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Monthly Archives: February 2022
Announcements Feb. 27
THE TRANSFIGURATION OF JESUS
THE FINAL SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY
27 February 2022
Welcome! We extend a warm welcome to our guests, and invite you to sign the guest book at the back of the sanctuary. Unfortunately, however, we are not yet able to resume our after-service fellowship time in the Church Hall.
Online Services – An abbreviated version of the service is recorded each Sunday, and uploaded to YouTube. If you would like to receive the link to the recorded service each week — or even just occasionally — please let John know. The link to the weekly service can also be accessed from our congregational website, which is at www.firstpcportage.com. Each service is saved for two weeks, and then deleted.
This Week in First Church:
– Today, following the service – Annual Meeting
Coming Up:
– Sunday, 6 March – The First Sunday in Lent
– Sunday, 13 March – Daylight Saving Time begins
– Sunday, 20 March – Deadline for submissions for the March Newsletter
Annual Meeting – Our Annual Meeting will be held today, in the sanctuary, immediately following the service, without a lunch in between, just as we did last year. Hopefully, we’ll be able to return to our custom of having a pot-luck lunch between the service and the meeting next year!
Annual Report – The Annual Report for 2021 has been sent out by e-mail, and hard copies have been set out on the table behind the back pew for those who don’t have e-mail. Many thanks to everyone who submitted a written report, to Lisa Sneesby for putting them all together, and to Mardine Garnham for printing the hard copies!
The Christian Year – Today is Transfiguration Sunday, the final Sunday of the Season after Epiphany. This Sunday highlights the transfiguration of Jesus, an event described in Luke 9.28-36, as well as in the parallel passages in Matthew and Mark. The transfiguration was one of the most extraordinary events in the life of Jesus, but it served to show the disciples Peter, James, and John beyond any doubt that Jesus was the Son of God. The voice of God speaking from the cloud reminds us of Jesus’ baptism, at which God also spoke from heaven, identifying Jesus as his Son. Both Jesus’ baptism and his transfiguration were “epiphanies”, that is, events in which Jesus’ divinity was manifested, or revealed. The word “epiphany” comes from the Greek word for “manifestation”. The symbolic color for Transfiguration Sunday is white, signifying joy and celebration
Announcements Feb. 20
THE 7TH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY
20 February 2022
Welcome! We extend a warm welcome to our guests, and invite you to sign the guest book at the back of the sanctuary. Unfortunately, however, we are not yet able to resume our after-service fellowship time in the Church Hall.
Online Services – An abbreviated version of the service is recorded each Sunday, and uploaded to YouTube. If you would like to receive the link to the recorded service each week — or even just occasionally — please let John know. The link to the weekly service can also be accessed this website. Each service is saved for two weeks, and then deleted.
This Week in First Church:
– Tuesday, 7:00 p.m. – Bible study, by Zoom
– Thursday, 7:00 p.m. – Session meeting, by Zoom
Coming Up:
– Sunday, 27 February, following the service – Annual Meeting
– Sunday, 6 March – The First Sunday in Lent
Annual Meeting – Our Annual Meeting will be held next Sunday, in the sanctuary, immediately following the service, without a lunch in between, just as we did last year. Hopefully, we’ll be able to return to our custom of having a pot-luck lunch between the service and the meeting next year!
Announcements Feb. 13
THE 6TH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY
PWS&D SUNDAY
13 February 2022
Welcome! We extend a warm welcome to our guests, and invite you to sign the guest book at the back of the sanctuary. Unfortunately, however, we are not yet able to resume our after-service fellowship time in the Church Hall.
Online Services – An abbreviated version of the service is recorded each Sunday, and uploaded to YouTube. If you would like to receive the link to the recorded service each week — or even just occasionally — please let John know. The link to the weekly service can also be accessed from this website. Each service is saved for two weeks, and then deleted.
This Week in First Church:
Tuesday, 7:00 p.m. – Bible study – by Zoom
Coming Up:
Sunday, 27 February – Annual Meeting