Almighty and everlasting God, who hatest nothing that thou has made, and dost forgive the sins of  all those who are penitent; Create and make in us new and contrite hearts, that we, worthily lamenting our sins and acknowledging our wretchedness, may obtain of thee, the God of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen 
This Collect is to be said every day in Lent, after the Collect appointed for the day, until Palm Sunday.

Great Lent

Ash Wednesday is the beginning of Great Lent as opposed to the smaller Lent of Advent. This is a time of reflection, prayer and worship for the church, a time of remembrance of the passion and exaltation of Christ with gratitude, awe, rededication and repentance. Please consider attending one of the Stations of the Cross services at 7:00 PM on Fridays during Lent as it will assist you greatly in these things.

On the first Sunday of Lent, we continued to read from Paul’s second epistle to the Corinthians. He tells them of the lot of life for the Christian. His list of dire and sometimes conflicting states of being “unknown and yet well known; as dying and behold we live” are experiences of those living the Christian life and also reflect Paul’s personal experiences as well. These are words of warning and encouragement by the promise of salvation in the end.

In the account of the temptation of Christ in that day’s gospel Jesus provides an example to us in his use of prayer and fasting in gaining spiritual dominion over oneself and the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the Devil. These are tools to gain spiritual insight and growth, not means of obtaining merit to salvation, but a means of accepting God’s gift of salvation with sincerity and truth.
 -- Fr. Roddy

All things come of thee, O Lord, and of thine own have we given thee
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SERVICES & EVENTS

Every Friday during Lent, 7:00 PM Stations of the Cross and Lenten Suppers. If you can provide a soup and bread supper on one of these Friday evenings, please so indicate on the sign-up sheet on the bulletin board in the undercroft.

This Saturday March 7 DMAS Lenten Retreat: "Blessed at the Cross",  9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, St. Alban’s Anglican Church, 4006 Hermitage Rd, Richmond, VA, $25 cost that includes light breakfast, lunch, and all retreat materials. For more information and to register go to www.dmas-acc.org

Sunday, 9:00 AM & 11:15 AM, Holy Communion, for online participation go to https://www.facebook.com/saintsofscotland 

Monday,  7:30 PM, undercroft, Discussion on the Saints, with Fr. Bragg, all are invited even if you have not been to prior discussions. For online participation go to https://www.facebook.com/saintsofscotland

Saturday, March 21, 8:30 AM, Men's Breakfast, undercroft, breakfast cooked by our own Breakfast Chef Extraordinaire Claude Crump and Bible study with Fr. Bragg.  Men of the parish, if you haven't attended recently you're missing a great breakfast, great fellowship and even a greater Bible study.  Please also invite male family, friends, and neighbors. 

Monday, March 23, 7:30 PM, Vestry meeting, all parishioners are welcome
 
MaRiH Crisis Pregnancy Center: Updated Critical Needs & Other Needs
Thank you for your help. Instead of presenting the whole list of needs, we are emphasizing the critical needs that MaRiH Center has and listing some other needs. The critical needs list below has been updated:
Diapers, sizes 5 and 6
Winter coats (Boys & Girls), size 2T 
Winter clothing, sizes 3- 6 months and 2T 
Wipes
Baby Blankets
Baby formula: Similac Advance Formula
Bibs: toddler
Lovies, rattles, teethers
Other needs:
Diapers, newborn, 1, 2, 3, 4
Fall/Winter Clothing, 6-9 month, 9-12 month, 12 month-18 month, 18-24 month
Spring/Summer Clothing, 0-3 month, 3-6 month, 9-12 month, 18-24 month, 2T
Bibs, infant
Winter Coats, all baby sizes
Maternity clothes
Wash cloths
Diaper rash ointment
There are two options for helping the Center with these needs! 
 
Option 1 
Amazon has all the specific items needed. You can order the specific item(s) and have them delivered directly to the Center.  

The MaRiH Center
3230B Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314-4521
703-370-4774

Option 2 
Go to your local store, purchase the items requested and drop them off at church on Sunday. We will deliver them to the MaRIH Center.
 

Food Bank Needs
 
With the cold weather still here the food bank has more folks who need food. Please help this month with a food donation if you are able. Those we help feed are very thankful for the food we provide to them each month. Please also buy low sugar cereals (and not the kid's types that have lots of sugar). Also lower sodium products are better and more healthy.

Current needs include the following:
canned meats (chicken, corned beef, spam)
peanut butter
jelly
tuna
canned vegetables (corn, green beans - (regular and low sodium)
individual fruit cups (low sugar)
canned fruit (low sugar)
canola or vegetable oil (48 oz)
boxed cereal (low sugar) and instant or old fashioned oatmeal (18 oz or 42 oz)
pasta (regular and gluten-free):
instant potatoes
single serving fruit juice
macaroni & cheese
soups: Chunky or Progresso,noodle soup; chicken broth, cream of mushroom
coffee, cooking oil, flour, sugar
 
 
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