Easter Weekend!

March 19, 2008

Easter is almost here can you believe it? Probably not with all of this crazy weather we have been having! If you have been wondering why Easter is so early this year, keep reading to the end of this post!

  • 2008 Easter Eggstravaganza!

[Easter Eggstravaganza Invitation Card]

  • This coming weekend is also a perfect time to invite a friend to church! Almost everyone is going to church anyway, why shouldn’t a friend join you? We are starting “When Religion Isn’t Enough.” Normal service times: 9:30am & 11:00am with relevant programs for all children new born through grade 5! Click for series info:

[When Religion Isn't Enough Series Graphic]

  • Ok, now for your trivia!

    • Have you ever wondered why Easter is sometimes in March, and then the next year might be at the end of April? I did a little (unofficial) research here & here, and it turns out that you can blame Pope Gregory the 13th. Greg, and a couple of his buddies (Lilius and Clavius), decided the current method 424 years ago.

      Evidently, the aim of the Easter Dating Method is to maintain, for each Easter Sunday, the same season of the year and the same relationship to the preceding astronomical full moon that occurred at the time of Jesus’ resurrection in 30 A.D. A good goal, but very confusing.

      You’ll be glad to know that there are limits. Easter can never be before March 22 or after April 25. This year is the earliest Easter any of us will ever see the rest of our lives, since it won’t happen again for another 152 years. Oh, and the last time it was this early was 1913.

      Here are the dates for Easter for the next four years…

      • 2009 – April 12
      • 2010 – April 4
      • 2011 – April 24
      • 2012 – April 8

Let’s celebrate! We are going to have to wait more than a year until next Easter!

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