Lent 2010
“Lent” is derived from the Middle English “Lente” which means “springtime”. It is the 40-day period of repentance and renewal preceding Easter. Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and ends with the Easter service.
Lent is a special time for:
--meditation, prayer and penitential practices
--increased understanding of Christ’s sacrifice and Resurrection
--recommitment to the Christian life
This 40-day period brings to mind the 40 days that Jesus spent in the wilderness, fasting and praying before beginning his public ministry. It was during this time that he was tempted by the devil. Moses also spent 40 days fasting and praying during the time when God gave him the Ten Commandments. Elijah fled for his life through the wilderness, fasting 40 days and nights until he came to Mt. Horeb. There, God appeared and instructed him on how to overcome his enemies. May this season of Lent be a meaningful journey for you.
*Lenten devotionals are available in the narthex of the church.
Services and Events this Lenten Season
Special Offerings During the Season of Lent
FOOD FOR THOUGHT AND A LITTLE SPARE CHANGE
During this season of Lent, as Christians and United Methodist, let us help brothers and sisters in need. Our current economic problems have left many without enough food to eat. The shelves of our food banks and pantries are bare. In addition to our regular food collection on the first Sunday of each month which goes to ABCCM, we are encouraging each of you during Lent to bring a can of food and a little spare change each time you come to the church. If you are meeting at the church to discuss the Bible, attend WOW, handle business matters of the church, or deal with whatever we put our minds to as Christians, please bring a can of food and a little change to go into our milk jugs that will be placed around the church. Canned food will be delivered to Calvary Episcopal Church, which is opening a food pantry for the Fletcher area and has asked for help from the churches in the Fletcher community. The spare change will be collected by our children to give to The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR), meeting the needs of those both nationally and internationally who are hurting and hungry. As a part of a loving and generous Church, let us take this opportunity to help others.
Ash Wednesday Service February 17
Holy Week Schedule
Sunday, March 28, 8:30 & 11:00 AM Palm Sunday
Worship services will be held at our usual times of 8:30 am and 11:00 am.
There will be a “Donkey Walk” held during the Sunday school hour (9:45 am—10:45 am). All are invited to
join in our “Donkey Walk” in remembrance of Jesus’ journey up to Jerusalem. Children & Youth Sunday
school classes will continue as one group in the Sanctuary following the “Donkey Walk”, and we will experience
the Godly Play story of Passion Week.The day we Christians celebrate the triumphant entrance of Jesus into Jerusalem and the beginning of Holy Week.
Wednesday, March 30 , 5:30-7:00PM W.O.W. Program
We will experience the Seder meal for our program. The Seder is the family dinner and worship service
which is held in Jewish homes during Passover. This was the meal Christ shared with his Disciples during
the Last Supper. On this particular night, dinner and program will be combined, with our Seder meal taking
place from 5:30 pm-7:00 pm. Check with music leaders to see if other rehearsals will run as usual or
be canceled this night.
Thursday, April 1, 7:00 PM Maundy Thursday Service
Named for the Latin mandatum, or command, referring to Jesus’ words in John 13:34, I give you a new commandment, that you love one another, just as I have loved you , you also should love one another.
A service where we as Christians commemorate the supper Jesus shared with His disciples before the crucifixion, when Jesus washed the disciples’ feet and instituted the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper. The church is stripped as a vivid and dramatic way of showing the desolation and abandonment of the long night in Gethsemane and what followed.
Friday, April 2,7:00 PM Good Friday
A way of individually participating in the passion of Christ as a part of Holy Week services. It imitates a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, as was often done by early Christian pilgrims, especially to the place of Christ’s redemptive suffering.
Booklets of explanation and meditation will be provided, along with private quiet time for prayer.
Sunday, April 4, 7:00 AM Easter Sunrise Service at Patty's Chapel
Sunday, April 4, 8:30 AM & 11:00 Easter Worship Service
A joyous celebration of the resurrection of Christ.Those wishing to place flowers on the cross in the Sanctuary are invited to do so before the 8:30 am service and 11:00 am service or during the Sunday School time (9:45 am—10:45 am).
Children’s Easter Egg Hunt will following the 11:00 am worship service. Please gather in the Sanctuary.
Directions to Patty's Chapel from the church: Right on Hwy 25, left at second light on Howard Gap Road, left on Jackson Road, right on Pattys Chapel Road, Patty's Chapel Cemetery will be on your left as you continue on Pattys Chapel Road
