Greetings,
 
This Sunday we will celebrate a Flower Covenant Service.  If you are able, please bring a fresh cut flower to church.  If you can’t then know that we will have lots of extra flowers to share with you.  We will attach our names to the flowers and as part of the service we will place each of our flowers in a large vase.  The flowers will symbolize all of us who are members of the church’s covenant community.  At the end of the service we will take a flower other than our own and pray for that person through the week as we keep their flower fresh for as long as we can.  Following the second service we will have a covered dish lunch.  The Fellowship Committee will provide ham, brisket, rolls and drinks.  Your side dishes and desserts will be shared.  Please mark vegetarian dishes clearly as we will have a separate table for those.  You may leave items in the kitchen on your way to worship.
 
My text for Sunday will be Galatians 3:23-29 where Paul tells the church members in Galatia that in Christ all are one.  They were one in the same way that we are one in the covenant that we share with Christ and with each other.  Sunday will be a glorious celebration of faith for all of us I’m sure.
 
Also, please remember that next Wednesday is Ash Wednesday.  We will begin the Season of Lent with a 7:00 pm worship service in the sanctuary where we will bless one another with the application of ashes.
 
Shalom,
Jack