East Brentwood Presbyterian Church

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What's Happening

	TAIZE ASH WEDNESDAY WORSHIP SERVICE February 17th 7:00pm
	New Roster Available If you would like an electronic copy of our newest church roster, contact Teresa in the church office. ebpcdata@comcast.net
	Second Saturday “Murder is Par for the Course” Murder Mystery We’ll meet at the home of Scott Short and Sherry Smothermon-Short, 2205 Dominick Drive, Nolensville, at 5:30 on Saturday, February 13. Bring an appetizer to share and your favorite beverage. Please RSVP to Sherry at 776-7812 or sherryss@united.net.
	There's always New Preschool News from Sheri!

Month At A Glance

February

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Reflections from Pastor Catherine

Dear Friends,

First of all, I would like to thank you for the support and prayers you have given me while Mike recovers from surgery at home and I take on additional responsibilities. EBPC is a blessedly active congregation. I want you to know that your Session is dedicated to keeping our great ministry momentum going.

Which brings me to my “Second of all.” Although it may be true that you’ve just packed up your Christmas decorations, we are already into a new season of the church. The season of Lent begins February 16.

Lent is a time for reflection, study, and preparation for the gift of Christ’s Resurrection. It is the 40 days (not including Sundays) before Easter Sunday. The significance of 40 is related to the Israelites’ 40 years of wandering in the desert, the 40 days of rain when Noah built his Ark, Jesus’ 40 days of temptation in the wilderness. All of those Biblical examples are times of preparation and cleansing for the good that followed. Here are EBPC’s plans during the Season of Lent:

MEDITATION GUIDES: To help guide you through Lent, we’re going to be giving you inserts in every Sunday’s bulletin. The inserts will be your daily guide to Scriptures and prayers for the coming week. Please take this insert home from church for your daily Lenten meditation.

FIVE MINUTES OF QUIET: We are dedicating the first five minutes before both the 8:30 and 11:00 worship services during the season of Lent to silent prayer and meditation. Music will be played to encourage meditation. Please respect the sanctity of these five minutes by refraining from fellowship. You may want to arrive early to worship so that you can participate in this time of prayer.

TAIZE ASH WEDNESDAY WORSHIP SERVICE: We truly have a jewel in our music director, Sandy. Sandy is arranging a special Taize-style worship experience for you. You can read more about this service, which will be on Feb. 17 at 7 p.m., in Sandy’s cover article.

MAUNDY THURSDAY WORSHIP SERVICE: The Adult Choir will be presenting a special Maundy Thursday program that will take us through the disciples’ journeys. This program will be in the context of worship and Communion. This worship service will be April 1 at 7 p.m.

Some pastors may encourage you to give something up for Lent. Instead, I’m asking you take something on. I’m asking that you take on the practice of nurturing your soul. Walking through this season as fully as you are able will make Easter that much more special.

See you at church,

Catherine