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Given By In Honor Of
Elizabeth Patrick. . . . . . . Bill & Jean Jordan, Herbert & Effe Jordan
Ann Payne. . . . . . . . . Rev. Don Campbell
Denise Perkins . . . . . . . Dick Pyburn
Gian Polastri. . . . . . . . Dennis &Tina Korabiak
Paige McClain Ramsey . . . . Will Huddleston
Dave B. & Francis T. Redmond . Samford & Carol Turner
Jerry & Ann Redus. . . . . . . . . . . Dr. & Mrs.A.A. Myers
Becky & Brent Rees . . . . . Scott Ruck
Kevin & Jean Robinson. . . . Wanda & Perry Robinson, Diana & Eric Cretini
Duane L. & Susan F. Ruck . . . Becky & Brent Rees, Scott Ruck, John & Linda Ruck
E. J. Schickli, Jr.. . . . . . . . Scott & Pat Schickli, Dillon & Gloria Schickli,Wright & Laura Schickli
Barb B. Scholler,. . . . . . . Aja Livezey, Reycie, Walter & Fyfe Aschenbrenner
Joan Smith. . . . . . . . . William Smith, Jeanne Cassidy
Susan Solano. . . . . . . . Jarrett Johnson
Cephas & Jean Starnes . . . . Donald Urban
Charles A. Summers. . . . . Chip & Lynne Summers, Glen & Denise Summers, Nancy & Mark Bonanno
E. Clark Summerford . . . . . Tim Myrick
Les & Sharon Thagard. . . . . George & Jenny Thagard
Wilbur Todd . . . . . . . . Robert &Wren Todd & their baby due in May 2012, Sarah Ann Johnson, Jean &
Harold Blue, Mary Anne Day & family
Greg & Carie Turner. . . . . Austin Turner, Catherine Turner
JeffWagner . . . . . . . . . JoanWagner
AnnaWarren. . . . . . . . LanceWarren
Bill & AnneWilliams. . . . . Wil Howie, Steve &TonyaYoung, Carie Turner, Joanie Lukins, Katy BeDunnah,
Emily Dunbar, RalphYoung, Carolyn Buzek, Betty AnneWilson, JeffWagner
RichWinter. . . . . . . . . Kendall Cox
Barry & LoisWisniewski. . . . Geoff Geyer, LukeWisniewski
PaulW. & Laura N.Young . . . SamYoung
SteveYoung. . . . . . . . . Jerry Lyles, Diane Barfeld,TonyaYoung, MartyYoung, Lillian Pitkin,Todd Jenkins
Given By In Memory Of
Bob & Estelle Armistead. Alice Taylor
Pierce Buford . Kent Hull
Mr. & Mrs.Thomas Clements. Dr. Charles A. Sisson, Jr.
Helen C. Clusman. Gavin Gray
Mr. & Mrs.T. F. Cunningham. Dr. Charles Sisson, Jr.
Eugene L. & Anne A. Dierking . William Skinner
Esther S. Gruneich . Her husband
Edward & Lila Hardin. Tom Carroll
Wil & Michele Howie. Helen Tuck, Cynthia Brown,
Dr. Charles A. Sisson, Jr.
Given By In Memory Of
Betty Mann, , , , , , , , , , , , , Dan Crane
Harlon & Ellie Mills, , , , , , , , , , Paula Babcock,
TimWilmot’s mother,
David Solomon’s mother
James D. & Judy A. Morgan, , , , , , , Mary Davis Morgan
Gayle Ray, , , , , , , , , , , , , , Helen Tuck
Pamela C. & James H. Rucker, Jr., , , , , Joyce Cooper
Barb B. Scholler, , , , , , , , , , , ,Dawn Aschenbrenner
MargaretaYoung, , , , , , , , , , , RichardYoung
First Presbyterian Church of Visalia, CA, , Betty Smith
Gifts in tribute Continued from preceding page
Memorial gifts
Coming up
Clean Water U
dates in 2012:
• March 21-25
• May 2-6
• June 11-15
• September 5-9
• October 7-11*
* at Calvin Crest,
in California
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LWW administrative**
*March 14-16 Teams
•March 26 Committee
• July 18-20 Teams
•July 30 Committee
• November 14-16 Teams
• December 3 Committee
** All meetings
in Franklin, Tenn.
By TODD JENKINS
Friends, Romans, Water Saints, “Lent” me
your ear… Bad puns and quote-abuse, but a
good idea: How might you most efectively use
your ears (and the rest of your senses) to pre-
pare to receive the good news of Easter?
Let me count the ways.
I grew up in a 1960s, deep-south congre-
gationalist church that left the pre-Easter
preparation of Lent to the Roman Catholics.
Discovery of the meaning and value of Lenten
discipline has been one of my greatest joys. It’s
nothing like I imagined.
Denying myself something I liked (chocolate,
meat, or some other pleasure) never struck me
as a desirable path toward understanding the
divine. Imagine my delight when I found that
this ancient practice is much richer than simple
sensory deprivation.
Water and theWord —
Sense the gift of Easter
Beyond ashes and a reality-check with mor-
tality, Lent ofers us a chance to renew one of
life’s most valuable resources: gratitude.
Faced with the limits of human fnitude, we
can despair, or we can celebrate the gift of time
that God gives. While it is true that we have no
guarantees and no way of knowing how long
we will be here, it is even more true that what-
ever time we are granted should be relished.
What would happen if we committed our-
selves to a Lenten focus of appreciation for the
unending display of God’s gifts and grace with
which we are surrounded?
Start every day with a few minutes of prayer
and silence, cataloging a few of the ways you
can be alert during the ensuing day to God’s
“forgotten rainbows”: sunrise, sunset, the
calming sound of moving water, music, art,
architectural complexity, mountains, valleys,
Water and theWord —
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pets, wildlife...
Set your alarm or make appointments
throughout the day to pause briefy to review
the panorama of creation you’ve seen; antici-
pate what other beauty will unfold before your
day ends.
End your day with a prayer of gratitude that
is breathed, sung, written, or simply replayed
in your mind. Think of the person who is either
most in need or would be most appreciative of
this attitude of gratitude and resolve to share it
with them as soon as you can.
Easter is a gift most deeply received by those
who regularly see, touch, smell, hear, and taste
resurrection. In Lent count yourself among
them!
Todd Jenkins is pastor of First Presbyterian Church in
Fayetteville, Tenn., moderator of LWW’s Guatemala Net-
work Coordinating Team and a CWU-101 instructor.
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