The resurrection of Jesus Christ brings hope. The late Emil Brunner once said, "What 
oxygen is for the lungs, such is hope for the meaning of human life." As the human 
organism is dependent on a supply of oxygen, so humanity is dependent on its supply of 
hope. Yet today hopelessness and despair are everywhere. Peter, the disciple, who 
himself was given to despair when Jesus was led to the cross, writes in a triumphant note, 
"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he 
has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ ... " 

We live in the hope that God is ultimately in control. We live in the hope that we can have 
joy, peace, assurance, and security in the midst of uncertainty. We live in the hope
that some day there will be a new heaven and a new earth, and that the Kingdom of God
will reign and triumph. Our hope is not in our own ability, or in our goodness, or in our physical strength. Our hope is instilled in us by the resurrection of Jesus Christ. This is
the message of hope that we will continue to proclaim throughout the Easter season. 

Please join us this Easter for our services of worship as we celebrate the hope that we
have in Jesus Christ: 

Saturday, March 22nd - Easter Vigil Service at 5:30 p.m. 

Sunday, March 23rd - Easter Sunday Services at 7:45, 9:00, 11 :00 a.m.

In Christ 

Rev. Canon Richard W. Root 



P .S. Our special Easter Offering will support the ministry of Parish Evangelist.