Washington Cathedral "Radiance"

Happy Easter!

 (as message from Pastor Tim White)

In my opinion, Easter is the single greatest Christian holiday of the year (accept for the week we get an extra hour of sleep). More people try church for the first time at Easter than any other time of the year. I am especially excited for this Easter because of the important activities happening Washington Cathedral this year.

 This Easter our main focus will be the 9 and 11 am services on Sunday. Pastor Rey Diaz will bring a great Easter message that is relevant to our everyday lives. Churches around the country are finding that the best way to reach new people is to have a great service that’s similar to what you will find any Sunday at that church. Easter Sunday will begin a series entitled “Lord Change Us”. Nothing can change the trajectory of a person’s life like the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The music on Easter Sunday will be incredible. Travis Graham and his musicians will pour their hearts out in worship for this service and people have been praying and fasting for it for over a month. Additionally, we will have a 65 voice choir… everybody is bringing their friends!

 The 9 am service will still be traditional with hymns, robes, and liturgy. As always, it will take place in beautiful Spirit Falls. It will also include some contemporary praise music by Travis and the same great sermon by Pastor Rey.

 At 11am you will take part in some of the best contemporary worship you have ever experienced as a church. Watch us raise the bar. Of course, Travis will be there leading the way and Rey will deliver the same powerful message.

After the 11 am service a free children’s Easter egg hunt will follow. This year is extra special because baby animals (lambs, chicks and bunnies) will be there to participate! Also, the children will hear the Easter story in this fun afternoon of lasting memories.

Earlier in the morning Pastor Linda will lead the sunrise worship at 6:45am in Spirit Falls. The music will all be fresh and different. What a beautiful way to start out a holy Easter day. Pastor David is preparing a great breakfast feast for everyone throughout the morning. This breakfast will be served until 11 am.

In addition to the powerful experience of Easter Sunday, don’t forget about our great tradition of Easter pageants leading up to Sunday’s events. Thursday night, Friday night and Saturday night we will have our traditional Easter drama of Christ’s death and resurrection with great special effects. I will share a short, positive message on the Easter revolution and we will invite everyone back to visit us for a new fresh service on Easter.

We are praying that this Easter will be a rallying point for the movement of what Washington Cathedral is becoming. This church has been doing its best to reach the world with the powerful message of Christ for 27 years as it looks toward the future and the needs of both our local community and the world.

Would you like to be a part of this great dream? We really need your help. You will be blessed as you participate in this great day. Consider volunteering to make this weekend come off as a huge win for God’s kingdom work in our area. If you are interested in helping, either as an actor in the drama, a singer in the choir or a greeter in hospitality (for the new people that will visit), please call the church office at 425-869-5433. Another way you can help is by stepping out in faith and bringing a friend. So far I have already invited six new people! Will you step out in faith with me and join the revolution? And last, you can help by simply giving to support the many ministries of the church
during this time of year.

Together this Easter we are going to be used by God to make a very big impact on our world. I am so excited and I hope you can join us in the greatest Easter party imaginable.

Your friend for the rest of my life,

Pastor Tim White