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Souper Bowl of Caring
This has been an annual church activity for many years. February seems like a long way from Christmas but it’s not. Super Bowl Sunday is February 8th this year. This is an opportunity for fun, food, and fellowship for a good cause – our local food pantry.
We ask church members to make a large pot of their favorite soup and then we “sample” them and vote for the best one. The winner gets their name on the “trophy” soup kettle.
We will have two signup sheets. One for soups, and the second for those who will help with setup and cleanup and provide extras like salads and desserts. Please join us for some hot soup and warm friendship on a cold day. If you have any questions, please call Randy Myers.
Ash Wednesday is February 18th, at 7pm
Ash Wednesday is February 18th, at 7pm and marks the beginning of Lent. Lent is the season of the church calendar leading up to our Easter Celebration. It is a season of forty days, not counting Sundays, which begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Holy Saturday. Lent is a time for self-examination and repentance, reflection on Jesus’ death on the cross, and recommitment to serving Jesus with our whole heart.
Ecumenical Lenten Services
We will have Ecumenical Wednesday night Lenten services with Calvary Lutheran, UCC church, and St John’s Catholic church. More details will be coming. Details and dates are still being set. We will announce as soon as we can.
Sunday School Lenten Mission Project: Smile Train
Our Mission Project for the Lenten season is for the Smile Train. It is the world’s largest cleft-focused organization, with a sustainable and local model of supporting surgery and other forms of essential care. Smile Train provides training and financial support for the treatment of clefts, empowering medical professionals around the world to treat cleft patients with life-changing surgery and related comprehensive cleft care that they would not otherwise be able to access.
The Sunday School children with the Missions committee will be having a “Penny War” Boy’s Vs. Girls.
All pennies go as a positive donation and any silver coins or paper $ will be counted as negative amount. The average cost of a cleft surgery is $400. The Sunday school will also have a few bake sales after Sunday worship services. Thank you ahead of time for being so generous.
Wednesday Afternoon Bible Group
The Wednesday afternoon Bible study group meets on Wednesdays at 2 pm in the church library. Please join us for some fun learning and discussion. If you have any questions or suggestions please call Patrice Flock. Blessings to all!
No Prep Bible Study
We will be meeting on Feb 4th at 4:30pm with a light dinner. Please RSVP to the church office or Pastor Ferdinand so he can prep for the right amount of food. Then we will pick up our meetings after Easter and the Lenten season.
Sisters in Faith
Ready for winter to be over? As this is written we are looking at a weekend with dangerous windchills! Brrrr! Sisters continue their study and discussion of “Ten Men of the Bible” by Max Lucado. We are finishing up the story of Lazarus and will go on to the story of “Peter, the Gospel of the Second Chance”. From Peter, the next and last chapter of this study will be “Paul, Never Too Far Gone for a Turnaround”. Sisters meet on Tuesdays from 1-2p.m. in the Grade 3 classroom.
Church Library News
Journeys with the Messiah
Want a change of pace? Try looking at this interesting picture book. Journeys with the Messiah, author and photographer Michael Belk describes and displays Jesus in modern-day situations.
“With his unique story-telling skills, award-winning fashion photographer, Michael Belk, embarked on an inspiring journey – using his camera and creativity – to explore the relevance of Jesus in our lives today. The result is a magnificently beautiful and thought-provoking collection of fine art. Produced in the ancient city of Matera, Italy, this one-of-a-kind photographic journey delightfully incites a fresh perspective of Jesus.”
You will want to look at this book and read about how he was led by God to leave his lucrative career and move to this project of Jesus art. See page 22 for “Faith and Trust”, or page 30 when Jesus meets the woman at the well. You will be inspired by this book. Get to the church library soon to see this book and many others. Keep reading!
Antigo Community Garden
God provides the sun, water, and soil. You provide the seeds and the will to plant and till the soil. Together a bountiful harvest is produced.
Volunteers Needed to Operate Our Video Camera
We would like others to volunteer to help run the camara on Sunday mornings. We will train you and we have instructions printed. We can train during the week or on Sunday mornings. We would also sit with you for a couple of times until you are comfortable. We would like to have enough people trained so that we can take turns on a rotating schedule. If you are only slightly interested, try it. Call the church office for details.