Easter Sunday

Story and photos by D.J. Estopinal

Easter Sunday, April 1, 2018, was an especially meaningful and eventful day at Good Shepherd Church.

Easter Sunday started out with the children of the church congregation decorating a five-foot-tall wooden cross before church service begin. The cross looked beautiful, being completely covered in a multitude of various colored fresh flowers. At the beginning of the Easter Church service, the children who decorated the cross, formed a procession and carried the flowered covered cross into the church sanctuary. They placed the cross at the front of the sanctuary, to the left of the alter.  (See Photo # 1 Below)

Playing the piano for the Easter Church service was Ms. Jeannette Thompson. In a conversation with Ms. Thompson, she said that she had a Masters Degree in Music from the University of Nebraska. Ms. Thompson stated that she currently works at Tulane University as a Liberian. Part of her duties is to catalog all of the incoming music for Tulane University. Ms. Thompson stated that she was not interested in the full-time music directors position at Good Shepherd Church. (See Photo # 2 Below)

The front of the sanctuary looked especially beautiful, this Easter Sunday, with the addition of numerous donated potted fresh Easter Lilies at the front of the alter. (See Photo # 3 Below)

Pastor Randall Graf’s Easter Sermon about or Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, rising for the dead, was especially meaningful on this solemn yet joyful day. Pastor Randy has a special appeal with the youth of the church. (See Photo # 4 Below)

Upon Easter Church service being completed, the children of the congregation gathered outside of the church and had an enjoyable time having an Easter Egg hunt. Every child found a plethora of plastic Easter Eggs. The plastic Easter Eggs were filled with various types of wrapped candy. (See Photo # 5 Below)

Before the church was closed for the day, the flower decorated cross was moved and place on the outside of the church for everyone passing by to enjoy. (See Photo # 6 Below)

Everyone who attended Good Shepherd’s Easter Church service said that they enjoyed the entire morning.