The Mail-Journal, Volume 22, Number 13, Milford, Kosciusko County, 27 March 1985 — Page 19

Lent clarified

By GLEN LONG . Staff Writer Lent is a word, a period of time related to church, about which most of us are aware. However, some of us would be hard pressed to explain it to others. The Reverend David L. Hyndman, Vicar of All Saints Episcopal Church on a south shore of Lake Wawasee does an excellent job. He clarifies Lent by explaining its history in the church, pointing out that the Episcopal Church observance is the one he knows best. In the early church the two major celebrations were Easter and Pentecost, Easter being the time of the Jewish Passover. Since the early church was a secret fellowship due to danger of punishment, various signs, symbols and practices developed to draw and help hold the church group together. Baptisms were done just before Easter. The worshippers “in training” for baptism were called catechumens. The training time was a time of spiritual and intellectual instruction and preparation. This period, of varying lengths of initially, gradually became telescoped into roughly a 40-day time frame. The church leaders came to realize that the catechumens benefitted greatly in their spiritual lives from this time of study. So they decided this value should be available for all church members once a year. Thus the 40-day period of Lent evolved, beginning on Ash Wednesday each year. The 40 days takes you right to Easter if you exclude the Sundays, which in the Episcopal Church are not observed as being part of Lent. The whole liturgical year evolves around Lent. The season of Lent and Easter is the pinnacle of the Episcopal phurch year. Lent has, in the past, been referred to as “The season from ashes to fire.” Ash Wednesday, as the beginning of Lent, is a very important ceremony in the Episcopal Church. Ashes are used in the ceremony to signify the cross on the forehead of each believer. These ashes are from the palms which were used the previous year to commemorate Palm Sunday. Father Hyndman prepares these each year after Palm Sunday. This ceremony thus ties one year to the next in the churches life. A tradition which All Saints Episcopal Church observes is that of veiling the crosses during Lent. This comes from an old Anglican Church tradition of veiling crosses at certain times. The color of the veils signifies a specific item in the beliefs of the church. The images in the church

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EPISCOPAL LENTEN ALTAR — Church images are veiled in the All Saints Episcopal Church beside Lake Wawasee as part of the annual Lenten observance. Vicar of the church is the Reverend David Hyndman. (Photo by Glen Long)

are presently all veiled with purple cloths. Next Sunday, which will be Palm Sunday, the veils will be red. On that Sunday The church commemprates The Lord’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Also recounted in the service is one of the passion narratives, thus the red veils signify the Passion of Christ. The narrative this year will be from the Gospel of Mark. The service of Maundy Thursday. just before Good Friday, is a joyful experience for the Church. The veils will be white to signify two events, the institution of the Last Supper and Communion and the act of Jesus washing the feet of the disciples. After this service • the altar will be stripped of all items and black veils will replace white during Good Friday. Violet veils are in place on Holy Saturday until noon. All veils are then removed and altar items replaced for Easter Sunday. There is a growing tradition in the Episcopal Church of observing an Easter vigil. This service begins about 11 p.m. on Easter Eve. It begins with a candlelight service in which the sanctuary is initially dark. A lonO candle is carried in and used to light the candle of each worshipper. At this service an ancient hymn, “The Exalted.”is recited and

CALVARY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (SR 13 South) SYRACUSE ’ David C. Maish, Pastor Church School 9:30a.m. Worship Service 10:40 a.m. Church School Superintendent, Kim Conrad UNITED METHODIST CHURCH MILFORD Robert Ellison, Pastor Ruth Ann Stork, Lay Leader Church School 9:15 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. UMYF Sunday 5:30p.m. Bible Study Sunday 5:30 p.m. WAWASEE LAKESIDE CHAPEL Harlan Steffen, Pastor John Groat, Adult Supervisor Sally Jaques, Primary Supervisor Worship Service 10 a.m. Sunday School 9a.m. FAITHWAY BAPTIST CHURCH Formerly Barbee Community Church (Kuhn Drive, Little Barbee Lake) William L. Hutchins, Pastor Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Sunday Evening 6 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study And Prayer 7 p.m. TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH MISSOURI SYNOD LIGONIER Don Fischer, Pastor Divine Service 9 a.m. Sunday School & Bible Class 10:30a.m. GRACE BRETHREN CHURCH LEESBURG Howard Downing, Pastor Kent Denlinger. C.D. Director Sunday School 9:30- 10:30 a.m. Morning Worship 10:35a.m. Evening Worship6p.m. Family Night, Wednesday 7 p m. SAINT MARTIN DE PORRES CATHOLIC CHURCH SYRACUSE Father Robert Hammond Sunday Mass Ba.m.and 10:45 a.m. Saturday Masss:3op.m. Confession Before Masses Holy Days?a.m. and 7:30p.m. QUAKER HAVEN FRIENDS CHURCtf (SMEand9MN) DEWART LAKE Sunday School 9:15 a.m. Worship 10 a.m. (Quaker Hall) MORRIS CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST . County Roads 150Nand 37SE) ' Charles Taylor, Pastor Don Conley, Supt. Sunday School 9:30a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m.

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followed by a series of lessons which are prophesies of salvation. Baptisms are then completed and the altar party leaves. They return shortly with Easter vestments, the Church lights come on and all is ready for Easter morning. Father Hyndman feels that the Episcopal Church offers a rich tradition of symbolism which helps people hold onto their religion. Fasting, colors in the church, texts studied and the sermons all give them constant reminders of the their faith and the period of Lent. He states that some of the best the church can offer are art, * music and drama to provide some of the “joys of religion” and its richness. Father Hyndman has been a large part of the growth of All Saints Episcopal for the past 19 years. He was the first full time pastor, it having been a summer only church previously.He is very pleased, and it shows, to have been able to stay at this beautiful church by Wawasee Lake for so long. Father Hyndman wishes to remind his parishioners that next Sunday will be the annual visit of Bishop William Sheridan from South Bend.

NORTHERN LAKES CHRISTIAN CENTER NORTH WEBSTER Karen and Thorpe Mitchell, Pastors Worship Service 10 a.m. Adult Classes, Tuesday 7 p.m. CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH (Armstrong Road) OSWEGO Roderick ("Rick") Smith, Pastor Sunday School 9:30a.m. Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. Sunday Evening Worship 4 p.m. Wednesday Prayer Meeting 7 p.m. Awana Clubs Wednesday 6:30 p.m. HASTINGS ISLAND CHAPEL UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH David Wldmoyer, Pastor Mike Zimmerman, Jr., Supt. Kendall Biller, Supt. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:30a.m. Prayer Meeting Thursday 7:30 p.m. / SAINT ANDREW'S UNITED METHODIST CHURCH \ SYRACUSE Rev, Phillip Frew, Pastor Church School 9:15 a.m. Worship Hour 10:30a.m. UMYF6p.m. ZION CHAPEL U.B. CHURCH (Comer Syr.-Web. Rd. and 1000 N) Rev. Don Ross, Pastor Larry McCullough, S.S. Supt. Sunday School 9 a.m. Worship 10 a.m. Evening Worship 7 p.m. GOSHEN FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST Service 10:30a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Service 7:45 p.m ROCKCHURCH INTERDENOMINATIONAL (13-ABIOSON, E. Lake Wawasee) Dr. Gary M. Tuttle, and Rev. Sarah M. Tuttle, Pastors Morning Worship 10 a.m. Evening Worship 7 p.m. Wednesday Bible School 7 p.m. WAWASEE HEIGHTS , BAPTIST CHURCH (Across From High School) Norman D. McVey, Pastor Jon Rumley. S.S. Supt. Sunday School 9:30a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Mid-Week Wed. 7 p.m. AWANACIubs Thurs. 6:30 p.m. CLUNETTE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Karen Weaver, Pastor Worship Service 9 a.m. Sunday School 10:20a.m. ,

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Pastor Rex Lindemood, North Webster United Methodist Church, writes: I am glad the weather is looking like spring and 4t is drying up a bit. Lent is the time to look at life — wins, losses, discouragements, hopes. We celebrate that God has made life forever joyous. We can decide what kind of a day, week or life it Easter Cantata to be presented The Adult Choir of the Christian Church of Milford will present the Easter Cantata “Worthy Is the Lamb” by Don Wyrtzen at 7 p.m. this Sunday evening, March 31. The cantata, based on Revelation 5:11, 12, is the portrait of a lamb centered in the majestic gallery of time. It goes back in time when a lamb was slain in Egypt as God made ready to deliver His people out of bondage, up to the time that the Lamb of God was slain that man might become free of the bondage of death inflicted on them by Satan. The choir and the members of the church cordially invite everyone to attend. The church if located at the corner of Fourth and Henry Sts., Milford.

WAWASEE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Ron Blake, Pastor Church School 9:30a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. Christian Living Studies 6 p.m. Wednesday Midweek Service 7 p.m. SOLOMON'S CREEK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Brian Clear, Pastor' Worship 9 a.m. Sunday School 10 a.m. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF OSWEGO Rev. RoyMickley, Pastor Sunday School 9:30a.m. Worship Service 10:30a.m. CHRISTIAN CHURCH MILFORD Carl Shearer, Minister Fred Walls. Associate Minister Bible School 9 a.m. Worship 10 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m. TURKEY CREEK CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN GRAVELTON Dorotha and Ivan Fry, \ Team Pastors Church School 9:30a.m. Worship 10:30a.m. CALVARY LUTHERAN CHURCH (111 W. Orange St.) CROMWELL Frank Barcus, Pastor Sunday School 9:30a.m. Worship Service 10:45a.m. NEW SALEM CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN (900NB200E) Glenn Byers, Pastor Sunday School 9:30a.m. Worship 10:30a.m. Evening Worship 6 p.m. Wednesday Prayer Meeting 7:30 ° m BURR OAK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Lawrence Byrnes, Pastor Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. SYRACUSE UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH (Corner Harrison A Pearl St.) David Hudson, Pastor Sunday School 10a.m. Praise and Worship Sunday 6:30 p.m. Bible Study, Thursday 7:30 p.m. BETHANY CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN (US4) F. Wayne Lawsen, Pastor Morning Worship 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30a.m. Wednesday Activity Night 7:00

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will be. In our decision to be in and with Jesus Christ, God cares for the important. Our basic security, our basic lives are cared for, pow and forever. So, what kind of a day will this be? Here, it is starting sunny with clouds. It will be bright and Attend Spring Ding event Syracuse Church of the Brethren had four youth and a counselor attend the Northern Indiana District Spring Ding celebration on Saturday, March 16, in North Liberty Church of the Brethren, North Liberty. The program was two movies “Nite Song” dealing with drug abuse and “Face in the Mirror” on teenage suicide. A group discussion was conducted following each movie. The church youth group met Sunday evening, March 243, in the home of Doug Blough with 12 present. A member from the district prison ministry gave a presentation. The next youth meeting will be April 21.

APOSTOLIC CHRISTIAN MILFORD Dale Strasshelm, Jesse Beer, Walter Steffen and Tom Speicher, Ministers Morning Worship 10 a.m. Afternoon Worship 12:30 p.m. CHURCH OF GOO NORTH WEBSTER Charles E. Towrlss, Pastor Men's Prayer Breakfast 7:»a.m. Worship 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:45 a.m. Evening Service or Praise 7 p.m. BIBLE CHRISTIAN CHURCH NORTH WEBSTER Dean McFadden, Pastor Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m. r Wednesday Services 7 p.m. OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE CATHOLIC CHURCH s (4th And Main Streets) MILFORD Bro. James Linscott, Administrator Sunday Mass 10:Wa.m. WORD OF GRACE FELLOWSHIP Robert Lewis Drive West Side Irish Lake Allen & Peggy Giant, Pastors Sunday 9:15 a.m. Worship Wednesday 9:30a.m. Bible Study CHURCH OF GOD SYRACUSE Rev. Michael Jqhnson, Pastor Tom Stiver, S.S. Supt. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. w Morning Worship 10:30a.m. Junior Worship 10: X a.m. FIRST BRETHREN CHURCH MILFORD Paul Tlnkel, Pastor Church School 9:30a.m. Morning Worship 10:30a.m. BYC Sunday 6 p.m. Mid Week Worship 7 p.m. BETHELCHURCH OF THE BRETHREN C MILFORD Roger Eberly, Pastor Ruth Angle. Bd. Chm. Sunday School 9:Xa.m. Worship 10:30a.m. UNITED METHODIST CHURCH NORTH WEBSTER Rex Llndemood, Pastor Worship 4:30 a.m. and 10:45a.m. Church School 9:30a.m. CHURCH OF THE BRETHR EN ‘ SYRACUSE . John McFarland, Pastor Junior Blough. Supt. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 10:30a.m. Sunday Bible Study 7 p.m.

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joyous because “This is the day the Lord has made and we will be joyous in it.” It is the first day of the rest of your Ijfe. The best day of all. It is your day. Make it the greatest day you have ever lived! Women visit Timbercrest Syracuse Church of the Brethren Women’s Fellowship recently visited the health care patients at Timbercrest, North Manchester, on Monday, March 11. An evening of games and fellowship was participated in by the group. Cookies and punch were served to everyone present. The next meeting will be Monday, April 2, with election of officers. Bashor Auxiliary to meet Aprils Bashor Home Auxiliary will meet at Arbogast Center, Bashor Home, Goshen, on Monday, April 8, at 9:15 a.m. David Rathbone, director of court services, will speak. Anyone interest is invited to attend.

GRACE BIBLE CHURCH SYRACUSE Dr. David R. Haifley, Pastor Sunday School 9:45a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Evening Service 7 p.m. Wednesday Evening Service 7 p.m. JEHOVAH'S WITNESS KINGDOM HALL (East Papakeechie Lake Drive) Sunday: Public Lecture9:3oa.m. Watchtower Study 10:30a.m. Tuesday, Study of Prophecy 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Ministry School 7 p.m. SALEM COMMUNITY CHURCH (1 V» Mile Southeast Os Wilmot) Pastor Elmer Miller Sunday School 9:30a.m. « Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. Sunday Evening Service 7 p.m. Prayer-Bible Study Wednesday 7 p.m. N GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH (200 E. Main St.) SYRACUSE fl Olmey E. Eaton, Pastor Worship 9:15 a.m. fl Sunday School 10:15 a.m. CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN NORTH WEBSTER Paul F. Shrlder, Pastor Morning Worship9:3oa.m. Sunday School 10:30a.m. CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY (Old SR 15) MILFORD JUNCTION Pearl Avalos, Pastor Sunday Service 10:00a.m.-6:30p.m. Mid Week Worship Wed., 6:30p.m. UNITED METHODIST CHURCH LEESBURG . Dale Mendenhall, Pastor Morning Worship 9:30 a.m. Church School 10.30 a.m. FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTISTS (ITS N. Detroit) WARSAW Sunday School 10 a.m. Sunday Service 10 a.m. Wednesday 7 p.m. ALL SAINTS* EPISCOPAL CHURCH SOUTH SHORE LAKE WAWASEE Vicar: Rqv. DavidL. Hyndman Holy Eucharist: 9a.m. MILFORD CHAPEL . (East Catherine Street) Naaman Martin, Arthur Hershberger, Pastors Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m. Sunday Evening Service 7 p.m. Wednesday Service 7 p.m.

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Power with words

The following was received from Pastor Steve in Bloomington, 111., by Steve Whittinghill, North Webster Church of God. What does this look like to you - ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ? The alphabet, you say. Well, you’re right. But this collection of 26 letters is so much more than that. Let’s take a look. I can pick letters from this alphabet and write the word good or bad. Look at your hand. You can curl it into a fist and shake it at someone, make an obscene gesture, plant flowers, pick up and fix a child’s broken toy, cany food to a friend in a nursing home, pat your children on the backhand encourage them, write someone who needs a letter — the list goes on and on. The hand of a murderer looks and functions just like the hand of a doctor. Are you beginning to see the point I’m trying to make? The only difference with most things

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PALM SUNDAY ACTORS — Steve Savage, portraying Jesus in the upcoming Calvary United Methodist Palm Sunday service, is surrounded by some of the palm wavers. Clockwise from lower left, they are Brian Schwartz, Amy Pritchard, John Pearson, Wendee Morse and Cindy Cobbum. (Photo by Kip Schumm)

Holy week observance

Calvary United Methodist Church in Syracuse will begin the observance of Holy Week on Palm Sunday, March 31. The children of the church will parade into the sanctuary waving palm branches as they welcome Jesus, portrayed by Steve Savage, and the disciples into Jerusalem. The cherub choir, under direction of Dorothy Keim, will sing “Kum Bah Ya” and “Happy Happy Easter.” “Triumphal Entry” will be sung by the chancel choir, directed by Robert Jones.” A drama re-enactment of the

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in life is how the owner or possessor chooses to use them. So this little alphabet is an illustration of life. It can spell life or death, happiness or sadness, peace or war, positive or negative. What does the scoreboard of your life show? Who is winning in your life, good or evil? Are your hands building bombs or teaching children? Your life is what you make it! Circumstances may catch you off guard and others may direct your life to a certain extent, but you alone will be responsible for your life when you stand before God. If you’re not satisfied with the way your life is heading, seek Jesus. I John 1:9 says, “If we confess our sins, He (God) will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” That is a promise from God! Read Acts 16:31. Your life is a book. Each thing you do is written in it. What does your book say?

Last Supper will be presented at the Maundy Thursday Communion Service on April 4 at 7:36 p.m. ' \ A special Good Friday evening service will be held on Friday, April 6. This will\include a dramatic court scene with Rev. David Maish presiding as judge. An Easter vigil late on Saturday evening and an Easter celebration with a visit to the. open tomb will complete the Holy Week experiences. This week is expected to be richly meaningful for all who participate.

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