Coming up in just a few days; please join us for a fun night on the 21st to "shrive" our cupboards in preparation for Lent. The Vestry will be serving from 5:30pm - about 7pm; we hope you will make it and bring a friend. Please remember if you bring any toppings that they need to be nut-free. See you there.

 

                         

 

Ash Wednesday

The church is called to begin our preparation for Holy Week and Easter by joining together on Ash Wednesday, February 22. We recall our mortality and facility as sinners, and set our hearts right before God by repentance and entering into the season of preparation. St. Matthias offers two services on Ash Wednesday:

 

• Imposition of Ashes: 7am

• Imposition of Ashes and Holy Communion: 7PM

Lenten Focus 2012

Lent will be quickly upon us and I wanted to make sure you had a heads up on the way well walk through Lent at St. Matthias this year. There are three focus points:

• Small Groups: We are asking each small group to meet weekly during Lent as the primary discipline and time for formation. Weekly gives the groups a chance to build Christian Community and build this life-giving dynamic into one's life. Resources are available through Fr. Scott to support this.
• Daily Lenten Devotions: Via our Website and eBlasts, St. Matthias will provide daily devotions for each day of Lent. We'll begin these on Ash Wednesday via our eBlast, and then linked to our homepage. When you receive the first day's devotion, you can follow links to update your preferences for eBlasts and devotions.
• Lenten Sermon Series on Prayer: During Lent Fr. Scott and others will focus on the way of prayer: a place of meeting God and of discovering more of His character.
• Bishop O'Neill will be with us on March 4th as part of his regular pastoral visitations. We'll have a lunch reception and open forum with the Bishop followed by a Vestry meeting; more details to come.

 

The Vestry will be on retreat February 24th and 25th as part of their team building, to pray, and to continue progress implementing the vision God has given us. We would appreciate a bit of support for our time. Would you or a few of you be willing to help by providing one of the following

¨  Main Course for a dinner on 2/24 (at the Hesses' home); to serve 8, ready at 6pm

¨  Salad and bread for dinner on 2/24

¨  Simple dessert following dinner 2/24

¨  Simple Lunch for 2/25

Please RSVP to Fr. Scott if you are able. We greatly appreciate this in advance.

 

To Ryan Rosa and his Fiancée, Sarah

                                                   and to Bethany Overton and her Fiancé, Ben

 

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St. Matthias Episcopal Church
The Rev. Scott Campbell
18320 Furrow Road
PO Box 1223
Monument CO 80132
719-359-9204

Administrator, Micky: stmatthias@comcast.net (office hours 12noon - 5pm, M - Th)
Fr. Scott: padrescott@gmail.com (usually in the office 9:30am - 6pm, M - Th; best to call and make an appointment)
www.saint-matthias.org