Beginning of Lent: Ash Wednesday
ASH WEDNESDAY AGAPE MEAL with WORSHIP
Ashes, Renewal of Baptismal Vows, Communion
Wed., March 5 at 6:30 p.m.
in the CFC, (Christian Fellowship Center)
Ash Wednesday is a time to consider who we are and who God calls us to be. Both a soup supper and a worship service will take place around tables in the shape of a cross. The service will include the renewal of baptismal vows, sharing of Communion, and ashes for those who would like them.
LENTEN DEVOTIONAL
On March 2, you can pick up this year’s personal Lenten devotional booklet, called Wilderness. Beginning with Ash Wednesday and ending with Easter Sunday, this devotional includes art, poetry, prompts, and reflections inspired by the Lenten lectionary scriptures.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT GATHERING
March 12 – April 16 in the Community Room
Join us at 6:00 p.m. and bring your own dinner. Pastor Stan will be leading this discussion of Matt Rawle’s new book & DVD: The Final Days: A Lenten Journey Through the Gospels, which considers the final week of Jesus’ Life through the empty tomb of Easter morning.
ADULT EDUCATION CLASS
Sundays, March 9 – April 13, at 11:15 am
This Lenten Adult Education series, taught by Steve Davis, will be the same as the Wednesday Night Gathering above, but will take place on Sunday mornings after worship and will not include a meal.
Holy Week
PALM SUNDAY (Passion Sunday)
Sunday, April 13 at 10 a.m.
This is a day of change from the joyful celebration of Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem to the solemn knowledge of what lies ahead for him in the coming week. The service will include palms, beautiful music, and the opportunity to begin Holy Week with a meaningful worship experience.
Stations of the Cross
Come anytime between 10 a.m. & 12 p.m.,
or between 5 p.m. & 8 p.m.,
Wed., April 16, through Sat., April 19.
(Note: on Maundy Thursday, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. only.)
Please enter through door #1.
This year, we follow Jesus on his journey to the Cross, using stations with meaningful reflections and hands-on activities. Come and experience a powerful meditative journey. This experience is for all ages.
MAUNDY THURSDAY
April 17 at 7 p.m.
Maundy Thursday focuses on the Lord’s Supper and the new commandment to love one another. This year, we will have an interactive musical service, called Tenebrae, by composer Heather Sorenson. It features choir, piano, cello, and narrators. It is a symbolic service of shadows in which we progressively extinguish candles, helping us understand that the joy of the Resurrection is made more powerful and meaningful by observing the darkness that leads up to it.
GOOD FRIDAY
April 18
Good Friday is the day we remember Christ’s suffering and death on the Cross. If you haven’t yet visited the Stations of the Cross (see above), this is a good day for that meditative experience. Come anytime between 10 a.m. & 12 p.m., or between 5 p.m. & 8 p.m., You could also read through the story of Jesus’ passion and death in one of the Gospels: Matthew 26:30–27:66, Mark 14:26–15:47, Luke 22:39–23:56, and John 18:1–19:42.
EASTER
Sunday, April 20 at 10 a.m.
Easter celebrates the Resurrection of Jesus Christ and the joyous gift of new life offered to all of God’s people. We will have joyful singing and instrumental accompaniment with a brass quintet and timpani. If you would like, you are invited to bring flowers to add to our Easter Flower Cross.