Now that we've entered the first full week of our Lenten journey, our mid week meals and services are beginning. On Wednesdays, we worship at 11:00 AM followed by a lunch in the Fellowship Hall, and we have a dinner at 6:00 PM, followed by worship at 7:00 PM. In these mid-week Lenten services, we will resume our "Conversations Under the Cross" as we did last year, with the theme this year being "Sharing our Stories about Scripture". This is in conjunction with the "Book of Faith" initiative in our synod and throughout the ELCA, as we share how this "Book of Faith", the Bible, has shaped and continues to shape our lives. The worship setting for the 11:00 AM service will be "Responsive Prayer/Suffrages" in the ELW, and for the 7:00 PM service, the beautiful, musical "Holden Evening Prayer".
This coming Saturday, March 7, the Care Net Pregnancy Center of Indian River County "Bridges to Life" Walk will be held at Riverside Park. Registration is at 9:00 AM. A number of folks from Our Savior will be walking. If you would like to join them, or could make a donation to support this local Christian ministry, call Bonnie Lanyi, our parish nurse, at 567-2253. CareNet provides pregnancy tests, ultrasound, abstinence programs, social service referrals, clothing, furniture and food to individuals and families in crisis.
Finally, don't forget to "spring forward" one hour with your clocks Saturday night! Daylight savings time begins this coming weekend! If you forget to change your clocks, this is the one where you'll wonder why the parking lot is full and everyone is already in church, and when you get in you'll find everyone singing the closing hymn. Will you be that one this year? Every year it's somebody!
For other latest information about Our Savior, visit our website at: http://www.oursaviorelca.com/.
As this week unfolds, may God bless you on your Lenten journey, and especially in those wilderness places. Remember, the wilderness is not meant to crush us or discourage us or only to punish us. God meets us in the wilderness to turn it into a training ground, a place of testing, a place where God wants to care for us and strengthen us for life's journey. See you in church.
Your fellow traveler on our Lenten journey,
Pastor Jack Diehl
Monday, March 2, 2009
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