Lenten Opportunities
We always talk about giving things up for Lent. However, it has been found that more significant things happen in our faith journey with God when we take something on for Lent. Of course, to make time to take on something new, we often have to give up something else we would have been doing. Still, giving up things like sweets, alcohol, watching TV, or something else, is really just a way of addressing lifestyle issues that we should be changing anyway.

Tuesday Evenings
"The Practice of the Presence of God"
Tuesday Evenings, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 12 through March 18
In the Parish House
Our Tuesday adult education class will be starting a new book on February 12. Please join us for a Lenten exploration of The Practice of the Presence of God. This book is a collection of the conversations and letters of Brother Lawrence, a seventeenth century Carmelite lay brother who discovered God's presence in the daily tasks of his life at the monastery, from kitchen chores to caring for the monks' sandals. At less than 40 pages, this book is a wonderfully unintimidating Lenten discipline. We'll read approximately a page a day, and discuss once a week. Shape your Lenten season with medieval simplicity on Tuesday evenings at 6 p.m. in the Parish House.or once again observing God's most gracious and compassionate deeds ever.

Bible Study
Sundays, 10:00 a.m.
Wednesdays, 11:00 a.m.
There are two opportunities for Bible Study during Lent.  The first is Sunday mornings at 10:00am in the Interim’s Office; and the second is Wednesday, after the 10am Eucharist, in the Small Conference Room across from the Chapel, at approximately 11am.
            Both of these opportunities will focus on the Passion Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke – known as the Synoptic Gospels.

Sun, February 10 & Wed, February 13
The Journey Begins:  Mark: 11:1-1; Matthew 21:11; Luke 19:28-40

Sun, February 17 & Wed, February 20
            Fellowship & Betrayal: Mark 14:12-25; 43-52….Matthew26:17-30; 47-56….Luke 22:7-23; 47-53

Sun, February 24 & Wed, February 27
            The Interrogation of Jesus: Mark 14:53-65;15:1-5…. Matthew 27:1, 2;
11-26…..Luke 23:1-25

Sun, March 2 & Wed, March 5
            The Long Walk to the Cross:
Mark 15:16-41.....Matthew 27:27-56…..Luke 23:26-49

Sun, March 9 & Wed, March 12
            What have we learned?

Sunday March 16 Palm Sunday & Wednesday in Holy Week, March 19
            Where is our “Cross Walk”?

Wednesday Evenings in Lent – Soup and Comparative Religions
Wednesday Evenings, February 13 through March 19
in the Parish House, starting at 6:00 p.m.
            Each Wednesday evening program will be held in the Parish House.  The Program begins with Evening Prayer at 6:00pm, and then at 6:30pm  there will be a simple dinner of soup (provided), and bread, cheese, fruit and cookies brought by participants through a sign-up sheet.  Please see the sign-up sheets in the back of the Church and Chapel after Sunday and Wednesday Services.  

Program #1 Wed, February 13th, 6:30pm
            Our Jewish Roots – Rabbi Elias from the Jewish Community, Falmouth.

Program #2 Wed, February 20, 6:30pm
            Abraham is our Father also – Islam.

Program #3Wed, February 27, 6:30pm
            World Peace and Unity – Baha’ I Faith.

Program #4 Wed, March 5, 6:30pm
            Belief in God + Reason = Deism – The Buddhist Way.

Program #5 & 6 Wed, March 12 and 19, 6:30pm
            The Way the Truth and the Light:
Christianity Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow.