Snow, ice, sleet: these things can only delay us, not
stop us! This Tuesday, February 23rd, we will feast on
the pancakes that the snow deprived us of last week.
We realize, of course, that technically, Shrove
Tuesday was this past week. But, to borrow Pastor
Thacker’s repurposed phrase, “the church calendar
was made for man, and not man for the church
calendar.” We’ll still have a grand time together as we
take liberty with the church calendar.
Given the delay, there’s still time to sign up for the talent show at stmarkreformed.com/talent-show. And if you plan to bring food items or pancakes, let us know at stmarkreformed.com/pancakes.
Following this delicious feast and display of talent on Tuesday, we’ll proceed with our Service of Ashes on Wednesday February 24th at TCA. The service begins at 6:00 PM.
The Ash Wednesday Wednesday service traditionally marks the first day of Lent. While the snow and ice caused us a week’s delay, we will continue forward with this service in the same spirit of liberty with the church calendar. The service is a solemn occasion and dark clothing is appropriate to wear. During the service, ashes are placed on the foreheads of those wishing to receive them. In keeping with the solemnity of the season, this reminds us of our condition after the fall, and our need for Christ.