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As Leadership Team was preparing for the April 25 congregational meeting, we realized how many big topics we have to discuss. We decided that two topics (COVID and reparations) deserve a whole hour to hear from the committees and discuss what their findings and recommendations mean for our community. We will use the Christian Education hour in the weeks after Easter for full congregational discussions on these topics. Although only members are able to vote at the April 25 meeting, we are hopeful anyone and everyone can participate in the discussions each Sunday.

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“And Jesus was a sailor when he walked upon the water…forsaken, almost human, he sank beneath your wisdom like a stone.” – Leonard Cohen, “Suzanne”

It’s not too hard to lose track of Jesus during Holy Week.  Our Sundays are scheduled such that the parade of Palm Sunday is followed up with Easter celebration.  In between is….a remarkably large portion of the written material in our four gospels that slows down to an almost real time account of Jesus’ last days.    It’s really too much to take in in just a week, or just one additional service like Good Friday.

But each...