Here is my draft of my message for Sunday.

Growing in Holiness 2013 02 17 Lent 1  Rom 10:4-13

There is the old story about the head of a monastery.  One day, a very old copy of the guidelines for their order was found,  and he carefully reads it.  He suddenly starts wailing. They dropped the r.  The word was celebrate.

Today is the first Sunday of Lent, a time to open ourselves to coming closer to God, and allowing God to come closer to us.

Welcome to the first week of WonderCafe's 2013 Lenten discussion on the new United Church Lenten book, Diving Deeply: Daily Devotions for Lent.

Diving Deeply is available from UCRD in print or e-book format. You can order it here. We welcome you to join in the discussion whether or not you have a copy of the book.

Every year , I ask and every year I get conflicting answers.

What are your traditions that your church uses for lent.

Do you have Lenten Triad, do you not sing Hallelujas, do you use 5 purple, 1 pink and 1 one whie candle or do you use blue. Do you use Purplr banners, and pulpit hangings.

What do you do on Maundy Thursday,

What traditions do you have on Easter Sunday.

This will be an interesting conversation, I think.

Hi Folks, 

We're planning on hosting a Lenten book discussion this year, similar to those we've held during past Lenten seasons. The United Church Lenten devotional this year is Diving Deeply: Daily Devotions for Lent, edited by Betty Lynn Schwab (UCPH 2012).

Please join us for Week 5 of WonderCafe's Lenten devotional book study.

Welcome to Week 3 of WonderCafe's Lenten devotional book study. (See Week 1 and Week 2.)