A Glimpse of Sunday Feb 19 & Building Update

     This Sunday kicks of the season of Lent, which officially begins next Wednesday. Lent is a time of reflection as we head toward Easter, a time to think about and enrich our understanding of the events of the Cross. As wonderful as Christmas is, Jesus would only have been a great example to us if we were not for Good Friday and Easter. Because of the Cross, he is not just our Lord, but also our Savior. I will have some suggestions next week for Lenten devotional material that you can order to enrich your view of the cross and appreciation of what Jesus has done for us. You can't meditate on the Cross enough! The more we understand what Jesus did on the cross, and daily live with his supreme act of grace filling our hearts and minds, the more we will see his life manifested in our life.
     Also this Sunday, I am starting a new series entitled "Cries from the Cross." We will explore the seven last words of Jesus as he hung on the cross. If you have friends who are from a Catholic background and who have gotten disengaged from church, you might consider inviting them for this special series.

     We continue to progress on our building. Below you will see pictures of the water line that will eventually connect from the main water line near the downstairs bathrooms to where the new kitchen and bathrooms are. It goes down the hall and through room 119 and through the lobby. Another picture is of the fire sprinkler pipe that goes into the lobby. We will eventually have to retrofit our building with a sprinkler system, adding on to what we have already done.
     The other pictures are of the steel structure of the building addition. Within one day, they put all the steel up and today, have been welding all the trusses and cross section supports. We were not able to pour the concrete this week because of the cold weather, so that is slated for next week. It's taking shape!

Start of the fire sprinkler system extension into the lobby.