Worship During Lent

The Sundays of Lent

February 21 - Lent I - Holy Communion
We begin our journey with our first step - seeing in God "the power of prayer." In the day's Gospel verse, Luke 4:12, we find encouragement in noting how forcefully Jesus deals with Satan concerning a problem that we all share - temptation. If only we were so forceful in speaking out!

February 28 - Lent II
Our Gospel verse, Luke 13:34, is sorrowful lament by Jesus over Jerusalem's inability to gather around and follow him. That Jesus' atoning death is the basis of our claim to Eternal Life will be shared by our very special guest Ms. Robyn Wilk from Jews for Jesus. Please note: there will be NO 9:30 a.m. Service this day; the program "Christ in the Passover" will be presented at 8:00 and 10:30 a.m. Spread the word and invite all to join us for this meaningful event!

March 7 - Lent III - Holy Communion
We pray, "Give us this day our daily bread." And God does. But, this food is provided "for a purpose". We will take a closer look at that purpose with the help of our Gospel verse, Luke 13:5.

March 14 - Lent IV
What should or could be an easier part of our lives as human beings - forgiveness - is made increasingly more difficult without one important ingredient that God so graciously provides. Our Gospel verse, Luke 15:20b, makes what is clear, "crystal-ly" so!

March 21 - Lent V - Holy Communion
Giving honor and praise to God has always been desired of us by our Creator. Doing so can be a frequent human struggle. We'll try to get a handle on this with our Gospel verse - John 12:3. Daffodil Sunday's observance will serve a two-fold purpose. First it will benefit the research work of the American Cancer Society. Second, the beautiful yellow flowers will help us usher in spring!

March 28 - Palm Sunday
"Your Kingdom come," we pray and it most certainly will - God has said it is so! The main question for each of us is just how will it come to us? The Gospel verse, Luke 19:38, recounts the jubilant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. Palm Sunday begins what is historically the most important week on our life of faith - Holy Week. In the ebb and flow of the week's dramatic progression, we come to see and begin to understand a differing insight of precisely what God's Kingdom is really all about!

The Wednesdays of Lent

Our mid-week Lenten worship times from February 24 through March 24 HAVE BEEN CANCELLED!

Week-day Lenten Worship

During Lent there will be three Week-day Worship opportunities...

February 17 - Ash Wednesday - when Lent begins. Holy Communion will be celebrated and for those desiring, there will be the Imposition of Ashes. Worship times will be 12 NOON and 7:00 p.m.

During Holy Week on Thursday, April 1 we will hold Maundy Thursday services at 12 NOON and 7:00 p.m. At these times Holy Communion will be celebrated.

April 2, is Good Friday, the somber day recalling that the Son of God freely gave his life, dying on a Cross on Calvary's hill, that we might receive Eternal Life. The Tenebrae Service times will be 12 NOON and 7:00 p.m.

Easter Sunday

The finale of our Lenten preparation, study, and devotion will reach its culmination in the joyful celebration of The Resurrection of Our Lord on April 4. The Good News of God's victory over death will be shared and Holy Communion celebrated at all four Services 6:30, 8:00, 9:30, and 10:30 a.m. The Gospel verse is Luke 25:5b-6a. We will learn that the finis of Christ's utterance from the Cross has by the power of almighty God become for us the taking of a new circumstance in hand...incipio - the beginning!