We invite you to step back in time with us, back over 2000 years tothe foot of an old rugged cross. As you do, you will meet people, not the characters of some fictional story, but real people, as real as you and I who were a part of that scene so long ago. Some were believers; some were not. Some sought His death; others mourned it. But each had a unique response to that Roman cross and the One hanging there, the One on the center of three crosses, the One over whose head the inscription was posted: “This is Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.”
On Maundy Thursday, April 1st, at 8pm, Trinity will again present the drama “A View of the Cross” under the direction of Dan Holderman.
The 2010 cast will be the same as last year, with one exception: row one - Lorin Miller, Sharon Kowaleski, Deanna Stika (will replace Jennifer Holderman as Mary of Bethany), Ann Peterson Miller, Kyle, Rich & Sue Corfman, Susan Vernon, Bob Hange; row 2 - Gary Gossard, Shirley Sheller, Mark Nussbaum, Larry Lisic, Art Vernon, Jeff Brediger, Dave Tibbitts.
Dan has scheduled the following rehearsals: Tuesday, March 9th - 7pm - walk-through with scripts; Monday, March 23rd, 7pm -walk-through without scripts; Tuesday, March 30th, 7:30pm - dress rehearsal in costume.
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The flower committee members will be taking orders for Easter flowers on Sun., March 7, 14, & 21. Click here for an order form.
This month's recipe is my mother's Brown Sugar Frosting. Cake without frosting is not complete in taste, looks or appeal. Lent is a time for us to reflect on the taste, attractiveness and appeal of faith in our lives and its impact on others through us. Especially during Lent I marvel at the way God has demonstrated his love for us not only in words but by an active demonstration. "For God so loved the world that he gave..."
So it is with faith. We are a people of faith whose lives have been somehow touched by God's hand. During Lent we inwardly reflect on that faith to renew and deepen our relationship with God. Lent also reminds us that it doesn't end there for we too have a responsibility as to the active demonstration of that faith.
The great preacher, George Buttrick, reminds us of our responsibility. He said, "God's providence is not in baskets lowered from the sky, but through the hands and hearts of those who love him. The boy without food or shoes made the proper answer when a cruel woman asked, 'If God loved you, wouldn't he send you food and shoes?' The boy replied, 'God told someone, but they forgot.' "
By our acts of faith we never know when we might be God's instrument of answered prayer. I hope that this Lenten Season can be a time of deep personal growth for all of us along with a time to demonstrate our faith and God's love in today's world. You see, that's the real "frosting on the cake."
BROWN SUGAR FROSTING
1/2 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup milk 1 1/2 cups confectioners sugar
Boil butter and brown sugar for 2 minutes. Add milk. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Cool. Add confectioners sugar and beat. It will get smooth and creamy for spreading. (As a child I always loved to lick the bowl and beaters.)
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