No Gathering this Sunday: Enjoy the Mardi Gras Pancake Breakfast, 9-11am,
$5 per person, 4yrs old and under free. Pancakes, sausage, oj, coffee
It was all about getting the fat out of the house.
Mardi Gras is a big party before the somberness of Lent sets in. There was a time in church history when people pretty much dreaded Lent. You could not eat some of the yummiest food. You fasted. You concentrated on the sin you did, and you felt the sting of that.
Feeling badly about the damage we do in the world is actually important, but while the 40 day season of Lent does has its serious side, there is also an invitation to beautiful richness.
The word Lent actually comes from the Anglo-Saxon for “spring” or “springtime.” As the days gradually lengthen, we look forward to the astonishing celebration of Easter, and we have time to get ready for that. We have time to reflect on how our lives are working and to grow more loving in our relationships with others. We have time to prepare ourselves for when our risen Lord says, “Follow me.”
I look forward to walking through this season together with you, so I’ll see you at our Pancake Breakfast party – not to say goodbye to joy for forty days, but to celebrate all the ways we are a community rooted and grounded in love. So, come. Catch some pancakes flying through the air, pick up a guide to Lent, listen to Dave Powers do his wonders on the piano, and hangout with our beautiful Covenant family.
(It’s also a good day to bring friends!)
May you find deep pockets of joy gracing your days,
Katie
