March 2023 "We are followers of Jesus Christ for the sake of the world."
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March 2023
Suntree, FL Our Mission Statement:
Melbourne Beach, FL “We are followers of Jesus Christ for the sake of the world.”
From the Pastor’s pen. . .
Meaningful Things to Do (or • Talking first: listen more and ask more
Give Up) for Lent this Year! questions
Lent is the 40 days (technically 46 days, since • Fast Food
Sundays don't "count") starting on Ash • Social Media
Wednesday and leading up to Easter. • Meat
Typically, Christians give something up for
Lent to replicate Jesus' period of temptation • Alcohol
in the desert before the start of his ministry. • Soda
Finding something meaningful to give up (or • Caffeine
start doing) for Lent this year can help you
give your life a bit of a 'reset': reflect on your
priorities and realign your will with God's. 10 Meaningful Things to Do for Lent This Year
Want to try a new spiritual practice or a
Forty days is a significant period of time in habit that will help to declutter your life
both the Old and the New Testament. In (literally or metaphorically) and focus more
Genesis, the flood that destroyed the earth on God? Try out one of these ideas.
was brought on by 40 days and nights of • Start a gratitude journal.
rain. The Israelites spent 40 days in the • Start a prayer journal.
wilderness before reaching the promised
land. Moses fasted for 40 days before • Throw away (or donate) 40 things for 40
receiving the 10 Commandments at Mount days.
Sinai. Jesus spent 40 days in the wilderness • Volunteer somewhere new.
fasting in preparation for his ministry. • Compliment someone every day.
• Read a book.
Lent doesn't have to be about giving • Read the Bible each day.
something up. While traditionally, Christians
• Give to ELCA Good Gifts
have observed Lent by fasting from
(goodgifts.elca.org/) or a similar
something, the purpose of Lent is to prepare
agency.
our hearts for Easter. You can do this by
giving up something or adopting a spiritual • Bring people meals.
practice or a new habit for 40 days. And • Write letters or send cards to people.
that new habit might be something you
carry into the rest of your year.
Prayers for a meaningful
Lenten Journey as we
10 Meaningful Things to Give up for Lent this celebrate this springtime
Year for our souls.
• Screen Time Take Care, and God
• Gossip Bless,
• Complaining
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Week 4: March 18/19, 2023:
Worship Series
Prayer and Attitude
Come, Follow Me: Jesus continues to teach about the Kingdom
of God and the different facets of
A Disciple's Journey discipleship. How are we engaged in the
Through Lent work of introspection, prayer, and fasting?
If we identify ourselves as Jesus' disciples,
everything we do falls under the Week 5: March 25/26, 2023:
guidance of Christ. Our lives are less
Commitment to Discipleship
about attending church and more about
being the church. We commit to Christ Jesus and his disciples engage in hands-on
through the church and all our actions. ministry. What is our ministry? How are we
Our commitment to Christ becomes our following Christ in ministry and mission?
passion for following Jesus and serving
others. Come, Follow Me: A Disciple's
Journey Through Lent looks at defining Dinner, Drama, & Discussions
moments in Jesus' ministry as presented in March 1, 8, 15, 22, & 29: 6:00 – 8:00 pm
the Gospel of Matthew and how we can Suntree Campus
be the best followers of Jesus Christ for the
sake of the world. March 1 will be in the Education Building.
Rest of the Wednesdays in the Fellowship
Hall.
Week 1: February 25/26, 2023: We are bringing back our Wednesday night
Baptism of Jesus Dinner, Drama, and Discussions for the
Jesus sought baptism from John. What Season of Lent. This year we will be watching
does it mean for us to be baptized into the series The Chosen. The Chosen is the first-
Christ? ever multi-season TV show about the life of
Jesus. The Chosen allows us to see Jesus
through the eyes of his disciples, who knew
Week 2: March 4/5, 2023: him the best.
Wilderness Temptations
Following baptism, Jesus went into the Easter Egg Hunt
wilderness. There he experienced severe
Easter Sunday, April 9
temptation concerning his identity. What
are the challenges to our identity as 10:15 a.m. Suntree Campus
Christian followers? How do we face such Children and families are invited to an Easter
temptation? Egg Hunt at our Suntree Campus on Easter
morning. We will be gathering by the lawn
between the education building and the
Week 3: March 11/12, 2023:
parking lot. Please bring a basket or bag to
Jesus Calls Us to be Disciples collect your eggs and goodies.
Jesus calls his disciples to follow him and
fish for people. How is Jesus calling you to
be his disciple? How can you enhance
the ministry of Advent through your
discipleship? 3
Lenten Musings
This season of Lent is my first as a seminarian
and my first as your Vicar. As a way of
moving closer in our relationship with Christ,
many of us make intentional changes to our
lives and routines during Lent. Some
changes are sacrifices, like abstaining from
something we enjoy. Some changes are
‘additional’, like setting aside extra prayer
time or perhaps increasing the time we
spend on helping others.
Whatever our Lenten offering might be, the St. Paul Lutheran Church
most important aspect of it is to come closer 105 W. Hibiscus Blvd.
Melbourne, FL 32901
to Christ. This time around it is my intention to
Reverend David Young
give more time to prayer and reflection, to stpaulmlb.com
work to better hear the voice of God in my 321 723-8393
life and in the world.
Whatever your offering
Thank you for delivering the boxes of
may (or may not) be, I
material and other quilting supplies to us at
pray that you will find what
St. Paul's last week. It was such a blessing to
God is intending for you to
have them delivered.
find, and may God’s
peace be with you!
Please share our thanks with the quilting
ladies at Advent Melbourne Beach. We are
-Vicar Andy
so grateful for the supplies. All will be used
sooner rather than later.
Again, we extend an invitation to anyone
who would like to either come quilt with us
on Wednesdays or have discussion to meet
another day. As it is said, old quilters never
die; they just go to pieces. St. Paul’s is willing
Advent has received to help them pick up the pieces if anyone
wants to continue to create quilts.
donations from
In Christ,
Helen Morr and Janet L. Jodoin, President
Audrey Heater in St. Paul’s Women of the ELCA
321-729-9659 or 321-474-0562
memory of jljodoin@att.net
Dorothy Jensen. 4
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Holy Week Food Pantry Weekends
Paraments Our neighbors need our help, so in
March, we will be introducing a new way
The special scarlet to follow Jesus’ command that we feed
paraments that we use the poor. There will be 3 Food Pantry
for Holy Week at our Weekends, the first being March 25 & 26.
Suntree campus were Please bring your non-perishable
created by our very unexpired food items up to the altar. At
own Dij Pacarro, the end of the service, the Pastor will
commissioned by bless them, thus remembering Jesus’
Pastor Rick and Pam words in Matthew 25:40: “…Truly I tell you,
Hartmann. Here you whatever you did for one of the least of
can see the late Don these brothers and sisters of mine, you did
Rydeen modeling the for me.”
stole from that set.
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Advent Lutheran Church
7550 N. Wickham Road
Melbourne, FL 32940
AND
1805 Oak Street
Melbourne Beach, FL 32951
March 2023
“We are followers of Jesus Christ for the sake of the world.”
CONTACT US
321-259-8515
Worship Services in March 2023
(It’s always best to call before stopping by!)
E-Mail: info@adventbrevard.org SUNTREE CAMPUS
Web: www.adventbrevard.org Saturday Service: 5:00 pm - Informal Traditional
STAFF Sunday Services: 9:00 am - Contemporary
Worship Media and
Senior Pastor: Publications: 11:00 am - Traditional
Jeremy Freye Cathy Guilford
Director of Operations: MELBOURNE BEACH CAMPUS
Custodian / Sexton:
Ashley Drake-Poe Tom Hawk, Suntree Sunday Service: 8:30 am - Traditional
Pastor’s Assistant:
Lynda Herrman
Melbourne Beach Holy Communion is offered at every service
Preschool Director:
Deb Hogan
Bookkeeper:
Katherine Andrews CHURCH COUNCIL MARCH GOSPEL READINGS
President:
Financial Secretary: Jerry Jamison
Renee Hawk Come, Follow Me: A Disciple's Journey Through Lent
Vice President:
Director of Choirs / Carol Wilson
Organist: March 5, 2023
Betty Jo Couch Treasurer: Second Sunday in Lent -- Matthew 4:1-11
Norm Prescan
Organists:
Lori Jahn Secretary: March 12, 2023
Betsy Stansifer Kathryn Pulver Third Sunday in Lent -- Matthew 4:18-25
Contemporary Music Members-at-Large
Director and Praise
Melanie Arnold March 19, 2023
Band Leader:
Vicar Andy Harrington
Dean Boston Fourth Sunday in Lent -- Matthew 6:1-18
Nancy Brown
Doris Jannke
Accompanist:
Lynn Newman March 26, 2023
Michelle Widere
Fifth Sunday in Lent -- Matthew 8:14-27
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Submissions for publication are due the 20th of each month to WorshipMedia@AdventLutheranBrevard.org. Subject to approval.
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