Pastor’s Column            

The Season of Lent

     Our theme for Lent this year is Everything in Between. In our divided and binary world, this series invites us to meet God – and each other – in the middle. As we journey with Jesus to Jerusalem in the gospel of Luke, we will learn to navigate the polarities in our lives with more faith, intention and an openness to be transformed. Each week we will explore ideas that seem to be in opposition to one another. However, as we dig in, we’ll find nuance and complexity, we’ll see a fuller spectrum of possibilities and find that God is present in between. Plan to join us for these Lenten and Easter services:

March 5^th        7:00 p.m. Ash Wednesday Service - Jesus sets out for Jerusalem                                Theme - Intention and Action, Luke 9:51-62

March 9th     11:00 a.m. Lent First Sunday - Parable of the Good Samaritan                                      Theme: Stranger and Neighbor, Luke 10:25-37

March 16^th    11:00 a.m. Lent Second Sunday – The Story of Mary and Martha                                  Theme: Faith and Works, Luke 10:38-42

March 23^rd    11:00 a.m. Lent Third Sunday – The Parable of the Fig Tree                                          Theme: Rest and Growth, Luke 13:6-9

March 30^th     11:00 a.m. Lent Fourth Sunday – The Parable of the Lost Sheep                                  Theme: Lost and Found, Luke 15:1-7

 April 6^th       11:00 a.m. Lent Fifth Sunday – Zacchaeus Greets Jesus                                              Theme:  Righteousness and Mercy, Luke 19:1-10

April 13^th      11:00 a.m. Palm Sunday – Jesus Enters Jerusalem                                                      Theme: Shouting and Silence, Luke 19:29-40

April 17^th      7:30 p.m. Maundy Thursday – The Last Supper

 April 19^th      8:00 p.m. Easter Vigil in the Fellowship Hall, led by our youth

 April 20^th     11:00 a.m. Easter Sunday - Celebrating the Resurrection                                            Theme: Grief and Hope, Luke 24:1-12