EASTER SERVICES
Holy Week Services at All Saints Lutheran

All Saints Lutheran Church will have several worship services during Holy Week beginning with Palm Sunday at 10:30 am. Palm Sunday will focus on the transition from the celebratory entrance into Jerusalem to the mournful and agonizing walk toward the cross.

For Maundy Thursday, we will worship as we share in a Seder Meal in the remembrance of the occasion in which Christ instituted His Holy Supper beginning at 6:00 pm.

Then, we will proceed through the darkness of Good Friday, as we pause to encounter the agony and despair that surrounded our Lord and Savior as he bore the full burden of our sinfulness.

Finally, we will walk in the newness of life as the light of the Resurrection bursts forth on Easter Sunday with two services- Easter Morning at 8 am and Easter Festival with Holy Communion at 10:30 am. The Festival service will end with our adult choir singing Handel's Hallelujah Chorus.

All Saints Lutheran Church is located on Hwy. 515, 4 ? miles east of the Blairsville Post Office. Please call the church office if you have questions about our services at 706 745-7777.

Seder Ceremony at All Saints Lutheran

All Saints Lutheran Church will worship as we share in a Seder Meal on Maundy Thursday, March 20, beginning at 6:00 pm. This is a special remembrance of the actual Jewish celebration of the Passover that Jesus celebrated with his disciples in which Christ instituted His Holy Supper.

During the ceremonial portion, a full course dinner will be served. The menu will include matzo ball soup, roast chicken breast, sweet potatoes, rice, carrots and angel food cake with strawberries. The cost will be $10 per person, $25 for a family of 4. Those 18 and under will be $5. Reservations are required by March 9.

All Saints Lutheran Church is located on Hwy. 515, 4 ? miles east of the Blairsville Post Office. Please call the church office if you have questions about our services at 706 745-7777.

Community Holy Week Services

Holy Week Services will be held at First United Methodist from Monday, March 17 through Friday, March 21. The worship service will begin at 12 Noon with a soup & sandwich lunch served at 11:30 am and a second serving at 12:30 pm. The meal is served free of charge but there will be a free will offering taken.

Services will be led by Pastor Dave Wesche of All Saints Lutheran on Monday, Father Richard Wise of St. Francis Catholic on Tuesday, Pastor Travis Adams of Mountain Presbyterian on Wednesday, Pastor Ben Lewis of First United Methodist on Maundy Thursday, and Pastor Darrell Golnitz of Mountain of Life Lutheran on Good Friday.

First United Methodist is located in Blairsville, Ga on Hwy. 515 across from Meeks Park.

Community Easter Service at Fairgrounds

Everyone is invited to attend the community Easter "Son-rise" service at 7:00 AM at the Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds on Easter morning, March 23, 2008. The service will be held at the Paris Pavilion at the top of the parking area, adjacent to the entrance to the Hamilton Rhododendron Gardens. The service is sponsored this year by Sharp Memorial United Methodist Church, and the Rev. Fred Whitley will bring the Easter message. Bring lawn chairs and blankets and come join the Easter celebration!

Easter Sunrise Service

The Church of the Nazarene will be holding an Easter Sunrise service at the Southern Tree Plantation on March 23, 2008 at 7:25 AM. This will be an exciting time as we watch the sun rise, at approximately 7:35, from the hilltop at the Plantation while we praise and worship the Lord. Everyone is welcome to attend.

For further information contact Pastor Danny Bohler at 706-994- 4550.