The Annual Anglican Fellowship Days of Prayer with the Chrism Mass and Renewal of Vows will take place on Saturday, April 5th at St. Peter and St. James Church, Flin Flon and on Saturday, April 12th at St. Mary the Virgin Church, Brandon.
Theme: Prayers of the People
18 March 2014
PLAINS SPEAK Lent 2014
Have you noticed the “Fred Says” board, promoting PWRDF’s Food Security program? The next fredism is… Let’s Jam!
Featured Project: Sustainable Agricultural Development (Cuba)
Roberto lives in Havana with his wife, two children and mother-in-law. Two years ago, he received agricultural training from PWRDF’s partner the Cuban Council of Churches (CCC). With help from his two young children, he started a family micro-farm with just one rabbit, two chickens and some crops, all on the roof of his house.
Today, Roberto is able to feed his family daily by collecting eggs and meat and preserving a wide range of fruits and vegetables. His farm is so abundant that Roberto is able to generate additional income by selling his surplus of healthy food to the community.
http://fredsays.ca
LENTEN RESOURCE
PWRDF prayer resources for Lent are now available, encouraging prayer, thought, and action on matters of Food Security. Pick up yours at the church today!
SERMON SNIPPETS
~ from St.George's Birtle
The following is an excerpt from one of Laura Marie's sermons based on Matthew 5:38-48. Her words were so instructive that they are worth repeating.
God says that we are to be perfect just as He is perfect. “Perfect” here means that we are to be always maturing, to be growing toward completeness in God. It takes effort, and practise and perseverance. But it is worth it, so long as we doing it for the love of God.
We grow by loving others. In turning the other cheek rather than hitting back, maybe we can learn to overcome fear and stand up for with is right. In giving our cloak and coat, maybe we will see the desperation and need fuelling the actions of those who are unjustly taking from us, thereby allowing us to show compassion to someone who needs it. Maybe by going the second mile, we will meet a new friend on the road and enjoy conversation that we might otherwise have missed.
Maybe in loving our enemies - and not just out friends – we will recognize that at some point, someone loved us first, whether we deserved it or not. Maybe this will remind us that everyone needs to be loved, and prayed for, no matter what their actions. Maybe praying will remind us that loving our families and friends is easy, but loving our enemies and praying for our persecutors is part of the journey of growing toward completeness – for them and for ourselves. Let us aim towards that godly love, that completeness, that perfection that God requires. Let us aim to be perfect just as our heavenly Father is perfect.
WORSHIP TIMES
Sundays
Binscarth, 9.30
Birtle, 11.30
Russell, 7.30
Mondays
Roblin, 7.00
BIBLE STUDY TIMES
Birtle: Mon, 1.30pm
Binscarth: Tues, 1.00pm
Russell: Tues, 6.30pm
Roblin: Wed, 6.30pm
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
04 Mar: Shrove Tuesday!
Pancake Supper: Birtle, 5.30-6.30; $6; Russell, 5.00-6.30; $free will offering
05 Mar: Lent Begins; Ecumenical Ash Wednesday Service: Russell United Church, 7.30
07 Mar: World Day of Prayer (Russell, St. Mary’s)
07-12 Mar: Laura Marie off, medical
18 Mar: Russell Donation Dinner
30 Mar: All-Points Service, Roblin, 11.00am. Pot Luck lunch to follow; Wider Parish
Council meeting
05 Apr: AFP Day of Prayer and Chrism Mass (Flin Flon)
12 Apr: AFP Day of Prayer and Chrism Mass (Brandon)
13 Apr: Holy Week begins; Palm/Passion Sunday
15 Apr: Evening Prayer; Russell, 7.00pm
16 Apr: Evening Prayer; Roblin, 7.00pm
17 Apr: Maundy Thursday; Eucharist and foot washing, Birtle 7.00
Easter Cantata, Russell United Church, 7.00pm
18 Apr: Good Friday; Binscarth 9.30, Roblin 11.30
19 Apr: Easter Vigil; Binscarth, 7.00pm
20 Apr: Easter Sunday; 9.30 Russell; 11.30 Birtle
21-23 Apr: No Bible Studies
27 Apr: Bishop Visit; 9.30 Binscarth, 1.00 Russell (canceled in Birtle)
02-10 May: Laura Marie at CoGS (02-05 May), PWRDF Board (07-09)
10 May: Russell Strawberry tea and bake sale
17 May: Deanery Council
SCRIPTURE FOR WORSHIP
02 Mar Ex 24.12-18 Ps 2 2Pet 1.16-21 Mt 17.1-9
05 Mar Joel 2.1-2,12-17 Ps 103.8-18 2Cor 5.20b-6.10 Mt 6.1-6,16-21
09 Mar Gen 2.15-17, 3.1-7 Ps 32 Rom 5.12-19 Mt 4.1-11
16 Mar Gen 12.1-4a Ps 121 Rom 4.1-5,13-17 Mt 17.1-9
23 Mar Ex 17.1-7 Ps 95 Rom 5.1-11 Jn 4.5-42
30 Mar 1Sam 16.1-13 Ps 23 Eph 5.8-14 Jn 9.1-41
06 Apr Ez 37.1-14 Ps 130 Rom 8.6-11 Jn 11.1-45
13 Apr Isa 50.4-9a Ps 31.9-16 Phil 2.5-11 Mt 26.14-27.66
15 Apr Isa 49.1-7 Ps 71.1-12 1Cor 1.18-31 Jn 12.20-36
16 Apr Isa 50.4-9a Ps 70 Heb 12.1-3 Jn 13.21-30
17 Apr Ex 12.1-14 Ps 116.10-17 1Cor 11.23-26 Jn 13.1-15
18 Apr Isa 52.13-53.12 Ps 22.1-17 Heb 4.14-16, 5.7-9 Jn 18.1-19.42
19 Apr to be provided Ps 114 Rom 6.3-11 Mt 28.1-10
20 Apr Jer 31.1-6 Ps 118.1-2,14-24 Acts 10.34-43 Mt 28.1-10
27 Apr Acts 2.14a,22-32 Ps 16 1Pet 1.3-9 Jn 20.19-31
04 May Acts 2.14a,36-41 Ps 116.1-3,10-17 1Pet 1.17-23 Luke 24.13-35
11 May Acts 2.42-47 Ps 23 1Pet 2.19-25 Jn 10.1-10
18 May Acts 7.55-60 Ps 31.1-5,15-16 1Pet 2.2-10 Jn 14.1-14
25 May Acts 17.22-31 Ps 66.7-18 1Pet 3.13-22 Jn 14.15-21
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