Easter at Broomfield UMC
We are so glad you stopped by to check out everything happening at Broomfield UMC this Lenten Season. Lent devotionals will be available beginning Sunday, 3/26, in the Chapel and Sanctuary lobbies. If you're looking for services, a way to volunteer, wanting to purchase your Easter lilies, or give - we've got you covered. Keep scrolling to find out all the good stuff!
*Should we need to move our outdoor Easter Sunday Sunrise Worship Service (6:30am Sunday, 4/9) due to weather, we will post this update by Saturday evening (4/8) on our Facebook and Instagram pages as well as our website.
The 2023 Easter Offering will benefit:
To make a gift to the Easter offering, place a check in the offering plate with Easter in the memo, visit bit.ly/BroomfieldGiving and select Easter Offering from the drop-down list. Join us for Easter Sunday worship to contribute via special offering envelopes.
We invite you to consider making a special one-time gift during this holy season. Your gift will go much further this year because of a generous donation that will match 33% of the total Easter offering! Your generosity will support these ministries to continue to be expressions of living hope in the places and spaces Jesus calls us to walk.
33% 1 for 100 Initiative | Help our Broomfield community achieve 100 percent housing stability in the form of temporary and transitional housing assistance for our more than 200 neighbors experiencing homelessness and in the form of local housing vouchers for our neighbors experiencing housing instability.
33% Hope House | A long-time ministry partner of Broomfield UMC, Hope House empowers parenting teenage moms to strive for personal and economic self-sufficiency and to understand their significance in God’s sight, resulting in a healthy future for them and for their children.
33% El Sambrador School, Ecuador | Missionaries from Broomfield UMC, David and Shari Nelson, are currently working with the children and faculty of El Sambrador School to help with the creation of a new computer lab, scholarships and support for students and faculty, and the development of a new campus.
Holy Week Devotionals 2023
EASTER FLOWER ORDERS
Sponsor Easter flowers to decorate our Sanctuary and Family Life Center during the Easter services. The plant(s) are available for pickup after the 9am worship service in the Family Life Center or the 11:15am worship service in the Sanctuary on April 9. Please note the church is closed Monday, April 10. If you would like to purchase Easter flowers to commemorate a special person or event in your life, please order online at this link: bit.ly/easterflowers23. The cost is $22 this year.
DEADLINE FOR ORDERING IS APRIL 2, 2023
EASTER EGG HUNT DONATIONS AND VOLUNTEERS
Our Family Ministries is once again partnering with Discover Church for their Annual Special Needs Easter Egg Hunt! This event will be held at Discovery Church (2605 W 144th Ave), on Saturday, 4/1 from 10 - 11:30 am.
Donations! In addition to volunteer opportunities, and to support this special event, Family Ministries will be filling 1000 eggs for Discovery Church's Special Needs Egg Hunt, AND filling more for the Easter Egg Hunt Family Ministries hosts here at Broomfield UMC for our community children on Sunday, 4/9. We would appreciate candy donations to fill all of these eggs! Please no chocolate candy due to melting. There will be collection bins in the Chapel and Sanctuary lobbies. Thanks in advance for your help!
Interested in your child attending? There will be 5 different hunts to choose from and several fun crafts. This event is open to all ages of special needs and their siblings too! We hope to see you this year!
- Sensory
- Quiet Indoor
- Audible
- Traditional
- Wheelchair Accessible
If you have any questions about the Special Needs Egg Hunt, please email zack.sevdy@dc2.me.
For any other questions, please email vicki.cromarty@broomfieldumc.org.
WORSHIP SERVICE DESCRIPTIONS
Palm/Passion Sunday - April 2, 2023
9am (Contemporary with ASL Interpreter) and 11:15am (Traditional) | Community Time 10:15am.
Livestream at 9 and 11:15am on our YouTube channel | Childcare available
This holy day celebrates Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem, riding on a donkey while others placed palms on the road welcoming Him with shouts of “Hosanna!” It is the beginning of Jesus’ final week as He journeys to the cross and beyond.
Maundy (Holy) Thursday - April 6, 2023
7pm Living Last Supper in the Sanctuary | Childcare available
The Thursday before Easter is known as either Maundy Thursday, or Holy Thursday. Maundy is derived from the Latin word for "command" and refers to Jesus' commandment to the disciples to "Love one another as I have loved you." It commemorates Jesus washing the disciples’ feet and the Last Supper with His disciples.
Good Friday - April 7, 2023
7:30pm Tenebrae Worship in the Chapel | Childcare available
“Good Friday” is the Friday before Easter, and it signifies the day Jesus was crucified. It is called “Good” because it led to the Resurrection of Jesus and His victory over sin and death.
"Tenebrae" is the Latin word meaning "darkness” or “shadows”. The service involves reading Matthew’s account of the trial, sentencing, execution, death and burial of Jesus. After each segment of the story is read, a candle is extinguished. After the eighth reading, which confirms Jesus’ death on the cross, the Christ candle is removed and a loud sound is heard, symbolizing the earthquake that happened when Jesus died. The Christ candle is later restored to its place, symbolizing the triumph of good over evil.
Easter Sunday – April 9, 2023
6:30am Sunrise Worship - Join us at the Broomfield High School stadium, just east of the church. Park in the SE parking lot at BHS. We will gather for an inspiring celebration. Dress for the weather; we suggest bringing a blanket. In case of inclement weather, we will worship in the Chapel.
9am Contemporary Worship (in-person and online) in the Family Life Center. American Sign Language interpreting available. Seats will be reserved in the front for our ASL guests. Drop your kids at Sunday School; we will have a fun Easter egg hunt. Livestream on our YouTube channel
10:15am Easter Fellowship
11:15am Traditional Worship (in-person and online) in the Sanctuary. Drop your kids at Sunday School; we will have a fun Easter egg hunt. Livestream on our YouTube channel
