Abingdon Area Churches

05/18/2026

04/19/2026

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04/05/2026

The Lord is risen!
He is risen indeed!

Are there any who are devout lovers of God?
Let them enjoy this beautiful bright festival!

Are there any who are grateful servants?
Let them rejoice and enter into the joy of their Lord!

Are there any weary with fasting?
Let them now receive their wages!

First and last alike receive your reward;
rich and poor, rejoice together!

Sober and slothful, celebrate the day!

You that have kept the fast, and you that have not,
rejoice today for the Table is richly laden!

Feast royally on it, the calf is a fatted one.

Let no one go away hungry.
Partake, all, of the cup of faith.
Enjoy all the riches of His goodness!

Let no one grieve at his poverty,
for the universal kingdom has been revealed.

Let no one mourn that he has fallen again and again;
for forgiveness has risen from the grave.

Let no one fear death, for the Death of our Savior has set us free.

Christ has destroyed death by enduring it.
Christ destroyed Hell when He descended into it.
Christ put Hell into an uproar even as it tasted of His flesh.

Isaiah foretold this when he said,
"You, O Hell, have been troubled by encountering Him below."

Hell was in an uproar because it was done away with.
It was in an uproar because it is mocked.
It was in an uproar, for it is destroyed.
It is in an uproar, for it is annihilated.
It is in an uproar, for it is now made captive.

Hell took a body, and discovered God.
It took earth, and encountered Heaven.
It took what it saw, and was overcome by what it did not see.

O death, where is thy sting?
O Hell, where is thy victory?

Christ is Risen, and you, o death, are annihilated!
Christ is Risen, and the evil ones are cast down!
Christ is Risen, and the angels rejoice!
Christ is Risen, and life is liberated!
Christ is Risen, and the tomb is emptied of its dead.

Christ having risen from the dead,
is become the first-fruits of those who have fallen asleep.

To Him be Glory and Power forever and ever. Amen!

Excerpts from the Easter (Paschal) sermon of John Chrysostom (circa 400 AD)

04/04/2026

The Avon Federated Church is waiting to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Sunday, April 5th ...Worship at 10:00 am. (A light breakfast at 9:15 am). 206 S. Main Street ...Avon IL. All are welcome!

04/02/2026

Community Communion Service Tonight. 7:00 PM. (Avon Federated Church ... 206 S. Main Street Avon IL). We will worship around tables In the fellowship hall (located near the rear of the building). All are invited and welcome to join us as we remember Christ's Last Supper and his arrest, crucifixion, and death.

04/01/2026

We will be gathering around tables in the church's fellowship hall to remember Christ's Last Supper with his disciples and to remember Christ's arrest, suffering, and death --and what that means for us.

03/13/2026

Come support our friends at the Avon Methodist Church!