MIDWEEK LENTEN SERVICES

Lent is a time to grow in our faith by growing closer to God and to one another. We do this by praying together, learning together, serving together, and eating together. This year at Deerfield Lutheran Church we will focus especially on eating together! Lenten Midweek Soup Suppers will begin Wednesday, February 24th and continue through March 24th. We will eat together at 5:30 pm; we encourage families as well as those who live alone to join us for this opportunity to enjoy a home cooked meal. You can volunteer to prepare soup, bake bread, and desserts as well as set up and clean up. Each week beginning around 6:00 pm (as we are enjoying desserts) we will take time to worship together using the Holden Evening Prayer Service. We will also learn about eating from a biblical perspective as we enjoy a short drama presented by our "Souper Theater Players." You can signup to be in these plays also. Mark you calendars now and plan to eat together this Lent! Come and join us at Deerfield Lutheran Church and feed the body and then feed the soul at out Lenten Worship Services

All Are WELCOME!

Each Sunday following Services we have fellowship to share a cup of coffee or tea or punch and treats. It is a great time to connect or re-connect with friends, neighbors, or new comers. Join us on Sundays for worship at 9:00 am and followup with fellowship at 10:00 am. There is Sunday School, KARI group, Choir rehearsal and Adult Forums at this time also.

SOUPER BOWL OF CARING SUNDAY

It was SOUPER BOWL of CARING SUNDAY, February 7th at Deerfield Lutheran complete with a tailgate party. The KAIR groups (Kids Active in Religion--Middle Schoolers) collected $366.10 and 34 non-perishable items for our local food pantry. They were part of a nation wide group that transformed Super Bowl weekend into the nation's largest youth-led weekend of giving and serving, and fighting hunger and poverty in their local communities. This year 6,875 groups across America generated $6,772,966.00.

The Season of Epiphany

Beginning with the star that the Wise Men followed to Bethlehem, Epiphany is a time for people to discover the light shining throughout the world. Epiphany is a “revealing, a manifestiation, an unveiling.” It is during this season of the church year that Jesus is shown as the light of the world. During Epiphany, God is made manifest or obvious to all through his earthly son, Jesus. The readings during this season deal with who Jesus is, his adult ministry, revealing to the world that he is the Son of God through his disciples, and our mission today to continue spreading the Good News and god’s love to all we meet.

The Wise Men, the Magi who were astrologers from distant lands, followed a star to Bethlehem to worship and give gifts to this small King are celebrated on January 6^th. WE celebrated Epiphany with year with the Confirmation Classes putting on a play and having a special service. Afterwards there was a fellowship reception.

On the 10^th of January, Christians celebrate the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist in the River Jordan where the Holy Spirit descended in the form of a dove and a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved son, in whom I am well pleased.” (Matthew 3) Jesus is revealed to the crowd as the Messiah. It is this season that the readings follow the disciples of Jesus as they learn to follow Jesus and is a time for us to remember what it means to follow Jesus. Jesus as the Son of God calls all Christians to spread the good news to all corners of the earth. On February 14, the Transfiguration of Our Lord will be celebrated. Jesus is shown to be God on earth to his disciples as he is transfigured on a mountaintop with Moses and Elijah and reminding us of the promise of our own resurrection.

While Advent always covers four Sundays before Christmas and Lent is always forty days, Epiphany’s length varies. Epiphany lasts from January 6^th through the day before Lent. This year that is Tuesday, February 16, 2010.

The decorations in the sanctuary are green to symbolize growth and life that as Christian we have with Christ and through the mission of the church.