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THE EPISTLE
Volume 13 Issue 1 JANUARY 24, 2008
Congregation Invited to Send Confirmation Class
“A Message of Care”
In today’s youth culture, Valentine’s Day is almost exclusively reserved for “romantic” love. Isit any wonder, then, that so many kids sit sadly on the sidelines at this time of year -- wishingthey had a “boyfriend” or “girlfriend” so that they, too, could enjoy all the wonderful senti-ments delivered in greeting cards, gifts, candy and flowers?Christians believe there are other forms of love, as well. There is
agape love
–the love thatJesus showed for humankind. Last year, our congregation wrote hundreds of letters to our con-firmation class letting them know that they are loved and cared for right here at First Church.In 2008,
we again invite all members of our congregation to participate
in this project – di-rected at our confirmation class students. These 14 young people are preparing to claim thefaith as their own when they are confirmed in May. Please take a few minutes to send them anote encouraging them and telling them you care about them.From now through Feb. 17,we’ll be collecting
agape notes
for the members of our confirma-tion class: Dan Allen, Ed Gharzouzi, Kyle Goodrich, Peter Jackson, Megan Jones, MichaelLedwin, Luke Meraw, Conrad Record, Brad Record, Sean Reid, Meghan Strong, RyneVeenema, Taylor Waldrop, and Jill Weidman. You, are invited to write a short note of caringand affirmation to as many members of the class as you wish. Share your honest sentiments.Let them know you notice them and are happy they are worshipping with us!Place the letters in a sealed envelope with the person’s name on the front, and drop them in thecollection basket in Fellowship Hall. You may also place this sealed envelope inside another envelope and mail it to the church. These letters will be completely confidential – to be read bythe recipient only.Once collected, the letters will be sorted into individual packages and delivered to the confirma-tion class.With your help, we will ensure that EVERYONE receives a note. If you have any questions, please contact Kelly Weidman at 223-8978 or kweidman-ucc@choiceonemail.com.Thank you for participating!
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THE WORSHIP PAGEFebruary 10, 17, 24 March 2, 9, 16
Sunday Worship at 9:30 AMFellowship Time and Christian Education followFebruary 10: First Sunday in Lent
Genesis 2:15-17Psalm 32Romans 5:12-19Matthew 4:1-11
“About Us or About God?”February 17: Second Sunday in Lent
Genesis 12:1-4aPsalm 121Romans 4:1-5, 13-17John 3:1-17
“By Water and the Spirit”February 24: Third Sunday in Lent
Exodus 17:1-7Psalm 95Romans 5:1-11John 4:5-42
“The Water of Life”March 2: Fourth Sunday in Lent
ISamuel 16:1-13Psalm 23Ephesians 5:8-14John 9:1-41
“Through Darkness to Light”March 9: Fifth Sunday in Lent
Ezekiel 37:1-14Psalm 130Romans 8:6-11John 11:1-45
“From Death to Life”March 16: Passion/Palm SundayBlessing of the PalmsChoral ServiceWORSHIP IN THE SPIRIT OF TAIZE-January 27 & February 24Taize
is a simple candlelight service or prayer and meditation. The prayer is primarily ex- pressed through the repetition of several simplemusical lyrics based on biblical passages and psalms. The repetition of these mantra-like mu-sical phrases is to assist the participants in cen-tering their thoughts on God and is interspersedwith periods of silence.
Christ is the center
ofthe service and worship- pers are invited to sing, hum, speak or pray si-lently during the music. Young people worldwide have been especially influenced by Taizeas they seek a more intimate relationship withthe Lord Jesus.Taize services will be held at
5:00 PM
onSun-day
January 27
and
February 24.
If you arelooking to calm your spirits and center your hearts as we move through the season of Lent,this experience will be helpful. It would also beagood opportunity to introduce non-churchedfriends to this community of faith.
MEAGER MEAL
Ash Wednesday is February 6
th
.Plan to at-tend the meager meal and family worship to beheld in Fellowship Hall at 6:30 PM. A sign-upsheet is posted in Fellowship Hall. Plan to be-gin the Lenten season in this meaningful way.Questions? Contact Chuck Hamill, 943-7920.
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REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS:
Martha Bowman, St. John’s HomeGeraldine Stearns, Perinton Manor
Barbara Cobb, Fairport Baptist Home
THANK YOUONE AND ALL!
We want to thank you for your very generousChristmas gift to us. We appreciate more thanyou can know not just the gift but the loveand good thoughts which go with it. As eachyear passes our ties to this congregation andthis community are deeper and deeper. We are blessed to have ministered in, with and amongsuch a caring congregation. May God blesseach and every one of you as we continue our pilgrimage together.
Blessings and Love,John and Jean
Habitat for Humanity
The Perinton Congregations Habitat for Humanity has collected enough money to start construction onanew home. The home will be located in the Paetec Park/School 17 neighborhood in Rochester. Theconstruction
will begin sometime in April
and continue for about four months. There will be many op- portunities for people to lend a hand in the construction of this home. The general schedule is that volun-teers can help on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturdays. On each of these days only six volun-teers are needed to help on the home. We would like to form a group that could go down on Tuesdays onaregular basis to work. In addition, anyone can sign up to help on the other days. There will be a web-site available to facilitate signups. More details will be available as we get closer to April.If you would like to contribute financially to this effort, some money is still needed. There are “Buy aSquare Foot” forms on the Missions bulletin board.
For information, please see Joe Charles, Ted Avgerinos, or Jim Franzen.
SENIOR VALENTINELUNCHEON
The Youth Groupswould like to inviteall Seniors to attend the Senior ValentineLuncheon on
February 10
starting at 12noon. Come enjoy a light lunch of deli-cious soup, salad, and bread while enjoyingthe company of fellow Seniors. Please signup on the bulletin board in FellowshipHall. Hope to see you there!!
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