Easter Sunday Sermon: What We Bring to the Tomb
"What We Bring to the Tomb"
Sermon by The Rev. Brad Landry
April 20, 2025
Whatever it is that you have brought with you today to church—car keys, coffee, a child, grief, expectations, or precious hopes—the tomb is a place to be unburdened by the weight of expectation, to have transformed that which is precious to you, and to find that which has been lost. Just as these women carried with them costly, precious spices to the tomb, surely they brought also with them their grief and their tears, their shattered hopes of all they had expected Jesus to be—then they did remember his words.
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We invite you to complete the Congregation Assessment Tool (CAT) , an online survey that will help our leaders understand the strength, vitality, and trends of our parish. The results will help guide decisions about the future of All Saints. On Monday, March 16 , you should have received an email with a unique link to the survey. Please complete it online and share your experiences and priorities for our church. To ensure accurate results, we ask that you not discuss the survey or your responses with others. If you need a paper copy, please contact the church office and we will provide one along with a self-addressed stamped envelope. All responses are completely anonymous , so please feel free to answer candidly. Your participation and honest feedback are essential. To access the survey, click the following link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/allsaintsbirminghamal Following the close of the assessment April 8th , we will host three Q&A sessions. Sunday, April 19 at 3:30 pm in the Great Hall Wednesday, April 22 at 12:30 pm in the Great Hall Wednesday, April 2 2 at 6 pm in the Great Hall Sessions will last approximately 1-1/2 hours and will be led by Holy Cow! Consulting via a Zoom meeting. If you have not completed the survey yet, please do so prior to April 8 th . We need as many responses as possible. If you have questions, please contact the All Saints Rector Search Committee at rectorsearch@allsaintsbhm.org .
A prayer for our new Rector: Almighty God, who knows our needs even before we ask, grant us peace and a spirit of faith, that we may have the wisdom and courage to meet the days to come with steadfast hope and patience; look graciously upon our beloved All Saints’, and send forth your Holy Spirit to guide the search committee, the vestry, and our parish family to be of one heart and one mind, that we may seek and receive a faithful pastor to care for your people and equip us for our ministries.
Have you learned how to play Mahjong but need a consistent group to keep up your knowledge of the game? Do you like to meet different people at All Saints and gather in fellowship? Well, open to all ages and genders, meet the Mahj Squad, a group that meets 2-3xs a month at All Saints to play Mahjong. We meet next March 29, from 3pm-5pm. If you are interested in joining the Group Me list, text Emily Holm at emilyeholm@gmail.com
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