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Church-Wide Prayer Gathering, Ash Wednesday, My Hope (Pastoral Emphasis for 3/3)

The next Church-Wide Prayer Gathering will be held on Tuesday, March 5th, from 7 to 8 pm. Everyone is invited to join us as we focus on specific prayer needs. If you are not able to attend but have prayer requests, you can submit them online.


This Wednesday is Ash Wednesday which is the start of Lent season. We will anoint with ashes after Bible Study around 8pm. We anoint with ashes as a symbol of our mourning and repentance over sin. If you'd like to be anointed with ashes but cannot make it that Wednesday evening, you can come to the church between 11 am and 1 pm to be anointed with ashes.

I'm also calling for church-wide fasting and prayer during Lent. You can do a partial fast where you will give up certain foods, drinks, or activities. Lent is 40 days beginning on Ash Wednesday and will end on Easter Sunday, April 21, but does not count Sundays.

My Hope Sunday is next Sunday, March 10th. This week, please follow-up with those that you invited to come to church. During that service, we will share the hope we have in Jesus Christ. In preparation of My Hope, Sister Nancy Frater shared her testimony about her health and family. We also brought our commitment cards to the altar and prayed over those names that represented individuals we hope will attend and be transformed by God's Word.

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