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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Our Community Trunk-or-Treat will be held on Wednesday, October 28th, beginning at 5:30pm and lasting until 7:00pm in the church preschool parking lot. Everyone is invited to join us for pizza, hot dogs, chips, and water. There will be a Trunk Decorating Contest with prizes for Most Creative, Best Overall, and Best Costume. We will also have make-your-own treat bag stations for kids to enjoy. You can get involved by providing a trunk, choosing a theme, decorating it, and registering in advance since spaces are limited. We are collecting candy in a bin in the Great Hall, and please consider signing up to help by clicking here . You may also donate money on Realm by selecting “Trunk-or-Treat” in the dropdown, or volunteer to help with setup and cleanup at the link above. If you have any questions contact Kathleen Busbee, kbusbee@allsaintsbhm.org
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Our Annual Pet Blessing will be Wednesday, October 7 on the Terrell Commons grass area! Bring your lawn chair or blanket to enjoy Chick-fil-A for dinner that starts at 5:30pm and blessing of the pets will follow. The Pet Blessing is an annual ceremony celebrating the human-animal bond, originating as part of the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals and the environment. St. Francis was admired for his deep and genuine respect for all creatures and his belief in the interdependency of humans with the rest of creation. He was a fiery preacher, and not many wanted to hear his message so he preached to animals instead. This ceremony helps us to remember how important our animal companions are and how they show unconditional love for us. If you have an older less mobile pet, or maybe one that doesn't handle social gatherings very well, feel free to bring a picture of that animal and we are happy to bless those.
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