LENT
BEGAN FEBRUARY 6
On Wednesday,
February 6, we
entered one
of the most important seasons of the church year—the “40 days” of Lent.
Lent is a forty-day period before Easter. It begins on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 6,
and ends on March 22, which is the day before Easter. We skip Sundays when we
count the forty days.
Lent
is a season of soul-searching and repentance. We take stock of our lives and
our relationships to discover and change what we must to prepare for Easter and
experience the spiritual renewal that comes when we engage in this type of
“making right” activity. So, during Lent we each follow the example of Jesus
by sacrificing our own will to the purpose of God.
LENT
IS A TIME TO …
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Pray for yourself and others daily
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Give up something special to you
– dessert, beverages, bread, your favorite TV program, chocolate or some of
your time and …
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Give yourself to others … call
someone you have been meaning to call but just never get around to it, spend
some time with a shut-in or in a nursing facility, write those notes you keep
putting off. (Try doing something
each day.)
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Repent … remember when you have
been less than you should be … and do something about it.
Change … turn around!
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Remember how Christ suffered …
and how even He asked God to “take this cup from me” … watch “The
Passion of the Christ” and know that He truly understands.
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Read a devotion each day. Pick up a
Daily Bread, Upper Room, or click on the “links to
other sites” at the bottom of this page for links to daily devotions
online.
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Do these things and be sure to take
part in all the special services so you will be ready for Easter and its
promises.
EASTER LILIES
Traditionally our church altar area is decorated with lilies for Easter. If you would like to place a plant in the worship center in honor of or in memory of a loved one, please fill out the form on the back of the count-me-in, include a check made payable to Peace UMC for $5 & mark “Lily”. Orders accepted through March 9.
EASTER EGG-STRAVAGANZA
Be sure to be here on Sunday, March 16, 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. for the Easter Egg-stravaganza featuring a puppet performance, “He Is Risen” Easter lesson and of course, the Easter egg hunt! Bring an Easter basket or plastic bag for the egg hunt.
Everyone is invited to join us as we celebrate Holy Week at Peace!
PALM SUNDAY
Sunday School children (toddler thru 6th grade) will meet in their Sunday School rooms then parade to the sanctuary waving palm branches for the worship celebration. Children will then return to their Sunday School rooms.
GOOD FRIDAY
Good Friday, March 21, 7:00 p.m. there will be a reenactment of the Lord’s Last Supper and the journey to the cross. Childcare provided. (Call the office if you need transportation.)
EASTER SUNDAY
6:30
a.m. Early Service
7:30-11:00
a.m. Breakfast served in Hospitality Hall
8:00, 9:15 & 10:30 a.m. Easter worship celebrations
EASTER BREAKFAST
Make Easter morning really special and enjoy a continental breakfast with your church family. Following the early service, pastries, fruit and other goodies will be served in Hospitality Hall. Donations received will help fill Easter baskets for the food pantry. Call the office for reservations.
