Easter Week….Dear PCF family here is an update for our church activities.
- Tonight the Men’s group meets at 6:30pm at church
- Wednesday 6:30pm PCF choir rehearsal
- Good Friday, the day our savior was crucified, a good day to spend reflecting on the sacrifice Jesus made for you and I and reading Matthew Chapter 27
- Sunday Easter Service 10:30am with communion
“Which one do you want me to release to you…Barabbas, or Jesus who is called the Messiah?” Pilate knew very well that the religious leaders had arrested Jesus out of envy. Just then as Pilate was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him this message: “Leave that innocent man alone. I suffered through a terrible nightmare about him last night!” Meanwhile, the leading priests and the elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas to be released and for Jesus to be put to death. So the governor asked again, “Which of these two do you want me to release to you?” The crowd shouted back, “Barabbas!” Pilate responded,”Then what should I do with Jesus who is called the Messiah?” They shouted back, “Crucify him!” “Why?” Pilate demanded. “What crime has he committed?” But the mob roared even louder, “Crucify him!” PIlate saw that he wasn’t getting anywhere and that a riot was developing. So he sent for a bowl of water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this man’s blood. The responsibility is yours!” And all the people yelled back, “We will take responsibility for his death, we and our children. So pilate released Barabbas to them. He ordered Jesus flogged with a lead tipped whip, then turned him over to the Roman soldiers to be crucified.
A lesson for all of us: Be careful where your crowd is taking you! We are to be separated from the thinking and the ways of the world.
No Kid Sleeps on the Floor, this was the recipient of our last PCF dinner. They are having a volunteer build workshop on Saturday, April the 6th starting at 8:30am. You can find out all the particulars at volunteer.shpbeds.org
Praise reports:
- Joe Radick, a good friend of Carolyn Mayhall, had been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer but Joe has recently had a biopsy done and the test results show no sign of cancer! Amen!
- Betsy Kelleher is back with us and attended service this past Sunday. Welcome back Betsy!
- Kent is feeling much better, thank you for all your prayers!
Our prayer List
- Marla Grant, Marla has been out for about three weeks due to new high blood pressure problems and other health concerns. She is still having tests to try and determine the cause. Please lift Marla to God’s healing touch.
- Mike Portell, Mike took a bad fall this past week and has concerns about his back and will be having test this week. We pray that Mike’s back is all OK from the fall.
- Nadeen Schuette, in Chemo treatments for liver cancer and will have her scan this Friday after having received the more powerful chemo. Prayers for no tumors!
- Chad Collins, Chad is a good friend of the Burns family. Chad suffered a heart attack and is in the hospital recovering.
- Wendy Wickham, we are adding Wendy back for healing prayers for her knee because she has had a bit of a set back.
- Fred Stine a friend of Bonnie Rutkowski, has been diagnosed with advanced cancer.
- Rick Coy, Rick has a carotid artery vascular problem that needs more diagnosis but it is affecting his blood pressure and other functions.
- Jennifer Rinkle’s uncle has just been diagnosed with colon cancer.
- John Stille, a local farmer had a serious farm accident yesterday he is now
- MIke Rodgers, Lori’s husband diagnosed with prostate cancer.
- Jane Hyten back on our prayer list. Her MSA condition has aggressively affected her at all levels.
- Chris Fultz, Faye Heuchert’s Nephew in ICU for sever infection.
- Dustin Builderback’s sister who is in treatment for cancer.
- Brody Sedlacek, 8 year old in cancer treatment.
God we lift all these people on our prayer list to you because you are the perfect healer. We ask that you open their hearts to your word, your truth, your love and your ability to change things in their lives, and for this we praise you!
Praise Community Fellowship is a very Joyful, Prayerful church! We meet Sunday mornings at 10:30am at the Esic Worship Center located at 1000 University Drive Edwardsville near the old YMCA . We believe in teaching all of God’s truth with love and compassion. PCF is a 100% volunteer church. Come be part of a Joyful Christian Family. We have a Sunday school program and a nursery for the little ones. If you have questions call Pastor Kent @ 618-334-3575 or our board president Gary Watson @ 409-781-6510.