“Fools for Christ” John 20: 1 -18 Jill A. Kirchner-Rose, MDIV, DMIN April 1, 2018 Today the secular and the sacred meet. It is Easter, but it is also April Fools’ Day. Easter has not landed on April Fools Day in 62 years. And so with this fun coincidence of holidays merging, parents are planning…

“Early in the Morning” John 20: 1 -18 Rev. Dr. Jill A. Kirchner-Rose April 1, 2018 Are you a lark, an owl, or a hummingbird? Larks are early risers, up at dawn; larks are the kind of people who love Easter sunrise services. Owls are late night birds. They have a difficult time making it…

Scripture: Matthew 28: 1- 10 Jill A. Kirchner-Rose, MDIV, DMIN March 27, 2016 There was a woman who wrote out her own funeral service.  She chose the hymns; she chose the scripture passages.  At the end of her notes, she had an asterisk and wrote, “I do not want any male pallbearers.”  Her minister went…