Join us this week as we begin the Lenten Season with Ash Wednesday.
Services begin at 6:30
Information Regarding the Observance
of Lent
Lent is a season of forty days, not counting Sundays, which begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Holy Saturday. Lent comes form the Anglo-Saxon work lecten, which means “spring.” The season is a preparation for celebrating Easter. Historically, Lent began a period of fasting and preparation for baptism by converts and then became a time for penance
by all Christians. While this is a time of reflection it is not to be a dark time, rather it is a time of celebrating
God's goodness and grace..
The First Sunday describes Jesus' temptation by Satan, and the Sixth Sunday (Passion/Palm Sunday),Christ's triumphant entry into Jerusalem and his subsequent passion and death. Because Sundays are always little Easters, the penitential spirit of Lent should be tempered with joyful expectation of the Resurrection.
Monday, March 7, 2011
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
A Life Giving Christmas
Don't miss our Advent Series, "A Life Giving Christmas"
November 28 - Hope...Next Year Things will be Different
December 5 - Peace...Strength To Hold On
December 12 - Joy...To Get me Through the Tough Times
December 19 - Love...Gotta Have It
Christmas Eve, 7:00 - A Life Giving Christmas
With Carols and Readings as well as Orchestral Music from the Ferris Family.
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Friday, September 17, 2010
Winter is here again Oh Lord!
Mark Winter that is. Mark Winter is a United Methodist evangelist that brings Gods message to life with entertaining drama and relevant messages of hope and life. Mark will be with us Sunday morning 9/26 at 11:00 them nightly at 6:00 PM. Each night will be a different theme within the overarching theme of Jubilee. This is what Mark has said of his Jubilee event:
"The Jewish Jubilee was a grand time of celebration. Every 50 years, debts were canceled, slaves freed, ancestral lands returned.
Mark Winter’s One Man Show Jubilee is also a great time of rejoicing. For three days, Mark blends powerful preaching and dramatic sketches in an event that will inspire and energize your congregation. In addition, Mark will minister to youth, men and women in separate programs. Mark is also able to reach into your community with the “Right Choice” show, designed to help children make the right choices in life."
Come celebrate with us and hear Mark as he brings God's Word to life for us.
"The Jewish Jubilee was a grand time of celebration. Every 50 years, debts were canceled, slaves freed, ancestral lands returned.
Mark Winter’s One Man Show Jubilee is also a great time of rejoicing. For three days, Mark blends powerful preaching and dramatic sketches in an event that will inspire and energize your congregation. In addition, Mark will minister to youth, men and women in separate programs. Mark is also able to reach into your community with the “Right Choice” show, designed to help children make the right choices in life."
Come celebrate with us and hear Mark as he brings God's Word to life for us.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Wonderful Worship Day!
Wow... What a wonderful worship day! I mentioned last week that this was one of a pastors favorite times of the year because the church family seems to come back together after Labor Day. Summer travel has finally come to an end, school is back in full swing, fall sports schedules pick up, and life gets back on a regular schedule. That means more of the family is together each Sunday at worship. Why is that important? Because without each of you, the family of God, we are incomplete.
Did you know you are important to the church and to God? Yes, I know it's great to have you in church because the offering goes up when more people are here. As important as that is it is not the point. When we look at it Biblically, we are all parts of a body. When a body part is incapacitated it hurts the entire body. If you want to look at it as a team, think of a football team without a Lineman to block for the Quarterback or a Safety to cover the field on defense. Without all the team together the entire team suffers. Oh, others can fill in but it isn't the same as when you are here. Why? Because you are important!
Did you know you are important to the church and to God? Yes, I know it's great to have you in church because the offering goes up when more people are here. As important as that is it is not the point. When we look at it Biblically, we are all parts of a body. When a body part is incapacitated it hurts the entire body. If you want to look at it as a team, think of a football team without a Lineman to block for the Quarterback or a Safety to cover the field on defense. Without all the team together the entire team suffers. Oh, others can fill in but it isn't the same as when you are here. Why? Because you are important!
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