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O God, whose glory it is always to have mercy: Be gracious to all who have gone astray from your ways, and bring them again with penitent hearts and steadfast faith to embrace and hold fast the unchangeable truth of your Word, Jesus Christ your Son; who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. Collect for the Second Sunday in Lent, p. 218, Book of Common Prayer
We have gone astray. That reminds me of the beautiful chorus from Handel's Messiah, We Like Sheep, based upon Isaiah Chapter 53, verse 6. The Message Bible says it this way:
We're all like sheep who've wandered off and gotten lost. We've all done our own thing, gone our own way.
During Lent is a great time to ponder how we have wandered away from God and how we have gotten lost. It is a good time to ponder how we have done our own thing and gone our own way. Most of us are very blessed to have the resources to make many choices about our lives. Many of us are able and used to being in control and in charge. Living in this time of pandemic has reminded us that there are limits to this control and limits to the choices we can make.
We can become obsessed with controlling every aspect of our lives and that control takes us away from partnership with God. We can go astray. May we during this Lenten time, find where we have gone astray and with penitent hearts and steadfast faith, return to God.
Love, Rebecca+
Prayer for Spiritual Communion
The prayer for spiritual communion was inadvertantly left out of the booklets for Lent. Here it is:
My Jesus, I believe that you are truly present in the Blessed Sacrament of the Altar. I love you above all things, and long for you in my soul. Since I cannot receive you in the Sacrament of your Body and Blood, come spiritually into my heart. Cleanse and strengthen me with your grace, Lord Jesus, and let me never be separated from you. May I live in you, and you in me, in this life and in the life to come. Amen.
Announcements
All services will be available through Zoom online or by phone until further notice.
Online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85722557280
Meeting ID: 857 2255 7280 Password: 5676514
or Call In: +1 929 205 6099 Meeting ID: 857 2255 7280
Today we take an additional offering for our Building Fund.
The money donated helps us pay for repairs.
Pre-Consecrated communion wafers are available to you with a service for Communion Under Special Circumstances
If you would like wafers and the service, please let Rebecca know. You can either come by the church to pick them up or she will arrange to get them to you safely.
Please include the following in your daily prayers.
The Rev. Joe Mitchell, Scot, Randy, Olivia, Emma, Margo, Raymond, Matthew, Colton, Meta, Jim, Tootser, Jacob, Milt, Crystal, Azriel, Elaine, Dick, Stephanie, Chris, Wendy, Bob, Rex, Deb and Scott.
Body is a Temple Group meets March 10 & 24, 5:30pm
Online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82130156249?pwd=dEZaN252S0N3eFh0aDRTTEV4cHlmZz09
Meeting ID: 821 3015 6249 Password: 782337
or Call In: +1 929 205 6099 Meeting ID: 821 3015 6249 Password: 782337
Usually during Lent, we collect food for the Food Bank. Since we are not meeting in person for services, and because we know food assistance is greatly needed, we are asking you to make monetary donations to the Food Banks.
For Neighbor Helping Neighbor (formerly the Perry County Food Bank):
Donate online at: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=8UCZEMNUVEMZ4
By Mail: 300A South Carlisle Street, New Bloomfield, PA 17068
You can also drop off food donations at this address on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 8:45-11:45 am or Monday and Wednesday from 1-3pm.
Juniata County Food Pantry:
Online: https://www.paypal.com/donate?token=fca5HNjQZV1obXLecwgJLccS7-f46jLRVL5vQqfYp8GZp7gPUhT6CdXi5Hr0V5uhTh3UvHa8BTono_sp
By Mail: PO Box 44 - 114 North Main St, Mifflintown PA 17059
Drop off food donations at this address on Tuesdays 9am-5pm or Saturdays 9am - noon.
Episcopal Migration Ministries:
Enhance your observance of Lent by creating sacred time through a daily practice of reading, reflection, and prayer. EMM is releasing daily devotions for Lent by sending you daily emails that reflect on a portion of Isaiah 58:6-12, pondering the text and its meaning through the lens of human migration. Find details at https://episcopalmigrationministries.org/lent/
Bishop Scanlan will host five, one-hour discussions, “40 Ways: a Heart for Social Justice”, Wednesdays, February 24, March 3, 10, 17, and 24, 7 – 8pm, Facebook Live
The Bishop, along with co-hosts and special guests, will discuss how we develop a capacity for social justice work and how we consider it an important part of our Christian discipleship.
To join this event, go to: https://www.facebook.com/diocpa/. Non-Facebook user instructions, go to: https://diocesecentralpa.s3.amazonaws.com/Constant+Contact+2020/Facebook+Non+User+instructions.pdf
Diocpa Digital Lenten Calendar LIVE.
Each day, a different video will be available on the calendar and on social media that will highlight social justice work in our diocese. Go to: https://calendar.myadvent.net/?id=bb540b4c60ec8da59a0519e9da63db88
Friends of Newport Farmer's Market, parking lot at the Church of the Nativity, 159 S 2nd St., Newport, noon - 4pm.
March 28, April 25, May 30, June 13, 27, July 11, 25, August 8, 22, September 5, 19, October 3, 17, 31, November 21
Our Shaped by Faith parish Team (Jill Hoover, Andrea Jezewski and Rebecca) ask you to please complete the survey on Anglican Identity. You can find it online here:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3YDWDP8
For more information about Anglican Identity, view the Anglican Identity Webinar at:
https://youtu.be/fd8bZhKMpLU
A hard copy of the survey was in your December newsletter and can be mailed to the Diocese if you would prefer.
