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Day 4 (March 12, 2011)

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Lenten Meditations 2012

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Downtown Holy Week Services

During Holy Week, churches in the downtown area will hold a mid-day service and lunch. Except on Friday, services begin at noon with lunch following. The suggested donation for lunch is $5.

Monday, April 2: First Baptist - Noon

Tuesday, April 3: First Presbyterian - Noon

Wednesday, April 4: Central Christian - Noon

Thursday, April 5: Maundy Thursday evening services at various churches

Friday, April 6: St. Paul’s Episcopal - 11:30 a.m. lunch, Noon worship service

Day 4 (March 12, 2011)

Ps. 30, 32, 42, 43; Deut. 7:17-26; Titus 3:1-15; John 1:43-51

These scriptures are a snapshot of time and events. The created expressing need and desire to the Creator. This time line of God demonstrating His presence is comforting beyond comprehension. His Word illustrates His presence throughout all known history. This also stipulates His presence throughout unknown history. Comprehending these things and the mind of God is an effort not needed.

Father, Son, Holy Spirit are three ways God employed to communicate with and gather His free-willed creation. His anger is brief. His love is everlasting. Study of the Bible, meeting with friends, volunteering and many other means are available to us, and used by God, to educate us as to what is sin. His way is simple but hard for man to do.

Confession is agreeing with God. This is very hard. No argument, discussion, committee decision or any other thing save agreement with God will set aside sin. With preparation to know what God says is sin, we are then able to agree with God and "sin no more." When we do sin again (as this writer does), confess your agreement that you did sin and "sin no more." Forgiveness and salvation are there for us with our confession- agreement.

As it was, is now and ever shall be . . . God is where His Creation exists.

Posted on Sat, March 12, 2011 by Lenten Meditations

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2012 Lenten Series

Our Lenten observances this year include daily Morning and Evening Prayer and Stations of the Cross. I encourage you to deepen your Lenten experience by participating in these worship services as you are able. The heart of our Lenten observance is the teaching series on Wednesday evenings. This year's series is entitled "Finishing Well."

This year's series focuses on the questions: What does it mean to finish well? What steps must we take to prepare for our deaths? These are important questions for Christians to ponder -- both young and old.

The first two weeks (February 29 and March 7) will be led by Dr. Cynthia Crysdale, Professor of Christian Ethics and Theology at the School of Theology at The University of the South in Sewanee. Dr. Crysdale will teach us about the theological underpinnings of Finishing Well.

Week three (March 14) will be led by Jim Dooley, Director of Concord Baptist Senior Adult Program and founder and director of Senior Connections. Mr. Dooley will give us an overview of caregiving for our loved ones and a program he is developing entitled "It's about Time."

Week four (March 21) will feature two of our bright young attorneys, Theodore Goodman and Jeremy Cothern, who will lead us through the legal essentials of finishing well.

Fr. Polk and Fr. Colin will finish up in week five (March 28) as we plan our own funeral services.

The series will begin on Wednesday, February 29 and run for five consecutive Wednesday evenings. A soup supper will be served beginning at 5:30 pm. There is a small charge for supper. A brief liturgy begins at 6:15 p.m. in St. Andrew's Chapel followed by the teaching series. We will be finished no later than 7:15 p.m. Child care is available.

While we often put off or resist thinking about our mortality, Lent is an appropriate time to learn, both theologically and practically, how to "Finish Well."