{"id":20804,"date":"2020-04-01T08:26:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T15:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pnwumc.org\/news\/?p=20804"},"modified":"2020-03-31T20:28:59","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T03:28:59","slug":"celebrating-easter-together-during-this-time-of-physical-separation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pnwumc.org\/news\/celebrating-easter-together-during-this-time-of-physical-separation\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Easter together during this time of physical separation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Production is underway for a Greater Northwest Area-wide celebration of Easter, and we are inviting you to participate! Bishop Elaine JW Stanovsky will deliver an Easter message complemented by the musical and vocal gifts of people across the Area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lay and clergy members are encouraged to&nbsp;<strong>send<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>one favorite church-related Easter photo<\/strong>&nbsp;for possible use during a portion of the Easter celebration.* Please submit one photo to&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:photos@greaternw.org\">photos@greaternw.org<\/a>&nbsp;by noon on Friday, April 3, 2020. Photos should be at least 1920 pixels wide x 1,080 pixels high.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bishop Stanovsky has invited Oregon-Idaho Conference Secretary, the Rev. Laura Jaquith Bartlett, to design the worship experience along with Pacific Northwest Conference Director of Connectional Ministries, the Rev. David Valera.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They are producing the 30-40-minute service so that local churches can adopt it in its entirety or choose elements to blend into what they are already preparing.&nbsp;The elements include the Bishop\u2019s message, a variety of musical components, and special liturgy created for this unique Easter celebration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A weblink to&nbsp;<strong>downloadable video files<\/strong>&nbsp;will be distributed to assigned and appointed local church pastors no later than Wednesday, April 8.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>full worship service<\/strong>\u00a0will be available to view on Easter morning at 7 am Mountain Time, 6 am Pacific Time, and 5 am Alaska Time at the following locations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Greater Northwest Area Facebook &#8211;\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GreaterNW\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/facebook.com\/GreaterNW\/<\/a><\/li><li>Greater Northwest Area Vimeo Page &#8211;\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/greaternw\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/vimeo.com\/greaternw\/<\/a>\u00a0<\/li><li>Alaska Conference Facebook Page &#8211;\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/alaskaumc\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/facebook.com\/alaskaumc\/<\/a><\/li><li>Oregon-Idaho Facebook Page &#8211;\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UMOrId\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/facebook.com\/UMOrId\/<\/a><\/li><li>Pacific Northwest Facebook Page &#8211;\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pnwumc\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/facebook.com\/pnwumc\/<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Local churches on Facebook are encouraged to consider using the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/help\/1681245065258554?helpref=about_content\">Watch Party feature<\/a>&nbsp;to participate in this service offering alongside other members of their local church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<small>*By submitting a photo, you are giving permission to The Greater Northwest Area of The United Methodist Church, its churches, and its organizations to use the image provided.<\/small>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Production is underway for a Greater Northwest Area-wide celebration of Easter, and we are inviting you to participate! 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