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April 12, 2026
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11:15 am | Congregational Lunch and Meeting with the Senior Minister Search Committee
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THE SUNDAY, APRIL 12, 2026
Preacher | Rev. Dr. Layne Smith
Sermon | We've All Been to Emmaus
Scripture | Luke 24:13-35
Worship Guide will be available the Thursday before.
We’ve all been there. A place of distance, distraction, and escape. A place we go to forget what matters most. This Sunday, Rev. Dr. Layne Smith reflects on the road to Emmaus and the surprising ways Christ meets us, even when we don’t recognize him.
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10:00 am – Worship
10:15 am – Children's Worship
11:15 am – Children's Spiritual Growth
11:15 am – Adult Spiritual Growth
4:00 pm – Youth Spiritual Growth
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