This Sunday we continue the Lenten series, "Full to the Brim."
The theme for this fourth Sunday in Lent is "Prodigal Grace."
In This Bulletin:
Fourth Sunday In Lent
Scripture: Luke 15:11-32
Sermon: “Full to the Brim: Prodigal Grace"
The artwork to the left, "Inexplicable Joy," is by Hannah Garrity, and is inspired by Luke 15:11-32, in which Jesus tells the parable of the prodigal son.
Sunday Worship is at 10:30 -- at Purdys on the first Sunday, and at Katonah the remaining Sundays -- and also on Zoom (email contact@katonahumc.org for Zoom info) as well as the church Facebook page.
Upcoming & Ongoing Events
This Week
•Prayer Circle is every Wednesday from 12-1, offered on Zoom and Facebook Live.
•Friday Bible Study is on hiatus until after Easter because we will be studying "Faithful Lent: Connecting the Practices of Lent and Anti-Racism" on Wednesdays from 7-8 pm over Zoom, through April 13, along with the three other churches
in our Cooperative Parish.
•This week's Sunday School lesson, "Go Two By Two,"
will be taught by Lori Corradino.
•Virtual fellowship hour is held on Sunday evenings at 7 pm, using the same Zoom information that's used for worship.
Save the Date
Holy Week Schedule:
Maundy Thursday, April 14 at Purdys UMC at 7:30 pm
Easter Sunrise, April 17 at the Cross River Dam at 6:30 am
Easter Sunday, April 17 at Purdys UMC at 10:30 am
Bring a flower to place on the cross!
Lenten Study
Wednesday Evenings in Lent
On Wednesdays through April 13, we will gather from 7-8 pm on Zoom, along with the UMC of Mt. Kisco, FUMC Brewster, and Drew UMC of Carmel, to learn together from GCORR's (General Commission on Religion and Race) latest study, "Faithful Lent: Connecting the Practices of Lent and Anti-Racism." This week's topic, "Develop," will be facilitated by Rev. Martha Vink.
Giving & Service
Sunday School Food Drive
Table of Grace
Table of Grace is back to offering a hot, sit-down lunch every Saturday at the First UMC of Brewster. The mission of Table of Grace is to offer nourishment to anyone who is hungry physically or spiritually, or both. If you can help some Saturday to prepare and/or serve lunch, using food and supplies that have been provided by the Hudson Valley Food Bank, contact Bonnie Hyatt at jesusfishlady@gmail.com
Help for Ukraine
Rev. John Calhoun, an elder in the New York Annual Conference and former missionary to Ukraine, has shared that United Methodists are on the ground responding to this human-caused disaster and caring for the Ukrainian refugees who are fleeing. Through The Advance, the donation platform of the UMC Board of Global Ministries, there are two ways that you can give in support of these efforts:
1. Advance #14053A: Eurasia In Mission Together -- Ukraine and Moldova. Donations to this Advance account will be quickly transferred to the bank account of the UMC of Ukraine, which has a system in place to receive these donations, put them to immediate use, and provide reporting on the usage of these funds. To donate, make your check payable to either Katonah or Purdys UMC, and mark Advance #14053A in the memo line, or go to: Eurasia in Mission Together.
2. Advance #982450: UMCOR International Disaster Response. Donations to this Advance account will be directed to UMCOR, which is already partnering with agencies on the ground in Eastern and Central Europe to assist those displaced by the fighting. Donations to this account should be designated "for Ukraine." To donate, make your check payable to either Katonah or Purdys UMC, and mark Advance #982450 in the memo line, or go to: UMCOR International Disaster Response.
Love & Support
March Birthdays
Skye Johnson 3/1
Carol Fisher 3/5
Peggy Fabrizio 3/8
Devin Kidde 3/9
Clayton Leibig 3/9
Margot Adams 3/9
Margaret Walsh 3/14
Hannah Carminucci 3/18
Noah Elconin 3/21
Emma Hickey 3/22
Geoffrey Kidde 3/23
Don Capoccia 3/23
Matthew Casavant 3/25
Paul Elconin 3/29
Jack Arbolino 3/30
Kim Hickey 3/31
Prayers of the Church Family
For Young People In Need of Help and Healing:
Aiden, Danny, Ellie, Emily, Olivia, Tucker, Lucas Chapman, Sara Reino, Stefan Spall, Jakob Wenis
For Those In Need of Help and Healing:
Wendy Archer, Justine Burzesi, Barbara Coffin, Inday Day, Sheila de Roode, Alice Elliott, Richard G, Kathy Gallagher, Carl Gioio & family, Zannie Johnson, Brian Jones, Yvonne Knudsen, Angie Lemaster, Bob M., Laure Milliot, The Murphy Family, Louis Pugh, Joe Seroka, Marja-Liisa Smith, Nicole Wilson
For Those Fighting Cancer:
Charlie, Diane, Leah, Doreen Bistany, Tom Conroy, Benny Custodio, Christine Dacey, Lois Demaio, Peter DiBart, Karen Eiler, Paul Harris, Janice Hollander, April Midin, Petie Nylund, Janet Schuman, Jason Silverman
For Those Grieving:
Loved ones of Ruth’s brother Siegfried, Susan Albanese, Christine Camarra, Ruby Chapman, Amy Doza, George Milliot, Phil Maliniak
Those Homebound, In Nursing Homes and Care Facilities:
Irene Burns, Inez Campbell, Ernie Greenslade, Harriet Harris, Ken & Rosemary Ingersoll, Pastor Jin Kim, Lois Mold, Eleanor Murphy, Matty Oschwald, Ronald Schultzel, Mike Wenis
Easter Lilies
If you would like to donate to the Flower Fund to provide Easter lilies for the Purdys sanctuary, please make your $10 check payable to "Purdys United Methodist Church" and note "Program Expenses" in the memo line. Please place your check in the Purdys UMC offering plate on April 3, or mail to Purdys UMC at 106 Titicus Road, North Salem, along with the following information:
ln Honor of:
ln Memory of:
To the Glory of God:
Your name to be printed in bulletin: