There will be lots going on in February at Church of the Messiah! As the year is rolling on, be sure to read below because you will not want to miss any of these powerful events.
First, on Saturday, February 4th, starting at 8:30 am, Church of the Messiah’s Men’s Ministry will come together over breakfast to share the vision for the ministry in 2023. We will prepare all the standards of a good southern breakfast and outline plans for discipleship, fellowship, and outreach in the upcoming months. This is open to men of all ages, so, men, be sure to bring your sons. To sign up to attend, click this LINK or sign up in the lobby in church on Sunday mornings.
So many people were blessed beyond measure by the small groups which met during the Fall of ’22. We are so excited to announce that we are launching another season of Church of the Messiah’s small groups. Small groups meet at individuals’ homes for about an hour once a week. These groups will meet for six weeks starting the week of February 19th. This will allow the groups to meet throughout the season of Lent and finish before Easter. If you are interested in participating in one of the small groups this February, click this LINK or sign up in the lobby in church on Sunday mornings.
On February 22nd, starting at 7 o’clock in the evening, the church will come together observe Ash Wednesday. This is the service that begins the holy season of Lent with a period of 40 days of prayer, fasting, and alms-giving prior to the celebration of the Resurrection of Our Lord on Easter Sunday. The service includes a time of praise and worship, reflective readings from Holy Scripture, Holy Communion, and the once a year Impositions of Ashes from which the day takes its name. This is a very powerful, once a year service, which everyone should plan on attending.
There are so many incredible events going on at Church of Messiah throughout the month of February. Be sure to make plans to attend them all to continue to grow in the knowledge and love of The Lord throughout February and all of 2023.
On Wednesday, March 2nd, Church of the Messiah will start off the season of Lent with our observance of Ash Wednesday. Lent is forty days prior to Easter and commemorates the forty days Jesus spent in the wilderness fasting and praying before beginning His public ministry (Matthew 4:1-11; Mark 1:12-13; Luke 4:1-13). To prepare our own hearts to celebrate the Feast of the Resurrection on Easter Sunday, the Church also observes this time as a time of prayer, fasting, and charity (Matthew 6:1-18). The season of Lent begins with Ash Wednesday, the special, once-a-year service where we prepare ourselves to begin this time together. The central element of the service is the unique Imposition of Ashes where worshippers are marked on their foreheads with ashes and called to “Remember you are dust and to dust you shall return.” Ash Wednesday is an incredibly powerful service that begins a moving season of the Church year. Be sure to join with Church of the Messiah on Wednesday night, March 2nd, starting at 7 o’clock. For those unable to worship with us in person, our service will be live streamed on 
