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Weekly Nurture Devotion
April 6: Fifth Sunday in Lent
Read: John 12:1-8
Mary gave Jesus a costly gift as she anointed his feet with perfume. In this season of Lent, what gift would you offer Jesus to show your love for him? Share with a family member or friend.
Worship -April 6 at 10:00 am
We welcome you to in-person or online worship services in the Sanctuary on
Sunday, April 6 2025 at 10:00 am.
The Rev. Dr. Patricia Jarvis will be at the pulpit this Sunday. The sermon this Sunday is “ Costly Extravagance ” .
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
Break open the Scripture through the power of your Spirit, O God. Let your word, read and proclaimed, pour out until its fragrance fills this house and our lives. We pray in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
SCRIPTURE John 12:1-11
Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, the home of Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. There they gave a dinner for him. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those reclining with him. Mary took a pound of costly perfume made of pure nard, anointed Jesus’s feet, and wiped them with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (the one who was about to betray him), said, “Why was this perfume not sold for three hundred denarii and the money given to the poor?” (He said this not because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief; he kept the common purse and used to steal what was put into it.) Jesus said, “Leave her alone. She bought it so that she might keep it for the day of my burial. You always have the poor with you, but you do not always have me.” When the great crowd of the Jews learned that he was there, they came not only because of Jesus but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. So the chief priests planned to put Lazarus to death as well, since it was on account of him that many of the Jews were deserting and were believing in Jesus.
THE WORD OF THE LORD!
Thanks be to God!
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Upcoming Events
COMMUNION SUNDAY will be celebrated this Sunday.
For those who will not be able to attend in-person worship, please take time during the coming week to prepare for the Sacrament.
FOOD OFFERING SUNDAY is also this Sunday. Don’t forget that each Communion Sunday is “Food Offering” Sunday. You may leave your offering in the red wagon in the Narthex. Al the collected food will go to heart and Hand.
EASTER TULIPS will be provided this year for your purchase in memory or in honor of someone to be placed in the sanctuary on Easter morning as we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord. Further information is in the bulletin and newsletter, along with an order form. There are also order forms on the shelf behind the Sanctuary.
Urgent need for food!
Heart and Hand Food Pantry has an urgent need for food. They are asking for our assistance.
Their needs list follows:
Fruit, Rice, Beans, Jelly, Ravioli, Spaghetti Noodles, Crackers, Soup, Jiffy Mix, Ramen Noodles, Chicken Noodle Soup, or any other canned or boxed food.
There is also an urgent need for diapers of all sizes.