The Resurrection by Kelly Latimore

Kindred in Christ,

Easter Sunday is almost here — and I couldn’t be more excited to invite you to what promises to be a beautiful, joy-filled celebration. This year, we’re gathering for a special joint service with our friends from Green Lake UMC as we proclaim the good news together: Christ is risen — and nothing will ever be the same.

Our theme this Easter is “On the Edge of Something Big” — a reflection on what it means to stand at the threshold of resurrection and New Creation. We’ll hear again the story from Luke 24:1–12, with an interactive pop-up pageant, where the women arrive at the tomb, expecting death — but find life instead. These bold women, the first preachers of the resurrection, carried news that would shake the foundations of empire and change the world.

The resurrection isn’t just a comforting metaphor. It’s a cosmic disruption. A divine protest against all that harms, degrades, and destroys. It’s the moment when God begins remaking the world — from the inside out. And we get to be part of it.

In the spirit of resurrection and renewal, we will also welcome new members into our community — a powerful sign that the story is still being written, and the Spirit is still moving.

We’ll share in Communion, experience special music, and after worship we’ll gather for a festive brunch (sign up to bring something below) and Easter egg hunt — joyful reminders that resurrection is not just a truth we proclaim, but a feast we live and share.

So, come. Come with your questions and your hopes. Come ready to sing, to celebrate, to remember who you are and whose you are. Whether you’ve been here a long time or are brand new, you are part of this story.

Because we are, all of us, standing on the edge of something big. And through the resurrection, new life is coming.

Alongside you,

Rev. Paul Ortiz