LENT 3: In the third week of Lent, we stare into the “Denying Eyes” of Peter and the other apostles. They could not see how they could ever fall away from Jesus, but after Jesus is betrayed by Judas, ten of them flee, and Peter – when he is spotted by a servant girl and sees that his…

LENT 2:  This week “Sleepy Eyes” is the theme for the second week of Lent.  In Gethsemane, Jesus’ inner circle of Peter, James, and John cannot keep their eyes open to watch and pray with Jesus for even an hour, while Jesus comes to see that His Father’s will is that He drink the cup of God’s wrath when He…

THANK YOU to everyone for your cards, messages of well wishes and especially your prayers during my recent surgery.  Cathy Hoffman PLEASE SIGN UP BY NEXT SUNDAY--March 8 is the deadline to sign up if you plan to attend YOUNG LIFE'S annual fundraising dinner, scheduled for Thursday, March 26, beginning at 6:15 PM at Classics V on Niagara Falls Boulevard. …

CHOIR PRACTICE is held every Wednesday after our Lent service.  All are welcome to attend.  The only requirement is a desire to sing your praises to God.  Please consider joining the group!  STILL NEEDED--PLASTIC GALLON MILK OR JUICE JUGS for a Sunday School Penny War activity.  Please rinse them and leave them near the water cooler in the chapel.  TODAY IS THE…

NEXT SUNDAY is the last opportunity to donate to our toilet tissue mission project.  Heart, Love & Soul is in critical need of this item to help those living in poverty in our city maintain their dignity.  Since it cannot be purchased with EBT cards, it is one of their most requested items.  If you wish to participate in this mission,…

ANNUAL BATHROOM TISSUE COLLECTION:  Tables available in the chapel and narthex through February to receive donations of toilet tissue.  Heart, Love, & Soul tells us it is one of their most requested (but least donated) items, and their supply is CRITICALLY low at the present time.  This is something that all of us use daily and most of us take…

A NOTE FROM PASTOR BAHR: By the time you read this note, we’ll be in sunny Florida visiting a certain mouse. Perhaps you didn’t know we were going? That’s because Lacey and I decided to surprise our boys with a secret vacation, and since they’re in church every week, we couldn’t say anything! (A special challenge was cancelling Confirmation this week…

DONATION CENTER:  Please help us keep our Donation Center (located in the coat room near the parking lot) neat by donating only those items requested.  We appreciate your generous thoughts, but our partner agencies can only use certain items according to their missions.  Items that have not been requested create extra work for our volunteers.  If you have things you…

JANUARY MISSION ENVELOPES are designated to support Young Life, an international youth organization with local chapters whose purpose is to bring teens to the knowledge of our loving Savior.  Several of our youth are, or have been, involved in Young Life.  Their annual fundraising dinner is scheduled for March 26.  Donations in January will allow us to submit our gifts…

JANUARY MISSION ENVELOPES are designated to support Young Life, an international youth organization with local chapters whose purpose is to bring teens to the knowledge of our loving Savior.  Several of our youth are, or have been, involved in Young Life.  Their annual fundraising dinner is scheduled for March 26.  Donations in January will allow us to submit our gifts…