Ash Wednesday is a solemn day in Christianity that marks the beginning of the penitential Lenten season. It is a day of repentance, abstinence, and fasting, when many Christians receive a cross of ashes on their forehead as a sign of their mortality and their need for God’s grace. The ashes are typically placed in the shape of a cross by a pastor. Ash Wednesday always falls 40 days before Easter. Ash Wednesday is March 5th. There will be a meal at 5:30 PM and our service will be at 6:30 PM.
| Date | Attendance | Offering | Mission |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-02 | 71 | $2,772.00 | $20.00 |
| 2-09 | 72 | $2,067.00 | |
| 2-16 | 62 | $2,513.00 | $20.00 |
| 2-23 | 63 | $3,263.00 | |
| Men’s Restroom | $100.00 | ||
| Parsonage Windows | 2,125.98 | ||
| Kitchen equipment | $200.00 |
Shrove Tuesday
March 4th 5:30pm
Enjoy a pancake dinner and games in celebration of Mardi Gras and in preparation for Lent here at St. Paul, Chenoa. Prior to dinner a Rite for Burning of the Palms will be held.
Please notify Joy if anyone could be removed from the Prayer List.
The Chenoa Food Pantry was grateful to receive the 183 cans of soup we at St. Paul collected for Soup-er Bowl Sunday, along with the feminine products that were donated. Now that the shelves are stocked with those products, they need the following: laundry detergent, toilet paper & paper towels (ok to buy the larger packages-they can be broken down into smaller packs at the food pantry). Thank you to everyone who donated to support the patrons of the Chenoa Food Pantry!!
The church office has received a bulletin folding machine compliments of Jeff Beckman. Our sincere thanks to Jeff.
Our next Ladies Bible study book will be Bless These Lips: 40 days of Spiritual Renewal by Sharla Fritz. We will not be having Bible study during Lent. We will resume April 30th.
Lenten Midweek services will begin March 5th with our Ash Wednesday services here at St. Paul, Chenoa. Meal will be provided at 5:30, Service at 6:30 on March 5, 12, 19, 26, and April 2, 9 at Chenoa (Communion on Ash Wednesday only)
Maundy Thursday: 7 pm on April 17 at Lexington, with Communion
Good Friday: 3 PM on April 18 at Chenoa, with Communion; Good Friday Tenebrae service at 7 pm at Lexington, no Communion
The Lenten Offerings are designated 1/3 Youth Ministry, 1/3 food pantry, 1/3 St. Louis Seminary
Easter Vigil: 8 pm on April 19 at Chenoa, with Communion (volunteers needed)
Easter Sunrise service: 6:30 am on April 20 at Chenoa, Easter Day service 9 am at Lexington, both with Communion
The Easter Offering is designated for the Youth Gathering.
Our church for the month of March is responsible for delivering Peace Meals. There is a sign up sheet in the back of church. There are only four days a week to deliver as no meals are delivered on Wednesdays. If you could deliver a couple of days, that would be greatly appreciated as those who in the past are unable to deliver. Please call the church office if you could assist in this ministry.
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