Here is some info about our 2025 Lenten Season that begins on March 5th
Special Worship Opportunities During Lent
Ash Wednesday March 5th
Come and Go Ashes at 4th and Wilcox from 8-10, 11:30-1, and then 4-5:30
Worship Service at 6:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the season of Lent. Lent is a time when many Christians prepare for Easter by observing a period of fasting, repentance, moderation and spiritual discipline.
Ash Wednesday emphasizes two themes: our sinfulness before God and our human mortality. The service focuses on both themes, helping us to realize that both have been triumphed through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
During some Ash Wednesday services, the minister will lightly rub the sign of the cross with ashes onto the foreheads of worshipers. The use of ashes as a sign of mortality and repentance has a long history in Jewish and Christian worship. Historically, ashes signified purification and sorrow for sins.
It is traditional to save the palm branches from the previous Palm Sunday service to burn to produce ashes for this service. Sometimes a small card or piece of paper is distributed on which each person writes a sin or hurtful or unjust characteristic. The cards are then brought to the altar to be burned with the palm branches. The ash cross on the forehead is an outward sign of our sorrow and repentance for sins.
— Adapted from The United Methodist Book of Worship
March 30th Cantata Sunday One Service at 10:45 a.m.
Chancel Choir presents "Song of the Shadows" is an invitation to contemplate the love and sacrifice of Christ. Tracing in song the last days of the Savior, this deeply moving work offers a meaningful opportunity to worship.
April 16th Stations of the Cross in the Sanctuary from 12 p.m.-7 p.m.
A self-guided meditation beginning at Noon in the Sanctuary
April 18th Good Friday Service 6:30 p.m.
This worship service invites you to reflect on the events that led up to Jesus' death.
April 20th Easter Sunday
6 a.m. Easter Sunrise Service: Join us for an uplifting Easter Sunrise Service in the Narthex! Enjoy a light breakfast and brunch-style worship as we gather to watch the sun gently rise over the ridge.
9 a.m. Modern Service
10:45 a.m. Traditional Service
Opportunities for Growth
Contemporary Studies Groups
Meets: Friday zoom session March 7, 2025 to April 11 2025 6:30 to 8:pm
Monday in person March 10, 2025 to April 14, 2025 6:30 to 8:pm
The Book:
The four New Testament Gospels aren't the same story, but they offer the same Resurrection hope. Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John devote most of their story detailing Jesus' last week in Jerusalem, all highlighting Jesus' triumphant entry into the city, the suffering and humiliation of the cross, and the empty tomb come Sunday morning, but the stories they tell aren't quite the same.
Tuesday Morning Bible Study
Meets Tuesday's at 9:30 a.m. in the Library
They will be finishing up their Study on the Ten Commandments then Studying the Lectionary readings of the week.
The Disciple’s Table:
Meeting Time and Day: 6:00 p.m. on Sundays during Lent.
Sign Up Sheet at the Welcome Desk in the Church
A sacred gathering where all generations come together to share in fellowship, grow in faith, and walk the path of discipleship. Rooted in the Lenten journey, we explore how our prayers, presence, gifts, service, and witness shape our commitment to Christ.
Around the table, we learn from one another, encourage each other, and seek to follow Jesus more fully in our daily lives. All are welcome as we journey together on The Disciple’s Path.
Prayer Journal
We also have a Lenten Prayer Journal you can download here we do have some copies under the tv in the Narthex.