Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Parent and of the Child and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.’
(Matthew 28:19-20, NRSVA)

Lent 2

Thank God for the ministries of:

ICM Buenos Aires Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina (Church Anniversary month of March, 1988)

and

The Rev. Dr. Brett DeGoldi ministering with MCC New York, New York, New York, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
Matthew 26-28
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2026-28&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada

The earth belongs to our God, and everything in it,
the world, and all who live in it;
(Psalm 24:1, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

MCC Topeka, Topeka, Kansas, USA (Church Anniversary Feb. 28, 1981)

and

James Hartman ministering with MCC of Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
Psalm 24-26
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2024-26&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada

“Even to your old age I will be the same,
And even to your graying years I will bear you!
I have done it, and I will carry you;
And I will bear you and I will deliver you.”
(Isaiah 46:4, LSB)

.Thank God for the ministries of:

MCC San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA

and

Rev. Kai Millar ministering with Northern Lights MCC, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

Through the Bible in a year:
Isaiah 45-50
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah%2045-50&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada

I have seen You in the sanctuary
and beheld Your power and Your glory.
(Psalm 63:2, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

St. John’s MCC, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA (Chruch Anniversary Feb. 26, 1976)

and

Rev. Rhonda Thorne ministering with MCC of the Blue Ridge, Roanoke, Virginia, USA (Ordination Anniversary, Feb. 26, 2022)

Through the Bible in a year:
Job 17-18
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job%2017-18&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada

But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong
(1 Corinthians 1:27, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

Emerald City MCC Seattle, Seattle, Washington, USA

and

Rev. Marge Ragona ministering with MCC Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
1 Corinthians 1-2
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%201-2&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada

I long to dwell in Your tent forever
and take refuge in the shelter of Your wings.
(Psalm 61:4, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

Somos ICM en Cuba, Matanzas, Cuba

and

The Rev. Robert W. Lee ministering with Sunshine Cathedral MCC, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
Judges 17-21
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Judges%2017-21&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada

You are like the light of morning at sunrise
on a cloudless morning,
like the brightness after rain
that brings the grass from the earth.’
(2 Samuel 23:4, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

All God’s Children MCCt, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

and

Rev. Elder Aaron Miller ministering with MCC Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA (Pastoral Anniversary Feb. 23, 2013)

Through the Bible in a year:
Genesis 32-36
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%2032-36&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada

“Therefore keep watch, because you do not
know on what day your Lord will come.
(Matthew 24:42)

Lent 1

Thank God for the ministries of:

Salz der Erde MCC Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany

and

Rev. Daniel Borysewicz ministering with MCC San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA IPastoral Installation today)

Through the Bible in a year:
Matthew 23-25
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2023-25&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada

You, O God, are my shepherd.
I will never be in need.
You let me rest in fields of green grass.
You lead me to streams of peaceful water,
and You refresh my life.
You are true to Your name,
and You lead me along the right paths.
(Psalm 23:1-3, CEV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

Pikes Peak MCC, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

and

Sarah-Jane Ramage ministering with MCC Brighton, Brighton, England, UK

Through the Bible in a year:
Psalm 21-23
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2021-23&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Every valley shall be raised up,
every mountain and hill made low;
the rough ground shall become level,
the rugged places a plain.
And the glory of the Lord will be revealed,
and all people together will see it.
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.
(Isaiah 40:4, 5, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

MCC Knoxville, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA (Church Anniversary Feb. 20, 1977)

and

Rev. Kelly Crenshaw ministering with New Light MCC, Hagerstown, Maryland, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
Isaiah 40-44
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah%2040-44&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada