Faith & Values - April 2019

Faith & Values

A Source Guide of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County Ministries, Programs and Places of Worship

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Your guide to Holy Week events H

oly Week marks the most solemn and revered period on the Christian calendar. Holy Week helps to mark the Paschal Mystery, which includes the Passion, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ.

Many events unfolded in a short period of time during the final days of Christ’s physical existence on earth. These events are marked during Holy Week. To understand them further, here’s a day-byday guide.

Palm Sunday Palm Sunday is the final Sunday of Lent, a 40-day period of solemn prayer and repentance. Palm Sunday recalls Christ’s arrival in Jerusalem when he was received with lavish praise and excitement. Catholic Online, the online guide to the Catholic faith, says Jesus arrived humbly on a donkey to show he came in peace as a man of the people.

As signs of respect, townspeople placed clothes, branches and palm fronds in front of Jesus.

was paid 30 pieces of silver for his information.

Holy Monday

On this evening Christ dined for Passover with his disciples at The Last Supper, creating a template for Holy Mass and Holy Eucharist celebrations. During the meal, Jesus predicted the events that would immediately follow, including his betrayal, the denial of Peter, and his death and resurrection.

Matthew 21 and Mark 11 indicate that Christ returned to Jerusalem this day and cleansed the Temple area from shameful practices. Luke 19 indicates that Pharisees warn Jesus that he should silence the crowd’s praises toward him.

Holy Tuesday As described in John 12:20-36 and John 13:21-38, some people observed Christ’s predictions of his own death on this day. He was also confronted by Temple leadership for the cleansing of the Temple the day before, and they questioned his authority.

Holy (Spy) Wednesday This day marks Judas’ betrayal of Jesus when he met with high priests. Judas

Holy Thursday

Good Friday Pontius Pilate bowed to the pressure of the Temple leadership and the crowds, condemning Jesus to death by crucifixion.

Christ was forced to parade through crowds wearing a crown of thorns to symbolize his status as King of the Jews, and carried a massive wooden cross on his back. He was nailed to the cross by the ankles and wrists and hanged for three hours. He died at 3 pm. His body

was hastily removed and put in a tomb.

Holy Saturday Christ’s disciples were heartbroken at his death and observed the Jewish Sabbath in sorrow, forgetting about the promise of resurrection.

Easter Sunday The public discovered that Jesus’ tomb was empty and that he fulfilled his promise to rise from the dead. This is a great feast day with worship and celebration. Easter Sunday is the foremost day of religious observance within the Christian faith.

St. James United Methodist Church

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Sunday School: 9:30 am • Worship: 10:30 am

As children of God, we at St. James UMC desire to worship, to praise and to serve God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit at all times, in all circumstances, and in all places, by being doers of the word and not hearers only, because of Christ’s unconditional love for all people.

Open 7am – 5pm Monday – Friday Open 8am – 12pm Saturdays (Saturdays April – October)

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Planning The Future Of Kingsway Outreach

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ingsway Prison and Family Outreach was chartered as a Chris an non-profit with a 501(c) (3) tax status in 1983. Shelton and Louise Jennings were founders and co-directors un l 2012 when Shelton died. Since that me Louise has been the director.

Kingsway is growing and Louise feels like it is me to consider hiring an Office Assistant that would be able to step up to the plate when she is no longer available. Hiring someone does not mean she is leaving or re ring, just that she is ge ng older and is planning for the future. Louise would like to help train the next director while she is s ll healthy and able. She does not want the outreach of Kingsway to die with her.

Our Kingsway office is open Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 10 l 2 to help returning ci zens with whatever they need to succeed. It could

be food, clothes, transporta on or just a listening ear.

Kingsway cannot be described in just a sentence or two because it has so many components.

We now have over 1,500 inmates on the birthday card list. Easter and other holiday cards are also sent. The Apple Tree Project provides Christmas gi s for the children of inmates and toiletry gi s for over 6,000 inmates in prison and jails close by.

Many coming out of prison need housing which is really hard to find. We do not have much success there yet because affordable housing just is not available.

Church services are held in Augusta Correc onal Center every Friday night and every other month at Coffeewood.

A bible study is offered at Fluvanna Correc onal Center for women and two bible studies are held for the ladies at

Middle River Regional Jail. There is also a Thursday night group at the Kingsway office.

Un l recently Louise was the Chaplain for the women at RockinghamHarrisonburg Regional Jail, but all of the women were moved to Middle River Regional Jail. Louise visits them if they do not have a pastor and request a visit.

To learn more about Kingsway and how you can par cipate, check out the website at kingwayoutreach.org and also on Facebook. We are located in Duke’s Plaza Shopping Center, 2217 S. Main St., Harrisonburg, VA 22801.

Kingsway is also par cipa ng with the Great Community Give on April 17th . You can find that link on kingswayoutreach.org. Our Power Hour is from 12-1 pm whereas we will be eligible for cash prize if we have the most donors during that hour. Please go online and help us win!

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You’re Invited To Visit Truth & Grace Fellowship

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ur purpose at Truth And Grace Fellowship is to love God and love people. Our focus is not on brick and mortar but on how we can use our gi ings and resources to be a blessing to those around us.

Jesus said, as recorded in Mark 8:32, that if we hold to His teaching, we are really His disciples. Then we “will know the truth, and the truth will set us free.”

We all want to walk in freedom don’t we? Quite o en, however, we take God’s truth and try to make people “eat it” without adding the necessary ingredient of grace. Truth without grace becomes law and places people in bondage. Truth, seasoned with grace, however, makes the truth palatable and leads to freedom and life.

At Truth And Grace we are commi ed to teaching the truth of God’s word seasoned with His marvelous grace.

If you do not have a church home, we invite you to come and visit with us some me. You too can experience the transforma on that is possible when we apply God’s seasoned truth to our lives. We meet on Sunday mornings at 10:00 AM, at the John C. Myers Elementary School in Broadway.

Living T he God-Breathed Life Encounter With Thom Gardner, Teacher and Author of five books including Living The God-Breathed Life

Saturday, April 13, 9AM-PM CORNERSTONE CHURCH OF BROADWAY 265 W. Springbrook Road, Broadway Have you ever wondered what would it be like to sit at Jesus’ table with Him? In the Living The God-Breathed Life Encounter, we will discover the peace, power, and presence of God as we join the journey with the disciples of Jesus at His table. We will join the most important conversation followers of Jesus Christ can have based on John 1:35-39 summarized here as: What are you seeking?

Where does Jesus live? Come and see. Come and join us at the table and be inspired to carry the fragrance of Christ through your life to the world.

There is no cost for this event but a love offering will be received to help cover expenses. Lunch is included.

To register, you can call or text at 540-578-0825.

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Everence offers financial and credit union services, built on a founda on of faith. Pictured, Evelin Gonzalez Espinoza, Everence Branch Manager in Harrisonburg, demonstrates science experiments during Youth Savings Week in 2018. Bring your children or grandchildren to Youth Savings Week, July 8-12, 2019. Details at everence.com/harrisonburg.

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Crea ng A School Culture With Dignity For All

By Andrea Wenger

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i ng in a circle and talking sounds easy.

But using a “circle process” to ensure every voice is heard and respected takes discipline and hard work. That’s what K-12 teachers at Eastern Mennonite School are learning as they commit to restora ve prac ces in educa on.

Using a “circle process” is one way administrators and teachers help to make sure every voice is heard and respected at EMS. In a circle, par cipants face each other and pass a “talking piece.” Only the person with the talking piece may talk; others listen.

Par cipants can “pass” when the piece comes to them. Everyone has a chance to be heard.

Each week, middle and high school students meet in Neighbor Groups of eight to 10 student where they o en prac ce the circle format to discuss a common theme. A recent theme was the role that technology plays in each person’s life and the impact that it has on rela onships, study habits and learning.

In a disciplinary situa on, the circle provides space for those who have been hurt to share how they were affected by others’ ac ons. Perpetrators listen and learn to

understand the consequences of their choices; they get a chance to talk too.

At a prac ce session with teachers, Jus n King, high school principal noted that some students -- and adults -- may be skep cal about the process. “What is this ‘mumbo jumbo?’ students may ask,” he laughed. But, he explained, there is something special about si ng in a circle. “It slows us down. When we make me for one person to share and others to focus on them, it’s hard not to listen.”

“We are commi ed to making sure we -- students and teachers -- are accountable to each other,” says Maria Archer K-8 principal.

“When restora ve prac ces become a part of our everyday lives, conflicts are addressed and, most importantly, each person has a voice.”

EMS has openings in several grades for the 2019-20 year. Interested people are invited to schedule a tour and me for middle and high school students to shadow a student with similar interests. Elementary families are welcome to an Open House on April 25 from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Call Marsha Thomas at 540236-6021 with ques ons or to schedule an appointment.

Above: Heidi Byler’s third grade class uses a circle process regularly so if it is used in mes of conflict, the process feels familiar and comfortable.

Le : Jus n King, high school principal, chats with a student 1:1. Administrators and teachers know each EMS student by name, building rela onships toward a school culture that respects the dignity of all.

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Explore the true meaning of Easter According to scripture, Jesus was enjoying the Passover dinner when he sat down with his disciples.

Understanding that this would be his last earthly meal and that someone close to him would betray him, he took bread and gave thanks to God for it. He broke the bread and said it was his body that should be given up so sins would be forgiven. He did a similar gesture with wine, indicating that it was his blood that should be shed as a sacrifice for all. Christ instructed the disciples to do the same ritual in the future in memory of him.

Jesus was subsequently betrayed and turned over to the authorities. He was sentenced to crucifixion and perished on the cross. His body was cleansed and placed in a tomb sealed by a stone. His followers were unaware

of the miracle that would ensue in the days to come. On Easter Sunday, the tomb was discovered open and empty. Jesus had risen from the dead, providing irrefutable proof that he was the Son of God. In turn, Jesus fulfilled all he was born to do and preached.

Easter did not always symbolize Christ’s resurrection when it was first celebrated. It was once a pagan ritual of renewal and birth. However, when early missionaries began spreading Christianity’s message, the holiday — falling around the time of Christ’s actual resurrection — was adopted to commemorate the religious miracle.

Today it stands as a testament to ultimate sacrifice and the promise of eternal life for all who believe in him.

Relax. Enjoy. Live.

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unnies and baskets, chocolates and candies. It’s that time of year when parents scramble to ensure their children wake up to a trove of treats, and families decide on who is serving the lamb dinner this year.

Easter, above all, is a religious commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is the culmination of the holy period known as Lent, and it the most significant date on the Christian liturgical calendar.

These are some of the familiar Easter traditions, but much more is involved with the holiday than egg hunts and brightly adorned bonnets. For the religious, it can be important to delve into the true meanings behind Easter and let those discoveries help shape celebrations.

Jesus Christ was the Son of God, who fulfilled the prophesies that he would give his own life for his people so they could enjoy eternal life after their own mortal bodies perished. Easter, from Jesus’ very own words, marked a new covenant for the faithful.

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The Old Legend of the Dogwood ~ Unknown

Two thousand years ago, few trees in the Middle East were not big enough to construct anything. However, one tree was valued above the others for its thick trunk and fine, strong wood. When the Romans came to rule over Jerusalem, their government used this same timber to build the crosses for executing criminals. A group of workers were assigned to gather wood for the crosses. Before long, every Roman official knew the best wood came from these gatherers of execution wood, so those workers became popular.

One day, the wood gatherers received a special request.

An officer of the Roman court came and said, “The King of Jews is to be put to death. Deliver an extra-large cross made from your finest wood.” So, a fresh tree was cut from the forest of the trees with thick trunks and fine, strong wood.

An extra-tall (and extra-heavy) cross was quickly made and delivered.

Three days after the death of Jesus of Nazereth, the chief wood gatherer got alarming news. “All of our finest trees are withering!” the messenger whispered. The wood gatherer hurried to the forest and saw that it was true.

Several years later, the chief wood gatherer heard that, every spring, many people visited the old forest that had once made his job so easy. Despite his advancing years, he set out to discover why. He saw the remains of forest, now like a salty bottoms, with only a few trees still standing tall, baked, lifeless and rotting.

But what was this? As he drew closer, his feeble eyes could make out the people walking among thousands of beautiful, flowering bushes. Seeing one of his own workers there, the old man said, “No one could ever make a cross out

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Wednesday Noon Eucharist - April 17 Maundy Thursday, April 18 - 7 pm Worship with foot/hand-washing and Holy Communion

Good Friday, April 19 - 7 pm of this twisted wood. Our finest tree has gone to the dogs!”

He noticed the beautiful white flowers, each blossom looking as if it had been burned from the touch of a miniature cross.

So...an old and beautiful legend has it that, at the time of the crucifixion, the dogwood was comparable in size to the oak tree and other monarchs of the forest. Because of its firmness and strength it was selected as the timber for the cross, but to be put to such a cruel use greatly distressed the tree. Sensing this, the crucified Jesus in his gentle pity for the sorrow and suffering of all said to it: “Because of your sorrow and pity for My sufferings, never again will the dogwood tree grow large enough to be used as a gibbet. Henceforth it will be slender, bent and twisted and its blossoms will be in the form of a cross -- two long and two short petals. In the center of the outer edge of each petal there will be nail prints -- brown with rust and stained with red -- and in the center of the flower will be a crown of thorns, and all who see this will remember.

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Worship Service 10:00 a.m.

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Easter Vigil, April 20 - 8 pm Begins in Woodbine Cemetery

Easter Sunday, April 21 Festival Worship at all morning liturgies - 8:00, 9:30, 11:00 Children’s Activities - 9:30

Join us – all are welcome!

Muhlenberg Lutheran Church: A Wellspring of God’s Grace OPEN • AUTHENTIC • RELATIONAL • SERVING Usual Sunday Morning Worship Schedule: 8:00, 9:30, 11:00 281 E. Market Street, Harrisonburg, VA • 540-434-3496 www.muhlenberglutheran.org

Palm Sunday Service - 2pm “The Witness”, an Easter Drama

Good Friday Worship Service - 7pm Rev. Jim Harris will provide the sermon “Responsibility Cannot be Washed Away”

Easter Worship Services Sunrise 6:45am on the church lawn led by the BUMC Youth and Chip Hanks, Youth Coordinator 8:30am service, Rev. Stephen Creech will provide the sermon “Jesus Stepped Into Mankind” with special Handbell music 11:00am service, Rev. Jim Harris will provide the sermon “Monday’s Comin’ ” with special Choir music

“Your faith journey is our faith journey at Bridgewater UMC” We welcome all to come join in worship with us.

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Bridgewater United Methodist Church

Come and Join Us. All are Welcome.

219 N. Main Street Bridgewater, VA 22812 540-828-0890 www.bridgewaterumc.com

865 Port Republic Rd. Harrisonburg, Va.

540.433.1702

Dramatic procession with the cross and passion narrative

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360 N. Main St.

3021 John Wayland Highway Dayton VA 22821

Easter Sunrise Service at 6:15 am Regular Service at 10:45 am

Harrisonburg, Va.

Easter Sunrise Service at Mt. Crawford Cemetery at 7 a.m.

This will be followed by a Breakfast at the Church served by the Methodist Women.

The Trauma Center for the Soul

Pastor Russell Heinrich will give Easter Sunday sermon at 9:30.

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PLACES OF WORSHIP

801 Parkwood Dr. (EMHS Auditorium) Harrisonburg, VA 22802 540-217-0131

Antioch United Church Of Christ 4107 Fort Lynne Rd., Harrisonburg, VA 22802 540-833-5476

Asbury United Methodist Church 205 S. Main St., Harrisonburg, VA 22801 540-434-2836

Beaver Creek Church Brethren 5651 Beaver Creek Rd., Bridgewater, VA 22812 540-828-2767

Beldor Mennonite Church 3319 Beldor Rd., Elkton, VA 22827 540-298-9314

Beth El Congregation 830 Old Furnace Rd., Harrisonburg, VA 22801 540-434-2744

Bethel AME Church 184 Kelley Street, Harrisonburg, VA 22802 540-433-5925

Bethel Church Of Brethren 3061 Armentrout Path, Keezletown, VA 22832 540-269-6031

Bethel Mennonite Church 15093 Grindstone Ln., Broadway, VA 22815 540-896-4292

Bethel United Church Of Christ 2451 Bethel Church Road, Elkton, VA 22827 540-298-1197

Bethlehem United Church-Christ

Bridgewater Church of the Brethren

Church Of Jesus Christ Of LDS

East Point United Methodist Church

420 College View Dr., Bridgewater, VA 22812 540 828-3711

210 South Ave., Harrisonburg, VA 22801 540-442-1985 or 540-433-2945

3209 East Point Rd., Elkton, VA 540-298-8196

110 E. College Street Bridgewater, VA 22812 540-828-2442

Church Of Solsburg

Edom Linville Fellowship

14967 Rockingham Pike, Elkton, VA 22827 (540) 298-1567

5290 Jesse Bennett Way, Linville, VA 22834 540-833-2800

Bridgewater United Methodist Church

Church Of The Incarnation

Elkton Church of God

Bridgewater Presbyterian Church

219 N Main St., Bridgewater, VA 22812 540-828-0890

265 E. Market St., Harrisonburg, VA 22801 540-432-5533

Briery Branch Church of the Brethren

Clinton Church of God

6628 Briery Branch Rd., Dayton, VA 22821 540-828-7139

Broadway Baptist Church 166 Mason St., Broadway, VA 22815 540-896-7218

Broadway Presbyterian Church 107 Lee Street , Broadway, VA 22815 540-896-3903

Brown Memorial Community Church 9843 Town Hall Road McGaheysville, VA 22840 540-289-9393

Calvary Mennonite Fellowship 6083 Mount Clinton Pike, Harrisonburg, VA 22802 (540) 867-9444

38 Independence Rd., Elkton, VA 22827 540 298-9426

Bridgewater Baptist Church 5568 John Wayland Hwy. Bridgewater, VA 22812 (540) 828-2456

3457 Fulton School Rd., Dayton, VA 22821 540-879-9364

104 Ashby Avenue, Elkton, VA 22827 540-298-1363

Community Mennonite Church

Elkton Seventh Day Adventist

70 South High St., Harrisonburg, VA 22801 540-433-2148

20995 Blue & Gold Dr., Elkton, VA 22827 (540) 298-1801

Cooks Creek Presbyterian Church

Elkton United Methodist Church

4222 Mt. Clinton Pike Harrisonburg, VA 22802 540-867-5117

Cornerstone Church of Harrisonburg

205 Warren Street , Elkton, VA 22827 540-298-8348

Emmanuel Episcopal Church

20588 Criders Rd., Criders, VA 22820 540- 896-7653

Covenant Presbyterian Church

Evangelical Presbyterian Church

Catholic Church-Holy Infant

546 W Mosby Rd., Harrisonburg, VA 22801 540-433-3051

2580 Panorama Drive,Elkton, VA 22827 540-298-2120

101 W Marshall Avenue, Elkton, VA 22827 540-298-1341

Crosslink Community Church

Evangelical United Methodist Church

Cedar Grove United Methodist Church

Central Church of Christ

Blue Ridge Independent Church

Elkton Presbyterian Church

Caplingers United Methodist Church

Bible Holiness Church

154 N Main Street, Harrisonburg, VA 22802 540-434-4341

16704 E Summit Ave., Elkton, VA 22827 540-298-2121

660 S Main Street Harrisonburg, VA 22801 540-434-2357

11923 N Valley Pike, Broadway, VA 22815 540-896-3975

Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church

Clover Hill United Methodist Church

Elkton Pentecostal Church

197 Cornerstone Lane Harrisonburg, VA 22802 540-433-9233

Corner of Buffalo & Smithland Roads Harrisonburg, VA 22802 540-810-6907

127 Pine Street, Elkton, VA 22827 540-298-0477

6454 Mount Clinton Pike Harrisonburg, VA 22802 540-867-5560

102 W E St., Elkton, VA 22827 540-298-0354

822 Country Club Rd., Harrisonburg, VA 22802 540-434-9770

Christ Gospel Church 290 Eastview St., Dayton, VA 22821 540-879-9856

Church Of Christ 50 Covenant Dr # F, Harrisonburg, VA 22801 540-432-9056

Church Of Christ 16004 Lone Pine Dr., Timberville, VA 22853 (540) 896-9614

4904 S Valley Pike, Harrisonburg, VA 22801 540-434-1540

Dayspring Nazarene Church 235 N Main St., Mt. Crawford, VA 22841 540-568-1817

513 E Spotswood Ave., Elkton, VA 22827 540-298-1767

Faith Community Church

Dayton Church of The Brethren

1660 S. Main St., Harrisonburg, VA 22802 540-432-9911

202 Main Street, Dayton, VA 22821 540-879-9771

Fellowship United Methodist Church

Dayton Mennonite Church

696 Fellowship Road, Rockingham, VA 22802

4887 John Wayland Hwy., Dayton, VA 22821 540-879-9655

First Assembly Of God (HFA)

Dayton United Methodist Church

1310 Garbers Church Rd Harrisonburg, VA 22801 540-433-8687

215 Ashby St., Dayton, VA 22821 540-879-2102

Divine Unity Community Church 182 Neff Ave, Harrisonburg, VA 22801 540-751-8562

First Baptist Church 611 Broad St., Harrisonburg, VA 22802 540-434-3969

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First Baptist Church of Elkton 20913 Blue & Gold Dr., Elkton, VA 22827 (540) 298-1424

First Church of The Nazarene

FAITH AND VALUES Grace Mennonite Fellowship Immanuel Mennonite Church

Mill Creek Church Of The Brethren

209 Lacey Spring Rd Harrisonburg, VA 22802 540-442-6235

400 Kelly St., Harrisonburg, VA 22802 (540) 432-0711

7600 Port Republic Road Port Republic, VA 24471 540-289-5084

Islamic Center of the Shenandoah

Montezuma Church-The Brethren

1871 Boyers Rd.,Harrisonburg, VA 22801 540- 434-1092

Grace and Truth Reformed Presbyterian Church

First Presbyterian Church

342 Neff Avenue, Harrisonburg, VA 22801 (434) 509 8698

17 N. Court Square Harrisonburg, VA 22801 540-434-6551

First United Methodist Church 13902 Timber Way Timberville, VA 22853 (540) 896-7168

Freedom Baptist Church 141 Pleasant Hill Rd Harrisonburg, VA 22801 540-433-5709

Full Gospel Lighthouse Tabernacle 18132 Spotswood Trl Elkton, VA 22827 540-298-9896

Garber’s Church of the Brethren

Greatest Freedom Ministries 3004 Twin Oaks Drive Harrisonburg, VA 22802 540-434-3012

Greenmount Church-The Brethren 4881 Greenmount Rd Harrisonburg, VA 22802 540-833-5251

1330 Country Club Road Harrisonburg, VA 22802 540-433-8186

4937 Ottobine Rd., Dayton, VA 22821 (540) 879-2246

Jehovah’s Kingdom’s Hall

8550 Robinson Rd., Dayton, VA 22821 540-867-5326

1766 Harpine Hwy., Harrisonburg, VA 22802 540-433-9276

John Wesley United Methodist Church 445 Sterling St., Harrisonburg, VA 22802 540-828-3815

Landmark Tabernacle 33 East, McGaheysville, VA 22840 (540) 289-9809

Mountain View Fellowship Church

Harrisonburg First Church of the Brethren

Life2us.Org Ministries 282 Neff Avenue in the Paint Store Dayton, VA 22821 (540) 421-3947

Gospel Hill Mennonite Church

6255 Jesse Bennett Way, Linville, VA 22834 540-833-5171

331 Vine Street, Harrisonburg, VA 22802 (540) 433-8980

Linville Creek Church of the Brethren

Lindale Mennonite Church

2390 Grace Chapel Rd Harrisonburg, VA 22801 540-433-7674

Harrisonburg Mennonite Church

409 Brethren Road, Broadway, VA 22815 540-896-5001

1552 S High St., Harrisonburg, VA 22801 540-434-4463

Linville United Methodist Church

Grace Covenant Church

Harrisonburg Unitarian Universalists

Grace Memorial Episcopal Church 7120 Ore Bank Road Port Republic, VA 24471 (540) 249-4121

12769 Third Hill Rd, Fulks Run, VA 22830 540-896-4508

501 South Main Street Harrisonburg, VA 22801 540-433-2456

540-269-8531

Harrisonburg Free Will Baptist Church

3337 Emmaus Rd., Harrisonburg, VA 22801 540-433-9244

Mountain Grove Church

11583 Mountain Valley Road Harrisonburg, VA 22802 540-896-3424

Harrisonburg Baptist Church

315 S. Dogwood Drive Harrisonburg, VA 22801 540-434-8288

Grace Baptist Church

Mount Bethel Church of the Brethren

Keezletown United Methodist Church Mountain Valley United Methodist 1456 Indian Town Rd., Keezletown, VA 22832 Church

1275 Garbers Church Rd Harrisonburg, VA 22801 540-828-6251 6179 Hopkins Gap Rd, Fulks Run, VA 22830 540-867-9051

Harrisonburg, Va.

4101 Rawley Pike (Route 33 West), Harrisonburg, VA 22801 (540) 867-0073

Hilltop Bible Church 21094 Dovesville Rd., Criders, VA 22820 540-434-1431

Holy Infant Catholic Church 101 W Marshall Ave (Rts 33 & 340 Elkton, VA 22827 (540) 298-1341

Holy Myrrhbearers Orthodox Church 2870-D S. Main Street Harrisonburg, VA 22801 540-908-2094

Iglesia Menonita El Calvario 6083 Mt. Clinton Pike Harrisonburg, VA 22802 540-820-2241

5180 Kratzer Road, Linville, VA 22834 540-833-2800

Lion of Judah II Ministries 1054 S. High St., Harrisonburg, VA 22801 540-292-1213

Mabel Memorial Chapel 2025 Reservoir St., Harrisonburg, VA 22801

Massanutten Presbyterian Church 50 Indian Trail Rd., Penn Laird, VA 22846 540-434-6194

8601 Mcgaheysville Rd McGaheysville, VA 22840 540-289-9008

Mt Carmel United Brethren and Christ Church 11466 Brocks Gap Rd., Fulks Run, VA 22830 540-896-1503

Mt Carmel United Methodist Church 13375 Third Hill Rd., Fulks Run, VA 22830 540-896-2800

Mt Clinton Mennonite Church 6954 Mount Clinton Pike Harrisonburg, VA 22802 540-867-5885

Mt Clinton Methodist Church 1595 Muddy Creek Road Harrisonburg, VA 22802 540-867-9551

Mt Crawford United Methodist Church 360 N Main St., Mt Crawford, VA 22841 (540) 433-9597

Mayland Christian Church

Mt Horeb Presbyterian Church

McGaheysville United Methodist Church

Mt Horeb United Methodist Church

25 Maryland Ave., Harrisonburg, VA 22801 4517 Rockfish Rd., Grottoes, VA 24441 540-896-3747 (540) 249-5141

10106 McGaheysville Rd McGaheysville, VA 22840 540-289-5445

422 Hinton Rd., Dayton, VA 22821 540-363-2957

Mt Olive Brethren Church

FAITH AND VALUES Potters House Worship Center St John Lutheran Chapel

2977 Pineville Road Mc Gaheysville, VA 22840 540-289-5592

1911 W Market St Harrisonburg, VA 22801 540-801-0519

Mt Olivet United Brethren in Christ

Providence Baptist Church

862 Freemason Run Rd Mount Solon, VA 22843 (540) 350-4250

1441 Erickson Ave., Harrisonburg, VA 22801 540-434-4136

Harrisonburg, Va.

Mt Pleasant Church-Brethren 2788 Taylor Spring Lane Harrisonburg, VA 22801 540-434-7755

Mt Vernon Mennonite Church 13188 Port Republic Road Grottoes, VA 24441 540-249-4684

Muhlenberg Lutheran Church 281 E Market St., Harrisonburg, VA 22801 540-434-3496

New Beginnings Church 101 Pike Church Road Harrisonburg, VA 22801 540-434-1555

On Eagle’s Wings Ministry 111 W Spotswood Avenue, Elkton, VA 22827 540-433-0357

Open Door Gospel 940 Chicago Ave., Harrisonburg, VA 22804 540-434-0545

Otterbein United Methodist Church 176 West Market Street Harrisonburg, VA 22801 540-434-7747

Park View Mennonite Church 1600 College Ave Harrisonburg, VA 22802 540-434-1604

Peake Mennonite Church 8613 War Branch Rd Harrisonburg, VA 22802

Peoples Baptist Church 3523 Spotswood Trl. Penn Laird, VA 22846 (540) 434-6554

Port Republic United Methodist Church 8525 Water Street Port Republic, VA 24471 540-249-4111

Rader Lutheran Church and Timberville Parish 17072 Raders Church Road Timberville, VA 22853 (540) 896-4241

Ridgeway Mennonite Church 546 East Franklin Street Harrisonburg, VA 22801 540- 434-3476

River Oaks Church 51 G Burgess Rd, Harrisonburg, VA 22801 540-801-0085

Riverside United Methodist Church 16174 Brocks Gap Road Fulks Run, VA 22830 (540) 852-3577

Rock Church 1639 Gravels Rd., Harrisonburg, VA 22802 540-574-4628

Saint Stephen’s United Church Of Christ 358 South Main St., Harrisonburg, VA 22801 (540) 434-6290

Sangersville Church-Brethren 26 Vance Road, Bridgewater, VA 22812 540-828-6008

Shalom Mennonite Congregation 801 Parkwood Drive at Eastern Mennonite High Harrisonburg, VA 22802 540-432-1659

Shepherd of The Valley Lutheran 229 Main Street, Dayton, VA 22821 540-879-3338

Spring Creek Church 8863 Nazarene Church Road Bridgewater, VA 22812 540-828-3128

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Valley Church Of Christ

North Mountain Rd Timberville, VA 22853

1570 Virginia Ave., Harrisonburg, VA 22802 540-434-0223

St Lukes United Church-Christ

Valley Friends Meeting

613 N Mountain Road Timberville, VA 22853 540-896-1183

363 High Street, Dayton, VA 22821 www.valleyfriends.org

St Nicholas Orthodox Church

21806 Criders Road, Criders, VA 22820 540-852-9338

7581 Rockfish Gap Tpke Greenwood, SC 29646 540-456-6981

St Stephen & The Good Shepherd 7078 Rocky Bar Road, Elkton, VA 22827 (540) 249-4121

St. Jacob’s-Spaders Lutheran Church 3555 Spaders Church Road Mt Crawford, VA 22841 (540) 433-2226

Sunrise Church Of The Brethren 1496 S Main St., Harrisonburg, VA 22801 (540) 434-1773

Sunset Drive United Methodist Church 127 S Sunset Drive, Broadway, VA 22815 540-896-3970

Valley View Mennonite Church

Victory Baptist Church 521 Allegheny Avenue Harrisonburg, VA 22802 (540) 434-7868

Vision Of Hope United Methodist Ch. 1723 Port Republic Rd Harrisonburg, VA 22801 540-433-3854

Weaver’s Mennonite Church 2501 Rawley Pike, Harrisonburg, VA 22801 540-434-7758

West Side Baptist Church 715 W.Wolfe St., Harrisonburg, VA 22802 (540) 434-9634

Weyers Cave United Methodist Church 228 Houff Rd.,Weyers Cave, VA 24486 540-234-0401

The Holy Birth-Giver of God, the Holy Theotokos Wingfield Ministries Inc 61 S. Foxhall Lane, Weyers Cave, VA 24486 540-234-8767

2389 Grace Chapel Rd., Harrisonburg, VA 22801 540-433-0769

The Upper Room Church

Word Ministries Christian Church

14890 Rockingham Pike, Elkton, VA 22827 (540) 298-8000

Trinity Lutheran Church 2119 Trinity Church Rd Harrisonburg, VA 22802 (540) 269-6600

Trinity Presbyterian Church 725 South High Street Harrisonburg, VA 22801 540-434-9556

Trinity United Church of Christ 161 Church Street, Timberville, VA 22853 (540) 896-3578

Trissels Mennonite Church 11246 Hisers Lane, Broadway, VA 22815 540-896-7289

Truth, Light & Life Broadcast 7013 Mountain Grove Road (Off Rt 33, 15 Penn Laird, VA 540-234-9222 or 540-421-0909

131 Erickson Ave., Harrisonburg, VA 22801 (540) 433-9673

Zion Mennonite Church 3260 Zion Church Rd, Broadway, VA 22815 540-896-7577

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FAITH AND VALUES

Wednesday, April 10, 2019

Harrisonburg, Va.

What is the Last Supper?

Many important events took place during what’s now known as Holy Week, which commemorates the final days of the earthly life of Jesus Christ, who Christians believe is the son of God. The Last Supper was one of most important events to take place during the final week of Christ’s life. Contradictions within the Gospels make it hard to say with absolute certainty when the Last

Supper took place, but according to Catholic Online, Evangelists and critics generally agree that the Last Supper was held on a Thursday that was very likely the evening of preparation for Jewish celebration of Passover.

The Last Supper is depicted in the Gospels as the final meal Jesus shared with his 12 apostles before he was crucified.

Christians believe that, during the meal,

Harrisonburg Mennonite Church

Jesus predicted that his disciple Peter would deny knowing him three times before the following morning, while also predicting that another disciple present at the meal would ultimately betray him.

Many Christians also believe the Last Supper marked the institution of what is now the sacrament of the Eucharist.

The Gospels of Mark, Matthew and Luke include accounts of the sharing of

the bread and wine, though each account differs slightly. While the Gospel of John, which differs in various ways from those of Mark, Matthew and Luke, does not describe the bread and wine ritual, the Bread of Life Discourse (John 6:2259) has been interpreted as Eucharistic.

The Last Supper is a significant event in the life of Jesus Christ and one that merits special consideration during Holy Week.

Bear Lithia Springs Baptist Church

Palm Sunday, April 14

Easter Sunday, April 21

Services at 8:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.

FREE family-friendly, Seder Meal, 6:00 p.m.

Sunrise Service, 7:30 a.m.

Continental Breakfast provided 8:00 – 8:40 a.m.

Hymn Sing, 9:00-9:20 a.m.

Combined Worship Service 9:40 a.m.*

2145 N. Eastside Highway Elkton, VA 22827

Good Friday, April 19

No Sunday School or Discipleship Communities

www.BearLithiaSpringsBaptistChurch.com

Maundy Thursday, April 18

Sunset Service, 7:56 p.m.

1552 South High Street, Harrisonburg, VA 22801 540-434-4463 www.HarrisonburgMennonite.org *Most weeks, there are two services at 8:30 and 11:00 a.m.

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540-298-4715 SUNDAY: Sunday School 10 AM • Worship 11 AM • Evening 6 PM WEDNESDAY: Service 7 PM Senior Pastor - Donald Leatherman Associate Pastor - Mark Leatherman

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