It IS Your Bag!: March 20

Welcome to Lent 2013!

(…and your burden is light!)

A 40-day Lenten Blog on Taking Ownership of the Purse You've Been Given

Welcome to the 2013 Lenten Blog for All Saints Episcopal Church!

During the next 40 days, we hope you'll ben enriched by the daily readings from Forward Day by Day and a commentary about our bags. Bags? Keep reading sister or brother…Just like Austin Powers in the hilarious movie of the same name, we often deny the contents of our briefcase! Lent is a wonderful time to remember that God fills our supply sack daily with all the resources, tools and strengths we need to bless others. Maybe its our Lenten calling to take ownership of our purse!

It IS our bag, baby!

This Lent, be challenged to read God's word, pray to be a blessing and eagerly await the opportunity to open your bag.

Join in and see what surprises God has given you to help others out.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

March 20

For today's Forward Day by Day reading, Click Here.

Due to lack of brain cells and a busy day that has taken me many places before noon, I'm still stuck on yesterday's tool examination: the "Shut-the-heck-and-Listen" Tool. A little Lenten challenge for you today. Whether you use passive voice or rearrange your sentence structure or follow the rules literally, try to finish off the rest of the day without using the word "I" or "me" in a sentence.

It is expected to be a tough assignment for this ole bag, promises there!

In the words of Vanilla Ice, "Stop! Collaborate...and Listen." When I and me are out of the equation, you are forced to ask more questions of others and, yes, listen.

Or this, one of this 1970s-born blogger's all time absolute favorite ditties in the whole wide world:

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All Saints Episcopal Church

All Saints Episcopal Church is a welcoming, vibrant family of Christians who have been worshipping and serving God in Jacksonville's San Marco neighborhood since 1885. Called by Christ to grow spiritually, the church's mission is to be in community with others and to make known His love through word and deed. The All Saints family is a lively blend of young families, teens, single individuals and older adults who are fed by the church's many spiritual, educational, musical, pastoral and outreach ministries. All Saints Episcopal Church is known for the Interfaith Forum Series and the Music Through the Ages series, as well as its annual community events like the Seafood Fest and the Antique and Garden Party.The church campus also is home to the All Saints Care Center, the city's only intergenerational care facility serving infants, preschoolers and adults. Come experience vibrant, hope-filled, welcoming worship at 8 am. and 10:30 a.m. services each Sunday. Childcare is available and Sunday School is offered to school-aged children. For more information, visit the church website at www.allsaintsjax.org or on Facebook and Twitter. To reach the office, call (904) 737-8488. The church is located just two miles south of San Marco Square at 4171 Hendricks Avenue.