Lenten Services and Programs
Join us, At the Table, as we begin the Lenten journey.
Ash Wednesday Service
Wednesday, February 18 | 7:00 p.m. | Chapel
Begin your Lenten journey with us Wednesday night in the Chapel. It is a time for us to recognize our humanity and our need for God. In addition to prayers, scripture, and music, the service will include Imposition of Ashes and Communion.
Lenten Preaching Series: At The Table
The Communion Table has a prominent place in our Sanctuary. The Last Supper plays a significant role in Holy Week, as Jesus gathers friends around a table to serve them bread and wine, asking them to remember Him. The conversations around the table for the meal Jesus hosted are still conversations we have today, as we try to remember and emulate Jesus’ ministry in the world.
Our Lenten theme for this year is At the Table. We will celebrate Communion several times during Lent: Ash Wednesday, 2nd Sunday in Lent, Maundy Thursday, Easter Vigil, and Easter Sunday. At the Table, we will be fed and remember Jesus. Throughout Lent, we will not only be At the Table, physically, we will also explore the spiritual and emotional ways we come to the Table, or how we leave the Table. What are we hungry for when we arrive? How are we fed At the Table?
February 22 – 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
March 1 – John 1:1-11
March 8 – Psalm 34:11-22
March 15 – Matthew 21:10-1
March 22 – Joshua 1:8-9, Romans 8:37-39
March 29 (Palm Sunday) – John 12:12-19
April 5 (Easter) – Matthew 28:1-10
Dinner Church Vesper Services
Thursday, March 5 | 6:00 p.m. | Chapel RSVP
Thursday, March 12 | 6:00 p.m. | Chapel RSVP
Thursday, March 19 | 6:00 p.m. | Chapel RSVP
“Dinner Church” gathers people around a shared meal, blending together fellowship, food, conversation, and simple worship. It is rooted in the communal eating practices of Jesus and the early church. These gatherings invite strangers to become friends, stories to be shared, and faith to be deepened. A simple meal of soup, bread, and fruit will be served. There is no fee for the meal, but reservations are required so we can adequately prepare.
A Trace of Your Presence: An Intergenerational Art Project
At the Last Supper, Jesus shared a Passover table with his closest friends, breaking bread to commemorate God’s past connections and prepare them for the new covenant.
To illustrate this sacred gathering and celebrate communing with God and one another, everyone is invited to a special table in the Narthex after Worship. Come, lay your hands on the table and leave a trace of your presence.
This artistic representation of ‘community gathered around a table’ is open to ALL ages! Representation of community includes small hands, large hands, young hands, and old hands. Hands of all kinds. Come to the table as often as you’d like throughout the season. Your presence is the art.
“Come, for the TABLE is set, ALL are INVITED, ALL are WELCOME.”
Prayer Labyrinth
Sunday, March 1 | 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Chapel
Sunday, April 5 | 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Chapel
This Lenten season step into a quiet space for prayer and meditation by walking the Prayer Labyrinth. As a spiritual tool, the path winds and becomes a metaphor for our journey with God. Walking the labyrinth quiets the mind providing an opportunity to pray and reflect with God.
Holy Week
The events of Holy Week are the cornerstone of our Christian beliefs. The
events are both horrific and promise hope for each of us, and for the world we
live in today. Please join us for the services of Holy Week.
Palm Sunday: March 29 | 10:00 a.m. | Sanctuary
Maundy Thursday: April 2 | 7:00 p.m. | Sanctuary
Good Friday: April 3 | 12:00 p.m. | Sanctuary
Easter Vigil: April 4 | 8:00 p.m. | Chapel
Easter: April 5 | 10:00 a.m. | Sanctuary