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The Lord’s Day, February 19, 2023
Transfiguration of Christ Sunday
Eve before Lent – Shrove Tuesday, February 21 at 7 pm
In person and on Zoom.
Lenten Prayer & Scriptural Meditation
Tues., Feb. 28 at 7 pm
LENT QUIET TIME
Saturday, March 11, from 9 am to 12 noon
We will pray, study, and reflect upon Jesus, the Lamb of God, as “he steadfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem” – Luke 9:51-56 (NKJV).
If you have any questions, call Patricia Ferrick at 978.204.3519.
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Lectionary and Hymns for Next Sunday, February 26, 2023
Season: Lent – 40 days of fasting and 6 Lord’s Days before Easter
Sunday (February 22 – April 8, 2023)
Color: Purple – for repentance
First Day of Lent, Ash Wednesday, February 22
Lectionary: Isa.58:1-12; Ps 51:1-17; 2 Cor. 5:20b-6:10; Matt. 6:1-6,16-21
Hymns: 486 – God, Be Merciful to Me; 253 – There Is a Fountain
First Sunday in Lent, February 26
Lectionary: Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7; Ps 32; Romans 5:12-19; Matt. 4:1-11
Hymns: 598 – Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah; 654 – O Jesus, I Have Promised
Lord’s Day Schedule through Easter
Service – 10 am (Lord’s Supper observed on 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month)
Fellowship & Study – 11 am to 12 noon * Communion
Feb 26 Lent I Mar 26 Lent V
Mar 5 Lent II* Apr 2 Palm Sunday – Lent VI*
Mar 12 Lent III Apr 9 Easter – Resurrection of Christ
Mar 19 Lent IV*
Monthly Prayer Focus for February
Local Church Focus: Calvary Baptist Ch., Haverhill – Kenneth Young, pastor
Missions Focus: New Brothers Fellowship (Doug and Caroline Gregan)
Community Resources – Food, Clothing, Shelter, & Other Help
www.communityactioninc.org/phocadownload/resource_guide_english_october_2017.pdf National Suicide Hotline: 1-800-273-8255 or 988
Refugee Ministries: Interserve USA (interserveusa.com); Emmanuel Gospel Center’s Greater Boston Refugee Ministry (www.egc.org/refugee)
Global Crisis Help: World Relief – worldrelief.org
Information on Persecuted Christians: Open Doors USA –opendoorsusa.org
Monthly Scripture Memory for February
Romans 6:22-23 (ESV) – 22 But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life. 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Weekly Catechism: Outline of the Faith
Q. Where may we find what Christians believe about Christ?
A. What Christians believe about Christ is found in the Scriptures and summed up in the creeds.
Q. What are the creeds?
A. The creeds are statements of our basic beliefs about God.
Q. How many creeds does this Church use in its worship?
A. This Church uses two creeds: The Apostles’ Creed and the Nicene Creed.
Q. What is the Apostles’ Creed?
A. The Apostles’ Creed is the ancient creed of Baptism; it is used in the Church’s daily worship to recall our Baptismal Covenant.
Q. What is the Nicene Creed?
A. The Nicene Creed is the creed of the universal Church and is used at the Eucharist.
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