Garden Workday: Saturday, March 11, 2017, 12-4pm Prepare, plant, tend, harvest – Laugh, work, and fellowship – Put God’s love into action by serving others Meet us at The Garden for a time of cleaning the land to prepare it for planting. Bring along your rakes, string trimmers, pruning tools, etc. if you have them. We hope to complete many of the following items: Cut down trees Dig up bushes Move junk pile Clear off land Move old trailer Till small patch Clear bank Location

No offense, but you may need to get a life... Okay, so maybe that is a little offensive. But it’s basically the same statement Jesus made repeatedly throughout the gospels: “For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it.” (Matthew 16:25 NIV) I wonder what kind of reactions Jesus got whenever he said this. "Lose my life? Well, that sounds unpleasant. I think I’ll keep the life I’ve got... And I have to lose my life for you

Are you... - longing for a change in life? - seeking to follow Jesus in a new way? - looking for a place to dialogue about faith and life? - curious about church membership? baptism? spiritual gifts? - wondering what God wants you to do next? Check out “New Beginnings” a new class led by pastor Matt Headley, beginning March 5 (the first Sunday of Lent), Sundays at 10:30 in the choir room of the Education Building (down the hall, last room on the left). In dial