Author: Rebecca Knox

Lenten Journey

“I AM the vine and you are the branches…”
- John 15:5

Lent is 40 days when Christians set-aside time to rest:
Reflect on God in our lives
Repent of our short-comings
Repair relationships
Re-connect with God, self , nature and others
Thank you for joining in this journey: at St. Daniel’s, via the web at home, or wherever you find yourself.
Wednesdays meal 6pm—social hall
Wednesdays worship 7pm—chapel
Sundays worship 9am—sanctuary*
*Sermons from John chapters 11-19
Also 2/21-3/21 Wed. noon community services with Conrad Weiser Ministerium!

Altar Bread
The following recipe makes flat loaves of bread which will not crumble.
2 ½ cups of whole wheat flour
1 cup white flour
2 Tbsp butter
1 tsp salt
1 ½ tsp baking powder
3 Tbsp honey
1 ½ cups milk**
2 tsp sugar
Mix flours together then stir in salt, sugar and baking powder. Mix honey and milk completely, add butter to this mixture and mix well. (Works best when liquids are all warm). Add the liquid mixture to the dry mixture and knead a few minutes; dough should still be sticky. Divide into 4 equal portions, roll-out and score. (Dough should have cookie-dough consistency.) Place scored dough on greased baking sheet, sprinkle lightly with flour, and paint thinly with oil. Bake at 350⁰F for 15-20 minutes.
**optional: substitute up to 4 Tbsp of honey for equal parts of milk.
From The Sacraments in Religious Education and Liturgy, Religious Education Press, Birmingham Alabama, USA.

St. Daniel's Lutheran Church

480 Big Spring Rd.
Robesonia, PA 19551
Stdaniels.com

Phone: 610-693-5145
text: 610-823-8343
E-mail: stdanch@comcast.net

St. Daniel's Lutheran Church

“I AM”
Statements of Jesus

“...to believe in Jesus is to hold the fullness of Jesus’ humanity and Jesus’ divinity together. “ The ‘I AM’ statements reveal the identity of Jesus, in all fullness. (John 1:16)
- Karoline Lewis
Working preacher.org

Jesus Christ is God in the flesh… the great ‘I AM’

“What difference does this make?... Well, when we collapse Jesus’ humanity into Jesus’ divinity, it gets harder to imagine the purpose… of the cross. After all, if that was God nailed to a tree, to what extent was that true suffering? And when we minimize Jesus’ divinity, it becomes easy to reduce Jesus to an above-average teacher, miracle worker, and advocate for the poor.
The challenge of Lent is to negotiate these simultaneous truths -- and how to admit our own truth regarding which Jesus we prefer.”
- Karoline Lewis
Working preacher.org

May the “I AM” grant you a Fruitful, reflective
Lenten Journey

St. Daniel’s 2018 Lenten Journey

Palm Ash—Ash Wednesday—Communion-Ashes / “You are dust and to dust you shall return” - Genesis 3:1-24 (v 19 quote) / Psalm 23	Feb 14 / Noon, & 7p worship / Meal at 6
Bread—I AM the Bread of Life / John 6:35-40 / Make bread—recipe	Feb 21
Tea candle / - I AM the Light of the World / John 8:12-20 / Light your candle during Faith 5.	Feb 28
Wood—I AM the Door / John 10:1-10	Mar 7
Cotton Ball / - I AM the Good Shepherd / John 10:1-18 / Make a sheep with your cotton ball.	Mar 14
Seed / - I AM the Resurrection and the Life / John 11:17-27 / Plant a seed & watch it grow!	Mar 21
Foam heart—Maundy Thursday—Communion / Commandment—Love one another / John 13:34; Psalm 24 / 2John 1—emphasis vs 5	Mar 29 / Noon worship / 6p both meal & worship
Nail—Good Friday / As I have loved you / John 15:12 / John 19:31-42 Jesus, Lamb of God	Mar 30 / Noon-3pm prayer—chapel / 7p Tenebrae
Easter Egg Hunt with a twist & a bunny / Sandwich & bake sale to benefit / youth ministry	Mar 31 / 10-11am in& outside weather permitting
Easter Morning / “Sunrise” service (Memorial Garden) 7 am / Breakfast about 7:30 –8:30 am / Easter Festival Service (Nave) 9:00 am	Apr 1

“Faith 5”
Rich Melheim Faith5.org

Tell someone else out-loud: / What made me smile or laugh with joy this week. / What happened today that made me sad or concerned.	Share
Read the Bible passage together.	Read
Talk about how the Bible reading relates to your highs, lows, or daily life. Which parts do you savor? What raises questions?	Talk
Pray for one another’s highs and lows.	Pray
Bless one another. / For example: “May God make you strong in faith and love, defend you on every side, and guide you in truth and peace, now and forever. Amen.” / - Small Catechism, Martin Luther “Marriage”	Bless

St. Daniel's Lutheran Church

480 Big Spring Rd.
Robesonia, PA 19551

Phone: 610-693-5145
text: 610-823-8343
E-mail: stdanch@comcast.net