Greetings From Pastor Lyn
Dear People,
Last Sunday was the annual meeting of the congregation. It was a good meeting. Five new council members were elected to 3-year terms and a financial plan for the coming year was discussed. We have come a long way from the fall of 2024, and it is all due our God who is always faithful and to the dedicated commitment of a purpose-driven community.
Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, February 18. Worship will be at noon again this year with imposition of ashes and holy communion. We will gather for food and mid-week worship for the following five weeks using Holden Evening Prayer. A mid-week devotion will be offered this year with the theme coming from Psalm 119:105 “Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.” Please see information in the weekly bulletins from various committees and sign-ups in the Narthex for all Lenten activities.
Lent is meant to be a time of reflection, meditation, prayer, fasting, and service (or almsgiving). We are meant to ponder the words we hear on Ash Wednesday, “remember you are dust and to dust you shall return.” We live in an extraordinarily challenging, chaotic, dangerous, and uncertain time. Perhaps this Lent would be a good time to reflect in earnest on the fragility of life and our deep need for Jesus. In many ways, Lent is a countercultural season. Indeed, Christianity is countercultural. The invitation is not to capitulate to or fall victim to the temptations of our times; the invitation is to respond to the God who redeems us from all temptation, protects and saves us from all adversity.
During Lent we set aside all “alleluias.” The liturgy and the hymnody we use are by design in a minor key. This is not to be mournful or dirge-like but it is meant to turn our hearts and minds to reflection and repentance. That said, our theology teaches that every Sunday is Easter, so it is fine to be joyous, to laugh and be glad while at the same time not forgetting the purpose of the season.
May Lent be for you a time of deep spiritual growth,
In Christ,
Pastor Lyn
Last Sunday was the annual meeting of the congregation. It was a good meeting. Five new council members were elected to 3-year terms and a financial plan for the coming year was discussed. We have come a long way from the fall of 2024, and it is all due our God who is always faithful and to the dedicated commitment of a purpose-driven community.
Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, February 18. Worship will be at noon again this year with imposition of ashes and holy communion. We will gather for food and mid-week worship for the following five weeks using Holden Evening Prayer. A mid-week devotion will be offered this year with the theme coming from Psalm 119:105 “Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.” Please see information in the weekly bulletins from various committees and sign-ups in the Narthex for all Lenten activities.
Lent is meant to be a time of reflection, meditation, prayer, fasting, and service (or almsgiving). We are meant to ponder the words we hear on Ash Wednesday, “remember you are dust and to dust you shall return.” We live in an extraordinarily challenging, chaotic, dangerous, and uncertain time. Perhaps this Lent would be a good time to reflect in earnest on the fragility of life and our deep need for Jesus. In many ways, Lent is a countercultural season. Indeed, Christianity is countercultural. The invitation is not to capitulate to or fall victim to the temptations of our times; the invitation is to respond to the God who redeems us from all temptation, protects and saves us from all adversity.
During Lent we set aside all “alleluias.” The liturgy and the hymnody we use are by design in a minor key. This is not to be mournful or dirge-like but it is meant to turn our hearts and minds to reflection and repentance. That said, our theology teaches that every Sunday is Easter, so it is fine to be joyous, to laugh and be glad while at the same time not forgetting the purpose of the season.
May Lent be for you a time of deep spiritual growth,
In Christ,
Pastor Lyn