Mt. Tabor Epistle for the week leading to March 14, 2010

Baptismal Font at Avdat in the Negev Desert, Israel Photo by JDL*

Prayer of the Day for the Fourth Sunday of Lent

Eternal lover of us all,
You open your arms to accept us
even before we turn to meet your welcome;
you invite us to forgiveness
even before our hearts are softened.
Hold before us the image of our humanity made new,
that we may live in Christ.

Amen+

from the Revised Common Lectionary for Prayers 2002/ Augsburg Fortress/amended

A Scripture from the coming Sunday's lessons

Romans 5

Suffering produces endurance, endurance produces character,
character produces hope and hope does not disappoint us.

A Quote

"You look where you want to go."

Don, an instructor at the National Ability Center, to a skiing student.

Some of what is happening at Mt. Tabor this coming week

Tuesday
Choir at 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday
Soup Supper at 6:00 p.m. followed by Lenten Compline at 7:00 p.m.

Thursday
A discussion of the book "The Shack" at 1 p.m.
as part of the Martha Circle
All are welcome.

Sunday March 14 + Third Sunday in Lent
Christian Education at 9:15 a.m.
Holy Communion at 10:30 a.m.
Evangelism and Stewardship Meeting after worship

Saturday the 20th
Food Bank, 10-12 p.m.

Prayers
We continue to hold in our prayers the Kettners.
And we remember the people of Chile and Haiti as they recover from severe earthquakes.

Resources for our ministry

Both council and the call committee have been given a helpful document for the interim and for self-examination in the call process: FACTS on Growth, Research based perspectives for building vital faith communities. If you would like a copy of this, please email Brenda at office@mttaborslc.org and pick yours up from her.

Small Change to Change the World + Please remember the simple ministry of bringing your pocket change for World Hunger. This is a very easy way for children to be able to give and to learn to give and...to make a difference. Thank you.

Related Opportunities
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'The Patchwork People: America's Religious Promise Comes of Age'
Dr. Diana Eck to discuss how the United States has never been a primarily Christian nation
A presentation by Dr. Diana Eck at Westminster College on Monday, March 18 at 7:30 at the Gore Vidal Business Building (http://www.westminstercollege.edu/campus_events/index.cfm?id=886)

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