From Dust. . . to Life.

The Lenten season is a season of reflection on our lives, our faith, and our need for God’s grace. Over these forty days, we slow down and create space to tell the truth about ourselves, our world, and the ways we fall short of the love God intends. Lent invites us into practices of prayer, repentance, generosity, and self-examination, not as acts of punishment, but as pathways toward renewal. As we journey toward the cross and the hope of Easter, we trust that God meets us honestly where we are and gently leads us toward healing, hope, and new life.

The Sixth Sunday in Lent, March 29

The Sixth Sunday of Lent, Palm Sunday, brings us to the threshold of Holy Week, where praise and pain stand side by side. In worship, our children will lead us with waving palms and joyful cries of “Hosanna,” reminding us of the hope and expectation that surrounded Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem. At the same time, we will extinguish a light in recognition of the pain and darkness caused by illness and disease in our world, naming the fragility so many carry in their bodies and lives. Our Scripture for the sermon, Matthew 21:1–11, tells the story of Jesus’ arrival as a humble king and invites us to consider what it means to welcome Christ amid both celebration and suffering. This Palm Sunday calls us to hold joy and compassion together as we follow Jesus on the road that leads to the cross and, ultimately, to resurrection.

Maundy Thursday Service, April 2

Maundy Thursday invites us into the most intimate and solemn moments of Holy Week. We will gather at 6:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary to share in communion, remembering Jesus’ last supper with his disciples and walking with him from the table to his arrest, death, and burial. As the service unfolds, we will extinguish the candles of hope, peace, love, and joy from Advent, followed by the Christ candle, marking the deepening darkness of the story we remember. The service will conclude with the stripping of the altar, leaving the space bare and quiet as we wait in trust for the hope of resurrection to be revealed on Easter morning.

The Stations of the Cross

Journey with Jesus toward the cross in a personal, reflective spiritual pilgrimage of images and words.

Available during office hours (M-Th, 9 A.M.-4 P.M.), Wednesdays, 9 A.M.-7 P.M., and Sundays, 9 A.M.-after worship.