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Toward Sunday
We will gather at 6:00 pm on Maundy Thursday in the Social Hall. We we’ll break bread together and reflect on the meaning of Jesus’ commandment to love one another as he loved us. All are welcome for this intergenerational worship. Then, we’ll gather at 7:00 pm on Holy Friday in the Sanctuary for a solemn remembrance of the crucifixion of Jesus. (more appropriate for adults.) We’ll gather at 6:30 am in the Rose Garden of McKinley Park for…
Toward Sunday
We will gather at 6:00 pm on Maundy Thursday in the Social Hall. Maundy Thursday is an alternate name for Holy Thursday, the first of the three days of solemn remembrance of the events leading up to and immediately following the crucifixion of Jesus. The English word “Maundy” comes from the Latin mandatum, which means “commandment.” As recorded in John’s gospel, on his last night before his betrayal and arrest, Jesus washed the feet of his disciples and then gave…
Let Her Hold You
The Beloved holds your feet. The Holy One anoints them with her tears. Let the aroma of her joy and sorrow fill your house. Let her hold you. Even when they pierce your feet with nails, fragrance will spring forth. ~Steve Garnaas-Holmes
Toward Sunday
Outline for Vulnerable Renderings •February 10: (Ash Wednesday) •February 14: Luke 4.1-13 Vulnerability in temptation •February 21: Luke 13.31-35 Vulnerability in sacrifice •February 28: Luke 13.1-9 Vulnerability in needing others •March 6: Luke 15.1-3, 11b-32 Vulnerability in Grace •March 13: John 12.1-11 Vulnerability in accepting generosity •March 20: Luke 19.28-40 (Palm Sunday) •March 24: Maundy Thursday (6:00 pm in Social Hall) •March 25: Holy Friday (7:00 pm in Sanctuary) •March 27: Easter Sunrise (6:30 am Rose Garden McKinley Park) Celebrate…
Toward Sunday
Outline for Vulnerable Renderings •February 10: (Ash Wednesday) •February 14: Luke 4.1-13 Vulnerability in temptation •February 21: Luke 13.31-35 Vulnerability in sacrifice •February 28: Luke 13.1-9 Vulnerability in needing others •March 6: Luke 15.1-3, 11b-32 Vulnerability in Grace •March 13: John 12.1-11 Vulnerability in accepting generosity •March 20: Luke 19.28-40 (Palm Sunday) •March 24: Maundy Thursday (6:00 pm in Social Hall) •March 25: Holy Friday (7:00 pm in Sanctuary) •March 27: Easter Sunrise (6:30 am Rose Garden McKinley Park) Celebrate Easter (9:30 am & 11:00 am Sanctuary) Worship this…
Toward Sunday
Our Artist-in-Residence, Erik Castellanos, added several more renderings to our Sanctuary last Sunday as we celebrated worship with Agape (Dave Scherer) & Rachel Kurtz. Please take time to view the paintings either before or after worship this Sunday as we continue our journey through the season of Lent by turning to Luke 13.1-9. Outline for Vulnerable Renderings •February 10: (Ash Wednesday) •February 14: Luke 4.1-13 Vulnerability in temptation •February 21: Luke 13.31-35 Vulnerability in sacrifice •February 28: Luke 13.1-9 Vulnerability in needing others •March 6: Luke…
Toward Sunday
This Sunday (Feb 21) at 11:00 am AGAPE (Dave Scherer) & Rachel Kurtz will be with us. The 11:00 am worship will weave Dave & Rachel’s music with a time of prayer and a message by Dave. For those who do not find Hip Hop music on the top of their list, we will have our usual (fabulous) music team at 9:30 am. I’ll be sharing the message at 9:30 am. We’d love to have you stay for both 9:30…
Ash Wednesday
Join us Wednesday morning at 7:00 am in the Sanctuary Communion | Ashes | Music | Prayer | Reflection ~45 minute Ash Wednesday Worship
Toward Sunday
This week we enter the season of Lent as we move toward the mystery of Easter. Our journey begins in the early morning hours of Ash Wednesday as we mark the start of forty days of Lent. Traditionally, Lent is a time for Christians to enter a period of self-reflection, prayer, and preparation in anticipation of the celebration of Easter. The symbolism of forty days has many roots, including the flood and forty years of wilderness wanderings, but inspiration for…
Who speaks of death?
“The Christian church has always been cognizant of the need to prepare believers to face dying in a manner fitting to their essential nature as creatures of God – as being already dead, buried, and raised to new life in Christ through baptism, and sustained in that new physical existence by the Eucharist (Lord’s Supper) until called by their creator to the life of the resurrection. That commitment to provide for a good dying has taken different forms throughout history,…
Ash Wednesday
Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday, the day many Christians mark as the first day of Lent. Lent is the time of reflection and penitence leading up to Easter Sunday. In churches all over the world ashes are dispensed and often communion is shared. The ashes are usually made by burning the palm fronds from last year’s Palm Sunday, and the clergy use them to make the sign of the cross on a person’s forehead. As we “impose” or “dispense” the ashes…
Toward Sunday
We will gather this Wednesday morning at 7:00 am for Ash Wednesday worship. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the season of Lent; a time of preparation for the mystery and hope of Easter. Ash Wednesday emphasizes both the ways in which we are prone to wander from God’s love and our human mortality. Join us at The Table Wednesday morning for worship that will weave music, prayer, readings, reflection, ashes, & communion. We plan to finish worship by 7:45…