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‘Easter changes everything’
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Jerusalem briefs, part two
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Young actors take part in the closing scene rehearsal of ‘SONrise.’ More than 50 cast members, including children, were involved in the Easter drama that ran for three performances last weekend.
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Behind the scenes in Clarks Green CLARKS GREEN — For the fifth consecutive year, Clarks Green Assembly of God presented “SONrise- The Drama” this past weekend. “This year we scheduled three showings,” said Linda Corey, director of the production. “It’s also our largest cast, with over 50 people involved.” Corey began rehearsals in January. She has years of experience both directing and acting. “The Lord led me here to Clarks Green Assembly, and I am thankful I was able to use my theatre experience here,” she said. “SONrise” is described as “a dramatic theatrical portrayal of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus, the Son of God.” “I do change it every year,” Corey said. “Some things stay the same. We always have Jesus’ baptism by John the Baptist and end with his death and resurrection. But this year, I developed scenes to focus on the Jewish leader’s relationship to the Roman rulers who were there at the time of Jesus’ arrest and crucifixion.” Corey shared that there is a lot of history and political tension around the story of Jesus. She explained that Herod, a notorious
“This is Easter. This is what it’s all about, at its core. Because of Jesus, Easter changes everything. We wanted to share that.”
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king, and Pilot, the Roman ruler, were political foes, but had one thing in common: neither wanted to be responsible for Jesus’ crucifixion. “Typically, Jewish leaders stayed out of the way of the Roman rulers. They had their own laws and customs. But here, they are trying to use Pilot to get their way,” Corey said. “If either Pilot or Herod had an uprising, they could lose their jobs. They just want the issue of Jesus of Nazareth to go away. But the Jewish leaders weren’t letting this go. Our drama revealed how they plotted to get rid of Jesus. They manipulated Pilot to get what they wanted and they did it at night, under cover of darkness.” Please see CGAG, Page 11
Linda Corey directs actors with their palm branches during a rehearsal for a scene in ‘SONrise’, a drama performed at Clarks Green Assembly of God Church.
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Shopping spree raffle underway CLARKS SUMMIT — One lucky winner of the Clarks Summit Fire Company Auxiliary’s second annual grocery shopping spree raffle will get to run through the aisles of Gerrity’s Supermarket filling his or her shopping cart with free groceries. Raffle tickets are $10 each or three for $25, and can be purchased at the fire station, at Gerrity’s in Clarks Summit or any from any auxiliary member. The winning tickets will be pulled during a dessert reception at the Clarks Summit Fire Station May 13 at 6:30 p.m. First prize is three minutes to fill as many shopping carts as you can. The winner does not have to be present to win but must agree to guidelines listed at
clarkssummitfire.com. Second prize is a $100 gift card to Gerrity’s Supermarket, and third prize is a $50 gift card to Gerrity’s Supermarket. The shopping spree will be held Wednesday, May 22 at 6 a.m. at the Clarks Summit store. “Last year I discovered this fundraiser and brought the idea to the membership,” said Mari Bowen, a member of the auxiliary. “We approached Joe Fasula, owner of Gerrity’s, about our idea. He has been a great community supporter and the Clarks Summit store is in close proximity to the firehouse. He was very accommodating when we presented this idea.” Bowen said the organization dropped the word “ladies” from its
The arrest, trial, sentencing and execution of a public figure. The disappearance of the corpse of the executed. The release of a notorious criminal. An earthquake. A major holiday. Religious, political and social unrest. Had newspapers existed at the time of the biblical Easter story, reporters would have had plenty to cover. And editors would have had a hard time deciding which major news stories to place prominently on the front page. As I wrote here last week, I recently found myself contemplating the biblical Easter story from this perspective and wondering how this portion of the Gospels would read in the style of a modern-day newspaper. So, I took on the task. “Jerusalem briefs, part one” began with Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem on a young donkey, and left off after his money table-flipping incident in the temple. Today’s part two continues with his arrest:
name because it has male members and welcomes men to join the organization. The auxiliary also has a cookie walk in December and a roast beef dinner in October as other fundraisers for the fire department. “I like doing community service and being with the firefighters,” said Sue Wicks, auxiliary treasurer, who has has been a member for more than 30 years. “We deliver coffee and food to the firefighters when they are at a scene of a fire or accident. The auxiliary is helping raise money so that the fire department can buy a new ladder truck.” For more information about the raffle or the fire company, call 570586-9656, extension 4.
“I like doing community service and being with the firefighters. We deliver coffee and food to the firefighters when they are at a scene of a fire or accident. The auxiliary is helping raise money so that the fire department can buy a new ladder truck.” Sue Wicks
auxiliary treasurer
JERUSALEM — Authorities arrested Jesus of Nazareth late last night and as of press time, he was in the custody of Caiaphas, the high priest, according to a temple guard, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. He said Jesus was to be questioned by the Sanhedrin. It is unclear at this time what if any - charges have been pressed. The arrest happened in Gethsemane, where the rabbi and some of his disciples were resting at the time, the guard said. Malchus, one of the high priest’s servants, claims he was injured but immediately and miraculously healed by Jesus during the arrest. Malchus says Simon Peter, one of Jesus’ disciples, struck and cut off his ear with a sword. “We were all armed with swords and clubs, and we had them (Jesus and his disciples) outnumbered,” Malchus said. “One of the disciples, Judas, was even on our side. It seemed like Jesus was going to surrender peacefully, but his men started reaching for their weapons, and all of a sudden, I felt this sharp blow to the side of my head. Please see Briefs, Page 11
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