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VOL 2 | ISSUE 4 | APRIL
Easter Sunday, April 1, 2018 • 9:45 am: Sunday School • 11:00 am: Worship
Holy Women at the Tomb of Christ by Annibale Carracci, 1585. 1 the sabbath was Mary over, Magdalene, Mary Magdalene, andthe Mary the mother of James, and Salome spices, WhenWhen the sabbath was over, and Mary mother of James, and Salome bought bought spices, so that they 2 sogo that might goAnd andvery anoint him. And very the first thehad week, when hadtomb. risen,They might andthey anoint him. early on the first dayearly of theonweek, whenday theofsun risen, they the wentsun to the 3 been saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from they went to the tomb. They hadwill had been saying to one another, “Who roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?”When they looked 4 the entrance to the tomb?” When they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had up, they saw that the stone, which5 was very large, had already been rolled back. As they entered the tomb, they saw a young already been rolled back. As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man, dressed in a white robe, man, dressed in a white robe, sitting on the right side; and they were alarmed. But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed; sitting on the right side; and they were alarmed. 6But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed; you are looking you for are Jesus looking Jesus of who Nazareth, who was crucified. He has been he raised; hehere. is notLook, here. Look, the place offor Nazareth, was crucified. He has been raised; is not there there is theisplace theythey laid laid him.him. But 7go, and Peter that he is he going aheadahead of youoftoyou Galilee; there there you will Buttell go,his telldisciples his disciples and Peter that is going to Galilee; yousee willhim, seejust him,as he 8 told just you.”asSohethey outSo and fledwent fromout theand tomb, forfrom terror amazement had seized them; and they said nothing toldwent you.” they fled theand tomb, for terror and amazement had seized them; to anyone, they were afraid.toMark 16:1-8 and for they said nothing anyone, for(NRSV) they were afraid. Mark 16:1-8 (NRSV)