Here’s what’s happening in worship this week. Click on “more” for details about this week’s Church School classes.
Worship Services
Palm Sunday Journey Worship | 8:45 am
An interactive, energetic service for those seeking a fresh encounter with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Our theme this month is Wilderness. Pastor Patrice will Preach.
Palm Sunday Sanctuary Worship | 11 am
Our largest service, with music from the Chancel Choir and an organ prelude prior to the service. This week, we will highlight Martin Luther King, as we continue exploring our Lenten theme, “Voices of Peace.” Pastor Randy will preach from Mark 15:1–47.
Taizé Stations of the Cross | Wednesday, 7 pm
Join us for a meaningful experience during Holy Week, led by the Rev. Mary Lynn Callahan. Experience Jesus’ footsteps along the Stations of the Cross. The service will move from the Chapel into the Courtyard, Sanctuary, and Trinity Chapel with scripture readings; Taizé music; and sung, gestured, and enacted prayers. If you’re unable to participate in person, join our live stream on your computer or mobile device.
Maundy Thursday | 7 pm
Pastor Patrice will preach at this Communion service, recalling Jesus’ Last Supper with his disciples.
Good Friday | 12 pm, 7 pm
Pastor Randy will lead our 12 pm service, in the Chapel. The service will include hearing again the Seven Last Words spoken by Jesus Christ on the cross.
Pastor Heather will lead our 7 pm service in the Sanctuary. It will feature Lenten hymns, and readings of both the seven “I Am” statements made by Christ, as well as a compilation of seven “I Am Not” statements made by Christ’s adversaries as recorded in John 18 and 19.
Easter Vigil | Saturday, 7 pm
This historic service begins on the Penn Ave. steps and then moves by procession into the Narthex and Sanctuary, culminating in the celebration of the first Holy Communion of the Easter season. The Rev. Mary Lynn Callahan and the Rev. Dr. Randy Bush will lead this processing Vigil.
Easter Sunday | 8:45 am, 11 am
Our Easter Sunday Journey worship service will be held in the Social Hall, with Pastor Heather preaching.
Our Easter Sunday Sanctuary worship service will be preceded by special music beginning at 10:45 am, with the Pastor Randy Bush preaching.
Christian Education Classes
We offer Christian Education classes for persons of all ages, from infancy through adulthood, on Sundays from 9:45–10:45 am. Click the links for adult class descriptions and children and youth offerings.
Contemporaries | Harambe Room
Psalms and Jesus
Jesus quoted Psalms more frequently than any other book in the Hebrew Bible. Carolyn Russ will close out our series on the Psalms by reflecting on how they informed and nurtured Jesus and his followers—and continue to inform and nurture us today.
Journey With Scripture | Second Floor Library
“I the Lord am your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, the house of bondage”—Exodus 20:2.
The initial liberating act of Exodus is paradigmatic for life’s journey with God towards a new identity and terrain. It is costly. Yet we may come to respond, “I trust in you, O Lord; You are my God. My times are in your hand.’’ Journey with scripture this Lent!
Join us for this week’s readings: Isaiah 50:4–9a; Psalm 31:9–16; Philippians 2:5–11; and Mark 14:1–15:47.
Seekers | Good Samaritan Room
Christ and Culture in America Today
Pastor Randy will lead a discussion around how we can understand the relationship of Jesus Christ to the challenges we face in our modern lives and American culture. As the season of Lent draws to a close and the final week of Jesus’ life is remembered in our Holy Week services, this conversation about Christ and culture will suggest the ways in which we can faithfully worship our crucified and risen Lord today.
Soul Food | Third Floor Music Room
The Book of Joy by Douglas Abrams
We will discuss The Book of Joy, with the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu, led by the Rev. Joe Hajdu, Linda Harrington, Michelle Yamada, and Judy Roberts.
Young Adults | Room 224
Lenten Series
These weekly Lenten sessions will begin with discussions led by young adults, with topics of their choosing. See Wil if you’d like to start a discussion and/or provide breakfast.