March Note from Pastor Jon

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This month we find ourselves continuing the Lenten Journey that we, as Christians, take each year.  We began our travel on Ash Wednesday, marking the beginning of forty days of spiritual preparation prior to Easter.

Throughout Lent, we will worship each Wednesday evening at 6:30pm after our evening meal as we worship and focus our faith in the midst of our weekWe are using Rick Warren’s The Purpose Driven Life, as a guide this year; it will take us through 40 days of devotions and thoughts about living a faith-based life.  Each Wednesday we will focus on a different part of the book, and I wanted to offer you a chart as a way to keep track of which day we are on and what the worship will center around on any given Wednesday.  On March 4th, we have an opportunity to be led by three faith leaders as they discuss their faiths, then we will return to looking at The Purpose Driven Life:

  •         March 4 – Tri-Faith Leadership Discussion – Day 8-14
  •         March 11 – Purpose #2 – You Were Formed for God’s Family – Day 15-21
  •         March 18 – Purpose #3 – You Were Created to Become Like Christ – Day 22-28
  •         March 25 – Purpose #4 – You Were Shaped for Serving God – Day 29-35
  •         April 1 – Purpose #5 – You Were Made for  a Mission – Day 36-40

      Would you join us, as a church, as we prepare ourselves during this Lenten journey for a closer walk with our Lord?

                                                                                    In His Name,   Pastor Jon

Posted February 28, 2009, 3:50 pm | Comments Off 

Lenten Study begins on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 25

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This Lent you are invited to join with others in the church who will be reading The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren.  This book is divided into 40 sections (normally 4 to 5 pages each) which lines up with the 40 days of Lent between Ash Wednesday and Easter.

Every Wednesday in Lent, join us for dinner at 5:45 p.m. with worship and communion starting at 6:30 p.m. At each midweek service, we will focus on one of the sections of the reading from the previous week.   Almost all bookstores carry the book and Pastor Jon has a number of copies available as well.  Come and join us for an enjoyable Lenten season.

Posted February 8, 2009, 10:56 pm | Comments Off 

Souper Bowl Sunday is February 1

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On Sunday February 1st, this year’s Super Bowl Sunday, the youth groups of FPC will once again be collecting for the Souper Bowl of Caring. This marks the fifth (5th) year FPC youth have participated in the Souper Bowl. Over the past four years they have raised $2,451.79.  

 

Posted February 1, 2009, 10:49 pm | Comments Off