Easter logistics

This coming Sunday, April 16th, is Easter Sunday 2006. Below are answers to the important logistical questions to be sure that we are all ready for a great celebration:

How many are we expecting to attend Easter services at Grace?
Last year we had an Easter attendance of 1,620 people. However, we have grown significantly since then and so we are making it a prayer goal to see 2,000 people celebrating the resurrection of Jesus with us this Easter. Last year we went up 421 people from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday. This year we are expecting well over 500 more people on Easter than we will have had on Palm Sunday. We have mailed out 1,300 personal letters to people our ministry has touched over the past year that do not attend Grace Church. We have also mailed out an attractive direct mailer to the nearest 10,000 homes inviting them to Experience the Passion with us this Easter at Grace.

How many Easter worship services will we have?
We will have three worship services that will all be identical. These will take place at 7:15; 9:00 and 10:45 in the morning.

Will there be child-care for all 3 Easter worship services?
There will be no nursery or childcare for the early 7:15 service. There will be full nursery and childcare through 4th grade for the 9:00 and 10:45 services.

Will there be any Youth or Adult Bible Fellowship classes on Easter Sunday?
No! There will be no Youth or ABF classes on Easter. Instead, there will be a continental breakfast in the youth room (Room 201) from 8:30 until 11:00 that morning.

What Easter service should I plan on attending?
If you do not have small children, we would encourage you to attend the 7:15 service if at all possible. This actually was our largest of the three services last Easter. This will free up seats for our visitors who will most likely attend the 9:00 and 10:45 services. No matter what service you attend, we would also encourage you to sit as close to the front as you can as these are not the seats that most visitors will want to choose

Is there anything else I can do that morning to be of help to our visitors?
You could be a huge service to our visitors by parking in the most remote areas of our parking lot. This will allow our visitors to park closer to the building giving them a good first impression of their visit with us.