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Holy Humor Sunday

Posted on by Wende Gonzales

Weekly Church UpdateApril 25, 2025“Death has been swallowed up in victory.”
 “Where, O death, is your victory?
    Where, O death, is your sting?”

1 Corinthians 15:54-55

This Sunday, we’re celebrating Holy Humor Sunday, a tradition with deep roots in the early church. In Europe, the Sunday after Easter was once known as Bright Sunday, when Christians gathered to laugh, tell stories, and celebrate the “divine joke” God played on death. After all, what greater reversal could there be than the empty tomb?

In the spirit of that joy, we’ll gather this Sunday for a worship service filled with stories, hymns, and holy laughter. We will journey with the disciples as they unpack what life with Jesus has been like and claim their relationship with the risen one.

We will find joy in our God who continues to surprise us with grace, and we will reflect on how the Risen Christ walks with us, even when we don’t recognize him and how joy often arrives when bread is broken, and stories are shared.

As we continue to understand the importance for finishing life faithfully, Holy Humor Sunday reminds us that resurrection joy is meant to last. So come ready to smile, to explore, to try something new, and maybe even to laugh a little.

You are welcome to wear bright colors or something that brings you joy. And if you have a good, clean church joke… you just might get a chance to share it!

Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Join us in person or on our YouTube page this Sunday.

Brett

Pastor’s Notes 4/12/2024

Posted on by Wende Gonzales

“Knock – Knock.”

“Who’s there…?” “

Arn.”

“Arn who?”

“Aren’t you going to come and celebrate holy humor Sunday at Sun City Christian Church?”

This Sunday we will begin a new series about tips for experiencing resurrection.  The first bit of advice for truly undergoing new life in Christ on this earth is to laugh. Scripture tells us directly that Jesus wept but whether he had a sense of humor is more implicit, but surely, he had a sense of humor.

How could Jesus not laugh? Some of his favorite people to hang around were children and they had no trouble relating with him. Children are playful, filled with wonder, and don’t take themselves or life too seriously. He had to exude these virtues to relate so well.

How else could one speak of a camel going through the eye of a needle unless they had a light-hearted take to life.

In our sermon time together, we will explore stories that confirm Jesus’ sense of humor. We will give ourselves permission to look at scripture through a lens that sees Jesus capable of sarcasm or replying in jest. The theme scripture for Sunday is John 21:20-25 and is the continued conversation between Jesus and Peter after he appears to his disciples on shore.

So come on Sunday with your best jokes in mind as we get through life together with laughter.

Brett