zack Deater

Richard Kramer

Janice Kellam

Melissa Gatt

Sue Hann

Candy Olson

Shaley Strasser

John Livergood

Shethar “Duke” Davis Family

Michael Kaltenmark

Randy Kaltenmark

Doug Kaltenmark

Chuck Ravenscroft Family

Scott McKinley Family

Randy Johnson Family

Larry Meadows Family

Jonathan Cornell and Family

Liz Hobbs

YaXi

Christian McAllister

Brooklyn Hill

Allison McAllister

Virginia Duffy

Elizabeth Macinata

John Schultheiss

John Hughes

Joe & Eileen Strickland

Susan Keffeber

Jane Barlow

Ari Halderman

Carl Willmert

Judy Waggoner

Kay Caudill

Kevin Gerhart

Jack Francis

Mary Jane Garrison

Lois Smith

Nancy Chowning

“The great gift

of Easter is hope

– Christian hope

which makes us have

that confidence in

God, in his ultimate

triumph, and in his

goodness and love,

which nothing can

shake.” - Basil Hume

Easter is an important time you can build your family culture: “But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord,” states Joshua in Joshua 24:15. Here are some resources for the whole family (including kids) to prepare their hearts for the resurrection of our Lord.

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Save the dates—registration will open this month! Campers ages 4-10 are welcome to join us on

July 6, 13, 20, 27 (9:00-11:30am) to explore different art forms and develop their skills. Our theme

this year is Transformed. Cost will be $20/camper. Scholarships are available. Space is limited, so

sign up early!

CHILDREN’S & FAMILY MINISTRIES

Kari Bartkus Director of Children’s & Family Ministries Email: kari@wabashpresbyterian.com

By Kari Bartkus

Save the Dates!

Saturdays, 9:00-11:30am

July 6, 13, 20, 27 (2019)

Spring and summer are actually pretty busy times for

children’s ministries, and we could use your help!

Please look over the following opportunities and see

if there is some way you can come alongside the kids

and families in this church.

Clean/disinfect nursery toys (anytime)

Check-in Helper at Arts Camp

(Saturday mornings in July)

Classroom Helper at Arts Camp

(Saturday mornings in July)

Help set up rooms for Arts Camp (one

morning or afternoon the first week of

July)

Share about a mission trip or personal

spiritual practice—i.e., reading the Bible,

memorizing Scripture, prayer, solitude,

celebration, worship—with our kids in

Godly Play (one Sunday morning)

Help find/create resources for take-home

learning opportunities (anytime)

Scanning and copying new Godly Play

stories (anytime; can use office copier)

Wabash Presbyterian Church 123 West Hill Street

Wabash, IN 46992

Phone: 260-563-8881

Office Hours: Mondays-Fridays

8:30am-12:30pm

Email:

office@wabashpresbyterian.com

Website:

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Loving people with the heart of Christ in the

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123 West Hill Street

Wabash, IN 46992

Palm Sunday – We will be led into Holy Week by gathering in the

Fellowship Hall to hear a reading, blessing of the palms, and distribution

of the palms. The choir and all in attendance will process up to the

Narthex of the church building and into the sanctuary singing, “Hosanna,

Loud Hosanna,” accompanied by the organ and brass ensemble.

Maundy Thursday – Communion and Worship service led by Pastor

Cornell.

Good Friday – Come to a special community service of worship as we

gather to remember the cross. Service will be led by local ministers and

musicians.

Easter Sunday – We will celebrate Resurrection Morning by offering two

services. The “Faces of Easter - The Life of Jesus” Service will take place

at 8am, a light continental breakfast will follow; Sanctuary Worship will

take place at 10am and include the blooming cross.