{"id":5843,"date":"2020-04-15T10:09:01","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T14:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/?p=5843"},"modified":"2020-04-21T17:02:06","modified_gmt":"2020-04-21T21:02:06","slug":"4-15-wednesday-church-life-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/news\/04\/15\/4-15-wednesday-church-life-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday Church Life Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Greetings, EMC family! He is <strong>still<\/strong> risen, indeed!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ecityemc\/videos\/273222977025912\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Easter was a glorious day<\/a>, despite the fact we could not meet together physically. It was such a beautiful culmination of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/sermon-series\/02\/24\/the-meaning-of-the-cross\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">all our preparation during Lent<\/a>, and the Lord was present among his scattered people. I hope you were encouraged by the reminder that we are a people of sure, living hope because our lives belong to a living, victorious Lord. I know I was. Easter hope is not a once-per-year experience, but the very fabric of our lives. As Peter declared, &#8220;he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead&#8221; (I Peter 1:3). Living hope defines every day of our lives, not just the highest day on our liturgical calendar. So be hopeful, church. Trust in Christ who lives!<\/p>\n<p>Here is a quick summary of things you need to know this week:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Join us for Bible study and prayer this Wednesday evening at 7pm<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ecityemc\/posts\/2627395210852997\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook Live<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>EMC has partnered with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/culpepper.inn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Culpepper Inn<\/a> to provide 100 free breakfasts for first responders!<\/strong> Special thanks to Mike and Holly for allowing us to partner with them and to all who gave toward this effort. Additional gifts can be given online by <a href=\"https:\/\/ecityemc.org\/giving.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">visiting our online giving page<\/a> and selecting &#8216;First Responders&#8217; from the &#8216;Designation&#8217; drop-down box.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The entire chapel complex will be closed down for the remainder of this week so that the floors can be stripped and waxed<\/strong>. Jessica can still be reached if you call the church office. Her extension will forward all calls to her cell phone. Thank you for your patience.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pastors Aaron and Jeff will be tag-teaming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/sermon-series\/04\/13\/almost-good-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">our new sermon series, &#8220;Almost Good News,&#8221;<\/a> beginning this Sunday.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Tithes, offerings , and giving toward the Building Fund, Faith Promise, etc.<\/strong> can be mailed to the church office or submitted online:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mail<\/strong>: 820 Old Okisko Rd. Elizabeth City, NC 27909<\/li>\n<li><strong>Online<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/ecityemc.org\/giving.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ecityemc.org\/giving.php<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>That&#8217;s all I have for today. Stay positive, keep in touch with one another, and fix your eyes on Jesus. I love you all.<\/p>\n<p>In Him with hope. With you.<br \/>\nPastor Sean<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"excerpt <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/news\/04\/15\/4-15-wednesday-church-life-update\/\" class=\"more-link\" title=\"Read More\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/a>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[90,2],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-5843","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-coronavirus","category-news"],"episode_featured_image":false,"episode_player_image":"https:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/logo-itunes.jpg","download_link":"","player_link":"","audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":{"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"},"stitcher":{"key":"stitcher","url":"","label":"Stitcher","class":"stitcher","icon":"stitcher.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/feed\/podcast\/elizabeth-city-emc-podcast","embedCode":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"7QGX4vg4pF\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/news\/04\/15\/4-15-wednesday-church-life-update\/\">Wednesday Church Life Update<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ecityemc.org\/resources\/news\/04\/15\/4-15-wednesday-church-life-update\/embed\/#?secret=7QGX4vg4pF\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" title=\"&#8220;Wednesday Church Life Update&#8221; &#8212; Elizabeth City EMC\" data-secret=\"7QGX4vg4pF\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! 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