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A note from the editor...
As we enter the Lenten Season
-- if you'd like a free daily devotional
that will come directly to your e-mail Inbox,
click here.
As part of our sermon series, we are
offering a class entitled, "How to NOT be an
Evangelist and Still Share Your Faith"
Evangelism Class. If you'd like more info
about the class, or to sign up, stop by the
Welcome Center on Sunday, or contact David
Holcomb.
If you are interested in providing a
meal or part of one to the Powerhouse
Transition Center during the week of March
8-14, please sign up at the Missional Living
Booth on Sunday. This is a great opportunity
to serve with your family or small group! For
more info, contact Ann Bodnar at 351-0532.
Do you love God and like to sing? Then you
are perfectly qualified to join our
No-Audition Choir. The choir will be leading
worship on Palm Sunday (March 28), so if
you'd like to get involved, please join us
for rehearsals on Wednesdays at 6:30 pm in
the Chapel. For more info, email Pastor
Manuel Luz by clicking here.
Our Men's Retreat is next weekend, March 5-7 at
Zephyr Cove in Lake Tahoe. Pick up a flyer
at the Welcome Center in the lobby, or
contact Pastor Rick by clicking here.
And, while on the topic of retreats, . . .
ladies, our Women's Retreat will be April 30
- May 2. More info coming soon.
Arts Camp 2010 will be June 14-18. We've
just started planning.
If you'd like to be a
part of it, contact Colleen Gray, our Children's
Ministries Director, by clicking here.
As a church, we are memorizing Matthew 5:13-16.
If you'd like a memorization tool to help you
in this effort, click here.
Click here to
cast your vote on our latest poll.
Our feature article is written by Oak Hillian
Teresa
Mihalko Harbert, whose work is being
displayed in our Arts & Soul Gallery in the
church lobby.
Sharon Richards
| Reflections in Black & White |
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Lent is a time of preparation for the Easter
celebration of Christ's Resurrection.
Historically the Church sets aside the forty
days of Lent for fasting and prayer,
imitating Christ's forty day experience in
the desert. Lent is a time of waiting. It
is a season for reflection and taking stock.
A time of soul-searching and repentance.
For this Lenten season, our Art & Soul
Gallery presents Lent: Reflections in Black
and White. On a personal note, connecting my
passion for creating pysanky (Ukrainian egg
art) with my life in Christ has given me a
whole new depth of awe and wonder about God,
my Creator and Savior. As I contemplated
this project, the first question that came to
mind was, "How do I link this highly symbolic
art with the season of Lent?"
Beginning with prayer and trepidation, I
challenged myself to work only in black and
white. In a sense, the lack of color became
my fasting, and the time-consuming nature of
psyanky became my time of waiting.
Without the distraction of color, each design
must truly stand on its own. I also
experimented with a wide variety of designs,
from simple to complex. The time it took to
create each piece provided a refreshingly
quiet space to contemplate this season's purpose.
Exploring the meaning of Lent through the art
of pysanky has not only stretched me as an
artist, it has given me a new appreciation
for the history and the practice of Lent. As
you wander through the gallery, take your
time, slow down and let this season sink deep
into your soul as well.
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Sunday * "How to NOT be an Evangelist"
Evangelism Class
Sunday * Bereavement Support Group
This Tuesday * Middle School University Class
begins
Next Weekend * Men's Retreat
March 14 * Daylight Saving Time begins
March 14 * Mission Trip Info Meeting
April 30 - May 2 * Women's Retreat
June 14-18 * Arts Camp
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next weekend, March 5 - 7
Men's Retreat
April 30 - May 2
Women's Retreat
June 14-18
Arts Camp
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