LENT BEGINS TODAY The chief purpose of Lent is preparation for the celebrations of Easter, the greatest festival of the Christian Church.  Therefore the focus of the Lenten season is on the suffering and sacrifice of Christ.

The Lunch Bunch meets this Tuesday, March 12th at The Green Frog Inn, 820 Spring Street.  The time is 12 Noon.  (Wear your green,  

if you so desire!)  A flyer is on the bulletin board in the narthex where you can sign up and indicate whether you would like to carpool or drive directly to the restaurant.  We especially invite new people to join us, too!  Please see Anita Grams at church with any questions, or you may call her at 449-9682.  

THERE IS A FINANCE MEETING scheduled at 6:00 p.m. this Wednesday.

FRIDAY EVENINGS IN LENT:  Stations of the Cross will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Friday 3/15, 3/22 and 3/29, 4/5 and 4/12.  Walk with Jesus down the road to Calvary on The Way of the Cross, a powerful devotional liturgy that follows Jesus through His passion and death.  At each station a meditation, versicle and response, and prayer is read.

If you or a family member are in the hospital or planning to be in the hospital, please notify Deacon Sandy Ritchie at 619-3988 or call the church office.

If you know of someone that is in a nursing home and has changed their location please notify Judy Wall at jwall49@aol.com.  

ATTENDANCE for last Sunday was 67.

REMEMBER IN PRAYER Terry Babcock, Cassie, Paul Barker, Toby Bleck, Ray Brandes, Dick and Bonnie Camp, Bob Cowan, John Davis, Rachel Diver, Dick Donnelly, Susie Foley, Denise Frede, Abbie Gillig, Greg Gillig, Tammy Gillig, Bill and Maria Guthrie, Imhausen Family, Claire Irvine, Vicki Irvine, Mary Lansford, Art Longecore, Gene Pettibone, Jack Radamaker, Dick Richie, Cindy Spice, Rick Spice, Les Stath, Altalee Stellhorn, Carlen Trujillo, Paul Wiseheart. 

For those unable to worship with us: John Diver, Sr.,   LuAnn Kleinschmidt, Frances Krauskopf, Tom Kurtz, Gene Pettibone, and Paul Wiseheart.

Military: Kaylee Collins, Sean Collins, Matthew Michael.