Saturday: April 19, 2025
Word from the Pastor:
I pray this email finds you doing well this Holy week. I wanted to take a moment each day and send a brief devotional-reflective email specific to Holy Week. These emails include a scripture reading (linked in each email), along with a brief explanation of the day, and a simple reflection question.
Saturday: Luke 23:56 - Today is the day all activity came to a grinding halt, and Jesus' followers feel stuck in the "in-between" - between the reality of his death and the hope of his resurrection. It is today, that all control was taken away from them, they now had to wait until the next day to properly prepare his body for burial. This text reminds me of the “need-to-hurry” or “get-it-done” ethos embedded deep within our culture. I have found that the power of resurrection is best experienced and seen when we are willing to wait in the times that feel uncomfortable or hopeless.
REFLECTIVE QUESTION: How do I respond when I’m forced to wait in the silence—when action must pause and I can’t yet make things right?
REMINDER: Driftwood Community Church is hosting a community wide Easter service tomorrow, Sunday, April 20th. This service will include live music, scripture readings, communion, barb-b-que, and an Easter egg hunt. All festivities begin at 11am! We'll see you there.
Matthew
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Website
Here's a link to our church website. Be sure to check it for more information, podcasts, donation link and more.
https://www.driftwoodcommunitychurch.org
Upcoming Events
Easter Community Service - Sunday, April 20, 10:00 am
Easter service at 10:00 am, followed my community meal and Easter Egg hunt. We are currently accepting donations of non-chocolate candy and plastic eggs. Please contact Sarah Hansen if you would like to dropoff donations.
Volunteers Needed
Our church needs your support! If God is calling you and you are interested in a volunteer opportunity, please complete this form or contact one of the trustees or pastor. Thank you! https://forms.gle/K2AFU9b9fbeoiZyM7
The Board has a working list of volunteer needs relative to the church service and maintenance items at the church. Be on the lookout for this list and be in prayer about how you can help.
If you have a gift of organizing and/or managing, please consider the Hospitality Coordinator volunteer position. This is an organizational role responsible for recruiting and assigning volunteers for the Sunday Social Hour, 5th Sunday luncheon, holiday meals and general business meeting snacks, etc. Duties of the volunteers that you recruit would include set-up, clean-up, and keeping the kitchen stocked with supplies (coffee, sugar, creamer, paper goods, condiments, juice).
Social Hour: Sundays at 10:00 am
Our social hour is a great way to get to know each other over breakfast tacos! We meet in the Education Building at 10:00 a.m. before the 11:00 a.m. church service.
Dripping Springs Helping Hands Pantry
Beginning the month of February, the 2nd Sunday of each month is designated for pantry donations. Please place your nonparishable food items in the blue barrel in the Education Building.
Matthew 25 Ministries
Norm encouraged everyone to bring empty plastic medicine bottles as a donation to this ministry. Bring them to Norm at church and he will take care of getting them donated.
Concerns:
Caregivers of the hurting
Those grieving lost loved ones
Those suffering with illnesses
Those battling cancer
Israel
Praises:
Our church volunteers
Our church's beautiful new sign
Families, friends and neighbors!
Beautiful tree work on church grounds
Our Nation
Gatherings & Neighbors
Family Reunions
Events where we can be "church" to others
We are sorry if we have missed any prayer needs. Please let us know by sending us an email. Your updates to the prayer list are appreciated.
Our trustees are Shelby Eckols, Craig Glanville, Darrell Thomas, Ben Roberts and David Younger.
God's blessings and love to you,
Driftwood Community Church