Welcome to the season of Lent! I wanted to share with you SIX ways that you and I can grow deeper in our faith during the season of Lent:
1. Use the daily coin folder that we'll be passing out in church this Sunday as a way to pray. Each time you place a quarter in your coin folder you can say a prayer for your church, for your pastor (please!) and for God to take you deeper into the faith.
2. Attend the Millcreek Ministerial Association Lenten worship services and luncheons, each Thursday in Lent, beginning at 12:05pm, at the Westminster Presbyterian Church.
3. Attend the United Methodist Men's Lenten worship services and breakfasts, each Saturday in Lent, beginning Feb. 27. The schedule is printed at the bottom of this email.
4. Join our Wednesday night Bible Study in the sanctuary, from 6:15 to 7:15pm. I teach it, and we're studying the gospel of Matthew.
5. Identify with the suffering of Jesus a little bit by giving something up for Lent. You could fast from food once a week (1, 2 or 3 meals once a week). Or you could give something up that you enjoy for the entire length of Lent, such as sweets, television, music, movies, reading, etc..
6. Wake up a 1/2 hour earlier in Lent to spend time reading the Bible and in prayer.
There are hundreds of more ways to grow closer to Jesus this Lent. Which ways you choose, let's ask God to use this Lent to make us more and more into the image of Jesus!
It's an honor to be your Pastor.
United Methodist Men's Lenten Worship Services and Breakfasts
Reservations should be called into the host church the Wednesday before each breakfast.
Feb 27th Summit UMC Lee Pomeroy, Pastor Phone 814-864-3271
1510 Townhall Road Erie, Pa. 16506
Mar 6th Girard UMC Darrell Greenawalt, Pastor Phone 814-774-3069
48 East Main Street Girard, Pa. 16417
Mar 13th Fairview UMC Dennis Miller, Pastor Phone 814-474-3612
P.O. Box 23 Fairview, Pa. 16415
Mar 20th NE: Park UMC Mark Hecht, Pastor Phone 814-725-4105
30 N. Lake Street North East, Pa. 16428
Mar 27th San Juan UMC Mary Stewart, Pastor Phone 814-455-6326
1430 Buffalo Road Erie, Pa. 16503
From Our Pastor:
Did you know that there's a website that you can use for free that will give you the evangelical Christian perspective on all of the current movies, video rentals, computer games, TV shows and music?
Go to www.pluggedin.com and check it out. Then tell your friends about it.
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