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Lent 2019 Worship Planning Series

In this season of formation and preparation, we again approach the 40 days of Lent from a variety of different perspectives and points along the Christian journey. During this season, new and longtime Christians alike hear the call to return to God with all their hearts, thus entering a season historically characterized by much prayer and fasting.

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March 2019

Mar

Ash Wednesday 2019, Year C

Return to Me

“Ash Wednesday begins with dust and ashes.” This service is the beginning of our holy season of Lent. Historically, this was a time in the church year for interested people to undergo intensive catech...

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March 2019

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First Sunday in Lent 2019, Year C

God's Generous Heart

As the first Sunday of Lent arrives, we find ourselves at a border with the ancient Israelites in our reading from Deuteronomy. We are standing on the edge of the wilderness, looking with great antici...

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March 2019

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Second Sunday in Lent 2019, Year C

Imitating

This week, we turn our gaze upward, aspiring to imitate our Creator, the source of our promise, our dreams, and our guiding star along our Lenten pathway. ...

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March 2019

Mar

Third Sunday in Lent 2019, Year C

Repenting

Tradition compels us to think of Lent as a time of self-denial and intense introspection and contemplation. This season sets itself apart as a time of fasting from the luxurious and indulgent. A boist...

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March 2019

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Fourth Sunday in Lent 2019, Year C

Coming Together

We have embarked on a “journey of the heart,” walking these Lenten days toward resurrection. Embracing transformation, new possibilities, and new life is what our journey is all about....

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April 2019

Apr

Fifth Sunday in Lent 2019, Year C

Making a New Thing

For the people of God, our one thing is resurrection – the movement from death to new life. We practice resurrection as a church and as individuals all the time, or at least we should....

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April 2019

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Palm/Passion Sunday 2019, Year C

Preparing

We emerge this week from our wilderness wanderings and find ourselves caught up in a parade, a party, a procession of palms! It has been a long journey to arrive at the gates of Jerusalem where Jesus ...

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April 2019

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Easter Sunday 2019, Year C

Believing

Our Lenten journey has ended, and we have finally made it to Easter! Every year, we are asked to tell the same story over and again: gaping tomb, confused mourners, unexpected and unbelievable encount...

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