Lent at Faith Des Peres

ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICE
Wednesday, March 5th, 7pm
Faith Des Peres Gathering Space

WEDNESDAY NIGHT LENT FORUM
"Seeing Ourselves in Those Who Confronted Jesus"
March 12-April 9, 6:15-7:15 pm

Join us on Wednesdays in Lent for a special class taught by Annie Epling.  Discover the importance of those who were around Jesus and learn about groups from Jesus' time, including the Pharisees, Sadducees, Essenes, and Zealots. We will be challenged to consider who in the twenty-first-century church is like the members of these groups. Each study comes with a Participant Handout that will be e-mailed to you in advance.  You do not need to attend all 5 classes to participate.  Sign up in the Gathering Space or e-mail Pastor Annie at pastor@faithdesperes.org.

LENT THEME: GIVING IT UP
Many of us give up certain things for the forty days of Lent, and doing so can be a very beneficial thing for us. This seven-week series takes that idea one step further, talking each week about things that God wants us to give up, not just for forty days, but forever.

March 9:  Giving Up Control
March 16: Giving Up Expectation
March 23: Giving Up Superiority
April 7: Choir Cantata (“In My Place”)
April 14: Giving Up Popularity (Palm Sunday)
April 21: Easter Sunday!

Recap

ELECTRONIC GIVING
As a reminder, Faith Des Peres offers online giving for anyone who wants to make payments to the annual stewardship campaign and/or the capital campaign electronically. Electronic payments are also accepted for special offerings like One Great Hour of Sharing, Christmas giving, Janet Boyer Music Fund, and other designated gifts. For more information, visit the church website at: www.faithdesperes.org/electronic-giving.

FOOD PACKING AT FOOD OUTREACH
Mark your calendars for Saturday, March 8 from 8-10am. Volunteers are needed to support Food Outreach to pack freshly cooked nutritious meals. Food Outreach’s mission is to provide nutritional support and enhance the quality of life of men, women, and children living with HIV/AIDS or Cancer. Food Outreach now serves over 2,000 individuals in MO and IL. Friends and children middle school aged and up are welcome to sign up in the Gathering Space or by contacting the church office. Food Outreach is located at 3117 Olive Street, 63103. 

In the Community

Two Special Evenings with Randall Hyman!

The March 11th eco-film sponsored by Franciscan Sisters in Kirkwood the has been replaced by a presentation entitled "Shattered Arctic,” on Tuesday, March 11th & Wednesday, March 12th at 7:00 pm. 

The presenter will be Randall Hyman, internationally renowned photojournalist and writer.

"Randall Hyman has traveled the globe on magazine assignments for three decades covering natural history and travel topics from Northern Europe to South America to Asia to Africa. His photo essays and articles have appeared in Smithsonian, GEO, Wildlife Conservation, National Wildlife, British Heritage and various National Geographic publications. He speaks Portuguese, Icelandic and several other languages.

As a 2013 Fulbright Scholar in Norway, he is covering field science, resource development and climate change in the Arctic."

A large turnout is expected, and limited space will fill quickly. Reservations are required. RSVP to 314-965-3700 or email ffesignup@fsolph.org. This event will be held in the Tau Center, on Kirkwood Road in Kirkwood, behind the post office.