Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Ash Wednesday Service
Feb. 25th, 6:00pm @ Presley Chapel UMC
Ash Wednesday is the beginning of the church season called Lent. “Lent” is an old English word for spring, and it designates a 40-day period before Easter (excluding Sundays) where Christians are invited to strengthen their life-giving connection to the Risen Christ through taking up a special spiritual practice or giving up something in order to jolt us out of our routine and awaken us to deeper levels of awareness of God’s sacrificial love for us. At the service the churches will be challenged with a church-wide spiritual practice.
The service will be brief (about 30 minutes), and will involve the invitation for you to come forward and have your forehead marked with ashes in the sign of the cross. Ashes in the Bible represent repentance and mortality. This act of worship is a way of centering our lives on the love of God that conquers sin and death.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Inauguration Day 2009
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands - one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
"A Prayer for Renewal"
Free us on this day, O Lord,
From all fear of the future,
From all anxiety about tomorrow,
From all bitterness towards anyone,
From all cowardice in face of danger,
From all laziness in the face of work,
From all failure before opportunity,
From all weakness when Thy power is at hand.
But fill us
With Love that knows no barrier,
With Sympathy that cannot be shaken,
With Faith strong enough for darkness,
With Strength sufficient for my tasks,
With Loyalty to the Kingdom's goal,
With Wisdom to meet life's complexities,
With Power to lift us to Thee.
Be Thou with us for another day, and use us as Thou wilt.
In Christ's name we pray.
Amen.
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
WELCOME!
7:30 p.m. at Huntsville United Methodist Church
Communion will be served.
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