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This Week in Worship: April 12–18, 2019
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 | Sunday, 8:45 am
An interactive, energetic service for those seeking a fresh encounter with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Our theme this month is Awakening. As we observe Palm Sunday, Pastor Heather will preach from Luke 19:28–40, and eco-palms will be distributed.
Palm Sunday Sanctuary Worship | Sunday, 11 am
Our largest service, with music from the Chancel Choir and an organ prelude prior to the service. Pastor Heather will preach from Luke 19:28–40, and her sermon will be titled “Faith + Community.” Eco-palms will be distributed, and we also will ordain and install our incoming class of deacons and elders.
If you’re out of town and/or unable to join us for worship, follow us on Facebook and stream our service.
Stations of the Cross Taizé Prayer Service | Wednesday, 7 pm
Join the Rev. Mary Lynn Callahan for a special Stations of the Cross Taizé service during Holy Week. During this moving service, worshipers will be invited to walk through the final hours in the life of Jesus, as we walk from the Chapel to the Garth, Narthex, Sanctuary, Trinity Chapel, and back to the Chapel. This touching reflection on our own brokenness is an embodied prayer service, which will include readings, Taizé songs, silence, and ritual.
If you’re unable to participate in person, join our live stream on your computer or mobile device.
Maundy Thursday | Thursday, 7 pm
The Rev. Dr. Randy Bush will preach from John 13:31–38, and his sermon will be titled “Absence & Presence.” Communion will be celebrated as we recall Jesus’ Last Supper with his disciples.
Good Friday | Friday, 12 pm
Pastor Heather 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.
Good Friday | Friday, 7 pm
Pastor Patrice 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 Journey Worship | Sunday, 8:45 Am
Our Easter Sunday Journey worship service will be held in the Social Hall, with the Rev. Patrice Fowler-Searcy preaching. Communion will be celebrated.
Easter Sunday Sanctuary Worship | Sunday, 11 am
Our Easter Sunday Sanctuary Worship service will be preceded by special music beginning at 10:45 am. Pastor Randy will preach from Matthew 28:1–10, and his sermon will be titled “A Certain Victory.” Communion will be celebrated..
One Great Hour of Sharing Offering
“You shall be called repairers of the breach.”—Isaiah 58
Lent is traditionally a season of fasting and prayer. A time when Christians pay close attention to spiritual disciplines that deepen our understanding of what God is doing in our lives and the world. As a church, we spend time together hearing about and praying for the ministries of compassion and justice done through our support of One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS). Read More
Seeking Captains for Cathedral Concerts
Do you love and enjoy music and the arts? Have you attended any of ELPC’s Cathedral Concerts? Our iSERVE Ministry is seeking two or more individuals to serve as Captains for our Cathedral Concerts series. Read More
This Week in Worship: April 5–11, 2019
Here’s what’s happening in worship this week. Click on “more” for details about this week’s Church School classes.
Worship Services
Journey Worship | Sunday, 8:45 am
An interactive, energetic service for those seeking a fresh encounter with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Our theme this month is Awakening. Pastor Patrice will preach from John 12:1–8.
Sanctuary Worship | Sunday, 11 am
Our largest service, with music from the Chancel Choir and an organ prelude prior to the service. Pastor Randy will preach from John 12:1–8, and his sermon will be titled “Faith + Devotion.”
If you’re out of town and/or unable to join us for worship, follow us on Facebook and stream our service.
Taizé Prayer Service | Wednesday, 7 pm
Led by the Rev. Mary Lynn Callahan, our hour-long Taizé service includes sung prayers; simple, beautiful music; a time of silence; spoken and silent prayers; and an opportunity for individual prayer and anointing. If you’re unable to participate in person, join our live stream on your computer or mobile device.
Pastoral Message: April 2019
J. Barrie Shepherd is a talented, retired Presbyterian minister and poet, who recently published a poem called “Remembering.” It starts out with these lines:
Where I left the car keys, the remote for the TV, that letter from the lawyer, my spectacles and pills…
I must have left my gloves somewhere, and as for that umbrella that the kids gave me last Christmas…
He goes on to talk about the “dreary ransom of hours spent searching pockets, drawers, desks, and sofas to locate whatever’s missing.” Read More
This Week in Worship: March 29–April 4, 2019
Here’s what’s happening in worship this week. Click on “more” for details about this week’s Church School classes.
Worship Services
Journey Worship | Sunday, 8:45 am
An interactive, energetic service for those seeking a fresh encounter with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Our theme this month is Surrender. The Rev. Ingrid Kalchthaler will preach from Luke 15:1–3, 11b–32.
Sanctuary Worship | Sunday, 11 am
Our largest service, with music from the Chancel Choir and an organ prelude prior to the service. Pastor Randy will preach from Joshua 5:9–12, and his sermon will be titled “Faith + Free Will.”
If you’re out of town and/or unable to join us for worship, follow us on Facebook and stream our service.
Taizé Prayer Service | Wednesday, 7 pm
Led by the Rev. Mary Lynn Callahan, our hour-long Taizé service includes sung prayers; simple, beautiful music; a time of silence; spoken and silent prayers; and an opportunity for individual prayer and anointing. If you’re unable to participate in person, join our live stream on your computer or mobile device.
This Week in Worship: March 22–28, 2019
Here’s what’s happening in worship this week. Click on “more” for details about this week’s Church School classes.
Worship Services
Journey Worship | Sunday, 8:45 am
An interactive, energetic service for those seeking a fresh encounter with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Our theme this month is Surrender. Pastor Heather will preach from Isaiah 55:1–9.
Sanctuary Worship | Sunday, 11 am
Our largest service, with music from the Chancel Choir and an organ prelude prior to the service. Pastor Heather will preach from Isaiah 55:1–9, and her sermon will be titled “Faith + Trust.”
If you’re out of town and/or unable to join us for worship, follow us on Facebook and stream our service.
Taizé Prayer Service | Wednesday, 7 pm
Led by the Rev. Mary Lynn Callahan, our hour-long Taizé service includes sung prayers; simple, beautiful music; a time of silence; spoken and silent prayers; and an opportunity for individual prayer and anointing. If you’re unable to participate in person, join our live stream on your computer or mobile device.
This Week in Worship: March 15–21, 2019
Here’s what’s happening in worship this week. Click on “more” for details about this week’s Church School classes.
Worship Services
Journey Worship | Sunday, 8:45 am
An interactive, energetic service for those seeking a fresh encounter with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Our theme this month is Surrender. Pastor Patrice will preach from Genesis 15:1–12, 17–18.
Sanctuary Worship | Sunday, 11 am
Our largest service, with music from the Chancel Choir and an organ prelude prior to the service. Pastor Randy will preach from Luke 13:31–35, and his sermon will be titled “Faith + Justice.”
If you’re out of town and/or unable to join us for worship, follow us on Facebook and stream our service.
Taizé Prayer Service | Wednesday, 7 pm
Led by the Rev. Mary Lynn Callahan, our hour-long Taizé service includes sung prayers; simple, beautiful music; a time of silence; spoken and silent prayers; and an opportunity for individual prayer and anointing. If you’re unable to participate in person, join our live stream on your computer or mobile device.
This Week in Worship: March 8–15, 2019
Here’s what’s happening in worship this week. Click on “more” for details about this week’s Church School classes.
Worship Services
Journey Worship | Sunday, 8:45 am
An interactive, energetic service for those seeking a fresh encounter with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Our theme this month is Surrender. Pastor Randy will preach from Mark 5:21–42.
Sanctuary Worship | Sunday, 11 am
Our largest service, with music from the Chancel Choir and an organ prelude prior to the service. Pastor Randy will preach from John 11:38–44. His sermon will be titled “Faith + Meditation” and will feature three musical selections: “Gymnopédie no. 1″ by E. Satie” (excerpt); “Piano Concerto no. 2 – Andante” by D. Shostakovich (excerpt); and Prelude, op. 23, no. 4″ by S. Rachmaninoff.
If you’re out of town and/or unable to join us for worship, follow us on Facebook and stream our service.
Taizé Prayer Service | Wednesday, 7 pm
Led by the Rev. Mary Lynn Callahan, our hour-long Taizé service includes sung prayers; simple, beautiful music; a time of silence; spoken and silent prayers; and an opportunity for individual prayer and anointing. If you’re unable to participate in person, join our live stream on your computer or mobile device.