Lent is nearly upon us and we need to plan our next food events. During our Lenten services on Wednesdays, we host a soup supper. At 6:00 PM we provide a simple meal that could be soup, or something else of your choosing. There are usually 30-40 people in attendance and every one of them will be thrilled with whatever you put on the table. 

If you've never done this before, why not pair up with someone who has? If you don't know who to pair up with, contact Donna or Shelley and they can pair you up. 

If any Ministry Teams would like to host a supper you are, of course, welcome to sign up. 

The dates of our Lenten supper and services are:

March 8th

March 15th

March 22nd

March 29th

April 5th

There is no supper on Ash Wednesday.

If you are interested or have questions, please contact Donna Oberhardt at  doberhardt@aol.com or Shelley Shepherd at  shelleyshepherd@me.com

Traditionally, as the season of Lent approaches Christians begin to think about what they can give up or go without during the season as a sacrifice for their faith.  It is a time of inward reflection. It is also a time to live out the second part of our mission statement of "Living the Gospel through Service." This year we are encouraging people to "Give To" something instead. We have two very good options...and we hope you do both...

 

The Mid-Week "Give To"

 

This year we will embark on a global service project for Lutheran World Relief called Project Promise: Building Personal Care Kits. These personal care kits can help people who are dealing with some of life's most difficult situations: the aftermath of earthquakes, and floods, fleeing home to escape violence and living in extreme poverty. These kits include a towel, soap, comb, nail clipper and a toothbrush. Our intention is to procure these items and when we meet for our Wednesday Night Lenten service we will construct these kits. In celebration of the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation, our goal is to put together 500 personal care kits. We will need monetary donations to help fund the purchase of these items, which we estimate will cost approximately $2000. We encourage anyone who might want to be an "Angel" and help underwrite some of the cost of this very worthy project to contact Pastor Joe.

The Weekend  "Give To"

 

We want to gather non-perishable food for the New Hope Community Food Pantry, which is located in Norwood Park. In celebration of the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation, we are setting a goal of donating 500 pounds of non-perishable food during the season of Lent. It is a lofty goal, but doable if everyone pitches in. People are asked to bring their food donations to the worship service of their choice. Donations will be weighed and we will keep you posted as we near the 500 pound mark.

Children's Choir

Welcoming children ages 5-11 to sing in a mixed choir under the direction of Codrut Birsan.

Rehearsals: Wednesdays from 6:00-7:00pm in the Choir Room (Education Wing).

Please contact Codrut at  barsanco@yahoo.com for more details.

Seraphim

Welcoming all female singers to join Seraphim, a treble choir under the direction of Codrut Birsan.  Seraphim will sing both classical & contemporary repertoire.

Our first performance will be Sunday, May 7 during the traditional service and our plan is to perform once every month (or two), during one of the Sunday worship services.

Rehearsals:  Wednesdays from 7:00-8:30pm in the Choir Room (Education Wing).

Please contact Codrut at  barsanco@yahoo.com if you are interested.

Pastor Christina needs our help! She is looking for recommendations for daycare in Edgebrook for her daughter Rachel, who turns 1 this month. If you have a recommendation, please email it to the church office at  office@edgebrooklutheran.org  and we will forward those recommendations to Pastor Christina. Thanks!