At our Sunday evening service on April 11, we will host a presentation of Man from Magdalena, with music by Mary Lou Prince and words by Patty Christiena Willis.

As West Side Story portrays the Puerto Rican experience in New York City in the 1950s, Man from Magdalena is a musical story of the migrant experience in Southern Arizona in the 21st century.

The courage of Manuel Jesús Córdova Soberanes from Magdalena, a city an hour south of the Arizona/Mexico border, inspired the creation of Man from Magdalena. On his way north, he saved an Anglo boy’s life and in so doing gave up his own dream. In his incredible act of kindness, he urges us to find our own ways to reach out our hands and heal. The music will sweep you away.

Tickets are not required; admission is free. A portion of the offering will be given to the Kiva microloan program, which empowers people who are in poverty to create their own business ventures.

Our Music Ministry will present a concert trilogy:

• A Traitor Among Us, Maundy Thursday, April 1 at 7:00 pm.
  We will chronicle Jesus’ last days from the Passover, to the Garden of Gethsemene, to His arrest.
• Do You Know the King of the Jews? Good Friday, April 2 at 7:00 pm.
  We will stand with Jesus before Pontius Pilate, and follow Him through the streets of Jerusalem to Golgatha’s hill. As He is laid to rest in the tomb, we will ask, Who am I that a king would live and die for?
• Arise, My Love. Easter Sunday Morning, April 4 at 9:30 am and 11:00 am.
  Victory, God calls Jesus back from hell!
• Children’s Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 3.
  Email Melody Merida for more info.

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