March 4, 2014

Greetings,
We stand again on doorway to Lent. I invite you to join us tonight for at Soup and Study for a Mardi Gras Feast prepared by Gloria Meads, to participate in one of our Ash Wednesday Vigils (7:30-8:00 a.m., 12-1 p.m., 5-6p.m.), to pick up one of the Lenten devotional guides and to join us in worship and study on Sunday morning as seek to embrace and understand the “Jesus Creed,” Jesus’ instruction to Love God with heart, soul, mind and strength and to love our Neighbor as ourselves.
In worship on March 9
Sermon Title: Repenting for the Rest of Us
Central Scripture: I John 1:1-2:2
Focus Verse: “If we confess our sins, he who is faithful and just will forgive our sins.”
Main Thought: It is often true that, in the words of singer Elton John, “Sorry seems to be the hardest word.” Yet, at the heart of our faith, is the understanding that sorry is a most important word as well.
Music to Look Forward To: The Lakeshore Handbell Ensemble

Prayers of the Congregation:

• Declan and Sheila Brown for their niece Joanine
• Dick Ice recuperating at home from a fall
• Anne Branch recuperating at home from surgery
• David Robinson for his mom
• Larry Sims for his family
• Irene Jennings, Piedmont Gardens SNF
• Fannye Leary, Piedmont Gardens SNF
• Charlene Wolf for her mother
• Kay Baxter for Stacey, Jamie and herself (Kay is in Virginia this week)
• Joan Patten for Louella Carissa Tolentino and for John
• Mary Karne for her daughter Maryla as well as thanksgiving for her LABC family
• Ann Fields for her family
• Gloria and Phil Meads for June and Billy as they mourn
• Carol and Steve Leichter
• Esther Hargis and Martha Olney for their son Jimmy who is dealing with a lingering illness
• Students, parents, teachers and school administrators as they deal with the problem of bullying
• The people and leaders of Ukraine and Russia in a time of mounting tension. The interim President of Ukraine, Oleksandr Turchynov, is a Baptist pastor.
• The Reverend Dr. D. Mark Wilson as he mourns the death of his mother (Memorial Service 10:00, March 6, McGee Avenue Baptist Church)
• Thanksgiving with Marie Johnson on Donnie’s (Lt. Don Johnson Jr.) safe return from military service in Afghanistan