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…