'Lent' Tagged Posts (Page 2)
Midweek Lenten Services
Again this year, we will be gathering Wednesday evenings during Lent (until Holy Week when we will have a Maundy Thursday service) for a light meal of bread and soup, followed by study and a craft activity. Bring the kids and join us at 6:00 PM, we promise we will be done by 7:30 PM. If you or someone you know doesn’t drive at night and needs a ride, please call the church office and we’ll arrange transportation. Feb.17 –…
Lent is…
Lent begins on Wednesday February 10 with Ash Wednesday. It is a time for 40 days of fasting, prayer, meditation, and self-examination. It runs through Holy Week. Lent is a time when we turn our gaze toward Good Friday and ask ourselves, ‘what did I do to force someone who loves me this much to go through something this awful?’ We see this scene and ask, ‘Lord, what can I do to stop this? How can I lighten Your burden,…
Spring is coming
From the pastor… Spring is coming.. the time has changed, we sprang ahead, the daffodils and crocus are popping out of ground, the grass is greening up, the trees are budding, and Easter is right around the corner. For the last few weeks we have been experiencing Lent. Lent is a time where we seriously take a look as who we are as disciples of Jesus Christ, and work at changing those things about ourselves that separate us from God.…
Lenten Journey – gathering cancelled for 4 March
As we journey through lent, there are always some bumps on our journey, or paths to take, so tonight we are canceling the lent soup supper and journey. Not knowing what is going to go on with the weather, I would rather we were safe. So see you Sunday, NOT tonight!
Lent
What is Lent? Lent is the six weeks before Easter is called the “Lenten Season”. It is a time to focus on the suffering, death and resurrection of our Savior, Jesus Christ. Lent is a season of soul-searching and repentance. It is a season for reflection and taking stock. The word “lent” means “lengthen” and stands for that time in spring when the days grow longer. The original period of Lent was 40 hours. It was spent fasting to commemorate…
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