Category Archives: Easter

Easter Egg Hunt – Hooper

All Are Welcome To Our Free Palm Sunday Easter Egg Hunt!

Easter Egg
Easter Egg

240324 Free Palm Sunday Easter Egg Hunt
All Are Welcome To Our Free Palm Sunday Easter Egg Hunt!
Join us in our FUN activity for the Community!
Come As You Are.
You are welcome to Volunteer or make a FREE WILL offering if you choose.
You are welcome to:
Easter Egg Hunt
Sunday, March 24, 2024 – 1:00 pm prompt start!
Spirit of Peace and Its Missional Community
303 West Maple St Hooper NE 68031
Pastors Michael and Cathy Hanus 402-541-7019 text or call
#SpiritOfPeace #Hooper #Free #EasterEggHunt

 

Easter Egg Hunt – Valley

Easter Egg
Easter Egg

240323 Free Palm Saturday Easter Egg Hunt
All Are Welcome To Our Free Palm Saturday Easter Egg Hunt!
Join us in our FUN activity for the Community!
Come As You Are. You are welcome to make a FREE WILL offering if you choose. You are welcome to: 
Easter Egg Hunt!  Saturday, March 23, 2024 – 1:00 pm prompt start!
Spirit of Peace and Its Missional Community
Valley NE City Park Large Pavilion 400 W Vass St.
Pastors Michael and Cathy Hanus 402-541-7019 text or call

#SpiritOfPeace #Valley #Free #EasterEggHunt

Free Community Easter Egg Hunt

All Are Welcome!

Easter Egg Hunt 2023

Easter Sunday April 9, 2023

Easter Egg Hunt starts promptly at 12:00 Noon CT

Valley City Park Large Pavilion 400 W Vass St. Valley

Missional Community Service: Local Food Pantry experiences Food Supply Shortage, so a non-perishable food item donation is welcome if you are able! 

Pastors Cathy and Michael Hanus, Spirit of Peace Missional Community, 402-541-7019 text or call.

Donations and Volunteers are always welcome! 

Free Community Easter Egg Hunt

All Are Welcome!

Spirit of Peace Community Easter Egg Hunt
Spirit of Peace Community Easter Egg Hunt


Easter Egg Hunt and Activity Fun 
Community Event!

Sunday, April 17, Noon until 2pm 
Noon Lunch – limited food options 
1:00 Easter Egg Hunt * while supplies last 

Easter Egg Hunt
Easter Egg Hunt

Valley City Park Large Pavilion 
400 West Vass St. Valley 

Missional Community Service: Local Food Pantry experiences Food Supply Shortage, so a non-perishable food item donation is welcome if you are able! 

RSVPs, Donations, and Volunteers Always Welcome 
Contact Pastors Michael and Cathy Hanus 
minister@spiritofpeace.us 
402-541-7019

Spirit Popup Pantry

Spirit Popup Pantry, is a regular activity which Spirit of Peace Missional Community engages in throughout the year!  We offer a variety foods for your nourishment onsite and / or you may carry out at your discretion.  This activity is FREE, and there is no charge to anyone choosing to participate! 

Pop up Pantry Drop in
Pop up Pantry Drop in

All Are Welcome! 
Pastors Cathy Hanus, Michael Hanus and the Spirit of Peace Missional Community 

Ash Wednesday Dropin

Ash Wednesday is a day for reflection, discussion and commitment which “kicks off” the Lenten Liturgical Season of the annual church calendar.  All Are Invited to join us on a dropin basis on this day to participate in reflection, discussion and commitment in Lenten spirituality.  After the traditional administration of ashes and brief prayer, we will come to the table to join in communion.  This celebration will be followed by the Spirit Popup Pantry, where a variety foods are offered for your nourishment onsite and / or you may carry out at your discretion.  This activity is FREE, and there is no charge to anyone choosing to participate! 

Ash Wednesday Drop in
Ash Wednesday Drop in
Pop up Pantry Drop in
Pop up Pantry Drop in

 All Are Welcome! 

Pastors Cathy Hanus, Michael Hanus and

the Spirit of Peace Missional Community

Easter Celebration

Easter Celebration is a Joyful Liturgical Holiday. After Suffering Crucifixion on the Cross for Our Sins, Jesus Resurrects from Death and Continues His Mission on Earth in Obedience to the Father.

All Are Welcome to Engage Our Easter Basket Ministry:

Easter Basket Drive By
Easter Basket Drive by

You Are Welcome to Drive By and Pick up an Easter Basket. Please Contact Us So We May be Prepared for You with Your Basket(s). Baskets are Available Until Gone. We Look Forward to Hearing from You and Seeing You!

All Are Welcome to Engage Our Easter Meal Bag Ministry:

Easter Meal Bag
Easter Meal Bag

You Are Welcome to Drive By and Pick up an Easter Meal Bag. Please Contact Us So We May be Prepared for You with Your Bag(s). Bags are Available Until Gone. We Look Forward to Hearing from You and Seeing You!

Pastors Michael and Cathy Hanus and the Spirit of Peace and Streams of Life Health and Wellness Missional Community Ministries.

Little Doubt Celebration

Little Doubt Celebration
SYATP See You At the Park!
All Are Welcome!
*Activity modified for pandemic
Morning Matins themed Celebration  

Introduction:
Allow Apostle Thomas the benefit of the doubt.
In his Gospel, Apostle John demonstrates how it is that Jesus finished the work that He began with His apostles in tow. Clearly the Apostles were followers of, and believers in, Jesus, but still lacked Christ’s knowledge and capacity to serve at the time of His death. It is transparent to us in the message that Jesus is keenly aware that His work in this mortal world is not complete. Jesus appears in human form to assure His apostles that He is still present among them. So today we believe in Christ’s promise that wherever two or more are gathered in His name, He too will be among us. Matt. 18:20. We return to Apostle Thomas. The others saw Jesus’ presence, but Thomas did not. Consider Thomas wants to see the Lord in the flesh once again also. So Jesus appears in Thomas’ designated place. Thomas’ response is Praise in the name of Christ. Let us face this, are not we all sharing in Thomas’ petition? The opportunity to see Christ in the flesh? I am! Jesus does not criticize Thomas, nor will He criticize us! Instead, once more, typical to His teaching style, He messages all of us, Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe. Jn. 20:29. Amen!
In Acts, Luke messages us. Do we view Peter’s message as newly Christ based or traditionally Hebrew based? Yet we all arrive at the witness portion, where standing in time; past, present or future us no longer matters. We are all filled with the Spirit, the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Christ!
Reflecting on today’s reading in Psalms. Proper prayer has form. So does a proper lament. A proper Lament has five elements: 1. an invocation, a cry for help invoking the presence of God; 2. the lament, or complaint, the wrong; 3. a petition, God do this to alleviate the oppression; 4. trust, noting past times when God came to the rescue; and 5. praise, an acknowledgement that God will provide. Let us further explore the concept here.
In today’s reading, Peter sees life after Christ’s resurrection as a new birth. So how do we frame the message of Peter in our lives today?

Doubting Thomas
Doubting Thomas

Scripture:
First Reading
Acts 2:14; Acts 2:22-32.
Psalm:
Psalm 16.
New Testament:
1 Peter 1:3-9.
Gospel:
John 20:19-31.

Prayer:
Creator of the universe, you made the world in beauty, and restore all things in glory through the victory of Jesus Christ.
We pray that, wherever your image is still disfigured by poverty, sickness, selfishness, war and greed, the new creation in Jesus Christ may appear in justice, love, and peace, to the glory of your name. Amen.

Prayer Intentions:
O God, your Son remained with his disciples after his resurrection, teaching them to love all people as neighbors.
As his disciples in this age, we offer our prayers on behalf of the universe in which we are privileged to live and our neighbors with whom we share it.
Prayers of the People;
Open our hearts to your power moving around us and between us and within us, until your glory is revealed in our love of both friend and enemy, in communities transformed by justice and compassion, and in the healing of all that is broken. Amen.

Apostles Creed
I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth. And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary; suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and buried; He descended into hell; the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and sits on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from there He shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit; the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen. (Book of Concord).

Our Father
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen. (Book of Concord). (Matthew 6:9-13).

Liturgy of the Eucharist

Handshake of Peace

Confession
The Apostle John proclaims, If we confess our sins He who is faithful and just will forgive our sins, and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9.
Most merciful God, we confess that we are by nature sinful and unclean. We have sinned against You in thought, word and deed, by what we have done and by what we have left undone. We have not loved You with our whole heart. We have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. For the sake of Your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Forgive us, renew us, and lead us so that we may delight in Your will and walk in Your ways to the glory of Your holy name. Amen.

Communion Hymn

Institution of the Lord’s Supper
Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is my body.” And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, “Drink of it, all of you, for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. – Matthew 26:26-28. (ESV).

Communion

Prayer:
Blessed are you, O God of our Lord Jesus Christ, in whom we receive the legacy of a living hope, born again not only from his death but also from his resurrection.
May we who have received forgiveness of sins through the Holy Spirit live to set others free, until, at length, we enter the inheritance that is imperishable and unfading, where Christ lives and reigns with you and the same Spirit. Amen.

Closing Hymn.
Like the murmur of the dove’s song
Carl P. Daw (1981).
https://youtu.be/GEAXJiJ0U8c

Aaron’s Blessing
All Are Welcome to Stop or Pass By for the Blessing …
The Lord bless you and keep you; The Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace. – Numbers 6:24-6. 

The Service has ended. Go in Peace.
Thanks be to God.

Peace and Joy! Pastors Michael and Cathy Hanus and the Spirit of Peace Missional Community. 

Sunrise Easter Celebration

Sunrise Easter Celebration
He Is Risen!
SYATP See You At the Park!
All Are Welcome!
*Activity modified for pandemic
Morning Matins themed Celebration 

He Is Risen
He Is Risen

Missional Community Service
Local Food Pantry experiences Food Supply Shortage, so a non-perishable food item donation is welcome if you are able!

Aaron’s Blessing
All Are Welcome to Stop or Pass By for the Blessing …
The Lord bless you and keep you; The Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace. – Numbers 6:24-6.

Peace and Joy! Pastors Michael and Cathy Hanus and the Spirit of Peace Missional Community.

#Easter2020 #SYATP

Holy Saturday Easter Vigil Health Wellness

Holy Saturday Easter Vigil Health Wellness
Pastor Cathy Hanus, Holistic Health Coach
*Activity modified for pandemic 

Health and Wellness
Spirit Health and Wellness, Is. 38:16.

Prayer
Mighty God, in whom we know the power of redemption, you stand among us in the shadows of our time.
As we move through every sorry and trial of this life, uphold us with knowledge of the final morning when, in the glorious presence of your risen Son, we will share in his resurrection, redeemed and restored to the fullness of life and forever freed to be your people. Amen.

Reading
Easter Vigil
Matthew 28:1-10
28:1 After the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb.
28:2 And suddenly there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord, descending from heaven, came and rolled back the stone and sat on it.
28:3 His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow.
28:4 For fear of him the guards shook and became like dead men.
28:5 But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid; I know that you are looking for Jesus who was crucified.
28:6 He is not here; for he has been raised, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay.
28:7 Then go quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He has been raised from the dead, and indeed he is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see him.’ This is my message for you.”
28:8 So they left the tomb quickly with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples.
28:9 Suddenly Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” And they came to him, took hold of his feet, and worshiped him.
28:10 Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me.” 

Empty Tomb
Empty Tomb

Message
Pastor Michael Hanus
Stop being afraid! Jesus has defeated death. Rejoice, and share the good news!

Gut Brain Health Neuroscience Exploration
Gut Brain Health Neuroscience Exploration

Presentation
Gut Brain Health Neuroscience Exploration
Pastor Cathy Hanus, Holistic Health Coach

Fresh Fruits Vegetables
Fresh Fruits Vegetables

Meal
All Are Welcome to Our Table
Shared with All Who Engaged Our Easter Egg Hunt earlier today

Fellowship
Chat Bench
Debriefing Our Easter Egg Hunt earlier today
Continuing Community Garden Planning
Continuing Science Festival Planning

Exercise
Pastor Michael Hanus
Basic warmup stretching exercise
Mild cardiac health exercise

Missional Community Service
Local Food Pantry experiences Food Supply Shortage, so a non-perishable food item donation is welcome if you are able!

Prayer
O God of glory, in the Easter dawn you raised Jesus from death to life.
As we are united with him in death, so unite us with him in resurrection, that we may walk in newness of life. Amen.

Hymn
Jesus Christ is Risen Today
Surrexit Christus hodie. Latin hymn, 14th cent.
Charles Wesley.
https://youtu.be/6BpWj8bOHSM

Jesus Christ Is Risen Today

Aaron’s Blessing
All Are Welcome to Stop or Pass By for the Blessing …
The Lord bless you and keep you; The Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace. – Numbers 6:24-6.

Peace and Joy! Pastors Michael and Cathy Hanus and the Spirit of Peace Missional Community.