Lenten Season 2024
Ash Wednesday through Easter Sunday 2024.
Ash Wednesday
February 14, at 7:00pm
Ash Wednesday begins the season of Lent. A worship service including a time of communion and ashes** will be held in the Sanctuary at 7:00pm
Livestreams on our Facebook page and is then available to watch anytime thereafter.
Lent Bible Study
‘Final Words from the Cross’ by Adam Hamilton
Wednesday, February 21st 7:00 pm, Common Ground Meeting Room
In life and in death, Jesus’ words were powerful and meaningful. Despite the serious effort and increased pain required for Jesus to speak as he hung on the cross, Jesus spoke seven “final words”—statements that have much to teach us about Jesus, his Father, and ourselves. This book study will run for 4 weeks beginning on Wednesday, February 21st and will follow the book ‘Final Words from the Cross’ by Adam Hamilton. The church office has copies available for purchase at $13 each or you can purchase one from most book suppliers.
Sign up in the Narthex! Contact the Church Office to purchase a book!
Easter Sponsorship Opportunities
Easter Lily Sponsorship
Each year our congregation has helped to beautify the Sanctuary during our Easter Sunday service, by purchasing lilies in honor or memory of a loved one. The names of donors & loved ones will be printed in a special insert included in the Easter Sunday worship bulletin. Please check the Sunday Bulletin for more information which will be available asap.
Easter Share-A-Meal
Share-a-Meal donation give the opportunity to dedicate the special gift in honor or memory of a designated person(s). The donations collected are used to help to provide financial gifts to members of our church community this Easter. Suggested donation of $10 but can be in any amount you wish to contribute. Donation deadline: March 17th.
Palm Sunday
March 24, 2024, 10:00am
Palm Sunday recalls an event in The New Testament of Jesus entering into Jerusalem and being greeted by the people waving palm branches. It is a reminder of the welcoming of Jesus into our hearts and of our willingness to follow him. Palm Sunday is the start of Holy Week which ends on Easter.
Lenten Fellowship Lunch
March 24, 2024, at 11am
You are invited to our first Lenten Fellowship Lunch following worship on Sunday, March 24. This time spent in fellowship with your church family will include lunch (pulled pork, salads, mac & cheese) & an egg hunt for children & youth.
If you plan to attend, please RSVP on the RSVP sheet in the Narthex, call or email the church office or CLICK HERE. This will help in planning for quantities of food & egg hunt prep. No one will be turned away from attending, even if you do not RSVP, but it is very helpful. Contact the church office with questions.
Maundy Thursday
March 28, 2024, 7:30pm
Maundy Thursday is the Christian holy day falling on the Thursday before Easter. It commemorates the Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the Apostles.
Tenebrae – A Service of Shadows Cantata
March 29, 2024, 7:30pm
Emilie’s Sanctuary Choir and Friends will present the cantata Tenebrae-A Service of Shadows on Good Friday, March 29, 2024, at 7:30pm. Tenebrae is a service of shadows, depicting the final hours of Christ’s life on earth. Based on the ancient tradition of Tenebrae, the gradual extinguishing of candles produces increased shadows and ultimately darkness by the end of the service, symbolizing Christ’s death. Accompanied by piano and cello, this work promises to be a very meaningful underscore to our own person journey to the cross this Lenten season.
Easter Sunday
March 31, 2024
6:00am—Sunrise Service in Cemetery
10:00am—Service in the Sanctuary
& Livestreamed on Facebook
*No Sunday School or evening youth groups on Easter*
