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Day 3 (March 11, 2011)

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Lenten Meditations 2012

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Downtown Holy Week Services

During Holy Week, churches in the downtown area will hold a mid-day service and lunch. Except on Friday, services begin at noon with lunch following. The suggested donation for lunch is $5.

Monday, April 2: First Baptist - Noon

Tuesday, April 3: First Presbyterian - Noon

Wednesday, April 4: Central Christian - Noon

Thursday, April 5: Maundy Thursday evening services at various churches

Friday, April 6: St. Paul’s Episcopal - 11:30 a.m. lunch, Noon worship service

Day 3 (March 11, 2011)

Ps. 31, 35, 95; Deut. 7: 12-16; Titus 2: 1-15; John 1: 35-42

When Jesus turned and saw them following, He said to them, " 'What are you looking for?' They said to him, 'Rabbi, where are you staying?' He said to them, 'Come and see.' They came and saw where he was staying, and they remained with him that day."

"What are you looking for?" That really leapt out at me. For a long time, I was seeking something better, a lot of us do. We look to our vocations, to hobbies, to friends and family. We pile distraction onto distraction trying to find fulfillment. These fellows recognized "it" when they encountered Jesus. Each left behind his former life and followed. Each realized that being wherever He was, would answer that longing.

I know in my own life when I fall out of communion with Christ, something just doesn't feel right. I'm out of sorts and despite my efforts to scratch that itch with different things, I won't be whole until I'm in His presence. Fortunately, when I fall behind, searching in all the wrong places, He's turning and looking toward me saying, "Come and see."

This season of Lent is wonderful time to recommit our focus to that relationship. We should "remain" with Him in these readings and prayer. They draw us even closer and we reap the reward.

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2012 Lenten Series

Our Lenten observances this year include daily Morning and Evening Prayer and Stations of the Cross. I encourage you to deepen your Lenten experience by participating in these worship services as you are able. The heart of our Lenten observance is the teaching series on Wednesday evenings. This year's series is entitled "Finishing Well."

This year's series focuses on the questions: What does it mean to finish well? What steps must we take to prepare for our deaths? These are important questions for Christians to ponder -- both young and old.

The first two weeks (February 29 and March 7) will be led by Dr. Cynthia Crysdale, Professor of Christian Ethics and Theology at the School of Theology at The University of the South in Sewanee. Dr. Crysdale will teach us about the theological underpinnings of Finishing Well.

Week three (March 14) will be led by Jim Dooley, Director of Concord Baptist Senior Adult Program and founder and director of Senior Connections. Mr. Dooley will give us an overview of caregiving for our loved ones and a program he is developing entitled "It's about Time."

Week four (March 21) will feature two of our bright young attorneys, Theodore Goodman and Jeremy Cothern, who will lead us through the legal essentials of finishing well.

Fr. Polk and Fr. Colin will finish up in week five (March 28) as we plan our own funeral services.

The series will begin on Wednesday, February 29 and run for five consecutive Wednesday evenings. A soup supper will be served beginning at 5:30 pm. There is a small charge for supper. A brief liturgy begins at 6:15 p.m. in St. Andrew's Chapel followed by the teaching series. We will be finished no later than 7:15 p.m. Child care is available.

While we often put off or resist thinking about our mortality, Lent is an appropriate time to learn, both theologically and practically, how to "Finish Well."