Limestone Presbyterian Church

Special Times for a Special Season at Limestone Presbyterian Church
	Ash Wednesday is February 6th: The Ash Wednesday worship service will be at 7:00 PM, Wednesday, February 6th, in the sanctuary of the Limestone Presbyterian Church. Pastor Bruce Gillette's homily is titled "Holy Dusting." This special worship service marking the start of the Lenten season will be a traditional celebration, rich in symbolism, that Christians have observed for over a thousand years. The service includes hymn-singing, readings from the Bible, a brief meditation, prayers and then ashes for those who want to come forward. The ashes remind us that our lives are gifts from God and that we continue to depend on our Lord. Join us for a special service as we begin the Lenten season.
Weekly Lenten Prayer Service: A brief prayer service will be held in the sanctuary each Thursday in Lent, starting February 7th, at 7:00 PM. The service will follow the format found in the Presbyterian Book of Common Worship Daily Prayer. The service will include periods of silence for personal reflection and contemplation.
	LIVING LENT: THE ANIMALS TELL THE STORY DAILY PRAYERS FOR THE SEASON Animals mentioned near or during the Passion of our Lord and throughout Scripture reflect the teaching and life of Jesus. These daily devotional prayers focus our attention on a Savior who is homeless (the fox), peaceful (the donkey), angry (the dove), warning (the camel), grieving (the hen), approaching (the vulture), forgiving (the lamb), disowned (the rooster), and finally risen (the fish). A different and devout way of approaching the cross. Pick up a copy of this daily devotional at the Ash Wednesday worship service or the following Sunday.
Ecumenical Lenten Worship Services at Wednesday Noon Join us for five Wednesdays in Lent for a brief worship service at noon following by a simple lunch, in St. Mark United Methodist Church on Limestone Road. On February 13th, Pastor Bruce Gillette will preach the first sermon of a series on Jesus' Sermon on the Mount. Presbyterian Women will provide the February 13th lunch at 12:30 p.m. (please contact Betty Smith if you can help with this community lunch). February 13th: Matthew 5:1-26 February 20th: Matthew 5:27-48 February 27th: Matthew 6:1-24 March 5th: Matthew 6:25--7:11 March12: Matthew 7:12--8:3
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
Wednesday Soup & Study Reflections on the Lord's Prayer: A Lenten Study
You are invited to join us for a simple meal of homemade soups, bread and dessert each Wednesday in Lent, starting on February 12th at 6:30 p.m. with optional BYOS (bring your own sandwich). Following this delicious meal with warm fellowship, we will be doing a study of the Lord's Prayer from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. You are welcome to join us for the dinner or come later for just the study. Do you remember the first time you heard the Lord's Prayer? Most of us not only can't remember when we first heard this prayer, we can't remember when we memorized it - because our memorizing was not a conscious effort; it was simply the process of hearing the words until they were part of our very persons. Yet most of us don't know much about this prayer, and we're inclined to recite it without thinking. Martin Luther, with his penchant for saying things directly, described the Lord's Prayer as the greatest martyr, "for everybody tortures and abuses it." It is mostly, of course, the abuse of familiarity. Because we say it so often and because its words have the flow of poetry, we are likely to speak it without investment of either mind or heart. Jesus warned, "In your prayers do not go babbling on like the heathen, who imagine that the more they say the more likely they are to be heard" (Matt. 6:7 NEB). It's ironic, isn't it, that the prayer Jesus gave us is probably the most frequent instrument of violation for the warning he gave us. Lent is an appropriate time to consider the prayer Jesus taught us to pray in a careful way. Participants will enjoy the many reflections and information the author provides. Each session concentrates on a major theme or phrase of the prayer in the hope that we will be renewed in our reflections during Lent and intentional as we pray this familiar prayer. Pastors Bruce & Carolyn Gillette will be the discussion leaders. Please place this registration in the offering plate on Sunday or call the church office (302-994-0220) or email limestonepc@comcast.net before Wednesday noon so we will have enough food for everyone each Wednesday evening. I plan to come to the Lenten Soup and Study on these dates (circle dates): February 13 February 20 February 27 March 5 March 12 March 19 Name: __________________________________________

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