Dear Peacemakers,
We are offering you many opportunities during Lent for sacrifice to benefit others. We recognize that you will prayerfully decide what you are called to do.
Pintos, Panties, and Pampers – Helping supply the most basic of needs. Bring in supplies or write a check – your choice.
Fast and Pray for Fair Food – this Saturday go to Lakeland, leaving from Peace at 11:00 to participate in the peaceful walk, praying that Publix will find a way to help farmworkers achieve just pay for tomatoes.
NO Sisters of Peace Prayer Walk at Peace at 10:00 this week, but speak to Nancy Hughes about going to a bell choir concert in Bradenton next week-end.
One Great Hour of Sharing – special Palm Sunday and Easter offerings helping with hunger, disaster relief, and development work among the poor.
CROP walk – the Peace youth are walking this Sunday afternoon because one in seven people will go to bed hungry tonight. Please write support them by writing checks this Sunday to Peace with CROP in the memo.
Stay tuned for the next Peace Habitat workday, which may well be March 24.
Fellowship: Movie Night Friday at 7:15 watching Chocolat; Meet Peace friends at Bradenton Beach at 5:00 on Saturday. Deadline to sign up for The Story of Noah” rustic drama in Wauchula is this Sunday.
March 25 is Welcome Friends to Peace Sunday. Think and pray about whom you might invite to church that Sunday. Of course, friends are welcome on Palm Sunday, Good Friday, and Easter too, but on March 25 we plan to give gifts to all our guests. Over 75% of people who visit a church for the first time come because a friend invited them.
Pastor Tricia is preaching this week on a fascinating scripture, 1 Corinthians 1:18-25, “The Foolishness of the Gospel.” Don’t oversleep! Set your clocks forward on Saturday afternoon. It helps to make the shift earlier.
May Lenten blessings be yours,
Elizabeth
