This week at EBUMC
Happenings for the Week of February 8th
February 8
Youth Group 5:00-7:00 (FLC)
February 9
Pickleball 6:00-7:30pm (FLC)
February 10
FAMILY DINNER NIGHT 6:30-8:00pm (FLC)
February 11
Prayer 6:00am
Praise Band 5:30pm (FLC)
February 12
RSA, 9:30-5:30pm (FLC)
Pickleball, 6-7:30pm (FLC)
Chancel Choir, 6:30pm (Rm. 7)
Compassionate Friends, 7-9:00 (FLC)
February 13
MARCH Newsletter deadline
February 14
Dress A Girl 9:00am-1:00pm (Rm. 7)
Sunday Worship is Live.
cONTEMPORARY wORSHIP: 9:00
Traditional Worship: 11:15
You can also join live on Facebook and Youtube
Pastor’s Corner
Lent and Easter are coming! Lent is the 40 days leading up to Easter (Sundays don’t count). It begins with Ash Wednesday on February 18th; Easter Sunday is April 5th this year. Lent is a time of reflection and a time to be a little more deliberate about wanting to grow deeper in our relationship to God.
Often this has to do with “giving up something for Lent”. Self denial is a tool, but what I prefer is for folks to add something to our current walks that adds spiritual depth. It might be being deliberate in “practicing random acts of kindness and senseless acts of beauty” each week. Or adding a special devotion and prayer time with time for pausing and reflecting. If you are not in a Christian Education (Sunday School) Class, Lent might be a good time to “come and see” if this helps in your spiritual walk.
Whether you use self-denial or adding a spiritual discipline, Lent is a great time to reflect and respond to how much God loves us. And because we are loved, we can hear God’s calling on our lives. And from that love and calling, we are empowered to discover our ministries to make a difference in this world. Yes, this is discipleship. So, let us walk into this time of preparation together. Let us be deliberate in setting apart time for God to work with us, in us and through us. Amen.
Blessings in Christ,
Pastor Tom
Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give,
not reluctantly or under compulsion,
for God loves a cheerful giver.
2 Corinthians 9:7
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