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6:00pmSunday, April 26Florian Gardens2340 Lorch Avenue, Eau Claire

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psychiatrist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, will share the lessons he learned

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forever changed how the world treats its dying. Ken was the

principal care provider for his mother in the last 9 years of her life.

He will offer an intimate look at that journey as he examines his

mother’s trailblazing life and legacy, and recounts her thoughts

on compassionate care of the dying and the grieving.

Registration is required for this FREE program.

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The Monsignor Klimek Healing Presence Endowment Lecture Series invites guest speakers who will inspire and enable hands-on spiritual ministry to those in need.

“ We are placing hope into people’s lives as we help the aged, the sick, the poor, and the forgotten through our kindness, our understanding, our love, our patience, and our presence.” – Msgr. Edmund Klimek

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We welcome your stories, songs and poems about faith and how it has affected your life

or the life of someone you know. Please send us your articles any time of the year.

When submitting an article please note the following:

Length of article: 510 words or less, including biographical information. Contact editor Christena O’Brien in advance if you wish to write a longer article. The editor reserves the right to choose, edit and shorten articles. Articles will be published based on space availability and editorial content criteria.

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By Mary Pierce

Spring Cleaning

I took the professional organizer’s advice and took everything — “Everything!” she’d said — out of my closet. The bed was soon piled high with debris.

Hangers, shoe boxes, sandals, high heels, flats, pantyhose, knee highs, sweat socks, shorts, sweat pants, sweaters, dress shirts, T-shirts, sweatshirts, skirts, slacks, jeans, belts, purses and scarves. And one dress.

Into my 5-foot wide closet I’d crammed 50 feet worth of stuff. You can tell a lot about a woman from the stuff in her closet.

My T-shirts tell my life story. I was once the “Property of the Athletic Department” of a major university. I’ve attended Harvard, Yale and Princeton, if owning the sweatshirt means anything. (It doesn’t.) I was “Born to Shop,” a fact further supported by my “Veni, Vidi, Visa — She Came, She Saw, She Shopped” shirt. I was “Born to Garden.” I was “Born to Be Wild.” Other T-shirts have announced to the world at times that I had a “Baby On Board,” then became “She Who Is to Be Obeyed” and the reason: “Because I’m the Mommy — That’s Why!”

More recently I’ve been “The Queen of Everything,” as well as “The Only One Who REALLY Knows What’s Going On.”

Stuffed into the back corner of the closet, I found my box of “painting clothes.” Painting pants, painting shorts and painting jeans. Painting sweatshirts, painting T-shirts and painting tank tops. Painting sneakers, painting socks and painting sandals. How many pieces of clothing could I possibly wear while I was painting? No question I was prepared to paint, regardless of the climate, in every season.

This is the solution for people who can’t stand to throw “perfectly good” clothing away. “I’ll use it for painting, or yard work or working on the car …”

No question that my closet needed a serious overhaul. Clearing the closet clutter was long overdue.

(Speaking of overdue, I uncovered a library book that was due so long ago I’d declared it lost and paid for it already. I’d paid for it so long ago that I didn’t remember paying for it, until the librarian reminded me the following week when I tried to return it.)

My closet needed a serious intervention. The closet professional offered advice: STEP ONE: Empty the closet. STEP TWO: Sort. One pile for KEEP, a box to DONATE and a big, BIG garbage bag for TRASH.

Are you like me? Do you have a pair of way-too-small jeans? These are the jeans that (a) you’ve saved since high school, or before you had babies, thinking you’ll fit into them again someday or (b) you’ve never actually worn, but you bought them as an incentive to stick with that great diet you were absolutely positively going to stick with and lose the weight finally, once and for all time. (That was 10 diets ago, and you never did fit into the jeans, but you know that someday ... really, you will ...)

I took my way-too-small jeans and had a little ceremony as I tossed them into DONATE, singing like the Sound of Music von Trapp kids, “So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodbye …”

So long to “someday I’ll …” Farewell to fantasy. Auf wiedersehen to the awful pressure to be something I’m not. Goodbye and good riddance to unrealistic expectations!

I tackled my shoe pile next. I’m not a centipede; how many shoes did I really need, anyway?

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That was the burning question as I sorted and tossed. How many did I really need? How much of what I thought I needed was really excess? Purchased on impulse or one of those clearance-clearance rack “bargains” that turn out to be huge mistakes? How much time, energy and money had I wasted over the years, for lack of planning, organizing and foresight? Ouch!

Sorting and tossing done, I hung up the remains of my wardrobe, and per the expert’s advice, arranged the items by color. What a shock! So much black, white, beige and gray. So little color in my wardrobe, in my life.

The grays, beiges and blahs reflected my general mood over the past several years. Life challenges had me in and out of the fog of depression. But things had changed. It was time for renewal, freedom and a more creative way of living. And I wanted my wardrobe to reflect that.

“Consider the lilies …,” Jesus said. God clothes them in splendor. They don’t labor or spin. They don’t shop till they drop or worry about what they will wear. They don’t obsess about their looks, trying to be something they are not. They stand tall and confident, beautiful and God-honoring by being lilies, just as he created them to be.

I got to thinking, I’ve been hanging on to all these old clothes … what else have I been hanging onto? Attitudes. Anger. The past.

I realized then that God wanted me to clean out my emotional closet as well. Time to toss the ragged regrets and

shreds of shame and let go of the faded dreams. Keep only what is useful and worthy of praise, and let God clothe me in “compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience” (Colossians 3:12).

“Consider the lilies,” Jesus said. Clothed in splendor, stunning to behold, provided for so beautifully, though they are just flowers. The illustration is not about dressing in finery and spending a fortune on a wardrobe makeover. It’s about God’s provision. It’s about his love.

If God does that for lilies, what would he do for me, bringing that kind of simple, confident beauty into my life? Would he do it for you? All we need to do is ask, and when we do, God answers, “Yes, yes, yes …”

About the authorAuthor, speaker and humorist Mary Pierce lives and works in Eau Claire. She is a licensed professional counselor offering outpatient mental health counseling for adults dealing with depression, anxiety, grief and loss, life transitions and family caregiving issues. For counseling support, call 715-832-0238.

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In 2005, I was asked by the Diocese of La Crosse to lead a pilgrimage to Lourdes, France. Lourdes is the where Mary’s 18 apparitions to Saint Bernadette took place, and as a result is now a destination for 8 million people annually who are looking for physical, psychological or spiritual healing.

Lourdes is a place where the intersection of the Cross is encountered daily. Lourdes is where one gives praise, honor and glory to God by serving the handicapped, poor, sick and marginalized people from all places in the world.

Over the 10 years, 30-plus McDonell Central Catholic High School students have traveled to Lourdes in order to do just that. This past summer, recent graduate Jeanne Kuehl, current seniors Abigail Selzler and Lance Schoch and current freshman Scott Wild had their Lourdes experience.

“The experience changed my life,” Selzler said. “You simply get lost in serving others and never thinking about yourself — it is a self-sacrificing love.” Wild said, “I

have to go back.” Schoch also was moved by the trip. “It is a powerful place where God does cool things, and we help to make that happen.”

From helping at the baths, assisting in the nightly rosary procession, serving meals, changing soiled bed linens, cleaning dishes, pushing our brothers and sisters in wheelchairs or stretchers, fetching water from the Grotto (the place where Mary appeared 18 times to Bernadette), feeding those who can’t feed themselves and many other such tasks, we are able to be the hands and feet of Jesus to those who needed help. It is humbling and exhilarating at the same time.

Lourdes is a place of joy and self-serving love where the Church on earth actually realizes her potential and is the Church of heaven. It is where those who are able-bodied serve those who need to be served, and both grow from the experience.

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Jeanne Kuehl and Deacon Thomas M. Kinnick help a person

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About the AuthorDeacon Thomas M. Kinnick, S.T.L. McDonell High School’s theology chair and director of campus ministry. Kinnick has lead six pilgrimages since 2005 to Lourdes, France.


Religion is a fairly hot topic these days. It would be hard to pick up a major news paper and not find an article on radical Islam. The Israeli prime minister recently spoke to a joint session of Congress and mentioned the upcoming celebration of Purim. And a television network promoted the woes of a Mormon family subtracting and adding wives.

Curiously, religion has different meanings. Besides a commitment to a cause or religious faith, a person can religiously wash windows in the spring and fall, get a haircut every six weeks or walk the dog morning and evening. And I’m guessing the brand name True Religion has nothing to do with a church.Now consider this. James, the brother of Jesus wrote, “Religion that is pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.” (James 1:27. NIV)When I heard an older woman in our church needed to go to a nursing home for an extended stay after surgery, a widow with no children, I felt I needed to go for a visit. We’d been friendly, but not friends. Religion that is pure and faultless …But the problem was, I didn’t know her that well, and I hated nursing homes.

Visions of those Christmas-caroling visits passed before me, along with the thought of the antiseptic smell, and I’m ashamed to admit it, the droopy-headed residents sitting in their wheelchairs wearing bibs. It was really hard for me to do. Religion that is pure and faultless …So I did it. I don’t even recall noticing any kind of smell in the building. The woman I was calling on was pleased to see me, and I was there hardly any time at all when she got a phone call that a relative was on her way. So when her visitor arrived, I said my goodbye.On my way through the hallway, I looked in some of those doorways. A resident in bed, a lady sitting in a chair reading, a patient sleeping in a bed with an aide sitting close by. What would it have cost me to stick my head inside the doorway and ask, “Would you like a visitor?” Could I have done that? Religion that is pure and faultless … Next time I may plan on it.

About the AuthorJan Ecklor is a mom of four grown children and grandma to 10 grandchildren. She enjoys writing, gardening and road biking with her husband, Ron. They live north of Menomonie.

What religion are you?By Jan Ecklor


Donating LifeBy Moira Kneer

About the AuthorMoira Kneer of Eau Claire is community outreach coordinator for HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital’s Center for Spiritual Care and The Healing Place. She and her husband, Dan, live in Eau Claire.

In early November, HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital received a national award recognizing its efforts to promote organ donation. I was asked to speak briefly at the ceremony. After introducing myself, I told the group gathered, which included doctors, critical care staff, chaplains and the transplant teams, how valuable their work is.I officially retired two years ago from my position here at HSHS Sacred Heart as hospital chaplain. Since then I have gone out into the community as outreach coordinator for the Center for Spiritual Care and The Healing Place, giving talks and listening to the public.Several of those presentations touch on the subject of organ donation in connection with end-of-life issues. I talk about my own experiences as a chaplain because part of my job, as part of the organ procurement team, was to ask family members if the patient was an organ donor.In many ways that was one of the most difficult parts of my job … but I felt very passionate about organ donation. I have four grown up children. When my daughter Cathy was almost 30, her doctors told her that the juvenile diabetes, which she had struggled with since age 7, was killing her. Very bluntly, her doctor told her that unless she obtained a pancreas transplant soon, she would be dead within five years.For most of the world, the idea of organ transplantation is closer to science fiction than reality. It happens in movies like “Steel Magnolias,” and books like “My Sister’s Keeper” or in news articles about other people. When it happens to you, you enter an entirely different world. But it is a world based on hope, on loving your neighbor as yourself and on generous, giving people and dedicated professionals.We entered that world in 1999 when Cathy was placed on the list, waiting for a pancreas. That meant we were waiting for someone else’s family members to make a decision in the most painful time of their lives, a decision to help someone else live. There is not a day that goes by that I don’t give thanks for the sacrifice that family made.Fifteen years ago, transplantation of the pancreas was a relatively new experience. When Cathy finally felt well enough to attempt to contact the family of the donor, months had gone by. It was well over a year before we heard back from them. You could tell how difficult it was for them to communicate with her. We did find out that

the young man whose pancreas Cathy received had told his family about his desire to be an organ donor. It was only weeks before his sudden death. We had thought he was the victim of a car accident, but we found out that he died suddenly of a brain embolism. And his family did not want his organs donated.This is normal. A normal response. Often the first comment family members would make is “Oh, he has been through so much! We don’t want to put him through anything else. His pain was so great!” After meeting with the team and reflecting on their conversations with him, the family of my daughter’s donor finally agreed to honor his wishes. This is where the team can help. Team members can give families important information about organ donation — when it happens, where it happens, what the family can do.There were 11 people whose lives were saved, whose lives were changed because he cared enough to be a donor … and because his family loved him enough to honor his wishes.Often when we hear stories about organ donation, we cannot put a face or form on the donor, but these are real people, with real lives and loving families. There is great loss associated with this gift of life, but also great joy.Two years after Cathy received the pancreas, her kidneys failed. Her brother stepped forward as a living donor. And just this past April, when that donated kidney started to fail, Cathy’s sister offered another gift of life, donating one of her kidneys. As we talked about these issues at our family gatherings, we often marvel that while it is difficult enough to contemplate donating to a family member, how wonderful it is that perfect strangers are willing to make the gift available to those in need.Scripture says “There is no greater love says the Lord than to lay down your life for a friend.” There is a special place in heaven for those who offer life to strangers, freely given with no expectations.The organ donation team is the bridge. Its members make it possible for those who are leaving this place to give the gift of life to others. You are the people who understand that in death there can be life. You bring hope. You can listen and show compassion for the families who are grieving the loss of their dear ones, while showing the way they make sure that the love they share goes on, goes forward and changes the world. Thank you for your dedication, your compassion and your vision.


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About the AuthorSteve Henry is a retired outdoors writer and photographer from Chippewa Falls.

By Steve HenryOur backyard bird feeder is a source of interest — for the birds and for me. It’s a delight to watch God’s littler creatures vie for a meal. There’s a pecking order amongst the blue jays, woodpeckers and the cardinals. The mourning doves, sparrows and finches are satisfied to fill their appetites from the seeds that scatter on the ground.

The red-bellied woodpecker can enjoy a meal without competition from the others. Once it takes flight, there’s a positional fight amongst the jays. Only on rare occasions have I witnessed a cardinal come flying into the feeder pan and flushing the blue jays away.

My son Bob and his wife gifted us with a bird feeder five or more years ago. Little did I realize then that this gift would provide hours of enjoyment. But it has.

Maybe it’s the little things that God has placed in my life that I should be more attuned to. And, as the weather warms and

spring returns, I’ll relish again the return of more and more birds, even a new one occasionally. I’ll also keep a closer watch on the greening of the landscape as the grass and plants poke through the soil in search of the sun. It’s a wonderful time to be alive!

As Carol Ann Morrow wrote in her “Trust-in-God Therapy” book: “We can have confidence that creation is unfolding according to God’s will, but we can also help to make it so. Use your special gifts to bring kindness, peace and healing to a world in need.”

It’s been said often that God works in mysterious ways. “Choose to be like a wild daisy or a field sparrow. Greet the dawn, confident that you have all you need to be what you are meant to be.” Morrow concluded: “When the day brings storm or drought, bird and flower hold on bravely to life. Simply trust. Trust simply.”

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6:30 & 9:00 a.m. Worship Service with Communion

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April 2: 11 am & 6:30 pmMaundy Thursday

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Chapel Heights United Methodist Church300 E. Hamilton Avenue • Eau Claire, WI 54701

Cheri Miskimen, Pastor • (715) 832-2333

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Good Friday Service — April 36:30 p.m. Tenebrae Service — “Lovelight”

Saturday, April 4 — Children‛s Easter Egg Hunt10:30 a.m. Easter Egg Hunt/Craft

& Lunch for All Children

Easter Sunday — April 5 6:30 a.m. Sunrise Service 7:30 a.m. Easter Breakfast until 9 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Easter Worship

9:00 and 10:45AMCommunion at both services

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About the AuthorLynn Dehnke of Fall Creek is a local author and her first book, “Meditate and Declare: A Journey with the Apostle Paul” is on Amazon. This article has concepts from her second book, “Meditate and Declare: Walking in Victory Despite Life’s Valleys,” which will be on Amazon in late 2015.

You can’t be nourished by watching other people eat and your faith won’t grow if you don’t activate it on a personal level. So many times we read about faith but don’t know or understand how to activate it personally. I want to share three things that will activate your now faith.

Walking by faith in the good times provides a foundation to build on during difficult times. Our faith becomes well fortified when we exercise it during hard times. Hebrews 11:1 tells us, “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” The word now means at the present time or moment. We can’t live on yesterday’s truth or tomorrow’s hope; we have to live in now faith. How do you do that?

Spend time in the Word. It is easy in the hard times of life to let your guard down, compromise or give up. When you spend time in His Word, it becomes a shield and refuge for you. Reading the Word allows God the opportunity to speak directly to you and your situation. As you spend more time in the Word, it begins to change you if you allow it to. We must each make the choice to permit what we read in the Word to transform our soul (mind, will and emotions) and our spirit to bring necessary change.

Deuteronomy 30:14, Psalm 119:105, Proverbs 30:5 and Colossians 3:16 speak directly to the importance of personally being in the Word on a regular basis. His Word is your spiritual food. How full are you?

Practice His Presence. Multiple times in the Word, God tells us that He will never leave us or forsake us. When we don’t sense His Presence, it isn’t because He isn’t there; it is because we are unaware of Him. Think of your shadow. It is always with you, but are you always aware of it? Practicing His Presence can

be as simple as taking in a breath in your chaos and breathing out His peace. It is becoming more aware and sensitive to His Presence in your daily life. Why practice His Presence? Direction and guidance, fellowship with Him and the ability to receive His mercy and grace when we need it are three strong reasons to practice His Presence in your life.

Deuteronomy 31:6 and 31:8, Psalm 37:28 and 94:14, and Hebrews 13:5 all speak to His constant Presence in our lives. How aware are you of His Presence right now?

Surround yourself with positive, supportive people. God said that it was not good for us to be alone. Don’t isolate yourself in the hard times of your life. The kind of people you surround yourself with is important. The book of Job provides a stark example of negative, unsupportive “friends” and how they distressed Job.

Psalm 1:1, Proverbs 13:20 and Proverbs 22:24-25 communicate the benefits of choosing your friends wisely. Who are your friends?

Activating your now faith, faith in each moment, is a choice. God never forces His will on us, but He daily calls asking us to walk and talk with Him in now faith. How will you respond to that call?

Activate Your Now FaithBy Lynn Dehnke


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GOOD FRIDAY, APRIL 312 noon Traditional Worship

5:00 & 6:30 p.m. “Blessed Redeemer”A dramatized look at the life and death of Jesus

6:00 p.m. Contemporary Worship

EASTER WEEKEND

Saturday, April 4 6:00 p.m. Band-led Praise

Sunday, April 5 7:00 a.m. Sunrise Traditional 8:15 a.m. Traditional Worship 8:15 a.m. Pop Contemporary 9:35 a.m. Band-led Praise 9:35 a.m. Pop Contemporary 11:00 a.m. Band-led Praise 11:00 a.m. Pop ContemporaryChild care will be provided on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evening and from 8 a.m.-noon on Sunday. The Lord’s Supper

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Palm Sunday, March 29 8:30 and 10:00 am Palm Celebration

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Holy Thursday, April 2 at 6:30 pm Upper Room Communion

Good Friday, April 3 at 6:30 pm Service of the Cross

Easter Sunday, April 5 8:30 and 10:00 am Easter Worship

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By Kurt Jacobson

Visiting the Holy Land is a dream come true for many people. To be able to walk in the places where Jesus lived and see many famous Biblical sites is awe-inspiring. Visiting the Holy Land offers delights for people who embrace curiosity and desire to grow in a broader view of the world. But when it comes to deciding to join a Holy Land tour, many people weigh the considerations and most decide not to go. As a frequent traveler and one who has experienced first-hand the life-changing power of the Holy Land, I can tell you that the reasons are plentiful to make the decision to visit this amazing land, and the reasons against it are minimal. When it comes to a Holy Land tour, usually the first question people ask is “Is it safe to go over there?” The reality is anything could happen traveling right in the USA, but I can honestly say that a Holy Land tour is perhaps the safest trip that I have ever taken. People wonder about this, until they take the tour. Israel is the most security conscious country in the world. The greatest reason anyone should take a Holy Land tour, is that it is an experience that will enrich your life. Every time you open the Bible, you will have a picture in your mind of the setting, because you have seen it with your own eyes. Every time you hear the news from Israel or Palestine, you’ll see the faces of people who, like you, desire peace and want to enjoy freedom. A tour of the Holy Land is a rich investment in life which offers insight, knowledge and perspective about the world that you’ll not know unless you travel there. Then again, travel is the only thing you buy that can make you richer.

Kurt Jacobson – Lead Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, Eau Claire, WI. Trinity is offering a Holy Land tour October 20 – November 2, 2015 in cooperation with Higgins Travel Leaders.

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Wednesday, April 16:30 p.m. Seder Meal

Maundy Thursday, April 26:30 p.m. Worship

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Lovethe power ofBy The Rev. David Huber

About the AuthorThe Rev. David Huber is pastor at Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ, Eau Claire.

Easter is the premiere holy day in the Christian calendar. It celebrates Jesus’ triumph over death and violence by rising from the dead the Sunday after his crucifixion. It is so important that Sunday became the normative day for the Church’s worship gatherings, and other Sundays are considered little Easters.

Easter is special to me for a more geeky reason. It’s our only astronomy-based holy day. Each year, the Earth makes another circuit around the sun, but Easters are not exactly a year apart. Last Easter wasn’t a year ago, it was 50 weeks ago. What’s up with that?Easter is not a fixed calendar day like Christmas. Nor does it float within the calendar, like Thanksgiving (the fourth Thursday of November). Easter is instead fixed to the celestial roaming of the moon around the Earth and the Earth around the sun, a holdover from the Jewish lunar calendar.In Western Christianity, Easter’s date is the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox. Orthodox Christians use a slightly different system, which is why you may have noticed your wall calendar often having one Sunday labeled Easter and another labeled Orthodox Easter. End of digression.Easter is important because of that rising from the dead thing Jesus did. It is the day of salvation. I like to say “Jesus rose from the dead for us” instead of “Jesus died for me”. It speaks to the universal effect of his resurrection and reminds us that Easter is about life, not death.Jesus did willingly die, yes; but he rose from the dead a few days later to show us the power of love. To show us that, whatever eagerness we have to fire up the engines of death to kill and hurt and cause fear and divide, this is false power, a weakness completely impotent against the power of love.

That’s the scandalous nature of Jesus! He doesn’t play by our rules. Whoever we dislike, might wish to be barred from heaven or earthly life or are positive has lost favor with God, Jesus rose from the dead for that person, too. That’s worth remembering. He rose for murderers and for life-bringers, for people of every political persuasion, for illegal immigrants and natives, for Americans and Iranians, for miners deep underground and astronauts in the International Space Station, for ISIS and for nuns. Gamblers, adulterers, addicts, smokers, vegans, hipsters and goth. Communists and capitalists. Muslims, Jews, Christians, Buddhists, atheists and every other expression. Children on our borders and our border’s patrollers. Whatever one’s gender identity, sexuality, hobbies or hair color, Jesus rose for you and them. Everyone.So imagine if we lived according to Easter’s scandalous love. What if we took a moment to remember “Jesus’ resurrection was for this person” the next time we’re tempted to dehumanize someone online, or a waitress, the neighbor who votes differently, the man with a different religion or the woman from another country? Imagine Jesus holding them in arms of love as you hurl viciousness at them. Seems pretty childish and wrong, doesn’t it? Easter’s power is quenching death’s tempting voice and easy ways in favor of life and the power of love to transform people, and thus transform the world we share with one another. And it comes around once an orbit with a full moon every springtime to remind us of who we are supposed to be. Let us be that.



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Holy Week and Easter WorshipMaundy Thursday, April 27:00 p.m. Communion and Tenebrae Service. Music will be provided by our Chancel Choir. Nursery Available.

Good Friday, April 312:10 p.m. Ecumenical Worship Service

Easter Sunday, April 5Celebrate Christ’s Resurrection:8:00 a.m. for families with young children10:00 a.m. Music by our Chancel Choir and Brass Ensemble. Nursery provided.11:00 a.m. Easter breakfast.

First Congregational United Church of Christ

310 Broadway Street,Eau Claire, WI 54703

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Rev. Dr. Mark X. PirazziniDr. Gary Schwartzhoff, Director of Music

Mrs. Judy Lies, Organist

Maundy Thursday - 6:30 pmWe gather for the Lord’s Supper.

Good Friday - 6:30 pmHear the story of Jesus as we follow Him to the cross.

Easter Morning - 7:00, 8:30 & 10:15Festival Worship: We celebrate this new creation with joyful song and we gather for Holy Communion.Easter breakfast will be served from 8:00 to 11:00 am.

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Maundy Thursday, April 26:30 p.m.

Good Friday, April 311-3:30 p.m.

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Easter SundayApril 5, 10:30 a.m.

202 W. Grand Ave.Rev. Dean Simpson

Palm Sunday, March 2910:30 a.m.palm procession, chapel to sanctuary

Maundy Thursday, April 26:30 p.m.stripping of the altar & communion

Good Friday, April 311-3:30 p.m.silent meditation, all welcome6:30 p.m.service and reflection

Easter SundayApril 5, 10:30 a.m.

celebrating with joyous sounds of organ, brass, percussion & choir



Winter in the Western Cape, South Africa is unlike anything here. There’s no snow and temperatures are more moderate.Typically, the Mediterranean climate is known for its overcast winter skies and rainfall that persists, mostly light rain that lasts.I was responsible for outdoor education at a youth camp. It was challenging as the winter rains would dampen our program for elementary-aged children of the school system.My plan B was to hike a short distance to a forest of dense trees, brush and grasses to explore the natural environment and ecosystem.If the weather allowed it, we would take our sleeping bags and spend the night, which for city kids was as exciting as it gets on a school outing.The forest canopy sheltered us from dribbling rain. Gray clouds rolled across the sky as thunder rumbled. But with a creek running through the forest, there was much to capture the imagination of children.Floating seed pods in the creek allowed the kids to launch rocket attacks. Stray twigs and smaller branches made sword fighting a natural. As if bred in the genes, hopping over the narrow creek was inevitable. It wasn’t long before someone misstepped and landed in just enough water to drench the shoes and socks.Occupying ourselves for an afternoon collecting seeds, noticing different grasses, listening for birds and identifying animal tracks was fun. Cooking our supper on a campfire was unmatched for these kids.A night trek to a nearby hill allowed us to look at the heavens with stars twinkling as few city kids had seen.

Crawling into sleeping bags to spend the night inevitably gave voice to the storytellers with frightening tales of creepy-crawlers, smugglers and ghosts. But as always, the stories faded into whispers; then they fell silent as tired excitement rested.After a restless night, I anticipated the dawn as I stretched in my sleeping bag. With the kids quietly snoring, the camp was still, quiet. The campfire was cold; no percolated coffee unless I made it.As a morning person, I was glad to be awake to prepare for morning devotions. My mind imagined the scripture passage, a story to illustrate and a few comments. Yesterday was boisterous; now these moments for reflection distilled my thoughts.I anticipated the first birds breaking out in a symphony to the dawn. The stillness was soft, pleasant. I am sure I heard the trees yawn then sigh. In the gentle breeze, lumber creaked and grasses rustled. The gurgling of the creek reached an invigorating crescendo.I propped myself up on one elbow to survey the camp, dead still only to see dawn light streaming through the tree canopy, like a spotlight on the lead actor.I imagine that’s how the first resurrection appeared. The darkness of the night — threatening, fearful, perilous — but, on the first day of the week, the spotlight fell on the Christ as he stirred, set aside his fallibility only to be drenched in new light.A new day dawns. Life stirs afresh. New beginnings sprout. Possibilities arise. Trust glistens, like dew drops in the dawn sun. The world is fresh again.Morning — a new day, and God skips with joy!

About the AuthorThe Rev. Graham N. West is lead pastor at Lake Street United Methodist Church, Eau Claire

Morning — A new day, and god skips with joy!

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Maundy Thursday ServiceThursday, April 2 • 6:30pm

Good Friday ServiceFriday, April 3 • 12:00pm

In Cooperation with the Newman Catholic Parish

Easter Sunday ServiceSunday, April 5 • 10:00am

Ecumenical Religious Center110 Garfi eld Avenue, Eau Claire

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Please Join Us For Our Holy Week ServicesMaundy Thursday – April 2 at 7:00pm –

Joint service at Saving Grace Lutheran Church, Eastridge CenterGood Friday – April 3 at 7:00pm – Tenebrae Service

Easter Sunday – April 5 at 9:00am – Celebration ServiceWe are located 3 blocks off of Main St. at 1704 Hogeboom Ave.

Regular Sunday Worship – at 9:00amWednesday Worship – at 7:00pm

Pastor Nick Henseler 715-514-2021Worship with us anytime on our website under the sermon tab.

www.faithlutheranmc.org

Our Redeemer & Epiphany Lutheran Churches(LCMS)

Corner of Birch and Fall Streets • (715) 835-5239; (715) 835-9155 “Two Churches, One Community”

Our Holy Week service schedule is: Maundy Thursday: 7:00 PM Chancel drama Good Friday: 12:00 Noon

7:00 PM Tenebrae service Easter Sunday: 7:00 AM Sunrise service

8:30 AM Traditional service10:30 AM Contemporary service

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Corner of Fourth & NiagaraEau Claire

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3214 Golf Road • Eau Claire, WI 715-832-7832

Holy Week Maundy Thursday ................................. 7:00 p.m. Good Friday ........................................ 7:00 p.m. Easter ........................... 7:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. Easter Brunch ............................... 8:00-9:00 a.m.

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Our Savior’s Lutheran Church1310 Main Street, Eau Claire

You are always welcome here!

• Palm Sunday Services 8:30 & 10:30amBreakfast 9-10:30am

• Maundy Th ursday Seder Supper 6:30pm• Good Friday Service 6:30pm

• Easter Sunday Services 8:30 & 10:30am

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April 3 Good Friday Service 7:30 p.m.April 5 Special Easter Service 10:00 a.m.

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9 Ninth AvenueEau Claire, WI 54703

715-832-2361

UNITY CHRIST CENTER 1808 Folsom Street, Eau Claire, WI 54703715-836-0010 ~ www.unityeauclaire.org ~ [email protected]

Friday, April 3 • 1-3pmGood Friday Silent Meditation

Labyrinth Walk

Sunday, April 57am Easter Sunrise Service

8am Unity Board serves Breakfast(Donation; pre-register)

10am Easter Sunday Service11am Easter Egg Hunt

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11:00 am 3732 Spooner Ave, Altoona, WI

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About the AuthorSally Lewis is an emerging healing artist residing in her childhood farmhouse in New Auburn.

Give me spaceand God’s grace

to set a paceand figure things out.

Do you have to be “smart”to create art

and live from your heart?I’ll figure things out.

Must be pieces missing,no man I’ll be kissing,

old monsters come hissingas I figure things out.

Maybe it’s a lifetime process,no need to obsessor second guess,

God and I will figure things out.

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One day I watched a robinAs she built her little nest.

I knew it was a robinBecause of her red breast.

There soon were eggs within her nest,And I watched her day by day.

She sat so still and waitedFor her babies on the way.

And then one day as I peeked in,I saw an awful sight!

Three tiny, ugly babies,Mother robin’s great delight.

The days flew by with greatest speed.She had no time to waste.She had to find some food

To satisfy their taste.

I peek again into the nest.It’s still and empty now.

The baby robins are all gone.I cannot tell you how.

They went away to better thingsThen a nest of sticks and hay.

They’ll chirp and sing a brand new song.In God’s sunshine, they will play.

Some day my friends when life is over,I’ll leave this house of clay.

I’ll rise above this fallen earth.There’ll be a brighter day.

I am so glad for Jesus.He’ll make it all come true.

I hope you’re trusting in His Grace.He’s calling now to you.

I Corinthians 2:9But as it is written, eye hath not seen or ear heard,

neither have entered into the heart of man,the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.

About the AuthorHelen R. Mroz of Eau Claire published “Poems With a Message.” She is retired.

Better ThingsBy Helen R. Mroz


Suddenly a darkness surrounds you.The wind sends a shiver through your soul.

Once again, trouble has found you,and things are spinning out of control.Where on Earth can you find a shelter,

and comfort till the tempest has passed?Then you hear a voice so familiar,

reminding you that storms never last.

When caught up in the turmoil, we’re tumbled and tossed.But there’s someone to cling to, when all appears lost.

The master of the wind will hold us firmly in his grasp,Assuring us that storms never last.

We can put our trust in this Jesus,for he would never leave us alone.

Nothing in this world can defeat us,We know he always cares for his own.

He’ll chase the dark clouds from the heavens,And brighten our sky if we ask.

More mercy and grace like a rainbow,Showing us that storms never last.

When caught up in the turmoil, we’re tumbled and tossed.But there’s someone to cling to, when all appears lost.

The master of the wind will hold us firmly in his grasp,Assuring us that storms never last.

Our Lord is ever faithful and true.So whatever the fury, his love will surely carry us through.

© David Hanvelt Music (BMI)

About the AuthorDavid Hanvelt of Eau Claire has been an author and gospel songwriter for more than 40 years with 100-plus recordings of his songs by various artists.

Storms Never Last


About the AuthorBefore moving to Milton, Fla., Jan Hagg and her husband, Chuck, were lifelong residents of Eau Claire. While in Eau Claire, Hagg, a housewife, ministered to the ladies at the Eau Claire County Jail.

Our Set Apart Place

By Jan Hagg

Only you and I are allowed;No one else may enter.

It’s a secret place,A set apart place,

A transparent place,Where truth is spoken,

Free to be real,You with me,Me with you.

This leaves me vulnerable,Open to being hurt.

Even my biggest sins,Are never used against me,

But rather to heal me,Set me free,

Bring ever greater wholeness,Enabling me to trust,

Rest in you.It’s a quiet place,

No loud noises to startle,Enables me to focus on you,Learn to discern your voice,

From the enemies.It’s an unhurried place;

We reason together,Share our joys,

Also our sorrows.You give me your desires,

We end our time,I move through my day,Walking hand in hand,We continue to share.

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About the AuthorDeetje J. Wildes of Eau Claire enjoys writing poetry, making music and experimenting with visual arts. She and her husband, Clarence, attend Bethesda Lutheran Church, Eau Claire.

I think of Isaac,secured by his father

Abraham,upon this very rock.

Representationperhaps

of another Son.One who understood

woodand altar

and sacrifice.I’m here

where oncethe temple stood.

How could that poor widowgive her very last coin?

Can I becomeso reckless a giver?

Will someone deliver me?

At the Dome of the RockBy Deetje J. Wildes

Eau Claire (715) 834-7111

2621 E Clairemont AvenueEau Claire, WI 54701

Toll free (866) 291-7111

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