Now Serving Fish on Sundays (and Wednesdays) in Lent

 

Fish is on the menu during Lent this year at St. John’s—but not on Fridays!  We’ll be serving up a series of Sunday sermons, Wednesday night supper/worship events, and art projects that will

help us prepare ourselves for Easter by studying the story of Jonah and the big fish.  Sound fishy?  We’ll focus on a different aspect of Jonah’s story each week, relating it to how God calls each of us to something special, how we sail in the opposite direction, and why we need Jesus in our lives to bring us out of the depths of darkness and despair into which we get ourselves.

 

On Sundays, we’ll read our way through the Jonah story and pair it with events and teachings from the life of Jesus in a series of sermons.  On Wednesday nights, we’ll gather for soup and sandwich supper, then have a family-friendly time of song, scripture, and discussion relating to the Sunday lessons and what they mean for our lives.  During Lent, households will be invited to make art projects at home, inspired by the Jonah story, and we’ll use them to decorate the sanctuary as the season progresses.  Books with daily prayers and reflections on the Jonah theme will be available

for those who want to focus their thoughts this

way each day.

 

Lent is a time to be penitent and reflective, becoming aware of our sin and our need for Christ.  Instead of trying to escape from God, let yourself be swallowed up by the Holy Spirit and transformed into a messenger of his grace.  Join us at St. John’s this Lent as we tell the best fish story of all—the message of Jesus and his love.  Here’s a preview

of the season’s activities:

 

Sunday, Feb. 19, 10:10 a.m.        

Sunday School Pancake Fest—Inspired by Shrove Tuesday; Sunday school children will have pancake races and mark a pancake with a cross

 

Ash Wednesday, Feb. 22, 7:00 p.m.     

Communion worship, receiving ashes on the forehead, and individual confession and forgiveness

 

Sundays, Feb. 26-March 25, 9 & 11:15 a.m.      

Sermons on the theme, “The Sign of Jonah”

 

Wednesdays, Feb. 29-March 28

6:00 p.m. Soup/sandwich; 6:45 p.m. Worship/study/discussion

 

Daily, Feb. 22-April 8         

Individual devotions at home, using prayer booklets and/or art projects

 

Watch for more details to come!

 

Your fellow servant of Christ,

 

Pr. Tina Scheuller          

 

Council Installation

Sunday, January 29

 

There was a Council Installation at both services on Sunday. It was a time to recognize and welcome the new and returning Council members for 2012 and to express sincere appreciation for the hard work and dedication of the retiring members of Council.