Friday, March 25, 2005
Update on March 25
We observe the service of Tenebrae (shadows) on Good Friday at 7:30 p.m. There will be no Taize service this Friday. Easter the service is at 9:30 a.m. to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ...as we do every week.
David Loar will be gone Monday through Friday of the week after Easter.
Celebrate Recovery is open to everyone on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.
David Loar will be gone Monday through Friday of the week after Easter.
Celebrate Recovery is open to everyone on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, March 17, 2005
Holy Week '05
This Sunday is Palm Sunday. We will be hearing Matthew 21:1-11 and wondering why we make such a ballyhoo about this day, but Jesus really plays the role of "counter hero" with his entrance into Jerusalem. 9:30 a.m.
The labyrinth will be available from 1 to 5 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall for all who wish to spend time prayer and discernment.
Maundy ("commandment") Thursday service at 7:00 p.m. and Good Friday with Tenebrae at 7:30 p.m.
The theme for Maundy Thursday comes from John 13:33-35. The "Golden Rule" is to love your neighbor as yourself. Jesus gives all his disciples a new commandment at the Last Supper "to love one another as I have loved you." Then he washes their feet as a way to indicate the humility and servanthood he is referring to in this new commandment.
The labyrinth will be available from 1 to 5 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall for all who wish to spend time prayer and discernment.
Maundy ("commandment") Thursday service at 7:00 p.m. and Good Friday with Tenebrae at 7:30 p.m.
The theme for Maundy Thursday comes from John 13:33-35. The "Golden Rule" is to love your neighbor as yourself. Jesus gives all his disciples a new commandment at the Last Supper "to love one another as I have loved you." Then he washes their feet as a way to indicate the humility and servanthood he is referring to in this new commandment.
Sunday, March 06, 2005
labyrinth next Sun
The Taize service is Friday at 6 pm and the prayer labyrinth next Sunday 1-5 pm in the Fellowship Hall.
backwards and forwards
Today's first worship service back in the sanctuary with one service was powerful. Many people were moved by the presence of God. It was a lot of ingredients that led to that. Most of all...the Holy Spirit.
What's up this week? David Loar and Kate Walsh from our place are gone to Seattle to learn and experience more of the church. You can learn more from David's blog. Christina Kukuk will be the "visionary" in next Sunday worship service. She is a senior at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary preparing for ordained ministry (and the wife of our music director Adam Kukuk.) The Subversive Singers are rehearsing on Thursday at 6:55 p.m. on Thursday. These folks sure can sing, they have lots of fun, and it was clear this morning that their "subersiveness" (being spread around the congregation) enhanced all of us in our singing. Also, their obligato during our singing during communion carried God's spirit all through and around us.
The last of the pews will be removed this week. We will leave two pews in the back north portion of the sanctuary.
Celebrate Recovery gathers Wednesday night at 7:00 p.m. We could all use a dose of this.
Our hiking group will meet in our parking lot at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. We will be planning some weekend hikes this spring.
Check out our web site at http://www.fairlawnwest.org
What's up this week? David Loar and Kate Walsh from our place are gone to Seattle to learn and experience more of the church. You can learn more from David's blog. Christina Kukuk will be the "visionary" in next Sunday worship service. She is a senior at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary preparing for ordained ministry (and the wife of our music director Adam Kukuk.) The Subversive Singers are rehearsing on Thursday at 6:55 p.m. on Thursday. These folks sure can sing, they have lots of fun, and it was clear this morning that their "subersiveness" (being spread around the congregation) enhanced all of us in our singing. Also, their obligato during our singing during communion carried God's spirit all through and around us.
The last of the pews will be removed this week. We will leave two pews in the back north portion of the sanctuary.
Celebrate Recovery gathers Wednesday night at 7:00 p.m. We could all use a dose of this.
Our hiking group will meet in our parking lot at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. We will be planning some weekend hikes this spring.
Check out our web site at http://www.fairlawnwest.org
