Lenten Mid-week Services

Hi all,

In the movie "Ladyhawke" (one of my all-time favorites) we first meet the ragged outcast priest Imperius (Leo McKern) when he shouts down at Philippe "the Mouse" Gaston (Matthew Broderick) from the wall of a ruined castle: "Oh, God! Is it Lent again!?"

The answer is: yes! It is that time of year again. Lent has come. We are doing mid-week lenten soup and sandwich dinners at Salem, followed by informal Lenten worship. All are invited. Soup and sandwiches are at 6 pm. Worship at 6:30 pm. Holy Communion will be offered. I will also offer a healing service on March 18 during mid-week worship.

Our Mid-week Lenten worship is simple, informal, and spoken. The hymnal is needed only for the hymn. There will be a brief Lenten meditation. Please leave this copy of the bulletin here so that we may use it again next week.

So on Wednesday nights for the next few weeks join us. Take a moment. Breathe. Relax. Be at ease. Let go of your daily burdens, sins, pain, and shame before the altar. We come onto holy ground here and into the presence of Christ who has compassion for us. We are the world that God so loved. We are the crowd that Jesus saw and had compassion for. We receive the sacrament of his body and blood. And we are sent forth with the reassurance of his forgiveness and salvation in the knowledge that we are indeed children of God.

Peace be with you,

Pr. J