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4B• SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 2025 The Elk City News Did you know? Billions of Christians across the globe celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday, and that includes scores of children. Easter eggs figure prominently in children’s Easter celebrations, and the origins of this tradition are older than youngsters may realize. History.com notes that Name First National Bank historians suggest Easter eggs can be traced to pagan Business traditions that considered eggs a symbol of new life. Decorating eggs is a wild- rians believe the decoration Lent, a 40-day period of sac- &Washington 1234 TrustStreet of Elk City ´7KHUH,V$'LͿHUHQFHµ of eggs for Easter began in rifice that precedes Easter. ly popular tradition among the thirteenth century, if not Eggs were decorated as Lent Somersville Heights “Together We Grow” modern Easter celebrants, earlier. drew to a close and then eat- and this tradition also has a Some suggest eggs might en as part of Easter Sunday 000-000-0000 lengthy history. Some histo- have been forbidden during celebrations. ELK CITY: 2714 W. 3rd St. https//www.fnbec.bank SAYRE: 711 N.E. Highway 580.225.2580 Member FDIC. Equal Housing Lender. • 580.928.2580 We Hope You Have Happy 106 N. Main St. Elk City 580-243-2020 www.doctorlisawalker.com "Your Hometown Napa Store" 716 W. 3rd Street, Elk City • 580.225.3442 EASTER Gateway Church Chasten and Brooklyn Musick invite you to come and worship with Gateway Church. Need a ride - call 580-225-4646 Messages of HOPE Services - 10:30am “We are stronger together” 4227 West Third St., Elk City Sayre First Baptist Church Elk City Community Church Living Waters Assembly Resurrection, a new beginning We don’t worship a dead Savior. “Therefore if anyone is in May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow We worship a risen King. Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Do you know Him? behold, new things have come. Join us at Romas 15:13 NIV. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. - Worship Service 10:50 a.m. Elk CIty Community Church Sunday 10 a.m. • Wednesday 7 p.m. Pastor Jon Bawden Sunday morning at 10:30 a.m. Find Resurrection Hope with us at 504 N. 4th, Sayre 5th and Randall, Elk City 109 W. Webb St., Burns Flat Trinity Fellowship Elk City First Assembly of God Cumberland Presbyterian Easter causes us to pause and reflect on the most important day in human history. Through the The Resurrection insures that His pupose will Church be fulfilled: “to seek and to save that which acceptance of Jesus Christ, and the recognition of His He is Risen! was lost” (Luke 19:10) death, burial, and most importantly His resurrection, Pastor Kevin invites you to join with First Assembly He is risen indeed! we have the ultimate gift, eternal life. Sunrise Service - 7 a.m. We invite you to join us, Easter Sunday at 10 a.m. of God in worship this Easter Sunday - 10:20 a.m. Breakfast - 7:30 a.m. * Worship - 11 a.m. 18935 Route 66 North, Sayre 2701 S. Randall, Elk City 205 State Hwy. 44, Burns Flat 22387 East 1070 Rd., Clinton Cheyenne Pentecostal Church of God Holiness Church Resurrection Sunday reminds The tomb is empty so your life may be full. “God wants us not just to believe in Jesus’ resurrection but to be us we can have a new beginning transformed by it and to receive the power we need to live the way we know we ought.” Adrian Warnock with God through Jesus. Sunday 10:45 a.m. Cheyenne Pentecostal Holiness Church: 111 S. 2nd St., Cheyenne, OK eccogok.org 580-225-0227 Sunday 11 a.m. * Wednesday 6 p.m. Corn Bible Academy Pastor Tim Patterson 580-641-0429 501 W 1st, Elk City United Methodist Church Main Street Baptist Church Grandview Church Christ the Lord is Risen Today!! Jesus died on Friday for my sins, “But God Your Kingdom come, your will be done, on Matthew 28:5 - The angel said to the women, “Do not raised Him up again, putting an end to the earth as it is in Heaven be afraid for I know you are looking for Jesus, who was -Matthew 6:10 agony of death, since it was impossible for crucified. He is not here; He is risen, just as He said.” Him to be held in its power.” Acts 2:24 Kingdom Come - The Encore Resurrection Easter Morning Worship: 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. We Have a LIVING Hope! Sunday at 10:00 www.elkcityumc.com Join us Easter Sunday at 11:00 am Pastor Bryan Herrick 720 W. Country Club, Elk City 1100 N. Main, Elk City 1220 N Pioneer, Elk City