LENT 2010
SHROVE TUESDAY
PANCAKE SUPPER 5- 7 p.m.
Tuesday February 16th
Adults $4.00, Children $2.00 $12.00 max per family Kevin Tracy will be in charge of serving up pancakes and all the trimmings. “Shrove Tuesday” is the English version of the custom Mardi Gras, a day of indulgence before the self-denial of the Lenten season.
Shrove Tuesday Intergenerational Worship
At 6:00 p.m. we will have an Intergenerational Shrove Tuesday/Ash Wednesday 20 minute service led by the Rev. Susan Nanny. It will be an opportunity to receive ashes in a liturgy that is accessible to all ages. Pancakes will be provided before the service and after the service. (Note: At this service the church will be darkened and we will have laser lights, glitter, and beauty.)
ASH WEDNESDAY
HOLY EUCHARIST & IMPOSITION OF ASHES
February 17th, Noon AND 7:30 P.M.
The Rev. Dan Smith, Canon to the Ordinary will be the celebrant and preacher. There will be music at the 7:30 service only. The imposition of ashes is a reminder of our mortality and a sign of our repentance as we enter the Holy Season of Lent.
LENT ONE
Bishop's Visitation, February 21st.
9:00 a.m. Bishop's Forum
One service only at 10:00 a.m.
Followed by reception
This year the first Sunday of Lent coincides with the bishop's regular visitation this year. The bishop is the chief pastor of our diocese and a reminder of our connection with the larger church, in the US and throughout the world. The bishop's visit is one of the recommended days for baptism and is an opportunity for Confirmation (an adult reaffirmation of baptismal promises.) Although there are no baptisms or confirmations scheduled, we will rehearse our baptismal promises, a good way to enter into the season of Lent. WEDNESDAYS IN LENT
Beginning February 24th at 6:30 p.m.
"Countering Pharaoh's Production-Consumption Society Today" Featuring Walter Brueggemann.
Walter Brueggemann is an Old Testament scholar and retired professor from Columbia Theological Seminary. Also a United Church of Christ minister, Brueggemann has authored hundreds of articles, several biblical commentaries and more than 50 books, including The Prophetic Imagination, Genesis: A Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching, Finally Comes the Poet, and Theology of the Old Testament.
The PR material for this series contains this warning:
WARNING: THIS PROGRAM MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO YOUR CHURCH, SOCIETY AND THE AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE, AND COULD POTENTIALLY HELP RESTORE THE MEANING OF COVENANT.
See for yourself how reclaiming an understanding of Covenant could change our lives.
We will plan on starting on time, watching the video and discussing over a light supper. We will meet in the parish hall. Choir members are welcome to come for the program and leave at 7:30.
