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8100 NW 23rd Street Oklahoma City, OK 73127 405.789.8812
March 5, 2019
Caring & Sharing The schedule for February & March is:
Weds Mar 13th 4:30 PM ‘eat out”
Sun Mar 17th 4:00 pm Meeting at WOCC
Weds Mar 27th 4:30 pm ‘eat out’
Everyone is invited to any of the events.
For questions or comments, please contact :
Margo Thein 947-1873 or Charlene Majetic 830-2281
SOUP FOR
THE SOUL
Sundays at 6:00 pm
March 10 Rabbi Abby Jacobson
March 17 Rev. Dr. George Young
March 24 Panel: Interfaith Trip to
Israel & Palestine
March 31 Dr. Imam Imad Enchassi
April 7 Dr. John Starkey
Join us each Sunday evening during Lent for dinner and
guest speakers.
Shalom
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the season of Lent, in which people of faith set
aside time to fast and reflect upon the state of ourselves.
Join us in the sanctuary as we remember who we are and who Christ is for us.
March 6, 2019 7:00 pm
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The Lenten Season This week begins the Lenten journey for us at the
church. This means the paraments, the cloths on the
pulpit, lectern and communion table, will be changed
to purple. Some believe purple to be a color of royalty
but it is also a color that can signify mourning and
penitence. The word Lent comes from Old English
Lenten, or the Dutch Lente, or the Germanic word
Lenz, all meaning “Spring”. However, for Christians,
Lent means 40 days before Easter in which we prepare
ourselves for the events of Holy Week and the
celebration of Easter. So, why 40 days?
Moses spent 40 days with God on Mt. Sinai. Elijah
spent 40 days walking to reach Mount Horeb. The
Israelites wandered the wilderness for 40 years search-
ing for the Promised Land. Jonah, in accordance with
God’s instructions, was given 40 days to repent. In the
story of Noah it rained for forty days. Following his
baptism, Jesus goes into the wilderness and fasts for
forty days. According to Acts 1, “After his suffering he
presented himself alive to them by many convincing
proofs, appearing to them over the course of forty days
and speaking about the kingdom of God.”
The number forty is a rather common occurrence in
the Bible and denotes an epoch, or rather a significant
period in someone’s life. When the Bible refers to 40
years though, it is referring to an entire generation. So,
what do we do for forty days? Some people think Lent
is all about fasting like Jesus did. However, I like to
think of it more as forty days to get closer to God.
Jesus did not go into the wilderness to be tested or to
give up food, but rather to get closer to God, to discov-
er the dependence on God. In Nineveh they spent 40
days reflecting on their lives and repenting, covering
themselves with sack cloths and ashes as a sign of
their repentance. So, we begin Ash Wednesday,
marking our foreheads with ashes to mark the begin-
ning of our own personal period of reflection, a time
to draw closer to God, and a time of repentance. How
does giving up something bring me closer to God?
Many times, these very things are distractions from
God to begin with. Other times, they are things we
crave and when we crave them we turn to God in
prayer to give us strength to endure.
Now, undoubtedly, someone has counted the time
between Ash Wednesday and Easter and said, “Wait a
minute! There are 46 days! Is someone trying to
sneak something over here?” As I like to look at it is
during Lent, every Sunday can be seen as a mini East-
er, a day of rest from your fasting. Now, this is not
meant to be a day of indulgence, (that was Fat Tues-
day which is the day before Ash Wednesday) but a day
that you can relax your fasting a little bit to help you
last 40 days.
Whether you are fasting from soda, or caffeine, or
something else. Or perhaps you are accepting the
DWF challenge of 40 donated items in 40 days. Or
perhaps you will spend 40 days taking on a new
healthy habit, I pray that you will also spend 40 days
in prayer and drawing closer to God.
Shalom,
Frank, James 3/17
Howry, Mandie 3/17
Beck, Dianne 3/18
Hughes, Jane 3/18
Schroeder, David 3/21
Hill, Edward 3/25
Young, Phillip 3/25
Jones, Taylor 3/26
Gray, Elizabeth 3/27
Storm, Marilyn 3/27
Wood, Duane 3/29
McCroskey, Rosa 3/2
Ruedy, Shirlee 3/2
Lunsford, George 3/4
Conner, Jodie 3/5
Mars, Joe 3/5
Mars, Joey 3/5
Joseph, Jamie 3/7
Bradley, Donna 3/13
Thorn, Stuart 3/15
Graham, Jack 3/16
Jewell, Miss Ella 3/16
Donate
40 Items
In
40 Days!
Please bring new or gently used items
that others would enjoy receiving.
Bring all
Items to
the Church
by April 24
Disciples Women’s Fellowship
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Pick up an envelope this Sunday to give to those in need of warmth.
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March 2019
6 Ash Wednesday 7:00pm 10 Daylight Savings Soup for the Soul Series 6:00pm 13 Bridge for Fun 1:00pm Caring & Sharing Meal 4:30pm 17 Caring & Sharing Meeting 4:00pm 19 Elders Prayer Breakfast 7:15am 21 Disciple Women 6:00pm 26 CWF Meeting and Lunch 9:30am 27 Bridge for Fun 1:00pm 27 Caring & Sharing Meal 4:30pm 31 Benevolent Sunday Family Event—Shrine Circus 2:00pm
March Committee Meetings 19 Personnel Meeting 6:00pm Admin Meeting 7:00pm 26 Evangelism 1:00pm
“Loving God, Serving our Neighbor”
8100 NW 23rd Street
Oklahoma City OK 73127
Church Staff
Senior Minister: Rev. Daniel U’Ren Daniel@woccdoc.org
Associate Minister: Rev. Julia Jordan Gillett Julia@woccdoc.org
Admin Assistant: Cindy Cannon office@woccdoc.org
Music Director: Dr. Ronald Manning ronald_manning@att.net
Youth Director: Rachael Hopkins
Pianist: Rosa McCroskey
Praise Band Leader: Ben Frantz
Praise Band Members: Brett Hawk, Cheyenne Pursley, and Natalie Griffin
Sound Technician: Alex Wilkinson & Charles Hogan
Custodian: Lawrence Johnson
Nursery Attendants: Shaylee White and Janet Harper
ATTENDANCE GIVING
3/3 9 AM 28 11 AM 66 General $2,945.00 Blessing
Fund $25.00
2/24 9 AM 42 11 AM 88 General $3,582.00 Blessing
Fund $50.00
10/7 9 AM 32 11 AM 84 General $5,034.00
Blessing
Fund $75.00
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