Week of March 30, 2025 - Fourth week of Lent

The Season of Lent at Our Church:   Lent is a forty-day (not counting six Sundays!) season that has been set aside in many church traditions as a time of preparation for the joy of Easter.    We invite you to join us on Sundays during Lent as we set aside time to reflect on God’s goodness and the life He offers us in Christ.  We do hope to see you during the Season of Lent this year.

Men's Breakfast:  Our Men's Breakfast group meets and eats (!) at 8 am on the last Saturday of each month in Trumbull Hall, Etna. This month's breakfast is this Saturday, March 29! Join us for pancakes and other breakfast-y comestibles, conversation, and more!

Missions Committee Update: The Missions Committee is pleased to announce that Rick Schleup, Church Partnerships Manager for Compassion International, a Christ-centered, church-driven, and child-focused ministry, will conduct a Zoom meeting with our church after the 10 am service on Sunday, 22 June. Please mark your calendars. The Committee will provide additional information closer to the event, but encourage everyone to Google the ministry for excellent introductory material. If anyone currently sponsors a child with Compassion International, the Committee seeks your perspective and assistance in hosting the visit. Please contact Ralph Puckett, Abby Fellows, or Janet Grecsek.

FLOWERS FOR EASTER
The church will purchase a variety of spring potted plants to decorate the sanctuary, as usual.
Would you like to dedicate one or more to loved ones and help with the expense?  (The flowers can be in memory or in honor of someone.)
Dedication: Fill out the sheet on the clipboard next to the flowered box at the back of the sanctuary, or send your information with your check.
A list of the dedications will be in the Easter morning bulletins,
and then you can take a pot either home or — to someone who would be blessed by it!
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Three ways to make your donation - any amount appreciated:
Leave cash or check in the flower-covered box on one of the tables at the back of the sanctuary,
or
Leave a check in the offering plate with memo marked Easter Flowers
or
Send a check, with memo marked Easter Flowers, to the church before April 9.
NOTE: In order to leave time to purchase the flowers, please send your donation by Wed. April 9.
Questions? Please ask Laurie Wadsworth or a member of the Flowers Committee (Rhonda Fenton, Susan Johnson, or Ellen Bullion).

The Spring Etna Ladies Aid Rummage Sale will be held in Trumbull Hall, Etna, on Friday, May 2, from noon to 6:00 pm and on Saturday, May 3, from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. $5 a bag after 11:00 am on Saturday.
Donations of clean, seasonal clothing, jewelry, and small household items in good condition will be accepted at Trumbull Hall from Tuesday to Thursday (April 29-May 1).
Please, no books, exercise equipment, electronics, televisions, computers, or large furniture items.
All the funds raised will be used to benefit the Upper Valley community and service organizations.

Pulled Pork Update: Dina Cutting reports that last Saturday's first annual pulled pork dinner was a great success, with 107 meals served, yielding net fund raising of $1350. Thank you everyone for the donations, the help, and support! Editor's note: the meal was absolutely delicious!