By ROD ZOOK
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Easter is Sunday, and after most services were limited or canceled altogether last year, many are hoping for a little more this year.
For many, Easter will have a little extra meaning.
“It’s been like a year in the wilderness, a year in the valley, it’s just been a tough time,” the Rev. Michael Tomson-DeGreeff of Trinity United Methodist Church said. “Now it’s spring, it’s a new beginning, a new season . . . it feels like things are coming back to life.”
Tomson-DeGreeff says that will be his message to his patrons on Easter.
“It’s extra special because the meaning of Easter, you’re seeing it physically happen all around you,” Tomson-DeGreeff said. “The whole point of Easter is new life, a new beginning, a rebirth.”
While the pandemic may have been an obstacle for Christians and attending church, Tomson-DeGreeff says he wants to make sure people hold on to their faith.
“The thing that you see in history is that our faith continues to endure and thrive,” Tomson-DeGreeff said. “And so I have great confidence in faith. The living God is at work in the world.”
Churches are holding Easter services in many ways, from inside their churches to parking lot services. Trinity United Methodist is holding their 8:45 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. services outside on Sunday.
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