by Scott Bullock | Feb 13, 2024 | Ash Wednesday, Lent, Love
A Valentine’s Day Tradition What better way to say, “I love you,” than passing your beloved some sugar, corn syrup, dextrose, and glycerin wrapped in a chalkly Necco wafer heart? Maybe some of you remember your fifth grade crush surreptitiously sneaking a bag of...
by Bill Rowley | Nov 2, 2023 | Ash Wednesday, Essentials-Sermons, Lent
Lent 2024: Do This in Remembrance february 14 | Ash Wednesday |Year B Relationship and Ritual Isaiah 58:1-12 | Psalm 51:1-17 | 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10 | Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 Featured: AIM commentary Call to worship Prayer of confession Assurance of pardon Benediction...
by Bill Rowley | Oct 27, 2023 | Ash Wednesday, Essentials-Liturgy
Liturgy A Traditional Ash Wednesday Service A traditional Ash Wednesday service focused on a penitent and reflective beginning of Lent. It features traditional collects, an invitation to a holy Lent, and a confession structured as a litany. Readings primarily from the...
by Bill Rowley | Oct 27, 2023 | Ash Wednesday, Essentials-Liturgy
Liturgy A Modern Ash Wednesday Service Lisa Degrenia A contemporary Ash Wednesday service integrating music and scripture with the imposition of ashes. Service PRELUDE People are encouraged to enter in silence. Lights are dim. As people gather, words appropriate to...
by Stuart Strachan Jr. | Feb 26, 2023 | Aging, Ash Wednesday, Death, Essentials-Sermons, The Founder's Desk
Do you remember the first time you started to feel your mortality? Or perhaps, the first time you realized their was something wrong with your body? Your mind? At some point (for me it was my twenties), I started having aches and pains in my back and my feet....
by Lisa Degrenia | Feb 19, 2022 | Ash Wednesday
PRELUDEPeople are encouraged to enter in silence. Lights are dim.As people gather, words appropriate to the day appear and disappear on the screen.You can create your own presentation or find one for free online here. INVITATION TO THE OBSERVANCE OF LENTEN...