Lent 2009

Posted on February 23rd, 2009

Lent is a forty-day period in our church calendar that is set aside for reflection and repentance.  Lent originated in the very earliest days of the Church as a preparatory time for Easter, when the faithful rededicated themselves and when converts were instructed in the faith and prepared for baptism.  By observing the forty days of Lent, the individual Christian imitates Jesus’ withdrawal into the wilderness for forty days.

Our church will also observe Lent as a communal preparation for Jesus’ journey to the cross on our behalf.  We invite you to worship with us during the season of Lent.  The following is a schedule of the themes of our services:

3/1           “Journeying with God” – Psalm 25:1-10

3/8           “Journeying with One Another” – Psalm 22:23-31

3/15         “Journeying in God’s Law” – Psalm 19

3/22         “Journeying with Thanks” – Psalm 107-1-3, 17-22

3/29         “Journeying with Clean and Open Hearts” – Psalm 51:1-12

4/5           “Journeying into Jerusalem” – Mark 11, 15

Also, the Farmville Area Ministerial Association invites you to attend their Wednesday Lenten Services at 12 noon followed by a free soup lunch at 12:30 p.m.  The following is a schedule of churches hosting these services:

Wed., March 4 – Farmville Presbyterian

Wed., March 11 – Farmville United Methodist

Wed., March 18 – Beulah African Methodist Episcopal

Wed., March 25 – Johns Memorial Episcopal

Wed., April 1 – St. Theresa Catholic

On Friday, April 10, Farmville Baptist will host a community-wide Good Friday Service at noon.  A soup lunch will be served after the service.

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