Ash Wednesday

Homer UMC observed the beginning of the Lenten Season with an Ash Wednesday service. Lent is the 40 days before Easter Sunday, when the Christian Church is called to a time of repentance, prayer and fasting in preparation for the joy of Easter--the day The Church celebrates Christ's Resurrection.

In Pastor Steve's Ash Wednesday message, he reminded us that the Season of Lent is a time of forgiveness, both seeking and giving; prayer and reflection, confession of sin and self-denial or fasting. Lent is a time when God gives us a "Do Over"-- another chance to get it right. The service ended with the Imposition of Ashes--receiving a sign of the cross made from the ashes of burned palm leaves, placed on the forehead as a symbol of repentance and a reminder that we are God's creation.

"For you are dust, and to dust you shall return." Genesis 3:19

Church Library/New Books/February

The following books have been added to the church library and are ready for check out.
Bible Dictionary Zondervan NIV version
The Complete Book of Christian Heroes by Dave and Neta Jackson
Encyclopedia of Bible Words Zondervan NIV version
Harry Bentley's Second Chance by Dave Jackson
Webster's All-In-One Dictionary and Thesaurus
Webster's New College Dictionary
Where Do I Go by Neta Jackson
The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Decked Out by Neta Jackson
The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Rolling by Neta Jackson