LENT & HOLY WEEK AT FAITH
Lent is a 40 day period of intentional prayer and self-reflection that commemorates the 40 days Jesus spent in the wilderness. It prepares us for Holy Week, when we revisit the final days of Jesus' life.
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The season of Lent is a season of wandering in the wilderness; a season of repentance, repair, and reflection. The world around us already feels like a wilderness, a place of testing, wandering, and challenge. In times like these, we need to return to the tabernacle, enter into the house of God; be sheltered by God’s fortress, God’s wings.
Repentance, as well as being a recipient of God’s hospitality and care, requires trust in God’s grace, provision, and power. This series invites us to become recipients of God’s hospitality, a true and difficult task of humility. In doing so, we are formed in such a way that empowers us to walk back out into the wilderness of the world and offer radically extravagant hospitality to our neighbors. This time of dwelling in God’s house changes us, and may require us to turn around, to repent of the kinds of houses we’ve built, and remodel them. ​​
Join us every Sunday at 10:30am in person or online through Facebook or our Website.
Childcare available for children 4 and under - contact children@tryfaith.org for more info.
Pastor Stefani will lead a bible study on the book "An Unlikely Lent" by Rachel Billups. The crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus are at the heart of the story of Easter. But the resurrection was not witnessed in isolation; it unfolded before a crowd. What might the stories of those women and men teach us today? How will they help us step into the story of Easter? Here, we can see what has been overlooked, not just in the grand moments but in the in-between: the silence, the side characters, and the questions. By seeing the Easter story through their eyes, we may discover that the resurrection is not just a past event, but an invitation into something new, unexpected, and unlikely. Walk through this season with eyes wide open, ready to see where God is moving, even in the margins. Since the cross is not the end of the story, embrace every unlikely moment along the way.​
Our Palm Sunday Egg Hunt falls on March 29 this year! Don't forget to bring your easter baskets and stay after worship for all the fun.
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We will collect donations in the weeks leading up to our Egg Hunt so that we can get ready to stuff the eggs! We will need candy and small toys - you can drop those off at the missions table beginning March 8 through March 22. Or you can bring pre-stuffed eggs! Just please remember, no nuts or chocolate. We want to avoid allergies and melted chocolate.
Begin your Holy Week at Faith UMC! We are looking forward to a joyful Palm Sunday worship on Sunday, March 29 at 10:30am. Our kiddos are invited to start the morning in CREW and then process in durning the service, waving palm branches to signify the beginning of Christ's journey. If you come in person, stick around with your kiddos after the service for an egg hunt - don’t forget your baskets!
Join us in person or online at tryfaith.org/online.
Maundy Thursday commemorates the last supper Jesus had with his disciples. We will do this as a community at our Maundy Thursday service on April 2 at 6:30pm.
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On Good Friday, we remember the life, mission, and sacrifice of Jesus. We will gather on April 3 at 6:30pm for a Good Friday service. Childcare will be available.
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Celebrate Easter at Faith UMC on Sunday, April 5!
We will have an outdoor sunrise service at 7:30am in the Circle Drive on the south side of our building. Then we will gather in the worship space at our regular Sunday time of 10:30am for a service complete with special music!
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