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YouTube Videos Worship Services – March 13 – in person worship service)
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Sunday, March 13, 2022 – The Second Sunday in Lent
Who or what helps you stand firm in faith? How do you respond to God’s tender promise of unending love, and God’s strong call to a deeper purpose?
These are the readings we will hear in this week’s worship service, for the Second Sunday in the Season of Lent.
The Season of Lent is intended to be a time of solemn reflection, repentance and preparation building up to the celebration of resurrection on Easter morning. The season consists of the 40 days before Easter, excluding Sundays, which are meant to be rest stops (think “oasis”) in the wilderness. How will you prepare yourself for the celebration of Resurrection? How can you deepen your faith life this Lent?
• From the Torah: Genesis 15:1-6 (God makes a covenant)
The Book of Genesis is the first book of the Bible, recounting the early history of the people of Israel. Preceding today’s passage, God promises many descendants to Abram [pronounced
ĀY ¬brum] and Sarai [pronounced SAH rye], who are later renamed Abraham and Sarah.
• From the Gospels: Luke 13:31-35 (Words of rejection and lament)
The Herod in today’s Gospel reading is Herod Antipas, the son of Herod the Great (c. 72 to c. 4 BCE), who was in power at the time of Jesus’ birth. Both had reputations as ruthless rulers. Earlier in Luke’s Gospel, Herod Antipas had John the Baptist beheaded.
In today’s reading, Jesus calls Herod a fox. This term could mean a sly person, but in the culture of the day, it more often meant an insignificant person. The closing verses foreshadow the triumphal entry into Jerusalem.
The readings remind us that there is both promise and challenge in following God’s ways. In the face of the temptation to give up the journey in despair, our trust in God’s strong and tender care for us is a source of hope and strength.
Stuart
Lenten Ponderings
Remind yourself of the cycles and order of the earth by looking for the birds, animals and flowers that herald the turning year.
Visit a park or the countryside often, to reflect on the perennial dance of time.
ANNUAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETING
Our annual meeting will be held at 7pm on Wednesday, March 16 via ZOOM. At this meeting, we will review the 2021 Annual Report which was sent to you via email on March 1. There are a few copies of the report at the church. I will send out the ZOOM invitation on March 15. I hope you can attend.
JASPER PLACE WELLNESS BAGGED LUNCH - 26 March
Greetings! I need a crew of about 4 volunteers to help put together sandwiches and assemble bagged lunches (24) for the JP Wellness Centre. We would get together on Saturday the 26th of March at 4:30 PM in the church kitchen. Previously this has taken about 30 minutes. Gloves, masks and all of the other necessary items will be required. Once made the bagged lunches will be delivered for that evenings Winter Warming Meal. Please contact Lori W at 780-221-7729 if you are interested.
SPIRIT WEST PRAYER CHAIN
Prayer is important. We know that people still face challenges and difficulties not related to Covid-19, and we cannot forget them. Our Prayer Chain continues to be active. If you have a prayer request, please send it to spiritwest.prayerchain@gmail.com. These requests will be shared regularly with the prayer chain and may form part of the Prayers of the People in our Sunday Worship.
Please remember to have people removed from the prayer chain if the prayers are no longer needed.
YOUR BOTTLES FOR THE CHURCH
You may have bottles piling up for recycling. You can bring them to the church (or you can call for pick up). If you want to bring your bottles (and any other recyclable beverage containers) in during our office hours and put them directly in the Bottle Shed (by the garage), give us a call, and we can have the shed open for you. All money raised from the return of bottles goes towards paying down the principal and interest on our mortgage.
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
We can now accept donations by eTransfer. The contact name for the eTransfer is Spirit West United Church, and the email address is spiritw@telus.net . If you include a security question with your eTransfer, please notify Norma at the church office by phone or email.
- And remember that if you are not on PAR(Pre-Authorized Remittance), you can also mail in cheques to the church office (Spirit West United Church, 7003 – 199 St. NW Edmonton, AB T5T 3A8, include your envelope number if you have one.)
- The church office is open and you can drop off your offering/donation in the offering plate just inside the front doors.
- You can also donate online by checking out the online donation option on our website spiritwest.org and click on the Donate tab in the navigation bar.
SPIRIT WEST ONLINE!
Website: www.spiritwest.org
Facebook: Spirit West United Church and Friends of Spirit West Outreach
Instagram: spiritwestyeg
YouTube: Spirt West United Church, Edmonton
CHURCH OFFICE
The Spirit West Church office hours are:
- Stuart => 9:30am to 2:30pm, Tuesday and Thursday
- Norma => Noon to 5:00pm, Monday to Thursday
Norma Balcombe
Office Administrator
Spirit West United Church
7003 - 199st.NW Edmonton, AB T5T 3A8
phone: (780) 481-1406
email: spiritw@telus.net
website: www.spiritwest.org
YouTube Videos Worship Services – March 13 – in person worship service)
To watch online, you will need to:
- click on this link https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrJQ5ljHCSPBV3F8TmIhvVA OR
- go to YouTube and google Spirit West United Church.
Sunday, March 13, 2022 – The Second Sunday in Lent
Who or what helps you stand firm in faith? How do you respond to God’s tender promise of unending love, and God’s strong call to a deeper purpose?
These are the readings we will hear in this week’s worship service, for the Second Sunday in the Season of Lent.
The Season of Lent is intended to be a time of solemn reflection, repentance and preparation building up to the celebration of resurrection on Easter morning. The season consists of the 40 days before Easter, excluding Sundays, which are meant to be rest stops (think “oasis”) in the wilderness. How will you prepare yourself for the celebration of Resurrection? How can you deepen your faith life this Lent?
• From the Torah: Genesis 15:1-6 (God makes a covenant)
The Book of Genesis is the first book of the Bible, recounting the early history of the people of Israel. Preceding today’s passage, God promises many descendants to Abram [pronounced
ĀY ¬brum] and Sarai [pronounced SAH rye], who are later renamed Abraham and Sarah.
• From the Gospels: Luke 13:31-35 (Words of rejection and lament)
The Herod in today’s Gospel reading is Herod Antipas, the son of Herod the Great (c. 72 to c. 4 BCE), who was in power at the time of Jesus’ birth. Both had reputations as ruthless rulers. Earlier in Luke’s Gospel, Herod Antipas had John the Baptist beheaded.
In today’s reading, Jesus calls Herod a fox. This term could mean a sly person, but in the culture of the day, it more often meant an insignificant person. The closing verses foreshadow the triumphal entry into Jerusalem.
The readings remind us that there is both promise and challenge in following God’s ways. In the face of the temptation to give up the journey in despair, our trust in God’s strong and tender care for us is a source of hope and strength.
Stuart
Lenten Ponderings
Remind yourself of the cycles and order of the earth by looking for the birds, animals and flowers that herald the turning year.
Visit a park or the countryside often, to reflect on the perennial dance of time.
ANNUAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETING
Our annual meeting will be held at 7pm on Wednesday, March 16 via ZOOM. At this meeting, we will review the 2021 Annual Report which was sent to you via email on March 1. There are a few copies of the report at the church. I will send out the ZOOM invitation on March 15. I hope you can attend.
JASPER PLACE WELLNESS BAGGED LUNCH - 26 March
Greetings! I need a crew of about 4 volunteers to help put together sandwiches and assemble bagged lunches (24) for the JP Wellness Centre. We would get together on Saturday the 26th of March at 4:30 PM in the church kitchen. Previously this has taken about 30 minutes. Gloves, masks and all of the other necessary items will be required. Once made the bagged lunches will be delivered for that evenings Winter Warming Meal. Please contact Lori W at 780-221-7729 if you are interested.
SPIRIT WEST PRAYER CHAIN
Prayer is important. We know that people still face challenges and difficulties not related to Covid-19, and we cannot forget them. Our Prayer Chain continues to be active. If you have a prayer request, please send it to spiritwest.prayerchain@gmail.com. These requests will be shared regularly with the prayer chain and may form part of the Prayers of the People in our Sunday Worship.
Please remember to have people removed from the prayer chain if the prayers are no longer needed.
YOUR BOTTLES FOR THE CHURCH
You may have bottles piling up for recycling. You can bring them to the church (or you can call for pick up). If you want to bring your bottles (and any other recyclable beverage containers) in during our office hours and put them directly in the Bottle Shed (by the garage), give us a call, and we can have the shed open for you. All money raised from the return of bottles goes towards paying down the principal and interest on our mortgage.
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
We can now accept donations by eTransfer. The contact name for the eTransfer is Spirit West United Church, and the email address is spiritw@telus.net . If you include a security question with your eTransfer, please notify Norma at the church office by phone or email.
- And remember that if you are not on PAR(Pre-Authorized Remittance), you can also mail in cheques to the church office (Spirit West United Church, 7003 – 199 St. NW Edmonton, AB T5T 3A8, include your envelope number if you have one.)
- The church office is open and you can drop off your offering/donation in the offering plate just inside the front doors.
- You can also donate online by checking out the online donation option on our website spiritwest.org and click on the Donate tab in the navigation bar.
SPIRIT WEST ONLINE!
Website: www.spiritwest.org
Facebook: Spirit West United Church and Friends of Spirit West Outreach
Instagram: spiritwestyeg
YouTube: Spirt West United Church, Edmonton
CHURCH OFFICE
The Spirit West Church office hours are:
- Stuart => 9:30am to 2:30pm, Tuesday and Thursday
- Norma => Noon to 5:00pm, Monday to Thursday
Norma Balcombe
Office Administrator
Spirit West United Church
7003 - 199st.NW Edmonton, AB T5T 3A8
phone: (780) 481-1406
email: spiritw@telus.net
website: www.spiritwest.org
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