ITEMS OF INTEREST

Easter
The center of the church's year is Easter Day. It is the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead that lies at the center of Christian faith. The resurrection, St. Paul wrote to the church in Corinth, is of "first importance" (15:3) because "if Christ had not been raised, then our proclamation has been in vain and your faith has been in vain" (15:14). Christ conquered death, enabling Christians to receive the gift of new life through their baptism into Christ's body. In the earliest days of the church, the first day of every week was a time to give thanks again for this gift since Jesus rose from death on a Sunday. Every Sunday therefore was a celebration of Easter. But no other day in the church year is quite like Easter with its array of flowers, special music, and full churches. It is the greatest day of the church year and the first day in what Christians call the "Queen of Season."

Source: Christopher L. Webber, Welcome to Sunday (Harrisburg, PA: Morehouse Publishing 2003) pp.53, 54.

Clergy

The Rev. Charles Davidson

Vestry Members

Carol Anderson, Cyrus Aimey (Junior Warden), Veronica Airey-Wilson, Joyce Asiedu, Winston Barnaby, Walter Benjamin (Senior Warden), Marie Brown-Harvey (Secretary), Patricia David, Evelyn Green, David Hickmon, Bates Lyons, Joe Noel, Evelyn Stewart, Terrie Thomas.

Music

Rochelle Holder - Youth Choir

Nathaniel Baker - Music Director/Organist

Rector Emeritus

Canon Cyril Burke

Email

monicahartford@gmail.com