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COMING EVENTS
Lent Season Schedule change
On Wednesdays during the Lenten Season, the following changes are to be
noted:
5:45 Praise Band
6:00 Lenten Soup and Sandwich Supper
7:00 Lent Service
8:00 Choir
Lenten Soup and Sandwich Suppers
Soup Sergeants will be serving soup and sandwiches each Wednesday of Lent
beginning the week after Ash Wednesday (February 29 - March 28).
You and the public are invited to the suppers between 6:00 and 7:00 pm.
The suppers are free, but free will donations are welcomed. Remember to thank
the cooks!
Tuesday, February 21 6:00-7:30 pm Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras Pancake
Supper - The Senior Luther League will be hosting a Pancake Supper from
6:00-7:30 pm Tuesday, Feb. 21 to celebrate Shrove Tuesday. We will be serving
pancakes with sweet toppings, sausages and other goodies. The free-will offering
will be used to support the youth mission trip to Chicago.
Shrove Tuesday refers to the day before Ash Wednesday, the last day before the
beginning of Lent. Though shrove derives from the word shrive or shriven,
meaning to repent, or to have repented, Shrove Tuesday is not typically
associated with repentance. Instead, it is usually a day for eating foods and
treats that will use, up cooking ingredients many will forgo during Lent.
Shrove Tuesday is known by many different names in different cultures. In the US
and in Latin American countries, Shrove Tuesday is better known as Mardi Gras.
In England, Ireland and Australia, Shrove Tuesday is known simply as Pancake
Day. Pancakes are enjoyed and eaten with sweet toppings. They use up luxury
ingredients like eggs and flour that might be given up during Lent.
Friday, March 2 5:30 pm 2012 World Day of Prayer. Women, men, and
children in more than 170 countries and regions will celebrate World Day of
Prayer. The
women of Malaysia have chosen the theme "Let justice prevail." They open the
service with the greeting "selamat datang"-"peace and welcome" - a reminder that
harmony as a people is rooted in peace and welcome. The women name fair and just
governance as the basis for peace. The stories chosen by the women of Malaysia
give credence to the suffering that empowers their prayer. Connie Scharlau will
be our guest speaker. On March 2, 2012, let us resolve to work with God and each
other to create a world in which each gender, race, culture, religion and state
is honored, nurtured and empowered. You are encouraged to invite all your
friends and acquaintances to join in this ecumenical gathering.
This year's service will be held on Friday, March 2, 2012 at 5:30 PM at Christ
Lutheran Church. It will be followed by a soup and sandwich supper.
If you would like the church bus to pick you up, please call the church office
on Thursday, March 1 and give your name, address, phone number and any special
instructions needed.
June 10-16 CALLING ALL HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH: This summer we will be going on
a Youthworks Mission Trip to Chicago June 10th-16th. Parents and young people in
grades 8-12 are invited to attend a gathering Wednesday, January 18th at 6:45pm
in the learning center to learn more and register for this exciting mission
trip. A deposit of $100.00 is needed for each person attending.
July 18-22, 2012 ELCA National Youth Gathering.
Attention High School Youth!! (and parents): Are you interested in going to the
2012 ELCA Youth Gathering on July 18-22 in New Orleans, LA?? We need
to know if kids wish to attend this tri-annual event. The event is open to
current 8th graders through current 12th graders. If you wish to go, you must
contact Intern David immediately! Call, txt, or email. Registration is already
open and filling up quickly. Also fund raising needs to get going right away.
Adults who wish to be involved as chaperones need to contact Intern David as
well. Deadline for indicating your desire to go or to help is November 13th.
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