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Lent | February 22 - April 8

About the Theme:
This Lent, we are focusing on the life and faith of one of Jesus’ most famous disciples. In Peter, we see a person who is both steadfast and unsteady, a dear friend and a betrayer, a follower and a wanderer. In Peter, we often see ourselves. By following Peter’s journey, we watch the story of Jesus unfold through the eyes of a very normal human trying to figure it all out—just like us.

As we were studying Peter’s faith journey, the lyrics of “Come Thou Fount” came to mind. It’s as if Peter himself wrote this song. Like many of us, Peter has a wandering heart. His journey is not polished, or linear, or perfect, but he is always tethered to the love of God.

In this series, we want to affirm that faith is a constant journey of steadfast pursuit, one that ebbs and flows. We want to affirm the ways Peter keeps going: he drops his nets, he walks on water, he runs to the empty tomb, he swims to the shore to meet the risen Christ. He keeps searching and yearning and loving, even after missteps or mistakes. Ultimately, in Peter’s story, we are reminded that God loves imperfect people—in fact, time and again, that’s precisely who God claims and calls.

As we wander, let us tune our hearts to sing God’s grace. May we rest in streams of mercy, never ceasing.
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Holy Week

​PALM SUNDAY: March 24, 10:55 am | The Sanctuary
Join us for worship as we begin our Holy Week journey, praising with palms and imagining God's word again alive.
Childcare Provided. Live stream available.

HANDS-ON HOLY WEEK: March 24, 12:15pm | The Sanctuary
Join us for a tactile, interactive experience of the Passion story meant for young children and families (all are welcome). Following lunch (food and drinks provided) participants will use their five senses to put themselves in the story of the events of Holy Week. We will hear the dramatic, dark stories of Maundy Thursday and Good Friday in the light and hope of the Easter morning Good News!
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MAUNDY THURSDAY: March 28, 5:30 pm | Whitford Hall (Education Building, 1st Floor)
Join us in the fellowship hall for our interactive dinner service as we reflect on how Maundy Thursday witnesses God's invitations to encounter, to connect, and to be transformed. A dinner of soup and sandwiches will be provided, as will childcare. Online Zoom Attendance Available HERE.

GOOD FRIDAY: March 29, 7:00 pm | The Sanctuary
Join us this Good Friday as we step into its ever increasing darkness while yet reminded that even in Christ's death the Light still shines. Through music, word, and prayer we will journey through the story of Christ's final hours. ​Childcare will be provided. Live stream available.

Easter Sunday

FRONT LAWN EASTER SERVICE: March 31, 8:30 am | Front Lawn
"Christ is risen! Christ is risen indeed!" Be the first to shout those words of hope and joy at our front lawn sunrise service, 8:30 am, on Easter morning. This 30-40 minute service includes singing, communion and the decorating of the cross with flowers. Childcare Provided.
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EASTER MORNING BREAKFAST: March 31, 9-10:30 am | Whitford Hall
Join us as our youth prepare and serve Easter breakfast. RSVPs are not required but are welcome.

Breakfast RSVP HERE

​SANCTUARY EASTER SERVICE: March 31, 10:55 am | The Sanctuary
Join your voice with the choirs as we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus with Handel's Hallelujah chorus and music by the Al Strong jazz ensemble! Communion will also be served as, together, we celebrate the gift of God's grace poured out for us and our world. Childcare Provided. Live stream available.

Worship

Lent | Wednesday, February 14 - Thursday, March 28

Drive Through Ashes: February 14, 8:00 am - 9:30 am
Drive through our parking lot to receive ashes on your forehead and a prayer as lent begins. 
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Ash Wednesday Service: February 14, 5:30 pm | The Sanctuary
Join us for this Ash Wednesday Service as we begin our Lent journey. Livestream will be provided.

Lent Small Groups: This Lenten Season, we will look for ourselves in the stepping stones of Peter's story. We will reflect on the stages of our own faith journeys as well as who and what has shaped us along the way. Lenten small groups will be starting February 16, February 18, and March 4th respectively. Learn more & Sign Up here.

Disability Justice Stations of the Cross: March 14, 7:00 pm | The Sanctuary
Tatum Tricarico, current Disability Justice and Theology Intern at L'Arche North Carolina, will lead us through reflections on the stations of the cross from a distinct Disability theology perspective, as we travel through the stations in solidarity with Disabled people. Childcare will be provided. 

This will also be held on zoom on March 19, at 7:00pm
​Sign up to get the zoom link.

Lent Devotion Books

Get everything you need to journey through lent at home. Pick up the “Wandering Heart” daily devotional full of visual art, poetry, and commentaries. Available in the Welcome Center or request a digital copy from the office (email [email protected]). 

Additionally, Sanctified Art is selling notebooks inspired by the Wandering Heart theme for $15. If you would like to purchase a notebook as an extra way of following along with our theme this lent, click the link below.

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