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Welcome to Mount Olivet on this Easter Sunday! We are gathered to celebrate our risen Lord! We hope that you find a warm welcome, a moment of inspiration, and the courage to live into our identity as Easter people.

Welcome to Mount Olivet this Palm Sunday, the first day of Holy Week. We commemorate Jesus' entry into Jerusalem amid crowds of people waving palm branches and singing "Hosanna!" It is hard to imagine, in the midst of such celebration, that the praises will turn to jeers, and that Jesus will share one last meal with his disciples before being betrayed.

Welcome BACK to Traditional worship in the very “cool” sanctuary of Mount Olivet! We hope you feel the presence of Christ among us this morning. We are continuing our Lenten journey with Jesus and Bonhoeffer, contemplating the natureof discipleship for the individual and within community.

Welcome to Mount Olivet, a community of hope, reconciliation and love. The message of today's scripture challenges us to do good, to give without expecting anything in return, and to love our enemies. The first two are hard enough, but the third? What could Jesus have meant by love enemies. Certainly not tolerate abuse or ignore wrongdoing. As we ponder the question, let us reflect on the words of 13th-century friar, St Francis of Assisi: "Lord, make me an instrument of your peace: where there is hatred, let me sow love...for it is in giving that we receive."

Welcome to worship at Mount Olivet! Together we are listening to and exploring the words of Jesus. These are some of the core teachings of Jesus and his revelation of the values of God for human community. God’s favor and care is always on the sideof those who are oppressed and in need. Our priorities in faith are always to protect the vulnerable and care for those in deepest need.

Welcome to worship at Mount Olivet! May we find room for hope and joy together this morning. We are out on a boat with Jesus today, casting our nets, hauling in more fish than imaginable. We are thinking of scarcity and God's amazingabundance as well as the ways that we can help provide sustenance for a hungry world.

Welcome to Mount Olivet, a haven for all who seek rest and who long for justice. The call of the prophet Isaiah, millennia ago, is as urgent today as it was then: to preach good news to the oppressed, to tend to the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and to comfort all who mourn. May you find respite here, may you be stirred to act justly, love mercy and walk humbly with God.

We hope you find warmth (literally!), belonging, and peace in this time together. We are thinking about unity in Christ and what it means to be the body of Jesus. May God bless and inspire us this day!