Good Afternoon!
Just a personal invitation to the
ecumenical prayer event detailed below!
So often we gather for a variety of
reasons. We gather as family to eat, celebrate birthdays, or spend a Sunday
afternoon catching up. As a community we often come together to celebrate our successes
(Go riders!), support each other in hard times (poor weather for farmers), and
unite as a country with pride such as last year during the Olympics (Go iggy
and crosby!)
How often though, do we gather as
Christians? Well, every time we attend church sure. Every time we unite
ourselves in prayer, sure. But how intentional are we to gather and share with
our fellow Christians of other denominations? So often I hear about everything
that divides us, when all I can think about is WHO we have in common; GOD -
Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
So I encourage you this Lenten
season to take on the mission of trying to be more intentional in sharing and
celebrating your faith with fellow Christians. Perhaps this prayer service may
be one way for you to do that. Let us pray that together this Lenten season we
can foster Jesus' desire into our reality;
“I ask not only
on behalf of these, but also on behalf of those who will believe in me through
their word, that they may all be
one. As you, Father, are in me and I am in you, may they also be
in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me." -
John 17:20-21
PEACE!
-colm
Coming
Together: Evangelicals and Catholics Gather to Pray
Join
us for a service of prayer with Bishop Don Bolen and Evangelical
leaders Tuesday, March 22nd, 7 pm at St. Paul's Cathedral.
The
Word of God will be central in the service with focus on Jesus Christ. A
time of fellowship will follow the service.
For
further information contact:
Nick Jesson at jesson@ecumenism.net or 652-1595; or
Rev. Harry Strauss at harry@forestgrovecc.com or 933-2266 (x234).
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