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Week of January 28 - February 3, 2008
 

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Jan. 21   Lewisburg keeps dream alive. 
(In case you didn’t see the story in the Register-Herald) This is a Condensed version 

More than 350 people marched in the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration Monday, highlighted by the re-enactment of the famous “I Have a Dream” speech. Event coordinators hailed the turnout, calling it the largest King Day celebration in West Virginia.
Enduring bitterly cold, subfreezing temperatures, men, woman and children of all races and creeds marched to the Lewisburg United Methodist Church where Arley Johnson, the state director of programs for the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunities, thrilled the crowd with his spot-on imitation of King’s 1963 speech. Although great strides have been accomplished since the days of sit-down strikes and marches, Johnson said segregation of a voluntary nature is still practiced today. “Where we are most segregated is the one hour every Sunday morning in church,” Johnson, said. “There is a lot of irony there somewhere.” The celebration ended with the First Baptist Church of White Sulphur Springs Mass Choir, along with everyone in the crowd, singing “We Shall Overcome.”

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Feb. 3
A simple prayer: "Lord, even as we enjoy the Super Bowl football game, help us be mindful of those who are without a bowl of soup to eat" is inspiring a youth-led movement to help hungry and hurting people around the world. The Souper Bowl of Caring believes that youth are not only the leaders of tomorrow, but can also be the leaders of today. It is our hope that by equipping young people with knowledge about hunger and poverty, we are guiding them to a lifetime of service. Thanks to Gayle Mason’s promoting this program Last Year we raised $700 on Souper Bowl Sunday. This year the Giants verses the Patriots. Support

Feb. 5
Eggs ~ Creation
Flour ~ The staff of life   
Salt ~ Wholesomeness
Milk ~ Purity

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 		 The Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper will take place at the church.  This is a youth of the church function for the 
church and community.  The cost is that of a donation.                                                                                                                                    
Shrove Tuesday is the day before Lent starts: the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. It's a day of penitence, to clean the soul, and a day of celebration as the last chance to feast before Lent begins. Lent is a time of abstinence, of giving things up. So Shrove Tuesday is the last chance to indulge yourself, and to use up the foods that aren't allowed in Lent. In the old days there were many foods that observant Christians would not eat during Lent: foods such as meat and fish, fats, eggs, and milky foods. So that no food was wasted, families would have a feast on the shriving Tuesday, and eat up all the foods that wouldn't last the forty days of Lent without going bad. Pancakes became associated with Shrove Tuesday as they were a dish that could use up all the eggs, fats and milk in the house with just the addition of flour.

Feb. 6
Ash Wednesday is the beginning of the Season of Lent.  The church will have a special worship service on this evening as we remind ourselves of the sacrifices of our Christ for each of us.  This is a great way to begin one’s journey toward the Easter celebration.

Feb. 9                                     
Can you believe that it’s almost here already - The Annual Valentine Progressive Dinner
Appetizers - Prepared by the Hospitality Committee at the home of Sandra Simms
Soup/Salad – By Loretta Heffner & Nancy Sarver at the Heffner Home
Main Course - Prepared by Sue Wyman at the home of Ron & Cindy Miller
Desserts -Prepared by the great cooks of the West Point Baptist Church
What a night this will be..

Feb. 10
Ash Wednesday is the beginning of the Season of Lent.  The church will have a special worship service on this evening as we remind ourselves of the sacrifices of our Christ for each of us.  This is a great way to begin one’s journey toward the Easter celebration.

Mar. 9
Daylight Saving Time

Mar. 16
Palm Sunday. The biblical account of Palm Sunday can be found in Matthew 21:1-11, Mark 11:1-11, Luke 19:28-44, and Jonn 12:12-19.
This is also going to be a good night of fellowship and good food as we have our Church Easter Dinner at the Greenbrier County Library. The Holiday Dinner was so well received at the new Greenbrier County Public Library it was decided to hold the Easter dinner there as well.   It will be in the activity room of the new building.  Dinner will be a covered-dish dinner with the meat and drinks provided by the church. You will not want to miss this evening.

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