Friends, I am looking forward to the next season of the Christian year even as we finish up the next few weeks of Name Above All Names. The creators of the resources that will help us grow and learn have stirred my heart and so I want to share their thoughts as we get ready to ask honest questions for deeper faith. “So often faith is portrayed as something you have or you don’t. You are strong in your faith, or you are knee-deep in doubt. It’s one or the other. This black and white thinking fits with our society's obsession with choosing sides. However, it doesn’t fit with my experience of faith. For me, faith has always been an experience of seeking—seeking God in the world, seeking the good, seeking a deeper truth. I seek my way through prayer. I seek my way into scripture. I am forever cobbling together memories, feelings, questions, and experiences, all in an effort to see God more clearly. When we studied the scriptures for this season of Lent, I saw that same hungry seeking in the text. Over and over, people ask questions. Jesus asks questions. The crowds ask questions. Everyone seems to be looking for something deeper, and it is that honest curiosity that allows them to run into the Divine.
This Lent, I long for that same experience for all of us. So may we be seekers. May we ask questions. May we look for God under every rock and stone. And in the seeking, may we find.”
—Rev. Sarah A. Speed, Founding Creative Partner
What are you looking for? Let’s discover it together!
With Christ as our Teacher and Guide, Pastor Laura
Scout Troop 161 would like to provide a breakfast of pancakes, bacon, and sausage to the congregation of LUMC as a thank you for their support and allowing us to use the church facilities. The Scouts will be serving from 8-9am on 2/12. This annual event also coincides with the Scout Sunday service.
Lenten Schedule Wednesday nights
Seeking: Honest Questions for Deeper Faith Friends, join me on Wednesday nights for a time of food, fellowship and reflection. Through the season of lent, we will ask the honest questions for deeper faith. We will share in a simple soup meal at 6pm and then children will have a special lesson prepared for them as adults and youth have time to explore the questions in small table groups.
February 22, 202 - ASH Wednesday Is this the fast I choose? March 1, 2023 Who will you listen to?
March 8 How do we begin again?
March 15 Will you give me drink?
March 22 Who sinned?
March 29 Can these bones live?
April 5 (Holy Week) Where are you headed?
Agenda for every Wednesday: 6:00pm ` Lenten Meal
6:30pm Devotional Speaker - in Fellowship Hall
7:00pm Small Groups: Youth
