Lent - A Season of Renewal
Lent is a season, forty days before Easter, where Christians prepare for Easter with a focus on simple living, prayer, and fasting in order to grow closer to God. Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, March 5 through Easter Sunday, April 20. It's about one-tenth of a year, likened to a tithe of time. A time to give of yourself in a special way that enables you to grow closer to God and experience God's grace.
In place of a Lenten calendar this year, we will begin a churchwide reading plan of the RBC daily devotional Living in Grace in preparation for Easter. These devotions are great for mealtime discussion and can be done as a family or individually.
Living in Grace Lenten Reading Plan
God Sees: March 9—March 15
God Cares: March 16—March 22
God Provides: March 23—March 29
God Helps: March 30—April 5
God Saves: April 6—April 12
God Empowers: April 13—April 19
We have also prepared an outreach postcard inviting friends and neighbors to our Easter Egg Hunt on April 12 and Holy Week Worship Services. Prayerfully consider who you will connect with using these postcards and plan to gather in groups to canvass the surrounding RBC neighborhood with these invite postcards. We have mapped out 7 neighborhood sections that would need 4 or more volunteers for each section.
Living in Grace Lenten Reading Plan
God Sees: March 9—March 15
God Cares: March 16—March 22
God Provides: March 23—March 29
God Helps: March 30—April 5
God Saves: April 6—April 12
God Empowers: April 13—April 19
We have also prepared an outreach postcard inviting friends and neighbors to our Easter Egg Hunt on April 12 and Holy Week Worship Services. Prayerfully consider who you will connect with using these postcards and plan to gather in groups to canvass the surrounding RBC neighborhood with these invite postcards. We have mapped out 7 neighborhood sections that would need 4 or more volunteers for each section.
RBC Easter Offering for North American Missions
Let us prayerfully prepare our hearts for giving to the annual RBC Easter Offering for North American Missions and the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering. Donations will be accepted through the month of April, please be sure to write “RBC Easter Offering for North American Missions” in the memo line.
Our offering goal this year is $17,500 with the following distribution:
50% to North American Mission Board (Annie Armstrong)
25% to RBC North American Mission Trips
25% to Local Ministry
Our offering goal this year is $17,500 with the following distribution:
50% to North American Mission Board (Annie Armstrong)
25% to RBC North American Mission Trips
25% to Local Ministry
The Annie Armstrong Easter Offering Week of Prayer Brochure and videos are available for download below.
Spring Family Fun Day: Community Easter Egg Hunt
Saturday, April 12, 10am - Rain or Shine!
Our Community Easter Egg Hunt is Saturday, April 12 at 10am (rain or shine!). Invite your friends and neighbors to join us!
Redlanders, we need volunteers and candy donations for this event. Contact Jen Saunders for more info.
Redlanders, we need volunteers and candy donations for this event. Contact Jen Saunders for more info.
