Events Calendar

Ash Wednesday February 22  Imposition of Ashes   
Services 9:30, 12 noon Chapel, 6:00pm Sanctuary
Invite your neighbors, co-workers, weekday school parents, friends
to come and begin your journey towards the cross with us

Youth Sunday February 26 
Youth Sunday provides a wonderful opportunity for many youth to lead our congregation in Worship.    This year's Youth Sunday theme is The Fingerprint of Christ.  The scripture for both services are:  Genesis 9.8-17; Psalm 25; 1 Peter 3.18-22; Mark 1.9-15.  We ask for your prayers for the youth who will be leading the service this year.

Providence UMC will continue to fulfill God’s call for us to serve others with its annual Day of Service.  The event begins at 12 noon with a simple lunch ($5 per person).  At 1 PM, several service events begin on and off site.  This day is a great opportunity to foster inter-generational relationships beyond our Sunday School classes, and introduce new members, guests and others in our community to the spirit within Providence UMC. 
Entire families are encouraged to participate and child care is provided for those under age five.

Projects for the 2012 Day of Service theme of aiding children in poverty:
Literacy Training: Gain the skills to lift up the children within CMS
Prayer Shawls and Blankets: Blankets donated to children with critical health issues
St. Johns UMC: Take and eat lunch, build LEGO®‘s with the children at St. Johns
Snack Bags: Assemble snack bags for A Child’s Place
Stop Hunger Now: Assemble meals to feed children in need throughout the world
Donate Diapers: Diapers- all sizes given to the Salvation Army Center of Hope
Cards for Kenya: Make cards for orphans in Kenya
Bethlehem Center: Organize a closet at the Bethlehem Center

Registration: Day of Service registration forms available at the Welcome Desk;  return completed forms to Carol Shinn’s office.  Register early as events fill up quickly. If you have any questions about the Day of Service, contact Kathryn or Greg King at king.kathryn@gmail.com.  Thank you for making a difference in the lives of others on this special day!

            Holy Week Services are in the sanctuary except for Easter Sunrise which is outdoors
            April 1             Palm Sunday
            April 5             Maundy Thursday Service-7:00 pm
            April 6             Good Friday Service of Tenebrae-7:00 pm
            April 8             Easter Services– 7:00(Sunrise), 8:30 & 11:00 am Easter Sunrise Service, 7:00am
Worship Service, 8:30am
Rev. John Fitzgerald, preaching
Chancel Choir & Brass Charlotte
Children’s Ministry
Sanctuary, 10:00am
followed by Butterfly Release
Worship Service, 11:00am
Rev. John Fitzgerald, preaching
Chancel Choir & Brass Charlotte