"Daniel S. Vieira" <email-in-sig@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> As a public service to those in the Los Angeles Metro area that are
> considering going to "church" tomorrow to celebrate Easter for the first
> time since Christmas 2007, and for the last time til Christmas 2008,
this
> should help you find your place of wor****p.
>
> Note that the places listed here are of the American Religion type,
> meaning the message will be humanocentric, there will be little if any
> talk about sin, repentance, sanctification, etc, and the music selection
> will be of the rock and roll variety, with lots of songs containing
words
> like "I," "Me" and "Mine", with only a superficial mention of the
Trinity.
> ------
>
> Woodland Hills Church at 6115 Fallbrook is having an "Easter
Extravaganza"
> with "Family Fun, Games and Prizes, Crafts and Egg Hunt"
> and "Bounce House, Music, and Food." You can also "Enter to win a Wii"
> from Nintendo! There are nice pictures of Easter eggs on the ad, but no
> mention of God, Christ, Ressurrection, sin, repentance, or anything even
> vaguely about the Gospel except for the words "Christian" and "Church"
in
> the name of the place. If you are looking for a "church" that avoids
any
> reference to Deity, sin, or Ressurrection, this might be the place!
>
> -----
>
> First Presbyterian Church of Granada Hills (10400 Zelzah) asks you to
> "Come Celebrate Easter with Us!" 6AM will be a "sunrise service on the
> patio," at 9AM will be the "Blended Wor****p including choir, handbells,
> and the Hallelujah Chorus" and then at 11AM will be "Contem****ary
Wor****p
> with the 11th Hour Band." This is "A place to connect" according to the
> ad, and there is a picture of a cross on the ad, but not one reference
to
> God, Christ, Ressurrection, or sin.
>
> -----
>
> St. James Presbyterian Church (19414 Ventura Blvd) seems rather hopeful
at
> first: there is a picture of a glowing cross on the ad, with "Easter
> Services" emblazoned next to it. Easter (Eostre?) Wor****p services at
> 7:30 and 10:30AM, and the Easter egg hunt is at 9:45. No mention of
> Christ, Ressurrection, or God in the ad.
>
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>
> Canoga Park Lutheran Church (7357 Jordan St.) will have an "Easter
> (Eostre?) Festival Wor****p!" This "wor****p" will have and I quote
"Grand
> old Easter hymn with rousing trumpets! The 11[AM] service offers joyous
> praise with keyboard and drums! Both bring an Easter message straight
> from the heart of God." How trumpets, keyboards and drums bring a
message
> from the heart of God is beyond me (I thought it was the Word that did
> that?), but you might not be able to hear the Scripture proclaimed
anyway
> after all that cacophony.
>
> Further, tonight at CP Lutheran is the "Road to the Cross," billed as a
> "Unique Multi-Media Wor****p Experience!" This is a "powerful blend of
> chancel [sic] drama, video, special effects, music, song, and the spoken
> Word to help you experience the passion of Christ in an unforgettable
new
> way." Well at least we have "Word" and "Christ" mentioned here, but how
> you will make any sense of the Gospel message through the rest of this
> nonsense is beyond me (I Corinthians 2:14 comes to mind anyway).
>
> ------
>
> "Easter at Shepherd of the Hills" -- this is a really big-box, American
> Religion church at the north end of the San Fernando Valley (19700
Rinaldi
> St.) There is a picture of a glowing tomb on the huge ad, and there is
a
> "FREE Continental Breakfast" and "FREE Children's Programs for All
Ages,"
> with the "inspiring message by Pastor Dudley Rutherford." True to form,
no
> mention of Christ, God, Ressurrection at all, only a glowing tomb to
give
> you a vague idea about what this "Easter" thing might be about.
>
> -----
>
> "Church on the Way," another big-box, American Religion place I used to
> attend many years ago, asks you to "Celebrate Easter" with them. There
is
> the promise of "New Life through Christ the Risen King" for attending
the
> services. I will give them props for that much, though, but not much
else
> here beyond the picture of the Easter lillies and the butterflies (the
> bird *might* be a dove -- aka "Holy Spirit" -- but I'm not sure.)
>
> -----
>
> Just a couple more: St. Stephen's Lutheran Church (15950 Chatsworth)
will
> have their Easter egg hunt at 9:14 with Easter Breakfast right after (ad
> has a nice Easter lilly on it), and Lake Hills Community Church in
Castaic
> (33100 Lake Hills Road) will have their "Sonrise Service" tomorrow at
7am.
> Neither Church talks about "God, Christ" or "Ressurection" in their ads
> either.
>
> Have a happy Eostre!
>
> Dan
Dan?
I had to look a couple of times to make certain that it was you posting
this. It seems somewhat out of character. Goodness, what a grump!
By the way....a "Sonrise" if the spelling you gave is correct, anyway,
seems
like a rather nice way of bringing the idea back to Christ. (shrug)
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