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1. Celebrating Lunar New Year:  To celebrate the Lunar New Year, special snacks will be served in the MPR after worship on 2/15. You are welcome to stay behind to enjoy fellowship and food.

2. Lent :  Lent is a 40-day season of preparation before Easter. Lent season traditionally focuses on 3 key practices: Prayer, Fasting (meaning an abstention from food, entertainment, or habits), and Almsgiving which means special attention to giving to those who are less fortunate. This year, Lent starts on Ash Wednesday, Feb 18. We invite you to join us in observing Lent this year. You can start thinking about what you can give up this year for Christ.

3. February Prayer Experience Day:  "Taize Prayer & Ash Ceremony."

Date: Sunday, February 22nd

Time: 12:00-1:00 PM 

In Taize prayer, we encounter God's presence through silence, scripture readings, and repetitive choruses. The forty days of Lent will begin on Ash Wednesday (2/18), with the rite of ashing one's forehead to express return to God and sincere repentance. The February Prayer Experience Day combines Taizé prayer and Ash Wednesday ceremony to mark the beginning of our spiritual journey during Lent. 

4. Easter baptism:  Baptism is a public declaration of one's commitment to follow Christ and an act of joining the church. If you are considering attending Easter baptism on Sunday, April 5th, please contact any English Ministry leaders.

5. Summer Camp:  Arise Summer Retreat will be held on 8/7-8/9 at Redwood Christian Park. The theme is “In His Footsteps, In His Service”. We will explore how to build a community that loves God and loves people. The speaker for the adults is Pastor Kaho Jim. The speaker for the youth is Pastor Daniel Gilham. The registration form will be available on 2/22. Priority registration for Seniors and Young Families will start on 3/1. General Arise attendees' registration will start on 3/15.

6. Vacant Unit: Arise Governing Board would like to share the preliminary design of the vacant unit space for the congregation to review and comment. Comments can be posted directly on the document, deposited in the collection box, or emailed to governingboard@arisechurch.us. We will have a family meeting on 3/8 to further discuss. Please access the link to the file in the church bulletin.