Death cannot stop the good news. It is alive, unbound, and wild in the world! Come, celebrate the good news of the resurrection through Word, song, and sermon with scripture from Matthew 28:1-10.

Bring a friend, a flower for the flowering cross, and a dish to share and join us for worship and in between services for Fellowship on the Lawn! May the good news of Jesus Christ transform our lives and compel us to share that good news with the world!

by Katie Harrington

Every week this Lenten season, we have been challenged and encouraged by the good news of the gospel. The good news of Jesus Christ is so good we have to share it! This Easter, share the good news with your friends and neighbors. Invite them to join us for worship to hear and embody the story of the resurrection of Jesus in a new way. Death cannot stop the good news. It is alive and wild in the world!

Communion will be served. Nursery and Livestream available. Every worshiper on Easter Sunday will receive a native wildflower seed packet filled with pollinator-friendly seeds that bloom right here along the North Carolina coast. Join us between worship services for Easter on the Lawn. No Sunday School.

Easter Fellowship on the Lawn is Sunday, April 5 from 10:00 am - 11:00 am between services.  Bring finger food to share and a flower to put on the outdoor cross. Come share the joy! Special children's activities planned. 

We will have so much fun on Easter Sunday during our annual Fellowship on the Lawn celebration! The fun begins at 10:00 am. Each child receives a colorful bag and is invited to go on an Easter Egg Hunt on the 15th Street Lawn. There will also be crafts to make, pictures to take, and treats to eat! 

by Susan Dykes

Easter Sunday's sanctuary floral decorations are dedicated in loving memory of:

John William Mills, David John Mills, Mack George Moore, Miriam Louise Moore, by Mary Beth & Brad Moore
My parents Fred & Joyce Rabey, and sister Nancy Trilli, by Sue Messina
Eileen Engle, Sam Roeder & Edith Roeder, by Kristen Roeder-LoMoneco
Faye & Sam Bauer, by Rebecca Jernigan & Family
Lewis & Louise Creech, by Connie Creech Burns
Lonnie and Dennis Setzer, by Zina Burney
Jo & George Chadwick, Jr., by their family
My mom, Charlene Adamson, by Kara Johnson
My mother, Cynthia Wallis-Hill, by Stephanie Williams
Charles Pattison Bolles Davis, by Angie Garrett

This past Palm Sunday, Katie took us through Mark's retelling of Jesus entering Jerusalem. Mark's gospel is uniquely different from the other retellings like when the disciples were asked, in great detail, to fetch a donkey. Katie challenged us to consider what "fetching a donkey" might look like today. It's an important reminder that tedious tasks like asking for volunteers, washing dishes, making casseroles, sending and reading a bunch of emails is the type of "donkey work" that keeps us faithfully humble servants to the Body of Christ.

Katie also reminded us when the crowd cried "Hosanna!" ("Save Us!") It was a desperate plea to be saved from the tyranny of the Roman Empire. We were challenged to reflect on how often we find ourselves asking Jesus to save us from our own sufferings. So, before we rush to Easter, let's sit with Jesus through this entire Holy Week. To stay awake and pray. To walk with Jesus to his death on the cross and live with the despair of that moment. This is what the good news of the gospel requires us to do. It requires us to act in big and small ways.

As we meditate on Mark 11:1-11 try one of these practices this week:

1. Do "donkey work": Identify one small, unglamorous task in your church or community and commit to doing it without recognition.
2. Practice "Hosanna" prayers: Each day this week, pray "Hosanna" - both celebrating God's goodness and crying out for help in your areas of need.
3. Attend both Holy Thursday & Easter Sunday services: Commit to walking through Holy Week with Jesus by attending our Holy Thursday service and one of our Easter Sunday celebrations.

by Emily Donovan

Our weekly e-newsletter, Saints Alive, will take a break next week and return to inboxes on Tuesday, April 14! 

by Sue McCaffray

Whether you are a Sunday school regular or Sunday school drop-in, please join us for 4 Sundays in June, 10-11 in the Living Faith classroom for a combined class for adults and youth taught by our staff members. We will use a book by Amy-Jill Levine to look at some of Jesus's most beloved parables with fresh eyes. It's fun! Hope to see you there.

by Julian March

Click the link below to view the Session report for March. 

by Rene Sasser

We are incredibly grateful to our church family for the outpouring of generosity shown during our recent Go & Serve donation drive. Because of your kindness, the preschool received a wonderful collection of materials that are already being enjoyed in the classroom and on the playground. Our teachers greatly appreciate the help restocking our supply closet.

We also want to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who has contributed financially to our matching gift campaign. Your support has already helped us make significant progress toward our goal, and we are deeply appreciative of each and every gift.

If you haven’t yet had the opportunity to participate, there is still time! Donations to the matching gift campaign will continue to be accepted through the end of the school year. Every contribution, no matter the size, is a gift to the children we serve.

Thank you again for your generosity, prayers, faith, and continued support. Your willingness to give so freely is a true reflection of our shared mission and compassion in action.

by Catheryn Thomas

In celebration of the new Sanctuary dedication, brand new American and Christian flags are in place now, donated by a congregation member.

Calling all parents/guardians! We know our young people are living out the Good News of Jesus and want to celebrate their work! Especially, if they are active in PC(USA) affiliated programs outside of SACPC. For example:

Our own Olivia Phelps was part of the PC(USA) delegation to the UN for the Conference on the Status of Women. Olivia had the opportunity to listen to stories from women around the world, learn more about the needs, barriers and gender inequality women continue to face, and was even asked to take part in a panel of young women doing advocacy work.

What stories do you have to share? Click the link below to tell us something Good.

by Kent Anderson

Nominations for next year's church officers are NOW OPEN. Nominations can be made online or via a Nomination form found on the back of our pews, as well as various locations in the church. Forms can be placed in the offering plates or turned into the church office. Please submit nominations by May 26.

by Connections Team

Please join us in welcoming the Byrd family to our church! Dustan and Emily Byrd recently joined by reaffirmation of faith, and we are so glad they are here. They were first introduced to SACPC through our preschool ministry and felt drawn to a place where “All are Welcome to The Table.” We’re grateful they found a home here. They have two children, Lilliana (Kindergarten) and Connor (Pre-K), and we’re delighted to have their whole family with us. It’s also a joy to see familiar connections grow; they’re neighbors with the Bohbrinks.

Both Dustan and Emily are pharmacists, Dustan originally from Texas and Emily from Ohio, but they have happily called Wilmington home for more than a decade. They share a love for giving back to the community and enjoy spending time together as a family, especially through kid-friendly and outdoor activities.

In their free time, they enjoy music, pickleball, and golf, and Emily especially enjoys baking as a creative outlet. We are excited to have the Byrd family as part of our church family. Please be sure to say hello and help them feel at home!

by Libby White

Leo James Miller and Beau Jordan Miller, sons of Mara McCaffray and Corey Andrew Miller, received Christian Baptism on March 15, 2026 at SACPC during the 11:00 am service.

In baptism, we promise to guide and nurture these children by word and deed, and love and prayer, encouraging them to know and love Jesus Christ and to be His faithful disciple.

by Gary Smith

We still have openings for four more people to go on our mission trip to western North Carolina from May 3-9. We would love for you to join us. Please contact Gary Smith or Parker Lucas for more details or to sign up.

Please join us for a potluck dinner in the dining room at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, April 7 with Bob and Kristi Rice. The Rices have served as PC(USA) missionaries in the Congo and South Sudan for fifteen years. We have supported them financially during their ministry, and they have visited our church several times over the years.

Later this year, Bob will begin teaching at Akrofi-Christaller Institute of Theology, Mission and Culture (ACI) in Ghana. Bring a main dish, a salad, or a dessert and come and hear about their new ministry.

April’s Bible study will be led by Gwen Behen. The theme is "Remembering Jesus’ Baptism." In baptism we are identified as God’s own children charged to serve faithfully, justly, and lovingly. Scripture passages include: Luke 3:1-22, Matthew 3:1-17, Mark 1:1-11, and John 1:19-34.

Join us for Sunday, April 12 as the Earth Care Team leads both worship services and engages practices of stewardship and care for God’s creation.

We will gather together for a Unity Service at 10:00 am on Sunday, April 19th to welcome our Confirmation Class. Join the celebration with our church family. Directly following worship, help us celebrate our newest Confirmands with continental breakfast on the 15th St. lawn. This is a rain or shine event, rain location is Brown Hall.

Join us on Friday, April 24th at 7:00 pm to experience an immersive Storytelling performance on the life and legend of Saint Sebastian: saint, soldier and martyr. Davide Bardi and Paola Balbi, are the Artistic Directors of Raccontamiunastoria (Tell Me A Story). They will perform three times over the weekend of April 24 - 26. These events are FREE and open to the public.

Join your church family for our Fifth Sunday Breakfast on May 31 in Brown Hall between worship services. It's been a long time! We will recognize all of our teachers and enjoy our time together.

If worship felt a little more energetic than usual this past Sunday, you were not imagining it! Our children helped lead the congregation during the opening hymn, “We Are Marching in the Light of God,” by accompanying the singing on their drums — and they did a fantastic job. Children from Kindergarten through 5th grade have been spending the last several weeks in our Wednesday afternoon Music & More (M&M) time learning different drum beats and rhythms. What started as a few simple patterns quickly turned into a full drum ensemble, and the children were excited to use what they learned to help lead worship.

The children practiced several different rhythms and worked hard on staying together, watching for cues, and keeping a steady beat — not always easy when you have a drum in your hands! Their goal was to help the congregation sing with confidence and joy, and judging by the smiles (and the volume!), they succeeded.

This Sunday also marked the end of our M&M season for this program year. Each week included time for both musical activities and Christian education, giving the children opportunities to grow in faith while also learning to share their gifts in worship. We are so thankful for the children and families who participated each week, and especially grateful for our dedicated volunteers who help make M&M possible by assisting with both the music and education portions of the program. Many thanks to Catheryn Thomas, Beth Davis, and Denny Smith  for their time, energy, and willingness to share their gifts with our children each week.

It has been a joyful season of singing, ringing, drumming, learning, laughing, and making joyful memories together, and we can’t wait to see (and hear!) what our  children will do next year.

We will be raising money in April to help our partners in Brazil—the staff and members of the Petropolis Presbyterian Church—build a boat to use in their ministry to communities along the Paraguay River. This partnership is 25 years old, and over the years, we have sent a half dozen teams to Brazil to work with them in this vital ministry.

The Petropolis Church received a large grant to help build the boat, but still needs about $30,000 to complete the vessel. After it is finished, they will no longer need to rent one to use in this important outreach. Pastor Nonato Santos recently visited with us to talk with us about this critical piece of their ministry.  He is also visiting friends in Florida and Texas to solicit funds.

Donations can be made online or by placing a check designated for the Brazil partnership in the offerings on Sundays in April.

Our 3rd-5th Graders just completed a four week class about Prayer. It was called; "Hey, God, Let's Talk." During the class we considered these four topics:

• Prayer: Confidential: God and Me 
• Teach me to Pray: Jesus Teaches About Prayer
• Jesus' Model Prayer: The Lord's Prayer
• Hard Questions about Prayer 

During the class we had lots of interactions, played games, did projects and shared some deep thoughts and questions about our faith and prayer!

Get ready for CAMP FUSION 2026: Road Trip: On the Go with God. Registration is now open! This one-of-a-kind experience combines the elements of VBS, music, creative arts, and mission work! Space is limited so register early. Needs based scholarships available.

Grades K - 5th Full Day
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Completed Grades K - 5th
Registration: $120/per child
(includes camp T-Shirt, snack & lunch)

Preschool Half Day
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Ages 3 years old (potty trained) - Have not completed kindergarten
Registration: $50/per child
(includes camp T-Shirt & snack)

If you have any questions please contact Lynn Warner.

We are adding two additional nights in April - hope to see you in the Pool!

Middle and high school students gather for fellowship, Bible study and our small group ministry every other Wednesday night. "Doors open" at 6:30pm - Programming begins at 7:00 pm.

Third time's the charm? We are planning a night out at Surf's Up Mini Golf in Carolina Beach and MAYBE the weather won't interfere this time! Sunday, April 26th meet at the church at 6:30 to carpool or meet at the location at 7pm. Friends are welcome - no cost to participants but MUST SIGN UP IN ADVANCE!   Sign up will close on Thursday April 23rd

PLEASE NOTE: You may make a non-refundable 50% deposit on this trip to reserve your spot. Full balance must be paid no later than May 1st!! We will be taking a group of high school students to the Montreat Youth Conference June 14th-20th. Spots are limited and will be open to members of our Youth Group initially, and then open to friends, if space allows. Trip cost is: $600/person.

We will be taking a group to the Middle School Conference at Massanetta Springs. This trip is for CURRENT 6th - 8th grade students. Registration will initially be opened to members of our youth group, and then open to friends, as space allows. Trip cost: $400/person.

Please contact Shelley Hobson or Gwen Behen if you wish to join the Earth Care Team

Thank you for contributing to the work and love of Jesus through St. Andrews-Covenant Presbyterian Church. Your gifts enable us to stay Faithfully Present in Our Community by providing beneficial programs and spiritual events that lift up, motivate, and provide joy!

Financial updates will be provided each month.  If you have any questions, please contact Susan Dykes, Financial Administrator, 910-762-9693x207, sdykes@sacpc.org; or our Church Treasurer, Ed Hobson, treasurer@sacpc.org.

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Prayer requests: Click here to tell us about your need.

Hospitalizations: Please here to email Rev. Harrington and Rev. Lucas or call the church office at 910.762.9693 to leave a message.

Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again:  Rejoice!  Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
Philippians 4:4-6

The baptism of Maddox Andrew Peterson on Sunday, March 29. Parents are Erik and Lindsey Peterson and grandparents are Laura and Tex Peterson.

Jane Shelton whose twin sister,Jean Fulbright, died Thursday, March 19. Please keep Jane and all of Jane's family in your prayers.

Nancy Jackson who is having back surgery on April 2.
Our Confirmands who are busy writing their faith statements: Brooklyn Johnson, Elle Lathan, Josie Harrington, Luke Lanier, Lyda Williams, Silas Lockamy, Tory Hilliard

Billy Purdom (Navy War College, Newport, Rhode Island), Brennan Litzinger (Fort Bliss, Texas), Mikayla Reifert (Tinker AFB in Oklahoma), Bradley Garrett (Coast Guard, Elizabeth City)

March 31: Carolyn Connor, Cecelia Corbet
April 2: Robbie Wheeler
April 3: Greg Butner, Dumay Gorham, Nancy Lund, Carolyn Pappendick
April 4: Ellen Bridgers, Markay Carter, Barbara Hager
April 5: Bert Exum, Dave Mayes
April 7: Rowe Jenkins
April 8: Ellen James, Steve Wilson
April 9: Dawn Lysne, Mary Beth Moore
April 11: Brian Johnson, Rachel March
April 12: Dana Gray, Sarah Cameron Rigby
April 14: Miles Crooks, Chay Huss, Megan Kash

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