The season of Lent begins with Ash Wednesday on…can you believe it…February 10th! Yeah, that’s early! I do hope you will join us at 7:00 p.m. for this special service of repentance and the imposition of ashes.
February 14th, besides being Valentine’s Day, is the first Sunday of Lent and it will be a busy Sunday. We’ll be baptizing Samuel Burrows, son of Matthew and Marie Burrows at our 10:45 p.m. worship. Little Sammy was baby Jesus in the children’s Christmas program in December. That evening we’ll also begin our new The Faith of a Mockingbird book study, which kicks off with a showing of the Academy-Award winning film, To Kill a Mockingbird, at 6:00 p.m.
Also on February 14th, Diane Evans, one of our Lay Servants, will offer the first of two sermons on spiritual gifts. She’ll offer the second one on February 21st. And then, for those who want to go deeper in identifying and understanding their spiritual gifts, Diane will lead two follow-up classes between services on February 28th and March 6th.
Lent is always a time of introspection, both as individuals and as a church community. My prayer is that you will journey with us in worship each week and that you take advantage of the other opportunities we’ll be offering during this season of Lent.
Blessings,Pastor Andy