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First Sunday in Lent
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February 2013
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 This Sunday's lectionary text centers on the parable of the Good Samaritan. Usually this parable is given a moral reading, the logic for which goes something like, "If a lousy Samaritan can be a good neighbor, I suppose I can be one too." That's not what Jesus meant, and it's no way to read a parable. This morning we'll hear about another way....
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This Week
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Click here for our online calendar!
Presider: Jeff R. Johnson
Preacher: Jeff R. Johnson
Assisting: Seminarian Brach Jennings
Narrator: Megan MacPherson
Guest Musician: Jim Armstrong
Greeter:
Sacristan: Peter Plantinga and Alyssa Massey
Council Rep: Tom Ray
Prayer Minister: Steve Schultz
WOFL: Kathy Gee
Click here for this week's prayers!
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Worship Times
11:00 am Sunday
Eucharist
6:30 pm Ash Wednesday
no Magnificat Thursday this week.
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Lent
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 February 13
Ash Wednesday - morning service at 7 am
Ash Wednesday - evening service at 7 pm
dinner begins at 6:30 pm
February 20 - March 27th
During Lent we will have morning prayers at the Chapel on
Wednesdays, 7 am - 7:30 am (followed by breakfast)
March 28-31 Stay tuned for more information on Easter Week, including our great Easter Vigil! |
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Animate
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 Our next Animate study groups:
Sunday (Jeff's group) - March 10, 9:15am
Tuesday (Sarah & Randy's group) - March 12, 7-9pm
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Help, Thanks, Wow!
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 For lent, we will be reading together, Anne Lamott's small book, "Help, Thanks, Wow: The Three Essential Prayers."
"Three simple prayers to get you through tough times, everyday struggles, and the hard work of ordinary life."
"It is these three prayers -- asking for assistance, appreciating the good we witness, and feeling awe at the world -- that get us through the day and show us the way forward."
Sign up here to order your copy ($15)!
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A New Leaf
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 Time to turn over a new leaf! (A new initiative at the Chapel curated by Robyn Gee and Pr. Jeff)
The Chapel has faced many challenges this past year. Conflict over kids' ministry and worship patterns tore apart some relationships. We also took on tough conversations about how we function. It's easy to feel a bit exhausted.
But it's time to shake off the winter and start anew. Instead of hibernating in your usual pew, we are urging you to turn over a new leaf with someone you don't usually talk to, or someone with whom you want a fresh start. This season, as we wait for a sign of spring, we are encouraging people to sprout new relationships and repair old relationships. Sprout a new chapel friendship.
Don't let your relationships at the chapel get stuck in the past! Go deeper with someone. Don't let friendship stop at sharing the peace! Make your chapel community feel bigger and better. This effort is not trying to pretend that we will never have conflicts ever again. This is not to say we have to forgive, forget and ignore past hurts. But we do need to live together.
Grab a leaf. Give a leaf.
If there is someone in the chapel that you would really like to sit down with and repair a relationship, but it feels a bit.... awkward! Not to worry -- drop your leaf in the "Assist Me Leaf" basket, and Pastor Jeff will help facilitate a meeting.
In spiritual terms -- embark on a journey of reconciliation and community building with your fellow chapel-goers. In leaf terms -- give someone a leaf and let them know that you see them, you're interested in them and you don't want to be a stranger!
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Thrivent Choice Deadline 3/31
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Don't forget to direct Thrivent Choice Dollars®
Thrivent Choice Dollars grant funds can help support Lutheran organizations you care about. Don't let your designated Choice Dollars® expire.
Eligible members of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans who have been designated Choice Dollars have until March 31, 2013 to direct any remaining 2012 Choice Dollars. Help support University Lutheran Chapel. Go to Thrivent.com/thriventchoice or call 800-THRIVENT and state "Thrivent Choice."
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Ash Wednesday meal by Chef Erika!
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Come at 6:30pm tonight and enjoy a meal by our new chef Erika before receiving ashes at our Ash Wednesday evening service.
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Donations to SF Night Ministry
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The San Francisco Night Ministry provides middle-of-the-night compassionate non-judgmental pastoral care, counseling, referral and crisis intervention to anyone in any kind of distress.
Read more about SF Night Ministry and the way in which the Chapel supports this "Night Shift of the Church" in their
Thank You letter!
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 Prayers this week |
 In all things pray! Please remember these petitions.
Pray for the many people involved in ELCA advocacy ministries through its state public policy offices, the ELCA Washington Office, and the Lutheran Office for World Community at the United Nations as they daily seek to further God's work through our hands.
Pray for healing
- For Don as he recovers from surgery
- For Betty, friend of Bob and Miriam, who is recovering well from surgery which resulted in good news regarding the lack of cancer present
- For the Tominaga family, especially Dennis and Janine, as they grieve the death of Dennis' father, Joe
- For Pepe's father who will have heart surgery again soon, and for his mom
- For Tom Ray's colleague, Frank, who is slowly recovering from paralysis due to Guillain-Barré syndrome
- For those who struggle with issues of mental health
- For Annika's friend, Ian, diagnosed with leukemia, and with thanksgiving that is treatment is going well
In thanksgiving for our new chef Erika Ikemoto who has been cooking for our campus ministry
For the ministry of prayer at the Chapel and for all who are involved
For the Chapel community as we work together for justice in our community and in the world
For those venturing into new vocations, that their gifts may be used for the glory of God
For President Phyllis Anderson, who has announced her retirement at year's end, and for Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary as they move into their final year together
Pray for the Roman Catholic Church and for Pope Benedict XVI on the announcement of his resignation at the end of the month. Pray for the Holy Spirit's guiding as a new papal leader is sought.
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Contact Information
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University Lutheran Chapel of Berkeley 510-843-6230 www.ulcberkeley.org Annika Mongan: administrator@ulcberkeley.org Pastor Jeff Johnson: pastor@ulcberkeley.org Pastor Sanna Reinholtzen: sannabeth@gmail.com Campus Intern Logan Rimel: logan.rimel@gmail.com Council President Nancy Ulmer: nkulmer@sbcglobal.net Music Director Andy Bouman: andybouman@yahoo.com |
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