Thanks to all who are mailing in your offerings!Īlthough our in-person connections remain severely limited, the routine of the parish continues in the new year. These were all made for Shrove Tuesday by Susan & Tony Leonard and YFNR.

Help yourself to frozen Belgian, 'Mickey Mouse,' and/or 8* waffles in the Parish Hall kitchen freezer.

Please enjoy a quiet moment of prayer, likely alone, in the church, and pick up a candle stub to light during your prayers at home. Intercessory Prayer: Please help shape the Prayers of the People, by replying to this message with the people, birthdays, anniversaries, and concerns you would like included in the Prayers of the People.Ĭhancel Door Open for Prayers in the Church: We are continuing our experiment with leaving the door closest to the Guild Room unlocked between 10a.m. Look for the Zoom link in next week's 'Let Us Pray' letter. Thursday Bible Study continues with songs of celebration following the Israelites' deliverance at the Red (or Reed) Sea. Join our livestream Prayers Wednesday Evening, February 24, at 7p.m., for all the above. It's also the day when the Church remembers Matthias, who was called to take the place of Judas among the apostles. Wednesday is a Lenten Ember Day - one of the days when the Church asks us to pray for all of us in our various callings. would work in your schedules I understand there've been some changes with the season. I'm looking forward to Tyler's discussion of the story of Noah & the Ark with us. High School Group participants and parents: This Monday, February 22 is already the Last Monday of February ( and George Washington's actual birthday) so it is the date for our monthly High School Group chat. So, join the conversation via Zoom this Sunday, February 21 at 11:30a.m. The link to YFNR's Personal Zoom Room seems to work well. Virtual Coffee Hour. is a great opportunity to 'see' one another. As usual, Tyler poses some great questions for your consideration in the email that went out on Friday about noon. Check it out here for a helpful preview of his sermon this Sunday at 10a.m. Prayers in the Garden service will NOT meet again this Sunday, February 21: Still too much snow and too cold!ĭigital Sunday School resumes this week with an introductory video from Children & Youth Ministries Director Tyler Jarvis mostly about Noah and the Flood. He provides an introduction to the series, here.

The College's Dean Richard Sewell leads the videos and has provided discussion guides for the next six weeks. Each week's topic highlights holy geographic place(s) within our Holy Land this week's focus, drawn from Sunday's gospel, is Desert. Lenten Sunday Morning Forums & Tuesday Evening Discussions resume online this week with ' A River Through t he Desert.' We will be taking advantage of a 'Virtual Lenten Pilgrimage' from St. The celebratory candles that we lit against the darkness of the past months are gone, and the span of daylight 'lengthens' each day (the origin of 'Lent.') To remind us of Lent's penitential agenda, our worship begins with the Penitential Office, and concludes with seasonal solemn prayers. The Lenten banner now hangs out front, and the penitential purple hangings now adorn the altar, pulpit and lectern. Many thanks to Anthony LaFata and his official 'Palm Burner.' Quite a sight! Lent began on Ash Wednesday following our Shrove Tuesday Conflagration of the Palms.

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