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The Season of Lent
Join us on the spiritual journey of Lent, beginning with an Ash Wednesday service at Noon on Wednesday, February 18. Below you will learn about the theme we will be exploring in the coming weeks as we walk alongside Jesus to Jerusalem and to the cross, and then as we rise with him on Easter Sunday. May your spiritual hunger be filled and prophetic imagination be ignited through worship, study and song.
-- Rev. Cathlin
Lent was originally a season for new converts to learn and prepare for their baptism on Easter. During that time, they would study what was central to Christianity. As we crafted this series, we asked: what are the core, foundational concepts of Jesus’ life and ministry? What makes each of these good news? Can we trust that the good news is truly good, even when it challenges us?
If we're being honest, we can easily distort or sanitize Jesus' teachings. Following Jesus leads to a richer, more expansive life, but it’s not necessarily comfortable. We often describe Jesus’ ministry as “radical” which comes from the Latin word “radicalis,” meaning “root” or “ground.” Therefore, the good news should bring us back to our roots, back to what grounds us: loving our neighbor, caring for the vulnerable, pursuing justice and mercy, and resting in God’s unending grace.
The good news is extravagant, untamed, illogical, and persistent. It is joyful—like fine wine saved for celebration. It grows like a mustard seed that flourishes rapidly into a tree to shelter the birds. It smells like expensive perfume poured from an alabaster jar and like crumbling bread passed endlessly through a hungry crowd. It sounds like children laughing and like stones dropped to the ground instead of violently thrown. It feels like feet washed with tender care. The good news is alive in the world.
We hope this series will provide fertile ground for conversation and worship, rooting our hearts and lives in the expansive goodness of God. This Lent, may the teachings of Jesus lead us forward. Let the good news ground us. And let that good news inspire us to take action in a world desperate to hear, see, and taste what is good.
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Begin the Journey of Lent ... Ash Wednesday Service
tell me something good: THE GOOD NEWS IS ALL ARE INVITED
Wednesday, FEBRUARY 18, 12 Noon, in person in Sanctuary
with Rev. Cathlin Baker & Rev. Vicky Hanjian
Table-setting God,
this Lent we do not want to miss your invitation.
We do not want to be so caught up in our own business
that we miss the holiness right in front of us.
So settle our hearts, and open our spirits to hear your word anew.
Help us hear your good news today.
With hope we pray, amen.
Men's Bible Study Presents...
All Church Pancake Supper
for "Fat" Tuesday, February 17
6:00 - 8:00 PM, Parish Hall
with games & music
ALL ARE WELCOME!
The Men's Bible Study group is organizing a "Fat" Tuesday Pancake Supper on Tuesday, February 17.
Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras, is a traditional day of feasting and indulgence preceding the season of Lent which some honored with a 40-day fast. We will begin Lent on Wednesday, February 18 with an Ash Wednesday service in the sanctuary at noon.
* Vegan, Alpha Gal & Gluten Free options will be available *
There Is Still Room artwork by Lauren Wright Pittman. Inspired by Luke 14:15-24. A Sanctified Art; sanctifiedart.org. All rights reserved.
KAIROS Bible Study for Lent
with Rev. Vicky Hanjian
Kairos Bible Study will resume on Ash Wednesday, February 18 at 10:30 AM, in-person in the Sanctuary. We will generally be following the texts for Lent suggested in the Sanctified Arts offerings that Cathlin will be using for preaching through the season, leading us to find something good for our nourishment during these weeks of reflection and discernment as we move through challenging times.
All are invited and welcome. No prior experience of Bible study necessary. If regular attendance is not possible, each session will stand on its own. For more information contact Vicky Hanjian 508-696-8225 armenvicky@gmail.com or the church office.
Men's Bible Study for Lent
with Rev. Woody Bowman
The Men’s Bible Study will begin its next cycle on Wednesday, February 18 and run to Holy Week in April. The group will be reading and discussing the first eleven chapters of the Book of Genesis.
Genesis is the Bible’s book of beginnings and these texts offer seminal stories and elicit some of the great topics of Biblical theology, the “Big Questions” of humanity – Creation, the Fall & sin, God’s judgement on sin, and divine mercy and redemption.
The group meets Wednesday mornings at 8 AM in the parish hall. This cycle during Lent is an opportune time for men new to the group to join in for stimulating conversation, study, spiritual encouragement and fellowship over coffee and morning baked goods. Contact Woody Bowman for more information and to receive notes for the study: cwbowman@earthlink.net or 508-958-7058.
Meet Me in Galilee artwork by Hannah Garrity. Inspired by Matthew 28:1-10. A Sanctified Art; sanctifiedart.org. All rights reserved.
Engaging Scripture with Imagination
begins February 19 from 7:00-7:45pm via ZOOM
led by Jennie Isbell Shinn
Join us for an online Lenten practice of Imaginative Contemplation! Together we will enter into a different scripture passage each week to see what it may have to teach us in our own lives, today. This practice of engaging the Bible contemplatively has roots in Ignatian spirituality, and grows from a belief that the human capacity for imagination is good, and can open the door wide to encountering God in the text and in our lives.
Please bring a journal for our time of guided reflection. Pre-registration is requested - please click here. A Zoom link will be sent to registered participants. The program lasts for 6 weeks.
Tell Me Something Good
Devotional Booklet
Available in E-reader format or hard copy
We are offering printed booklets of the Tell Me Something Good Lenten devotional to anyone who might like one. Printed copies will be available in the black mailbox to the left of the Music Street door, and on Sundays in the Narthex or Parish Hall. If you would like a copy mailed to you, please contact the church office, and we'll make that happen as soon as possible.
Our friends at A Sanctified Art have provided a special e-reader version of this year’s Lent devotional, which you can access on your computer and mobile devices by clicking here. In order to protect their work, please refrain from sharing this link or posting it on social media.
Daily Devotional Cards for Lent
Written by
Rev. Sarah A. Speed
We are printing up a limited number of sets of daily devotional cards. Please contact the church office to reserve a set. Ways you can use the cards:
+ Hang these cards up like garland, in order of their weeks. Review one question and one prayer each day.
+ Put your week’s worth of cards by your bed at the start of the week. Each morning when you wake up, start your day with the daily question and prayer.
+ Review the cards for the week at the beginning of the week. Pick the one card that resonates the most with you and put it somewhere where you will see it regularly. Use that card as a prayer prompt each day.
+ Use these daily questions as journaling prompts for the season of Lent.
Between the Oaks
Intergenerational, Outdoor Church Service
Sunday, March 22
Churchyard, 4:30 pm
Spring is here!
with Rev. Cathlin, Elliott Bennett and Sean McMahon
INSPIRATIONAL TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD PLAYLIST AVAILABLE
A Tell Me Something Good playlist on Spotify is available for your Lenten inspiration through music. To access, click here.