Love Granby!But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the Lord on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare. This coming week we celebrate Ash Wednesday and Valentine's Day. And here at St John's we are going to Love Granby by passing out a simple Valentine to our neighbors! My hope is that this will be just the beginning of extending ourselves out into our community. The goal is simply to tell our neighbors that we love them.
How can you be involved you, want to know... First and foremost, pray for the neighborhood around the church and the community of Granby. Ask God to pour out his grace upon our neighbors. Ask the Lord to go before us as we deliver Valentines and to be in the midst of our conversations with those we meet. On a practical level. If you'd like to bake and bring cookies on Sunday, we will be putting together "Love Granby "bags of cookies and chocolates after the service. And on an even more practical level... You might consider joining us at about 4:30 on the 14th at St John's as we go out to deliver our Valentines. We will be delivering to the houses closest to the church as well as to our friends and neighbors in Granby Jones. When we are done, we will meet back up at the church at 6:00 PM for a service of Holy Communion with the imposition of Ashes. Blessings,
Matthew+ O God, who before the passion of your only-begotten Son revealed his glory upon the holy mountain: Grant to us that we, beholding by faith the light of his countenance, may be strengthened to bear our cross, and be changed into his likeness from glory to glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. (BCP p.217) | 
