Mars Hill Update.

Easter is the season of HOPE. The message of Easter is that the way of being in Jesus, the way of living the new resurrected life is through participation. The original metaphors of the faith found in the New Testament and early church are old metaphors that need to be made new. The Easter Season is the time to recapture some of these old metaphors and make them new and fresh. The primary metaphor for the Easter season is the church as the resurrected people living a resurrected spirituality. Because of Easter we are in union with Christ.

The Mars Hill schedule will change some for the summer months. There will be a number of opportunities for us to continue to engage our surrounding community. We will be creating time and space for relationships to grow and friendships to be made. We will also continue to partner with other downtown area church plants to serve and celebrate. Please pay special attention to the announcements that are given and the email updates you receive. Be sure to ask lots of questions along the way and spread the word on where and when we will BE the church together.

Next Sunday, May 11th is Mothers Day. We will be gathering together on Sunday morning at 11:00am with the newest downtown church, Skyline. For those of you who recall, this community served alongside of the Mars Hill community for Sharefest. Skyline is located at 123 Robert S. Kerr. Parking is available off Dean McGee between Broadway and Robinson. KidCity is available for all children up to 5th grade. Check out http://www.skylineokc.com/ for a map and more info.

There will be no KAMP's Gathering on Sunday evening May 11th or 25th. We will be Gathering on May 18th and again on June 1st.

This Sunday, May 4th is the Seventh Sunday of Easter: The Prayer of Jesus. On the Sunday before Pentecost it is fitting that the church remember the final prayer of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane (John 17). Here is yet another sign of resurrection spirituality: the oneness of the church. This does not mean that we can't recognize the diversity of the church, but it does speak to our prejudices and our failure to affirm the essential oneness of the church. The true truth is our unity in the person of Jesus Christ - God who became man to restore fallen creatures and creation. We are a community of communities. We may have our differences, but they are slight by comparison to what we hold in common.

Harry Truman said, "You can accomplish anything in life, provided you do not mind who gets the credit."

We will be taking a special offering this Sunday in order to bless some of the single Moms in the neighborhood for Mother's Day!

Please join us this Sunday for the KAMP's Gathering to be followed by dinner together.

Better Together.
Ben.

PS - In the spirit of oneness, check out and join ONE - The Campaign To Make Poverty History (http://www.one.org/).