We Extend a Welcome To You at
Lexington Presbyterian Church
120 S. Main Street
Lexington, VA 24450
William M. Klein, Pastor
Phone: 540-463-3873 Fax: 540-463-1885
Lexington Presbyterian - Upcoming Events
There are many special events in the next few months that provide opportunities for fellowship and service. We hope that you will see something that appeals to you. Click on the month for details. We welcome your participation. You can also find out more about regularly scheduled events and gatherings by reviewing the current calendar and newsletter.You may also be interested in reviewing the youth calendar.
Upcoming Events
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March |
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Food of the month: Canned tuna or salmon Habitat Disciples Build Souper Bowl of Caring Ash Wednesday Service R. E. Lee Valentine's Party Community Lenten Services Men's Fellowship Group Festival of Faith 2010 |
Pizza and Game Night Corned Beef & Cabbage Meal with youth Time & Talents Auction More events! |
Montreat Music & Worship Conference |
Food of the month
Canned tuna or salmon.
Please leave your contributions in boxes in the front hallway outside of the church office.
Habitat for Humanity Disciples Build
We still need volunteers for the Habitat for Humanity Disciples Build. Most of the exterior work has been completed, but a lot of work remains on the interior. If you are available to help out on one or more Saturday mornings, please contact Mac Baker (bakerjm@vmi.edu or 463-9563) or visit http://www.rockbridgehabitat.org/getinvolved.html. No experience is necessary!
Souper Bowl of Caring
Each year, the youth participate in this nationwide service event that fights hunger, on Super Bowl Sunday. In the 20 years since its creation, Souper Bowl of Caring events in communities across the United States have raised over $10 million. We will offer a collection for this event during the worship service on February 7. Also, we ask that you donate cans of soup to benefit the local food pantry. You can bring your cans of soup to church with you on February 7; also, there will be a box outside of Olivia's office for soup donations from January 31-February 14.
R. E. Lee Valentine's Party
Friday, February 12, is the Presbyterian Women's Valentine's party for residents of R. E. Lee Manor. Please show your support by attending and visiting with the residents.
Ash Wednesday Service
Our annual Ash Wednesday Fellowship Meal and Service will be held in Dunlap Auditorium on Wednesday, February 17. The simple meal will begin at 5:45 p.m., followed at 6:45 by an informal service, also in Dunlap. The service will be led by Deb Klein, William McCorkle, and a number of our young people. The "imposition of ashes" will take place as a part of the worship service.
Lenten Services
The Rockbridge Area Ministerial Association (RAMA) will offer Lenten services again this year. Each Thursday during Lent an ecumenical service will be held at noon in the sanctuary of Manly Memorial Baptist Church. All services will be approximately 30 minutes in length. There will be two ministers responsible for each service. One will provide the order and structure for worship and the other will preach. The first of these services will take place on Thursday, February 18. Make this ecumenical time of worship a part of your Lenten discipline this year.
Men's Fellowship
The next meeting of the Saturday Morning Men's Fellowship Group is February 20th, from 7:30 am - 8:30 am in the museum room. Please note that this is a change from the regular schedule.
Festival of Faith 2010
Our Festival of Faith will be Sunday, February 21 and Monday, February 22 this winter. Dr. Bernard Bangley has graciously accepted our invitation to be our guest preacher and speaker. The theme will be "Knowing the Unknowable: Deepening Our Private Devotional Life." Dr. Bangley will draw upon treasured classics of Christian spirituality, as he leads us to seek an honest, healthy strengthening of our personal relationship with God. He will place particular focus on Introduction to the Devout Life by Francis de Sales and The Cloud of Unknowing, and share insights from the growing list of classic books he has gently modernized for contemporary Christians.
Dr. Bangley will lead several workshops and preach the sermon over the two day period with the following themes.
- Sunday Morning, February 21:
- Combined Adult Sunday School Class "Classic Spirituality: A Presbyterian's Perspective"
- Worship services: Scripture and Sermon: Mark 14: 53-72, "Saintliness"
- Sunday Evening, February 21: Francis de Sales, Introduction to the Devout Life
- Monday Evening, February 22: Exploring The Cloud of Unknowing
For those who wish to read more and delve deeper into the topics that will be discussed, Dr. Bangley suggests several of his books:
- The Cloud of Unknowing, Paraclete Press
- Living Love, Paraclete Press
- Authentic Devotion, Waterbrook Press (Random House)
- Nearer to the Heart of God, Paraclete Press
Pizza and Game Night
We invite everyone to join us on Friday, March 5 at 5:45 p.m., for a meal of pizza and salads, followed by games for all ages. This is not just for our younger folks, although it is not by accident that it is planned for a non-school night! May we suggest that you challenge others to a game of scrabble, bananagrams (great word game), cards (hearts, canasta, bridge, etc.), monopoly, among others. Please bring your favorite games too. We have a couple of TVs available for Wii games and one console on loan. If someone could loan another console and some games, we can offer this for entertainment as well. We can use adult help organizing games. The cost will be $5 adults, $3 children under 6, with $20 per family maximum.
Corned Beef and Cabbage Meal
This meal on Thursday, March 18 at 5:45 will be prepared by Curt Fredin and followed by the Youth Time and Talent Auction to benefit the senior high mission trip. Look for details in the bulletin and elsewhere on how you can contribute items or services for the auction. The cost will be $7 adults, $3.50 children under 6, with $20 family maximum.
Additional Events in March
We have other events that will be coming up in March. For more information, please see the March newsletter.
Long-Range Outlook
The Worship Committee has again pledged to rent a house at Montreat this summer for the June Music and Worship Conference. For more information click Montreat in 2010.