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Lent Worship in Pemberville. We will be sharing Lent this year with the churches of Pemberville.
11 am: Worship at Bethlehem with preachers from the Pemberville churches
6 pm: Potluck supper… Bring a dish to share (see locations below)
7 pm: Worship (see locations below)

Mar 7: Timeout for the Poor: Nehemiah 5:19, 13:14, 13:22, 13:30
First United Presbyterian Church
Pastor Jim Miller preaching

Mar 14: Opposition 2.0: Nehemiah 6:9
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Pastor Matt Musteric preaching

Mar 21: Pray and Fast: Nehemiah 9:38b-39
Pemberville United Methodist Church
Pastor Ray Soleau preaching

Holy Week Schedule at Bethlehem
March 25, Palm Sunday, 9 a.m. Worship
March 29, Maundy Thursday, 7 p.m. Worship
March 30, Good Friday 11 a.m. Worship
Good Friday, 7 p.m. Worship
March 31, Easter Vigil, 7 p.m. Worship
April 1, Easter Sunday, 9 a.m. Worship Continue reading »

Dear Fellow Parish Bulletin Reps;  March is dedicated to St. Joseph.  The Holy Father’s Intentions for the month of March are Formation in Spiritual Discernment: That the Church may appreciate the urgency of formation in spiritual discernment, both on the personal and communitarian levels.  Feasts for March: Katherine Drexel (3/3), Patrick (3/17), Joseph, husband of Mary (3/19), Palm Sunday (3/25), Holy Thursday (3/29), Good Friday (3/30), Holy Saturday (3/31). Continue reading »

Dear Fellow Disciples,

This Lent we will be journeying through the book of Nehemiah as we learn from him what it means to be a person of prayer.

We will be sharing Lent this year with the churches of Pemberville:

11 am: Worship at Bethlehem with preachers from the Pemberville churches
6 pm: Potluck supper… Bring a dish to share (see locations below)
7 pm: Worship (see locations below) Continue reading »

40 Days for Life Campaign Began February 14: Catholic Charities is hosting the ecumenical 40 Days for Life campaign in Northwest Ohio through March 25. You can participate in three ways: prayer and fasting, community outreach and peaceful vigil. We invite you to pray for an hour in front of Capital Care Network, the Toledo abortion clinic, located at 1160 W. Sylvania Avenue. Sign up at www.40daysforlife. com/toledo. Since the international 40 Days for Life Campaign began in 2007, over 750,000 volunteers in over 40 nations have stood in prayerful witness at abortion clinics to witness to the dignity of human life. Through these prayerful campaigns, over 14,000 lives have been saved, 170 abortion workers have quit their positions, and 90 abortion facilities have shut down! To learn more, email Peter Range at prange@toledodiocese. org. Join the movement, and help us end abortion in Northwest Ohio. Continue reading »

Evening Prayer during Lent: Vespers (Evening Prayer) will take place in Church on: Thursday evenings, February 15, 22; March 1, 8, 15, 22 from 6:30 to 7:00 p.m.
Lent is our season of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, ancient practices dating back to the Israelites. Vespers is one of the prayers of The Liturgy of the Hours – the public prayer of the Church for praising God and sanctifying the day. All Catholics are called to this prayer – please join us as we give thanks for the blessings of the day! Continue reading »