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I said," I will confess my transgressions to the Lord."
Then you forgave me the guilt of my sin. Psalm 32:6
This Sunday we begin our Lenten journey for 2020. Our service will shift some. We will begin with the prayers as written in The Great Litany from the Enriching Our Worship materials. This litany also includes our confession.
Lent is a time for scrutinizing ourselves, so we place this corporate examination at the very beginning of our gathering. The good news is that when we confess our sins to God, we are forgiven.
The Book of Common Prayer has many resources for examination of our lives and for repentence and forgiveness. If you desire, there is a service done with me, Reconciliation of a Penitent on page 447. There are penitential orders beginning on page 319 and on page 351.
The Exhortation, beginning on page 316 may be helpful to sit with. A portion says,
"Examine your lives and conduct by the rule of God's commandments, that you may perceive wherein you have offended in what you have done or left undone, whether in thought, word, or deed. And acknowledge your sins before Almighty God, with full purpose of amendment of life, being ready to make restitution for all injuries and wrongs done by you to others; and also being ready to forgive those who have offended you, in order that you yourselves may be forgiven. And then, being reconciled with one another, come to the banquet of that most heavenly Food."
I look forward to seeing you at the wonderful banquet each Sunday.
Blessings and prayers as you finish your week.
Love, Rebecca+
Announcements
G.I.F.T.: Growing in Faith Together
Godly Play is March 8, 15 & 22.
Today at Parlor People, Julia Mallory will join us.
She will share her story of how grief manifested in her life and how she has been growing through grief after the death of her oldest son, Julian in 2017. She will also share from her latest book, Survivor’s Guilt, a collection of poetry and essays about her experience with grief. A book signing will follow her presentation. Julia is the founder of Black Mermaids, an ever evolving creative literary arts company. She is a creative, poet and children’s book author from Harrisburg. www.blackmermaids.com
Next week, Week 6 Study of John.
At Church of the Nativity
Today we take an additional offering for Caring for Nativity’s Neighbors Heating and Health.
Donations are sent to Join Hands, so people in our community have support for their needs.
Next Sunday, we observe Women’s History Month.
On Saturday, March 7, turn your clocks ahead before going to bed!
Daylight savings begins at 2am Sunday.
Reading materials for observing Lent are available at the back of the church.
God be in my Head, The Sarum Prayer by Ken Wilson
A Way Other Than Our Own, Devotions for Lent by Walter Brueggemann
Winged with Longing for Better Things by Sylvia Sweeney
Lenten Soup Supper, Wednesday, March 4, 5:30 - 7:00, Incarnation United Church of Christ, 47 N. 4th Street, Newport.
"The Seven Last Words of Christ" - Luke 23:34: Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. – Trevor Lightner
We are creating our Lenten food altar for the PeCo Food Bank.
Bring your donations & put them up by the altar each Sunday.
Upcoming Meetings
Each Sunday, 4pm, Perry County PRIDE
Wednesday, March 25, 1pm, Vestry
Thursday, March 26, 2 - 4pm, Clergy Council
During 2020, we will be celebrating baptism on April 12, May 31 and November 1.
Let Rebecca know if you or someone you know would like to be baptized on any of these days.
Join Us For Breakfast! Wednesdays at 9am.
Women will meet at Bitting’s this week. Men meet at Espresso Yourself Café.
Taize’ Tuesdays, 4:45pm.
Twenty minutes of Centering Prayer followed by a Taize’ service.
From the Diocese
St. Stephen’s Episcopal School’s Lunch & Learn, March 17, 11:30am – 1pm, 215 N. Front St., Hbg.
Come learn about the school in our Episcopal Diocese. A brief program about the school and opportunity to tour the school with follow lunch. RSVP to Ellen Hartman, ehartman@sseschool.org
Rooted in God: Sharing Our Stories, Saturday, May 30, Camp Mt. Luther, Mifflinburg
Everyone in the diocese is invited to a special Shaped by Faith event, Rooted in God: Sharing Our Stories. The guest speaker is Diana Butler Bass. There is no charge for this event.
Join Stevenson School for Ministry student Lisa Work and Deacon Marsha Roscoe on Facebook for a 40-day online spiritual formation Lenten experience using Mary Bea Sullivan’s Living the Way of Love: A 40-Day Devotional.
Go to: https://www.facebook.com/groups/WayOfLoveLentenBookGroup/ to join the Facebook group where daily reflections will be posted and you can engage in LIVE conversations on Thursdays in Lent from 8 – 9pm. You can purchase the book online. A copy is also available at the church.
Community Events and Opportunities for Service
Perry Human Services to participate in Match Madness
The Partnership for Better Health and M&T Bank have a matching gift incentive of $80,000. Perry Human Services will receive a portion of that sum based on what they raise. To make a donation, visit http://weblink.donorperfect.com/shareMatch and choose Perry Human Services or write a check to Partnership for Better Health and mail to 274 Wilson Street, Carlisle Pa 17013. Specify Perry Human Services in the memo line. Donations must be made between March & 31.
Sunday, March 1, 2pm, St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Newport, former State Rep. Fred Noye will deliver a talk on the political history of the county with displays of political artifacts.
Sponsored by the Perry County Historical Society.
Greenwood High School Theater presents Matilda, Friday, March 6 &Saturday, March 7, 7pm & Sunday, March 8, 2pm.
For tickets, visit www.GreenwoodSD.org or call 717-589-3116, ext. 1002. Tickets are $6. Saturday Dinner Theater tickets are $10/Adult and $6/Student.
Sun., March 15, 2pm, St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Newport, Native Americans in Perry County.
Dr. Kurt Carr will present including the famous Wallis Dig in Liverpool. Sponsored by the Perry County Historical Society. There is no charge for admission.
