April has several special dates

There are three age groups: 0-3 years old; 4-6 years old; and 7- 10 years old. Prizes will be awarded in each age group for finding the most eggs.

Entries are needed for Lagro Good Ole Days Parade on Saturday, June 17.

The theme is “Our Irish Roots” to highlight the 150th Anniversary of St. Patrick Catholic Church. No preregistration is required. For more information, call Lagro Town Hall, 260-782-2451.

Lagro High School Alumni

Banquet will be Saturday, May 6, at Lagro Methodist Church Fellowship Hall with a buffet dinner at 5:30 p.m. Cost is $25 per person. All graduates, former students, teachers and friends are welcome. Make reservations with check by April 23. Make check payable to: Lagro H.S. Alumni, and mail to Kie Kirk, 555 N. Miami St., Wabash, IN 46992. Committee members are Linda (Leonhardt) Collins (765-981-2665), Leon & Kie (Bechdol) Kirk (260-563-7335), Carrie (McKinley) Williams (260-2242401), Cindy (Swan)

McGuire (260-5711812), and Peggy (Schlemmer) Ballschmidt (260330-9667).

Lagro Community Church welcomes you to church.

Sunday School is every Sunday from 9 to 10 a.m. and worship service is at 10 a.m. Dan Snyder is the speaker for April 9.

Dora Christian Church, 2325 S. Salamonie Dam Road, welcomes you to worship service Sunday at 8:15 a.m. or 10:30 a.m. Sunday School is at 9:30 a.m. The sermon for April 7, Good Friday is “But God…,” based on John 19:1:30. The sermon for Easter, April 9, is “The Day Death Died,” based on 1 Corinthians 15:55-57. Prayer and Bible study continues on Wednesday nights at 6:30 p.m. with “Man’s Journey Into Timelessness.”

The Ladies Aid will meet Thursday, April 6, at 7:00 p.m. Hostesses are Sharon and Chelsea Miller. Good Friday service is at 7 p.m. April 7. Tuesday Supper will be at 6 p.m. April 11 at Mi Pueblo Mexican Restaurant, Wabash

Lagro United Methodist Church has added some additional services for Holy Week. Maundy Thursday service is Thursday, April 6, at 7 p.m. Pastor Andrea Lantz will help with Good Friday services at the Wabash Presbyterian Church at noon, April 7. Easter breakfast will be served by the Youth Group at 7:30 a.m. before worship service. A freewill offering is gratefully accepted. Lagro U.M. Church invites you to its Sunday morning services at 9 a.m., and Sunday school for all ages at 10 a.m.

Kids’ Klub at Lagro United Methodist Church finished its last meeting for the school year on March 29. A yearend party is planned for May 7. A Grief Support group meets at the Church of Christ at Wabash, 1904 N. Wabash St, Wabash, every Monday at 3:30 p.m. You are welcome to join them. If you have questions, contact Donna Wendt, 260-782-2160. Norse Honor Students for last Cont. on Pg. 24

April holds several special dates. Palm Sunday fell on April 2. This date will have passed before this comes out.

This is the Sunday before Easter and the start of Holy Week for Christians. This is a feast day commemorating Jesus’s entry onto Jerusalem. The next special date is April 5 to 13. This date is the Passover and is celebrated by the Jews commemorating the anniversary of their miraculous Exodus from Egyptian slavery as told in the Bible. This is celebrated with a feast called Seder.

Everyone’s Celebration varies. The typical Seder has several prayers, symbols and blessings specific for Passover and includes a special Seder Plate. The Seder Plate typically holds unleavened bread, bitter herbs, bitter lettuce, textured nut and a fruit paste, some vegetables often parsley dipped in salt water vinegar or charoset, roasted goat or lamb and a roasted egg.

Passover gets its name from a pretty dark story. If you know parts of your Bible you should know about how God unleashed 10 plagues on Egypt. The 10th plague was the death of the firstborn son and God instructed Moses to have everyone’s doorposts marked with lamb’s blood so the plaque would “Passover” their home and let their firstborn sons live.

Next is April 7Good Friday. This is Friday before Easter, the day on which Christians annually observe the commemoration of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Good Friday is observed as a day of sorrow. An expression in German, the word Karfreitag means “Sorrowful Friday.” Christian tradition has held that Jesus’ last meal, “Last Supper,” was with his disciples on the evening before his Crucifixion. April 9 is Easter Sunday. This date is the day of resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Sun of God. He died and rose three days later. This is the oldest and most important feast of Christianity. This brought hope of salvation and eternal life through his sacrifice. So, give thanks to the Lord our God for his continuous blessings.

Urbana Lions Club: Last year in late November and early December, the Urbana Community building’s floor dropped a good four inches. This was where the new part of the building was attached to the old just west of the restroom to the west wall. Urbana Lions Club would like to say “Thank You” to those who

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