Message from the Pastor

So, here we are again in the season of Lent. And what is Lent? (please choose one of the following):

1. what you did when you had an extra jacket that you let someone without a jacket use.
2. the base of the word "lentel", a small greenish brown bean that, boiled with water, onions and salt pork makes a great soup.
3. the stuff that accumulates under your bed (alternate spelling, of course)
4. the season of the Church year that includes the 40 days, not counting Sundays, before Easter, when Christians traditionally prepare for Easter through self examination, prayer, worship and sometimes fasting. The season begins with Ash Wednesday, and includes Holy Week- Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, and Good Friday.

OK, so most of you knew that! We did have an Ash Wednesday service in the area behind the pews in the sanctuary, and it was great space for worship for a small group. We will have a Maundy Thursday service (April 1) at 7pm- this service reminds us of Jesus' new command, or mandate (the root of the word "Maundy") "to love one another as I have loved you." We also have preliminary plans for a Good Friday service (April 2) from noon to 1pm, a time to remember the cross and the events surrounding the cross, and the hope we have even out of this cruel form of torture and death.

I look forward to this season with you, to our worship together, to our fellowship, to our journey of self discovery.

See you in Church…

Pastor Bob