Poems and Prayers Group for Lent
Pastor Nathan will be facilitating a poems and prayers group in the BCMC chapel on Tuesdays at 11 during lent. This will be an informal time to bring a poem or
prayer that speaks to you and share it with the group. Readings will be followed by silence and discussion. Your selection could be something that you have written, or something that someone else has written. You do not need to consider yourself a poet to attend. Simply bring an open heart and joy for the truth revealed when words and phrases rub in illumined ways. Our first session begins at 11 on Feb. 24.
Wednesday Supper – February 25 – 6 p.m. in Fellowship Hall – Please bring your own tableware to facilitate cleanup. Bring a bowl.
“The Work of Imagination” Lenten devotional booklets are available in the Gathering Place. These booklets provide brief readings and thoughtful questions for each week of Lent and provide a thoughtful accompaniment to our worship themes for the season.
Faith Formation has set our Wednesday night schedule for this semester. Thank you to those who shared their thoughts with us through the survey and through conversations. We recognize that the six-week meal and fellowship schedule is valued by many people and also received very positive feedback about the monthly intergenerational worship–particularly from our families with school-aged children. We are preserving both elements. The “Messy Church” from last year is now called “Open Table,” but the idea is the same: a time to learn, worship, and connect across generations. On Open Table Wednesdays, all ages–including high school youth–are invited to participate. The youth group will have a brief gathering after Open Table in the youth room upstairs. See schedule below. There are also fliers in the literature racks in the front foyer.
“Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” will be Sun, Feb. 22, at noon. This is a way for BCMC folks to get acquainted with other BCMC folks that they might not know very well. The Hospitality Commission will match people who signed up as hosts with people who signed up as guests. Guests will receive your food assignment on Sunday, Feb. 15. Hosts will receive the number of guests you will host on Sunday, Feb. 15. On Feb. 22 guests will find their destination for dinner in their mailboxes.
Lent Schedule
This Lent, we will explore The Work of Imagination, led by material from Illustrated Ministry.
“This is the work of imagination: to envision a world remade by mercy, to trust that healing is possible even in the shadow of empire, and to practice love that outlasts despair.”
Please plan to join us for Sunday morning worship, and consider participating in these special Lenten opportunities:
· Wed., Feb. 18 @ 6:30 p.m.: Ash Wednesday worship in the sanctuary
· Sundays, Feb. 22-March 29 during Sunday School hour: elective Sunday school class using The Work of Imagination devotionals in the chapel
· Wednesdays, Feb. 25-March 25 @ 6 p.m.: Church Community Suppers in the fellowship hall
· Thurs., April 2 @ 5:30 p.m.: All-Age Maundy Thursday Worship in the chapel
· Thurs., April 2 @ 7 p.m.: Maundy Thursday Worship with communion in the sanctuary
· Easter Sunday, April 5:
* Easter Sunrise Worship @ 7 a.m.
* Worship Service @ 10 a.m. to include welcoming new members!
* NO Sunday School