Join us, Friday April 22nd, for our annual Good Friday Prayer Vigil. The building will be open from 8:00 PM through 7:00 AM (Saturday, April 23rd). The space is set up with a variety of activities conducive to different forms of prayer. We will also have some different services throughout the night.

At 10:00 PM, we will have a music worship service. At 11:00 PM we will have an intercessory prayer service. We will serve Communion at midnight and 6:00 AM.

We will have a meditation room, for  silent meditation on Bible verses, and icons, as well as a finger labyrinth. There will be an art room with supplies for creative expression. We will also have a prayer labyrinth set up for walking.

Come at any time in the night, and spend an hour or two in prayer and contemplation.

Lent is a season of preparation for Easter. It begins on Ash Wednesday, the day after Mardi Gras. During this season, it is traditional for people to give something up, typically chocolate, sweets, or other foodstuffs. At some churches, the word “alleluia” is not used from the beginning of Lent until Easter Sunday morning.

The goal of the Lent period is to prepare your self for Easter. It is like a spring cleaning for your soul. During Lent, we encourage you to make an extra effort to incorporate prayer and Bible reading into your regular schedule. The Gospels of John and Mark are especially good reading.

Here are some suggestions for how you can celebrate Lent this year:

• Fast from a certain food
• Fast from a certain vice or weakness: cursing, yelling at people, smoking, skipping meals, overeating, etc.
• Fast from a certain activity: TV, Internet, video games, college basketball

These are all sacrificial expressions. It’s important to remember to fill the freed space with positive items. Here are some suggestions.

• Read a chapter of the Bible each day
• Give away $10 a week to God’s work
• Pray with your family members
• Sit and listen to special music
• Walk the prayer labyrinth at Millbrook Baptist Church

Here are some websites with more information about Lent:

http://sedaily.wordpress.com/

http://www.catholic.org/clife/lent/

http://www.churchyear.net/lent.html

Lent is a season of preparation for Easter. It begins on Ash Wednesday, the day after Mardi Gras. During this season, it is traditional for people to give something up, typically chocolate, sweets, or other foodstuffs. At some churches, the word “alleluia” is not used from the beginning of Lent until Easter Sunday morning.

The goal of the Lent period is to prepare your self for Easter. It is like a spring cleaning for your soul. During Lent, we encourage you to make an extra effort to incorporate prayer and Bible reading into your regular schedule. The Gospels of John and Mark are especially good reading.

Here are some suggestions for how you can celebrate Lent this year:

• Fast from a certain food
• Fast from a certain vice or weakness: cursing, yelling at people, smoking, skipping meals, overeating, etc.
• Fast from a certain activity: TV, Internet, video games, college basketball

These are all sacrificial expressions. It’s important to remember to fill the freed space with positive items. Here are some suggestions.

• Read a chapter of the Bible each day
• Give away $10 a week to God’s work
• Pray with your family members
• Sit and listen to special music
• Walk the prayer labyrinth at Millbrook Baptist Church

Here are some websites with more information about Lent:

http://sedaily.wordpress.com/

http://www.catholic.org/clife/lent/

http://www.churchyear.net/lent.html