LENT 2008
“The Nature of Lent
Our worship for this season of Lent will take us deeper into a spiritual journey with God using all our senses. Each week at all services we will observe a symbol connected with the Gospel lessons and presented in beautiful art on the bulletin covers. A full-color take-home folder will be available for each household each Sunday and will include reflections on art and scripture for the week. A new Gospel hymn each week sung to familiar tunes will aid in your prayers. Silence will be a part of worship at the time of communion at the 11 service.
For the Sundays in Lent, the 9 AM services will move to the Parish Hall so that we might make use of the space for hands-on experiences that will enrich your worship. You are strongly encouraged to attend each week and bring friends and neighbors with you as these services combine the best of Episcopal liturgy with innovative presentations of music, drama, and art. The children’s Sunday School classes will each take a turn interpreting the Gospel for the day. The hall will be set up in various ways to signal the theme for the day and to focus our prayers.
February 6 Ash Wednesday Dust Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 Do not be anxious
February 10 Lent 1 Sand: Matthew 4:1-11 Jesus’ Temptation in the Wilderness
February 17 Lent 2 Wind: John 3:1-17 Nicodemus’s midnight visit with Jesus
February 24 Lent 3 Water: John 4:5-42 The Woman at the Well
March 2 Lent 4 Earth: John 9:1-41 The Healing of the man born blind
March 9 Lent 5 Rock: John 11:1-45 The Raising of Lazarus
March 16 Palm Sunday Tree: Matthew 26:14-27:66 The Passion of Christ
March 23 Easter Day Light John 20:1-18