The
United Church of Los Alamos
United
Chimes: Vol. 40, No. 3, March 2004
Table
of Contents
Front
Page News
Mission
Auction
Please
Take Note
For
Our Children
Children’s
Worship
Lego
Night
Vacation
Bible School
KAC
Sunday
Night Youth Group
Church
News and Announcements
Summary
of the Congregational Questionaire
Sanctuary
Flowers
United
Church Library News
One
Great Hour of Sharing
Holiday
Highlights Refrigerator Calendar
March
Sunday Worship Themes
Lenten
Study Series
Church
Attendance
Stephen
Ministry Training Dates
Coffee
Hosts for March
Lunch
Bunch Callers for March
Moms
and More
Reminders!
Chimes
Newsletter Deadline
Chimes
Newsletter on the Web
Women’s
Bible Study
Parents
or Interested Adults
WCSS
Circle Meetings
Member
of the Month
Prayers,
Praises, Thanks and More
Prayer
Concerns
Prayer
Letter Telephone Prayer Chain
Congratulations
Sympathy
New
Member Orientation
From
Our Interim Pastor
Lent
Front
Page News
Mission
Auction
Please
Take Note
The next CHIMES
deadline is Sunday, March 21, 2004 at 12:00 noon for the April 2004
issue. Articles may be sent via email to:
UCChimes@hotmail.com
(note new email address) or put in the CHIMES Editor’s mail box in the
Church Annex (room just outside the Church Office).
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For
Our Children
Children’s
Worship
March 7th
Jesus and Zaccheaus
(feast day)
March 14th
The Good Samaritan
March 21st
The Great Banquet
March 28th
Jesus is King
Cathy Renfro
is the coordinator for Children’s Worship. Please contact her at
672-1189 if you can be a storyteller or greeter (helper).
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Lego
Night
The second
annual Lego night will be held March 11 from 6:30- 8:00 PM. The entire
family is invited to join us in Graves Hall for an evening of fun.
Snacks and Legos will be provided. Children under 6 should be accompanied
by an adult.
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Vacation
Bible School
Vacation Bible
School will be held June 21-25 from 1-4 PM. We are using the Group
curriculum Lava, Lava Island. We will need a group of dedicated volunteers
to make this happen. An organizational meeting will be held Monday,
March 15th at 12 noon in Graves Hall. A light lunch will be served.
Please contact the church office if you can attend. If you are interested
in helping with VBS, but cannot attend, please contact Jean Picard at 662-2971.
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KAC
The next KAC
event for 3rd-6th graders will be March 26th from 6-7:30 pm in Graves Hall.
We’ll be taking an “adventure” on the high seas. There will be pieces
of eight and pirate challenges. Bring a friend and join in the fun.
The cost is $3.
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Sunday
Night Youth Group
Come to the
new youth group on Sunday nights from 7-8:30 in Craig Hall. All 7th-12th
graders are invited to check out the new funktacular Craig Hall. See you
there!
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Church
News and Announcements
Summary
of the Congregational Questionaire
submitted
by the Senior Pastor Search Committee
In December
2003, our committee collated the responses you provided on our Congregational
Questionnaire. We received 161 completed questionnaires. We appreciate
your input and want to summarize the results so those interested could
get this snapshot of our congregation's wishes for our future pastor. There
were 49 qualities listed, asking you to rate the importance of each.
The fourteen
most important qualities, in order of the greatest number of responses,
were:
1. Delivers
thought-provoking, uplifting, and inspiring sermons with sensitivity and
wisdom
2. Is
outgoing, friendly and warm, communicating a genuine interest in others
3. Is
accepting of persons with divergent viewpoints, backgrounds and traditions
4. Serves
as an example of high moral and ethical character
5. Ministers
to the sick, dying, and bereaved
Has a strong commitment to team ministry and establishes a collegial relationship
among the ministry team
7. Works
effectively with the entire worship team (ministers, children’s program
and music director) and the congregation to develop a rich worship life
8. Delivers
Bible-based sermons, applying Biblical teachings to everyday life
9. Is
dedicated to maintaining harmony within the congregation
10. Encourages
open communication throughout the church (i.e. encourages shared problem-solving
and dialog among the congregation and staff )
11.
Has broad religious training and experience
12.
Can lead challenging intellectual discussions on religious topics
13.
Has sufficient supervisory experience to be an effective Head of Staff
for all church business
14.
Counsels people facing major decisions of life (i.e. church membership,
marriage, divorce, and retirement)
Twelve other
qualities scored above average in importance:
15.
Is creative in planning and leading worship
16.
Is a resource for personal spiritual development
17.
Has a strong commitment to a teaching ministry (i.e. interpreting theological
concepts and teaching church history)
Promotes enthusiasm for church activities that build an intergenerational
sense of community within the congregation Counsels with people experiencing
other sudden or special personal needs (see #14)
Promotes enthusiasm for church activities within the congregation
21.
Fosters fellowship and a sense of community at church activities
22.
Promotes The United Church as vibrant and ecumenical Christian church
23.
Helps the congregation understand the Biblical foundation for action on
social justice issues
24.
Actively supports the implementation of the long-term vision and goals
of the United Church
Demonstrates management skills on Boards and Committees, helping to guide
progress, but allowing lay leaders to accept responsibility
Believes in and encourages lay leadership in the life of the church
These 13 qualities
scored slightly below the average in importance:
27.
Identifies educational needs of the adult congregation, teaches adult education
classes, serves as a resource to develop programs
28.
Supports a strong and varied chora1 and instrumental program in worship
29.
Addresses the needs of the differently-abled in the congregation, including
the elderly, that they may fully take part in the life of the church
30.
Makes personal calls on people in their homes as needed or requested
Works at bringing new members into the church and in developing evangelism
skills in members
32.
Supports The United Church's goal for financial commitment to missions
Helps plan overall church strategy and assists with program development
and evaluation
34.
Helps identify capable people to be leaders for church activities
35.
Supplies new ideas for activities and projects; mentors and encourages
staff, music directors, Christian education leaders and Sunday School
teachers
Supports the Personnel Board procedures for evaluating staff performance
in accord with goals and objectives
37.
Has an advanced educational degree
38.
Continues to develop his/her theological and Biblical skills through continuing
education
39.
Leads a life of balance between church activities and outside friends and
interests
Finally, these
were the 10 least important qualities among the 49 listed in the questionnaire:
Identifies
educational needs of the youth, works with the youth and serves as a resource
to develop programs
41.
Is aware of the special needs of single adults, and can be a resource for
single adult programs
Participates in and provides leadership for interfaith organizations and
community ecumenical worship
43.
Identifies educational needs of the children of the congregation, preaches
children's sermons and serves as a resource to develop programs
44.
Acts as a resource for understanding and interpreting the mission of the
church from both a local and a global perspective; works to discover additional
mission projects that may need our attention and commitment
45.
Works regularly in the development of stewardship growth
46.
Becomes informed and involved with community organizations and social service
agencies
Helps the congregation to know and become involved in the six member denominations
of The United Church
Participates in activities and conferences sponsored by the six member
denominations of The United Church
Helps plan church budget and oversees church finances
In addition,
we asked for your written responses to three questions, and there were
many common themes
Responses
to: "What are the 3 strongest points about our church? (with the number
of responses indicted)
53 Friendly,
caring sense of community, fellowship
47 Diversity
of views, thoughtful open-mindedness, individual interpretation of the
scriptures
39 Ecumenism
Lay leadership; active congregation; people sharing talents; volunteerism
Team ministry; excellence of ministers and staff
27 Music
program
Missions ( including 5 specifically mentioning Mexico Mission trip)
15 Christian
Education
Church is good interfaith/community leader
9
Diversity and quality of programs
8
Covenant
5
Worship
5
Youth program
4
Family oriented; family atmosphere
4
Strong financially
3
Growth in young families
3
Adult education
Responses to:
"What are the 3 weakest points about our church?"
Insufficient
/ poor youth programs, youth ministry, youth involvement in church, mentoring
for youth
20 Volunteerism
problems: lack of, rely on the same people, over-extension of some, people
too busy to volunteer
17 Weakness
in financial support; inadequate pledging (distinct from “poor financia1
planning")
14 Not
welcoming new members/visitors; lack of follow-up on same; hard to get
acquainted
11 Stodgy,
complacent, not willing to change, narrow-minded, judgmental, too attached
to tradition
10 Aged
physical plant, inadequate attention to physical plant, need to maintain
temperature at 68 degrees
8 Insufficient
community social activities and outreach
8 Need
more Biblical emphasis in education and sermons
8 Lack
of attention to needs of the elderly (transportation, hearing needs, ministry
to the elderly)
7 Lack
of single adult program
7 Lack
of spirituality (not stressing the Trinity); spiritual apathy; reluctant
to talk about same
6 Inadequate
vision
5 Christian
education (not enough, lack of variety)
5 Over-programming,
too many programs
5 Lack
of inter-generational cooperation/mentoring
5 Poor
cooperation (complaining rather than working on solutions, divisions remain
due to past issues)
5 Congregation
is aging, too few young people
4 Denominational
concerns (not enough connection to our six affiliates, too many denominations
4 Poor
worship attendance
3 Staff problems
(lack of accountability for staff performance, evaluation, financial burden,
coverage of responsibilities)
3 Over-staffed,
too many ministers
Responses to:
"Anything-else you would like to-add?
Don't try
to find all things in one minister
We should add
that we omitted from this summary the dozens of additional comments that
were only reflected in one or two responses, although we are taking those
comments to heart in our search. Thank you for your input!
The United
Church Pastor Search Committee:
Mary Freese
(Chair), Sandie Berner, Greg Boebinger, Altana Gray, Jerry Grindstaff,
Paul Mutchslecner, and Jen Schmierer
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Sanctuary
Flowers
The
altar flower committee wishes to thank the following for flowers in January
and February 2004: the flower committee “thank you for Lynn Parker”,
Mary Brooks, Kelly Myers, David and Irene Powell, Mary Jeanne Nilsson,
Birthday flowers for Ella Jacobson, Rick and Judy Posada, Steve and Sandi
Paglieri, and the Church Staff for Deb Worley’s last Sunday .
There is an
opportunity to provide Easter lilies for the sanctuary on Easter Sunday.
They may be given in honor, celebration or as memorial. Please call
the church office to place your request. The lilies are $10 each
and may be taken at the conclusion of the 11:00 Easter Sunday Service.
Lynn Parker
and the flower committee will be placing the flowers for the Easter Services.
Your help would be most appreciated, please call Lynn for details.
If you would
like to provide flowers during 2004 please contact Dorothy Crawford.
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United
Church Library News
Recent gifts
to the Church Library:
Thanks to Phil
and Barbara Seeger the church library has a new 12 volume set of "The New
Interpreters Bible". The books have general articles and introduction,
commentary, and reflections for each book of the Bible including the Aporcryphal
/Deuterocanonical books.
"Aerobics
for the Spirit" by Bob
Morley".
Reverend Morley helps us to "see life as a joyful game. " This book
is an upbeat, down-to-earth resource for developing and maintaining a healthy
spirit.
New Books Purchased:
"Soon" by
Jerry Jenkins
" A New Leaf"
by Thomas Kinkaide
This is his
newest one in his series.
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One
Great Hour of Sharing
Please remember
our One Great Hour of Sharing on April 4th, Palm Sunday. On that
day, Christians will join in helping those in need around the world.
Begun in 1949, One Great Hour of Sharing is supported by eight denominations
and Church World Service. Every gift you make through this offering
yields funds that help relieve suffering and poverty throughout the world,
including North America. Please give generously on Palm Sunday to
those in need around the world. Coin boxes will be distributed to
help you and your children participate in this valuable mission project.
April 4th is also the beginning of spring break. If you are
planning on traveling, you can turn your donation into the church office
prior to April 4th.
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Holiday
Highlights Refrigerator Calendar
February 29
Discipleship Class joins the church
Deborah C. Worley last Sunday as our Youth Pastor
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March 2
6 pm Christian Education Board in Lounge
March 6
9 am – 5:30 pm Stephen Ministry Training Retreat,
Lounge
March 7
8 am Children's Sub-Committee in Room 115
12:00 noon New Member Orientation in Lounge
7 pm Mid and Senior High Youth in Craig Hall
March 8
7 pm Membership & Evangelism Board in Lounge
March 9
6 pm CE Board Youth Subcommittee in the Lounge
March 11
6:30 pm LEGO Night in Graves Hall
7 pm Trustees Board in Library
March 16
6:30 pm Finance Board in Library
7 pm Elders Board in Lounge
7 pm Mission Board in Room 115
March 17th,
24th & 31st
6:30 pm Special Lenten Series in the Lounge
7:30 pm Sanctuary Chior, Sanctuary (next 3 weeks only)
March 20
1 pm Stephen Ministry Training Class in Lounge
2 pm Set up for Mexico Mission Auction
March 21
8 am New Member Breakfast in Lounge
2 pm Mexico Mission Auction Graves Hall
March 23
7:30 pm Executive Board in Lounge
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March
Sunday Worship Themes
| March 7th |
On this second
Sunday in Lent, Pastor Kathleen Logan will preach a sermon entitled “Jesus
Stands Alone.” The text will be Luke 9:28-36. |
| March 14th |
Howard will
be preaching on “When Fig Trees Have No Figs,” and using Luke 13:1-9 as
his text. His theme is that as the gardener pleads for the fig tree, so
Christ pleads for us. |
| March 21st |
Howard will
be preaching on “The Prodigal Father,” and using Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 for
his text. He hopes to tell how God, as our divine
parent, is
constantly generous with us beyond belief. |
| March 28th |
Howard will
be preaching on “Love’s Generous Gift,” and using John 12:1-8 as his text.
His message is, “When you sense Christ with you, celebrate!” |
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Lenten
Study Series
On Wednesday
evenings from 6:30-7:20 P.M., March 17, 24, and 31 Howard Grant will
offer a Lenten study series on “The Significance of the Bible for the Church.”
A small study book by Anders Nygren, a Swedish theologian, with the same
name will be given to each participant. Choir will meet at 7:30 P.
M. on those evenings in order to afford choir members an opportunity to
attend. Enrollment is made by phoning the church office at 662-2971,
and is limited to 15 people.
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Church
Attendance
| date |
8:00 Service |
9:30 Service |
| January 18th |
22 |
195 |
| January 25th |
9 |
292 |
| February 1st |
26 |
176 |
| February 8th |
14 |
140 |
| February 15th |
28 |
137 |
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Stephen
Ministry Training Dates
February Sunday
29th, 3-5:30
March
Saturday 6th, 9-11:30 & 12:30-5:30
Sunday 14th, 3-5:30
Saturday 20th, 1-6:00
Sunday 28th, 3-5:30
April
Sunday 18th, 1-6:00
Sunday 25th, 3-5:30
May
Sunday 2nd, 1-6:00
Sunday 16th, 1-6:00
Saturday 22nd, 9-11:30 & 12:30-5:30
June
Sunday 6th, 3-5:30 followed by a potluck dinner
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Coffee
Hosts for March
March 7th:
Greg & Karen Boebinger March 21st: M.J. Nilsson and Adda Moldt
March 14th:
Andrea & Sig Gerstl March 28th: Gerry & Georgia Strickfaden
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Lunch
Bunch Callers for March
Lunch Bunch
Callers for March are: Emily Nance, Sandie Berner, Pat Slentz, Arlene
Stephens, Virginia Emelity, M.J. Nilsson, Gloria Gilmore-House and Ann
Wadstrom.
If you would
like to be included in Lunch Bunch but didn’t get into this year’s booklet,
please remind me so I can add your name month by month.
Janet Tallman
Lunch Bunch
Coordinator
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Moms
and More
Moms
and More is a group of Moms who meet every Friday morning in the Church
Lounge from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM for fellowship, food, to learn from speakers,
to do occasional service projects for the church, and to support one another.
On March 5th, we will be having a baby shower for Deb Worley and Sylvie
Johnson. Their babies are due the end of March. On March 12th,
we are planning to learn a little more about Nutrition, Food and Safety.
On March 19th, we will be indulging in a Moms Day Out, where child care
will be provide while Moms may choose their own activity for the next couple
of hours, be it grocery shopping alone, a workout, a hike, shopping, manicure,
hair appointment or a spontaneous get-to-gather with some other Moms at
Starbucks; the time is yours. On March 26th, we are still considering
what might be offered. We encourage anyone interested in participating
to attend any of our meetings to help steer the group’s activity toward
your interest and concerns. All are welcome, even if your children
don’t need the child care provided, as noted below. Come join us.
Childcare is
always provided during Moms & More, and a $2.00 per child
contribution
is greatly appreciated.
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Reminders!
Greeters for
March: Brian & Kay Newnam, Pamela Massey, Youth & Pat &
Sean Reardon
Liturgists
for March: Cathy Erwin-Renfro, Karen Edwards, Lorna Cooper &
Youth
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Chimes
Newsletter Deadline
April 2004
deadline is Sunday, March 21st, 2004
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Chimes
Newsletter on the Web
Now available
on our WEB site! If you prefer not to have a hard copy sent to you,
opting to read the CHIMES on the web monthly, please e-mail us your request
at ucoffice@losalamos.org or call the church office at 662-2971.
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Women’s
Bible Study
Beginning
Thursday, February 12th, there will be a women’s Bible study meeting from
12:30 - 1:30 on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of every month. We
will meet
at Laura Parker’s house, where there is an abundance of toys, so feel free
to bring your children if necessary! We will be reading and discussing
Marcus Borg’s book, “Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time.” Call
Deb Worley (662-2971) for more information.
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Parents
or Interested Adults
Parents or
interested adults, please consider volunteering one or two Sundays in our
two year old room during the 9:30 am service. Curriculum and training
provided. Contact Jean Picard at 662-2971 or sign-up in the nursery
area.
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WCSS
Circle Meetings
| Circle I |
Tuesday, March 9th
9:30 am at the home of Phyllis
Phillips |
Phyllis Phillips and Irene Wenzel,
hostesses |
| CircleIV |
Tuesday, March 9th at
1:00 pm Bible Study in the Lounge |
Myrna Strong, hostess |
| Moms & More |
Every Friday, 9 – 11 am with nursery
provided |
Lounge |
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Member
of the Month
Energetic Hallie Bare, our new summer intern at United Church, is looking
forward to working with the youth this summer. She says what appealed to
her the most about being an intern at United was being around the church
because most of her memories revolve around the church activities that
she did with her friends. Now that Deb Worley has changed professions (yes,
being a full time mother is a profession), Hallie hopes that she can help
to fill the gap during this time of transition.
Church activities have always impacted Hallie. This will be her fourth
year as a part of the work crew for the Mexico Mission trip. For her, it’s
amazing to be with people that are happy despite their poverty. She says,
“they’d gladly give you their last morsel of food or other possessions.
They give so much and are extraordinarily generous, which serves as a reminder
that we don’t have to have tons of money to give something away.”
The Mexico Mission trip has been amazingly spiritual for her as well—a
group of kids that don’t know each other come together and accomplish an
incredible task in the service of others. When they’re in Mexico, she can
feel God’s presence there with them.
Hallie moved to Los Alamos five years ago when her family relocated from
Santa Fe. She did discipleship class as a seventh grader, which is where
she met Deb Worley. As Hallie’s mentor, Deb helped her to understand her
faith. Being with Deb kept Hallie coming back to United Church. Hallie
admits she will miss the Thursday morning breakfasts and Friday afternoons
that they spent together.
She’s been very active in United Church activities. She became a member
of the Board of Elders last year, and currently serves on the Youth Ministry
Search Committee. This fall, she helped Deb with the mid-school youth group
and spent a week last summer at Sonlight Camp helping Ashley Reader. She’s
also been the daycare provider on Sundays for a year and a half. Outside
of United Church, she was a youth leader for Wyldlife, a Young Life
Program for
mid-schoolers.
When she’s not busy with all that, she performs in Olions. This year, she
participated in ‘Curse of Frankenstein,” and will be in the one act plays
at end of February. She plays ice hockey, participates in a weekly bible
study, writes, rides her horse, and spends time with her family and dogs.
Occasionally, when we have snow, she snowboards.
Hallie will attend University of Denver this fall to study foreign languages,
majoring in International Studies and Environmental Science or Eco-tourism.
She has a passion for culture. She loves going to other countries to get
a new perspective on the world. She’d love to help develop third world
countries so that they are no longer third world countries.
Her words of wisdom for us all? “Helping others makes a difference, even
something small. Once you get involved in the Church’s activities, it’s
amazing how much more connected you feel. It becomes something that lives
in your soul, not just a place to go on Sunday.”
Email : halba14@msn.com
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Prayers,
Praises, Thanks and More
Prayer
Concerns
Pat Spalding
Terry Langham
Ruth Miles
Jim Hudgins
Betty and Bill
Wilson
Wilberta and
Ed Macmann
Joe Monack
Audrey Thomson
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Prayer
Letter Telephone Prayer Chain
If you want
prayer for yourself or someone close to you, don’t hesitate to call the
coordinator, Shelly Wageman.
To receive
the Prayer Letter, contact
the Church
Office at 662-2971 or
email at UCoffice@losalamos.org
It is Jesus’
name and the faith that comes through him that has given this complete
healing to him, as you can all see.
Acts 3:16b
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Congratulations
A baby boy,
Justin Gregory Cayton, born February 16th to Beth and Greg Cayton, and
the proud grandparents are Randy and Laura Erickson
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Sympathy
Georgene Nichols
and family upon the death of Wesley S. Nichols, Sr;
Arnie Sierk’s
family upon the death of his mother, Dorothy Sierk from New York;
Prayers for
the family of William
(Billy) M.
Turner, (former member).
Prayers for
Patricia Spalding and family upon the death of her husband,
John (Jake)
Spalding.
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New
Member Orientation
New Member
Orientation is scheduled at 12:00 Noon on Sunday March 7th. Those
interested in membership will meet in the lounge of the Christian Education
Building for an orientation of our church and its multiple programs.
The new members will join the church Sunday, March 21st, following a new
member breakfast.
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From
Our Interim Pastor
Lent
Ash Wednesday
has passed and we are now a week into the season of the church year known
as “Lent.” But people of my ilk who didn’t grow up in a liturgical church,
often have some difficulty understanding what Lent is about.
I did
some digging, and I find that at the simplest level, the word “Lent”
derives from
the Anglo-Saxon word, “length,” based on the simple idea that days are
lengthening at this time of year. Ok, so days are lengthening. Anything
else new?
But
we have to look further to get at the base of Lent’s meaning in the
Christian
year. For a long time it has been a 40 week-day period of penitence and
fasting among many Christians. In early Christian history some of Christ’s
followers would hold a total fast from the time Jesus died on the Cross
around 3:00 pm on Passover Friday until he was discovered in resurrection
around 6:00 am on the Sunday after Passover (Easter).
These
fasts without any water or food were quite severe on many of the faithful,
and the early church in general moved to light fasting over a period of
forty week-days, with each day symbolizing one of the hours when Jesus
Christ was dead. Notice that Sundays do not count as fast days, because
every Sunday
symbolizes
“a little Easter.” Therefore followers need to celebrate the resurrected
Christ on those days.
When
I was a child I heard that Catholics have to give up something they like
during Lent. Back then, it made me glad I wasn’t a Catholic.
Now
I’m thinking what I, and what we, might give up for Lent is some of our
time. To meditatively read, say the Gospel of Mark, a little each day between
now and Easter could make a real difference in many of our lives. To participate
in one of our Sunday school classes, will certainly deepen our closeness
to God. Even to take the class I shall lead on “The Significance of the
Bible for the Church,” could make a difference in each of our appreciations
for the Bible.
An even
more important way for us to use some of our truly valuable time in this
season leading up to Easter is to do a few caring things for those kinds
of
people that
Jesus mentioned time and again as great in the kingdom of heaven: little
children, the hungry, the blind, those lacking clothing, those who are
in prison, and others who are destitute.
I encourage
you to choose one ongoing thing that you are willing to do for Christ in
these days leading up to Easter. And may God bless you richly day by day!
In Christ’s
love,
Howard
Howard Grant,
Jr.
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