Updated - Wednesday, March 10, 2010

*****THIS WEEK IS DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME!! (Spring forward and lose an hour on Saturday night, March 13) DON'T FORGET TO SET YOUR CLOCKS!

Looking for us?
We meet each week at the Madison Senior Center!
330 W Mifflin Street Madison
Sunday mornings, 10:15am: "Coffee and Conversation" + 10:30am: Service!

**For ANY information on any of these other events, please email us at connect@thejourneycommunity.com and we'll have the right person contact you!

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FIRST OF ALL-------

**HAITI!:
Pastor Steve Cecil and Terry Nolan returned from Haiti recently with a new plan to rebuild Faith Orphanage and with a positive perspective on what is going on there in Jacmel. This past week we hired a Haitian contractor (who is aware of all the codes, etc.) to begin the process of getting the new building going. We've discovered that it will take more money than we first thought to make the rebuild a reality, so please head over to the HAITI RELIEF page on our website to keep giving. We appreciate all the contributions and are excited to make this project happen with your help!

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UPCOMING EVENTS:

*February 24-April 5, 2010 = Badger Prayer Room Open, all are welcome!

*March 13, 2010 = Daylight Savings Time!

*March 19-21, 2010 = Young Adult Retreat

*April 1, 2010 = Sader Meal for Maundy Thursday
*April 2, 2010 = Good Friday Service in the park
*April 4, 2010 = Easter, Pancake Breakfast!

*April 15, 2010 = Spring UW Band Concert w/Nicole and Corey!

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JOURNEY COMMUNITY GROUPS and PRAYER MEETING:

*Tuesdays =
7pm, Women's JCG I (Leader, Christy Grace)
7pm, Men's JCG (Leader, Ryan Haack)

*Wednesdays =
7pm, Journey Prayer Meeting (Leaders, Brian and Andrea Krause)
7pm, Co-Ed JCG (Leaders, Erik Hjalmeby and Meagan Rothschild)

*Thursdays =
6pm, Women's JCG II (Leader, Julie Haack)

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CHECK IT OUT...

**Journey Community Groups!
Our Winter/Spring Journey Community Groups have begun! DO YOU NEED A RIDE TO ONE? Nothing should stop you from joining a Community Group, so we will get you to the one of your choice! We can get you hooked up if you contact Ryan or Julie Haack (ryandhaack@gmail.com, juliehaack@gmail.com) Go to our Community Groups page on our website for more details on each group.

**YOUNG ADULT RETREAT
March 19-21, 2010: "Basically if you can call yourself a young adult without blushing: You are. Single, married, young parent, college aged, a young professional - all are invited." IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO SIGN UP! Talk to Erik Hjalmeby for all the info (erikhjalmeby@yahoo.com).

**BADGER PRAYER ROOM
Open for 40 days from February 24-April 5 at Faith Community Bible Church on Park Street. All are welcome to come down and pray in a room designed for you to connect with God and see the needs in our community and world. For more info, talk to Sarah Zimmerman (sarahzimmerman@edgewood.edu), or go to the Badger Prayer Room Facebook Page.

**SPRING UW BAND CONCERT
April 15, 7pm: 2 of our fellow Journey-ers, Nicole Johnson and Corey Toellner are in the UW Marching Band and are hooking us up with tickets for their Thursday show of their Spring Concert! The tickets are $15, and you need to sign up by March 21! Talk to Nicole to get a ticket and any other details (608-412-0333, ntjohnson3@wisc.edu) or go to www.badgerband.com for other dates.

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EASTER HAPPENINGS!

**SADER MEAL for MAUNDY THURSDAY
April 1, 6pm: (location TBA) In honor of the Last Supper, come and enjoy an authentic Passover meal with us! It is $6 per person for the food and grape juice (we invite you to bring your own bottle of favorite wine), and please RSVP to Julie Haack (juliehaack@gmail.com),by SUNDAY, March 28.

**GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE
April 2, 6pm, Olin Park Beach: We'll gather by the lake to enjoy the beautiful Madison skyline and have a special and intimate service. Remember to bundle up and bring a blanket and/or chair to stay comfortable. Talk to Pastor Steve to participate or get more details (steve@thejourneycommunity.com).

**EASTER and PANCAKE BREAKFAST!
Sunday, April 4, 10:30am: Come to church and bring a friend or two to enjoy yummy pancakes, sausage, fruit, and a great Easter service put together by your J-Team. We would love for you to participate in cooking or helping out, but we would also just love for you to invite someone to experience Easter at the Journey! Talk to Julie Haack to help out or get any questions answered! (juliehaack@gmail.com)

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WAYS YOU CAN SERVE:

**HELP WITH SADER MEAL:
Brian and Amy Pallki could use help with cooking, setting up, and organizing this year's Sader meal. Talk to them to help out (bpallki@yahoo.com)

**EASTER PANCAKE BREAKFAST HELP!
8:30am, Sunday April 4: The J-Team is in need of some other Journey-ers to help make pancakes, serve food, set up the breakfast and clean up after the breakfast on Easter Sunday. It will be so great to serve the church in this way! Please let Julie Haack know that you can participate (juliehaack@gmail.com)

**HAITI!:
To help our good friends at Faith Orphanage, go to the HAITI RELIEF page and contribute. We really appreciate all the help you can give....

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Hope to see you this Sunday!