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First Sunday In Lent, Feb 22, 2026

THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL YOU DO TO HELP MAKE OUR SERVICE TO CHRIST AND HIS CHURCH BOTH BEAUTIFUL AND BLESSED AND THIS SUNDAY **JESUS IN THE WILDERNESS OF TEMPTATION** A Reflection for THE FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT…. From “The Whisper of Eternity” by Dan Clendenin in Journey With Jesus https://www.journeywithjesus.net/essa... ************* Whenever I'm asked about my favorite movies, there's one that always makes my list — the British film Still Life (2013). It's available on Amazon Streaming, which gives this teaser: "a man charged with finding the families of those who have died alone is assigned his final case, and finally starts living his own life to the fullest."Which is to say that it's the perfect film for Lent, when we contemplate the certainty of death in order to live life to the fullest. Uberto Pasolini wrote and directed this poignant story about a low level functionary in the British bureaucracy of South London. John May is a caseworker whose job is to find the next of kin for people who have died alone. And finding the next of kin for people who have died lonely and alone turns out to be quite a challenge. "That's a strange job you've got, all those people," says one person, to which May responds, "I love my work." And he does. He conducts his bureaucratic responsibilities with an obsessive-compulsive dedication to detail and, more important, an authentic sense of the dignity of every human life — and death, no matter how obscure or alone. *************** MAY GOD BLESS US TO “FLOURISH LIKE THE PHOENIX” – IN 2026! May God Bless you and yours as we journey in this Epiphany Season… As we see, celebrate and embrace the Great Gift of God with us May God’s Spirit empower us to “expect great things from God and to attempt great things for God”… and May God Continue to Bless Union Church! -Pastor Mark