Re-Lent
Rev. Yolanda Márquez-Lúcar
Associate Regional Minister

"The sacrifice acceptable to God is a broken spirit;
a broken and contrite heart, Oh God, you will not despise"
Psalm 51:17
 
As we start lent, I used the newly published "RE-LENT" Lent Devotional 2015 by The Stillspeaking Writers' Group, from a group of Ministers and Authors from the United Church of Christs.  Today's meditation, I believe, is worth sharing with as many people as possible.  It is my prayer WE (yes YOU and ME!) take up the challenge before us, and then be ready to see God's power, grace, and mercy overflow through us to the communities (family) where we constantly preach with our daily life witness.
 
"Traditionally, LENT is thought of a season of repentance, a time of giving up and turning our lives around -- or at least trying to.  Now, what if we thought about LENT instead as,  
a time of giving in rather than giving up?   
a time to "relent"; to back off imposing our wills on everything?
a time to let go of the need for control and let God be God?
 
LENT happens every year, but you may experience it anew! Do LENT over again in a fresh way!
This year, MAKE LENT the time you practice giving in to God's amazing grace.

Accept our broken spirits and contrite hearts, O God,
as an acceptable offering to you,  
and take away the power of death from our lives...
for we ask in th sweet name of Jesus, Your Son, Our Savior
Amen.

 

Regional Mission Trip Deadline Will Be Here Soon

 

As Disciples of Christ, we are called to be servants with our neighbors. Most of the time, we answer this call to serve within our own community. However, serving beyond our local community provides an opportunity to extend our service and expand our faith. Traveling to serve should be guided by the same principles with which we live out our faith in service at home. When traveling to another community to serve, therefore, we still support a Local Mission of that community.

 

Anyone who is interested in participating in the Regional Hands-on Mission Trip to Loveland, CO, should send the registration form and a $50 deposit into the Regional Office before February 27th. Colorado experienced severe flooding in September of 2013 and there are still some people who, for a variety of reasons, still need help to make their homes livable again. 

 

March 29th to April 4th - Get Dirty for Jesus!

 

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Save the Date - for  Dr. LaTaunya M. Bynum's installation. The service will take place on March 21 at 2:00 pm at First Christian Church in Sacramento.

 

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Can you help out? If so, please contact  

 

Rev. Tina Heck 
Director of Marketing & Reservations
United Camps, Conferences and Retreats
Creating partnerships to provide positive life-changing experiences
www.UCCR.org
530.265.6636   

 

Picnic tables and benches or tables and chairs for deck

5 sets light fixtures for Claar bedrooms (matching) down lights for reading

3 Portable fans

For Bobbitt

10 new brooms for Bobbitt cabins

9 new wall furnaces for cabins

Dining Hall

Cuisinart stick blender

Sound muffling for Dining hall

Pool

New larger auto chlorinator

Around camp

Outdoor benches and seating for throughout camp

25 -36 Kw generator to power whole camp during power outage

($12,000.00-$15,000.00)

New work shop for major maintenance and winter work 30 x40

Golf cart or small electric vehicle for camp maintenance

Gas scooters for camp staff use around camp 50 to 150 cc or older Honda trail 90 type

Continued Fire reduction much needed throughout entire camp

Used pull road sweeper to keep roads dust free

20 yards of road gravel (crusher base) to fill in at dining hall , work shop, Bobbitt cabin paths

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