Easter Sunday concluded our Lenten anticipation and reprised the joy of Saturday evening's Easter Vigil celebration. As on the evening before, the celebration began with the singing and recitation of the Exsultet, announcing the risen Christ and our salvation. Incense at the pulpit and at the altar marked this as a special worship. In addition to the Easter readings, Father Taylor continued his theme of focusing on lesser figures of the Holy Week scriptures, this time on the often-maligned Mary Magdalene and her significant role as a first evangelizer in the early church. The baptismal font had already been blessed on Holy Saturday night, but the congregation was again invited to renew baptismal vows and was then sprinkled with the baptismal waters. Flowers and joyous music filled the celebration which concluded with the Eucharist.
        Photos are of the 9:00 am service. Infant baptism was part of the 11:00 am service and photographs may be added if available at a later date.