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Worship with Us | Week of March 8
Here’s what’s happening this week in worship at ELPC.
Journey Worship | Sunday, 8:45 am
An interactive, energetic service for those seeking a fresh encounter with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Pastor Sarah will preach from Luke 7:41–50 (Inclusive Bible). We also will celebrate Communion. Join us in our new Journey worship location, the Chapel. At this time, we are unable to livestream the service.
Sanctuary Worship | Sunday, 11 am
Our largest service, with music from the Chancel Choir and an organ prelude prior to the service. Pastor Sarah will preach from Luke 7:41–50 (Inclusive Bible) and deliver her sermon, “The Good News is… Great Love for God and Neighbor.” We also will celebrate Communion.
Taizé Prayer Service | Wednesday, 7 pm
Join us in the Chapel to experience Taizé’s prayerful songs and quiet meditation as we dwell in the Sermon on the Mount to ground and inspire us in the radical teachings of Jesus, and seek to be salt and light in our own troubled times.
Pastoral Message | March 2026
Break through the wall!
Find my dream!
Help me to shatter this darkness,
To smash this night,
To break this shadow
Into a thousand lights of sun,
Into a thousand whirling dreams
Of sun!
—Langston Hughes, excerpt from “As I Grew Older”
Langston Hughes once wrote of a dream blocked by shadows and a dream pressed down by walls that felt immovable. His cry feels honest for this season. There are real walls in our world. Real shadows. Rather than pretending the shadows are not there, Lent is about daring to believe that light can still break through. Read More
Church School Classes | March 1
Here’s a preview of this week’s Christian Education offerings for children, youth, and adults. Read More
Worship with Us | Week of March 1
Here’s what’s happening this week in worship at ELPC.
Journey Worship | Sunday, 8:45 am
An interactive, energetic service for those seeking a fresh encounter with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Pastor Sarah will preach from Luke 7:41–50 (Inclusive Bible). We also will celebrate Communion. Join us in our new Journey worship location, the Chapel. At this time, we are unable to livestream the service.
Sanctuary Worship | Sunday, 11 am
Our largest service, with music from the Chancel Choir and an organ prelude prior to the service. Pastor Sarah will preach from Luke 7:41–50 (Inclusive Bible) and deliver her sermon, “The Good News is… Great Love for God and Neighbor.” We also will celebrate Communion.
Taizé Prayer Service | Wednesday, 7 pm
Join us in the Chapel to experience Taizé’s prayerful songs and quiet meditation as we dwell in the Sermon on the Mount to ground and inspire us in the radical teachings of Jesus, and seek to be salt and light in our own troubled times.
Worship with Us | Week of February 22
Here’s what’s happening this week in worship at ELPC.
Journey Worship | Sunday, 8:45 am
An interactive, energetic service for those seeking a fresh encounter with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Pastor Michael will preach from John 2:1–11 (Inclusive Bible). Join us in our new Journey worship location, the Chapel. At this time, we are unable to livestream the service.
Sanctuary Worship | Sunday, 11 am
Our largest service, with music from the Chancel Choir and an organ prelude prior to the service. Pastor Michael will preach from John 2:1–11 (Inclusive Bible) and deliver his sermon, “The Good News is… So Good It Catches Us By Surprise.”
Taizé Prayer Service | Wednesday, 7 pm
Join us in the Chapel to experience Taizé’s prayerful songs and quiet meditation as we dwell in the Sermon on the Mount to ground and inspire us in the radical teachings of Jesus, and seek to be salt and light in our own troubled times.
Church School Classes | February 22
Here’s a preview of this week’s Christian Education offerings for children, youth, and adults. Read More
Church School Classes | February 15
Here’s a preview of this week’s Christian Education offerings for children, youth, and adults. Read More
Worship with Us | Week of February 15
Here’s what’s happening this week in worship at ELPC.
Journey Worship | Sunday, 8:45 am
An interactive, energetic service for those seeking a fresh encounter with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Pastor Michael will preach from Matthew 17:1–9 (Inclusive Bible). Join us in our new Journey worship location, the Chapel. At this time, we are unable to livestream the service.
Sanctuary Worship | Sunday, 11 am
Our largest service, with music from the Chancel Choir and an organ prelude prior to the service. Pastor Michael will preach from Matthew 17:1–9 (Inclusive Bible) and deliver his sermon, “Listening for the Light.”
Taizé Prayer Service | Wednesday, 7 pm
Join us in the Chapel to experience Taizé’s prayerful songs and quiet meditation as we dwell in the Sermon on the Mount to ground and inspire us in the radical teachings of Jesus, and seek to be salt and light in our own troubled times.
Lenten Spiritual Practices
During Lent, the ELPC Spiritual Life Ministry will be offering three different spiritual pathways to communally engage in our Lenten theme of: Grounding Ourselves in the Good News of Lent.
We will ground ourselves in Jesus’ life and ministry, exploring radical welcome, love for neighbor, care for the vulnerable, and nonviolence in the face of injustice. We also will engage in ancient practices that root us deeper in Christ and create space for substantive change: Lectio Divina and Visio Divina. Read More