Greetings and welcome to the beginning of Lent!
Lent is a season of forty days, not counting Sundays, which begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Holy Saturday. Lent comes from the Anglo Saxon word lencten, meaning “lengthen” and refers to the lengthening days of spring. The forty days represents the time Jesus spent in the wilderness, enduring the temptation of Satan and preparing to begin his ministry.
I pray that your journey through lent brings fruit to your life.
I pray that our journey together through lent brings fruit to the mission and ministry of the church.
During Lent we will reflect on the question, “Are We There Yet?'
Each week we will explore scripture and hear a message that will help us to get to the place on our walk with Jesus that God has prepared for us.
All are welcome.
Invite someone to join you in worship.
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Week 1: Getting Free and Staying Free | Exodus 15:22-27
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Week 2: It’s Not the Destination, It’s the Journey | Deuteronomy 32:1-10, 44-52
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Week 3: Who’s Your Hope? | 1 Samuel 8
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Week 4: No Going Back | Ezra 3:10-13
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Week 5: The Fake Out | John 2:13-25
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Week 6 (Palm/Passion Sunday): Staying Power | Luke 19:28-40
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Holy/Maundy Thursday: Detour Ahead | John 13:1-17, 33-35
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Easter Sunday: Setting Out Again | Matthew 28:1-10, 16-20
What's happening?
Sunday 3/9 First Sunday in Lent
10:10-10:30 Choir
10:30-10:50 Arrival and Gathering
10:50-10:55 Joys and Concerns
10:55 Prelude begins
The gift of the prelude allows you to center and prepare your heart for worship. It is a time to prepare to celebrate and give thanks to God for all that God has done for you. We worship God as our way of saying, “Thank you,” to God for the blessings in our lives. The Worship we participate in allows us to fill ourselves for the journey ahead, so that we can “Be a Blessing,” to all we meet along the journey.
11:00 Worship Begins. Worship is followed by a time of fellowship.
Outreach Meeting
There will be an outreach meeting during fellowship. Grab something to eat and drink and sit down and discuss ways we reach out and serve those around us.
Why Fellowship
Fellowship is a way to share life together, support each other, and grow in faith.
It is a way to strengthen the community and reflect the early church's commitment to sharing all things in common.
It is a way to find strength, love, joy, and hope.
3/10 Monday
6:00 pm Christian Women (Fellowship Hall)
3/11 Tuesday
6:45 pm Devotion Life with Jesus: A reflection on discipleship
3/12 Wednesday
10:00-11:30 Bible Study (Fellowship Hall)
3/13 Thursday (Second Thursday each month)
6:30-9:00 Memorial Day Parade Committee (Fellowship Hall)
3/14 Friday
Be a Blessing
3/15 Saturday
Sunday 3/9 Second Sunday in Lent
10:10-10:30 Choir
10:30-10:50 Arrival and Gathering
10:50-10:55 Joys and Concerns
10:55 Prelude begins
11:00 Worship
Be a Blessing,
Reverend Scott Clifton
Groveville United Methodist Church
447 Church Street
Groveville, NJ 08620
(609) 585-0404
