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SUMMARY:2024 Arizona March for Life in Phoenix
DESCRIPTION:The 2024 Arizona March for Life is Friday\, March 1\, 2024. The rally begin at 11:00am at Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza\, and the march begins at 12:00pm. Join us as we witness to the sanctity of life.
URL:https://calendar.lcms.org/event/2024-arizona-march-for-life-in-phoenix/
LOCATION:Wesley Bolin Memorial Plaza\, 1700 W Washington St\, Phoenix\, AZ\, 85007\, United States
CATEGORIES:Pro-life events
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SUMMARY:2024 Connecticut March for Life in Hartford
DESCRIPTION:The 2024 Connecticut March for Life is March 20\, 2024. The rally begins at the Capitol at 12:00pm and the march begins at 1:00pm. Join us in Hartford as we witness to the sanctity of life.
URL:https://calendar.lcms.org/event/2024-connecticut-march-for-life-in-hartford/
LOCATION:Connecticut State Capitol\, 210 Capitol Ave\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Pro-life events
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SUMMARY:Spring 2024 Missionary Kid Program Team — Africa
DESCRIPTION:Missionaries of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod who are serving our Lord in Africa will gather with their families for a time of continuing education from March 20-24\, 2024. \nWhile the adults have a program of scheduled studies\, volunteers are needed to join a short-term mission team to prepare and lead the children’s program for the missionary kids\, ranging in age from toddlers to teens. \nThe program can be modeled after a kids camp\, Vacation Bible School or other types of active learning. We will provide the curriculum for team members to use as a framework. \nThe missionary gathering incorporates worship\, rest and fellowship. It is also important to care for our missionary children\, and LCMS International Mission wants them to have fun while nurturing their faith. \nMore information\, including the event location\, will be provided upon completion of your application. \n\nCost: Approximately $50/person (airfare not included)\n\n\nIncluded: Food\, lodging\, project costs\, coordination and international medical insurance\n\nLearn more and sign up
URL:https://calendar.lcms.org/event/spring-2024-missionary-kid-program-team-africa/
CATEGORIES:Mission Service Opportunities
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SUMMARY:Palm Sunday
DESCRIPTION:Palm Sunday\, also known as the Sunday of the Passion\, will be commemorated on Sunday\, March 24\, 2024. \nTo attend a Palm Sunday service\, visit locator.lcms.org/church to find a local Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod congregation. Enter your zip code and click “Search” to see a list of area churches\, service times\, and contact information. \nIf you are homebound\, traveling\, or otherwise unable to attend a service in person\, KFUO Radio airs worship services throughout the church year. Visit KFUO.org to view the schedule and listen to services. \nFind a church near me \n\nLiturgical color for Palm Sunday\nScarlet will adorn the altar on Palm Sunday through Maundy Thursday. It is a color worth investing in because it stands in contrast to the traditional red that is used on Festival Sundays. Scarlet’s use during the somber days of Holy Week help to offer a different message. As the Manual on the Liturgy points out\, “scarlet is a color anciently associated with the passion … the color of blood” (p. 25). Violet may also be used where Scarlet vestments are not present. \n\nScripture readings for Palm Sunday\nThree-Year Series B Lectionary\n\nJohn 12:12–19 (Procession)\n\n\nZechariah 9:9–12\n\n\nPhilippians 2:5–11\n\n\nMark 14:1—15:47 or Mark 15:1–47 or John 12:20–43\n\nLectionary summary\nThe Son of David Ascends His Throne and Reigns in Love from His Cross\nThe Son of David comes in gentle humility\, “sitting on a donkey’s colt\,” yet as the King of Israel “in the name of the Lord” (John 12:13–15). He comes to be lifted up in glory on the cross in order to cast out “the ruler of this world” and draw all people to Himself (John 12:23–32). The Church is thus called to “rejoice greatly\,” because her King comes with salvation\, and “he shall speak peace to the nations” (Zech. 9:9–10). As He is anointed “beforehand for burial” (Mark 14:8)\, He also ascends His royal throne as “the King of the Jews” by way of His Passion (Mark 15:2\, 17–19\, 26). He goes “as it is written of him\,” wherefore “you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power” (Mark 14:21\, 62). For the glory of God is love\, which crescendos in the humble obedience and voluntary self-sacrifice of the Son of God for the salvation of sinners. So\, God the Father has “highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name” (Phil. 2:9)\, that He might reign over us in love with the forgiveness of His cross. \n\nOne-Year Series Lectionary\n\nMatthew 21:1–9 (Procession) or John 12:12–19 (Procession)\n\n\nZechariah 9:9–12\n\n\nPhilippians 2:5–11\n\n\nMatthew 26:1—27:66 or Matthew 27:11–54\n\nLectionary summary\nThe Cross and Passion of Our Lord Are the Hour of His Glory\n“Behold\, your King is coming to you . . . humble and mounted on a donkey” (Zech. 9:9–12; Mt. 21:1–9). Our Lord rides in this humble fashion because He is entering Jerusalem to humble Himself even to the point of death on a cross (Phil. 2:5–11). His kingly crown will not be made of gold but of thorns\, the sign of sin’s curse. For His royal reign is displayed in bearing this curse for His people\, saving us from our enemies by sacrificing His own life. The sinless One takes the place of the sinner so that the sinner can be freed and bear the name “Barabbas\,” “son of the Father” (Matthew 26 and 27). It is at the name of this exalted Savior\, Jesus\, that we bow in humble faith. With the centurion who declared\, “Truly this was the Son of God!” (Mt. 27:54)\, we are also given to confess that Jesus Christ is Lord\, to the glory of God the Father (Phil. 2:11). \n\nLCMS Worship\n\nlcms.org/worship\n\n\nWorship planning resources\n\n\nSubscribe to monthly resources email\n\nFind a church near me
URL:https://calendar.lcms.org/event/palm-sunday-series-b-and-one-year-series/
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SUMMARY:Annunciation of our Lord
DESCRIPTION:The Annunciation of our Lord will be observed on March 25. The Annunciation commemorates the visit of the angel Gabriel to the blessed Virgin Mary\, announcing that the eternal Son of God would take up human flesh in her womb and\, in accordance with Isaiah’s prophecy\, be born of a virgin. \nHis message declared that God showed undeserved kindness to Mary and\, by faith in His Word\, Christ was conceived in her. In this way\, she is a godly example of faith for us also — how a Christian hears the Words and promises of God and says\, “Behold\, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word” (Luke 1:38). \nThe Annunciation is appointed for March 25\, from which date Christmas came to be observed as the birth of Christ (nine months later). When the Annunciation falls in Passiontide\, Holy Week or Easter\, it is observed at another time. \nIf you are homebound\, traveling\, or otherwise unable to attend a service in person\, KFUO Radio airs worship services throughout the church year. Visit KFUO.org to view the schedule and listen to services. \nFind church near me \n\nLiturgical color for the Annunciation\nWhite\, the color of purity and completeness\, adorns the altar to commemorate the Annunciation of Our Lord. In His light we see light\, and by Him “though our sins be as scarlet\, they shall be white as snow.” Christ’s incarnation and His resurrection\, His Gospel and its message to all nations are cause for our rejoicing. His purity before His Father becomes our purity. White reinforces this message of joy. \nWhite is also the appointed color for the 12 days of Christmas\, Epiphany (Jan. 6) and the first Sunday following it\, which is observed as the Baptism of Our Lord. It is also the color for Easter. \n\nThree-Year Series and One-Year Series\nScripture readings\n\nIsaiah 7:10–14\n\n\nHebrews 10:4–10\n\n\nLuke 1:26–38\n\nLectionary summary\nIncarnate by the Holy Spirit\, Born of the Virgin Mary and Made Man\n“It is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins” (Heb. 10:4). But “nothing will be impossible with God” (Luke 1:37). He opens ears to hear and wombs to conceive. “Let it be to me according to your word\,” says St. Mary (Luke 1:38). The Most High who once dwelt in the tabernacle comes to overshadow Mary\, who believes the angel’s “annunciation” (Luke 1:35). “The virgin shall conceive and bear a son\, and shall call his name Immanuel” (Isaiah 7:14). In Jesus Christ\, God is with us — even from the moment of His conception. This miracle\, that Mary should become the mother of God\, will be a sign against the proud in Israel; it is the fulfillment of the prophecies of Isaiah and David. “I delight to do your will\, O my God\,” says Christ (Psalm 40:8). From Mary’s flesh\, the Most High has prepared a body for His Son (Heb. 10:5)\, a body to be offered “once for all” as the sacrifice that alone takes away sins and gives a righteousness apart from the Law (Heb. 10:10). Through His conception\, life and death\, we have been sanctified. God favors us in this child. And like the blessed Virgin Mary\, blessed “are those who hear the word of God and keep it” (Luke 11:28). \n\nLCMS Worship\n\nlcms.org/worship\n\n\nWorship planning resources\n\n\nSubscribe to monthly resources email\n\nFind church near me
URL:https://calendar.lcms.org/event/annunciation-of-our-lord/2024-03-25/
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