MIDWEEK LENT

Dinner at 5:30 pm 
Wednesdays, March 9-April 6th on the patio (weather permitting)
Donations support the youth attending the National Youth Gathering.
March 9 · Hamburgers & Hot Dogs
March 16 · Sandwiches & Chips
March 23 · Hamburgers & Hot Dogs
March 30 · Sandwiches & Chips
April 6 · Hamburgers & Hot Dogs
 
Worship at 6:30 pm in the Sanctuary
Wednesdays, March 2-April 6th in the Sanctuary

Lent is a season when we take a look at our lives in view of God’s mercy toward us in the sacrifice of his Son for us on the cross. We, in turn, are called by God, especially during this time of repentance and reflection, to be living sacrifices for him, displaying our devotion to him in word and deed. Jesus helps us to see the richness of God’s mercy in his life, death and resurrection. The services in this worship series for Lent focus our eyes of faith on the meaning behind God’s mercy made manifest in Christ.
 
Ash Wednesday, March 2: Mercy in Ashes
In this service for Ash Wednesday in our In View of God’s Mercy series, we look at our lives through the lens of God’s love toward us in the sacrifice of his Son, Jesus. In this service, we consider the ashes placed on our foreheads as a sign of our sins and remember that God lifts us from our ashes to new life in Christ.
 
March 9: Mercy in Temptation
In this service for Week 1 of Lent in our In View of God’s Mercy series, we look at our lives through the lens of God’s love toward us in the sacrifice of his Son, Jesus. In this service, we recall that in the midst of temptation, our merciful God provides us with a way out through Christ, who was tempted just as we are, yet without sin.
 
March 16: Mercy in Suffering
In this service for Week 2 of Lent in our In View of God’s Mercy series, we look at our lives through the lens of God’s love toward us in the sacrifice of his Son, Jesus. In this service, we recall that no life is without suffering, but our sufferings are not worth comparing to the glory to be revealed to us in Jesus by God’s great mercy.
 
March 23: Mercy in Betrayal
In this service for Week 3 of Lent in our In View of God’s Mercy series, we look at our lives through the lens of God’s love toward us in the sacrifice of his Son, Jesus. In this service, we ponder the truth that though we may turn away from our God again and again, our Lord continues to call us back into his merciful arms for Jesus’ sake.
 
March 30: Mercy in Relationships
In this service for Week 4 of Lent in our In View of God’s Mercy series, we look at our lives through the lens of God’s love toward us in the sacrifice of his Son, Jesus. In this service, we will come to understand that within the communities God has placed us, we are given the grace to treat one another as Christ has cared for us in his love and mercy.
 
April 6: Mercy in Service
In this service for Week 5 of Lent in our In View of God’s Mercy series, we look at our lives through the lens of God’s love toward us in the sacrifice of his Son, Jesus. In this service, we will see that we are called to serve in mercy the needs of those around us by Christ’s example.

HOLY WEEK

Maundy Thursday, April 14: Mercy in Bread and Wine
Welcome to this service for Maundy Thursday.  As the bread is broken and the cup is poured in this service, Christ’s body and blood serve as agents of God’s mercy to us who are broken by sin and thirsting for righteousness.  We now live covered by God’s mercy.
 
Good Friday, April 15: Mercy in the Cross
Welcome to this service for Good Friday in our In View of God’s Mercy series. 
Today we ponder how Jesus mercifully removed the sentence of sin against us by going to the cross to declare us not guilty.