TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Transfiguration of the Lord Sunday

February 11

And all of us, with unveiled faces, seeing the glory of the Lord as though reflected in a mirror, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another; for this comes from the Lord, the Spirit.

-2 Corinthians 3:18

“If we let him—for we can prevent him, if we choose—he will make the feeblest and filthiest of us into a…dazzling, radiant, immortal creature, pulsating all through with such energy and joy and wisdom and love as we cannot now imagine, a bright, stainless mirror which reflects back to God perfectly (though, of course, on a smaller scale) his own boundless power and delight and goodness.”

-C.S. Lewis

Single Service this Sunday

This Sunday, February 11, owing to Thoth parade traffic, we will have one unified service at 8:30 a.m. in the Sanctuary. The service will be livestreamed. There will be no Sunday School or childcare.

Please note that the church office will close at 3 p.m. this Wednesday-Friday, at 2 p.m. on Monday, February 12, and will be closed for the day on February 13 for Mardi Gras. There will be no Wednesday Night Out activities tomorrow or next week. WNO programs will resume on February 21.

Ash Wednesday Imposition of Ashes & Worship Service

Ash Wednesday is important and meaningful for all Christians as this day marks the beginning of the season of Lent: a 40-day period of discipline and prayer during which we prepare to encounter the joyful mysteries of Easter. On February 14, we will hold "Ashes on the Avenue" from 12:00-1:00 p.m. on the curb in front of the Sanctuary. All are invited to receive ashes and participate in prayer stations to remember who we are as mortals and as those who belong to Christ in life and in death. An Ash Wednesday service will be held that evening at 5:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary.

Annual Congregational Meeting

The annual meeting of the congregation will take place next Sunday, February 18 immediately following the 10:30 service in the Sanctuary. On the agenda will be the distribution of the Annual Report, a report of the 2023 Stewardship Campaign, presentation of the 2024 church budget, election of the congregational nominating committee, approval of changes in the pastors terms’ of call, and presentation of SCAPC’s new strategic plan.

New Class & Walking Pilgrimages:

Lenten Spiritual Practices

February 18 - March 24 | Land Building Riverside Room

Lent is the pilgrimage from the feast of the nativity and epiphany to the feast of Easter. In between are forty days for self-reflection, personal growth, and spiritual pilgrimage on our way to Easter. Sunday mornings, we will discuss different practices and pilgrimages and during the week there will be an optional walking pilgrimage on Wednesdays, beginning at 11:00 a.m. which will last 45 minutes to an hour. Walking participants will meet at the church at 10:45 a.m.

TOPICS & PILGRIMAGES:

Sunday School Recordings

For the recording of this past Sunday's "Gospel of Matthew" class, click here. For the recording of Sunday's "Gospel of Ted Lasso" class, click here. Visit our Sunday School page for class details and earlier recordings.

Congratulations, Ashley!

SCAPC’s own pastoral resident Ashley Brown went before the Presbytery of South Louisiana today and preached an outstanding sermon, for which she received a standing ovation and approval to be ordained as a Minister of Word and Sacrament/Teaching Elder. Congratulations, Ashley! She is shown here (in lavendar, center) with pastors and commissioners of the Presbytery at their meeting today at University Presbyterian Church in Baton Rouge.

Collecting Clothes for Homeless Ministry

During the month of February, Presbyterian Women are collecting clothes for the Program of Hope Homeless Ministry. Especially needed are gently worn black pants and white shirts for job interviews, t-shirts (sizes L and XL), socks, and travel-size toiletries. Donations can be brought to the basket at the State Street entrance to the church.

Sign Up to Bring Sunday Snacks

The Congregational Life Committee is seeking volunteers to provide refreshments for the congregation after the 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. services on Sundays. Refreshments can be small bites, homemade or store-bought cookies, finger sandwiches, muffins, granola bars, etc. for which the church can reimburse up to $50. We ask that refreshments be delivered, plated and ready to go, to Frampton Fellowship Hall by 9:00 a.m. on Sunday.

WNO: Mardi Gras Indian Program

SCAPC member Charles Duvernay gave a presentation on Mardi Gras Indian Traditions to a fully packed Wednesday Night Out crowd last week! Charles is pictured here (right), along with our sexton Percy Woods (left), a fellow Mardi Gras Indian, both in the tribal dress they created.