Marzo 2014

Blessed Lent Good Shepherd,

We will have a variety of ways for our church family to enter into Lent this year. There are Lenten journey posters in the narthex for you to mark off the days as we march toward Easter.

Our soup and bread series will feature the two diocesan deacon candidates sharing a series on the creeds. We will again being putting sand in the baptistery as a sign of our entering into the desert. We will be using our Rite one service (King James English also called the traditional service).

We will have confirmation and communion preparation classes starting this March. Confirmation class is for anyone who wants to be received into or confirmed into the Episcopal church. I have put together a great program over an 8 week course that will cover the scope of who we are as Episcopalians. A new foundations class will be starting in late spring.

The church has been so busy that I feel I really need Lent this year. It is a time to slow the pace a little and to focus on where distraction is seeping in and to strengthen my tie to God and Christ.

I think there are so many blessings and great things happening at Good shepherd. It is a very exciting time for us. This makes it all that much more important that we keep our focus on God’s love. I always try to keep the Lenten tradition of giving something up or doing something extra. This year I am going to try and spend an extra 5 minutes each day intentionally praying for the members of Good Shepherd and for the special needs of the church. I encourage you to do a Lenten discipline as we enter into the journey.

I pray that your Lent is holy, and that you are well and blessed. You are in my prayers in an extra special way this Lent.

God bless, Fr. Mike