Hello Church,
I hope you have had an opportunity to participate in our Ash Wednesday Service as Lent begins today.
We have our daily prayer cards available on Facebook and our website. You may pick a set up in the church kitchen if you would like to do so.
Those prayer cards offer daily readings from the Revised Common Lectionary, as well as a short daily prayer. Many churches in our community and throughout the world follow this lectionary. We have been using these readings for Sunday Worship all through Epiphany. This year, the lectionary focuses on the Gospel of Mark. Throughout the season of Lent, however, the lectionary’s Sunday readings include several passages from other gospels. During worship, we will instead continue with readings from the Gospel of Mark.
Our overall theme for the season of Lent will be “Dawning Discipleship - Love Draws Us to Jerusalem.” We will continue reading from the Gospel of Mark. In this gospel, following the Transfiguration, Jesus has turned his face toward Jerusalem. Our Lenten readings will focus on what it means to be a disciple, what it means to live and proclaim God’s Kingdom, here and now.
This week’s reading is Mark 10:17-31. The Common English Bible calls the story “A Rich Man’s Question.” Join us Sunday, as the disciples, and the crowds who gather to hear Jesus, are invited to reexamine our priorities.
Grace and Peace,
Pastor Alan