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These are some of our activities in February.
The most recent is first. Click any picture to see a bigger version that
may be printed.
Sermons online as MP3 files:
Bishop Robert Driesen, Upper Susquehanna Synod, Preaching, Feb 28, 2010
Pastor
Kay, Wednesday Feb 24 on Relationships
Pastor Gohl Preaching February 21, 2010.
Pastor
Kay, Children's Time on Ash Wednesday
Pastor Gohl
Preaching, Feb 17, Ash Wednesday
Pastor Gohl
Preaching February 14, 2010 Transfiguration Sunday
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Sunday, February 28th
Bishop Robert Driesen of the Upper Susquehanna
Synod (North Central Pa) visited to
preach and administer the Sacrament of
Holy Communion. His Aunt, Mildred, Left, celebrated her birthday while the
Bishop and family were here.
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Left, our praise team at the 9 AM service is joined by
the young people for the final praise hymn of the day. |
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Wednesday, Feb 24th
Examining Relationships was the theme of the dinner discussion and
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meditation by Pastor Kay. |
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Feb 21st Left, Kent Gruzs lifts the weights in the clock,
a weekly task. Right, Vernene Rodgers Lenz, music
director.
Our thrift shop is open on Wednesdays and the first
Saturday. Some items are available in the hallway, even on Sunday. |
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Ash Wednesday Feb 17
A solemn day of prayer and penitence that begins the
forty-day season of Lent. During Lent we prepare for the celbration of the
Three Days of Jesus' death and resurrection. It is also a time we
journey with those in our community and around the world preparing for
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receive the sign of ashes as an external mark of penitence. Ashes are an
ancient symbol of repentance and mourning, reminding us of our mortality. We
recall God's words to Adam and Eve following their disobedience: You are
dust, and to dust you shall return. The use of ashes also calls to
mind the words of the funeral liturgy, "ashes to ashes, dust to dust." By
honestly facing our need for forgiveness and healing, we turn to the
springtime of God's mercy and grace. With the
cross on our brow, we journey through Lent, longing for the baptismal
waters of Easter, our spiritual rebirth. |
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Left, The Thomas family and Doug Leber at dinner
before worship. We serve dinner before worship every Wednesday evening
through Lent. Reservations requested, call 410-485-7654. |
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| February 14th
Recovering from two blizzards within a week |
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February 7th
This week, we celebrate with Pastor Kay, his
wife Lisa and daughter Abigail on the birth of Abigail's little sister, Nora
Bennett Kay. |
And it snowed. |
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Big Flakes, for
26 hours starting Friday afternoon. 22 to 24 inches in our area.
Right: Raspe Ave. Below, Marluth has no
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Our walks and half the parking lot got
cleared. But the streets were not. |
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But the new
handicap accessible door was installed in the courtyard. It will be painted
Red as soon as the weather warms up. |
Kristina wanted to look up Marluth. An
SUV was stuck int he middle.
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Far left, our
courtyard fountain. Left upper, tracks came up Marluth the wrong way, but
they didn't make it to Raspe Ave. Left, drifting snow was densely
packed. The National Weather Service
labeled it a blizzard. |
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