Lenten Worship Services
Tuesday, Lenten Worship Service
you are invited to join us for a 30 minute
Tuesday, March 23rd and March 30th
at 12 noon in the Chapel
Sunday, March 21 – Fifth Sunday in Lent
Sermon: A Journey to Hope: Money
Based on Isaiah 5:8-10 and Luke 12:13-21
Tom Lank, Preaching
New! Passover/Seder, March 28th
Join us for a Passover Seder Meal on Sunday March 28 at 5:00 p.m. in the Social Hall. We will participate in the ritual that Jesus shared with his disciples when they gathered in the Upper Room. We’ll share in the Seder, enjoy a prepared dinner, and conclude with communion. This is an event for all ages! There will be games and activities for the children. Please sign up by calling the church office or sign up on the sign up sheet in the Sanford Davis Room. The cost of the dinner is $6.00 a person, children under 5 are free.
Holy Week Services
Palm Sunday
Sunday, March 28th -- 9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Sermon: "The World Waits in Anticipation"
Jana Purkis-Brash, preaching
Passover Seder Meal
Sunday, March 28th -- 5 p.m.
Maundy Thursday -- Service of the Upper Room
Thursday, April 1st, 7:30 p.m.
A solemn commemoration of the Last Supper Jesus with his disciples,
including the Stripping of the Altar
and Holy Communion in candlelight.
Good Friday Worship
Friday, April 2nd, 12 noon
7:30 p.m. Good Friday Service with cantata by Dietrich Buxtehude
The Church choir will be joined by instrumentalists and soloists from Westminster Choir College of Rider University in a service of contemplation. It is based on three movements from a 1680 cantata by Dietrich Buxtehude, along with poetry by a medieval mystic and 20th century artwork.
Easter Sunday Sunrise Service, Front Lawn
Sunday, April 4th -- 6:30 a.m.
followed by a Continental Breakfast.
Easter Sunday Worship, Sanctuary
Sunday, April 4th -- 9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Sermon: “Caterpillars, Cocoons, & Butterflies”
Jana Purkis-Brash, preaching
Lenten Contemplation of the Disciplines
During Lent we encourage you to visit the websites below to contemplate the spiritual disciplines below. We also have a table in the Sanford-Davis Room which contains devotional material and other publications which will help you meditate during Lent. Please feel free to stop by and see what's there.
- John Wesley's thoughts on Acts of Mercy
- John Wesley on Acts of Grace
- John Wesley on Works of Piety
- and John Wesley on Works of Christian Perfection
- John Wesley's Covenant Prayer, a pdf file to download and read
- The General Rules of the United Methodist Church, a link to a UMC.org site
- Wesley's Diet and Exercise tips, another UMC.org page
- More good things to come.
