At MCC Austin, we're not ones to pass up a chance to celebrate. That's why we've begun celebrating Mardi Gras in our own MCC Austin way with Fat Sunday.
Mardi Gras, French for "Fat Tuesday," refers to the tradition of feasting on rich, fatty foods on the Tuesday prior to Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. Because our congregation is not all together on Fat Tuesday, we celebrate Fat Sunday on the final Sunday before Lent with special music, lively worship, and yes, even Mardi Gras beads!
Ash Wednesday - March 9
Ash Wednesday marks the first day of Lent. This observance dates back to the 900's A.D., and it is based on a practice that began in Biblical times, in which a mark placed on a person's forehead symbolized that the person belonged to a particular master. By having our foreheads marked with the sign of a cross, we symbolize that we belong to Jesus Christ. Ashes are used because they are a symbol of repentance and mortality. Ash Wednesday begins our Lenten season in an attitude of prayer, repentance, and humility.
Sundays in Lent
Our theme for this Lent is "I Wonder as I Wander," and on each Sunday we will explore one of the difficult questions of Christianity - the things that we "wonder" about.
Mar 13 - Did Jesus Exist?
Mar 20 - Why Do Good Things Happen to Bad People?
Mar 27 - Is Christianity the Only Way to God?
Apr 3 - Science and Christianity
Apr 10 - The Doctrine of Original Sin
Apr 17- Palm Sunday The Question of Free Will
Holy Week
April 20 - Seder Dinner (a traditional Jewish Passover meal)
April 22- Good Friday
Easter
April 24- What about Resurrection?
Easter Egg Hunt!
Save the date and plan to attend the Sunday School/Children's Ministry Annual Easter Egg Hunt on Easter Sunday after the 11 a.m. service. Children of all ages and their parents are welcome.
If you would like to donate to the event, we can use individually wrapped candies and/or cash donations. Please leave donations with Pastor Alycia or a Sunday School teacher in the Wray Education Building by Palm Sunday. Thank you for your generosity
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