Living Well Through Lent 2024
Psalm 42:2: "My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?"
God's Grace and Peace to you, Union United Methodist Church
Today began the season of LENT.
Some may ask, what is Lent? Lent is a season of forty days, not counting Sundays, which begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Holy Saturday. Lent is a time of repentance, fasting, and preparation for the coming of Easter. It is a time of self-examination and reflection. In the early church, Lent began as a period of fasting and preparation for baptism by new converts and then became a time of penance for all Christians. Today, Christians focus on their relationship with God, growing as disciples and extending themselves, often choosing to give up something or volunteer to give themselves to others. For more information, visit What is Lent and why does it last forty days? (umc.org)
In this time of self-examination and reflection, we invite you to join us in joyful anticipation of the Resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ as we journey through a five-week bible study, personal study and reflection, and Wednesday morning prayer call.
1. Bible Study - Join us for our five-week Lenten Bible Study on Thursdays beginning Feb 22 through Mar 21 at 7 pm. We will study The Lord's Prayer found in Matthew 6:9-13. This bible study will be on ZOOM only. Please take a look at the Zoom Link below.
2. Personal study - For your study and reflection, we offer "Living Well by Practicing Forgiveness with All Your Heart, Soul, Strength, and Mind." Daily reflections were written by many gifted writers, including Robbin Brent, Mariann Edgar Budde, Victoria Garvey, Jan Kwiatkowski, Westina Matthews, Anna Noon, Lisa Senuta, and Scott Stoner. For a copy click link Living Well Through Lent 2024 (8.5x11) 3 (2).pdf
3. Prayer Call - Join us for our weekly prayer call led by our prayer ministry on Wednesday mornings at 7 am starting Feb 21. Call in Number (848) 220-3100 Conference ID 14418
Weekly prayer focus:
· February 21st - Families (Acts 16:31-32)
· February 28th – Leadership Government, work & church (Ephesians 4:11-16)
· March 6th - Church Finances (Malachi 3:8-12)
· March 13th - Healing & Wellbeing (John 3 John 1:2)
· Mar 20th - Children & Youth (1 Timothy 4:12)
In addition, there is still time to join us for our 2024 Daily Psalm Encounter. You can find our 2024 reading on our website. Click on the link. https://uumchurch.com/2024-theme-and-study
ZOOM Link for Bible Study
Topic: Bible Study - The Lord's Prayer
Dates and times:
Feb 22, 2024, 07:00 pm
Feb 29, 2024, 07:00 pm
Mar 7, 2024, 07:00 pm
Mar 14, 2024, 07:00 pm
Mar 21, 2024, 07:00 pm
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89064061150?pwd=n69bEl6Qs9uaMPDYdd3k2d5LjcWEp4.1
Meeting ID: 890 6406 1150
Passcode: 020331
Dial-in number: 1-646-931-3860
We pray God's grace and peace be with you this Lenten Season.
God Bless.
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