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10m RELIGION InMaricopa.comMarch 2013Eight churches unite for Easter celebrationBY BETH EASTERBROOKEight Maricopa churches are joining tocelebrate Easter with a sunrise serviceat Pacana Park. Calvary Chapel beganholding Easter sunrise service in 2006and Pastor Chris Ward said it has beenfun watching the annual service grow.“The first year we had 30 people showup, last year just around 300 peopleshowed up,” Ward said. “Year-by-year itgrows, and we would love if all 40,000residents of Maricopa would show up, butwe would probably need a bigger park.”Ward said the idea behind the event isto offer a service to the community thatisn’t about any specific churches’ beliefsbut instead making it all about Jesus andshowing the unity of Christ.“In today’s culture there is a real desirefor the simple truth of what God offersto us,” Ward said. “This event is a greatplace for people to see where churchesare joined together proclaiming that goodnews that Christ died for them and roseagain.”The eight churches participatingin the 6:30 a.m. service are CalvaryChapel Maricopa, First Baptist Church ofMaricopa, Maricopa Community Church,Acts Christian Fellowship, JourneyUnited Methodist Church, Church for theNations, The Wells and Mount MoriahCommunity A.M.E. Church.Pastor Eric Brown from JourneyUnited Methodist said he is excited for hischurch’s second year participating in thesunrise service, but said he is much moreexcited to reach out to the communitymembers and bring some new faces intothe mix.“Easter sunrise services are one ofMaricopa residents are invited to Eastersunrise service at Pacana Park.Beth Easterbrookthe great traditions of Christians, sonewcomers would be joining into this2,000-year-old tradition,” Brown said.“It’s also just something really differentand unique — when else can you go outat sunrise and sit in the park with 500strangers and sing songs?”Pastor Jim Johnson from First BaptistChurch of Maricopa said the value of theevent is in its ability to bring in nonchurchmembers and share the message of Easterwith them.Lucy Kelly, a member of First Baptistechoed those sentiments.“I think it’s well worth the effort ofgetting out there,” Kelly said. “It’s a veryinspirational event even for those folkswho don’t normally attend church.”Ward said the service will last a littleunder an hour and feature praise andworship, prayer, scripture reading andcommunion. There will be sign-languageinterpreters and participants are asked tobring their own chairs and blankets.“Whoever shows up, we’re grateful thatthey show up,” Ward said. “We are thereto pray for them and to worship togetherand to honor that day for what it’s for.”RELIGION BRIEFSThe Wells hosts vision nightThe Wells, a new Presbyterian church forming in Maricopa, is sponsoring a “visionnight” 7 to 8:15 p.m. March 9 at Honeycutt Coffee.Pastor Eneyas Freitas said, “We will be hosting our second vision night for thecommunity to come and have a fun, family friendly evening out. We are establishingour first steps in town and would love to share our mission and vision for the MaricopaCommunity.”Exit 185 Improv will perform.Guests are asked to bring a bag of nonperishable food to donate to F.O.R. Maricopaas their ticket to the event. Reservations are recommended.262-501-6025Info@The-Wells.orgCelebrate Easter Sundayat Maricopa’s United Methodist Church10:15 am Easter SundayMaricopa Wells Middle SchoolMaricopa’s United Methodist ChurchFun stuff for kids at 9am!JourneyUnitedMethodist.org480-620-4864Spring fling event set for April 20Maricopa Community Church is looking for crafters, home-based business consultantsand independent vendors for its 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. April 20 Spring Fling at thechurch, 44977 W. Hathaway Ave.The vendor fee is $20 per space. There will be one vendor/company name perevent. For example, one Pampered Chef, one Cookie Lee, one Mary Kay, etc.All registrants are asked to donate one door prize of $5 or more.602-390-8999602-391-8689
March 2013 InMaricopa.com RELIGION 11Choir, egg huntplanned forEasterBy Christopher PeñaTo celebrate Easter, one church willbring together a choir, another will hosta community Easter egg hunt and at athird, a pastor will deliver his first Eastersermon since coming to the church.A 10-member choir at JourneyUnited Methodist Church, meets atMaricopa Wells Middle School, will singEaster morning.The choir only performs on Easter.“Easter is a little easier to do specialevents because at Christmas, peopletravel,” Pastor Eric Brown said, addingthere’s a need for a choir on Easter becausethe “Christian church is built around theresurrection of Jesus.”Founded in 2009, the UnitedMethodist church started in a home andhas grown into a congregation of morethan 100.“We welcome everyone,” Brown said.“We have all ages, a number of races– it’s a real blend of folks of differentbackgrounds.”Journey Church will hold Easterservices at 10:15 a.m.Community of Hope Church willhold its 8 th annual Easter Eggtravaganzafor the first time at the UltraStarMultitainment Center 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.March 30. More than 1,000 egg huntersare expected, said Pastor Rusty Akers.The event will be on the lawn northof the theaters and will include inflatablebounce houses, a petting zoo and games.The egg hunt is split up by age groups.Children hunt plastic eggs and exchangethem for bags of candy. There is a huntevery 15 minutes.The community event started atRancho El Dorado before moving toPacana Park.“We really want to connect with theAk-Chin community in Maricopa,” Akerssaid of this year’s event.Akers refers to Easter Sunday as the“Super Bowl of the Christian Church” andsaid he knows more than a few attendeesare not regular churchgoers, and that’swhy he incorporates the egg hunt.“We know everybody isn’t looking fora church, but the egg hunt is just a way ofhaving fun.”“We always have large crowds,” Akerssaid. “And we want to put our best footforward.”While March 31 will be Pastor DavidZimmerman’s first Easter service sincecoming to Faith Baptist Church ofMaricopa, he said the Easter sermonshould be carried out no differently thanany other Sunday sermon.“When I prepare sermons, I prepareall of them exactly the same way,”Zimmerman said. “I go to the Bible,analyze text, and preach what is in thattext.”Every sermon should be well thoughtout, he said, adding he wants people notonly to go to church, but to leave with anexperience.“Whether I’m preaching to 30 peopleor to 300 people, it doesn’t matter,”Zimmerman said. “There’s no occasionfor preaching that allows for any lesseffort of preparation.”Faith Baptist Church will hold Easterservices 10 a.m. at Sequoia PathwayAcademy.JourneyUnitedMethodist2.orgCOHMaricopa.comSOLDFaithBaptistChurchofMaricopa.orgThinking about buyingand/or selling?SOLDSCOTTSDALE Scottsdale condoremodelALMOST NEW 2 Story w/pool,2026 sqftCall me.Suzie RotterBROKER/OWNER(480) 231-4849Clear SkiesRealtywww.ClearSkiesRealty.comPENDINGPROVINCE Upgraded FurnishedHome on Greenbelt, 1762 sqftSOLDCOBBLESTONE Cobblestone BeautyCall for more information.SUZIE@CLEARSKIESREALTY.COM • MARICOPA RESIDENT
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