Lent @ AHUMC

40 Cans for 40 Days

March 5—April 18

During the season of Lent, we commemorate both the Israelite's 40 years and Jesus' 40 days in the wilderness as we prepare for the coming of Resurrection Sunday.

Traditionally, people observe this time of preparation by fasting or abstaining from certain activities, foods, or habits.

We would like to invite you to partner with us in one of AHUMC's Lenten practices. As you go through 40 days of preparation, we’d hope you will join us in prayer for the Hope Center. We also ask that you will consider donating a can of food for each of the 40 days of Lent.

EASTER LILIES

Order until April 6^th

Each year we adorn the Sanctuary and the Christian Life Center (CLC) with Easter lilies. Plants and flowers in our worship spaces, including our Easter lilies, are not included in the yearly budget, so we rely on your generosity to provide them.

Lilies can be given in memory or in honor of a beloved family member or friend. Envelopes for giving will be available at the reception desk, at the entrances of the Sanctuary and the CLC, and in the pews of the Sanctuary.

Completed envelopes can be put in the offering plates on Sunday, or left with the receptionist during the week, or mailed to Leah Jayne at the church.

HEALING SERVICE

March 25

Service in the Garden Chapel | 6:30 p.m.

The root of the word "healing" in New Testament Greek, sozo, is the same as that of salvation and wholeness. We are offered balance, harmony, and wholeness of body, mind, spirit, and relationships through confession, forgiveness, and reconciliation.

Healing is not magic, but underlying it is the great mystery of God's love. God does not promise that we shall be spared suffering but does promise to be with us in our suffering. All are invited to trust in that promise as we gather to recognize God's sustaining presence in pain, sickness, injury, and estrangement.

7 a.m.	40 Cans for 40 Days begins
7 a.m.	Garden Chapel Service
11 a.m. - 2 p.m.	Ashes to Go
7 p.m.	Sanctuary Service

8:30 a.m.	Sanctuary Service
11 a.m.	Modern Service in the CLC
11 a.m.	Sanctuary Service
12 p.m.	Egg Hunt