March 12, 2021

The church is open for Sunday Service. All precautions are taken to ensure your safety, including spacing, sanitizing, and wearing masks. Join us!
Greetings Church Family,
What does Jesus dying on the Cross mean to you? Like I shared last Sunday, Jesus knows everything about each one of us: our joys, our pain, all our baggage, and so much more. More than we probably know about ourselves. This compelled Jesus to go to the Cross on our behalf.
Because of Jesus’ love for us, I want to be the hands and feet of Jesus to others. I can’t sit by and do nothing. As we move toward Holy Week, I am asking you to pray:
  • Pray for those who are lost.
  • Pray for those who are in need.
  • Pray for those who need to be loved.
  • Pray for those who have turned away from their faith.
  • Pray for the church.
  • Pray………………
I pray that we will come together and be the church as we were meant to be, in that, we show love toward one another as Jesus would if He were face-to-face with us. To God be the glory! Amen! 
Blessings,
Pastor Cathy   

Lent is the Christian season of spiritual preparation before Easter. The Lenten season's purpose is to set aside time to reflect on Jesus Christ and to consider his suffering and sacrifice, life, death, burial, and resurrection.
The Lenten Stations are still set up throughout the church.
Stop in for a visit to view each station.
From Where I Sit...
Linda Rich
Youth Group Update
Karen Cadle
Just a reminder to Spring Forward
Order Your Easter Flowers
by Sunday, March 21
Order forms will be available in the Narthex. Simply fill out the form along with your payment and place in the offering box. Flowers are: $12.00 each and choices are:
7” white lily
7” daffodil
7” tulip
Flowers may be taken home after service
Please Join Us
Sunday, March 21
The Gathering will meet after service to create an Easter Crafts for the residents of Christian Village.
Bring your lunch and join us for some fun and fellowship. Donation of a bag of wrapped Easter candy would be appreciated.
March Drive-thru Meal
Thursday, March 24
Interested in being a prayer warrior? Send me an email or call the church.
he Youth Group has been meeting via zoom throughout the pandemic. There are two separate groups; the younger group meets on Sundays from 11:30-12:30, and the older group meets on Sundays from 12:30-1:30. They have just finished book studies by Sadie Robertson, Live Fearless and Live Original. Sadie wrote these two wonderfully insightful and inspiring books to help other teens (and as an adult, I got a lot out of it) navigate the world we live in. She shared many personal experiences, favorite scriptures relating to fear and anxiety, which are listed for reference in the back of the book and throughout the text. She reveals her vulnerability and mistakes that she has made to help others through their struggles, and she doesn’t care what the world thinks; she lives for God. So refreshing to read about a young lady with class and morals, and she isn’t afraid to proclaim it!
Comments from the Youth:

 “I enjoyed this book a lot, it helped me grow in my faith, and I related to things she has been through. I recommend this book to anyone trying to grow their faith."
 ~Riley
"I thought that the book was awesome. It pointed out some things that I never thought about before. Not only did it make some good points, I feel that it helped me grow in my faith. There were a few parts that I had a harder time understanding, but after we talked about it, it was easier to understand.”
~Kayln
"I really liked the book and would definitely reread it. I recommend people read this book because it tells you her understandings and her life with God. I think this book brought me closer to God."
 ~Logan
 “I think this is a great book for girls around my age (eleven years). It talks about how to be confident, never give up, and always be kind. It talks about friendship and some of Sadie's own life stories that readers can relate to. There are questions at the end of each chapter that allow the reader to really think about the good in others and the good in themselves. It provides inspiring bible verses to help through tough times, and best of all, it teaches us that we can still have fun while living according to God's will, and how to live by the fruit of the spirit.”
 ~ Raina
Important Meetings:
Church Council
Tuesday, March 16
6:30 in-person or zoom
call the church office for the link
40th Anniversary Planning
Thursday, March 18
6:30 in-person or zoom
call the church office for the link
  • March Birthdays
Barb Wood - March 15
Bret Botkin - March 15
Diane Hall - March 18
Ashlee Wright - March 21
Ayn Greene - March 22
Rick Courtney - March 24
Bobby Allison - March 31


  • Prayers Needed
Bob Allison
Gloria Carl
Joanne Dahlin
Ken Dahlin
Barb Di Paola
Paul Di Paola
Ayn Greene
Barbara Musgrave

  • Prayers Answered
  • God Sightings
March 2021
Pastor Cathy Allison (219) 663-7803 Cell Phone: (219) 921-3205