You are invited to the Easter Sunday Service on April 20 at 10 am. The bulletin for this Sunday is available for viewing HERE.
You can worship live on ZOOM by clicking the link below:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9658816441 Meeting ID: 965 881 6441
You can also watch Sunday services at your convenience by going to our website “watsonville1stumc.org” and click YouTube or Facebook. Each Sunday worship will be uploaded on Sunday afternoon for your viewing.
Easter Sunday with the Reception of New Members
Sunday, April 20, 2025, 10 am
You are invited to the celebration of Reception of New Members:
Helene Nakano, Lorrie Rubio, Tony Rubio
Children’s Time “Why Christians Celebrate Easter?” Pastor John
Choir Anthem: He Is the Risen Lord
Words and Music by Joseph M. Martin
Easter Message Harrowing of Hades: Rev. John Song
“He Descended into Hell”
What really happened when Jesus was entombed in the cave during those 3 days between his death and resurrection? What is the cosmic significance of the Holy Saturday? We Protestant Christians don’t talk much about, if at all, the work of Jesus while he was entombed. We will explore the Paschal Mystery of Jesus where he underwent the transformation of death and resurrection that continues to reverberate throughout the universe. We will delve into its implication for our own salvation and transformation.
Ephesians 4:9-10 ~ When it says, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower parts of the earth? He who descended is the same one who ascended far above all the heavens, so that he might fill all things.
“Awake, you who sleep, and rise from the dead! The earth trembled and now is still, because God has fallen asleep in the flesh, and he has raised up all who have slept ever since the world began. God has died in the flesh and hades trembles with fear.” ~ St. Melito, the Bishop of Sardis in the late 2nd century AD
