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The
Pastor's Corner
February—No Time to
Hunker Down
I read a cute
cartoon each
morning called “Mutts.” It’s about the interactions
of a cast of characters
that includes cats, dogs, squirrels, crabs, and an occasional person.
Today
Mooch, the cat, is informing the dog, Earl, what happens this time of
year.
Mooch says, “Wake up, Earl. This is my favorite time of the
year!” He
continues, “It’s the big schnooze fest, it’s
lullabylooza!” To which Earl
replies, “We’re hibernating again?” Mooch, paws
raised triumphantly, exclaims “Yesh!”
February is
considered by many to
be a cold dreary month of short gray days, with snow and ice always
lurking. It
does seem a good time for a “schnoozefest,” with our
awakening coinciding with
the first hints of spring.
Before we start
to crawl under
the comforter let me suggest that for Concord Presbyterian Church
February,
2012 is no time to hunker down. This month six of us will go to
Guatemala to
learn firsthand about the difficulties people face; and what some
organizations
are doing about it. We will work building sanitary latrines in San
Lorenzo as
part of a holistic improvement project that includes a water system as
well.
Half of the mission component of our capital fund drive ($20,000) is
financing
a significant portion of the project.
Additionally,
as Lent begins on
February 22nd, a new confirmation class will start a journey
to
explore their faith, toward developing a personal statement of what
they
believe. Many of you will be asked by these young people to share the
experience as sponsors; all of you are called to an intentional journey
of your
own during this time of reflection. Our adult education class will
suspend the
P.A.C.E. program in order to offer a four week Class for Seekers; and
we will
have our usual Thursday evening Lenten dinners and worship services. On
the
first Sunday in Lent we will hear the report of our Guatemala
missioners in the
midst of our annual Gospel Sunday worship.
You will surely
find more
evidence elsewhere in this month's issue of the Courier
that February is clearly not a “lullabylooza” at Concord!
Peace,
Fritz